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A scene from Karen Aqua's 1989 film Kakania. Aqua will show some pieces and discuss them in Malden.

FAMILY FARE

Boxford: Join Windrush Farm for its annual Farm Day on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 30 Brookview Road (on the North Andover line). Enjoy live music, games, crafts, and pony rides. Hop on a hay ride, grab a bite to eat, participate in a raffle, or watch a riding demonstration in a traditional New England setting. Most activities are free; tickets will be sold for some events. The parking fee is $5. All money will benefit Windrush Farm's therapeutic horseback riding programs. Visit windrushfarm.org or call 978-682-7855. Rain date is next Sunday.

FILM

Malden: Animation artist Karen Aqua will be the featured exhibitor at MATV's Open Screening "Video Shorts," Thursday at 7 p.m., at Malden Access Television, 145 Pleasant St. She will show some of her short animation pieces, including new work, and discuss her films with the audience. Aqua's award-winning films have been screened nationally and internationally, at film festivals, museums, and universities. Her animation appears regularly on "Sesame Street." Work by other visiting artists will also be shown in an evening celebrating short, experimental and narrative film/video. "Video Shorts" is held during MATV Week, a weeklong celebration of community media in Malden. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Free. matv.org.

COMMEMORATION

Peabody: Local organizations, temples, churches, and colleges join The Holocaust Center, Boston North to sponsor the Community Interfaith Commemoration of the Holocaust, Wednesday at 7 p.m., at Peabody Veterans Memorial High, 483 Lowell St. Marvin Wilson, professor, Gordon College, will give the keynote presentation, "To Think Again: Am I My Brother's Keeper?" Peabody Mayor Michael Bonfanti will be the recipient of The Holocaust Center's Service Award. The program includes the traditional Survivors' Candlelighting Ceremony, presentation of the flag by area veterans, a performance by the Gordon College Women's Choir, and an interfaith service. Doors open at 6 p.m. Student art and an exhibit on the Armenian genocide by Peabody resident Apo Torosyan will be displayed. The video "Present Memories" will be shown 6-7 p.m. Free. Everyone welcome. 978-531-8288, holocaustcenterbn.org.

MUSIC

Swampscott: The Monument Music Concert Series concludes the 2007-08 season with a family friendly concert by Swampscott resident professor Jackson Schultz with his 10-piece jazz ensemble from the Berklee College of Music, Saturday at 7:30 p.m., at Church of the Holy Name, 60 Monument Ave. This concert, first performed 10 years ago in May 1998, was the catalyst that launched the Monument Music series and has become its annual fund-raiser. Schultz, the founder of the Monument Music Concert series, who marks his 30th year of teaching in the Jazz Composition Department at Berklee College of Music, leads this jazz band, the "Chord Scale Madness Ensemble" every spring semester. The music chosen for performance is generated out of a competition of student composers and arrangers. This "little big band" will perform a diverse program of jazz arrangements, including some of Schultz's original compositions. Meet Schultz and the band and enjoy refreshments at a reception after the concert. A minimum $5 donation is requested for adults, children under 13 free. 781-771-3286, churchoftheholyname.com.

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