{"title": "Book Celebration: The Theatre of Drawing", "start": "2026-11-02T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-02T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "Martin E. Segal Theatre Center", "address": "5th Avenue 365, 10016 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/drawing", "literature/book-presentation", "stage/theatre"], "description": "An evening book celebration for \"Theatre of Drawing\", the newest publication from PAJ Publications. It brings together the volume's editors, Bonnie Marranca and Daniel Sack, with contributors Kelly Copper, Clifford Owens, Joan Jonas, Gyun Hur, and Jay Scheib, in conversation with Frank Hentschker. Printed in color, the book is described as the first to present such an expansive theatrical perspective on drawing, featuring artists' drawings and writings by Laurie Anderson, Trisha Brown, Joan Jonas, Robert Wilson, Meredith Monk, and others. 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In partnership with McNally Jackson Books, poet, writer and performer Patti Smith joins Swiss writer Nelio Biedermann to discuss Smith's latest memoir, Bread of Angels, and Biedermann's acclaimed English-language debut, Lázár. A rare signing event with both authors follows the conversation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/booktalk-patti-smith-nelio-biedermann-51822/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/79390ec1a4120e65e24bbcac94b89b79c2edab4a9b80f55ef0de289b92c788ea-2000.webp"}, {"title": "PAGE BREAK Presents: STAGE BREAK", "start": "2026-11-11T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T22:00:00-05:00", "place": "Littlefield", "address": "Sackett Street 635, 11217 Brooklyn", "price": "$11.79", "price_from": "11.79", "price_to": "11.79", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction"], "description": "STAGE BREAK is a live reading event where four writers read their original short stories with audience members joining them on stage. It is a new edition of the reading series by PAGE BREAK, the only reading series where everyone reads. Three randomly chosen audience members read each story on stage together with its author, one page at a time, alternating between the four readers, and every attendee receives an exclusive zine with the stories printed in it. The lineup features Emma Copley Eisenberg, Kyle Dillon Hertz, Tanaïs and Sara Youngblood Gregory, hosted by Mikey Friedman.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/page-break-presents-stage-break-66794/", "official_url": "https://littlefieldnyc.com/event/?wfea_eb_id=2003222700021", "image": "https://noky.io/images/98eaa38505bc68d9fb3d2c8d71b78a7e00dfadcfbca22ffb17ebd5402340305e-600.webp"}, {"title": "Tahkox: Indigenous Stages Launch of a New Online Journal", "start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "Martin E. 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This installment is curated and hosted by J Hann and features artists Ash Winkfield, Christine Schisano, Al Strong and Pixie Pierrot.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/concrete-boom-vol-5-52283/", "official_url": "https://dixonplace.org/performances/concrete-boom-vol-5/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9053a2613bf6f6a9cad05bbff960245d76c27cf28575b1ddbc8aea3b967ab122-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Women+ on the Edge of Democracy", "start": "2026-11-02T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Dixon Place", "address": "Chrystie Street 161A, 10002", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-on-the-edge-of-democracy-tickets-1999868238737", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["society/democracy", "stage/theatre"], "description": "An evening of five new short plays staged on the eve of the midterms, followed by a panel of organizers, resource-sharing, and community-building in the venue's cocktail lounge. 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Mother Creatrix Collective artists open with short presentations on their work in the show, including entering or reentering the art world after becoming caregivers. Hettie Judah then leads an open, hour-long conversation with questions about the art world, her work, and navigating a creative life. She will sell and sign copies of her new book, 'How to Enter the Art World... 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Kamps and co-creator Trixie Ndanu Kioko with Houses on the Moon Theater Company, centering the experiences of Black women in a theatrical exploration of health, care, and survival.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/rough-draft-festival-53450/", "official_url": "https://www.lpac.nyc/upcoming-events/rough-draft", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b630d0b2ec7633cd208ae9b1a185ef4184c89e2c7d72c2d34bcf4f710bf63516-1200.webp"}, {"title": "I Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long", "start": "2026-10-23T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T00:00:00-04:00", "place": "Peter Jay Sharp Building, Howard Gilman Opera House", "address": "", "price": "Tickets start at $35", "price_from": "35.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://commerce.bam.org/production/55619", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry", "music"], "description": "I Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long is a transdisciplinary poetry series honoring the legacy of Brooklyn icon June Jordan. It is curated by Hanif Abdurraqib, a BAM Curator and MacArthur \"Genius,\" now in its third year, and this year spotlights powerful voices from across the African Diaspora. The evening on offer pairs versatile composers and instrumentalists Meshell Ndegeocello and Samora Pinderhughes, who share a night of words and music under the series' banner. The program also includes Poetry Overnight at BAM, Southern Oracles by the Black Air Poets, Be Holding based on a Ross Gay poem, and Stones in the Water with Sarah Kay, Clint Smith, Anis Mojgani, and Abdurraqib.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/i-guess-it-was-my-destiny-to-live-so-long-51198/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ca322bacd44652032ba8e3d49e9c02203731c1f147933a90f0e38b4f8fdc7558-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Correspondences: de Appel 1975–2025", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-20T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Printed Matter, Inc.", "address": "West 11th Street 231", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art"], "description": "The New York book launch and opening of an archival display for \"Correspondences: de Appel 1975–2025\", a publication drawing on fifty years of correspondence from the de Appel Archive in Amsterdam. The book was initiated by Martha Jager and co-edited with Hannah Cheney with de Appel archivist Nell Donkers, published by de Appel, and traces the networks behind the institution's exhibitions, performances, publications and programs through letters, telegrams, postcards, faxes and emails from over a hundred correspondents. The display brings original material from the archive to New York, including letters and postcards sent from the city to Amsterdam some thirty to fifty years ago. It is convened by Darling Green and curated by Martha Jager in dialogue with de Appel.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/correspondences-de-appel-19752025-55022/", "official_url": "https://www.printedmatter.org/programs/events/2333", "image": "https://noky.io/images/27e150cd2c8faa3b85fded16e34ab8b93d988e7239e3b3c3312df9f6d532a5a7-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Every Story is a Love Story Book Launch", "start": "2026-11-02T19:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Judson Memorial Church", "address": "Thompson Street 239", "price": "", "price_from": "29.00", "price_to": "29.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction"], "description": "A book launch for \"Every Story is a Love Story,\" the new book by Imbolo Mbue, held in the Judson Meeting Room. The conversation will be moderated by Pamela Paul, a writer at large for The Wall Street Journal and former longtime editor of the New York Times Book Review, author of 10 books including the picture book \"The Path.\" RSVP to Rachel Parker at rparker@penguinrandomhouse.com.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/every-story-is-a-love-story-book-launch-53338/", "official_url": "https://www.judson.org/calendar/every-story-is-a-love-story-book-launch-11-2-26", "image": "https://noky.io/images/729d002e3c37ebdc4735bac5aa150cc8fb9d0edb9023dc292141951430768513-2000.webp"}, {"title": "DPI Presents: Another View Book Launch and Signing Featuring Dr. Isolde Brielmaier and Awol Erizku (Phaidon)", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Iris Cantor Theatre", "address": "West Houston Street 38, 10012 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrt3SWkpxscQMAkM0VN7NduG5Tqq7Ncs-1CsKWQ5qcw33_2g/viewform?usp=publish-editor", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/photography", "literature"], "description": "A panel and book launch with signing at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Department of Photography & Imaging, held in Riese Lounge on the 1st floor and with limited seating. Editor Dr. Isolde Brielmaier and photographer Awol Erizku present \"Another View: The Vibrant World of Contemporary Black Artists\" (Phaidon). The book explores the studios, living spaces, and creative processes of twenty notable Black artists through 150 never-before-published photographs by Erizku, with profiles based on interviews by Brielmaier and an introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. A government-issued photo ID is required for entry, and guests under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/dpi-presents-another-view-book-launch-and-signing-featuring-53240/", "official_url": "https://tisch.nyu.edu/photo/events/dpi-presents--dpi-professor-isolde-s-book-signing", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a0cc6fc700a494b95fd85d0c9b2f56c6dd16ddf448a0d0f3bca12c35f284dd46-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Rough Draft Festival", "start": "2026-10-27T19:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T21:00:00-04:00", "place": "LaGuardia Community College", "address": "Thomson Avenue 31-10, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "Free RSVP; $25 Supporter Ticket; $50 Festival Supporter Pass", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://ci.ovationtix.com/35690/production/1292857", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "The Rough Draft Festival is a series of performances and conversations presenting works in progress. It is held by the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College and invites audiences into the creative process, showing how new work evolves through experimentation, revision, and collaboration. The fall line-up features Skin to Skin by Trixie Ndanu Kioko and Jeremy J. Kamps, presented in partnership with Houses on the Moon Theater Company, along with Mama/Run by Lester Eugene Mayers and Furball by Jeana Scotti.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/rough-draft-festival-53430/", "official_url": "https://www.lpac.nyc/upcoming-events/rough-draft", "image": "https://noky.io/images/50e45a7517b79c8f1b151b7b6d77101fdba234cfc3876c4139a71f7e40cf7006-1200.webp"}]}