Here is a sampling of the weeks events and how to tune in (all times are Eastern). Note that events are subject to change after publication.

Missing your friends? (Remember other people?) Hang out with Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, a pair of real-life pals, the hosts of the podcast Call Your Girlfriend and the authors of the newly published Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close. Books Are Magic, a Brooklyn bookshop, brings together the duo for a virtual conversation with Samin Nosrat of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. Tickets are $10 each; $31 with a copy of Big Friendship.

When 7 p.m.

Where booksaremagic.net

If you couldnt get enough of Patrick Radden Keefes Wind of Change podcast which investigates if the titular 90s power ballad by the German heavy-metal metal band Scorpions was the handiwork of the C.I.A. the second of two bonus episodes drops today. Mr. Keefe takes listeners (by way of their earbuds) to Latin America, where Tim Gill, a professor at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, suspects the U.S. government may have tried to stage a similar op.

When Anytime

Where Spotify

Feel the beat as part of the Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival, which the performing arts center, based in Becket, Mass., is holding online this year. Ephrat Asherie, a choreographer and B-girl, and Archie Burnett, a renowned voguer, lead a master class focused on street and club dances.

When 4 p.m.

Where jacobspillow.org/virtual-pillow

Step inside the enigmatic minds of David Mitchell and David Byrne during a discussion hosted by the 92nd Street Y, a cultural and community center on Manhattans Upper East Side. Mr. Mitchells new novel, Utopia Avenue, tells of the rise of a rock n roll band in 1960s London; Mr. Byrnes recent Broadway production American Utopia was a New York Times Critics Pick. Tickets are $35 each.

When 6 p.m.

Where 92y.org/events

Reward yourself for making it halfway through the week by watching some exceedingly cute and curious African penguins waddle around on webcams hosted by the California Academy of Sciences. There are three different views, including one thats underwater, and the feeding demonstrations, in particular, are must-see TV.

When Anytime

Where calacademy.org/learn-explore/animal-webcams

Learn about the concept of health justice achieved when structural factors and policy no longer influence health outcomes as it pertains to race. Check out Racial Justice in H.I.V., a virtual panel organized by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Academy SF, a social club in the citys Castro district.

When 8:30 p.m.

Where academy-sf.com/events

Voyage to the red planet for Mars Day, an annual celebration held by the National Air and Space Museum. In the early afternoon, familiarize yourself with Marss geography through a digital scavenger hunt. And in the evening, tune in to the museums Instagram for a series of short talks on human colonization of the planet, David Bowies Mars-inspired music, stargazing basics and more.

When 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Where airandspace.si.edu/mars-day

Plunge into two tomes on swimming at an event by Politics and Prose, a bookstore in Washington. Bonnie Tsui, a Times contributor and the author of Why We Swim, and Leanne Shapton, an artist and the author of Swimming Studies dissect the quintessential summer pastime.

When 6 p.m.

Where politics-prose.com/events

Indias Nrityagram Dance Ensemble of whom Brian Seibert, a dance critic for The Times, once wrote, The only proper response to dancers this amazing is worship and the acclaimed Chitrasena Dance Company from Sri Lanka unite for Samhara Revisited. The magnificent (digital) performance unfolds in the Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to a live original score.

When 7:30 p.m.

Where metmuseum.org/events/whats-on

Kick back, perhaps with a beverage, and cue up some good jazz, courtesy of Dizzys Club, located in Lincoln Center in Manhattan and now streaming its shows online. Tonights performers are Adrian Cox, a clarinetist, and Joe Webb, a pianist.

When 7:30 p.m.

Where facebook.com/DizzysClub

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What to Do At Home This Week - The New York Times