These 696 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 29 at 7pm
Nine Orchard · Chinatown
Thirteen daring features and nearly half a century of filmmaking shape this special panel and rooftop party at Nine Orchard. Guests attend a conversation with Matthew Modine, Vincent D’Onofrio, Lisa Leone, Josh Safdie, and Katharina Kubrick, moderated by Ben Mankiewicz.
October 29 at 7pm
Caveat · Lower East Side • $20
Farout, Farfarout, and a Halloween discovery nicknamed The Goblin mark the outer fringes mapped by astronomer Scott Sheppard, who joins Carnegie Science presidents and comedians for trivia, costumes, and cosmic talks at Caveat.
October 29 at 11pm
P&T Knitwear Bookstore, Coffee, & Podcast Studio · Manhattan
Three brilliant minds unpack how data visualization shapes power, from abolition-era charts to today's algorithms. Book signing follows at this indie Lower East Side bookshop with a cozy cafe.
October 30 at 8pm
Jazz at Lincoln Center · Manhattan
Marathon weekend brings host Ali Feller and West End Wicked star Jordan Litz to The Appel Room for a live recording of the Ali on the Run Show, accompanied by pre-show activities in the Atrium.
October 30 at 11am +2
Colonels Row · Nolan Park • $10
A community space on Governors Island dedicated to climate-focused art, film, and performance. This hub brings together artists and scientists to explore climate emotions and envision a regenerative future through creative storytelling.
October 30 at 7pm
St. Joseph's Church in Greenwich Village · West Village
Join a fellowship of young professionals reading *The Lord of the Rings* one chapter at a time. This weekly group digs into Tolkien's epic through a theological lens, making for lively, faith-infused conversation.
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Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood · Inwood
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
The Strand · Hell's Kitchen
Fri, Oct 30 · 11:30 AM
OHM Center · Manhattan
Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM
SVA Chelsea Gallery · Chelsea
Free
Fri, Oct 30 · 9:30 AM
Civic Hall · Manhattan
Fri, Oct 30 · 11:30 AM
OHM Center · Manhattan
Fri, Oct 30 · 9:00 AM
New York Law School · Manhattan
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Instituto Cervantes - Nueva York · Midtown
$0
Fri, Oct 30 · 8:00 AM
Cornell Tech · Manhattan
$175
Fri, Oct 30 · 8:30 AM
NYU Langone Health · Manhattan
$0
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
OUTFRONT Media · Manhattan
$20-$30
Fri, Oct 30 · 9:00 AM
School of Visual Arts · Manhattan
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Jacob Wrey Mould Fountain · Civic Center
$340
Fri, Oct 30 · 12:00 PM
St Jean Baptiste High School · Manhattan
Fri, Oct 30 · 11:00 AM
Heft Gallery · Manhattan
Fri, Oct 30 · 2:30 AM
Harlem Islamic Cultural Center · Manhattan
Fri, Oct 30 · 11:30 AM
OHM Center · Manhattan
Fri, Oct 30 · 3:00 PM
David Geffen Hall · Upper West Side
Fri, Oct 30 · 12:00 PM
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club · Manhattan
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts · Lower East Side
$10-$15
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
The Studio Museum in Harlem · Harlem
Fri, Oct 30 · 8:00 AM
JASA Club 76 Older Adult Center · Manhattan
Free
Fri, Oct 30 · 5:30 PM
Abrons Arts Center · Lower East Side
Free
Fri, Oct 30 · 8:00 AM
Trinity Church · Manhattan
Fri, Oct 30 · 12:30 PM
Sirovich · East Village
Fri, Oct 30 · 2:30 AM
Harlem Islamic Cultural Center · Manhattan
Fri, Oct 30 · 9:00 AM
KIPP STAR Harlem College Prep Elementary School · Manhattan
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
International Center of Photography Museum · Lower East Side
Sat, Oct 31 · 3:00 PM
Brooklyn Bridge Park · Dumbo
Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
The Theater Center · Theater District
$4-$8
Sat, Oct 31 · 1:30 PM
Caveat · Lower East Side
$20
Sat, Oct 31 · 3:00 PM
Fountain House · Manhattan
$0
Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
The Met Cloisters · Inwood
Sat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM
Poets House · Battery Park City
Free
Sun, Nov 1 · 5:00 PM
Caveat · Lower East Side
Sun, Nov 1 · 2:30 PM
Caveat Theater · Lower East Side
$18.76 standard $20 at the door
Sun, Nov 1 · 7:30 PM
Caveat · Lower East Side
Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM
The Shops at Columbus Circle · Upper West Side
Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM
Housing Works Bookstore · Manhattan
Sun, Nov 1 · 9:30 AM
The Parish of Calvary St. George's · Gramercy
Sun, Nov 1 · 11:30 AM
161 Lafayette · Manhattan
$$
Sun, Nov 1 · 5:00 PM
The Walker Loft · Chinatown
Sun, Nov 1 · 9:30 AM
The Parish of Calvary St. George's · Manhattan
Sun, Nov 1 · 5:15 PM
Quad Cinema · Greenwich Village
Sun, Nov 1 · 4:00 PM
New York Society for Ethical Culture · Upper West Side
Free
Sun, Nov 1 · 5:00 PM
Torn Page · Chelsea
Sun, Nov 1 · 9:30 AM
The Parish of Calvary St. George's · Manhattan
Sun, Nov 1 · 4:00 PM
Baby Cobra Yoga · East Village
Mon, Nov 2 · 8:00 PM
SOUK Yoga Studio · Midtown
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:30 PM
St. Joseph's Church in Greenwich Village · Manhattan
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:30 PM
The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center · Upper East Side
$55.53
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:00 PM
Tishman Auditorium, The New School · Manhattan
$0
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:00 PM
Canaan Baptist Church · Harlem
Mon, Nov 2 · 9:30 PM
Barnes & Noble · Gramercy
$56.59
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