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Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

73 events shown on this page
  1. Discover the History & Design of One of New York's Most Unique Parks

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

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

    With Seth Schwartz
    Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies
  4. Learn to Juggle in the Park

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free
  5. New York City Hall Guided Tour

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeHidden gem
  6. Chronic Skin Inflammation - Lessons Learned from Eczema and Cutaneous Lymphomas

    With Patrick Brunner, M.D., MSc
    CARSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM (CRC)
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  7. Wellness Wednesday

    With Aparna SadanandaFree
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  8. Creative Aging: Transforming Paper into Art

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

    With Dave Johnson
    Clarendon, Meeting Room
  10. Nutrition Clinic Grand Opening

    By Brooklyn College
    West Quad Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  11. Laser Cut Pins

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

    Studio Museum in Harlem, Manhattan
  13. Gallery Talks

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

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  16. Aspects of Aging: Aging in Place and Dying at Home: What Does it Take?

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Adler Study (514), Manhattan
  17. Teen Time: Book Discussion Group

    Bay Ridge Library, Meeting Room
  18. Arts, Culture & Fun: BE BOLD - Ballet Programming

    Free
    Williamsbridge Oval, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  19. Gallery Talks

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

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

    With Andrea Conte
    Rubenstein Library Carpenter Conference Room 249
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  22. Masterclass: Mark Kroll, harpsichord

    By Brooklyn College
    Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts
  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. Making Music from Our Surroundings

    Central Library, Info Commons, Room 4
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  26. Methods of Measurement: Health, Safety, Welfare in Architecture and Happy Hour

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

    By Albertine · with Gaël Faye and Peter Godwin
    Albertine, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  28. First Wednesdays Open Mic

    With Kevin Crane
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  29. Tith Kanitha: ស្ដាប់មិនជាក់ កុំអាលញាក់ចិញ្ចើម

  30. After-Hours Conservation Lab Tour

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

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab
  32. Paul Taylor Dance Company 2026 Season

    Ticketed
    Jazz at Lincoln Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  33. Intro to Fabric Painting

    Park Slope Brainery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  34. 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
  35. Skirball Salon: On Butoh

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan
  36. Oil Paint Stick Monotype

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Poster House
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  44. The Boathouse Jam: Winter Edition

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, Brooklyn
  45. Gender in Motion: Bijayini Satpathy and Sophiline Cheam Shapiro

    With Bijayini Satpathy and Sophiline Cheam-ShapiroTicketed
    Asia Society, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  46. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture

    With Matthew Zajic, PhD, Erica Musser, PhD, ABPP and 1 moreFree
    Jerome L. Greene Science Center, Manhattan
    Free
  47. 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
  48. Santos Bravos: Dual — Behind the Music

    The Paley Museum
  49. Multidimensional artist discusses the work of pioneer in minimalist art space

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  50. CBH Talk | Armed Objects: Weapons, Ornamentation, and the Museum

    By Center for Brooklyn History · with Michelle Millar Fisher, Lola Page and 2 more
    Center for Brooklyn History
  51. Raise Your Voice: Curator-Led Tour

    Free
    Museum of the City of New York, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  52. Parnassus Books: Conversation with Katie Garaby

    With Melissa R. Collings and Katie GarabyFree
    Parnassus Books
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  53. The New York Philosophy Club

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor), Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  54. Author Talk: The Black Madonna with Dr. Christena Cleveland

    By cafeconlibrosbk.com · with Dr. Christena ClevelandTicketed
    Cafe con Libros, Brooklyn
  55. Emerging Photographers Share Their Work of Self-Discovery

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free
  56. Great Literature Discussions: The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
  57. Doctors Without Boundaries

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
  58. Basic Mending Skillz

    With Andrea HerradaTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  59. Francisca Valenzuela

  60. 54 Sings Queen

    Ticketed
    54 Below
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. An OTNT Pop-Up

    By partiful.comFree
    21 Spring Street, SoHo, NYC
    Free
  2. Discovery Sing-Along with Sabrina Chap

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden · with Sabrina Chap
  3. Pearl Street Matinee

    Pearl Street Library
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  4. Jasmine's Caribbean Cuisine 6th Anniversary

    Jasmine's Caribbean Cuisine
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  5. Zumba Rhythms Workout in the Park

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  6. Quiet Reading Meet Up

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

    Brooklyn Creative Reuse
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  8. Monthly Community Song Sharing

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
  9. Wednesday Weekly Meditation Gathering – Astoria Love FEC

    Astoria Love Family Enrichment Center, Queens
  10. English Country Dance

    Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  11. Blue October

    Palladium Times Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  12. "First Famous Christmas" by Carrie Wittmer with Caroline Moss

    By Book Club BarTicketed
    Book Club Bar - East Village, Manhattan
  13. Alan Buko Request Show

    Haswell Green's, Hell's Kitchen
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-04

Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

27 events shown on this page
  1. Michelle Branch at Beacon Theatre

    Beacon Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  2. New York Fashion at PS1, 1980–1984

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  3. Music Industry 101, Session 2: Recordings & Label Deals

    With Pablo Max
  4. Ut saltatio pictura: The Challenge of "Imitative" Theatrical Dance in 18th-Century France

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  5. Memento Mori in NYC

    RESOBOX, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  6. Chair Yoga for Adults

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free
  7. Rudy Francisco Live in New York

    Rodney's, Manhattan
  8. Mussorgsky’s Pictures from Exhibition

    Steinway Hall, Manhattan
  9. Nobody’s Dummy

    With Sophie Becker, Sarah Rebecca Kessler and 1 more
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. Sketching & Bookbinding Workshop

    Liz's Book Bar, Brooklyn
  11. Masao Gozu: Windows and Bars

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  12. Houdini's Library

    The Grolier Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  13. Zeng Fanzhi

    Hauser & Wirth
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 14 more on Thursday · rated lower
  1. Sip a Broadway-inspired cocktail at Bowtie Bar

    Bowtie Bar
  2. Slumber Party

    Brooklyn Comedy Collective, Brooklyn
  3. Bodies in Bloom: A Life Drawing Event

    Studio Sabek, Brooklyn
  4. Hemodialysis Candidate Education Assessment

    300 Jay St fl 2 room g206, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  5. Fitness with Kelly at Gotham Park

    Gotham Park, Manhattan
  6. STC: School of Rock

    Murray Kahn Theater, Manhattan
  7. Deerhoof, Mercy, My Trio

    Elsewhere - The Hall, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  8. Winternights: An Evening of Golden Light and Quiet Ritual

    153 Bowery, Manhattan
  9. Hard Art

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. Gallery Tour

    By Bard Graduate Center
  11. Reggaeton Bar in Manhattan Party at San Antonios, Latin Thursday Night

    San Antonios, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  12. Perreo Thursdays

    The Delancey, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  13. Love Thursdays: The Ultimate R&B Experience

    Abyss Lounge, Brooklyn
  14. Tokyo Kanpai Boys Live Show

    High Line Comedy Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Thursday, 2026-11-05
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