The Week Ender: Happenings June 27-29

The Week Ender appears every Thursday in Yale News and offers highlights of the many activities taking place at the university Friday-Sunday.

F R I D A Y

Attend the talk “Writing About Psychosis,” by Rachel Aviv, staff writer for the New Yorker, who has written about psychiatry, education, criminal justice, foster care, and homelessness. Free. Connecticut Mental Health Center auditorium, 34 Park St. 10:15 a.m.

Sample the fare of pizzerias from all around town. Proceeds from Pizza Fest benefit New Haven’s Connection Fund. New Haven Green. Noon-1:30 p.m.

Listen to the first concert in the Summer Carillon Concert Series. Old Campus; High Street, directly across from Harkness Tower, is one of the best listening locations. Free. 7 p.m.

F R I D A Y   &   S A T U R D A Y

Experience Adele Myers & Dancers’ newest work, Einstein’s Happiest Thought, performed to music by Josh Quillen of the contemporary music ensemble So Percussion. Iseman Theater, 1156 Chapel St., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m.

See a new play about tragedy and obsession by David Greig. The Events deals with issues of community, tolerance, and how to cope in the wake of traumatic events. The production features local choirs and a “soaring musical soundscape.” Yale Repertory Theatre, 1120 Chapel St. Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

S A T U R D A Y

Join a Parks & Waterways bike tour. Visit New Haven’s waterways and learn how current initiatives will enhance daily life in New Haven. Free. (Helmets  required.) Meet at the New Haven Green. 9 a.m.-noon.

Get moving to the beat of La Santa Cecilia, 2014 Grammy winner for Best Latin Rock album. This ensemble combines Pan-American rhythms and is known for making “big, passionate music.” Free. New Haven Green. 7 p.m.

S U N D A Y 

Attend NHDocs: The New Haven Documentary Film Festival. See one or all four of the documentaries by local filmmakers — Gorman Bechard, Jacob Bricca, Lisa Molomot, and Charles Musser — and take part in the Q&A’s with the filmmaker after each film. Free. Whitney Humanities Center auditorium, 53 Wall St. 1-7 p.m.