New York Thought: Smart Things to Do in NYC This Weekend Sept. 4 through Sept. 6

The rise of global music, Islamic craftsmanship and an opening at the Holocenter Summer Museum highlight our picks for the best smart things to do in NYC this weekend.

Friday, September 4

Get deeper into Islamic art as an expert at the Metropolitan Museum of Art leads a gallery experience examining objects from varied places and times for “In the Details: Craftsmanship and Islamic Art.”

Learn how the diverse sounds of ’20s and ’30s streets and dancehalls made their way into collective hearing as cultural historian Michael Denning comes to Interference Archive in Gowanus to talk son, samba, jazz, tango, flamenco, tarab, marabi, kroncong and hula.

Saturday, September 5

Hip-pocket park Gil Hodges Community Garden between Park Slope and Gowanus hosts a dance-theater-music performance as sunset falls on Saturday night, with a second act devoted to characters suspended in time. Part of the free public programs of Arts in the Gardens.

Celebrate two new installations at the Holocenter Summer Museum during an afternoon picnic on Governors Island. Holographic pioneer Ken Dunkley has one show, his complete holographic works, joined by the lumographic projections of Matt Brand.

Sunday, September 6

Dance up an electronic storm at the Electric Zoo Festival, rockin’ art installations and DJ-spun tunes on five different stages. Randall’s Island.

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