The Weekend: Nov 13–15
Culture Limited Journal
The Weekend
Thursday, November 12, 2026 · New York · New Jersey · Connecticut · Edition No. 3
At a Glance
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Friday, Nov 13 |
Saturday, Nov 14 Yale vs. Princeton at the Bowl |
Sunday, Nov 15 |
The New York Comedy Festival takes its final bows this weekend, Gustavo Dudamel brings Tosca to Carnegie Hall with a cast opera houses would fight over, and the Yale Bowl hosts its last Saturday of the season. We begin, as always, in New Haven County, where Yale Rep opens a new play and Quinnipiac hosts two ECAC rivals.
The Feature
A Sunday in Harlem, and Puccini on 57th Street
The best Sundays in this city have a shape to them: a slow morning, a good lunch, and one appointment worth dressing for. This weekend the appointment is at Carnegie Hall, and the morning belongs to 125th Street.
Be at the Studio Museum in Harlem when the doors open at 11. Admission is free every Sunday, so there is no reason to rush and every reason to linger in the new building, which still feels like a gift to the neighborhood. Book a timed ticket in advance, take your time in the galleries, then walk the avenue for an unhurried lunch uptown.
By early afternoon, head down to 57th and Seventh. At 2:00, Gustavo Dudamel leads the New York Philharmonic in Puccini's Tosca in concert, the first of a new annual opera series the orchestra is presenting with Carnegie Hall. The cast is the reason to go: Marina Rebeka as Tosca, Jonas Kaufmann as the painter Cavaradossi and Ludovic Tézier as the villainous Scarpia, all three making their Philharmonic debuts. Without sets or costumes, the drama lives entirely in the voices and the orchestra, and in that room, that is more than enough.
If Sunday is spoken for, the same performance plays Friday at 7:30, and Friday has its own advantage: the Whitney is free from 5 to 10 that night, a fine prelude downtown before an early dinner. Either way, you will step out of the hall into the November dark with three great voices still in your ears and the whole of Midtown lit up around you. That is a weekend well spent.
What to wear: the Off Balance 992 Script Sherpa Jacket over a dark knit, for the walk across 57th Street.
New Haven County
Arthur Miller's The Price
Fri–Sun, Nov 13–15 · 7:00 PM listed curtain · Long Wharf Theatre at the Legacy Theatre, Branford, CT · From $55 · Ages 12+
Ralph B. Peña's reimagining of Miller's family reckoning, told through an Asian American family, with Mark Nelson as the dealer Solomon. Through Nov 22.
Wadada Leo Smith & Sylvie Courvoisier
Fri, Nov 13 · 8:30 PM and 10:00 PM sets · Firehouse 12, New Haven, CT · See official page
Trumpet and piano in an intimate duet from two longtime collaborators, in the city's finest listening room.
Quinnipiac vs. Dartmouth and Harvard, Men's Ice Hockey
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:00 PM and Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 PM · M&T Bank Arena, Hamden, CT · Tickets via Quinnipiac Athletics
The No. 5 Bobcats host No. 11 Dartmouth on Friday and Harvard on Saturday in ECAC play. Two nights of the region's best college hockey.
Yale vs. Princeton, Football
Sat, Nov 14 · Kickoff time on official page · Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT · Tickets via Yale Athletics
Senior Day and the last home game of the season in one of college football's oldest rivalries, a week before The Game at Fenway Park.
Watch Me Walk
Opens Sat, Nov 14 · Performance times on official page · Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT · 100 minutes, no intermission
Anne Gridley's biting, very funny solo play about disability and family mythologies, in Soho Rep's acclaimed production directed by Eric Ting. Contains strong language and strobe effects. Through Dec 5.
John Constable: The Landscape Reimagined
Fri–Sat, Nov 13–14 · 10:00 AM–5:00 PM · Sun, Nov 15 · 11:00 AM–5:00 PM · Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT · Free
Constable's cloud studies and two of his monumental six-footers, including Hadleigh Castle, in the only major US show for his 250th anniversary.
Built for the first cold weekend: the Off Balance 992 Script sherpa in Desert Dust.
Sports
Jets vs. Buffalo Bills
Sun, Nov 15 · 1:00 PM · MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ · Tickets via team
An AFC East Sunday in the Meadowlands, the Jets' only home game of the month.
Car Shows & Meets
Cars & Coffee Darien: 2026 Cannonball Run Reunion
Sat, Nov 14 · From 6:30 AM · Goodwives Shopping Center, Darien, CT · $20–$30
The fourth annual gathering in honor of the original cross-country outlaw run, and the season's last word from one of Connecticut's best meets. Any year, any make.
Early start on the Hudson: the Tomorrow Came Early tee under a camel coat.
Comedy
Ilana Glazer Live!
Fri, Nov 13 · 6:45 PM · Beacon Theatre, New York, NY · See official page
The Broad City co-creator on the Upper West Side's handsomest stage, part of the festival's closing weekend.
Daniel Sloss: Bitter
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 PM · Beacon Theatre, New York, NY · See official page
Scotland's sharpest export brings his 13th solo hour to the Beacon. The festival expects it to sell out.
Mojo Brookzz: Outta Pocket Comedy Tour
Sun, Nov 15 · 6:30 PM and 9:30 PM · Beacon Theatre, New York, NY · See official page
One of Variety's 10 Comics to Watch closes out the New York Comedy Festival with two Sunday shows.
Theater & Plays
Other Desert Cities
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:00 PM · Sat, Nov 14 · 2:00 PM · full schedule on official page · Hudson Theatre, New York, NY · Ages 12+
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Joe Keery and Lily Rabe in Jon Robin Baitz's family reckoning. Through Jan 17.
Bear Grease: The Musical
Fri–Sat, Nov 13–14 · 8:00 PM · Great Cedar Showroom, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT · See official page
An all-Indigenous, hip-hop-charged take on Grease, with powwow beats and plenty of laughs. Book dinner on property and make a night of it.
Performing Arts
Tosca in Concert: New York Philharmonic with Gustavo Dudamel
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:30 PM · Sun, Nov 15 · 2:00 PM · Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium, New York, NY · See official page
Marina Rebeka, Jonas Kaufmann and Ludovic Tézier, all in their Philharmonic debuts, launch a new opera-in-concert series. Our Feature ends here.
Gregory Porter with Madeleine Peyroux & Catherine Russell
Fri, Nov 13 · 8:00 PM · Prudential Hall, NJPAC, Newark, NJ · See official page
Ten years of Take Me to the Alley, with two exceptional singers alongside, at the TD James Moody Jazz Festival.
Jesse Cook
Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 PM · Victoria Theater, NJPAC, Newark, NJ · See official page
Flamenco, samba and jazz from the master of the Spanish guitar, in NJPAC's more intimate room.
Bruce Hornsby with Christian McBride: One on One
Sun, Nov 15 · 3:00 PM · Victoria Theater, NJPAC, Newark, NJ · See official page
Two Grammy winners jam and talk about life and music, in celebration of Hornsby's new album, Indigo Park.
Goose
Fri–Sat, Nov 13–14 · 7:00 PM · Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT · See official page
Two nights from the improvising rock band at the casino's arena, each with its own long, unpredictable set.
Before the late set: the Crown Spectrum tee in vintage white.
Museums & Exhibitions
Roy Lichtenstein: Like New and Free Friday Night
Fri, Nov 13 · Free 5:00–10:00 PM · Sat–Sun · 10:30 AM–6:00 PM · Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY · Adults $30 otherwise
Pop's great draftsman on the Hudson, with The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans also on view. Free for everyone on Friday evening.
Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous
Fri–Sun, Nov 13–15 · Hours on official page · The Met Fifth Avenue, New York, NY · Free with Museum admission
More than 120 works tracing art's most consequential marriage, the first major New York show for either artist in two decades. Through Jan 31.
The Studio Museum in Harlem
Fri, Nov 13 · 11:00 AM–9:00 PM · Sat–Sun · 11:00 AM–6:00 PM · New York, NY · Suggested $16 · Free on Sunday
The home of artists of African descent on 125th Street, free to all every Sunday. Our Feature starts here.
Members' Deals
Other Desert Cities. $49 digital lottery through Lucky Seat (weekend entries close 10:30 AM Friday) and $49 digital rush on TodayTix from 9:00 AM on the day; two tickets maximum, seats may be partial view. Details →
NJPAC. TD cardholders save 20% on Bruce Hornsby with Christian McBride, up to eight tickets; enter the first six digits of your TD card as the offer passcode on the Ticketmaster page. Details →
NJPAC TD VIP Lounge. At Gregory Porter, TD cardholders, NJPAC Members and Business Partners get a free drink and light fare in the Ryan Gallery from 7:00 PM. Details →
Whitney Museum of American Art. Free Friday night, 5:00 to 10:00 PM, and free every day for visitors 25 and under. Details →
Studio Museum in Harlem. Studio Sundays: free admission for all, every Sunday; book tickets in advance. Details →
Yale Center for British Art. Free admission, every day it is open. Details →
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