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Things to do in NYC this Week: New Food Hall at Grand Central

Smorrebrod or Open-faced sandwiches at the great Northern Food Hall.
Smorrebrod, open-faced sandwiches, at the great Northern Food Hall.

 

Here’a a list of things to do in NYC  this week, as published by the New York Times. And if you’re near Grand Central Terminal, go inside to check out its new Great Northern Food Hall. Located in the station’s Vanderbilt Hall, this foodie location envisioned by Denmark’s Claus Meyer.

Native Sounds Downtown! (Thursday) This year’s edition of the National Museum of the American Indian’s free, outdoor summer concert features the rock band Indian City, a First Nations-minded group from Canada. You can prepare by listening to their albums, the 2012 debut “Supernation” and 2014 follow-up “Colors.” At 5 p.m., 1 Bowling Green, Lower Manhattan, 212-514-3700, nmai.si.edu.

OZY Fusion Fest (Saturday) Part music festival, part TED Talk, part food fair — this event’s debut aims to accomplish a lot. But with a packed schedule lasting from morning to night, there’s plenty of room to give the star-studded lineup room to breathe. Among those making appearance are Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer of “Broad City,” the author Malcolm Gladwell andWill.i.am. The full list is at ozy.com/ozyfest2016. From 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, midpark at 70th Street.

 Star Trek Overnights (Saturday) This series of sleepovers — conveniently timed for both the latest “Star Trek” film and the exhibition “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Experience,” on view at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum through Oct. 31 — provides private, after-hours access to the Intrepid anda chance to watch classic episodes of “Star Trek” outdoors on the flight deck. The event also includes access to the Space Shuttle Pavilion, where the Enterprise (sound familiar?) is housed. At 6:45 p.m., Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Pier 86, 46th Street and 12th Avenue, Clinton, 877-957-7447, intrepidmuseum.org.

Table Music Brunch Series: Mary Akpa(Sunday) One of the latest brunch options in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is this prix fixe meal and performance at National Sawdust. The concept is a throwback to the 16th- and 17th-century “Tafelmusik” — music meant for eating and drinking. The next artist, Ms. Akpa, was born in Nigeria and raised in California, and her fluid style blends soul, jazz and electronic music. At 11 a.m., 80 North Sixth Street, at Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 646-779-8455,nationalsawdust.org.
 Uptown Bounce (Wednesday) El Museo del Barrio and the Museum of the City of New York team up for a third year of summer block parties. Both museums — which are neighbors across the street from each other — offer art-making activities, dance and D.J. sets. The lineup of offerings is at mcny.org/bounce. (Repeats Wednesdays through Aug. 17.) From 6 to 9 p.m., Fifth Avenue, at East 104th Street, Manhattan.
The Secrets of Publishing (Tuesday) Writers, editors and agents gather for this celebration of the Tin House editor Rob Spillman’s literary memoir “All Tomorrow’s Parties.” Speakers on the panel, moderated by the New School professor Susan Shapiro, include the Salon editor David Daley, the Norton editor Jill Bialosky, the Grove Atlantic editor Corrina Barsan, the Berkeley/Penguin editor Danielle Perez, the agent Ayesha Pande and the memoirist Aspen Matis, author of “Girl in the Woods.” At 7 p.m., Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway, at 12th Street, 212-473-1452, strandbooks.com.
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