Applejam Productions presented its annual Halloween cover show on Friday night. The lineup included the bands Toolbox, Cutting Corners, Not Your Bubbe’s Klezmer, Call from Earth, Flies for Fly Fishing, Drift, The 128s and Graperoots.
The 16th annual Boston Book Festival took place Saturday in Copley Square. Presented in partnership with WGBH Boston, the festival drew crowds to the Boston Public Library and a packed schedule of author panels, readings and workshops.
Performing arts groups took the stage at the Avenue of the Arts Festival on Saturday, one of the Parents and Family Weekend events. Along the length of Talbot Avenue, performances ranged from a capella, to opera, to musical theater.
The indigenous students’ organization at tufts hosted the Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration on Sunday on the Res Quad. The event programs highlighted indigenous performances, guest speakers and vendors. Attendees could sample Wampanoag cuisine catered by Orange Peel Bakery and poke from Manoa Poke. Tufts student groups Ballet Folklórico and Tufts Bhangra were among the invited performers.
A strong solar storm made the northern lights visible at lower latitudes than usual on Thursday night. The Daily's editors caught a glimpse of the aurora from the Greater Boston Area.
The Tufts University Social Collective organized the annual Oktoberfest senior event on Saturday. Students enjoyed festival foods catered by The Sausage Guy and live performances by The Oom Pa Pas, a local German music band, on the Academic Quad.
Applejam Productions held its first live music concert of the year on Sept. 27 in the Crane Room. The “Back to School” show featured sets from the bands Chowder, Call from Earth, Molasses Disaster and Citric.
Over 2,500 attendees turned out to Tufts Community Day on Sunday. The free event on the Academic Quad featured family-friendly activities, performances and a barbecue lunch. Local organizations and Tufts groups alike tabled at the fair.
