Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Manhattan on Saturday night, Sep 26: 126 picks, refreshed weekly.
126 picks · checked Sep 21
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNYFF's final weekend at Film at Lincoln Center: 32 Main Slate films from 31 countries, closing with Ava DuVernay's world premiere of 14th.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNYFF's final weekend at Film at Lincoln Center: 32 Main Slate films from 31 countries, closing with Ava DuVernay's world premiere of 14th.
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Great Lawn, Central Park, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz and John Legend play a free, action-earned show.
Great Lawn, Central Park, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz and John Legend play a free, action-earned show.
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Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, Manhattanamosgitai20230915b · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTakashi Yamazaki world-premieres his Godzilla Minus One sequel at NYFF64, with the director and cast on hand for both Q&A screenings.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, Manhattanamosgitai20230915b · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTakashi Yamazaki world-premieres his Godzilla Minus One sequel at NYFF64, with the director and cast on hand for both Q&A screenings.
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Madison Square Garden, Midtown / Penn District, ManhattanHarry Styles' 30-night Garden residency, his only US shows this year, rolls on with two more nights at MSG this weekend — Harryween is coming.
Madison Square Garden, Midtown / Penn District, ManhattanHarry Styles' 30-night Garden residency, his only US shows this year, rolls on with two more nights at MSG this weekend — Harryween is coming.
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Park Avenue Armory, Wade Thompson Drill Hall, Upper East Side, ManhattanAlex Maisuradze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSquid Game's Park Hae-soo and Jeon Do-yeon lead Simon Stone's Korean Chekhov in a glass house at the Armory, in its final weekend.
Park Avenue Armory, Wade Thompson Drill Hall, Upper East Side, ManhattanAlex Maisuradze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSquid Game's Park Hae-soo and Jeon Do-yeon lead Simon Stone's Korean Chekhov in a glass house at the Armory, in its final weekend.
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The Shed, Griffin Theater, Hudson Yards, ManhattanSteve McQueen stages his Paul Robeson surveillance work live, for three performances only.
The Shed, Griffin Theater, Hudson Yards, ManhattanSteve McQueen stages his Paul Robeson surveillance work live, for three performances only.
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David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGustavo Dudamel's first NY Phil season opens with Mahler's Fifth and the world premiere of Pulitzer winner Tania León's Imágenes mestizas.
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGustavo Dudamel's first NY Phil season opens with Mahler's Fifth and the world premiere of Pulitzer winner Tania León's Imágenes mestizas.
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Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanKen Russell's banned 1971 shocker screens on a newly restored 35mm print with the censored footage restored, plus a Q&A with critic Mark Kermode.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanKen Russell's banned 1971 shocker screens on a newly restored 35mm print with the censored footage restored, plus a Q&A with critic Mark Kermode.
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555 West 57th Street, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanJazz Guy from New Jersey, United States · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMore than 100 curator-built rooms of art take over a Midtown West office building at Spring/Break, the scrappiest fair of Armory Week.
555 West 57th Street, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanJazz Guy from New Jersey, United States · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMore than 100 curator-built rooms of art take over a Midtown West office building at Spring/Break, the scrappiest fair of Armory Week.
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Film Forum, South Village, ManhattanPaul Sableman · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsIsaac Mizrahi, Naomi, Linda and a baby-faced Kate Moss race toward a fall 1994 runway in the fashion doc's new 4K restoration at Film Forum.
Film Forum, South Village, ManhattanPaul Sableman · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsIsaac Mizrahi, Naomi, Linda and a baby-faced Kate Moss race toward a fall 1994 runway in the fashion doc's new 4K restoration at Film Forum.
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IFC Center, Greenwich Village, ManhattanBruceSchaff · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons9 to 5, Steel Magnolias and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas fill IFC Center's weeklong Dolly Parton tribute, kicking off on Dolly Parton Day.
IFC Center, Greenwich Village, ManhattanBruceSchaff · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons9 to 5, Steel Magnolias and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas fill IFC Center's weeklong Dolly Parton tribute, kicking off on Dolly Parton Day.
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Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanJames Gray's Queens crime drama with Adam Driver, Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson opens the 64th New York Film Festival.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanJames Gray's Queens crime drama with Adam Driver, Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson opens the 64th New York Film Festival.
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Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanChris Rock's Hollywood drama gets its U.S. premiere at NYFF64, with Rock in person after both weekend shows and Rosalind Eleazar leading the cast.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanChris Rock's Hollywood drama gets its U.S. premiere at NYFF64, with Rock in person after both weekend shows and Rosalind Eleazar leading the cast.
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Film Forum, Hudson Square, ManhattanA location scout drifts through strangers' New York apartments hunting a TV set — Paula González-Nasser's debut opens at Film Forum with Q&As.
Film Forum, Hudson Square, ManhattanA location scout drifts through strangers' New York apartments hunting a TV set — Paula González-Nasser's debut opens at Film Forum with Q&As.
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Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAnthology flies the Bay Area experimental filmmaker east for three programs of 16mm and video work, with Merritt present at every screening.
Anthology Film Archives, East Village, ManhattanDon Ramey Logan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAnthology flies the Bay Area experimental filmmaker east for three programs of 16mm and video work, with Merritt present at every screening.
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iDen's Beijing Duck House, Midtown, ManhattanThe dining room that housed La Grenouille for six decades reopened September 1 as a Beijing duck house. The chef ran the kitchen at Taiwan's first three-Michelin-star restaurant.
iDen's Beijing Duck House, Midtown, ManhattanThe dining room that housed La Grenouille for six decades reopened September 1 as a Beijing duck house. The chef ran the kitchen at Taiwan's first three-Michelin-star restaurant.
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King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanFree Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
King Jagiello Plaza, Central Park, ManhattanFree Sunday-afternoon social dancing on the plaza above Turtle Pond - swing, jump blues, hot jazz and cha chas, with lessons in the breaks.
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Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanShane Fleming · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAri Aster and cinematographer Darius Khondji talk Eddington after a 4K screening of the Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal lockdown satire.
Metrograph, Lower East Side, ManhattanShane Fleming · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAri Aster and cinematographer Darius Khondji talk Eddington after a 4K screening of the Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal lockdown satire.
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Recente, East Village, ManhattanTwo bartenders from Dante's World's Best Bar years opened their first restaurant, a coastal Italian aperitivo bar with a courtyard garden. Weekend brunch begins this month.
Recente, East Village, ManhattanTwo bartenders from Dante's World's Best Bar years opened their first restaurant, a coastal Italian aperitivo bar with a courtyard garden. Weekend brunch begins this month.
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Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwenty-time Grammy winner Pat Metheny brings his Side-Eye III+ project to the gilded Beacon — new-generation players, classic Metheny tunes.
Beacon Theatre, Upper West Side, ManhattanEpicgenius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTwenty-time Grammy winner Pat Metheny brings his Side-Eye III+ project to the gilded Beacon — new-generation players, classic Metheny tunes.
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Claire Tow Theater (LCT3), Lincoln Center, ManhattanMfoniso Udofia's mythic world premiere follows a midlife woman racing her body's clock from dream cycle to IVF cycle, newly opened at LCT3.
Claire Tow Theater (LCT3), Lincoln Center, ManhattanMfoniso Udofia's mythic world premiere follows a midlife woman racing her body's clock from dream cycle to IVF cycle, newly opened at LCT3.
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Tiemann Place between Riverside Drive and Broadway, Morningside Heights, ManhattanThe West Harlem Coalition closes Tiemann Place between Riverside and Broadway for the 38th year running — a block party that names what it is fighting in its own title.
Tiemann Place between Riverside Drive and Broadway, Morningside Heights, ManhattanThe West Harlem Coalition closes Tiemann Place between Riverside and Broadway for the 38th year running — a block party that names what it is fighting in its own title.
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Lincoln Square, ManhattanZeffirelli's famous Latin Quarter staging returns, the Met's best pick for a first opera.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanZeffirelli's famous Latin Quarter staging returns, the Met's best pick for a first opera.
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Gagosian, 555 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanJordan Wolfson's first Gagosian New York show opens in Chelsea with new uniformly scaled sculptures built from found and archival photographs.
Gagosian, 555 West 24th Street, Chelsea, ManhattanJordan Wolfson's first Gagosian New York show opens in Chelsea with new uniformly scaled sculptures built from found and archival photographs.
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