Stranger, smaller-room, and in-the-know Scope NYC picks for Saturday, September 12, 2026.
Cafe Erzulie launches Social Capital Live Session 001 in the afternoon, an early entry in a new named series.
Laylit marks eight years at Elsewhere, with an anniversary giving the gathering a particular occasion.
Purgatory hosts a variety show supporting Noel Olson’s top surgery, bringing a personal community purpose to the bill.
Sababa 5 has the Sultan Room’s evening slot, a focused band booking amid Saturday’s party-heavy calendar.
A filmmaker Q&A accompanies The Unrecovered at Spectacle’s program marking twenty-five years since September 11.
Billy Mintz’s quintet takes the late Ornithology slot, a Brooklyn jazz plan centered on the band.
The Red Pavilion stages Lust Caution as a neo-noir cabaret, with the performance concept leading the night.
Honor Shmonor takes the Tank’s 9:30 slot, a small-theater option that leaves the evening open beforehand.
Spectacle turns to Himala in its Ishmael Bernal series, with a 10 p.m. start for dedicated repertory viewers.
MEAT MACHINE screens just before midnight at Windjammer, moving the late-film plan into a Ridgewood bar.