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Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

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  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. SOSV Deep Tech Summit

    With Jennifer Doudna, David Sinclair and 2 more
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details
  4. Lectures on Tap - “Math & Scandal: The Man Who ‘Stole’ Infinity”

    SoHo, Manhattan
  5. Hands On Teachers and Students Show

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

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

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

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

  10. Storytime Studio: Let’s Head Outside

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

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

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

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

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

    Free
    Gottlieb Transit Corridor
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed
  16. AAPI Trailblazers Conference: Owning Our Stories in the Age of AI

    Ticketed
    135 Madison Ave, 8th Floor, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  17. The Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies – Book talk with Prof. Seth Schwartz

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

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeHidden gem
  20. 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
  21. Creative Aging: Transforming Paper into Art

    Dyker Library, Auditorium
  22. Futures & Options Market Analytics

    By Baruch College
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  23. Antibodies by Design: Accelerating biotherapeutic R&D

    Online webinar
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details
  24. Midwood Creative Writing Group @ Clarendon w/ Dave Johnson

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

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

    Cambria Heights, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  27. Tech Help for Your Job Search

    Central Library, Business & Career Center, Room 7
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  28. Artistic Noise: Art & Care

    Studio Museum in Harlem, Manhattan
  29. Gallery Talks

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

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

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

    Queens Botanical Garden
  33. Teen Time: Book Discussion Group

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

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free
  35. Math Encounters

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

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

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

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

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

    With Susan Brown and Mae ColburnFree
    Carnegie Library
    FreeHidden gem
  41. XRP Workshop

    Cornell Tech, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  42. Methods of Measurement: Health, Safety, Welfare in Architecture and Happy Hour

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

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

  45. After-Hours Conservation Lab Tour

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

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

    Park Slope Brainery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  48. 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
  49. Oil Paint Stick Monotype

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    By Brooklyn BraineryFree
    Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn
    Free
  57. Make It in Brooklyn Sustainable Materials Pitch Contest

  58. Members-Only Tour: Center for Book Arts

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

    With Bijayini Satpathy and Sophiline Cheam-ShapiroTicketed
    Asia Society, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  60. 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
  61. Multidimensional artist discusses the work of pioneer in minimalist art space

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

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    The Velvet, Brooklyn
  63. Beginner Music Production Workshop & 343 Labs Open House

    343 Labs - Music Production & DJ School, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  64. 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
  65. Raise Your Voice: Curator-Led Tour

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    With Andrea HerradaTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  74. From Vial to Patient: Packaging in the Biotech Supply Chain

    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. Investor Networking I Manhattan, New York

    Whiskey Cellar NYC, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  5. American Museum of Natural History

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

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

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
  8. An OTNT Pop-Up

    By partiful.comFree
    21 Spring Street, SoHo, NYC
    Free
  9. Career Talk: Avery Iorio in conversation with Jurij Paraszczak

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Brooklyn
    FreeConflicting details
    Conflicting details
  10. Pearl Street Matinee

    Pearl Street Library
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  11. How to have a Difficult Conversation

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  12. Amazon Free Afternoons

    Free
    Museum & Science Center
    Free
  13. Understanding LED Fixture Performance

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture
  14. After-School Kids Art Studio

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

    Leonard, Auditorium
  16. Mountain Hawk Birding GBM

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  17. Dollars Sense

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  18. Quiet Reading Meet Up

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

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
  20. BCR Craft Club

    Brooklyn Creative Reuse
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  21. BVS’ Biotech Community Event

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

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