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A World in Transition: A Pearl Social Salon
IN PERSON, LEGAL/POLITICS/ECONOMICS, SCIENCE/TECH/HEALTH
June 30, 2026
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ART/PHOTO/DESIGN, HISTORY/NYC, IN PERSON
August 6, 2026
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Sunday, June 28, 2026

10:50 AM

Secrets of the East River: NYC's Hidden Infrastructure by Ferry

Starbucks (110 Pearl Street)
History/NYC, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
11:00 AM

Spies of the American Revolution

Manhattan Municipal Building
History/NYC, In Person
12:00 PM

PLG Arts Presents: Films You Will Love! - It's A Disaster

RUTH - 665 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Free, In Person
12:00 PM

New York, We Need to Talk.

New York City Hall
Free, Legal/Politics/Economics
1:00 PM

New England Symphonic Ensemble plays Duruflé and Classic City Band plays John Williams

Carnegie Hall
In Person, Performing Arts/Film
2:00 PM

Maintenance Artist: Screening and Conversation with Toby Perl Freilich

The 92nd Street Y, New York
Art/Photo/Design, In Person, Performing Arts/Film
2:00 PM

Girl, Read This: Score by Kennedy Ryan + Versions of Me Mirror Workshop

Adanne Bookshop
Books, In Person
2:30 PM

Impossible New York Stories

Caveat
In Person, LGBTQ+, Performing Arts/Film
3:00 PM

Jack and the Beanstalk: A Music Adventure

Culture Lab LIC
In Person, Performing Arts/Film
5:30 PM

Leadership for a More Perfect Union: Lessons from America at 250

The New York Historical
History/NYC, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics

Monday, June 29, 2026

6:00 PM

Summer Scares Book Discussion: Just Like Home

Roosevelt Island Library
Books, Free, In Person
6:30 PM

Lectures on Tap | "Google and the Destruction of the Internet as We Know It" SOLD OUT

West Village (Location TBA)
In Person, Science/Tech/Health
7:00 PM

Free Online Talk · Jung, Eternal Aion, and the Dawn of the New Age with Dr. Hereward Tilton

Free, History/NYC, Religion/Spirituality, Virtual
7:00 PM

A Talk on the Declaration of Independence: Profound Inequality, Brutal Oppression—and Crude Distortion of the Actual Foundation and Nature of this Country

Revolution Books
In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
8:00 PM

Dave Portnoy in Conversation: Cancel Me If You Can

The 92nd Street Y, New York
Books, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

9:00 AM

The Luddite Conference

The New School
History/NYC, In Person, Science/Tech/Health
12:00 PM

Societal Risks and Policy Solutions of AI Development (Online)

New York Academy of Sciences
Free, Legal/Politics/Economics, Science/Tech/Health, Virtual
6:00 PM

Leonora Carrington & The Surrealist Occult

L'Space, 524 W. 19th St.
Art/Photo/Design, In Person, Religion/Spirituality
6:30 PM

Lectures on Tap - "The Women of Pro-Wrestling: Untold Story, Vital History"

(Williamsburg, Location TBA)
History/NYC, In Person
6:30 PM

Writers Workshop

Brooklyn Public Library, Flatbush Branch - 22 Linden Blvd., Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Books, Free, In Person
6:30 PM

Creating Mysterious Characters In Your Fiction

Liz's Book Bar
Books, In Person
6:30 PM

CBH Talk | An Unfinished Revolution: Dialogues on Freedom and Democracy with Khalil Gibran Muhammad SOLD OUT

Center for Brooklyn History
Books, Free, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
6:30 PM

A World in Transition: A Pearl Social Salon

Upper East Side
In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics, Science/Tech/Health
6:30 PM

Belonging and Becoming [talk + performance + party]

Bohemian National Hall
Art/Photo/Design, In Person, LGBTQ+, Performing Arts/Film
7:00 PM

VHS Activism Archive Presents: Resist! Remember! Repeat!

Interference Archive
Free, History/NYC, In Person, LGBTQ+, Performing Arts/Film
7:00 PM

Author Talk & Reading: Jibz Cameron and Svetlana Kitto

Hive Mind Books - 219 Irving Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Books, Free, In Person
7:00 PM

Scientific Controversies: Heart, Blood, and Soul

Pioneer Works
Free, In Person, Science/Tech/Health
8:00 PM

Close Quarter IV

The Slipper Room
In Person, Performing Arts/Film
8:00 PM

Arcadia International Music Festival: Gala Orchestral Night

Carnegie Hall
In Person, Performing Arts/Film

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

1:00 PM

Worlds In Between: The Art and Cosmology of Charlie Willeto (Virtual)

American Folk Art Museum
Art/Photo/Design, History/NYC, Virtual
6:00 PM

Celebration of Pauli Murray

Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Free, History/NYC, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics, LGBTQ+, Religion/Spirituality
6:00 PM

In Praise of Noise

National Academy of Design
Art/Photo/Design, Free, In Person
6:00 PM

Afternoon Concert at Eldridge Street Sanctuary (Virtual)

Museum at Eldridge Street
History/NYC, Virtual
8:00 PM

Bloodlines Interwoven: Indigenous Voices Documentary Premiere

National Sawdust
Free, In Person, Performing Arts/Film
8:00 PM

Concert on the Steps with the Young People’s Chorus of New York City

New York Public Library—Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
History/NYC, In Person, Performing Arts/Film

Friday, July 3, 2026

9:30 PM

Stand Up, Sit Down

Caveat
In Person, Performing Arts/Film

Saturday, July 4, 2026

8:00 AM

Tall Ship Watch Party Breakfast Waterfront View of Sail 4th 250th

National Lighthouse Museum
History/NYC, In Person
10:00 AM

50th Anniversary Weekend Shuttle Rides

New York Transit Museum
History/NYC, In Person
11:00 AM

Spies of the American Revolution

Manhattan Municipal Building
History/NYC, In Person
12:00 PM

Fraunces Tavern® Museum Open House and Lecture

Fraunces Tavern Museum
Free, History/NYC, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
2:30 PM

The Passing of Three Presidents

Fraunces Tavern Museum
Free, History/NYC, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics, Virtual

Sunday, July 5, 2026

11:00 AM

NYC Water Tower Walking Tour

The High Line
Art/Photo/Design, History/NYC, In Person
5:30 PM

CATCH Performance Series

LMCC - The Arts Center at Governors Island (Building 110) - 110 Andes Rd, New York, NY 10004
In Person, LGBTQ+, Performing Arts/Film
8:00 PM

Sunny Jain + Almog Sharvit Concert

Barbes, Brooklyn
In Person, Performing Arts/Film

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

5:30 PM

Book Discussion: The City We Became

Battery Park City Library
Books, Free
5:30 PM

NYC Water Tower Walking Tour

The High Line
Design & Architecture, History/NYC, In Person
6:00 PM

The Legend of Deborah Sampson: America's Revolutionary Secret - Virtual

The New York Historical
History/NYC, Virtual
6:00 PM

Book Launch: The House Guest by Jennifer Pashley

The Twisted Spine - 306 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Books, In Person

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

4:00 PM

Math Encounters: Seeing Is Deceiving - The Geometry of Visual Illusion

Museum of Mathematics
Free, In Person, Science/Tech/Health
6:00 PM

Butoh: Into the Depth Summer Course with Vangeline

126 10th Street, Suite 207, Brooklyn, NY 11215
In Person, Performing Arts/Film
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