{"title": "Live Talk with Ralph McDaniels", "start": "2026-10-31T12:30:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T13:00:00-04:00", "place": "Queens Public Library", "address": "14th Road 151-10, 11357 Whitestone", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.queenslibrary.org/programs-activities/older-adults/mail-book", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["music/hip-hop"], "description": "Live Talk with Ralph McDaniels is a virtual talk from Queens Public Library. QPL Hip Hop Coordinator Ralph McDaniels and his special guests discuss hip hop, literature, community, culture, and much more, every Saturday. It can be watched live on the library's Instagram page. 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The venue's event page shows an illustrated graphic for The Five Books with large light green lettering.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-five-books-live-podcast-53816/", "official_url": "https://www.mmjccm.org/events/the-five-books-live-podcast", "image": "https://noky.io/images/beeee30d03a5330f52323b23e117b8ad416e958f868f558a9a761da839e9652f-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Fall26-ESOL (We Speak NYC)", "start": "2026-10-31T10:30:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T12:30:00-04:00", "place": "Steinway", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["society/languages/language-learning"], "description": "We Speak NYC at Steinway Library offers free welcoming English conversation classes for adult learners in the community.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/fall26-esol-we-speak-nyc-56084/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Saturday Craft Series", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00-04:00", "end": null, "place": "Langston Hughes", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://events.newyorkfamily.com/things-to-do/nyc/books-readings/", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts"], "description": "\"Saturday Craft Series\" is a one-hour craft session where families can make quick and fun crafts together, from paper flowers to origami. 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