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Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

67 events shown on this page
  1. Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

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

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

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

    Studio Museum in Harlem, Manhattan
  5. Gallery Talks

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

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

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

    Queens Botanical Garden
  9. The Invention of Park Avenue

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

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

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free
  12. Math Encounters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  26. After-Hours Conservation Lab Tour

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

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

    Park Slope Brainery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  29. 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
  30. Sorority FOCUS

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  31. Oil Paint Stick Monotype

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    With Bijayini Satpathy and Sophiline Cheam-ShapiroTicketed
    Asia Society, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  42. 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
  43. Multidimensional artist discusses the work of pioneer in minimalist art space

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

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    The Velvet, Brooklyn
  45. 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
  46. Raise Your Voice: Curator-Led Tour

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    With Ayu Larassanti, Dr. Pham Hong Long and 2 more
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  1. Mountain Hawk Birding GBM

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  2. Late-Night Wednesdays

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

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

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
  5. BCR Craft Club

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

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

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  8. Vets Town Hall

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

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  10. "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

33 events shown on this page
  1. New York Fashion at PS1, 1980–1984

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

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

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  4. Memento Mori in NYC

    RESOBOX, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  5. Lectures on Tap: Politics Now: A Philosophy of How We Got Here

    Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan
  6. NYSOEA 58th Annual Conference

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

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

    Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  9. Sketching & Bookbinding Workshop

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

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  11. Houdini's Library

    The Grolier Club, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  12. Zeng Fanzhi

    Hauser & Wirth
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  13. Новый Амстердам → Нью-Йорк и его первые еврейские жители

    National Museum of the American Indian, Manhattan
  14. Chelsea Market, High Line & Hudson Yards Food & History Tour

    Chelsea Market, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  15. ISS / U.S. EVA #101

    Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  16. Launch Falcon 9 / NROL-1995

    SLC-4E (~35°N), Vandenberg SFB CA, USA
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  17. 23rd Annual Small Law Firm Symposium

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  18. Site Visit | Resilience Infrastructure: East Side Coastal Resiliency

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  19. New York City Hall Guided Tour

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free
  20. Prospect Park Stroller Walk

    Prospect Park
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  21. Jakkai Siributr’s “Torrents of Rain” Exhibition at Silverlens Gallery

    With Jakkai Siributr
    Silverlens Gallery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  22. Memento Mori in NYC: The Art of Japanese Life and Death

    Ticketed
    RESOBOX
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  23. Jenifer K. Wofford’s “Empress” Exhibition

    With Jenifer K. Wofford
    Silverlens Gallery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  24. Storytime at The Met: Color and Light

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  25. School Group Visits: Discovery Trail

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  26. Thursday Tours

    Free
    Gemini North telescope
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  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. American Museum of Natural History + All Ticketed Exhibitions

    Ticketed
    American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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