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From Presence to Power Book Launch: Rashad Robinson in Conversation with Jane Fonda
BOOKS, IN PERSON, LEGAL/POLITICS/ECONOMICS
July 27, 2026
From Presence to Power Book Launch: Rashad Robinson in Conversation with Jane Fonda
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A Deco Stroll Through Midtown East
ART/PHOTO/DESIGN, HISTORY/NYC, IN PERSON
August 6, 2026
A Deco Stroll Through Midtown East
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THOUGHT GALLERY CURATIONS | Harlem: The Renaissance, the Neighborhood, the Legacy
ART/PHOTO/DESIGN, DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE, HISTORY/NYC, IN PERSON
August 21, 2026
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Monday, July 27, 2026

6:30 PM

Lectures on Tap - Feminist Philosophies of The Handmaid’s Tale

Midtown Manhattan - Location provided upon registration.
Books, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
6:30 PM

Lectures on Tap - "Unlocking the Secrets of Beethoven's Fifth"

Williamsburg (LOCATION TBA)
History/NYC, In Person, Performing Arts/Film
7:00 PM

From Presence to Power Book Launch: Rashad Robinson in Conversation with Jane Fonda

IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave.
Books, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
7:30 PM

Robert Wright in Conversation with Bruce Feiler: Humanity, AI, and The God Test

The 92nd Street Y, New York
Books, In Person, Religion/Spirituality, Science/Tech/Health, Virtual
8:00 PM

Soundbath at the Bowl

Brooklyn Bowl
In Person, Performing Arts/Film, Religion/Spirituality, Science/Tech/Health
9:30 PM

Midnight Release Party: H.M. Wolfe Debuts Genre-Bending Fantasy Romance Daggermouth

Barnes & Noble - Union Square
Books, In Person

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

1:00 PM

Readings of "The Gateless Barrier" (Online)

Religion/Spirituality, Virtual
4:00 PM

The Teach Me Something Podcast Experience

Berkeley College New York City Midtown Campus
Free, In Person, Performing Arts/Film
5:00 PM

Adorama In-Person Photo Critique with Seth Miranda and Daniel Norton

Adorama Event Space
Art/Photo/Design, Free, In Person
5:30 PM

Madison Square Park: The Gilded Age, Before, & Beyond SOLD OUT

Madison Square Park
Art/Photo/Design, Free, History/NYC, In Person
6:30 PM

Film and Gender w/ K.O. Queen, Eyelid, Eyeless Midnight + False Spring

The Broadway
In Person, LGBTQ+, Performing Arts/Film
6:30 PM

Tango and Transformation - 5 Week Dance + History Seminar

The Urbane Arts Club, 1016 Beverley Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11218, USA
History/NYC, In Person, LGBTQ+, Performing Arts/Film
6:30 PM

Lectures on Tap - "A History of Pilates: Prison, Freedom, Control"

Midtown Manhattan (LOCATION TBA)
History/NYC, In Person
7:00 PM

The Center for Fiction Presents Valeria Luiselli on Beginning Middle End

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

Mamdani's NYC: Drink & Think

Soho
Food & Drink, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
8:00 PM

False Harmonics #27: Dean Hurley, C. Lavender, Ash Fure

Pioneer Works
In Person, Performing Arts/Film, Science/Tech/Health

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

12:00 PM

Online | Closer Look: Hujar’s Contact Sheets

Morgan Library & Museum
Art/Photo/Design, LGBTQ+, Virtual
6:00 PM

Summer Scares Book Discussion: Just Like Home

Roosevelt Island Library - 504 Main St, New York, NY 10044
Books, Free
6:00 PM

Rare Tea From Unexpected Regions: Tasting With Anna Ye

In Pursuit of Tea Studio
Food & Drink, In Person
6:20 PM

Sunset Boat Tour: Port Infrastructure

Pier 83 (Circle Line Cruises) - 12th Avenue and West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036
Art/Photo/Design, History/NYC, In Person
6:30 PM

The Wisdom Bar - “When Communication Matters (And When It Doesn’t)”

NYC (TBA)
Books, In Person
6:30 PM

'Pemi Aguda Presents One Leg on Earth, Featuring Lena Valencia

P&T Knitwear
Books, Free, In Person
7:00 PM

Liberation Summer: Women's Movement and the Future of American Politics

Bryant Park/Bryant Park Reading Room
Free, History/NYC, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
7:00 PM

Technopoly: Drink & Think

Soho
Food & Drink, In Person, Science/Tech/Health
7:30 PM

Annie Jacobsen with Elliot Ackerman: Nuclear War Scenarios

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

Thursday, July 30, 2026

6:00 PM

The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing: How a Revolutionary Artist Shaped a Movement

The People's Forum
Film, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
6:00 PM

Comedian: Drink & Think

Soho
Art/Photo/Design, Food & Drink, In Person
6:30 PM

Freedom in Relationships

Manhattan Meditation Center - Brahma Kumaris
Free, In Person, Religion/Spirituality, Virtual
6:30 PM

Lectures on Tap - The Radical New Yorker Who Put Women’s Art on the Map

Prospect Park South (Location TBA)
Art/Photo/Design, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
6:30 PM

Did the Ivy League Fail America?

Fabrik Tribeca
In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
6:30 PM

Writers and Artists Respond: Artist-Led Gallery Talk with Jackie Gendel

The Jewish Museum
Art/Photo/Design, In Person
7:00 PM

Samantha Paige Rosen: Living, Together w/ Alex Alberto, Sarah Thankam Mathews, & Mia Arias Tsang

Books Are Magic (Brooklyn Heights)
Books, In Person, Virtual
8:00 PM

Suzanne Ciani Brings Her Buchla Synthesizer to Doug Aitken's Lightscape at The Shed SOLD OUT

The Shed
Art/Photo/Design, Design & Architecture, Film, In Person, Performing Arts/Film

Friday, July 31, 2026

7:00 PM

The Limbo Talk Show 5001st Anniversary Special

Brooklyn Comedy Collective
In Person, Performing Arts/Film
8:00 PM

EAVESDROPPING: The Erotics of Listening

The Lighthouse—Think Olio
In Person, Performing Arts/Film

Saturday, August 1, 2026

11:00 AM

Spies of the American Revolution

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

The Secret Eats of Chinatown, Manhattan Food Crawl

Columbus Park (Corner of Bayard St & Mulberry St)
Food & Drink, History/NYC, In Person
11:30 AM

Artist Walk: Bella Abzug Park

Bella Abzug Park, Hudson Yards, Manhattan
Art/Photo/Design, Free, In Person

Sunday, August 2, 2026

9:30 AM

Symmetry and the City: A Walk with Chaim Goodman-Strauss

Museum of Mathematics
Design & Architecture, History/NYC, In Person, Science/Tech/Health
12:00 PM

The Art of Travel Writing with Matt Ortile (Virtual)

Books, Virtual
2:00 PM

Touch the Mic: A Community Conversation and Sunday Yard Session

GrowHouse Design and Development Group, Inc.
Free, History/NYC, In Person
3:00 PM

Wonderlab: Designing Tomorrow

New York Society for Ethical Culture
Free, Science/Tech/Health
3:00 PM

Peculiar Puppets Vol. XIII

Roxy Cinema
Film, In Person
6:00 PM

The Navigators: How the "Soviet Ark" Became a Buster Keaton Comedy

City Lore Gallery
Film, Free, History/NYC, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics, Religion/Spirituality

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

1:00 PM

Can Craft Save America?

Art/Photo/Design, Free, Virtual
2:00 PM

Curator Talk: Grand Central and the Tra(i)nsformation of Park Avenue (Virtual)

New York Transit Museum
Free, History/NYC, Virtual
2:00 PM

Curator Talk: Grand Central and the Tra(i)nsformation of Park Avenue (Virtual)

New York Transit Museum
Free, History/NYC, Virtual
5:30 PM

Film Screening: Citizen Kane (1941)

Brooklyn Public Library - Flatbush Branch
Film, Free, In Person
6:00 PM

I Don't Think About Being Great: Selected Writings by Robert Rauschenberg

The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery
Books, Free, Art/Photo/Design, In Person
6:30 PM

Book Launch: Meredith Small's How We Think: The Hidden Life of Everyday Ideas

Lofty Pigeon Books
Books, Free, In Person
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