Weekend Orbit Browse events

A two-day planetarium for the city

Weekend Orbit

Ten events over one weekend, plotted on a forty-eight-hour dial. Saturday runs the inner orbit, Sunday the outer. Choose a light to read its card, or work down the ledger.

Browse the ledger How the dial works

48 hours10 lights6 categoriesfixed dates

00061218SATSUN14:00 · $1211:00 · free18:30 · $809:00 · $1519:00 · $1010:00 · free13:00 · $2416:00 · free15:00 · $511:00 · free
Inner orbit — Sat 3 Oct Outer orbit — Sun 4 Oct Angle shows start time. Depth only separates close times.

The constellation ledger

Ten lights, two orbits

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SATSaturday 3 October 20266 lights

  1. 01 SAT10:00–12:00 River path volunteer morning Outdoors River Gate · Riverside · Participatory Help collect litter along the public river path, then join the group for refreshments. Free
  2. 02 SAT11:00–15:00 Print exchange and open tables Art Workshop 8 · Old Town · Drop-in Meet local printmakers, browse works in progress, and try making a small paper print. Free
  3. 03 SAT13:00–15:00 Kitchen stories: making dumplings together Food Community Kitchen · East End · Participatory Learn two folding techniques and prepare a shared lunch with a community cooking group. $24
  4. 04 SAT15:00–16:30 Open rehearsal: voices in a room Music West Assembly · Westside · Drop-in Watch a community choir work through a new program and join the final song if you wish. $5
  5. 05 SAT18:30–20:00 The neighborhood after sunset Walks Clock Square · Old Town · Guided A local guide connects everyday buildings with stories of how the neighborhood has changed. $8
  6. 06 SAT19:00–21:15 A film and the conversation after Film The Screening Room · Midtown · Seated A fictional independent feature about two siblings returning home, with a hosted discussion after the credits. $10

SUNSunday 4 October 20264 lights

  1. 07 SUN09:00–11:00 Market breakfast with the growers Food East Market · East End · Seated Share breakfast at a long table and hear from the growers bringing produce to the market. $15
  2. 08 SUN11:00–16:00 Objects with another use Art The Storehouse · Westside · Drop-in An exhibition of repaired and repurposed household objects, accompanied by short maker demonstrations. Free
  3. 09 SUN14:00–15:30 Sunday listening room Music North Hall · Riverside · Seated A small ensemble performs new arrangements, followed by a conversation with the musicians. $12
  4. 10 SUN16:00–17:00 An hour of short stories Literature Corner Bookshop · Midtown · Seated Three writers read new fiction, with time to browse books and meet other readers afterwards. Free

Reading the instrument

A clock that holds a
whole weekend

  1. 01 Inner orbit — Saturday 3 October. Six lights, from a volunteer river morning at 10:00 to a film at 19:00.
  2. 02 Outer orbit — Sunday 4 October. Four lights, from market breakfast at 09:00 to short stories at 16:00.
  3. 03 Angle is time; depth is legibility. A light sits at its true start time. When two fall close together, depth keeps them apart.

The sweep hand takes ninety seconds to circle. Nothing here is live — the dates are fixed to 3–4 October 2026.

Observation card