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Wednesday · Nov 11, 2026

19 events shown on this page

  1. Screening – Stolen Children

    By The Explorers Club · with Martyna Wojciechowska and Jowita BaranieckaTicketed
    Explorers Club Headquarters
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Recreational Mathematics

    By National Museum of Mathematics · with Dr. Tiago Hirth

  3. What can the lives of Jewish midwives reveal about Jewish communities in early modern Europe?

    By Center for Jewish History · with Jordan Katz and Iris Idelson-SheinFree
    Free

  4. Jews and American Democracy: 250 Years of Debate

    By Center for Jewish HistoryTicketed
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. A Staged Reading of 'The Dybbuk'

    By Center for Jewish HistoryFree
    FreeHidden gem

  6. Dr. David George Haskell

    By The Linnaean Society of New York
    6 East 87th St, New York City

  7. Skirball Salon: Ilya Kaminsky & Katie Farris

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan

  8. Peer Revue

    By Caveat · with Noah Guiberson, Kit Carter and 7 more
    Caveat, Manhattan

  9. Lullaby

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  10. Book Club² - "The Coin" by Yasmin Zaher

    By Book Club BarTicketed
    Book Club Bar - East Village, Manhattan

  11. Sagematch (NYCF)

    By Caveat · with Alex Burr, Jerzy Gwiazdowski and 8 more
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Detours, Constellations, and Failure: Researching…

    By Bard Graduate Center · with Antonio Sánchez-Gómez
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Now You See Me Live

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Al Hirschfeld Theatre

  3. New Faculty Orientation

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Via Zoom
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details

  4. New Faculty Orientation

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    The Faculty Club
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Mitochondrial Health and Healthspan: Brain Metabolism and Bioenergetics

    By The New York Academy of Sciences

  6. Annual Veterans' Day Ceremony

    By Intrepid Museum
    Intrepid Museum, Manhattan

  7. MathPlay for 4’s

    By National Museum of Mathematics

  8. Author Event: "My Boyfriend, the Superhero" by Kylie Cheung

    By Book Club BarFree
    Book Club Bar - Bushwick, Brooklyn
    Free
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-11

Thursday · Nov 12, 2026

31 events shown on this page

  1. BAM x Alfreda’s Cinema, ARTNoir co-present Alice Coltrane’s Eternity’s Pillar

    By BAM

  2. Creativity Social: Writing through art

    By Baruch College
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Harman Reading with Sarah M. Broom

    By Baruch College
    BAR01 - H-750
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Art and AgriCulture

    By The Horticultural Society of New York
    The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Manhattan

  5. Stephanie Dinkins: Anchoring Home Member's Preview

    By Staten Island Museum
    Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, Staten Island
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Starting Seeds for Community Self-Sufficiency

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden · with Bronzetta RiversFree
    Administration Building - Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    FreeHidden gem

  7. Lectures on Tap - Common Pitfalls in Statistical Reasoning

    By Caveat · with Dr. Pascal Wallisch
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. PSA Reading Series: Rick Barot & Paisley Rekdal

    By Poetry Society of America · with Rick Barot and Paisley Rekdal

  9. Diamonds of the Night

    By Center for Jewish History · with Jonathan Brent, Eva Lustigová and 2 moreTicketed

  10. A Staged Reading of 'The Dybbuk'

    By Center for Jewish HistoryFree
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  11. Manchester Orchestra

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Adler Hall, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Dead Centre: Deaf Republic

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan

  13. Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht & Elisabeth Hauptmann's "Happy End"

    By Kaufman Music Center

  14. Sapphic Lit Book Club: "Heap Earth Upon It" by Chloe Michelle Howarth

    By Book Club BarTicketed
    Book Club Bar - Bushwick, Brooklyn
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  1. Blue Man Group “A New Holiday Surprise”

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

  2. Simons Collaboration on New Frontiers in Superconductivity Annual Meeting

    By Simons Foundation
    Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Underground NYC Tour: Subway 101

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Exhibition on Screen: James McNeill Whistler

    By Symphony SpaceTicketed
    Symphony Space

  5. Gallery Tour

    By Bard Graduate Center
    Wave Hill

  6. Free Play

    By National Museum of MathematicsFree
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Block Printing on Textiles

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery

  8. Panel: What a Way to Make a Living

    By Van Alen InstituteFree
    Van Alen Institute, Brooklyn
    Free

  9. Queer Melville: A Secret History of America's Gay Writers

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    Bibliotheque, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Representation Lecture | Mark West: Seeing Things, Pareidolia and the Discovery of Form

    By The Cooper Union
    315F

  11. Author Talk: The City-Women with Mallorie Sievert

    By cafeconlibrosbk.com · with Mallorie SievertTicketed
    Cafe con Libros, Brooklyn

  12. Socialism in the City

    By The SpectatorTicketed

  13. Humanist Happy Hour

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Revelry: Queen Esther

    By Symphony SpaceTicketed
    Symphony Space

  15. Hot Takes Happy Hour

    By partiful.com
    Juke Bar

  16. Eiko Ishibashi

    By Pioneer WorksTicketed
    Pioneer Works

  17. Looking For Laughs

    By Caveat · with Douglas Widick and Kaila Mullady
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Thursday, 2026-11-12

Friday · Nov 13, 2026

20 events shown on this page

  1. The Secret World of Flowers: Behind-the-Scenes NYC Floral District Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Chair Yoga for Everyone

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Adler Study (514), Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Lung Cancer Awareness Month Event

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Price Center/Block Research Pavillion - Lefrak Auditorium (Room 151)

  4. Save Hostos Movement Panel Discussions

    By The Bronx County Historical Society · with Dr. Steven Payne, Dr. Lorrin Thomas and 1 more
    Hostos Research Center, Room C-130, The Bronx
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. The Gilded Age Revisited: Upper East Side Art & Architecture Tour

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Cooper Hewitt Arthur Ross Terrace & Gardens, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem

  6. Mural & Mingle

    With Andrea HerradaFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Play board games and meet cool people

    Free
    265 4th Ave, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  8. Fireboats of the FDNY By David A. Rocco

    By Queens Historical Society · with David A. Rocco
    Kingsland

  9. The Earth is Flat, And Other Facts

    By Caveat · with Adam Chase, Johnathan Appel and 2 more
    Caveat, Manhattan

  10. “And I Always Thought” – Music by Martin Bresnick

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  11. Concert - Jesse Cook Forever Live

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Adler Hall, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Not Therapy

    By Caveat · with Jules Becerra and Bec Fenn
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. CB WIP

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Forchheimer Medical Science Building – 5th Floor Lecture Hall
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. CCA Colloquium: Hagai Perets

    By Simons Foundation
    162 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor Classroom
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn…

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    Free

  4. MathPlay for 5’s

    By National Museum of Mathematics

  5. Nighthunters: An Evening Owl Adventure

    By Wave Hill · with Gabriel Willow and Ryan MandelbaumTicketed
    Wave Hill

  6. Subway Swing: A Boogie for the Ages

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn

  7. The 38th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction

    By noblemaritime.org
    Noble Maritime Collection, Staten Island

  8. Prospect Park Board Gaming Club

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Friday, 2026-11-13

Saturday · Nov 14, 2026

26 events shown on this page

  1. Reading in Italian

    By Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York · with Malina Mannarino

  2. Best of BAMkids Film Festival (Ages 6—8)

    By BAM
    BAM Brooklyn Academy of Music

  3. Shirley Chisholm State Park and Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

    By The Linnaean Society of New YorkFree
    Brooklyn & Queens
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Sea Stories

    By The Explorers Club
    The Explorers Club

  5. Mindfulness in the Galleries: Ikebana

    By The Noguchi Museum · with Anjie Cho
    The Noguchi Museum

  6. Tracing the Battle of Brooklyn: A Revolutionary War Battlefield Walk

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Family Farmacy

    By The Horticultural Society of New York
    The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Manhattan

  8. Technologies of Power

    With Ian Cheng, Aria Dean and 4 more
    New Museum Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Hamlet by William Shakespeare

    By NYC Philosophy and Psychology Readers CommunityFree
    Pier 57, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  10. Working Conditions

    With Joshua Citarella, Ajay Kurian and 2 more
    New Museum Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Fuzzy Friends: A Needle Felting Workshop

    With Andrea HerradaTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Get Work

    By Caveat · with Dan Vetrano and Nick Felton
    Caveat, Manhattan

  13. Stephanie Dinkins: Anchoring Home

    By Staten Island MuseumFree
    Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, Staten Island
    Free

  14. Modern Whitney

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan

  15. Paderewski Returns to NY

    By Kaufman Music CenterTicketed
    Merkin Concert Hall, Manhattan

  16. Cool Little Objects For The Home

    With Joe TroxlerTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. College Radio

    By Caveat · with Hattie Hayes, Jon Comulada and 7 more
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. The Space Behind the Face: Life Stories

    By BAM · with Robert Wilson

  2. Discover & Celebrate Your Inner Goddess

    By eventbrite.com
    The Chase Club at Hotel Burg

  3. 40th Annual Dementia Caregivers Conference

    By eventbrite.com
    Inova Conference Center

  4. Coding Together Mini Hackathon

    By Intrepid Museum
    Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Manhattan

  5. Floral Bundle Dyeing

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery

  6. Mobile Lab at the Brentwood STEM Carnival with NYU Langone on Long Island

    Sonderling Center – Brentwood High School
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Big Apple Knitters Guild

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Social Hall (Lower Level), Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. British Invasion

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan

  9. Fun in Moderation

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
Open Saturday, 2026-11-14

Sunday · Nov 15, 2026

4 events shown on this page

  1. Մի Գդալ Սեր | A Spoonful of Love

    By eventbrite.com
    LOOK Dine-In Cinemas Tysons at the Boro

  2. Gull ID Study at Coney Island

    By The Linnaean Society of New YorkFree
    Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Staten Island Hot Spots and Fall Migrants

    By The Linnaean Society of New YorkFree
    Staten Island
    Free
Show 1 more on Sunday · rated lower

  1. Dead Centre: Deaf Republic

    By NYU Skirball
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Sunday, 2026-11-15
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