{"title": "Cemetery Symbols & Secrets", "start": "2026-11-01T13:15:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Union Hall", "address": "Union Street 702, 11215", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art", "history"], "description": "A class on cemetery symbols and secrets from New York's city of the dead, held at Union Hall in Brooklyn. Taught by Allison C. Meier, it shows how to decipher the messages left by departed New Yorkers, focusing on funerary art across the five boroughs. 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Presented in connection with the MCNY Kids Art Studio, it features gallery mysteries, scavenger hunts, hands-on artmaking, storytelling, live African dance and drumming, a Costume Contest, and a Monster Mash dance party with DJ Stormin Norman. Visitors can enjoy complimentary popcorn and candy, and activities are designed for children ages 3 and up with their grownups. All children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/spooky-city-faces-and-places-of-nyc-54054/", "official_url": "https://www.mcny.org/event/spooky-city-faces-and-places-nyc", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3da9d514a0bc83eec1cfdcd67045057b9ed21cc7a3c0e5f6c272427d067248ab-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Art + You", "start": "2026-11-06T17:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-06T17:30:00-05:00", "place": "Whitney Museum of American Art", "address": "Gansevoort Street 99, 10014 New York", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://whitney.org/admission", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing"], "description": "Art + You is a gallery gathering at the Whitney Museum where younger adults share thoughts on artworks through close looking and conversation, taking place on Floor 8. Facilitated by museum educator and Brooklyn-based artist Jacqueline Cedar, it explores the exhibition 'The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans' through discussion and drawing. Participants consider how artists draw inspiration from memory, nature and the subconscious, then experiment with automatic drawing, color and shape to make their own works. The event is free with limited capacity, and advance registration is encouraged, though drop-ins with Free Friday Night admission are welcome space-pending.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/art-you-75752/", "official_url": "https://whitney.org/events/art-and-you-nov2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ea7d39528b8ff53f629674ae24794bb83b8fcc6fd508df2351b2fb6f0a213c7e-2000.webp"}]}