{"title": "Benefit Gala & Auction", "start": "2026-11-07T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Swiss Institute", "address": "Saint Marks Place 38, 10003", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/contemporary", "occasion/gala"], "description": "The Benefit Gala is a fundraising evening at the Rainbow Room hosted by the Swiss Institute (SI), its most anticipated celebration of the year. The gala raises funds that keep the institute's doors open to everyone at no cost and support its exhibitions, public programs, and educational initiatives. 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It is presented by The Rehearsal Club, whose gala raises essential funding to provide affordable housing to young women embarking on performing arts careers. The celebration honors the career of former Rehearsal Club resident Melanie Mayron, an Emmy-winning actress and director. 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Entry is first-come, first-served, and visitors should expect to wait in line outside the museum. The program is made possible by the generous support of Bank of America Private Bank.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/free-access-to-25th-anniversary-exhibition-opening-week-54143/", "official_url": "https://www.neuegalerie.org/programs/first-fridays-nov-2026", "image": ""}, {"title": "First Friday November 2026: Art in Action—Winter Supply Drive Supporting Bronx Mutual Aid", "start": "2026-11-06T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-06T20:00:00-05:00", "place": "Bronx Museum of the Arts", "address": "Grand Concourse 1040, 10456 Bronx", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["community/mutual-aid", "art"], "description": "First Friday November 2026: Mutual Aid Supply Drive is a free, all-ages community evening at The Bronx Museum, where the museum stays open late on the first Friday of every month. The museum hosts it with Bronx Mutual Aid, and the November 2026 edition is a winter supply drive inspired by artist Alex Strada's project Public Address, which shares writings and drawings of people living and working in NYC shelters on official city signage in The Bronx. Visitors can donate coats, thermal socks, blankets, hand warmers, and new, unopened travel-sized toiletries, with donations encouraged but not required. There will also be complimentary snacks, beverages, and upbeat music, and the galleries will be open late with current exhibitions on view.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/first-friday-november-2026-art-in-actionwinter-supply-drive-51512/", "official_url": "https://bronxmuseum.org/event/first-friday-november26/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Art Week NYC", "start": "2026-11-11T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-14T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "", "address": "", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["art/contemporary"], "description": "Art Week NYC is an official citywide contemporary art festival, with the inaugural edition running from November 11 to November 14, 2026. It is organized by Artforum in partnership with ARTnews and the New Museum. Over 76 leading contemporary galleries, including Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, David Zwirner, Pace, and Lisson, take part in Chelsea, Tribeca, Lower East Side, Upper East Side, and a central Midtown hub. Highlights include neighborhood-based gallery openings, public programming, talks and panels hosted jointly by the New Museum and Artforum, editor-led gallery walks by ARTnews, and a Midtown hub programmed by ARTnews and Art in America.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/art-week-nyc-67347/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d845836c8896cdf817d3c81b3275d4dd1f52e2b7c9d14beecbfebb0783d2ee23-1200.webp"}]}