Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
Nuyorican’s W.O.W. Open Mic lands at the Loisaida Center, hosted by Grand Slam champion Sumbodies Mama; doors open at 6.
Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein unpack the domestic disasters behind The Two Saddest Kitchens, then take audience questions and sign books at MCNY.
Ryan Easter’s orchestra sets trap and hip-hop alongside jazz and orchestral traditions in a two-set Jazz Gallery program.
Translator Emily Wilson discusses Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea at Old First Reformed Church, with a conversation and Q&A around the new book.
Papo Vázquez brings his Mighty Pirates Troubadours to Jazz at Lincoln Center for a large-ensemble take on Afro-Puerto Rican jazz.
Marcus Gilmore leads a seven-piece orchestra at the Vanguard, with Joel Ross on vibraphone and Ekep Nkwelle on voice among the featured players.
Carla Kihlstedt and Rafael Osés build an improvised work from the Bill of Rights, with a large vocal ensemble and Dither’s electric guitars.
White Denim’s restless rock meets Arc Iris’s art-pop at Brooklyn Bowl, an unusually strong double bill for a Wednesday night.
J. Wortham’s world-premiere short looks at Jacob Riis Park as a gathering place for queer and trans New Yorkers; the NYFF shorts screening includes a filmmaker Q&A.
Mel Frye hosts a bawdy, detail-packed Slipper Room variety bill with Charlie O’Connor on keys and Phil Von Awesome, May Belle, Damien, and Jam’s Aura.