Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
Vishakha Desai and Angela N. Carroll join Carol Becker for a lunchtime Jaipur Literature Festival conversation on art, political struggle and restitution.
Alfred Molina, Maggie Siff and fellow actors read short fiction at the Players; reception at 5:30, performances at 6:30.
Journalist Evan Gershkovich meets New Yorker editor David Remnick at the Streicker Center to discuss his memoir after imprisonment in Russia. The conversation traces the reporting, captivity and international prisoner exchange behind the book.
Jon Cryer joins author Addie Tsai after Pretty in Pink for a conversation and signing about American masculinity in film.
Meg Lui celebrates Instant Validation, produced by Sufjan Stevens, with Keenan O’Meara and Katie Martucci sharing the Sultan Room bill.
São Paulo pianist and singer Abelita Mateus brings Brazilian music and jazz to the Django with Itaiguara Brandão and Dennis Bulhoes.
MoMA screens Jet Li’s Fearless on 35mm in its Yuen Woo-ping series, giving the choreographer’s contrasting fighting styles a large canvas.
Laurie Kilmartin, Troy Walker and fellow Kimmel writers bring their own stand-up to Union Hall, with Alison Leiby hosting.
Piano, strings and electronics fill Pioneer Works on A Winged Victory for the Sullen’s second night, with Pan•American opening.
Immanuel Wilkins opens his Vanguard week with Micah Thomas, Ryoma Takenaga and Kweku Sumbry, four players to hear up close.