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180 events

Sunday · Nov 1, 2026

34 events shown on this page

  1. School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

  2. Homeroom: Artists Against the Bomb

    MoMA PS1
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Taking Back Our Space: Photographic Perspectives

    Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Hyundai Translocal Series: Ho Tzu Nyen

    New Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. La Bohème

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Metropolitan Opera House
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Masterpieces: An Experience of the Museo del Prado

    Ticketed
    The Loft (3rd Fl) at Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  7. Intro to Printmaking

    Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  8. Hopi Kachina Dolls: Blessings for a Balanced World

    Brooklyn Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Saturday Artist Wheel Throwing Class

    Bronx River Art Center, The Bronx

  10. Digital Collage with Adobe CC and its Free Alternatives

    Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Stained Glass Art for Beginners

    Ticketed
    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn

  12. Buena Vista Social Club - The Musical

    Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. Welding and Metal Fabrication 101: Make a Steel Planter Box

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  14. Tosca

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Metropolitan Opera House

  15. A Ghost in Your Ear

    Minetta Lane Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. Walk-In Workshop: Fall Foodscapes

    Staten Island Children's Museum
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Water Marbling Workshop

    The Arts Building, Manhattan

  18. Little Shop of Horrors

    Westside Theatre Upstairs
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. Intro to Woodworking: Make a Custom Longboard

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Hands in Clay: A Pottery Workshop for Beginners

    Art Barrio, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  21. From Memory to Hope: A Service of Poetry and Prayer to Honor the Ancestors

    With Nolan Williams, Jr.Free
    St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, Manhattan
    Free

  22. Make Your Own Copper Lamp - Art Class by Classpop!TM

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  23. BYOB Intro to Pottery Wheel

    Ticketed
    Brooklyn Clay Indust...
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  24. Special Instructions hosted by Ella Hussle

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
  25. · Starts in 1h 6m

    Comedians Interview Experts: Astronomy and mythology with Ben Lillie and Moiya McTier

    By CaveatTicketed
    Caveat, Manhattan
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  1. Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    The Club

  2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    DR2 Theatre
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Pre-Existing Condition

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Greenwich House Theater
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Secret Parlor Jazz: Home-Cooked Tunes & BBQ Dinner on the Upper East Side

    Parlor Jazz (Exact Meeting Location Revealed in Confirmation Email), Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. 2:22 - A Ghost Story

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    Lucille Lortel Theatre

  6. Improv Now - Improv Drop-In Comedy Class

    The National Opera Center, 330 7th Ave Studio 711, NY NY, Manhattan
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details

  7. Tristan & Yseult

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    St. Ann's Warehouse

  8. Union Square Holiday Market

    Union Square
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Try Aerial Arts - Intro Workshop • Teens & Adults

    The Paradigm Theatre, Queens
Open Sunday, 2026-11-01

Monday · Nov 2, 2026

28 events shown on this page

  1. Midnight Release Party with Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

    Barnes & Noble, Manhattan

  2. Neighborhood Tech Help

    Free
    Brower Park Library, Brooklyn
    Free

  3. Hillbilly Allegedly: A JD Vance Parody Show

  4. Welding 101: Make a Rose out of Steel

    Craftsman Ave, Brooklyn
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  5. Point-and-Shoot Photography for Beginners (Part 1)

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  6. Zine-Making with Collage Techniques

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  7. Fort Hamilton Writers Circle

    Fort Hamilton, Meeting Room

  8. Portrait Photography Demonstration for Focusing on the Individual

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Mending Session: Socks & Knitwear

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  10. Print Making

    With Danielle Mascolo
    New Utrecht, Auditorium
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Knit 2 Gether

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Creative Writing Workshop

    Central Library, Art Studio
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  13. How do simple rotations affect the implicit bias of Adam?

    With Rebecca Willett
    Warren Weaver Hall 1302
    UnconfirmedHidden gem
    Unconfirmed

  14. e-NABLE Design Meeting

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Critical Classicality: Book Talk and Poetry Reading

    With Dr. Kelly Nguyen
    Rubenstein Library Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room 153
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  16. FOSSS Guided Music Production Session: Basics

    Central Library, Info Commons, Recording Studio
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  17. Workshop with Sankai Juku

    By NYU Skirball
    NYU Skirball Center, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  18. Woodshop Safety Check

    With Darin
    Brooklyn Spark
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  19. La Moskitia: Honduras’ Last Marine Frontier

    By The Explorers ClubTicketed
    Explorers Club Headquarters
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Cold Process Soap Making for Beginners

    By Brooklyn Brainery
    Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn

  21. Pneuhaus: Building with Air

    With August Lehrecke
    Harvard University Graduate School of Design

  22. Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody Panel

    The Ripped Bodice, Brooklyn

  23. Thalia Book Club: Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey

    By Symphony SpaceTicketed
    Symphony Space

  24. Mark Twain Tonight: A Special One-night Only Performance

    With Richard Thomas and Hal Holbrook
    The Town Hall
    UnconfirmedNotable speaker
    Unconfirmed

  25. PAF New York: Bestiary of Darkness

    By Pioneer Works · with Valentyna Janu, Vojtech Janu and 1 moreTicketed
    Pioneer Works
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  1. Public Craft Night Mondays and Thursdays

    NYC Resistor, Brooklyn

  2. Middle School Makerspace

    Ryder, Tech Center

  3. Weekly Rehearsal

    Big Apple Chorus, Manhattan
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Monday, 2026-11-02

Tuesday · Nov 3, 2026

30 events shown on this page

  1. Live @ Aloft Series, featuring art by Symplee Tufts

    Free
    W xyz Lounge @ Aloft Harlem Hotel
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  2. Earth & Art: Hand-Built Pottery with Juniper Foster

    Art Barrio, Queens
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Absorption

    With Nivia Hernandez, Daniel Anthony Vasquez and 1 more
    TSA
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  4. Election Day School Holiday in Prospect Park

    Free
    Prospect Park Audubon Center
    Free

  5. K-12 Teacher Professional Development Workshop

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  6. Fall Discovery Days

    By Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    Discovery Garden

  7. Urban Portrait Photography Walk with Professional Models

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    Free

  8. Jaeyoung Byun: Portfolio Building Workshop

    With Jaeyoung Byun
    314F
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  9. Piano Masterclass: Finghin Collins

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

  10. Introduction to Excel Workshop

    With Anokhina, Irina
    383 - PC Multimedia Classroom
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  11. Shooting Video with Your iPhone workshop

    With Jang-Houston, Han
    384 - MAC Multimedia Classroom
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  12. Live Ice Choreography

    Free
    Winter Village Overlook, Bryant Park, Manhattan
    Free

  13. Creative Aging: The Joy of Creating

    Fort Hamilton, Meeting Room
    CancelledUnconfirmed
    CancelledUnconfirmed

  14. Theater Workshop

    Central Library, Info Commons Lab
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  15. Meet the Author: Sarah Feingold reading T is for Traffic Cone

    With Sarah Feingold
    Clinton Hill, Meeting Room

  16. Intro to Linocut

    With MICHELE GODWINTicketed
    EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Manhattan

  17. Kill Your Stage Fright

    With Patryk Szwichtenberg
    Library for Arts & Culture

  18. Streetscape Photographers Discuss Their Book Blending New York History, Culinary Culture, & Interior Design

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeHidden gem

  19. Origami Group Meet-Up

    Free
    New York City ( NYC )
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  20. Saratoga Writers' Workshop

    With Marae HartFree
    Saratoga, Meeting Room
    Free

  21. Lectures on Tap - "Planets Beyond the Sun: A Galactic Tour"

    By Lectures on TapTicketed
    SoHo, Manhattan

  22. Naomi Rosenblum ICP Talks Photographer Lecture Series with Pierpaolo Mittica and Adam Higginbotham

    With Pierpaolo Mittica, Adam Higginbotham and 1 more
    ICP's Library & Online, Manhattan
    Hidden gem

  23. Brooklyn Women’s Chorus Rehearsal

    By Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
    Brooklyn

  24. ARE Workshop Fall 2026: Project Development & Documentation

    By AIA New York / Center for Architecture
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  25. Lincoln in the Bardo

    With Missy MazzoliTicketed
    The Metropolitan Opera House
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  26. Astronomy on Tap Montreal – Aliens & Black Holes: Mysteries of the Universe

    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Show 4 more on Tuesday · rated lower

  1. How Money Works: Financial Education Night

    The Wealth Changer, Brooklyn

  2. Nail Polish Party

    Free
    Gerritsen Beach Public Library, Brooklyn
    FreeUnconfirmed
    Unconfirmed

  3. Schapiro17 at Third Street Music School

    Third Street Music School Settlement, Manhattan

  4. Beauty School Dropout

    Sony Hall
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Tuesday, 2026-11-03

Wednesday · Nov 4, 2026

8 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. SOSV Deep Tech Summit

    With Jennifer Doudna, David Sinclair and 2 more
    Conflicting details
    Conflicting details

  3. Lectures on Tap - “Math & Scandal: The Man Who ‘Stole’ Infinity”

    SoHo, 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. Ikebana Wednesdays: An Evening of Contemporary Ikebana

    36 E Broadway, Manhattan
Show 2 more on Wednesday · rated lower

  1. Traitorz: The Unauthorized Musical Parody

    By newyorktheatreguide.comTicketed
    St. Luke's Theatre

  2. Gingerbread NYC Daytime Member Hours

    By Museum of the City of New York
    Museum of the City of New York
    Unconfirmed
    Unconfirmed
Open Wednesday, 2026-11-04
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