What’s Hot in the City August 14th weekend

Tonight (Thursday), Berklee’s Summer in the City presents The Zahili Gonzalez Zamora Project featuring Cuban composer, pianist and singer Zahili Gonzalez Zamora at the Putnam Investments Plaza at the Institute of Contemporary Art from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Admission: Free.

This Friday night, don’t miss the Tony award-winning musical Kinky Boot at the Boston Opera House at 8 p.m. With a score by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein, the show runs through August 30. Tickets: $32.05-$221.10; www.ticketmaster.com.

Kinky Boots – Photo credit Matthew Murphy

Vocalist Alicia Olatuja performs on Friday night at 8 p.m. at the Rockport Jazz Festival at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, Mass. Tickets: $25, $35 and $39; www.rockportmusic.org.

On Saturday afternoon, it’s the sixth annual Brew at the Zoo beer tasting event at Franklin Park Zoo. Stroll through the zoo amidst stations hosted by local breweries and restaurants from 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $55 in advance; $65 at the door. It’s a 21+ event. For more information, visit www.zoonewengland.org/brewatthezoo

Comedian Lavell Crawford a.k.a. “Huell” from Breaking Bad performs stand-up comedy at The Wilbur on Saturday night at 9:45 p.m. Tickets: $22-$30; www.ticketmaster.com.

On Sunday evening, Flamenco Boston presents an evening of live flamenco music and dance at BarLola at 160 Commonwealth Avenue. No cover charge; ($20 minimum food/drink per person). To reserve a table, call 617.266.1122 or go to www.barlola.com.