Stranger, smaller-room, and in-the-know Scope NYC picks for Thursday, May 14.
A vinyl night tucked into La Loncheria has the right low-key Bushwick specificity for an early Thursday detour.
House of Yes doing a burlesque night called Hot & Fresh is not subtle, which is exactly the point.
Anthology putting a ghostly early-cinema oddity on the board is a clean pick for anyone chasing stranger repertory corners.
Artists Space hosting Derek McCormack with Lynne Tillman has downtown-literary mischief written all over it.
Chip Lord at EAI is for the video-art people, the architecture-media people, and the overlap that makes those events quietly good.
The title alone tells you this UCB show is going for a sharper, messier lane than a regular showcase.
Ghibli melodies through a jazz trio at The Red Pavilion is specific enough to be more than nostalgia bait.
A Spectacle screening of Daughters of China brings the kind of repertory side path that rewards someone already tired of the obvious film calendar.
Erotic readings and confessions at The Red Pavilion is exactly the sort of theatrical after-dark listing that should not get buried.
Mezzrow switching into late vinyl mode is a good last-stop pick for people who want the night to taper instead of end.