UWS Weekend: Great Things to Do in (and Around) the Neighborhood

By Tracy Zwick

August 21st through 23rd

Watch “Mamma Mia” Outdoors: Saturday, August 22nd at 8 p.m.; Amsterdam Avenue between West 110th and 111th streets; free

Watch this 2008 musical film featuring the songs of ABBA, and starring Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgårdfor for free and outdoors this Saturday night. It’s happening as part of Uptown Film Center’s summer pop-up series “Tales of Summer,” presented in partnership with the Columbus/Amsterdam BID, and West 111th Street Block Association.

Get Ready for the US Open and see the Savannah Bananas this Sunday! Free, but if you’re over 18, you need to register for a US Open Fan Access Pass

The best three weeks of summer are upon us, and though the action’s in Queens, it’s an easy commute from the UWS – just a quick transfer to the 7 at 42nd Street, and, boom, you’re there.

The fun starts this Sunday, August 23rd, with Arthur Ashe Kids Day, a festival of free tennis-related activities and games, plus the Savannah Bananas. You can take this weekend to plan your next three weeks of US Open-related fun, much of it free. Check out WSR’s 2026 Guide to the U.S. Open for details and tips.

See “All My Sons” Live at Symphony Space: Sunday, August 23rd at 6 p.m.; Symphony Space Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater at Broadway and West 95th Street; tickets start at $22

Bryan Cranston in an Arthur Miller classic directed by Ivo van Hove for $22 to $25 at Symphony Space sounds like a good deal to me! You can catch a recorded version of the 2026 West End production on Sunday at 6 p.m. as part of SS’s “National Theater Live” programming. Running time is 135 minutes.

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