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June 27, 2026
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Sunday, June 7, 2026

6:00 PM

Murmrr Presents: Sabbath Queen — Special Pride Screening

Crown Hill Theatre | Brooklyn, NY
In Person, LGBTQ+, Performing Arts/Film
6:00 PM

Darn it! Mending Club

Textile Arts Center
Art/Photo/Design, In Person

Monday, June 8, 2026

5:00 PM

Robin D.G. Kelley, "Cops, Capitalism, Counter-war: Scenes from the Struggle for Black Life"

The New School
Free, History/NYC, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
6:30 PM

CBH Talk | Confronting Climate Change Part 3: Solutions

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

Lectures on Tap - "The Chemistry and Material Science of Soap"

Williamsburg (LOCATION TBA)
In Person, Science/Tech/Health
7:00 PM

An Evening with Jared Freid — Walking Red Flag: Dating Advice from Your Favorite Guy Friend

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

Thalia Book Club: Dave Eggers, Contrapposto

Symphony Space
Books, In Person
7:00 PM

Daniel Squadron: The Fourth Branch

New York Public Library—Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Books, Free, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics, Virtual
7:30 PM

Brooklyn Pride Comedy Show

Littlefield
In Person, LGBTQ+, Performing Arts/Film

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

1:00 PM

Lunch & Learn: Unleashing Black Power (Online)

Virtual Event
Books, Free, History/NYC, Virtual
5:00 PM

Ariella Aïsha Azoulay, "Genocides, Photography & Museums"

The New School
Art/Photo/Design, Free, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
6:00 PM

Angela P. Dodson and Special Guests, We've Been Here Before: How Rebellion and Activism Have Always Sustained America

The New York Society Library
Books, Free, History/NYC, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
6:00 PM

Lecture | Katie Scott: Drawing and the Early Modern City

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

Pride & Preservation: 20th Century Figures Who Shaped the Movement SOLD OUT

The J.M. Kaplan Fund
Free, History/NYC, In Person, LGBTQ+
6:00 PM

Artist Talk with Jake Longstreth

The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery
Art/Photo/Design, Free, In Person
6:00 PM

Bird of Hope For Peace: Artist Talk with Eva Petrič

Saint Peter's Church
Art/Photo/Design, Free, In Person
6:00 PM

Preview Screening | Barry Moser, Bookwright – Exorcising Demons

Grolier Club
Art/Photo/Design, Free, In Person, Performing Arts/Film
6:00 PM

Freedom Sounds Like…The World Within - the Global Sounds of John Coltrane

651 ARTS
Free, In Person, Performing Arts/Film
6:30 PM

A Voice Like Mine: An Evening with Deb Haaland

The New York Historical
Books, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
6:30 PM

Never Again, When?

Center for Jewish History
Free, History/NYC, Legal/Politics/Economics
6:30 PM

Lost Land (Harà Watan): Film Screening and Discussion

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

Terms of Service LIVE Podcast with CNN’s Clare Duffy: Communicating in the Social Media Age

The Paley Center for Media
In Person, Science/Tech/Health
7:00 PM

Dragged at the Hooch-Off: 1920’s Murder Mystery Drag Show

The Vino Theater
In Person, LGBTQ+, Performing Arts/Film
7:00 PM

Inside The Interestings: An Evening with Sara Bareilles, Michael Arden & Meg Wolitzer

Symphony Space
Books, In Person, Performing Arts/Film
7:00 PM

Tom Freston —— Unplugged: Adventures from MTV to Timbuktu

City Winery New York City
Books, In Person, Performing Arts/Film
7:30 PM

Adeena Sussman From Cooking to Connection: A Live Detours and Destinations Taping

The 92nd Street Y, New York
Books, In Person
7:30 PM

Laverne Cox & Dylan Mulvaney: Transcendent

The Strand
Books, In Person, LGBTQ+, Performing Arts/Film
7:30 PM

How to Live & Make Art in These F**ked-Up Times

Brooklyn Art Haus
Art/Photo/Design, In Person
8:00 PM

Gov. Mikie Sherrill, Gov. Wes Moore, and Rep. Don Bacon with Rye Barcott: Courage Can Save US

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

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

4:00 PM

The Modern Artist Merch Strategy

DROM
Art/Photo/Design, Free
5:00 PM

Jack Halberstam, "Anarchitecture After Everything"

The New School
Art/Photo/Design, Free, In Person, LGBTQ+
6:00 PM

Lightning Beneath the Sea: The Thrilling Race to Wire the World

The General Society Library
Books, History/NYC, In Person, Virtual
6:00 PM

Behind the Lines: A 9/11 Story

National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Free, History/NYC, In Person, Performing Arts/Film
6:00 PM

Artist Talk: Céleste Boursier-Mougenot

The Park Avenue Armory
Art/Photo/Design, In Person, Performing Arts/Film
6:30 PM

The Hero Returns: Lafayette and the Legacy of the Revolution

The New York Historical
Books, History/NYC, In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
6:30 PM

The Evolution of Asian Trade and Influence

Asia Society and Museum
Art/Photo/Design, History/NYC, In Person
6:30 PM

CBH Talk | The Battle of Brooklyn Revisited: A Screening & Conversation

Center for Brooklyn History
Free, History/NYC, In Person, Performing Arts/Film
6:30 PM

Translating Ideas in Literature: Vivek Narayanan & Anton Hur

Asia Society and Museum
Books, History/NYC, In Person
7:00 PM

Imaginative Firsts: On Writing Debut Sci-Fi and Fantasy

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

PhDs & Pints: Are Ivy Leagues Evil?

Sugar Mouse NYC
Free, In Person
7:00 PM

GeeksOut Presents: A Pride TTRPG Panel

667 Washington Ave
Free, In Person, LGBTQ+
7:00 PM

Selected Shorts: First Time for Everything

Symphony Space
Books, In Person, Performing Arts/Film
7:00 PM

Math Encounters: How Big is Infinity? How Big is Your Mind?

Museum of Mathematics
Free, In Person, Science/Tech/Health
7:00 PM

Lost Music: Discovered and Recovered

Congregation Rodeph Sholom, 7 West 83rd Street
Free, History/NYC, In Person, Performing Arts/Film, Religion/Spirituality
7:30 PM

Liaquat Ahamed with Rana Foroohar: The Roots of Economic Crisis and 1873

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

Thursday, June 11, 2026

8:30 AM

ABNY Talks: Defining Economic Justice & the Future of Work

Museum at FIT
In Person, Legal/Politics/Economics
12:00 PM

The FIFA World Cup™ Comes to Life

The Paley Center for Media
History/NYC, In Person
1:00 PM

Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo—The Making of an Icon

Symphony Space
Art/Photo/Design, In Person, Performing Arts/Film
4:00 PM

Amazing Stories: Steven Spielberg’s TV Legacy

The Paley Center for Media
In Person, Performing Arts/Film
5:00 PM

Music IP Experiences & Community Connection — Artist to Artist & Cyber PR

1633 Broadway
Free, In Person, Performing Arts/Film, Science/Tech/Health
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