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Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

58 events shown on this page

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

    With Dave Johnson
    Clarendon, Meeting Room

  2. Laser Cut Pins

    Cambria Heights, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Artistic Noise: Art & Care

    Studio Museum in Harlem, Manhattan

  4. Gallery Talks

    The Frick Collection
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Immigration Imagination Lab: Practice English Through Theater

    Flatbush Library

  6. Photo Walk with Hudson River Views & Historic Architecture

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Teen Time: Book Discussion Group

    Bay Ridge Library, Meeting Room

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

    Free
    Williamsbridge Oval, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Gallery Talks

    The Frick Collection
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Live Conversation with Winners of 2026 Humanities Prizes

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Artistic Practices in Times of Ecological Crisis

    With Andrea Conte
    Rubenstein Library Carpenter Conference Room 249
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Masterclass: Mark Kroll, harpsichord

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

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

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

  14. At the Hearth

    With Susan Brown and Mae ColburnFree
    Carnegie Library
    FreeHidden gem

  15. Making Music from Our Surroundings

    Central Library, Info Commons, Room 4
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture
    Center for Architecture

  17. An Evening with Gaël Faye and Peter Godwin

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

  18. First Wednesdays Open Mic

    With Kevin Crane
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Tith Kanitha: ស្ដាប់មិនជាក់ កុំអាលញាក់ចិញ្ចើម

  20. After-Hours Conservation Lab Tour

    Ticketed
    New-York Historical Society, Manhattan

  21. Deafula: B-Horror Movies & ASL

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab

  22. Paul Taylor Dance Company 2026 Season

    Ticketed
    Jazz at Lincoln Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. Intro to Fabric Painting

    Park Slope Brainery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. 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

  25. Skirball Salon: On Butoh

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan

  26. Oil Paint Stick Monotype

    With ALESSANDRO LEVATOTicketed
    EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Manhattan

  27. Listen to Your Earrings: Remaking…

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

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  29. Knit, Hook & Stitch

    With Andrea HerradaFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  30. Members-Only Tour: Center for Book Arts

    Free
    Center For Book Arts
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  32. Intro to Fabric Painting

    By Brooklyn BraineryFree
    Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn
    Free

  33. Members-Only Tour: Center for Book Arts

    Poster House
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  34. The Boathouse Jam: Winter Edition

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, Brooklyn

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

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

  36. 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

  37. Santos Bravos: Dual — Behind the Music

    The Paley Museum

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  39. 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

  40. Raise Your Voice: Curator-Led Tour

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

  41. Parnassus Books: Conversation with Katie Garaby

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

  42. The New York Philosophy Club

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

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

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

  44. Emerging Photographers Share Their Work of Self-Discovery

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

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

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online

  46. Basic Mending Skillz

    With Andrea HerradaTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  47. Francisca Valenzuela

  48. 54 Sings Queen

    Ticketed
    54 Below
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. After-School Kids Art Studio

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

  2. Kids Explore: Divali - Words & Worlds with Ms. Geshu

    Leonard, Auditorium

  3. Jasmine's Caribbean Cuisine 6th Anniversary

    Jasmine's Caribbean Cuisine
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Quiet Reading Meet Up

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. BCR Craft Club

    Brooklyn Creative Reuse
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Monthly Community Song Sharing

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture

  7. English Country Dance

    Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Blue October

    Palladium Times Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

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

  10. Alan Buko Request Show

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

Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

42 events shown on this page

  1. Michelle Branch at Beacon Theatre

    Beacon Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Bad Art Club: Clay

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  3. New York Fashion at PS1, 1980–1984

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Music Industry 101, Session 2: Recordings & Label Deals

    With Pablo Max

  5. Ut saltatio pictura: The Challenge of "Imitative" Theatrical Dance in 18th-Century France

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Memento Mori in NYC

    RESOBOX, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  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. 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

  14. Zeng Fanzhi

    Hauser & Wirth
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Once More, With Feeling: Live! 25th Anniversary Show

    littlefield, Brooklyn

  16. New York City Hall Guided Tour

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  17. Jakkai Siributr’s “Torrents of Rain” Exhibition at Silverlens Gallery

    With Jakkai Siributr
    Silverlens Gallery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. Memento Mori in NYC: The Art of Japanese Life and Death

    Ticketed
    RESOBOX
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Jenifer K. Wofford’s “Empress” Exhibition

    With Jenifer K. Wofford
    Silverlens Gallery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Storytime at The Met: Color and Light

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  21. From Bronze to Gold: Experiencing Sienese Art

    With Stephanie Wisowaty
    Ian Wardropper Education Room
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. Public Gallery Tour

    By Wave Hill
    Wave Hill, The Bronx

  23. Seen and Unseen: Weight and Weightlessness

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details

  24. Photo-Based Creative Writing Session

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  25. Illuminating the Past: Synchrotron Applications in Cultural Heritage

    With Julia Thom-Levy, Victor González and 3 more
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  26. Storytelling Circle

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  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. Brainy Babies @ Brower Park Library

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  11. Perreo Thursdays

    The Delancey, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Love Thursdays: The Ultimate R&B Experience

    Abyss Lounge, Brooklyn

  13. Tokyo Kanpai Boys Live Show

    High Line Comedy Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Comedy Club

    Greenwich Village Comedy Club, Manhattan

  15. STEM Explorers at 67th Street Library

    67th Street Library, Manhattan

  16. Young Miko - Late Checkout Tour

    Barclays Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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