Dorchester Center for the Arts has a full weekend of artful activities.

Saturday, Dec. 11, DCA will host the Second Saturday Artists’ Reception from 5-7:30 p.m. for the Wednesday Morning Artists’ Gallery of Gifts and the National African American Quilt Guild Exhibition. There will be complimentary refreshments, and all are welcome. The evening includes a performance by Ashley Watkins, flutist, from 6-6:30 p.m. Ms. Watkins grew up in Cambridge and earned a Bachelor of Music in Performance in 2007 from James Madison University in Virginia, and a Master of Music in Performance in 2010 from The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio.

Sunday, Dec. 12, features the final author talk in the fall literary series with co-authors Veronica Li and Sverrir Sigurdsson presenting “Viking Voyager: An Icelandic Memoir.” This book is a true story of Sverrir’s adventures as a modern-day Viking traveling the world, not to loot and plunder but to learn and contribute on the larger stage of human endeavors.

For more information and class registration, visit DCA online at dorchesterarts.org, by phone at 410-228-7782, or stop by 321 High Street in Cambridge. Holiday hours for December: Tuesday and Thursday noon-8 p.m., Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Second Saturday is held from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. For the latest updates, find DCA on Facebook.