Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Tuesday, July 21.
A Dylan night at Forest Hills is still a destination event, with enough city history and scale to rise above the rest of the calendar.
A Cooper Square documentary at Prime Produce has local political texture that makes it feel rooted in the city, not just slotted onto a screen.
Film Forum gives this documentary the right repertory weight, and Luis Valdez is a strong enough subject to earn one of the day's film slots.
Dizzy's gives this quintet a polished but still musician-forward setting, and the booking has more definition than a routine club set.
The Tank is a good bet for scrappy, specific theater, and this title has more pulse than the day's safer stage options.
Littlefield is a strong room for live-talk formats, and this has more event shape than the generic comedy listings around it.
The Vanguard gets a genuinely heavyweight improvised-music lineup here, the sort of booking that makes a Tuesday feel like the center of the week.
A late set at The Django with a band this rhythm-forward can turn the night loose without feeling like generic nightlife.
La MaMa gives this odd, handmade-sounding performance title real downtown-theater credibility.
A Chelsea gallery stop at The Painting Center adds useful art-world texture to a night otherwise heavy on music and screens.