Sunday Happenings

Bivalves

-- The Shellfish Shindig brings the fishermen and shellfish farmers of Massachusetts to Boston. Learn about sustainable aquaculture, drink beer, and, most importantly, gorge yourself on oysters and clams. Sponsored by the Massachusetts Aquaculture Association. Samuel Adams Brewery, 30 Germania St., Jamaica Plain, noon - 5 p.m. $10 donation.

Poetry

-- Boston Poet Laureate Sam Cornish reads with Cambridge Poet Populist Peter Payack for the Longfellow National Historic Site's Family Day. We don't know how family-friendly Cornish and Payack really are, but expect something stimulating--prize-winning student poets will also read their work. National Historic Site, 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, 2pm, free! (KS)

Fall Guys

-- Boston's stuntmen bring their stuff to the Boston Action Film Festival. The event features action-packed shorts, packaged by Boston's equivalent Colt Seavers's posse, and a demonstration of armed fighting choreography. Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St., Arlington, 2 p.m. $6/$8.

Music

--A band to watch according to the Boston Phoenix and personal favorite of ours, Lymbic System comes back to Boston in support of their new record, 'Field Studies' and plays tonight at Harper's Ferry. We dare you not to fall in love with their music. (JC)

-- The Mars Volta play in town. "They're still around?" "Yeah, I guess so." "Weren't they called something else before?" "At The Drive-In?" "Yeah!" "Yeah." Orpheum, 1 Hamilton Place, 7:30pm. (KS)

Jocelyn Celeste and Kerry Skemp contributed to this post.
Image of clam shell labeled "Bostonist" by Flickr user Minutemen1775