{"title": "Effortless Eye Use – Reading & Browsing Without Strain", "start": "2026-11-07T09:45:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T10:45:00-05:00", "place": "The New York Society Library", "address": "East 79th Street 53, 10075", "price": "$10 per person", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.nysoclib.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=303", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness"], "description": "A workshop on reading and browsing without eye strain, held in the Library's silence before regular open hours, with attendees gathering outside the front doors. Masumi Kishimoto, a Tokyo-born dancer and nationally certified teacher of the Alexander Technique, leads it. By bringing awareness to how you use your eyes and body, you can read comfortably, reduce fatigue, and boost concentration. She has choreographed for venues including Judson Church and La MaMa and danced with choreographers in New York, Pennsylvania, Germany and Japan.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/effortless-eye-use-reading-browsing-without-strain-79658/", "official_url": "https://www.nysoclib.org/events/effortless-eye-library-110726", "image": "https://noky.io/images/573c4590afc69038ac7e5c241fa745ee6dac98cbcf666f5fd26ec3bf55cbcbf7-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-07T09:45:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T10:45:00-05:00", "place": "The New York Society Library", "address": "East 79th Street 53, 10075", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Writing Life Workshop: Readings for Writers", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The New York Society Library", "address": "East 79th Street 53, 10075", "price": "free of charge; registration required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.nysoclib.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=304", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "Writing Life Workshop: Readings for Writers is a monthly workshop for working writers, held in the library's Whitridge Room. It is conceived and led by Audrey Gray, a national magazine journalist who has written for The Guardian, Mother Jones, The New Republic, and Architectural Digest. Each month the group reads aloud passages of nonfiction, fiction, and occasional poetry that elevate a writing tool such as clarity, humor, structure, or daily routines. It is not a critique session of participants' work, and no preparation is necessary.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/writing-life-workshop-readings-for-writers-79662/", "official_url": "https://www.nysoclib.org/events/readings-for-writers-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c5463ca160b4a9c05c40f10a3d5bdfa4f33cb3af802e6677201aba7166c79c40-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Workshop with Sankai Juku", "start": "2026-11-02T17:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Skirball Center for the Performing Arts", "address": "LaGuardia Place 566", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://forms.gle/P6PX4yscV24WR6fo8", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["dance/butoh"], "description": "A free public dance workshop titled \"Workshop with Sankai Juku\". It is led by Semimaru, a founding member of the Japanese butoh company Sankai Juku, and is co-sponsored by NYU's Center for Ballet & the Arts. The workshop takes place in advance of Sankai Juku's performances at NYU Skirball and asks what moves the body, exploring the connection between spirit and body through relaxation, tension, breathing, gravity and rhythm. It is held at the Center for Ballet and the Arts Studio, 16 Cooper Square.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/workshop-with-sankai-juku-55901/", "official_url": "https://nyuskirball.org/performance/workshop-with-sankai-juku/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fa06e4171b4f64f094e5929e8b0129aa9e45d7d0d45d7c140b07218a13e87877-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Mindfulness Moment at Bobst", "start": "2026-11-03T15:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Elmer Holmes Bobst Library", "address": "Washington Square South 70, 10012 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness/meditation"], "description": "Mindfulness Moment at Bobst is a 30-minute community meditation session inviting participants to explore the practice of meditation. Organized by Roxane Pickens and Laurie Murphy of NYU Libraries, the semester's sessions center on using objects such as plants, tea, and rocks as a point of focus and contemplation. They offer techniques to help you stay focused and grounded, with registration appreciated and walk-ins welcome.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/mindfulness-moment-at-bobst-52441/", "official_url": "https://nyu.libcal.com/event/17533885", "image": "https://noky.io/images/41311425f0ff4a36eb268f01716dd86d59dea1ea2d0754b49dc2bb42f05beba3-1200.webp"}]}