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Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

87 events shown on this page

  1. New York City Hall Guided Tour

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeHidden gem

  2. 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

  3. Creative Aging: Transforming Paper into Art

    Dyker Library, Auditorium

  4. Futures & Options Market Analytics

    By Baruch College
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Antibodies by Design: Accelerating biotherapeutic R&D

    Online webinar
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details

  6. Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station

    By New York Transit MuseumTicketed
    Off-Site
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. PCB | Wang: Molecular Basis of Transcription and Transcription-coupled Repair

    With Dong Wang, PhD
    Nanaline Duke 147
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Laser Cut Pins

    Cambria Heights, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Tech Help for Your Job Search

    Central Library, Business & Career Center, Room 7
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Artistic Noise: Art & Care

    Studio Museum in Harlem, Manhattan

  11. Gallery Talks

    The Frick Collection
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Immigration Imagination Lab: Practice English Through Theater

    Flatbush Library

  13. Photo Walk with Hudson River Views & Historic Architecture

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Math in Bloom: Fibonacci Stepping Stone Creation

    Queens Botanical Garden

  15. The Invention of Park Avenue

    By The Skyscraper Museum · with Carol WillisFree
    The Skyscraper Museum, Manhattan
    Free

  16. Library Lab: Oobleck

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  17. Math Encounters

    By National Museum of Mathematics · with Skip GaribaldiFree
    National Museum of Mathematics
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Free
    Williamsbridge Oval, Manhattan
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Gallery Talks

    The Frick Collection
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Here’s Johnny: A Salute to NBC Icon Johnny Carson with Mark Malkoff

    With Mark Malkoff
    The Paley Museum

  21. Artistic Practices in Times of Ecological Crisis

    With Andrea Conte
    Rubenstein Library Carpenter Conference Room 249
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  22. Masterclass: Mark Kroll, harpsichord

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

  23. Ancient Nubia: Reframing Power Dynamics in the Nile Valley

    UNCG Greensboro
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

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

  25. At the Hearth

    With Susan Brown and Mae ColburnFree
    Carnegie Library
    FreeHidden gem

  26. XRP Workshop

    Cornell Tech, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  27. Cursing, Curing, Creating: The Culture of Magic in Ancient Egypt

    With Foy ScalfFree
    ISAW lecture hall
    Free

  28. Thousands of Years, Thousands of Stories: Five Years of Excavations at Gird-I Matrab

    Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus
    Hidden gem

  29. Making Music from Our Surroundings

    Central Library, Info Commons, Room 4
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture
    Center for Architecture

  31. First Wednesdays Open Mic

    With Kevin Crane
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  32. In the Wake of Abuse: Hilda O. vs. The State of New York

    Columbia University, Casa Hispanica

  33. Tith Kanitha: ស្ដាប់មិនជាក់ កុំអាលញាក់ចិញ្ចើម

  34. After-Hours Conservation Lab Tour

    Ticketed
    New-York Historical Society, Manhattan

  35. Deafula: B-Horror Movies & ASL

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab

  36. Paul Taylor Dance Company 2026 Season

    Ticketed
    Jazz at Lincoln Center
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  37. Intro to Fabric Painting

    Park Slope Brainery
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  38. Skirball Salon: On Butoh

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan

  39. Sorority FOCUS

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  40. Oil Paint Stick Monotype

    With ALESSANDRO LEVATOTicketed
    EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Manhattan

  41. Beyond Dreamers: Undocumented Youth Imagining Futures

    CUNY Graduate Center, Skylight Lounge
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  42. Listen to Your Earrings: Remaking…

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

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  44. Knit, Hook & Stitch

    With Andrea HerradaFree
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  45. Members-Only Tour: Center for Book Arts

    Free
    Center For Book Arts
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  47. Gut Feelings: How Our Nervous and Immune Systems Communicate

    With Daniel MucidaFree
    Simons Foundation, Manhattan
    Free

  48. Intro to Fabric Painting

    By Brooklyn BraineryFree
    Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn
    Free

  49. Make It in Brooklyn Sustainable Materials Pitch Contest

  50. Members-Only Tour: Center for Book Arts

    Poster House
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  51. The Boathouse Jam: Winter Edition

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, Brooklyn

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

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

  53. 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

  54. Santos Bravos: Dual — Behind the Music

    The Paley Museum

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

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  56. Psychedelics & Creativity in a Quantum World: Neuroscience

    By The Wisdom BarTicketed
    The Velvet, Brooklyn

  57. Beginner Music Production Workshop & 343 Labs Open House

    343 Labs - Music Production & DJ School, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  58. 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

  59. Raise Your Voice: Curator-Led Tour

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

  60. Advantage Play: Can You Beat the Lottery?

    With Skip GaribaldiFree
    National Museum of Mathematics [MoMath]
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  61. Emerging Photographers Share Their Work of Self-Discovery

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  62. SciCafe: Ticked Off

    With Ashley KennedyFree
    American Museum of Natural History, Cullman Hall of the Universe
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  63. Basic Mending Skillz

    With Andrea HerradaTicketed
    Recess Grove, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  64. Ethical-izing Holiday Celebrations Workshop Series

    By New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Online
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  65. From Vial to Patient: Packaging in the Biotech Supply Chain

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  66. Francisca Valenzuela

  67. November AIA Archaeology Hour with Joe Bagley: An Archaeology of the Battle of Bunker Hill

    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  68. Tourism in Southeast Asia: Social and Environmental Challenges

    With Ayu Larassanti, Dr. Pham Hong Long and 2 more

  69. 54 Sings Queen

    Ticketed
    54 Below
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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  1. Pearl Street Matinee

    Pearl Street Library
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. How to have a Difficult Conversation

    By montefioreeinstein.org
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Amazon Free Afternoons

    Free
    Museum & Science Center
    Free

  4. Understanding LED Fixture Performance

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture

  5. Jasmine's Caribbean Cuisine 6th Anniversary

    Jasmine's Caribbean Cuisine
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Mountain Hawk Birding GBM

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Late-Night Wednesdays

    By Museum of the City of New YorkFree
    Museum of the City of New York
    Free

  8. Dollars Sense

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Plant Propagation

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  10. BCR Craft Club

    Brooklyn Creative Reuse
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Body Snatching: The Dark Secret Behind Modern Medicine

    By After 5 SocietyTicketed
    Broadway Comedy Club, Manhattan

  12. Housing & Block Association Committee

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Vets Town Hall

    Cradle of Aviation Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Monthly Community Song Sharing

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture

  15. BVS’ Biotech Community Event

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. English Country Dance

    Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Blue October

    Palladium Times Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. Alan Buko Request Show

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

Thursday · Nov 5, 2026

13 events shown on this page

  1. Michelle Branch at Beacon Theatre

    Beacon Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Cornell Entrepreneurship Showcase: Student Pitches & Venture Panel

    Verizon Executive Education Center, Manhattan

  3. New York Fashion at PS1, 1980–1984

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. George Washington Talk with Jill Vaum Rothschild

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

    With Pablo Max

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

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Memento Mori in NYC

    RESOBOX, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Lectures on Tap: Politics Now: A Philosophy of How We Got Here

    Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan
Show 5 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. Simons Collaboration on Confinement and QCD Strings Annual Meeting

    By Simons Foundation
    Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Roots Rise Up

    Ticketed
    Block 41
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
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