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Sunday · Nov 8, 2026

8 events shown on this page

  1. Green-Wood's Greatest Hits

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  2. Central Park Tour: 'The Women in Central Park'

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    NY
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Transit Walk-Deep Dive: Journey on the J from Fulton Center to Broadway Junction

    By New York Transit Museum
    Off-Site

  4. Exploring the Grand Apartments of the Upper West Side

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Midtown Architecture and History Tour: From Pre-War to Art Deco to Modern

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    455 5th Ave, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem

  6. Tween Primes

    By National Museum of Mathematics · with Elwyn Berlekamp and Dr. Tiago Hirth
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  1. Catch the Colors: Fall at Green-Wood

    By The Green-Wood Cemetery

  2. Practical Philosophy Meetup

    By Practical Philosophy Club - New YorkFree
    Olympic Tower Atrium, Manhattan
    Free
Open Sunday, 2026-11-08

Monday · Nov 9, 2026

10 events shown on this page

  1. Practical Ethics: A Time to Be Born and a Time to Die

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

  2. Say Yes to Science with Dr. Carol Portlock

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details

  3. Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds

    By The Explorers Club · with Scott SolomonTicketed
    Explorers Club Headquarters
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. CBH Talk | Rebuilding American Democracy: The Path to a Functioning Government

    By Center for Brooklyn History · with K. Sabeel Rahman
    Center for Brooklyn History
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Oil Pastels for Beginners

    With Akshara Bangalore
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Fun by Design

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Urban Garden Design (blended)

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Introduction to Gouache Painting

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery

  3. Book Launch: Junior Architects

    By Van Alen InstituteFree
    Van Alen Institute, Brooklyn
    Free

  4. Anime, Justice & Morality: Are the Villains the Heroes?

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Broadway Comedy Club, Manhattan
Open Monday, 2026-11-09

Tuesday · Nov 10, 2026

15 events shown on this page

  1. An Evening from the Queer Songbook: A Conversation with Taylor Mac and Matt Ray

    By BAM · with Taylor Mac and Matt Ray

  2. Life & Debt: 25th Anniversary

    By BAM

  3. Biochemistry Seminar

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Forchheimer Medical Science Building - 3rd Floor Lecture Hall
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Your Science in 3D

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Forchheimer Medical Science Building
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Mongolian Calligraphy Workshop

    By Brooklyn College
    West Quad Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Staff and Faculty Creative Lunch: Collagraph Printmaking

    By Baruch College
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Designing Organizations for Social Impact

    By Baruch College · with Dana Brakman ReiserFree
    BAR01 - B-14-270
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Ink & Drink

    With Robin AguirreFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Fire and Clay: How Bricks Reveal the Hidden History of Chicago

    By The Skyscraper Museum · with Will QuamFree
    The Skyscraper Museum
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  10. Priyanka Mattoo's "How to Be Less Useful" with Jessica Grose

    By Book Club BarFree
    Book Club Bar - East Village, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem

  11. Hollywood Crime Scene

    By Caveat · with Rachel Fisher and Desi Jedeikin
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Upper West Side Action Group: Mid-Term Victory Party

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor), Manhattan

  2. The Wisdom Bar: How to Not Quit Your Favorite Thing: A Comedian's Guide

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    Flop House Comedy Club, Brooklyn

  3. The Olympics that Weren't: NYC's Bid for the 2012 Games (Part 1)

    By Brooklyn BraineryTicketed
    Brooklyn Brainery

  4. Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa: Henry Wolf Chair in Photography Artist Talk

    By The Cooper Union
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-10

Wednesday · Nov 11, 2026

13 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. Dr. David George Haskell

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

  6. Skirball Salon: Ilya Kaminsky & Katie Farris

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan

  7. Peer Revue

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

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

    By Book Club BarTicketed
    Book Club Bar - East Village, Manhattan
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  1. Detours, Constellations, and Failure: Researching…

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

  2. Mitochondrial Health and Healthspan: Brain Metabolism and Bioenergetics

    By The New York Academy of Sciences

  3. Annual Veterans' Day Ceremony

    By Intrepid Museum
    Intrepid Museum, Manhattan

  4. MathPlay for 4’s

    By National Museum of Mathematics

  5. 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

20 events shown on this page

  1. Creativity Social: Writing through art

    By Baruch College
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Harman Reading with Sarah M. Broom

    By Baruch College
    BAR01 - H-750
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Art and AgriCulture

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

  4. Stephanie Dinkins: Anchoring Home Member's Preview

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

  5. Starting Seeds for Community Self-Sufficiency

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

  6. Lectures on Tap - Common Pitfalls in Statistical Reasoning

    By Caveat · with Dr. Pascal Wallisch
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. PSA Reading Series: Rick Barot & Paisley Rekdal

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

  8. Diamonds of the Night

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

  9. 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. Simons Collaboration on New Frontiers in Superconductivity Annual Meeting

    By Simons Foundation
    Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Underground NYC Tour: Subway 101

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Exhibition on Screen: James McNeill Whistler

    By Symphony SpaceTicketed
    Symphony Space

  4. Gallery Tour

    By Bard Graduate Center
    Wave Hill

  5. Free Play

    By National Museum of MathematicsFree
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Block Printing on Textiles

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery

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

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    Bibliotheque, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By The Cooper Union
    315F

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

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

  10. Socialism in the City

    By The SpectatorTicketed

  11. Humanist Happy Hour

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Thursday, 2026-11-12

Friday · Nov 13, 2026

10 events shown on this page

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

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Mural & Mingle

    With Andrea HerradaFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Fireboats of the FDNY By David A. Rocco

    By Queens Historical Society · with David A. Rocco
    Kingsland

  6. The Earth is Flat, And Other Facts

    By Caveat · with Adam Chase, Johnathan Appel and 2 more
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn…

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    Free

  2. MathPlay for 5’s

    By National Museum of Mathematics

  3. Nighthunters: An Evening Owl Adventure

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

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

    By noblemaritime.org
    Noble Maritime Collection, Staten Island
Open Friday, 2026-11-13

Saturday · Nov 14, 2026

15 events shown on this page

  1. Shirley Chisholm State Park and Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

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

  2. Sea Stories

    By The Explorers Club
    The Explorers Club

  3. Mindfulness in the Galleries: Ikebana

    By The Noguchi Museum · with Anjie Cho
    The Noguchi Museum

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

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Technologies of Power

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

  6. Hamlet by William Shakespeare

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

  7. Working Conditions

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

  8. Fuzzy Friends: A Needle Felting Workshop

    With Andrea HerradaTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Stephanie Dinkins: Anchoring Home

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

  10. Modern Whitney

    By Caveat
    Caveat, Manhattan

  11. Cool Little Objects For The Home

    With Joe TroxlerTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. The Space Behind the Face: Life Stories

    By BAM · with Robert Wilson

  2. Floral Bundle Dyeing

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery

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

    Sonderling Center – Brentwood High School
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Big Apple Knitters Guild

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Social Hall (Lower Level), Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Saturday, 2026-11-14

Sunday · Nov 15, 2026

9 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

  4. Audre Lorde Legacy Walk

    Free
    Forest Avenue and Silver Lake Park Road (in Silver Lake Park)
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Create Yourself Calm: Art As Spiritual Medicine

    With Jessie
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Look Up The Hidden History of NYC's Wooden Water Towers

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Poetry Today Book Club: "Trilce" by César Vallejo

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

  8. The Grand Central Park Tour with Hiking and History

    By Exploring NYC History and NeighborhoodsFree
    Christopher Columbus Statue, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem
Show 1 more on Sunday · rated lower

  1. Free Play

    By National Museum of MathematicsFree
    Free
Open Sunday, 2026-11-15
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