Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Monday, August 24, 2026.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's period thriller at Film at Lincoln Center is the film slot with the strongest auteur pull.
ELEW's trio set at Smalls gives the early evening a sharp piano-room anchor before the later club traffic.
3BallMTY on the Pier 17 roof is the biggest outdoor dance-pop move on a relatively lean Monday.
The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival orbit keeps going with a Harlem jam anchored by serious local players.
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam brings a real spoken-word crowd into a calendar otherwise short on performance.
Faetooth at Bowery Ballroom is the heavier guitar pick with more texture than the usual Monday club listings.
Jared Schonig's big-band album release gives Jazz at Lincoln Center a one-night reason beyond default prestige.
A live-score Caligari night at Berlin is the rare film-adjacent pick that still behaves like a live downtown event.
Roxy's 35mm Ken Loach screening with an introduction gives the repertory side of Monday a specific hook.
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra is the Monday institution that still makes the start of the week feel like a real night out.