Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Monday, April 27.
Rough Trade turns a signing into a real downtown stop when the artist has an actual constituency, and MAVI does.
The opening reception gives this thesis show more social charge than a daytime gallery pass, and Dock 72 should pull the right art-school orbit.
Steven Holl talking architecture at Asia Society is catnip for the design crowd, but it is also a genuinely strong Manhattan plan on its own.
Emily Yacina at Baby's is a sharper indie pick than the usual Monday drift, with a crowd that actually listens.
Works & Process is one of the better ways to see dance before it gets flattened into institution-speak, and this pairing is specific enough to justify a Monday detour.
The Paris landing Rocco and His Brothers gives the lone film slot real stature instead of default repertory filler.
Falstaff at Juilliard is a good use of the opera slot when you want ambition and appetite without the Met's heavier ritual.
A Monday at the Vanguard with this band still reads like the adult version of going out: exacting, unfussy, and full of people who know why they came.
A Belladonna anniversary launch at the Poetry Project is the kind of literary gathering that still feels plugged into an actual downtown lineage.
Lunatico suits Reed Turchi's grit better than a cleaner club would, which is exactly why this stands out tonight.