Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Saturday, September 19, 2026.
Meet Tuan Andrew Nguyen beside his High Line Plinth commission for an afternoon focused on the work and his artistic practice.
Joan Crawford’s long-unavailable Letty Lynton returns in a new restoration, introduced by film historian Farran Smith Nehme.
Yvonne Rainer appears with David Velasco after Lives of Performers, connecting the film’s rehearsal experiments to its maker.
Liz Phair and Sleater-Kinney share the Lena Horne Bandshell for The Flannel and The Fury’s Brooklyn benefit show.
Jeff Rosenstock brings his punk singalongs to Pier 17, with the harbor behind the crowd for this rooftop concert.
New York Polyphony returns to the church of its debut for a twentieth-anniversary program spanning Renaissance and contemporary vocal music.
Sam Taggart records his special at the Bell House, making this early show part of a performance built for the camera.
Red Hook Records’ anniversary continues with Moran, BlankFor.ms and Gilmore, followed on the bill by Davis, Naqvi and Mcmurray.
Cold Cave performs Cremations in full inside First Unitarian Church, with Rosa Anschütz opening this seated Brooklyn date.
Mfoniso Udofia’s new play is in its first week of previews at Lincoln Center Theater, before the production’s opening.