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Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

80 events shown on this page
  1. Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue Tour

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  2. Grand Central Terminal

    With MAS DocentTicketed
  3. Local Noon in the Gottlieb Transit Corridor

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

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

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeHidden gem
  7. 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
  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. Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  11. PCB | Wang: Molecular Basis of Transcription and Transcription-coupled Repair

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

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

    Studio Museum in Harlem, Manhattan
  14. Gallery Talks

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

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  17. Math in Bloom: Fibonacci Stepping Stone Creation

    Queens Botanical Garden
  18. The Invention of Park Avenue

    By The Skyscraper Museum · with Carol WillisFree
    The Skyscraper Museum, Manhattan
    Free
  19. Teen Time: Book Discussion Group

    Bay Ridge Library, Meeting Room
  20. Library Lab: Oobleck

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free
  21. Math Encounters

    By National Museum of Mathematics · with Skip GaribaldiFree
    National Museum of Mathematics
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  22. Gallery Talks

    The Frick Collection
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  23. Here’s Johnny: A Salute to NBC Icon Johnny Carson with Mark Malkoff

    With Mark Malkoff
    The Paley Museum
  24. Live Conversation with Winners of 2026 Humanities Prizes

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

    With Andrea Conte
    Rubenstein Library Carpenter Conference Room 249
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  26. Ancient Nubia: Reframing Power Dynamics in the Nile Valley

    UNCG Greensboro
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  27. At the Hearth: A Close Look at Helena Hernmarck's Tapestry

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

    With Susan Brown and Mae ColburnFree
    Carnegie Library
    FreeHidden gem
  29. Cursing, Curing, Creating: The Culture of Magic in Ancient Egypt

    With Foy ScalfFree
    ISAW lecture hall
    Free
  30. Thousands of Years, Thousands of Stories: Five Years of Excavations at Gird-I Matrab

    Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus
    Hidden gem
  31. Methods of Measurement: Health, Safety, Welfare in Architecture and Happy Hour

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

    By Albertine · with Gaël Faye and Peter Godwin
    Albertine, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  33. In the Wake of Abuse: Hilda O. vs. The State of New York

    Columbia University, Casa Hispanica
  34. Tith Kanitha: ស្ដាប់មិនជាក់ កុំអាលញាក់ចិញ្ចើម

  35. After-Hours Conservation Lab Tour

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

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

    Park Slope Brainery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  38. 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
  39. Sorority FOCUS

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  40. Oil Paint Stick Monotype

    With ALESSANDRO LEVATOTicketed
    EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Manhattan
  41. Beyond Dreamers: Undocumented Youth Imagining Futures

    CUNY Graduate Center, Skylight Lounge
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  42. Listen to Your Earrings: Remaking…

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

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

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

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free
  47. Gut Feelings: How Our Nervous and Immune Systems Communicate

    With Daniel MucidaFree
    Simons Foundation, Manhattan
    Free
  48. Intro to Fabric Painting

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

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

    With Bijayini Satpathy and Sophiline Cheam-ShapiroTicketed
    Asia Society, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  51. 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
  52. Multidimensional artist discusses the work of pioneer in minimalist art space

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  53. Psychedelics & Creativity in a Quantum World: Neuroscience

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    The Velvet, Brooklyn
  54. 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
  55. Raise Your Voice: Curator-Led Tour

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

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

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor), Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  58. Advantage Play: Can You Beat the Lottery?

    With Skip GaribaldiFree
    National Museum of Mathematics [MoMath]
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  59. Author Talk: The Black Madonna with Dr. Christena Cleveland

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

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

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
  62. SciCafe: Ticked Off

    With Ashley KennedyFree
    American Museum of Natural History, Cullman Hall of the Universe
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  63. Basic Mending Skillz

    With Andrea HerradaTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  64. Ethical-izing Holiday Celebrations Workshop Series

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  65. November AIA Archaeology Hour with Joe Bagley: An Archaeology of the Battle of Bunker Hill

    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  66. Tourism in Southeast Asia: Social and Environmental Challenges

    With Ayu Larassanti, Dr. Pham Hong Long and 2 more
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  1. Pearl Street Matinee

    Pearl Street Library
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  2. Amazon Free Afternoons

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

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

    Leonard, Auditorium
  5. Mountain Hawk Birding GBM

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  6. Late-Night Wednesdays

    By Museum of the City of New YorkFree
    Museum of the City of New York
    Free
  7. Quiet Reading Meet Up

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  8. Plant Propagation

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
  9. BCR Craft Club

    Brooklyn Creative Reuse
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. Body Snatching: The Dark Secret Behind Modern Medicine

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Broadway Comedy Club, Manhattan
  11. Housing & Block Association Committee

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  12. Vets Town Hall

    Cradle of Aviation Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  13. BVS’ Biotech Community Event

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  14. "First Famous Christmas" by Carrie Wittmer with Caroline Moss

    By Book Club BarTicketed
    Book Club Bar - East Village, Manhattan
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-04

Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

20 events shown on this page
  1. Bad Art Club: Clay

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free
  2. New York Fashion at PS1, 1980–1984

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  3. George Washington Talk with Jill Vaum Rothschild

  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. Lectures on Tap: Politics Now: A Philosophy of How We Got Here

    Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan
  7. NYSOEA 58th Annual Conference

    Silver Bay YMCA, Silver Bay, NY
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  8. Nobody’s Dummy

    With Sophie Becker, Sarah Rebecca Kessler and 1 more
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  9. Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. Sketching & Bookbinding Workshop

    Liz's Book Bar, Brooklyn
  11. Brainy Babies Gerritsen Beach

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    Free
  12. Masao Gozu: Windows and Bars

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  13. Houdini's Library

    The Grolier Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 7 more on Thursday · rated lower
  1. Bodies in Bloom: A Life Drawing Event

    Studio Sabek, Brooklyn
  2. Simons Collaboration on Confinement and QCD Strings Annual Meeting

    By Simons Foundation
    Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  3. Roots Rise Up

    Ticketed
    Block 41
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  4. Winternights: An Evening of Golden Light and Quiet Ritual

    153 Bowery, Manhattan
  5. Hard Art

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  6. Gallery Tour

    By Bard Graduate Center
  7. Brainy Babies @ Brower Park Library

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free
Open Thursday, 2026-11-05
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