Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Sunday, August 23, 2026.
The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival orbit adds a Sun Ra screening and live quartet set to the afternoon, not just another movie.
The Tank's will-o'-wisp council premise gives the theater slate its most specific Sunday strange.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's period thriller at Film at Lincoln Center is the film pick with the strongest auteur pull.
Elsewhere's Tarka bill puts a South Asian dance-floor thread into the early evening before the night splits open.
King Gizzard under the K Bridge is the Sunday-scale rock event with enough fan gravity to define the night.
The Broadway's Oresteia bill is a scrappy Ridgewood collision of tragedy title and local-band energy.
Angélique Kidjo in Central Park gives the day a free outdoor centerpiece with real summer-stage weight.
The Bell House showcase is the comedy pick that feels most like an actual Sunday plan instead of an open-ended club slot.
Will Sheff at Music Hall of Williamsburg is the literate indie-rock pick for anyone skipping the bigger crowd.
Hiromi with Publiquartet at Blue Note is the polished jazz-room choice with more motion than a standard club set.