So you want to be an opera star? What about quilter - or master Korean chef? Check out these opportunities around the city.

Guest curator Elizabeth V. Warren guides us through "Quilts - Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum" (on view through October 16th at the American Folk Art Museum) and gives a preview of "Infinite Variety - Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts" (on view March 25 - 30 at the Park Avenue Armory).

Christina Ha reports on what's happening in museums, galleries, and performance spaces around town, includin quilts at the American Folk Art Museum, autumn inspiration at the Hudson River Museum, and "The Sound of the Drum" at Carnegie Hall.