5 things to do this weekend, including a celebration of spring and 'The Addams Family' musical

I don’t usually like to explore morbid topics, but I am a big fan of “The Addams Family” and the Netflix series “Wednesday.” Part of that interest is definitely rooted in my obsession with Jenna Ortega. I also had my own “Addams Family” moment in 2016 when I was a dancing ancestor in the musical. It wasn’t a glamorous part, but it was so fun learning the moves and leaning into the kooky, macabre comedy. A professional cast is heading to the Wang Theatre to put on the production, and I’m so excited to see the show. If that’s not quite your cup of tea, there are other events happening this weekend, including a Nowruz celebration, a solo theatrical dance performance and more.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is celebrating Nowruz, the ancient festival kicking off the start of spring, this Thursday. Uyghur photographer Ablikim E. Yulghun’s “My Homeland Through the Camera Lens” will be on display in the Linde Family Wing. His photographs capture stunning natural landscapes in the Uyghur region. In the Riley Seminar Room, kids can listen to a Nowruz-inspired story in Farsi and share their own Nowruz traditions and memories. There will be a drop-in, art-making event to decorate wooden eggs with paint markers in the Druker Family Pavilion. Aftab Dance Group will perform Persian dance in the Shapiro Family Courtyard. And there will be even more music, dance and art events happening throughout the evening. The event runs from 5-10 p.m., and guests can participate with a general admission ticket. After 5 p.m., general admission tickets are pay-what-you-wish with a $5 minimum.

There will be plenty of double snaps and macabre references onstage at the Wang Theatre during “The Addams Family” this weekend. The musical adaptation follows a grown-up Wednesday Addams who falls in love with a sweet, normal boy. He arrives at the Addams family home with his parents for dinner, and a night of secrets and kooky chaos ensues. Tickets start at $35.

Kingston Gallery is exhibiting “Diane Novetsky: On the Cusp” through March 30. The exhibition explores Novetsky’s curvilinear forms. The organic shapes evoke celestial bodies and female forms. The Somerville artist utilizes saturated, bright colors inspired by the Italian Renaissance, connecting the past with a revitalized sense of freedom and sensuality. The abstract painter will be in conversation with artist Marjorie Kaye on Saturday from 2-3 p.m. The talk is free.

Head to Rabb Hall in the Boston Public Library to celebrate people of color in folk music this Saturday. Artists Naomi Westwater, Pamela Means, Adeline Um and special guest poet Golden will perform. A 2024 WBUR Maker, Westwater developed the “Reclaiming Folk” series last year to make space for musicians of color to tell stories through folk music. Registration is required, but the concert is free.

“Ouroboros” by Nejla Yatkin is an immersive solo dance show. Yatkin is a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow in choreography who creates works that take audiences on journeys exploring humanity and her nomadic heritage. The audience enters a theater space set to look like a nomadic tent, and they are offered rosewater and Turkish delights. The performance draws on “the ancient ritual of a gathering circle to dance, sing and tell stories.” The ouroboros is an ancient symbol of a snake or dragon curving in a circle and eating its own tail. It signifies the cycle of life, death and rebirth. The performance will explore memory, time and culture through dance, song and English, German, Turkish and ASL. After the performance, audiences will be invited to dance. The performance will take place at The Dance Complex in Cambridge, and tickets start at $17.85. [Check out our spring arts guide for more dance event recommendations.]