Get your Rockaway lobster fix and more things to do around NYC in the coming week

Seven Picks a Week is our guide to what’s worth catching in arts, culture and activities during the week ahead, with contributions from reporters throughout the WNYC/Gothamist newsroom and colleagues from WQXR and “All of It.”

Head to Rockaway Beach for a free concert and (not-free) lobster bake

There are so many reasons to visit Rockaway Beach this summer, starting with the dozens of free concerts, and acts ranging from reggaeton to rock. On Thursdays, you can enjoy dinner with an ocean view and live reggae music at the Rasta Lobstah Jam. Your $39 ticket gets you a pound-and-a-half of fresh Maine lobster, corn and potatoes – other items like oysters and fries are extra. Pre-order your meal via the Red Hook Lobster pound website and claim it any time between 5 and 8 p.m. All musical performances take place at Sand Shark Bar, and all ages are welcome. If you don’t have a car, you’re in luck: There are several options via public transit.

– Kerry Shaw

Gaze upon infinity in an extensive new Yayoi Kusama show

The idiosyncratic Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is one of the art world’s top draws, and her new show at David Zwirner, “Yayoi Kusama: I Spend Each Day Embracing Flowers,” has proved one of her biggest shows to date in several ways. The show sprawls across three Zwirner spaces on West 19th Street, and includes Kusama’s customary sculptures inspired by flowers and pumpkins, original paintings and a new Infinity Mirror Room. You definitely should anticipate substantial lines – but you can register for a chance to skip them on the Zwirner website, here. The show runs through July 21, and you can find out more here.

– Steve Smith

Blast off for Saturn with the Sun Ra Arkestra

The visionary keyboardist, bandleader and composer Sun Ra shook off his earthly bonds and soared away into the cosmos three decades ago, but his vision, message…