Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Saturday, October 3, 2026.
A Saturday midday performance at DR2 brings Eric Carle’s picture-book favorite to a family audience. The venue’s ticket page lists the noon show and notes that every attendee needs a ticket, including infants.
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s NAZA investigates the systems behind Israel’s war on Gaza through interviews with military insiders and the journalists who scrutinize them.
Yance Ford’s POWER examines policing and political power, followed by the short The New Black Panthers in a program co-presented by the Black Panther Party.
Geese bring their restless, shape-shifting rock to Forest Hills Stadium, sharing the bill with billy woods for a rare large-scale Queens show.
Catherine Russell marks her 70th birthday with friends and special guest Cyndi Lauper at Jazz at Lincoln Center; a pre-show talk begins at 6:30.
Samuel Humphreys’ 35-minute dance work Terem treats the body as a meeting point for movement and memory, followed by a conversation with the artist.
Palestinian qanun player and composer Firas Zreik leads Tarabesque at Roulette, tracing new routes through Arabic music with an ensemble of collaborators.
Unsane, Pissed Jeans and VAZ bring a three-band collision of abrasive New York noise and punk to Music Hall of Williamsburg.
Broadway Does Punk reworks musical-theater songs with a punk edge; Samantha Pauly joins the Saturday evening performance at Abrons.
Slayyyter brings a Saturday night pop set to Terminal 5. The Ticketmaster listing marks the show 16+ and places it at 8 p.m., so it is an option for listeners seeking a louder late-night room.