5 things to do this weekend, including a folk festival at Club Passim and ICA Watershed exhibit

Does Memorial Day weekend mean that it’s the unofficial start to summer? Maybe. There are many ways of anticipating the change in season, from attending the semi-annual Club Passim Campfire Festival to seeing an engaging new play from Asian American theater company CHUANG Stage in the South End. A festival at the Charles River Speedway brings more music, a vintage market, and beer from co-host Notch Brewing, balancing out an eventful weekend. These and more, below.

Revel in the warm weather and take a water shuttle to the ICA Watershed in East Boston. In the gigantic warehouse space, work from New York-based artist Lucy Rounds will be on display. Currently an associate professor at The Cooper Union, her show includes a work called “Murderers Bar,” a moving image installation that is also the last piece in her series “The Drumfire.” This creation focuses on “the recent removal of a monumental, century-old concrete dam along the Klamath River in Northern California,” and is complemented by a tremendous new kinetic light sculpture called “Hardpan.” The two pieces explore “themes of cyclical violence and unrelenting force” and the way that they influence the United States’ western landscape. The exhibit is on view through Sept. 7, and while it is free to enter the Watershed, a $20 ticket covers the cost of taking a water taxi and also grants admission to the main museum.

Over the course of four days, folk and indie music enthusiasts will have a chance to see singers take the Club Passim stage, occasionally performing in the round with other artists, swapping songs. Expect to see Audrey Pearl, whose music “lives in the realm of playfulness, nostalgia, introspection, observation and longing.” You’ll also be taking in tunes from bands including Pet Names, a Maryland duo that brings a sound “rooted in rich vocal harmonies and lively instrumentals, with lyrics that range from thoughtful to tongue-in-cheek,” and the “ethereal folk-rock” of Jessye DeSilva and The Garden of Eden. DeSilva put out a new album in April, which WBUR’s Amelia Mason described as “timeless.” Sit down with a burger and beverage, and enjoy a day of inspiring expression. A full festival pass costs $35, including processing fees.

CHUANG Stage, Boston’s Asian American theater company, presents a unique play by writer Minna Lee and directed by cara hinh. This show follows the adventures of Mai, who has been witnessing the gentrification of her neighborhood. When her pho restaurant is destined to shutter, she meets a tech consultant who helps the business reach for success. The production, which stars Belle Le as Mai, tackles themes of “displacement, queer identity and survival,” and explores Vietnamese culture, romance and problematic technology. CHUANG Stage’s executive director Alison Yueming Qu, a 2023 WBUR Maker, called hinh’s writing “explosive” and “wildly imaginative and fiercely of-the-moment.” The show will be staged at the Boston Center for the Arts’ Plaza Theatre and tickets are pay-what-you-can.

Hosted by Brighton Bazaar and Allston Pudding, 10 local indie music acts, including garage rock/psychedelic punk group Tyler and The Names and singer-songwriter Emi McSwain, will take the stage at the Charles River Speedway. Over 100 vendors, like knitted goods business Cranium Cables and consignment shop Raspberry Beret, will be on site, and visitors can stop by The Koji Club, Pizza Project and Dos Manos Kitchen for food and libations, as well as the food trucks that will be set up. The event is free, and there will also be an “Experience Room” where attendees can take 1800s-style tintype portrait photos. Pets are welcome, and the festival welcomes participants of all ages.

Symphony Hall is celebrating the 100th birthdays of two superstars from the jazz world, Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Trumpeter Terence Blanchard and saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, John Coltrane’s son, will perform, playing “Flamenco Sketches,” “On Green Dolphin Street,” “Someday My Prince Will Come” and “Two Bass Hit.” And if you’re looking for other concerts to attend at the historic venue this weekend, catch “Film Night: Williams on Williams” on Wednesday and Thursday or try getting last-minute tickets to Tony Award-winning actor Leslie Odom Jr.’s Friday performance (which are running out fast!). Tickets to the jazz event start at $44.99, including processing fees.