Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Saturday, May 2.
MoMI is a good afternoon detour for Krakatoa if you want the film day to start somewhere more curious than the usual repertory path.
Segue at Artists Space keeps the poetry slot connected to the downtown art crowd rather than a polite bookstore circuit.
Walter Robinson at Deitch is the art pick with the cleanest Saturday-night downtown pull.
BAM screening an Occupy documentary on a Saturday gives the film slot some city memory instead of pure nostalgia.
Union Pool is the right size for an album-release-and-birthday bill that should feel more like a scene gathering than a showcase.
Trae Crowder at Bell House is a comedy pick with a clearer voice than the average weekend stand-up listing.
Lovano's Saturday Vanguard set is the polished jazz answer to a night otherwise full of louder options.
Maya Hawke at Bowery Ballroom is a celebrity-adjacent booking that should still work as a real downtown concert.
The Louis Armstrong House Orchestra in Queens is a warmer Saturday jazz play than simply following the Manhattan club map.
Night of a Thousand Stevies is one of those New York rituals that earns its place by being both ridiculous and deeply committed.