Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Thursday, November 5, 2026.
RESOBOX's Memento Mori gathers more than 20 Japanese artists around rituals of death and remembrance, with a live encoffining ceremony and calligraphy performance in the day's program.
Ken Russell's restored 35mm The Devils returns to Lincoln Center at 4 p.m., a rare chance to see the director's confrontational 1971 historical drama on film.
The Jazz Gallery's monthly Roy Hargrove Big Band residency brings its large-ensemble jazz arrangement to an intimate room, with 7 and 9 p.m. sets.
Deerhoof share Elsewhere's Hall with Mercy and My Trio, stacking three adventurous live sets into one Brooklyn bill.
Symphony Space marks Grey Gardens' 20th anniversary with original stars Christine Ebersole and Erin Davie and composer Scott Frankel in a one-night celebration.
The Rangers host Philadelphia at Madison Square Garden at 7 p.m.; a midweek rivalry game gives the evening a clear live-sports option.
Max Wolf Friedlich's new dark comedy The Holes runs at wild project, tracing a young man's secret-filled new job in a mysterious family's household.
Pianist Ethan Iverson leads a sextet through his Village Vanguard run, an 8 p.m. set in the club where small-group interplay gets the room's full attention.
Warphole, Integra Pink and The Shining Hours bring a three-act bill to The Broadway at 8 p.m.; the venue lists a $12 advance ticket and a 21+ door.
Littlefield turns Once More, With Feeling into a live anniversary show, with a full cast and band revisiting the musical episode from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.