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Hedonia Vs Eudaimonia: A Jeffersonian Dinner
FOOD & DRINK, IN PERSON, RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY
July 8, 2026
Hedonia Vs Eudaimonia: A Jeffersonian Dinner
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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
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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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Wednesday, July 8, 2026

6:30 PM

Lectures on Tap: Opera: What You Wanted To Know But Were Too Afraid To Ask SOLD OUT

SoHo (Location TBA)
Performing Arts/Film
7:00 PM

Hedonia Vs Eudaimonia: A Jeffersonian Dinner

Soho
Food & Drink, In Person, Religion/Spirituality
7:00 PM

Smashing Walled Gardens: Jailbreaking Old iOS Devices

NYCResistor
Free, In Person, Science/Tech/Health

Thursday, July 9, 2026

12:00 PM

PACxARTs Exhibition: Small Group Artist Talks and Guided Gallery Tour

Thomsen Gallery
Art/Photo/Design, In Person
5:00 PM

Opening Reception - Hank Blaustein: Drawings & Watercolors

Submitted Location
Art/Photo/Design, Free, In Person
6:30 PM

CBH Talk | Building Access: The History and Future of Disability Rights

Center for Brooklyn History
Free, History/NYC, In Person, Science/Tech/Health
6:30 PM

An Evening with Poet John Yau

Morgan Library & Museum
Art/Photo/Design, Books, In Person, LGBTQ+
6:30 PM

The Wisdom Bar - "Melville and Moby-Dick" (Lecture-Based, Convo-Focused)

Tribeca
Books, History/NYC, In Person
6:30 PM

MOCA Cinema - The Professor: Tai Chi's Journey West

Museum of Chinese in America
Film, History/NYC, In Person, Performing Arts/Film
6:30 PM

Desire & Solitude: The Cinema of Isabel Sandoval

Asia Society and Museum
Film, In Person, LGBTQ+, Performing Arts/Film
6:30 PM

Film Screening – Role Models

International Center of Photography (ICP)
Art/Photo/Design, Film, In Person, LGBTQ+, Performing Arts/Film
7:00 PM

The Center for Fiction Presents De'Shawn Charles Winslow on The Fervent Whites with Samantha Hunt

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

First Thursdays at Genspace: Fermentation

Genspace
Free, Science/Tech/Health
7:00 PM

The Ethics of Truth: A Jeffersonian Dinner

Flatiron
In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
8:00 PM

Doug Aitken: Lightscape — William Basinski

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

Friday, July 10, 2026

2:15 PM

Office Writers Panel | NYC Student Film Festival 2026

AbelCine
Film, Performing Arts/Film
3:30 PM

NYC Water Tower Walking Tour

The High Line
Art/Photo/Design, History/NYC, In Person
5:00 PM

Conversations About AI: Vibe Coding

New York Public Library—Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
Free, In Person, Science/Tech/Health
6:00 PM

Chuck Tingle Discusses New Horror-Comedy Fabulous Bodies

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

A Black Feminist Climate Arts Salon

Gladys Books & Wine, 306 Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn
Free, In Person
6:30 PM

Isabel Sandoval: Aparisyon (Apparition) Screening & Talk

Asia Society and Museum
In Person, Performing Arts/Film
8:00 PM

Webb Crawford: Spiriting Acoustic Environments Live

ISSUE Project Room
Free, In Person, Performing Arts/Film

Saturday, July 11, 2026

10:00 AM

Alexander Hamilton's NYC Walking Tour

1 Bowling Green New York, NY US 10004
History/NYC, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
11:00 AM

Battle of Kip's Bay: Revolutionary War Walking Tour

The tour group will meet at The East River Esplanade at 34th Street New York, NY US
History/NYC, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
11:00 AM

Tea, Dessert & Design: An Intimate Multisensory Art Experience

Thomsen Gallery
Art/Photo/Design, In Person
11:00 AM

Cameras and Coffee: Community Meet-Up

International Center of Photography (ICP)
Art/Photo/Design, Free
12:00 PM

QQRTT :Queer Quiet Reading Talk Trade

The Hugh - 157 E 53rd St, New York, NY 10022
Books, Free, In Person, LGBTQ+
12:00 PM

Queer Maker Day

Alice Austen House
Art/Photo/Design, Free, In Person, LGBTQ+
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
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