These 746 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 19 at 7pm
KINKA · East Village
Roll up your sleeves and craft a kokedama, a Japanese moss ball that transforms plants into living sculpture. You'll leave with your own creation plus the know-how to keep it thriving.
October 20 at 5pm
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club · East Village
Part group exhale, part community brainstorm: Lois Weaver's free Care Café gathers neighbors around a big table for easy activities, honest conversation, and a jigsaw puzzle swap.
Oct. 20 & Oct. 27 at 12pm
Hudson Square Plaza · SoHo
Take a break from your desk and make something colorful. This free lunchtime series pairs hands-on crafting with live jazz in a freshly opened plaza.
October 21 at 6:30pm
CultureHub NYC · NoHo
Scratch it, paint it, project it: this workshop gets your hands on actual 35mm film. Artist Lívia Sá leads an evening of analog experimentation with slide and overhead projectors, layering images, light, and color into moving art.
October 21 at 6pm
320 W 37th St · Hell's Kitchen
Turn a memory into something you can hold. Nicole Montgomery, a Broadway costume pro, teaches basic stitches as storytelling, then helps you embroider a personal image onto a tote or patch.
October 21 at 12pm
Waldorf Astoria New York · Midtown • $345
Paint your own masterpiece in an intimate Waldorf Astoria studio with award-winning artist Evi Photopoulos, then unwind over Japanese-inspired Afternoon Tea at Yoshoku.
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Mon, Oct 19 · 6:30 PM
Enoch's · Hell's Kitchen
$
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:30 PM
The Children's Art Carnival · Hamilton Heights
$10
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:30 PM
Enoch's · Manhattan
$
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:30 PM
Enoch's · Manhattan
$
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Herald Square · Midtown
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Gotham Pottery · Manhattan
$65
Mon, Oct 19 · 9:00 PM
Unarthodox · Manhattan
Mon, Oct 19 · 9:00 PM
Claridge's · Manhattan
Tue, Oct 20 · 11:30 AM
New York City Center · Midtown
Tue, Oct 20 · 6:00 PM
Club Cumming · Manhattan
Free
Tue, Oct 20 · 6:30 PM
Drawing New York · Gramercy
$40
Tue, Oct 20 · 6:30 PM
Hanzawa Market · East Village
Tue, Oct 20 · 1:30 PM
New York City Center · Midtown
Tue, Oct 20 · 4:30 PM
New York City Center · Midtown
Tue, Oct 20 · 1:00 PM
New York City Center · Midtown
Tue, Oct 20 · 11:00 AM
New York City Center · Midtown
Tue, Oct 20 · 12:30 PM
New York City Center · Midtown
Tue, Oct 20 · 1:00 PM
The Film-Makers’ Cooperative (NACG) · Midtown
Tue, Oct 20 · 12:00 PM
New York City Center · Midtown
Tue, Oct 20 · 12:00 PM
New York City Center · Midtown
Tue, Oct 20 · 4:00 PM
Hudson Park Library · Manhattan
Free
Tue, Oct 20 · 11:00 AM
David Geffen Hall · Upper West Side
Tue, Oct 20 · 12:00 PM
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery · Manhattan
Tue, Oct 20 · 2:00 PM
Boxers NYC · Manhattan
$75-$100
Tue, Oct 20 · 3:00 PM
Talea Beer Co. West Village · West Village
$$
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
The Pony Bar · Upper East Side
$15
Tue, Oct 20 · 1:30 PM
New York City Center · Midtown
Tue, Oct 20 · 2:00 PM
The Studio Museum in Harlem · Harlem
Free
Tue, Oct 20 · 12:00 PM
New York City Center · Midtown
Wed, Oct 21 · 4:00 PM
The Studio Museum in Harlem · Manhattan
Free
Wed, Oct 21 · 11:00 AM
EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop · Manhattan
Wed, Oct 21 · 4:00 PM
Fabrics Save-A-Thon · Manhattan
$268.61
Wed, Oct 21 · 4:00 PM
The Studio Museum in Harlem · Manhattan
Free
Wed, Oct 21 · 6:30 PM
HK Cantina · Hell's Kitchen
$
Wed, Oct 21 · 10:00 AM
The Studio Museum in Harlem · Harlem
Free
Wed, Oct 21 · 6:00 PM
Lower East Side Printshop Inc. · Manhattan
Wed, Oct 21 · 6:30 PM
Color Me Mine · Upper West Side
Wed, Oct 21 · 4:30 PM
The Art Studio NY · Upper West Side
Free
Wed, Oct 21 · 5:30 PM
Mayor's Office of Management & Budget · Tribeca
Wed, Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
RESOBOX · East Village
$15
Wed, Oct 21 · 3:00 PM
The Studio Museum in Harlem · Manhattan
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 3:00 PM
Brooklyn Bridge Park · Brooklyn
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
RESOBOX · Manhattan
$79
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
Greenhouse Education Center · Manhattan
Thu, Oct 22 · 3:45 PM
The Art Studio NY · Upper West Side
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 4:30 PM
Cullman Education Center MoMA · Manhattan
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:30 PM
Pottery NYC · Manhattan
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Essex Market · Manhattan
Thu, Oct 22 · 5:00 PM
The Art Studio NY · Manhattan
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 5:00 PM
Bloomingdale Library · Upper West Side
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
American Folk Art Museum · Manhattan
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:30 PM
Pratt Institute Manhattan Campus · Manhattan
Thu, Oct 22 · 5:00 PM
Greenhouse Education Center · Hamilton Heights
Free
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