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Tuesday · Nov 3, 2026

39 events shown on this page
  1. Live @ Aloft Series, featuring art by Symplee Tufts

    Free
    W xyz Lounge @ Aloft Harlem Hotel
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  2. Hand Building With Clay for Beginners

    Children's Art Carnival
  3. The Museum as Test Bed: Ann Neumann Building for Ideas That Don't Exist Yet

    The National Arts Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  4. AIANY Committee on Residential Architecture Meeting

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture
    CancelledUnconfirmed
    CancelledUnconfirmed
  5. Earth & Art: Hand-Built Pottery with Juniper Foster

    Art Barrio, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  6. Absorption

    With Nivia Hernandez, Daniel Anthony Vasquez and 1 more
    TSA
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  7. Poetry Circle

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  8. Play Date at NMNH: Animal Spotlight - Bison

    Free
    Natural History Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  9. Urban Portrait Photography Walk with Professional Models

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free
  10. Slash/Back (2022): Inuit Sci-Fi Film

    Free
    58th Street Library, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  11. Creative Aging: The Joy of Creating

    Fort Hamilton, Meeting Room
    CancelledUnconfirmed
    CancelledUnconfirmed
  12. Arts & Minds Gallery Conversation

  13. The Steel Man

    Ticketed
    59E59 Theaters
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  14. Theater Workshop

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  15. Meet the Author: Sarah Feingold reading T is for Traffic Cone

    With Sarah Feingold
    Clinton Hill, Meeting Room
  16. Multidisciplinary Artist Discusses His Practice & Materiality

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  17. Intro to Linocut

    With MICHELE GODWINTicketed
    EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Manhattan
  18. Kill Your Stage Fright

    With Patryk Szwichtenberg
    Library for Arts & Culture
  19. Ink & Drink

    With Robin AguirreFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  20. Rim Battal Discusses I'll Look Myself in the Eyes with Liza Tripp

    With Rim Battal and Liza Tripp
    Flatbush Library
  21. The Albertine Book Club Reads The Old Fire by Elisa Shua Dusapin

    By Albertine
    Albertine, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  22. Streetscape Photographers Discuss Their Book Blending New York History, Culinary Culture, & Interior Design

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeHidden gem
  23. Origami Group Meet-Up

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  24. Saratoga Writers' Workshop

    With Marae HartFree
    Saratoga, Meeting Room
    Free
  25. Metropolitan Museum of Art-Featured Artist Surveys His Work & Career

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free
  26. Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer Lecture Series with Pierpaolo Mittica and Adam Higginbotham

    With Pierpaolo Mittica, Adam Higginbotham and 1 more
    ICP's Library & Online, Manhattan
    Hidden gem
  27. The Diane Lewis Student Lecture Series | Manuel Bouzas: Reporting From the Field

    By The Cooper Union · with Manuel BouzasFree
    The Cooper Union, Manhattan
    FreeHidden gem
  28. We Live in Public Launch Party and Book Release | Los Angeles

    With Jennifer Blake, Rebecca Chavez and 4 more
    Stories Books & Cafe
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  29. MIT Museum Professional Shares Interactive Projects Currently in the Works

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeHidden gem
  30. Documentary Screening: “58th”

    With Carl Joseph E. Papa
    Hidden gem
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  1. Afterschool Playtime

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    Free
  2. Nail Polish Party

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  3. AIANY Design for Health Committee Meeting

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture
  4. AIA Tri-State Conference

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture
  5. FIT Undergraduate Information Session & Campus Tour

    Fashion Institute of Technology
  6. Around the World Through Your Lens

    By Brooklyn College
    West Quad
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  7. Anime Club @ Central

    Central Library, Teen Tech Center
  8. Teen Tuesdays

    Free
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  9. The Many Worlds of M.C. Escher: “Escher and the Art of Seeing Differently” with Jeffrey Price

    By National Museum of Mathematics · with Jeffrey Price
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-03

Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

52 events shown on this page
  1. 2026 Innovation Conference and Record Awards

    With Billie Tsien, Tod Williams and 7 more
    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  2. The Penguin Book of the Sonnet: 500 Years of a Classic Tradition in English

    With Phillis Levin, Jonathan Galassi and 4 more
    The New York Society Library
  3. Hands On Teachers and Students Show

    Plymouth Center for the Arts
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  4. Make and Race Your own Pinewood Car

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  5. Ikebana Wednesdays: An Evening of Contemporary Ikebana

    36 E Broadway, Manhattan
  6. What is an Individualized Education Program (IEP) For Families of School-Age Students?

  7. Storytime Studio: Let’s Head Outside

    Free
    Hirshhorn Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  8. Discover the History & Design of One of New York's Most Unique Parks

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  9. Free-Form Watercolor Paint & Sip

    Free
    58th Street Library, Manhattan
    Free
  10. The Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies – Book talk with Prof. Seth Schwartz

    With Seth Schwartz
    Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies
  11. New York City Hall Guided Tour

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeHidden gem
  12. Creative Aging: Transforming Paper into Art

    Dyker Library, Auditorium
  13. Midwood Creative Writing Group @ Clarendon w/ Dave Johnson

    With Dave Johnson
    Clarendon, Meeting Room
  14. Laser Cut Pins

    Cambria Heights, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  15. Artistic Noise: Art & Care

    Studio Museum in Harlem, Manhattan
  16. Gallery Talks

    The Frick Collection
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  17. Immigration Imagination Lab: Practice English Through Theater

    Flatbush Library
  18. Photo Walk with Hudson River Views & Historic Architecture

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  19. Teen Time: Book Discussion Group

    Bay Ridge Library, Meeting Room
  20. Gallery Talks

    The Frick Collection
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  21. Live Conversation with Winners of 2026 Humanities Prizes

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  22. Artistic Practices in Times of Ecological Crisis

    With Andrea Conte
    Rubenstein Library Carpenter Conference Room 249
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  23. At the Hearth: A Close Look at Helena Hernmarck's Tapestry

    With Susan Brown and Mae ColburnFree
    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan
    Free
  24. At the Hearth

    With Susan Brown and Mae ColburnFree
    Carnegie Library
    FreeHidden gem
  25. Methods of Measurement: Health, Safety, Welfare in Architecture and Happy Hour

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture
    Center for Architecture
  26. An Evening with Gaël Faye and Peter Godwin

    By Albertine · with Gaël Faye and Peter Godwin
    Albertine, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  27. Tith Kanitha: ស្ដាប់មិនជាក់ កុំអាលញាក់ចិញ្ចើម

  28. After-Hours Conservation Lab Tour

    Ticketed
    New-York Historical Society, Manhattan
  29. Deafula: B-Horror Movies & ASL

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab
  30. Intro to Fabric Painting

    Park Slope Brainery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  31. Book Talk: Claying Architecture, Making Machine and Material Kin

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture · with Shelby Doyle, Frank Melendez and 3 more
    Center for Architecture, Manhattan
  32. Oil Paint Stick Monotype

    With ALESSANDRO LEVATOTicketed
    EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Manhattan
  33. Listen to Your Earrings: Remaking…

    By Bard Graduate Center · with Henrietta Lidchi
    Bard Graduate Center, Manhattan
  34. Journalists Share Books on Boundary-Breaking Art & the Ongoing Fight To Defend Creative Freedom

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  35. Knit, Hook & Stitch

    With Andrea HerradaFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  36. Members-Only Tour: Center for Book Arts

    Free
    Center For Book Arts
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  37. Minds behind Storied Architecture Studio Share Their Book, JSa: Built in Mexico City

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free
  38. Intro to Fabric Painting

    By Brooklyn BraineryFree
    Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn
    Free
  39. Members-Only Tour: Center for Book Arts

    Poster House
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  40. Gender in Motion: Bijayini Satpathy and Sophiline Cheam Shapiro

    With Bijayini Satpathy and Sophiline Cheam-ShapiroTicketed
    Asia Society, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  41. It Started on Delancey Street: New York's Lower East Side in Jack Kirby's Comics

    By Center for Jewish History · with Roy Schwartz, Randolph Hoppe and 1 moreFree
    Center for Jewish History, Manhattan
    Free
Show 11 more on Wednesday · rated lower
  1. Afterschool Playtime

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  2. Storytime

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    Free
  3. AIANY Architecture for Education Committee Meeting

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture
  4. Gingerbread NYC Daytime Member Hours

    By Museum of the City of New York
    Museum of the City of New York
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  5. Fall First Discoveries

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
  6. An OTNT Pop-Up

    By partiful.comFree
    21 Spring Street, SoHo, NYC
    Free
  7. Pearl Street Matinee

    Pearl Street Library
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  8. After-School Kids Art Studio

    By Museum of the City of New York
    Museum of the City of New York
  9. Kids Explore: Divali - Words & Worlds with Ms. Geshu

    Leonard, Auditorium
  10. Quiet Reading Meet Up

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  11. BCR Craft Club

    Brooklyn Creative Reuse
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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