Friday Happenings

Metallurgy, Hippies

-- It takes more than 2000 degrees to melt iron, which means that MassArt will be the warmest place on Huntington Ave. tonight. The annual Iron Pour combines the rugged art of iron casting with the hippie arts of fire spinning, magic, and dancing. Circus performers, belly dancers, and rock bands will also be on hand. Most intriguing performer: Virginia's Accordion Death Squad, who trained at the aerophone equivalent of the School of the Americas. Courtyard, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 621 Huntington Ave., 6 p.m. Free.

Walls of Video

-- Video artist Andrew Neumann (an Emerson alumnus) displays multichannel video projections on a series of complicated, moving wall panels. The recipient of a Guggenheim and occasional faculty member at SMFA, this is Neumann's first Boston show in two years. Axiom Gallery, 141 Green St., Jamaica Plain, 6 p.m. (through December 13). Free.

Hip Hop

-- Before you reject Philly hip hop out of hand, consider how outsiders feel about rap from Boston. Jedi Mind Tricks has more than 10 years of back catalog on wax and remain one argument in favor of the continued relevance of the city of Schooly D. Performing with Outerspace, Reef the Lost Cauze, and King Magnetic with Adlib. Middle East Downstairs, 472 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, 8 p.m. Sold out.

Pop

-- Fujiya & Miyagi is what your room would sound like if you lived between a Pulp fan and a Blue Note records collector. High British pop cut with a dose of jazzy funk. Paradise Rock Club, 967 Comm. Ave., 8 p.m. $14.

Indian Classical

-- It's a sit-down affair. Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj, a master of the classical, improvisatory vocal music known as Khyal, brings a crew of Northern Indian musicians to MIT today, as a fundraiser for MITHAS, which promotes South Asian heritage with events throughout New England. Kresge Auditorium, MIT, Cambridge, reception 6:30 p.m., concert 8 p.m. $25-$100.

Iron Pour image by Flickr user Monkey at Large.