Silk scrolls, Roman armor, yacht rock and Dylan: 5 enjoyable issues to do that weekend

Here are the Worcester Guardian’s 5 picks for issues to do in Worcester this weekend:

1. Silk, tea and some centuries of imperial drama: A brand new multi-sensory exhibition at JMAC exploring the lives and imagery of Chinese empresses opened May 13 and continues via May 23, that includes the work of artist Xiang Li and her daughter and artistic accomplice Fei Wu. Hosted at Jean McDonough Arts Center, the exhibit combines silk scroll work with storytelling, tea tastings, incense and multimedia components designed to tug guests a bit of additional into the expertise than the typical gallery cease. An opening reception takes place Thursday, May 21, from 6:30-7 p.m. with refreshments, a welcome discuss and a behind-the-scenes presentation on the paintings and cultural traditions behind it. The exhibit additionally contains choices from Li’s Panda and Chinese Zodiac collections, that are significantly much less politically sophisticated than the empresses. 
2. How does it really feel? Worcester’s annual Bob Dylan Birthday Bash returns Saturday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m. at WCUW, with musician Jim Perry assembling one other deep bench of native performers to work their method via Dylan’s catalog. The lineup contains Cara Brindisi, Gracie Day, Sarah French, Chuck & Mud and a number of other others backed by a full band, which suggests the night will possible swing between reverent, unfastened and unexpectedly loud relying on the music. Tickets are $20 prematurely, with attainable door gross sales if the room doesn’t replenish first. There may also be Dylan-themed raffle baskets, as a result of apparently even Bob Dylan ultimately turns into raffle-basket-adjacent. 
3. It’s OK to bang on the exhibit: A brand new interactive exhibit celebrating East Asian percussion traditions opens Saturday, May 23, at EcoTarium, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for 11 a.m. Music: Journey through the Sounds of East Asian Rhythms invitations guests to do the precise reverse of what most museums often ask of them: contact issues, make noise and usually take part. The exhibit options hands-on devices and sound experiences tied to Chinese, Japanese and Korean musical traditions, together with singing bowls, gongs and Korean Buk drums, with mirrored “stage” areas designed to encourage motion and efficiency. Which is one other method of claiming there’s now a scientifically sanctioned cause to drum loudly in public. 
4. For individuals who nonetheless want Worcester had a (form of) Castle: The Worcester Art Museum is bringing Roman navy historical past again into the dialog Saturday, May 23, with an Arms and Armor demonstration targeted on the Roman Legion from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Members of the residing historical past group Legio III Cyrenaica will talk about weapons, techniques and day-to-day life through the Flavian interval whereas dressed as legionary and auxiliary troopers from roughly 60–100 CE Egypt. For longtime Worcester residents, any native armor-related occasion nonetheless tends to set off not less than a quick second of “remember the Higgins Armory?” — a subject lately revived in a surprisingly lengthy and humorous alternate between Worcester natives Conan O’Brien and Denis Leary on this clip: Conan and Denis Leary talk Worcester and Higgins Armory. 
5. Ride just like the wind with the Yacht Lobsters: Oh lovey, now that is easy. The Yacht Lobsters dock at Off The Rails on Friday, May 22, for an evening dedicated to the polished, suspiciously expensive-sounding comfortable rock of the late Seventies and early ’80s. Expect loads of the standard yacht-rock royalty—Steely Dan, Toto, Hall & Oates, Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald-era Doobie Brothers (and solo McDonald)—together with detours into Fleetwood Mac, disco and the occasional curveball. The band leans laborious into the main points that made these information work within the first place: tight harmonies, horn charts, immaculate keyboards and the form of rhythm part that seems like everybody concerned owned not less than one satin jacket. Show begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 normal admission or $65 premium. 

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