Weekend Picks: Miranda Lambert, Harlem Week, Poetry Fest, more
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Music, dance and spoken word collide for three straight weeks at Lincoln Center Out of Doors. (Through Aug. 11, Lincoln Center, FREE, lcoutofdoors.org)
A diverse neighborhood shows its stripes during Harlem Week (which lasts for more than a week), a celebration of its vibrant history. (Though Aug. 24, locations across Harlem, FREE, harlemweek.com)
Good morning! Start your Saturday with some laughs at the “We’re Matt Weir: Morning Party,” a new weekly comedy experience. Free coffee and doughnuts. (Sat., 9 a.m., Magnet Theater, 254 W. 29th St., 212-244-8824, magnettheater.com)
Country crooner Miranda Lambert belts out her hit tunes. (Sat., 7 p.m., PNC Bank Arts Center, $29.50-$54.25)
New Jersey’s finest, Bon Jovi, is back home on the Because We Can Tour. (Sat., 7:30 p.m., MetLife Stadium, $19.50-$575)
More than 50 poetry organizations and 200 poets descend on Governors Island for the New York City Poetry Festival. (Sat. and Sun., Governors Island, FREE, poetrysocietyny.org)
Traffic safety improvements eyed for Hempstead ... No tax on tips arriving ... Seven sickened by raw oysters ... Holiday lights for cancer patients
Traffic safety improvements eyed for Hempstead ... No tax on tips arriving ... Seven sickened by raw oysters ... Holiday lights for cancer patients
