Weekend event picks: Oct. 18-20

Janelle Monae brings her unique music stylings to Harlem's famed Apollo. (Fri., 8 p.m., $35-$75, Apollo Theater, 253 W. 125th St., 212-531-5355, apollotheater.org)

Eddie Vedder and the boys of Pearl Jam hit Brooklyn for two nights. (Fri. and Sat., 7:30 p.m., $79.50, Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Ave., Fort Greene, 917-618-6700, barclayscenter.com)

More than 50 artists in 10 buildings in West Chelsea are opening their doors during High Line Open Studios, where New Yorkers can go on a self-guided art tour. (Fri.-Sun., varying hours, highlineopenstudios.org)

New York magazine's food blog Grub Street joins forces with the Hester Street Fair to throw the Grub Street Food Festival, where you'll get to taste delicious chow from a variety of local vendors. (Sun., 10 a.m., FREE, Hester and Essex streets, hesterstreetfair.com)