These 76 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 18 at 4:30pm (This weekend)
Honey Moon Coffee Shop · Ridgewood • $
A monthly queer reading workshop gets spooky with Carmen Maria Machado's Her Body and Other Parties. Come ready to chat scary myths, cryptids, and writing prompts over coffee.
Oct. 24 & Nov. 28 at 3pm
Culture Lab LIC · LIC • $0
Practice Arabic, French, Farsi, or Spanish with fellow speakers at this monthly language exchange. Intermediate-to-advanced conversation in a welcoming LIC arts space.
November 6 +6
Focal Point Beer Co · LIC
Practice your high school Spanish (or any of 10+ languages) with actual humans while sipping hazy IPAs at this free language exchange. It's like study abroad without the jet lag.
November 10 at 5pm
The Garage Art Center · Bayside • Free
Four photographers unpack what it means to belong in America. Portraits of America's closing reception brings Gina Minielli, Jim Richards, Tony Gonzalez, and Zachary Schulman together to talk identity, history, and the stories behind their images.
October 3 at 4pm
RISE (Rockaway Initiative for Sustainability and Equity) · Arverne
Learn from the Times' chief wine critic while supporting a beachfront community garden. Eric Asimov guides you through the pours, and every dollar helps keep this one-acre native plant nursery and seed bank thriving.
MoMA PS1 · LIC
Watch acclaimed artist Lubaina Himid discuss her groundbreaking work advocating for Black women artists. A rare chance to hear directly from a painter and curator who's reshaped the contemporary art landscape.
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Sat, Oct 17 · 7:00 PM
Kingsland Homestead · Flushing
Sun, Oct 18 · 9:00 AM
Grace Baptist Church of Queens · Forest Hills
Sun, Oct 18 · 9:00 AM
Grace Baptist Church of Queens · Forest Hills
Sun, Oct 18 · 6:00 PM
Arya Cafe · Elmhurst
Free
Mon, Oct 19 · 8:00 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Mon, Oct 19 · 8:00 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Mon, Oct 19 · 8:00 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
Sunnyside Muslim Center · LIC
$75
Mon, Oct 19 · 8:00 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Mon, Oct 19 · 10:00 AM
Queens Public Library at Whitestone · Whitestone
Mon, Oct 19 · 5:00 PM
Sunnyside Muslim Center · LIC
$75
Tue, Oct 20 · 8:30 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Tue, Oct 20 · 8:30 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Tue, Oct 20 · 1:30 PM
Grace Baptist Church of Queens · Forest Hills
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Tue, Oct 20 · 8:30 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Wed, Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Free
Wed, Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Wed, Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Sunnyside Muslim Center · LIC
Free
Wed, Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Sunnyside Muslim Center · LIC
Wed, Oct 21 · 10:00 AM
East Flushing · East Flushing
Wed, Oct 21 · 6:30 PM
New York Irish Center · LIC
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:45 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Thu, Oct 22 · 5:00 PM
Terp Bros Dispensary - Astoria, Queens NY · Astoria
Fri, Oct 23 · 6:30 PM
Sunnyside Muslim Center · LIC
Free
Fri, Oct 23 · 11:00 AM
Colombiche · Forest Hills
$25
Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
DoubleTree by Hilton New York LaGuardia Airport · East Elmhurst
Sat, Oct 24 · 3:00 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Sat, Oct 24 · 2:45 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Sat, Oct 24 · 4:30 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
NYCHA Woodside Management Office · Woodside
$8-$15
Sun, Oct 25 · 3:00 PM
Kingsland Homestead · Flushing
$5-$7
Mon, Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
D'Angelo Center · Jamaica
Wed, Oct 28 · 11:00 AM
Queens · Queens
$509.47
Wed, Oct 28 · 8:00 AM
DoubleTree by Hilton New York LaGuardia Airport · East Elmhurst
$275
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
The Penthouse · LIC
$195-$295
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Kingsland Homestead · Flushing
$5-$10
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
Focal Point Beer Co · LIC
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 AM
Christian International Outreach Ministries, Inc. · Jamaica
$45-$50
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:30 AM
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center · LIC
$27.50
Tue, Nov 10 · 6:00 PM
St. John's University · Jamaica
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Kew & Willow Books · Kew Gardens
$0
Thu, Nov 12 · 5:30 PM
Studio at The JACX · LIC
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
New Life Fellowship Church · Elmhurst
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
New Life Fellowship Church · Elmhurst
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
Kingsland Homestead · Flushing
$5-$10
Fri, Dec 11 · 5:30 PM
New York Hall of Science · Corona
Sat, Dec 12 · 2:30 PM
Queens Public Library at Glen Oaks · Glen Oaks
Sat, Dec 12 · 2:30 PM
Queens Public Library at Glen Oaks · Glen Oaks
Sat, Mar 20 · 8:30 AM
St. John's University · Jamaica
Sat, Apr 10 · 2:00 PM
Queens Public Library at Peninsula · Rockaway Beach
Ptolemy · Glendale
Helen Marshall Cultural Center · Kew Gardens
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