Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best things to do in Manhattan on Friday night of Columbus Day weekend, Oct 9: 29 picks, refreshed weekly.
29 picks · checked Sep 17
Alice Tully Hall and Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAva DuVernay's sequel to 13th, on attacks against the 14th Amendment, premieres as NYFF's closing film with AOC and Hasan Piker on screen.
Alice Tully Hall and Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanAva DuVernay's sequel to 13th, on attacks against the 14th Amendment, premieres as NYFF's closing film with AOC and Hasan Piker on screen.
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Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall, Midtown (57th Street), ManhattanThe Berlin Phil and Kirill Petrenko play Elgar's Enigma and Tchaikovsky 4, then Brahms with Víkingur Ólafsson, at Carnegie.
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall, Midtown (57th Street), ManhattanThe Berlin Phil and Kirill Petrenko play Elgar's Enigma and Tchaikovsky 4, then Brahms with Víkingur Ólafsson, at Carnegie.
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The Paley Museum, 25 West 52nd Street, Midtown, ManhattanMichael C. Hall, Uma Thurman and James Remar screen the Dexter: Resurrection season 2 premiere early and talk 20 years of Dexter.
The Paley Museum, 25 West 52nd Street, Midtown, ManhattanMichael C. Hall, Uma Thurman and James Remar screen the Dexter: Resurrection season 2 premiere early and talk 20 years of Dexter.
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David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Square, ManhattanBillie Grace Ward from New York, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNew York City Ballet pairs Balanchine's The Four Temperaments and La Source with Jerome Robbins's laugh-out-loud piano-recital spoof, The Concert.
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Square, ManhattanBillie Grace Ward from New York, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsNew York City Ballet pairs Balanchine's The Four Temperaments and La Source with Jerome Robbins's laugh-out-loud piano-recital spoof, The Concert.
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Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, ManhattanPaulthelawyer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRock & Roll Hall of Famer Steve Miller marks his 10th year on the Rose Theater stage with his band and a jazz horn section.
Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, ManhattanPaulthelawyer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRock & Roll Hall of Famer Steve Miller marks his 10th year on the Rose Theater stage with his band and a jazz horn section.
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Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanThe Format celebrate 20 years of Dog Problems at Radio City with The Get Up Kids and Phantom Planet on a one-night-only bill.
Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, Midtown, ManhattanThe Format celebrate 20 years of Dog Problems at Radio City with The Get Up Kids and Phantom Planet on a one-night-only bill.
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David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, Upper West Side, ManhattanBogotá indie rock quartet Nicolás y Los Fumadores play their first-ever U.S. show, free in Lincoln Center's Rubenstein Atrium.
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, Upper West Side, ManhattanBogotá indie rock quartet Nicolás y Los Fumadores play their first-ever U.S. show, free in Lincoln Center's Rubenstein Atrium.
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Terminal 5, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanWelsh brothers Overmono bring their euphoric UK breakbeat live show to Terminal 5, the biggest dance ticket of the Friday.
Terminal 5, Hell's Kitchen, ManhattanWelsh brothers Overmono bring their euphoric UK breakbeat live show to Terminal 5, the biggest dance ticket of the Friday.
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The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, ManhattanMarianparedes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTrombonist Wycliffe Gordon tells his Georgia childhood in music in the Appel Room, where a glass wall frames Central Park behind the band.
The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle, ManhattanMarianparedes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTrombonist Wycliffe Gordon tells his Georgia childhood in music in the Appel Room, where a glass wall frames Central Park behind the band.
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The Rooftop at Pier 17, South Street Seaport, ManhattanJersey Shore's DJ Pauly D spins an open-air rooftop party at Pier 17 with the Brooklyn Bridge lit up behind the decks.
The Rooftop at Pier 17, South Street Seaport, ManhattanJersey Shore's DJ Pauly D spins an open-air rooftop party at Pier 17 with the Brooklyn Bridge lit up behind the decks.
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The Apollo Stages at The Victoria, Harlem, ManhattanRising R&B singer TheARTI$T, fresh off tour with Kehlani, takes over the Apollo's late-night Music Café for an intimate, confessional soul set.
The Apollo Stages at The Victoria, Harlem, ManhattanRising R&B singer TheARTI$T, fresh off tour with Kehlani, takes over the Apollo's late-night Music Café for an intimate, confessional soul set.
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Comedy In Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanBronx-born comic Brandon Reaves tapes his birthday show in Harlem with Travis Harris, guest Phunny Phi and DJ TY Brand on the decks.
Comedy In Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanBronx-born comic Brandon Reaves tapes his birthday show in Harlem with Travis Harris, guest Phunny Phi and DJ TY Brand on the decks.
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Film Forum, South Village, ManhattanJulia Loktev follows exiled Russian journalists across a dozen cities in a nearly six-hour doc exec-produced by Meryl Streep and Laura Poitras.
Film Forum, South Village, ManhattanJulia Loktev follows exiled Russian journalists across a dozen cities in a nearly six-hour doc exec-produced by Meryl Streep and Laura Poitras.
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Webster Hall, East Village, ManhattanMedium Build's King of Having Fun tour hits Webster Hall, Nick Carpenter's heart-on-sleeve indie rock with Ken Yates opening.
Webster Hall, East Village, ManhattanMedium Build's King of Having Fun tour hits Webster Hall, Nick Carpenter's heart-on-sleeve indie rock with Ken Yates opening.
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Fort Tryon Park: Cloister Lawn, ManhattanWireless headphones, switchable music channels and a crowd dancing in near-silence on Cloisters Lawn, high above the Hudson in Fort Tryon Park.
Fort Tryon Park: Cloister Lawn, ManhattanWireless headphones, switchable music channels and a crowd dancing in near-silence on Cloisters Lawn, high above the Hudson in Fort Tryon Park.
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Francesca Beale and Howard Gilman Theaters, Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanRadu Jude follows a Romanian nanny working for a liberal Bordeaux family while rehearsing an adaptation of Mirbeau's scandalous novel.
Francesca Beale and Howard Gilman Theaters, Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanRadu Jude follows a Romanian nanny working for a liberal Bordeaux family while rehearsing an adaptation of Mirbeau's scandalous novel.
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Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanMarcin Wichary from San Francisco, Calif. · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUCB comics go head-to-head with bits too unhinged for anywhere else while Josh Nasser judges from a literal trash throne.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanMarcin Wichary from San Francisco, Calif. · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUCB comics go head-to-head with bits too unhinged for anywhere else while Josh Nasser judges from a literal trash throne.
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Dizzy's Club, Columbus Circle, ManhattanDrummer Akira Tana and Hammond organ firebrand Atsuko Hashimoto salute Tana's mentor Jimmy Heath in a three-night Dizzy's run.
Dizzy's Club, Columbus Circle, ManhattanDrummer Akira Tana and Hammond organ firebrand Atsuko Hashimoto salute Tana's mentor Jimmy Heath in a three-night Dizzy's run.
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Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Square, ManhattanPianist Mathis Picard plays the music of San Juan Hill, the Black and Puerto Rican neighborhood razed to build Lincoln Center.
Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Square, ManhattanPianist Mathis Picard plays the music of San Juan Hill, the Black and Puerto Rican neighborhood razed to build Lincoln Center.
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The Town Hall, Midtown, ManhattanVideo game podcast The Besties, with Griffin and Justin McElroy, Chris Plante and Russ Frushtick, ranks and roasts games live at The Town Hall.
The Town Hall, Midtown, ManhattanVideo game podcast The Besties, with Griffin and Justin McElroy, Chris Plante and Russ Frushtick, ranks and roasts games live at The Town Hall.
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Classic Harbor Line, Chelsea Piers (Pier 62), Chelsea, ManhattanA live jazz trio plays Gershwin, Ellington and Motown on a 1920s-style yacht cruising past the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
Classic Harbor Line, Chelsea Piers (Pier 62), Chelsea, ManhattanA live jazz trio plays Gershwin, Ellington and Motown on a 1920s-style yacht cruising past the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
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Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanVisconti's final film, L'innocente, returns in a new 4K transfer from the camera negative in the New York Film Festival's Revivals program.
Film at Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, ManhattanVisconti's final film, L'innocente, returns in a new 4K transfer from the camera negative in the New York Film Festival's Revivals program.
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Dyckman Marina in Inwood Hill Park, Inwood, ManhattanA free family movie at dusk on the Hudson at Dyckman Marina, at the top tip of Manhattan beside Inwood Hill Park.
Dyckman Marina in Inwood Hill Park, Inwood, ManhattanA free family movie at dusk on the Hudson at Dyckman Marina, at the top tip of Manhattan beside Inwood Hill Park.
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Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanFive pun-competition champions with 100+ titles between them host a monthly variety hour of wordplay and etymology at Caveat.
Caveat, Lower East Side, ManhattanFive pun-competition champions with 100+ titles between them host a monthly variety hour of wordplay and etymology at Caveat.
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