Cultural Calendar
Burger & Books w. Yu & Me Books X 7th Street Burger
Buy a book, get a burger. Honestly, that's all the convincing u need.
World Cup Final at the Museum of National History
Because if you're going to watch the game anyway, why not do it beneath a blue whale instead of on your couch?
Meditation & Philosophy: Vīrya
Less "trying to meditate," more creating the conditions for stillness to emerge naturally.
BUCK WILD
Cowboy boots, live instruction, and $3 tacos? That's a much more interesting way to spend a Sunday than catching up on laundry.
The Vampire Lestat *Finale Viewing Party*
I think we underestimate how much fun it is to care about something out loud. A finale watch party is permission to gasp, applaud, yell at the screen, and leave with a dozen new theories from people who are just as invested as you are.
Memory Pop-Up
Even if you leave empty-handed, it's worth wandering through beautifully designed objects and seeing what independent brands are dreaming up next season.
McNally Editions Book Club with Rebecca
If your TBR is starting to feel more like homework than pleasure, consider this a palate cleanser.
Community Creative Writing Night
A low-pressure writing night where creativity feels more like hanging out than homework.
THE CATCH OF THE SUMMER
A whole fish, seasonal vegetables, good wine, and friends gathered around the table? That's the kind of meal worth making plans around.
Rick Ross Album Signing
It's not every day you get to meet an artist whose music has soundtracked nearly two decades of hip-hop.
Touching Grass Tour 🌱 (Thompkins Square Park)
If you've been looking for a low-pressure way to meet people, Yoga Club feels more like a social gathering than a fitness class.
The Vinyl Word Presents: Tidal - Fiona Apple
Listening to music alone is wonderful. Listening to music with strangers who gasp at the same lyric is something else entirely.
Amy Chozick + Sarah Hoover: With Friends Like You
Two of the funniest voices in publishing and culture discussing friendship, success, and the messy lives we build around both.
Skip the Small Talk Night at Bibliotheque NYC
If your favorite part of any dinner party is when someone asks a question that changes the whole table, you'll probably like this.
STAGE BREAK VOL. 07
Most readings ask you to sit quietly and listen. This one invites you into the story. PAGE BREAK's beloved reading series transforms the audience into collaborators, with lucky attendees randomly selected to join the authors on stage and read alongside them.
SpongeBob: Across The Spongeverse
If your inner child still quotes SpongeBob on a regular basis, you probably already know what to do.
Living Room Lectures presents The Pleasure of Pain: Reclaiming S&M
A thought-provoking lecture exploring the history, psychology, and cultural role of consensual pain rituals.
Drink 'N Draft: Creative Writing Workshop
Leave your laptop at home and rediscover the joy of writing by hand with guided prompts and a supportive group.
GASTROPUNX at Lise & Vito
If your ideal evening involves ordering everything for the table and lingering long after the plates are cleared, this feels like your kind of night.
Special Instructions hosted by Ella Hussle
One of my favorite questions is: What do we choose to preserve? This evening begins with one woman's inherited CD collection and blossoms into something much bigger—a celebration of the ways music carries memory across generations, and what can happen when we stop consuming it and start listening together.
Prompt, Code, Embed
If you've been curious about creative coding but intimidated by where to begin, this is a refreshingly approachable entry point.
Shmackwich
The best city nights usually start with someone saying, "You have to come to this weird thing." This feels like one of those weird things.
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Josie and the Pussycats Inspired Candle-Making Class
There's something delightful about gathering with strangers over a piece of pop culture everyone agrees deserved better.
Limfinite Jest Halfway Party
If you've made it halfway through Infinite Jest, you've earned themed snacks, trivia, and the chance to laugh with people who know exactly why this feels like an accomplishment.
CRITERION AT THE PARIS: AN EVENING WITH MIKE MILLS
If your favorite movies leave you feeling a little more human than when you walked into the theater, Mike Mills probably already has a place on your shelf.
Open Book Club x The Offset Karaoke Night
Because every once in a while, the correct response to literary analysis is Céline Dion.
Mutt Readings
The best literary nights aren't about seeing famous writers. They're about discovering the ones you'll be recommending a year from now.
Aguadulce: A Fundraiser for Venezuela
Community has a funny way of showing up. Sometimes it looks like a donation. Sometimes it looks like dancing with strangers on a Saturday afternoon. This event happens to be both.
Tyla Meet & Greet
A signed record, a quick hello, and a room full of fans equally excited about a new release feels refreshingly tangible.
Rolos Clam Shack
One of my favorite things about New York's food scene is how chefs borrow each other's kitchens, neighborhoods, and ideas. For one evening, Ridgewood meets Rockaway.
Tarot Interpretation Class
Whether you see tarot as a spiritual practice, a creative exercise, or simply a beautiful symbolic language, this workshop offers a chance to engage with it in a thoughtful, low-pressure way.
Minor Works Book Club with Mandylion Press
The most interesting reading lists aren't always the most obvious ones. If you've ever wanted to venture beyond the standard literary syllabus, this club offers a thoughtful place to begin.
Barely Social: Single’s Mixer
Come flirt, make new friends, or simply enjoy the people-watching. No villa required.
C. Hesse Cheese Warehouse Sale
Warehouse sales are fun. Warehouse cheese sales are better. Especially when they involve generous tastings, good wine, and people who genuinely want to talk to you about what you're eating.
Transcendence Brewing Room
Order the latte you won't be able to get next week, sample a pastry from a local baker you've been meaning to try, and let "I'll just stop by for a coffee" become the best part of your day.
Super Yaki
Come browse, chat with the people behind the brand, and pick up something you won't find next weekend.
Root & Rise with Marley Rae
Whether you're looking to reset after a busy week or simply spend an hour feeling more present in your body, this class offers a thoughtful space to slow down and begin again.
Make with Junk!
Come for the collage supplies. Stay for the conversations that happen when everyone's hands are busy.
MERCER DAY PARTY
I love events that let you ease into the day instead of rushing through it.
CHEF KATTTTTT JAMAICAN INSPIRED TACOS
Jamaican flavors tucked into a taco sounds like the kind of dinner worth rearranging your plans for.
Charli XCX Release Party
Come for the new music. Stay for the possibility of making a best friend in the bathroom while complimenting each other’s outfits.
Gayflower: CHARLI XCX
A boat full of people celebrating Charli XCX, fashion, and film sounds like the kind of summer memory you'll still be talking about in September.
Who's Afraid Reading?
If you've been looking for an excuse to spend a Saturday night somewhere other than a crowded bar, this is a good one.
CARDI B
If you've ever wanted to experience Cardi B somewhere a little more intimate than a festival or stadium, this is for you.
The Colony - Book Club
One of the easiest ways to meet bookish New Yorkers while talking about a novel everyone actually finished.
Rodgers Rodeo at Roberta
One of my favorite things about line dancing is that it gets everyone moving in the same direction. For a few songs, you stop worrying about looking cool and start paying attention to the people around you. Add pizza into the mix, and you've got the recipe for a very good Tuesday night.
Bookbinding 101
If you've ever wanted a notebook that's as special as what you'll write inside it, this workshop is for you.
The Colony - Book Club
One of the easiest ways to meet bookish New Yorkers while talking about a novel everyone actually finished.
A Mid Summer Extravaganza
Book parties are some of my favorite parties. Everyone's already there because they love stories, the authors are finally getting to celebrate, and somehow, the conversations are always better than expected.
Middle-earth Candle Night at Love & Legends
A dreamy night for Tolkien fans, book lovers, and anyone who's ever wished they could spend an evening in the Shire.
Bitter Silk Summer Offerings: A Food and Art Exhibit @ Ace Hotel NYC
An art exhibition you can quite literally taste—expect sculptural food, seasonal bites, and beautifully designed spaces throughout the Ace Hotel.
Figure Drawing Night
Spend an evening sketching from a live model in a beautiful garden setting.
Community Indigo Dye Bath
Give an old T-shirt or tote a second life with a giant community indigo dye bath.
sweet summer cà phê
If your love language is sending your friends "you have to try this," this is exactly the kind of pop-up worth texting the group chat about.
TABLE MANNERS - the performance
Think of it as the world's most dramatic dinner party. There will be wine, beautiful clothes, carefully choreographed chaos, and the delicious feeling that anything could happen next.
Overqualified Singles Rooftop Mixer II (ages 30-40)
Because flirting is a dying art, and I'm always rooting for its revival.
Tomato Social
The easiest conversations happen when everyone has brought something to share. Ask someone about their tomato recipe and you'll be talking within thirty seconds.
BGFC x HELD Community Picnic
If you've been saying you want to meet more people this summer, this is the kind of event that makes it easy. No icebreakers, no networking—just blankets, music, shared snacks, and conversations that happen on their own.
Sculpting Faces with Tattiana Cardona
If your creativity mostly lives in Notes apps and half-finished Pinterest boards, consider this your invitation back to making with your hands. No experience required—just curiosity.
Xanadu Day Disco (skate)
I'm always rooting for daytime events that make joy feel like the main attraction. Glitter, disco, and an all-ages dance floor sounds like a pretty convincing argument.
concept cafe
Some collaborations start with months of planning. Others start because you happened to ask the person next to you what they were working on while waiting for your latte.
Sky Society
Because "jazz, house, rare groove, and cosmic funk" is the musical equivalent of "I'll have one of everything."
AfroMIRCHI
The best parties expand your musical vocabulary. You'll come for the rooftop, stay because every transition makes you ask, "Wait…what's this track?" and leave with a dozen new artists to obsess over.
Sketch and Switch: a Speed-Friending Social in the garden 🪴
Perfection is a terrible icebreaker. Lopsided doodles, on the other hand, are excellent ones. Sometimes all it takes to make a stranger feel familiar is laughing at the same terribly drawn nose.
STELLE x ROXIE Vintage Shopping Party | SOHO
Fast fashion gives everyone the same closet. Vintage gives you a story. With pieces sourced from France, Italy, and Japan, you're much more likely to leave with something no one else owns.
Q&A with Slow Drinks' Danny Childs
The best meals become even more memorable once you understand the thinking behind them. Come for a rare look inside the creative process of one of the most thoughtful voices working in food and drink today.
Film Industry Mixer | July!
Creative careers are built as much through community as they are through talent. Come for the headshot, stay for the conversation that might become your next project.
Table Read of “Tuna Melt”
If you've ever wondered what happens before the cameras roll, this is your chance. Hear Eddie Huang's next screenplay come to life with a cast that's almost as exciting as the script itself.
The Catcher in the Rye 75th Anniversary Event
Whether you loved The Catcher in the Rye or are simply curious about its legacy, this promises to be a fascinating conversation.
Artist Talk: Time is a Flat Circle
How do images travel? How do stories change online? And what happens when personal histories become part of the internet's collective memory? If those questions intrigue you, this conversation will give you plenty to think about.
Maris Kreizman + Special Guests: I Want to Burn This Place Down
Three brilliant essayists in one room? Count me in.
GIRL'S EARLY SCREENING: ONLY WITH YOU
A New York rom-com, an early screening, and a theater full of women rooting for love? That's a pretty charming way to spend a Wednesday.
Paradise Aquarium
Because every great director was once the person screening a short film to a room full of strangers.
Philosophy Club x Mayfly
Skip the small talk. This conversation series is designed to help you connect with new people through thoughtful discussion.
Broken Dishes Book Club with Swati
If your favorite novels feature women making questionable decisions for all the right reasons, you've found your people.
The Vinyl Word presents: Daft Punk - RAM
A listening party, dance night, and music meetup rolled into one for fans of Daft Punk and great records.
Caro Claire Burke & Jayson Greene: Yesteryear & UnWorld
If you're an aspiring writer or simply love literary conversations, this is a great chance to hear from two exciting new voices.
Open Decks w/ Steen & Oppo-Normalè
I love events where you genuinely don't know what's coming next. Every twelve minutes the room changes, a new DJ steps up, and the night takes a different direction.
Deez Drinks! Featuring Magazines & Mi-Anne Chan
If you've ever wondered how people actually break into magazines, this is a much more enjoyable alternative to sending another cold email.
Scott McClanahan presents Fights!, with Chelsea Hodson
A must for readers of contemporary literary fiction interested in art, obsession, and the strange lives of writers.
Thom Yorke: The Eraser Listening Session
Great albums age like cities—you notice something different every time you return. Twenty years on, The Eraser is worth another visit.
Bastille Day chez Le Dive.
You don't need a flight to Paris to celebrate Bastille Day. Just a glass of wine, a slice of tarte, and a bar full of people enthusiastically shouting Allez les Bleus!