{"title": "Fifth Avenue Reading Circle: American Hagwon", "start": "2026-11-11T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church", "address": "West 55th Street 7, New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction", "religion/christian"], "description": "The Fifth Avenue Reading Circle meets on Zoom to read and discuss a book each month. This session is about \"American Hagwon\" by Min Jin Lee, a congregant of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. 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Caroline Choe, Jimin Han, Patricia Park, and Hyeseung Song discuss food motivation in their books, with shared autumn eats by Caroline Choe, a New York City chef, artist, teacher, and writer. 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Readers also collectively suggest an actionable call, such as an organization to donate to or ways to confront injustice.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/rally-reading-series-kevin-nguyen-ey-zhao-and-aurora-huiza-54772/", "official_url": "https://www.rallyreadingseries.com/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/226c8e2824c45fda2e26adf58d053203a092cd9561ebc4d5b7c9975d16da416a-600.webp"}, {"title": "The Circle (Online Meditation & Prayer)", "start": "2026-10-30T09:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T10:00:00-04:00", "place": "Judson Memorial Church", "address": "Thompson Street 239", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/christian/prayer"], "description": "The Circle (Online Meditation & Prayer) is a quiet, contemplative online session that anyone may join by computer or phone. It is held by Judson Memorial Church and meets weekly on Fridays and Saturdays. 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