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Monday · Nov 2, 2026

12 events shown on this page
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    Metropolitan Museum of Art-Featured Painter Shares His New Monograph

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free
  2. · Starts in 54 min

    La Moskitia: Honduras’ Last Marine Frontier

    By The Explorers ClubTicketed
    Explorers Club Headquarters
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  3. · Starts in 1h 24m

    My Name is Stramer

    By Center for Jewish History · with Mikolaj Lozinski and Irena Grudzinska GrossFree
    FreeHidden gem
  4. · Starts in 1h 24m

    Book Launch: YOU'RE NO BETTER by Andrew Joseph White

    Free
    Leonard Library
    Free
  5. · Starts in 1h 24m

    Cold Process Soap Making for Beginners

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn
  6. · Starts in 1h 24m

    Legacy of the Frick Family

    With Axel Rüger
    The Frick Collection
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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    Pneuhaus: Building with Air

    With August Lehrecke
    Harvard University Graduate School of Design
  8. · Starts in 1h 54m

    Multiwavelength Astronomy

    Ticketed
    Zoom
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details
  9. · Starts in 1h 54m

    Visionary Sci-Fi Novel and a Blockbuster Actor

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. · Starts in 1h 54m

    Thalia Book Club: Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey

    By Symphony SpaceTicketed
    Symphony Space
  11. · Starts in 2h 24m

    Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet in Conversation

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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    Reading Rhythms

    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Monday, 2026-11-02

Tuesday · Nov 3, 2026

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

    Free
    W xyz Lounge @ Aloft Harlem Hotel
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  2. PhDs & Pints: The Science of Being You

    Sugar Mouse NYC, Manhattan
  3. Hand Building With Clay for Beginners

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

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

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

    Art Barrio, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  7. Absorption

    With Nivia Hernandez, Daniel Anthony Vasquez and 1 more
    TSA
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  8. Launch Electron / The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9)

    Launch Complex 1, ~39°S, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  9. Election Day School Holiday in Prospect Park

    Free
    Prospect Park Audubon Center
    Free
  10. Poetry Circle

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  11. Michael Crickmore: Dopamine, the Governor, and the pace of behavioral sequences

    With Michael Crickmore
    Bryan Research 103
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  12. Fall Discovery Days

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    Discovery Garden
  13. Play Date at NMNH: Animal Spotlight - Bison

    Free
    Natural History Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  14. Smooth counterexample to Caratheodory conjecture

    With Micah Warren
    Warren Weaver Hall 1314
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  15. Solar System Tour

    Cradle of Aviation Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  16. Urban Portrait Photography Walk with Professional Models

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free
  17. Local Noon in the Gottlieb Transit Corridor

    Free
    Gottlieb Transit Corridor
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  18. Chemistry and Chemistry Education in the Emergence of Sustainability: A Systems Approach

    With Prof. Peter Mahaffy
    French Family Science Center 2237
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  19. Pumpkin Smash

    By Brooklyn College
    Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  20. Slash/Back (2022): Inuit Sci-Fi Film

    Free
    58th Street Library, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  21. Multi-State Mechanocatalysis: Modulating Transition Metal Reactivity with Force

    FFSC 1243
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  22. Creative Aging: The Joy of Creating

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

  24. The Steel Man

    Ticketed
    59E59 Theaters
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  25. Theater Workshop

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

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  28. The Thermodynamics of Living Organization

    With Nikta Fakhri, Ph.D.
    CARSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM (CRC)
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  29. Intro to Linocut

    With MICHELE GODWINTicketed
    EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Manhattan
  30. AIMLC Meetup: Did AI Break the Navier-Stokes Equations?

    11 W 19th St, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  31. Kill Your Stage Fright

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free
  39. Lectures on Tap - "Planets Beyond the Sun: A Galactic Tour"

    By Lectures on TapTicketed
    SoHo, Manhattan
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. We Live in Public Launch Party and Book Release | Los Angeles

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeHidden gem
  44. The New York Groove Live w/New York Metro Weather

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
  45. Documentary Screening: “58th”

    With Carl Joseph E. Papa
    Hidden gem
  46. Astronomy on Tap Montreal – Aliens & Black Holes: Mysteries of the Universe

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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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. American Museum of Natural History

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  5. AIA Tri-State Conference

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

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

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

    Central Library, Teen Tech Center
  9. Teen Tuesdays

    Free
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. 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

32 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. Lectures on Tap - “Math & Scandal: The Man Who ‘Stole’ Infinity”

    SoHo, Manhattan
  4. Hands On Teachers and Students Show

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

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

    36 E Broadway, Manhattan
  7. 8th Summit for Space Sustainability

    Brasília, Brazil
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  8. What is an Individualized Education Program (IEP) For Families of School-Age Students?

  9. Storytime Studio: Let’s Head Outside

    Free
    Hirshhorn Museum
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. Bird and Nature Walk: Fresh Kills - North Park

    By Staten Island MuseumFree
    Freshkills North Park, Staten Island
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  11. Discover the History & Design of One of New York's Most Unique Parks

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  12. Neuroscience Seminar Series: Dr. Sabine Kastner

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    The Bronx
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  13. Free-Form Watercolor Paint & Sip

    Free
    58th Street Library, Manhattan
    Free
  14. Local Noon in the Gottlieb Transit Corridor

    Free
    Gottlieb Transit Corridor
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  15. The Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies – Book talk with Prof. Seth Schwartz

    With Seth Schwartz
    Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies
  16. Camille Donoho: Connectomics-derived functional predictions in the Drosophila visual system

    With Camille Donoho
    Bryan Research 103
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  17. New York City Hall Guided Tour

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeHidden gem
  18. The Unusual Type II SN 2018ivc: Hints of a Binary Progenitor and a Young Pulsar Wind Nebula

    With Annika Deutsch
    622 Space Sciences Building
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  19. Creative Aging: Transforming Paper into Art

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

    With Dave Johnson
    Clarendon, Meeting Room
  21. PCB | Wang: Molecular Basis of Transcription and Transcription-coupled Repair

    With Dong Wang, PhD
    Nanaline Duke 147
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  22. Laser Cut Pins

    Cambria Heights, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  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. American Museum of Natural History

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  5. Gingerbread NYC Daytime Member Hours

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

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
  7. An OTNT Pop-Up

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

    Pearl Street Library
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  9. Amazon Free Afternoons

    Free
    Museum & Science Center
    Free
  10. After-School Kids Art Studio

    By Museum of the City of New York
    Museum of the City of New York
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-04
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