Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Friday, May 8.
Lucia Hierro at MARC STRAUS gives the early gallery run a focused Lower East Side anchor.
Rough Trade makes the performance-and-signing format feel like a real stop rather than a merch-table afterthought.
A 6 PM opening at Almine Rech gives Tribeca a polished but still lively art option.
McNally Jackson Seaport is the right setting for a poetry-and-books night that still feels plugged into the city.
Pioneer Works puts Jordan Eagles, Khajistan, and Duke Riley into a reception that can carry the whole Red Hook detour.
Abrons gives this theater pick a sharper downtown edge than the Broadway defaults crowding the feed.
Bush Tetras at LPR is the rock-history booking that still reads alive rather than nostalgic.
Guiliana at the Vanguard is the cleanest jazz anchor on a night with a lot of club noise.
Ana Roxanne at National Sawdust is the softer, more exacting music choice if you want the night to slow down without going bland.
Film Forum pairing Compulsion with a Fleischer family conversation makes this more than a standard repertory slot.