These 93 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 8 at 5pm (This weekend)
Schauspielhaus Zürich: Schiffbau · Zürich • Free
A Sunday salon that pokes at the seams of reality. Performers Álvaro Nogales and Adrián Perea join moderator Rebecca Ajnwojner for 45 free minutes of big questions inside the Schiffbau's historic shipyard hall.
November 10 at 7pm
Kaufleuten · Zürich
Screw-sorting drawers, model train fairs, and questionable coaching ground a new solo show by poetry slam champion Valerio Moser at Kaufleuten, where the writer pokes fun at the wobbly construct of modern manhood.
November 10 at 6:30pm
Liceo Artistico · Zürich • Free
Dante in the time it takes to drink a coffee. Professor and writer Paolo Farina races from Inferno to Paradiso, proving the classics never needed a museum. Aperitif to follow.
November 10 at 5:30pm +17
Swiss National Museum · Zürich
Sex work, but make it history class. Historian Sarah Baumann leads a candid tour through centuries of the world's oldest profession, tracing shifting attitudes and the tricky business of putting it all in a museum.
November 11 at 7pm
Never Stop Reading · Zürich • Free
Archival materials and new photography inform a forward-looking discussion on Louis Kahn's enduring influence at Never Stop Reading. Co-editor Roger Boltshauser joins guests Jeannette Kuo, Thomas Padmanabhan, and Michael Merrill for the book launch, followed by a reception.
November 12 at 7pm
1002F (mille et deux feuilles) Buchhandlung · Zürich • Free
Clothing as a room of one's own: designer Tiphaine Deguelle presents skirt-blankets and outdoor pajamas from her "Robe de chambre" collection, with readings from Virginia Woolf and more in this tiny, beloved bookshop.
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Sun, Nov 8 · 7:30 PM
Istituto Italiano di Cultura Zurigo · Zürich
Sun, Nov 8 · 3:00 PM
Schauspielhaus Zürich · Zürich
Sun, Nov 8 · 8:00 PM
Volkshaus Zürich · Zürich
Mon, Nov 9 · 8:00 PM
Kaufleuten Restaurant (Kultur, Anlässe und Bankett) · Zürich
Mon, Nov 9 · 7:30 PM
Theater der Künste · Zürich
Mon, Nov 9 · 7:10 PM
Hotel Motel One Zürich · Zürich
Free
Tue, Nov 10 · 5:00 PM
Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich · Zürich
Free
Tue, Nov 10 · 4:00 PM
PBZ Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Schwamendingen · Zürich
Free
Tue, Nov 10 · 7:00 PM
Volkshochschule Zürich · Zürich
Wed, Nov 11 · 5:30 PM
Johann Jacobs Museum · Zürich
Wed, Nov 11 · 10:00 AM
PBZ Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Sihlcity · Zürich
Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 2:00 PM
National Museum Zurich · Zürich
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 10:45 AM
PBZ Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich · Zürich
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Never Stop Reading bookshop · Zürich
Admission is free
Fri, Nov 13 · 12:15 PM
Museum Rietberg · Zürich
CHF5
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 PM
Hive-Club · Zürich
Sun, Nov 15 · 6:00 PM
Schauspielhaus Zürich · Zürich
Mon, Nov 16 · 7:45 PM
Papiersaal · Zürich
Free
Mon, Nov 16 · 8:00 PM
Kaufleuten Zürich · Zürich
Tue, Nov 17 · 8:00 PM
Kaufleuten · Zürich
Tue, Nov 17 · 2:45 PM
Kunsthaus Zürich · Zürich
Tue, Nov 17 · 3:00 PM
Pestalozzi-Bibliothek Zürich · Zürich
Free
Tue, Nov 17 · 1:00 PM
EPI Park Restaurant · Zürich
CHF75
Tue, Nov 17 · 6:00 PM
Zurich James Joyce Foundation · Zürich
Tue, Nov 17 · 6:30 PM
Paulus Akademie · Zürich
CHF180
Tue, Nov 17 · 1:00 PM
Kunsthaus Zürich · Zürich
CHF250
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
Never Stop Reading bookshop · Zürich
Free
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:30 PM
Kirchgemeindehaus Oberengstringen · Zürich
Free
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
Pestalozzi- Bibliothek Aussersihl · Zürich
Free
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:30 PM
Kulturhaus Helferei · Zürich
Thu, Nov 19 · 7:00 PM
Vegelateria the Sacred · Zürich
CHF40
Thu, Nov 19 · 7:00 PM
Never Stop Reading bookshop · Zürich
Free
Sun, Nov 22 · 8:00 PM
Kaufleuten Restaurant (Kultur, Anlässe und Bankett) · Zürich
Sun, Nov 22 · 2:00 PM
Schauspielhaus Zürich · Zürich
Sun, Nov 22 · 2:00 PM
Schauspielhaus Zürich · Zürich
Mon, Nov 23 · 8:00 PM
Kaufleuten Zürich · Zürich
Mon, Nov 23 · 8:00 PM
Kaufleuten Restaurant (Kultur, Anlässe und Bankett) · Zürich
Tue, Nov 24 · 6:00 PM
Tanzhaus Zürich · Zürich
Tue, Nov 24 · 7:00 PM
1002F · Zürich
Free
Tue, Nov 24 · 6:30 PM
Johanneskirche Zürich · Zürich
Wed, Nov 25 · 6:00 PM
Kaufleuten Klub · Zürich
Thu, Nov 26 · 7:00 PM
1002F (mille et deux feuilles) · Zürich
CHF 15 / CHF 7 (réduit)
Fri, Nov 27 · 6:30 PM
Universität Zürich · Zürich
Gratuito
Sun, Nov 29 · 8:00 PM
Kaufleuten Zürich · Zürich
Mon, Nov 30 · 8:00 PM
Kaufleuten Zürich · Zürich
Thu, Dec 3 · 6:00 PM
Helmhaus · Zürich
Thu, Dec 3 · 6:00 PM
University of Zurich · Zürich
Free
Sun, Dec 6 · 11:00 AM
Rote Fabrik · Zürich
Free
Sun, Dec 6 · 2:00 PM
Museum Rietberg Zurich · Zürich
CHF5
Sun, Dec 6 · 11:15 AM
Theater der Künste · Zürich
CHF15
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