These 71 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 7 at 10:30am (This weekend)
BIMHUIS · Amsterdam-Oost • Free
A cello taste-test, live on stage: Victor Julien-Laferrière plays brand-new cellos and bows side by side, letting you hear how each luthier's craft sings differently. Part of the Cello Biennale.
November 11 at 5:30pm
Boekhandel Van Rossum · Amsterdam-Zuid • Free
Graham Greene, an old sweater, and B&B Vol Liefde guide an inquiry into modern romance at Boekhandel Van Rossum, where Désanne van Brederode presents her new book, Verlangen naar innigheid.
November 11 at 7:30pm
Café Belcampo · Amsterdam-West • $
Eight thousand years before Beaujolais rebels sparked a modern craze, underground clay vessels in Georgia fermented the earliest grapes. Sommelier Megan Golightly traces this history at Café Belcampo, untangling organic, biodynamic, and natural wine definitions.
November 13 at 6:30pm
Athenaeum Boekhandel Zuidoost · Amsterdam-Zuidoost • Free / Optional donation €5
Stigma, shame, and status shape a political system that leaves low-income citizens behind. At Athenaeum Boekhandel Zuidoost, former district chair Tanja Jadnanansing interviews author Milio van de Kamp about his new book on political exclusion.
November 16 at 6pm
Café de Ceuvel · Amsterdam-Noord • $$
Dinner with a side of big ideas: Café de Ceuvel serves a pay-what-you-can meal, then dives into fundamental rights like privacy and free expression with experts and people who've lived it.
November 17 at 7:30pm
Athenaeum Boekhandel Spui · Amsterdam-Centrum
Pete Wu discusses his new book Ik ben zo weer weg! in conversation with Ivana Kalaš during this evening event hosted at Athenaeum Boekhandel Spui.
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Sat, Nov 7 · 11:45 AM
Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum
Sat, Nov 7 · 4:00 PM
INDEBT · Amsterdam-Zuid
Sat, Nov 7 · 7:00 PM
Hartwig Proxy · Amsterdam-Zuid
Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM
De Hallen Studio's · Amsterdam-West
7,50 €
Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM
Melkweg · Amsterdam-Noord
Tue, Nov 10 · 4:30 PM
De Hallen Amsterdam · Amsterdam-West
Free
Tue, Nov 10 · 10:00 AM
De Ceuvel · Amsterdam-Noord
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:30 PM
Theater Bellevue · Amsterdam-Centrum
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:30 PM
BIMHUIS · Amsterdam-Oost
$$
Sun, Nov 15 · 7:00 PM
Bibliotheek OBA De Hallen · Amsterdam-West
Wed, Nov 18 · 8:00 PM
De Nieuwe Liefde · Amsterdam-West
Wed, Nov 18 · 8:00 PM
Athenaeum Boekhandel · Amsterdam-Centrum
Wed, Nov 18 · 9:00 AM
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam · Amsterdam-Zuid
Wed, Nov 18 · 5:00 PM
South Asian Contemporary Art Amsterdam · Amsterdam-Oost
Thu, Nov 19 · 2:00 PM
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ · Amsterdam-Oost
Thu, Nov 19 · 9:00 PM
Eye Film Museum · Amsterdam-Noord
Thu, Nov 19 · 6:00 PM
Van Rossum bookstore · Amsterdam-Zuid
Thu, Nov 19 · 4:00 PM
Oude Kerk Amsterdam · Amsterdam-Centrum
Thu, Nov 19 · 8:30 PM
Zaal 100 · Amsterdam-West
Free
Thu, Nov 19 · 5:00 PM
VU ART SCIENCE gallery · Amsterdam-Zuid
Fri, Nov 20 · 6:30 PM
Hartwig Proxy · Amsterdam-Zuid
Fri, Nov 20 · 2:00 PM
De Nieuwe Schatkamer · Amsterdam-Centrum
Fri, Nov 20 · 7:00 PM
De Nieuwe Anita · Amsterdam-West
$$
Fri, Nov 20 · 5:00 PM
Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development · Amsterdam-Centrum
Sat, Nov 21 · 3:00 PM
Thami Mnyele Foundation · Amsterdam-West
Sat, Nov 21 · 12:00 PM
CBK Zuidoost · Amsterdam-Zuidoost
Sat, Nov 21 · 1:00 PM
Galerie Ron Mandos · Amsterdam-Centrum
Sat, Nov 21 · 9:00 PM
INDEBT · Amsterdam-Zuid
Sat, Nov 21 · 2:00 PM
Treehouse NDSM · Amsterdam-Noord
Sat, Nov 21 · 3:00 PM
GRIMM Gallery Keizersgracht · Amsterdam-Centrum
Sat, Nov 21 · 4:00 PM
Tegenboschvanvreden · Amsterdam-Centrum
Sat, Nov 21 · 12:00 PM
Galerie Fleur & Wouter · Amsterdam-Zuid
Sun, Nov 22 · 3:00 PM
Bradwolff & Partners · Amsterdam-Centrum
Sun, Nov 22 · 7:30 PM
Theater De Richel · Amsterdam-Centrum
Sun, Nov 22 · 1:00 PM
Iona Foundation · Amsterdam-Centrum
Sun, Nov 22 · 1:00 PM
diez · Amsterdam-West
Sun, Nov 22 · 1:00 PM
De Nieuwe Liefde · Amsterdam-West
Free
Sun, Nov 22 · 2:00 PM
Upstream Gallery · Amsterdam-Centrum
Tue, Nov 24 · 8:00 AM
Amsterdam · Amsterdam
399-999 €
Tue, Nov 24 · 6:00 PM
Boekhandel Van Rossum · Amsterdam-Zuid
Free
Tue, Nov 24 · 8:00 AM
Amsterdam RAI · Amsterdam-Zuid
499-999 €
Wed, Nov 25 · 7:00 PM
Hal West · Amsterdam-West
Wed, Nov 25 · 5:00 PM
Athenaeum Boekhandel · Amsterdam-Centrum
Thu, Nov 26 · 4:00 PM
Boekhandel Scheltema · Amsterdam-Centrum
Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 PM
NEMO Science Museum · Amsterdam-Centrum
Fri, Nov 27 · 8:30 PM
Occii · Amsterdam-Zuid
12-15 €
Fri, Nov 27 · 8:00 PM
De Hallen Amsterdam · Amsterdam-West
Fri, Nov 27 · 3:00 PM
Fitzroy · Amsterdam-Centrum
9 €
Sun, Nov 29 · 4:00 PM
RAI Theater · Amsterdam-Zuid
Mon, Dec 7 · 8:00 PM
Amsterdam RAI · Amsterdam-Zuid
Wed, Feb 10 · 10:00 AM
Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Free
Wed, Feb 17 · 8:00 PM
Royal Theater Carré · Amsterdam-Centrum
79,52 €
Sun, Mar 14 · 2:45 PM
Splendor · Amsterdam-Centrum
Free
Hartwig Proxy · Amsterdam-Zuid
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