City Harvest's Summer in the City

Eat Out
City Harvest’s Summer in the City
Explore snacks from more than 30 of New York’s top restaurants at City Harvest’s annual cocktail fund-raiser. Arlene’s Grocery provides the live music.

Music
Bedouin Soundclash + DeLeon
Good-time Toronto reggae crew Bedouin Soundclash gears up for its upcoming tour with No Doubt at this intimate downtown gig.

Baseball
Brooklyn “Baracklyn” Cyclones vs. Hudson Valley Renegades
You have to catch the Cyclones at least once this summer, so why not get a free President Obama bobblehead doll in the bargain? The first 2,500 fans through the gate can take one home.

Theater
Things of Dry Hours
Delroy Lindo stars in Naomi Wallace’s gorgeously written and philosophically rich celebration of a black Communist agitator in the Depression-era South.

Books
Heavy Rotation: Twenty Writers on the Albums That Changed Their Lives
Contributors to this anthology, like Martha Southgate and Clifford Chase, discuss their choices with editor Peter Terzian.

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Etsy, the online universe of all things crafty, asked me to pick my summer-in-the-city essentials. In the process of scouring the site, I discovered three great New York designers: Felice, a Brooklynite who makes gorgeously retro (but not too much so) swimsuits; Patricia Ayres, or artlab, who creates avant-garde clothing; LAUKaccessories, which turns out quirky-cool leather bags and belts. If you want to check out these designers and find out what to do this summer and what to wear while doing it, see my picks.