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In Short: Shirley Jackson’s
BOOKS, IN PERSON
July 14, 2026
In Short: Shirley Jackson’s "The Summer People” with Lesley Finn
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Curator’s Tour—“Yves Saint Laurent and Photography” & “Photobooks USA 2000–25”
ART/PHOTO/DESIGN, IN PERSON, LGBTQ+
July 16, 2026
Curator’s Tour—“Yves Saint Laurent and Photography” & “Photobooks USA 2000–25”
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ART/PHOTO/DESIGN, HISTORY/NYC, IN PERSON
August 6, 2026
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Saturday, July 11, 2026

1:00 PM

NYC Water Tower Walking Tour

The High Line
Art/Photo/Design, History/NYC, In Person
1:00 PM

Battle in the Margins: A Writing Workshop with Black Gotham

The Free Black Women's Library Reading Room
Books, Free, History/NYC, In Person, LGBTQ+
2:30 PM

Battlegrounds of Central Park Walking Tour: From the Revolution to War of 1812

The tour group will meet at the entrance to Central Park on the southwest corner of 96th Street and Fifth Ave in Manhattan.
History/NYC, In Person
2:30 PM

The Light That Shines Through the Universe: Lectures and Meditations | Buddhism Along the Silk Road

The High Line
Art/Photo/Design, Free, In Person, Religion/Spirituality
4:00 PM

In-Person Author Talk: R. Sikoryak (Declaration/Emancipation Illustrated)

53rd Street Library
Free, History/NYC, In Person
4:00 PM

Hot Takes & Nerdy Topics

Brooklyn Art Haus
In Person, Performing Arts/Film
5:00 PM

Summer Nights in the Park

Sol Lain Playgroud, 271 Henry Street
Free, In Person, Performing Arts/Film
6:00 PM

Isabel Sandoval: Moonglow

Asia Society and Museum
Film, In Person, Performing Arts/Film
7:00 PM

Black Nature Films in the Park: Black Orpheus

Brower Park
Books, Free, Performing Arts/Film
7:30 PM

Clash Talk

Union Hall
In Person, Performing Arts/Film

Sunday, July 12, 2026

10:00 AM

AIANY Industrial Waterway Tour: Freshkills Park in Staten Island

Cruises leave from Chelsea Piers (Pier 62)
History/NYC, In Person, Science/Tech/Health
11:00 AM

Spies of the American Revolution

Manhattan Municipal Building
History/NYC, In Person
11:00 AM

Poetry Today Book Club: "The Vitals" by Marie de Quatrebarbes

Book Club Bar
Books, In Person
12:00 PM

Declare Independence: Tear Down the King

Old Stone House, Brooklyn, NY
Free, History/NYC, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
12:00 PM

Second Sundays: July

Pioneer Works
Art/Photo/Design, Food & Drink, Free, In Person, Performing Arts/Film
12:00 PM

Food Lovers Crawl: The Cultures of Brighton Beach

Brighton Beach
In Person
1:00 PM

Book Talk with Dr. Catherine Meeks: Bridging the Rivers of Difference

St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
Books, Free, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
2:30 PM

L’Chaim America!

Museum of Jewish Heritage
History/NYC, In Person, Religion/Spirituality
3:00 PM

Ruidosa Fest 2026

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Free, In Person, Performing Arts/Film
7:00 PM

We Met At Grossinger's: The Catskills Era Remembers

The 92nd Street Y, New York
History/NYC, In Person

Monday, July 13, 2026

5:30 PM

The Intersections Between Harm Reduction and Hepatitis C Elimination

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
Free, Science/Tech/Health
6:00 PM

Sistermoon by Siri Kaur in conversation with Jennifer Sakai

Rizzoli Bookstore
Art/Photo/Design, Books, Free, In Person
6:30 PM

Improv Basics with James Quesada

Grove 34
In Person, Performing Arts/Film
7:00 PM

Written Women: Cassandra

Cordelia
Books, Free, In Person, LGBTQ+
7:00 PM

Writing the Story Only You Can Tell with Vanessa Walters

Virtual
Books, Virtual
7:00 PM

Climate Science and Energy Engineering Dinner

Skylight Diner
Free, In Person, Science/Tech/Health
7:30 PM

Law of the Land: The Supreme Court Year in Review

The 92nd Street Y, New York
In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics, Virtual
7:30 PM

Indie Movie Monday - And Through The Portal We Go

Q.E.D.
Film, In Person, Performing Arts/Film

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

12:00 PM

Art + STEM with Zine Making!

Marymount School of New York
Art/Photo/Design, In Person
2:00 PM

Gestural Listening: Sound, Touch, and the Body

Pioneer Works
Art/Photo/Design, Design & Architecture, In Person, Performing Arts/Film, Science/Tech/Health
6:00 PM

Museum in Transit: 10 Contemporary Artists in the NYC Subway SOLD OUT

Rizzoli Bookstore
Art/Photo/Design, Books, Free, In Person
6:00 PM

Jennifer Lynn Barnes Closes the Inheritance Games Saga with The Gilded Blade

Barnes & Noble - Union Square
Books, In Person
6:30 PM

In Short: Shirley Jackson’s "The Summer People” with Lesley Finn

The Center for Fiction
Books, In Person
7:00 PM

Alyssa Shelasky: Sex Diaries w/ Molly Roden Winter

Books Are Magic (Brooklyn Heights)
Books, In Person
7:00 PM

Taste: A Jeffersonian Dinner

Soho
Art/Photo/Design, In Person
7:00 PM

The Anatomy of Taste: A Jeffersonian Dinner

Union Square
Food & Drink, In Person

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

6:00 PM

Panel | Tarot in Art History SOLD OUT

Morgan Library & Museum
Art/Photo/Design, Free, In Person
6:00 PM

Our Flag Was Still There: Moving From the American Revolution to 9/11

National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Art/Photo/Design, Free, History/NYC, In Person
6:00 PM

J.R. Ward Discusses Crown of War and Shadow at BNUSQ

Barnes & Noble - Fifth Avenue
Books, In Person
6:30 PM

Debut Novelist Panel, with Portia Elan, Juliet Izon, & Sara Maurer

P&T Knitwear
Books, In Person
6:30 PM

The Wisdom Bar – “Everything You Know About Traditional Marriage Is Wrong”

Midtown East,  Manhattan, NY
History/NYC, In Person
7:00 PM

An Evening with Brian Tyler Cohen — The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World

The 92nd Street Y, New York
Books, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics, Virtual
7:00 PM

Maris Kreizman + Special Guests: I Want to Burn This Place Down

The Strand
Books, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
7:00 PM

Velvet Brooklyn Psychic Night

Submitted Location
Food & Drink, Free, In Person, Religion/Spirituality
7:00 PM

Emoji: The Hieroglyphs of Our Time...

Brooklyn Art Haus
Art/Photo/Design, In Person, Performing Arts/Film

Thursday, July 16, 2026

9:00 AM

Rare Look Inside M&S Schmalberg: NYC's Last Custom Fabric Flower Factory

M & S Schmalberg (7th Floor)
History/NYC, In Person
12:00 PM

Moon Tree Launch Party

Art/Photo/Design, Free, In Person, Science/Tech/Health
6:00 PM

Curator Talk: 50 Years of Stories

New York Transit Museum
Art/Photo/Design, History/NYC, In Person
6:00 PM

AIGA NY Presents: Arsh Raziuddin - Designing NYC’s World Cup Moment

Museum of Arts and Design
Art/Photo/Design, History/NYC, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
6:00 PM

Curator’s Tour—“Yves Saint Laurent and Photography” & “Photobooks USA 2000–25”

International Center of Photography (ICP)
Art/Photo/Design, In Person, LGBTQ+
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