Saturday, October 13: Tonight at Vox Pop, contributors to “New York Calling,” a new book about the edginess of 1970s and ’80s New York, will read from their stories. Listen to Brian Berger, Marshall Berman, Tom Robbins and more discuss the days when crack, not coffee, was the most popular $5 pick-me-up in town.

Sunday, October 14: Sure the Brooklyn Philharmonic does innovative programming, but leave it to an orchestra from Jamaica to bring reggae into its symphonic mix. Billed as “reggae philharmonique,” the Jamaica Philharmonic — joined by singer Freddie McGregor (pictured) —will take the stage at Brooklyn Center tonight and blend island flavor with classical sounds.

Tuesday, October 16: What’s the deal with there being no great comedy clubs in Brooklyn? Foul-mouthed Bay Ridge grandma Pat Candaras alone could pack the house. Picking up the slack tonight, rock club Magnetic Field is putting on “Pant-Hoot,” a comedy show featuring Jessica Delfino (pictured) and Elon James White.

Wednesday, October 17: Tonight, Park Sloper Joshua Henkin reads from his latest tome, “Matrimony,” a decades-long love story that everyone we know keeps insisting we read. Plenty of authors drop into the busy Barnes and Noble on Seventh Avenue, but how many of them can you follow home?

Friday, October 19: Famed choreographer Nacho Duato brings the Spanish national dance company to BAM’s stage in a much more Colombian production: “White Darkness” finds dancers tiptoeing on the powdery slopes of drug addiction. We’re scared; intrigued, but scared.