Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Sunday, August 9.
Pioneer Works turns this into more than a drop-in art stop, with the kind of open-house energy that can carry an afternoon.
Union Pool's outdoor Summer Thunder series is already a scene, and Sun Ra Arkestra makes this a Sunday afternoon destination.
Film Forum's Q&A slot with Kent Jones, Willem Dafoe, and Edmund Donovan makes this the day's most date-specific movie pick.
A new 4K restoration at Film at Lincoln Center earns one of the day's limited film slots without crowding out live events.
Abrons gives this performance pick a real downtown arts signal, stronger than the day's Broadway-default listings.
The Tank gives this title the right experimental-theater frame, a more specific Sunday choice than another standard show.
Close Up is a strong Brooklyn setting for this compact players' bill, with enough detail to reward close listening.
JACK Quartet doing Ergün and Haas is the day's sharpest contemporary-classical lane, serious without feeling dutiful.
Cyrille at the Vanguard is the day's clearest jazz anchor, a drummer-led quartet with real history in the room.
Garrett gives the night a heavyweight saxophone set that can hold its own against the bigger-ticket music options.