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The U.S. Open runs from August 23 to September 13 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens. Qualifying matches kick things off, with mixed doubles, quad wheelchair matches, and men's and women's singles all rounding out the three-weeks of competition. The main draw runs from August 30 through the tournament's end. Here's the full schedule of events.

Times Square’s sprawling dining scene is heading outdoors for one enormous feast-ival. Taste of Times Square returns Wednesday, September 9, bringing more than 40 food and drink vendors, live music and Broadway performances to the Crossroads of the World. Organized by the Times Square Alliance, the annual event is one of New York City’s longest-running outdoor food festivals.

It will stretch along West 46th Street and Restaurant Row from Seventh to Ninth Avenues, plus the Broadway plazas between West 45th and 47th Streets. The four-hour feast runs from 4 to 8pm.

Participating restaurants include Becco, Carmine’s, Havana Central, Junior’s, Le Rivage, Mermaid Oyster Bar, Toloache, Tony’s Di Napoli and Virgil’s Real Barbecue. Brooklyn Chop House, Serendipity 3 and the revived Planet Hollywood are also scheduled to appear.

Admission to the festival itself is free. Most tasting portions will cost $5, with a handful priced at $10. Advance credit packages purchased through September 8 come with a 20 percent discount.

Trap meets jazz (and a whole lot of orchestral muscle) when Ryan Easter’s Trap Music Orchestra returns to The Jazz Gallery (1158 Broadway). This monthly residency features of two sets on Wednesday, September 9. Founded in 2014, the ensemble reimagines trap and hip-hop through the traditions of orchestral jazz, drawing connections between Black diasporic music and influences ranging from disco and Panamanian folk to Debussy and Earth, Wind & Fire—now that's eclecticism. There are livestream options for both the 7pm and 9pm sets. Tickets are available through The Jazz Gallery.

Jazz photography comes into focus with Jazz, Seen, a new exhibit of Steven Sussman's photos of musicians in performance at The Jazz Gallery (1158 Broadway). Celebrate the opening with Sussman himself at a reception from 5pm to 7pm on Thursday, September 10. Since he first started photographing jazz performances in 2002, Sussman's work has been as spontaneous and in-the-moment as the musicians in his photos. The free event offers a chance to see the exhibition before heading into the Gallery’s evening programming, which includes the Roy Hargrove Big Band Monthly Residency.

Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, Bryant Park will mark the anniversary with a stirring visual tribute.

On Friday, September 11, the park’s lawn will be filled with 2,753 empty chairs, one for each person killed at the World Trade Center. All of them will face south, toward the site where the Twin Towers once stood. The installation will be open from 8am to 4pm. Visitors can walk among the chairs, write notes of remembrance and place carnations on the empty seats. Then, a free memorial concert from the American Symphony Orchestra will be held on the lawn from 7 to 8:15pm as part of Bryant Park’s Picnic Performances series.

No ticket or reservation is required for the concert. Just bring a blanket, find a place on the lawn and settle in for the performance. A livestream will also be available for anyone unable to attend in person.

Mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with an evening of remembrance at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. On Friday, September 11, from 6:30 to 8:30pm, the Morningside Heights cathedral will screen director J.B. Savey's documentary 9/11: Reclaiming Ground Zero, which explores the decision-making process behind the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site. AmericaSpeaks founder Dr. Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer will introduce the film. The event is free, but an RSVP is required.

Twenty-five years after 9/11, who gets to shape the way we remember? 11Reflections: NYC explores that question for two performances at HERE Arts Center on September 11 and 12. Created and directed by Andrea Assaf, the multidisciplinary work combines spoken word, poetry, music, testimony and video to explore the lasting impact of 9/11, including the years of war that followed, centering Middle Eastern, North African and South West Asian artists and other voices often left out of the national conversation. Each 90-minute performance is followed by a community dialogue with the creative team.

The event begins at 7:30pm both evenings, and costs $30 per standard ticket. Other pricing options are available on the HERE site.

Sean Ross and Evan Ross Katz's Survivor deep dive podcast gets the live-show treatment September 12 with Drop Your Buffs: The Live Show!, a night of chaos, strategy and fan-fueled fun. Expect VIP guests, behind-the-scenes stories and plenty of the backstabbing, alliances and questionable decisions that make watching strangers compete for their lives—from the comfort of your couch—so satisfying. Plus, you'll experience the IRL energy that comes from listening to the ever-compelling banter between the two hosts.

Join the fun at the SVA Theater at 7:30pm—general admission will get you first come, first served seating; VIP grants you early entry and a pre-show meet and greet with the hosts at 6pm. And keep the festivities going with the afterparty starting at 10pm at The Dickens.

One stretch of Rockaway Beach is about to become a sprawling (and extremely temporary) outdoor art gallery. Creative Time is reviving its Sandcastle Competition on Sunday, September 13, marking the first edition of the event since 2013. From 1pm to 4pm, a lineup of contemporary artists will descend on the shoreline at Beach 108th Street to transform ordinary sand into elaborate sculptures in front of spectators.

Participating artists include Anthony Akinbola, Dean Millien, Rachel Rossin and Gabriela Ruiz, along with artistic duos Marianna Simnett and Eliza Douglas and Chiffon Thomas and Victoria Martinez. Canal Street Research Association will also compete. Their work will be assessed by a judging panel of professionals.

After a winner is crowned, the celebration will continue at The Rockaway Hotel. A ticketed Sandcastles Benefit Bash will run from 5pm to 7pm, with music from DJ Maya Margarita. Proceeds will support Creative Time’s artist-led public projects.

Bed-Stuy is getting seven straight days of dance, drumming, wellness and live performance when the Art Is Alive Festival returns for its 10th anniversary.

Presented by the Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation—which is marking its own 25th anniversary—the free festival will run from Sunday, September 13, through Saturday, September 19, at Asase Yaa School of the Arts, located on MacDonough Street between Malcolm X Boulevard and Patchen Avenue. This year’s theme, “Rooted 10 Years Deep,” pays tribute to the residents, families, artists and cultural leaders who have helped sustain the event over the past decade.

Programming includes free 90-minute classes spanning West African and Caribbean dance, percussion and wellness. The entire week builds toward the festival’s second annual block party, which will take over the neighborhood from noon to 7pm on Saturday, September 19.