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354 events

Tuesday · Nov 17, 2026

5 events shown on this page

  1. Predicting the Past: Counterfactual History from Antiquity to the Present

    By Center for Jewish History · with Gavriel Rosenfeld and Jeffrey S. GurockFree
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. 2026 National Book Awards Finalist Reading

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan
Show 3 more on Tuesday · rated lower

  1. The Olympics that Weren't: NYC's Bid for the 2012 Games (Part 2)

    By Brooklyn BraineryTicketed
    Brooklyn Brainery

  2. Rachel Cusk: Life of M

    By Pioneer WorksTicketed
    Pioneer Works

  3. Drink 'N Draft: Creative Writing Workshop

    By Book Club BarTicketed
    Book Club Bar - East Village, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-17

Wednesday · Nov 18, 2026

12 events shown on this page

  1. Bird and Nature Walk: Wolfe's Pond Park

    By Staten Island MuseumFree
    Wolfe’s Pond Park, Staten Island
    Free

  2. Sip, Tour and Connect: K-12 Educator Open House

    By Weeksville Heritage Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. The Ghost of the Forest

    By The Explorers ClubTicketed
    Explorers Club Headquarters
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Recreational Mathematics

    By National Museum of Mathematics · with Dr. Tiago Hirth

  5. Plot Twist: Jewish Joy

    By Center for Jewish HistoryFree
    Center for Jewish History
    FreeHidden gem

  6. QCBC Monthly Meeting – Donna Schulman presents “Birding Western Australia”

    By Queens County Bird Club · with Donna Schulman
    Alley Pond Environmental Center, Queens
Show 6 more on Wednesday · rated lower

  1. Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. MathPlay for 4’s

    By National Museum of Mathematics

  3. The 208th Annual Meeting of The New York Academy of Sciences

    By The New York Academy of Sciences
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Drinking Skeptically

    By New York City SkepticsFree
    12th Street Ale House, Manhattan
    Free

  5. The Most of Nora Ephron, hosted by Meg Wolitzer

    By Symphony SpaceTicketed
    Symphony Space

  6. In the Room: Sixty Years on the Front Line of History

    By The Cooper Union
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-18

Thursday · Nov 19, 2026

9 events shown on this page

  1. To the Lost Worlds – Uncovering the Secrets of the Guiana Shield

    By The Explorers ClubTicketed
    Explorers Club Headquarters
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Immigrant Nation: Making Home in Song and Story

    By Brooklyn Public Library
    Library for Arts & Culture

  3. Helen Tworkov on Buddhism in America Across Generations with Oneika Mays & Cyrus Dunham

    By Brooklyn Public Library · with Helen Tworkov
    Central Library, Dweck Center
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  1. Simons Collaboration on Global Categorical Symmetries Annual Meeting

    By Simons Foundation
    Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Montefiore Einstein CTSA External Advisory Committee Meeting

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Price Center/Block Research Pavillion - Room 351
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Site Visit | NYC DEP / Brooklyn Navy Yard

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Brooklyn Navy Yard
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Unstoppable Women

    By Intrepid Museum
    Intrepid Museum, Manhattan

  5. Material Variance by Lola Ben-Alon

    By Van Alen InstituteFree
    Van Alen Institute, Brooklyn
    Free

  6. The Real Process Behind Writing a Novel: Author's Account

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    Bibliotheque, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Thursday, 2026-11-19

Friday · Nov 20, 2026

8 events shown on this page

  1. Neuroscience WIP series

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Bronx- 1410 Pelham Parkway South
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Land Back as Indigenous Theory and Activist Practices

    With Fernando Luiz Lara, Jacob Boatman and 1 more
    Higgins Hall, HHN-304
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Site Visit | Newtown Creek

    By NYU Center for Urban Science + ProgressFree
    Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Our Findings Show

    By Caveat · with Tom Lum
    Caveat, Manhattan

  5. A Body Made Home: They Black Trans Love with Dr. Kai Marshall Green

    By cafeconlibrosbk.com · with Dr. Kai Marshall Green
    Cafe con Libros, Brooklyn

  6. Joris Lacoste: Nexus de l’adoration

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan
Show 2 more on Friday · rated lower

  1. Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn…

    By Center for Brooklyn HistoryFree
    Center for Brooklyn History
    Free

  2. MathPlay for 5’s

    By National Museum of Mathematics
Open Friday, 2026-11-20

Saturday · Nov 21, 2026

14 events shown on this page

  1. ATMNYC Math Education Conference

    Hunter College, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Governor’s Island Fall Migration

    By The Linnaean Society of New YorkFree
    New York
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Saturday Science for Students

    By The Explorers Club · with Dr. Chester ZarnochFree
    Free

  4. Art for Families: Continuity

    By The Noguchi Museum
    The Noguchi Museum

  5. Family Farmacy

    By The Horticultural Society of New York
    The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park, Manhattan

  6. Outdoor Skills Workshop: Hiking Basics

    By bronxriver.org
    The Bronx River Forest

  7. Zuckerman Saturday Science: Your Body in Motion

    BioBase Harlem
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Family History Month Workshop 2: Transcribe-a-thon

    By Staten Island Museum
    Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, Staten Island
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Climate Cafe + Ribbon Upcycling Workshop

    By Climate Cafe NYCTicketed
    ​PLANTED CAFE, Brooklyn

  10. Lectures on Tap - "The Story of Lithium: From the Big Bang to Your Brain"

    By Caveat · with Dr. Ben Lillie
Show 4 more on Saturday · rated lower

  1. Joris Lacoste: Nexus de l’adoration

    By NYU Skirball

  2. Transit Walk: Downtown Brooklyn

    By New York Transit Museum
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Transit Walk: Second Avenue's Art and Transit History

    By New York Transit Museum
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Toasting to Time: A Journey Through Green-Wood Cemetery with Crafted Cocktails

    By Brooklyn Brainery
Open Saturday, 2026-11-21

Sunday · Nov 22, 2026

6 events shown on this page

  1. South Shore Potpourri

    By Queens County Bird Club · with Ian Resnick
    Lofts Pond

  2. Guided By Community: Swapping, Repairing & Gifting with Andrea Reyes

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
Show 4 more on Sunday · rated lower

  1. Transit Tots

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Be The Change, See the Change Series

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture

  3. Food For Thought (F4T)

    By Center for Inquiry New York CityFree
    Phebe's Tavern & Grill, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  4. Writers Group

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Sunday, 2026-11-22
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