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Tuesday · Nov 3, 2026

2 events shown on this page

  1. Real Life Tonight

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
Show 1 more on Tuesday · rated lower

  1. Madame Daley | Lauren Craig

    Haswell Green's, Times Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-03

Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

80 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. Downtown Voices: Mozart Mass

    Trinity Church, 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. Bach at One: Bach’s Italian Muses

    Trinity Church, Manhattan

  7. Ikebana Wednesdays: An Evening of Contemporary Ikebana

    36 E Broadway, Manhattan

  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. Learn to Juggle in the Park

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  12. New York City Hall Guided Tour

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeHidden gem

  13. Creative Aging: Transforming Paper into Art

    Dyker Library, Auditorium

  14. Midwood Creative Writing Group @ Clarendon w/ Dave Johnson

    With Dave Johnson
    Clarendon, Meeting Room

  15. Laser Cut Pins

    Cambria Heights, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Artistic Noise: Art & Care

    Studio Museum in Harlem, Manhattan

  17. Gallery Talks

    The Frick Collection
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. Immigration Imagination Lab: Practice English Through Theater

    Flatbush Library

  19. Photo Walk with Hudson River Views & Historic Architecture

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Teen Time: Book Discussion Group

    Bay Ridge Library, Meeting Room

  21. Arts, Culture & Fun: BE BOLD - Ballet Programming

    Free
    Williamsbridge Oval, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. Gallery Talks

    The Frick Collection
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. Live Conversation with Winners of 2026 Humanities Prizes

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. Artistic Practices in Times of Ecological Crisis

    With Andrea Conte
    Rubenstein Library Carpenter Conference Room 249
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  25. Masterclass: Mark Kroll, harpsichord

    By Brooklyn College
    Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts

  26. At the Hearth: A Close Look at Helena Hernmarck's Tapestry

    With Susan Brown and Mae ColburnFree
    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan
    Free

  27. At the Hearth

    With Susan Brown and Mae ColburnFree
    Carnegie Library
    FreeHidden gem

  28. Making Music from Our Surroundings

    Central Library, Info Commons, Room 4
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  29. Methods of Measurement: Health, Safety, Welfare in Architecture and Happy Hour

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture
    Center for Architecture

  30. An Evening with Gaël Faye and Peter Godwin

    By Albertine · with Gaël Faye and Peter Godwin
    Albertine, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  31. First Wednesdays Open Mic

    With Kevin Crane
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  32. Tith Kanitha: ស្ដាប់មិនជាក់ កុំអាលញាក់ចិញ្ចើម

  33. After-Hours Conservation Lab Tour

    Ticketed
    New-York Historical Society, Manhattan

  34. Deafula: B-Horror Movies & ASL

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab

  35. Paul Taylor Dance Company 2026 Season

    Ticketed
    Jazz at Lincoln Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  36. Intro to Fabric Painting

    Park Slope Brainery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  37. 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

  38. Skirball Salon: On Butoh

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan

  39. Oil Paint Stick Monotype

    With ALESSANDRO LEVATOTicketed
    EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Manhattan

  40. Listen to Your Earrings: Remaking…

    By Bard Graduate Center · with Henrietta Lidchi
    Bard Graduate Center, Manhattan

  41. Journalists Share Books on Boundary-Breaking Art & the Ongoing Fight To Defend Creative Freedom

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  42. Knit, Hook & Stitch

    With Andrea HerradaFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  43. Members-Only Tour: Center for Book Arts

    Free
    Center For Book Arts
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  44. Minds behind Storied Architecture Studio Share Their Book, JSa: Built in Mexico City

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  45. Intro to Fabric Painting

    By Brooklyn BraineryFree
    Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn
    Free

  46. Members-Only Tour: Center for Book Arts

    Poster House
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  47. The Boathouse Jam: Winter Edition

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, Brooklyn

  48. Gender in Motion: Bijayini Satpathy and Sophiline Cheam Shapiro

    With Bijayini Satpathy and Sophiline Cheam-ShapiroTicketed
    Asia Society, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  49. 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

  50. Santos Bravos: Dual — Behind the Music

    The Paley Museum

  51. Multidimensional artist discusses the work of pioneer in minimalist art space

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  52. 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

  53. Raise Your Voice: Curator-Led Tour

    Free
    Museum of the City of New York, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  54. Parnassus Books: Conversation with Katie Garaby

    With Melissa R. Collings and Katie GarabyFree
    Parnassus Books
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  55. The New York Philosophy Club

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor), Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  56. Author Talk: The Black Madonna with Dr. Christena Cleveland

    By cafeconlibrosbk.com · with Dr. Christena ClevelandTicketed
    Cafe con Libros, Brooklyn

  57. Emerging Photographers Share Their Work of Self-Discovery

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  58. Great Literature Discussions: The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online

  59. Basic Mending Skillz

    With Andrea HerradaTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  60. Francisca Valenzuela

  61. 54 Sings Queen

    Ticketed
    54 Below
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 19 more on Wednesday · rated lower

  1. I Love R&B Wednesday New York

    Polygon Brooklyn, Brooklyn

  2. It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Broadhurst Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Midtown Music in Greeley Square Park

    Free
    Greeley Square Park, Manhattan
    Free

  4. Traitorz: The Unauthorized Musical Parody

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    St. Luke's Theatre

  5. AIANY Architecture for Education Committee Meeting

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture

  6. Frank Maza Featuring Javier Limon Present: Back Then

    Cafe Wha?, Manhattan

  7. Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

    Radio City Music Hall
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Gingerbread NYC Daytime Member Hours

    By Museum of the City of New York
    Museum of the City of New York
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. An OTNT Pop-Up

    By partiful.comFree
    21 Spring Street, SoHo, NYC
    Free

  10. Discovery Sing-Along with Sabrina Chap

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden · with Sabrina Chap

  11. Pearl Street Matinee

    Pearl Street Library
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Jasmine's Caribbean Cuisine 6th Anniversary

    Jasmine's Caribbean Cuisine
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Quiet Reading Meet Up

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. BCR Craft Club

    Brooklyn Creative Reuse
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Monthly Community Song Sharing

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture

  16. English Country Dance

    Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Blue October

    Palladium Times Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. "First Famous Christmas" by Carrie Wittmer with Caroline Moss

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

  19. Alan Buko Request Show

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

Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

18 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. Rudy Francisco Live in New York

    Rodney's, Manhattan

  7. Mussorgsky’s Pictures from Exhibition

    Steinway Hall, Manhattan

  8. Nobody’s Dummy

    With Sophie Becker, Sarah Rebecca Kessler and 1 more
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 10 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. STC: School of Rock

    Murray Kahn Theater, Manhattan

  5. Deerhoof, Mercy, My Trio

    Elsewhere - The Hall, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Winternights: An Evening of Golden Light and Quiet Ritual

    153 Bowery, Manhattan

  7. Hard Art

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Gallery Tour

    By Bard Graduate Center

  9. Reggaeton Bar in Manhattan Party at San Antonios, Latin Thursday Night

    San Antonios, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Perreo Thursdays

    The Delancey, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Thursday, 2026-11-05
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