Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Manhattan on Friday night, Sep 11: 21 picks, refreshed weekly.
21 picks · checked Sep 7
Lower Manhattan skyline, Financial District, ManhattanKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwin beams from 88 searchlights rise miles over Lower Manhattan for the 25th anniversary of 9/11 — visible across all five boroughs, dusk to dawn.
Lower Manhattan skyline, Financial District, ManhattanKing of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwin beams from 88 searchlights rise miles over Lower Manhattan for the 25th anniversary of 9/11 — visible across all five boroughs, dusk to dawn.
Bryant Park, Midtown, ManhattanThe American Symphony Orchestra closes Bryant Park's Picnic Performances with a free lawn concert marking 25 years since 9/11 — bring a blanket.
Bryant Park, Midtown, ManhattanThe American Symphony Orchestra closes Bryant Park's Picnic Performances with a free lawn concert marking 25 years since 9/11 — bring a blanket.
Film Forum, Greenwich Village, ManhattanLisa Katzman's documentary on the EPA's false assurances about the air at Ground Zero and the responders who got sick. Film Forum screens it once, on the 25th commemoration.
Film Forum, Greenwich Village, ManhattanLisa Katzman's documentary on the EPA's false assurances about the air at Ground Zero and the responders who got sick. Film Forum screens it once, on the 25th commemoration.
Creola, Upper East Side, ManhattanA Top Chef semifinalist's first restaurant: 14 seats on Park Avenue and a $125 five-course menu drawn from the Black culinary diaspora. It opened September 9, so this is its first full weekend.
Creola, Upper East Side, ManhattanA Top Chef semifinalist's first restaurant: 14 seats on Park Avenue and a $125 five-course menu drawn from the Black culinary diaspora. It opened September 9, so this is its first full weekend.
Webster Hall, East Village, ManhattanThe Bogmen play Webster Hall — a New York band reuniting in the room that made them.
Webster Hall, East Village, ManhattanThe Bogmen play Webster Hall — a New York band reuniting in the room that made them.
Bowery Ballroom, Lower East Side, ManhattanEric Nam plays Bowery Ballroom — an arena-touring artist in a 575-capacity room.
Bowery Ballroom, Lower East Side, ManhattanEric Nam plays Bowery Ballroom — an arena-touring artist in a 575-capacity room.
The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanJay Park brings Serenades & Body Rolls to the Theater at MSG.
The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Midtown, ManhattanJay Park brings Serenades & Body Rolls to the Theater at MSG.
Irving Plaza, Union Square, ManhattanGary Clark Jr. plays Irving Plaza on the Friday of US Open finals weekend.
Irving Plaza, Union Square, ManhattanGary Clark Jr. plays Irving Plaza on the Friday of US Open finals weekend.
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanJocelyn Bioh's Ghanaian boarding-school pageant comedy hits Broadway. Catch its first full weekend of previews with Patina Miller and Denée Benton.
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Theater District, ManhattanJocelyn Bioh's Ghanaian boarding-school pageant comedy hits Broadway. Catch its first full weekend of previews with Patina Miller and Denée Benton.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA's free Friday evening for New York State residents — and the last evening chance to see Frida and Diego: The Last Dream before it closes September 12.
The Museum of Modern Art, Midtown, ManhattanMoMA's free Friday evening for New York State residents — and the last evening chance to see Frida and Diego: The Last Dream before it closes September 12.
West Harlem Piers Park, West Harlem, ManhattanThe Jazz Foundation of America brings Marcus Persiani & Trio Cachimbo to the Hudson for a free 75-minute sunset set. West Harlem Piers, no ticket needed.
West Harlem Piers Park, West Harlem, ManhattanThe Jazz Foundation of America brings Marcus Persiani & Trio Cachimbo to the Hudson for a free 75-minute sunset set. West Harlem Piers, no ticket needed.
Riverside Park: Lawn-99th Street-RSP, ManhattanThe Riverside Clay Tennis Association screens the US Open semifinals outdoors by the clay courts — free, no ticket, bring a blanket.
Riverside Park: Lawn-99th Street-RSP, ManhattanThe Riverside Clay Tennis Association screens the US Open semifinals outdoors by the clay courts — free, no ticket, bring a blanket.
Roxy Cinema New York, Tribeca, ManhattanLarry Clark comes to the Roxy’s basement cinema in person for a 35mm print of his 1998 crime drama with James Woods and Melanie Griffith.
Roxy Cinema New York, Tribeca, ManhattanLarry Clark comes to the Roxy’s basement cinema in person for a 35mm print of his 1998 crime drama with James Woods and Melanie Griffith.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanThe restored Oscar-nominated documentary about the 1982 killing of Vincent Chin, screening as the centerpiece of Anthology’s Christine Choy retrospective.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanThe restored Oscar-nominated documentary about the 1982 killing of Vincent Chin, screening as the centerpiece of Anthology’s Christine Choy retrospective.
Playground Eighty Nine LXXXIX: Playground Eighty Nine LXXXIX, ManhattanEvening gathering at a Manhattan playground with music, art, or social activity.
Playground Eighty Nine LXXXIX: Playground Eighty Nine LXXXIX, ManhattanEvening gathering at a Manhattan playground with music, art, or social activity.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanMetrograph opens its Anja Breien retrospective with the 1973 Oslo talk-and-drift comedy Wives, in a 2K restoration. A conversation with film scholar Jane Gaines follows the screening.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanMetrograph opens its Anja Breien retrospective with the 1973 Oslo talk-and-drift comedy Wives, in a 2K restoration. A conversation with film scholar Jane Gaines follows the screening.
Riverside Park: Lawn-116th Street-RSP, ManhattanEvening guided walks spotting birds and wildlife along the Hudson River.
Riverside Park: Lawn-116th Street-RSP, ManhattanEvening guided walks spotting birds and wildlife along the Hudson River.
The Seaport, Seaport, ManhattanGalantis brings its festival-scale dance set five stories above the East River, with the Brooklyn Bridge lit up behind the stage.
The Seaport, Seaport, ManhattanGalantis brings its festival-scale dance set five stories above the East River, with the Brooklyn Bridge lit up behind the stage.
Bryant Park, Midtown, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLeon Botstein opens the ASO's 65th season in Bryant Park with Copland's Fanfare and Mahler's Tenth Adagio — a free 9/11 memorial program, no tickets.
Bryant Park, Midtown, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLeon Botstein opens the ASO's 65th season in Bryant Park with Copland's Fanfare and Mahler's Tenth Adagio — a free 9/11 memorial program, no tickets.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanEden, Janine and Jim · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWho Killed Vincent Chin? screens twice at Anthology, alongside Choy's prison, labor and Namibian independence films from her radical documentary run.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanEden, Janine and Jim · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWho Killed Vincent Chin? screens twice at Anthology, alongside Choy's prison, labor and Namibian independence films from her radical documentary run.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanThe Passion of Joan of Arc, Vampyr, Day of Wrath, Ordet and Gertrud in one weekend at Anthology — Dreyer's late run, nearly end to end.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanThe Passion of Joan of Arc, Vampyr, Day of Wrath, Ordet and Gertrud in one weekend at Anthology — Dreyer's late run, nearly end to end.
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