{"title": "Memento Mori in NYC After Party: A Night to Celebrate Life", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-06T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$60 / person · food and drinks included", "price_from": "60.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-after-party", "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["food-drink/japanese", "occasion"], "description": "Memento Mori in NYC After Party: A Night to Celebrate Life is an evening that closes the two-day Memento Mori in NYC experience with a celebration of life. Japanese chef Daisuke Yamada, with over 25 years of experience in Japanese cuisine, has created an exclusive menu for the night, with Japanese food and drinks including Dassai BLUE, shochu, craft beer, and matcha. Koki Kimura, a professional nōkanshi (Japanese encoffinment ritual specialist), performs a special funeral ritual, and guests can also try the Coffin Experience. Speakers, performers, artists, and exhibitors from Memento Mori in NYC join the evening to reconnect, exchange ideas, and reflect on the past two days.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/memento-mori-in-nyc-after-party-a-night-to-celebrate-life-55329/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-after-party/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9f91184246d9b41757a8a87a0e079e4d4266bc1fae630abc5615b9b908ee58f4-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-06T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Memento Mori in NYC: The Art of Japanese Life and Death", "start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$20 Early Bird (first 100 tickets), $30 General Admission, plus NY sales tax (8.875%), valid for bot", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["society/death"], "description": "Memento Mori in NYC: The Art of Japanese Life and Death is a two-day festival at RESOBOX that brings together artists, thinkers, and makers from Japan and New York to explore life through the lens of death. It opens with a live encoffining ceremony by the nōkanshi Koki Kimura, who with his father served as technical advisor on the Academy Award–winning film Departures, alongside a calligraphy performance by Taisan Tanaka. Visitors can see an art exhibition by more than 20 Japanese artists and craftspeople, attend talks with a Zen teacher, a death doula, and a death-literacy researcher, try a coffin experience and write their own epitaph, and browse a marketplace of Japanese crafts, urns, and keepsakes. No knowledge of Japanese is needed and all are welcome, whatever their beliefs.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/memento-mori-in-nyc-the-art-of-japanese-life-and-death-55326/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/355990fa568d46df2b8aaebf4277de9b3ace42282b135df4b2bd6b5208a2fd53-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Iei: A Portrait of the Life You Are Living", "start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$180 hair & makeup + portrait (30 min); $50 portrait only (about 10 min); two-day festival admission", "price_from": "50.00", "price_to": "180.00", "tickets_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-iei-portrait-session", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/photography/portrait-photography"], "description": "Iei: A Portrait of the Life You Are Living is a portrait session where you can be photographed for your own iei, the portrait placed at a Japanese funeral, while you are still alive. It is part of the Memento Mori in NYC event at Resobox and is led by New York photographer Tokio Kuniyoshi with hair and makeup artist Michael. In Japan more and more people are choosing their own funeral portrait themselves, and the session is less about preparing for death than about honoring the person you are today. Photos are retouched and delivered as digital files on the spot, with hair and makeup or portrait-only options.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/iei-a-portrait-of-the-life-you-are-living-55325/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-iei-portrait-session/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/600a7a691778b6c7249c987caadd9b73fecddb4aeb60970da6a0481797cd0f56-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Mizuhiki: Japanese Decorative Knots – Memento Mori Jewelry", "start": "2026-11-05T17:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-05T18:30:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$50 / person", "price_from": "50.00", "price_to": "50.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/JWILNAB2M6TFRMNUT3ZINCCA", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts/paper-crafts"], "description": "Mizuhiki: Japanese Decorative Knots – Memento Mori Jewelry is a hands-on workshop where you make your own accessory from mizuhiki, fine cords of twisted washi paper tied into decorative knots. It is led by Satoi Adams, a mizuhiki instructor who has taught in Boston, New York, and Tokyo since 2018. She guides participants through the basic knots and their meanings, which in Japan mark life's turning points and appear on condolence envelopes at funerals, where unbreakable knots carry the wish that such sorrow never be repeated. No experience is necessary, all materials are included, and the session is limited to 12 participants as part of the festival Memento Mori in NYC: The Art of Japanese Life and Death.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/mizuhiki-japanese-decorative-knots-memento-mori-jewelry-55327/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-mizuhiki-workshop/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2eeaf0d61ff75369b358c9d6ff66955d6a99e1b7998c2da2b0526b912aeba0a3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "5TH Annual Celebration of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)", "start": "2026-11-07T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "9 Bob Note", "address": "Meserole Street 270, 11206", "price": "", "price_from": "40.00", "price_to": "70.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dia-de-los-muertos-late-night-celebration-tickets-2002595915291?aff=3db", "category": "party-club", "tags": ["music/world/latin", "food-drink/mexican", "occasion/day-of-the-dead"], "description": "A late night celebration of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with DJs and dancing, mariachis, dance performances and live bands. It is hosted by the US Mexico Chamber of Commerce and MMFB Productions and honors Mexican cuisine, entertainment, culture, and cocktails. Local restaurants and street vendors will be highlighting signature dishes inspired by Mexican cuisine, and dressing up and face painting is encouraged. The event is 21+ only and takes place in indoor and outdoor spaces with a cash bar.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/5th-annual-celebration-of-dia-de-los-muertos-day-of-the-dead-50851/", "official_url": "https://www.3dollarbillbk.com/rsvp/2026/9/30/5th-annual-celebration-of-da-de-los-muertos-day-of-the-dead", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f1267e3b8f37ff48e0d31ec56b905ea518bc2f6bc3a62b0cb9768fa57efbea90-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Japan Fes New York", "start": "2026-11-01T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-01T18:00:00-05:00", "place": "Culture Lab LIC", "address": "5-25 46th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["food-drink/japanese", "occasion"], "description": "JAPAN Fes New York is a Japanese street food festival at Long Island City. It is run by Jforward Group and brings together many vendors offering Japanese dishes such as sushi tacos, ramen, takoyaki, yakitori, karaage, udon, gyoza, mochi and sweets. Visitors can taste a wide range of authentic Japanese street food, from savory grilled favorites to shaved ice and taiyaki, all in one place.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/japan-fes-new-york-52231/", "official_url": "https://www.japanfes.com/new-blog/2026/nov-1-long-island-city", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2a6d0788c4ce1947f39264c09a0104b717e2dd62e021d02ad11f347a51c7fb1d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "NYZ: Zen in the Kitchen - Shojin Ryori Cooking Workshop", "start": "2026-10-31T10:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T13:30:00-04:00", "place": "New York Zendo, 223 E 67th St, New York, NY, 10065", "address": "", "price": "$90.00 – $160.00", "price_from": "90.00", "price_to": "90.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["food-drink/japanese", "religion/buddhist"], "description": "A temple cuisine workshop where you learn shojin ryori, an ancient form of Buddhist temple cooking that uses only simple, seasonal plant-based ingredients with no meat, fish, eggs, or strong-smelling vegetables such as onions and garlic. It is led by Masami Asao Sensei, one of Japan's leading instructors, a temple chef and registered dietitian who directs Akasaka Teran, a vegetarian cooking school at Jokokuji, a 350-year-old temple in Tokyo. Participants prepare traditional Japanese dishes in the temple setting of New York Zendo Shobo-ji, and each day concludes with sharing the dishes made, followed by a ceremonial matcha offering by Johan Lee, a hospitality management expert and student of the Urasenke Chanoyu tea school. Instruction is in Japanese with an English interpreter, and there is a different menu each day.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyz-zen-in-the-kitchen-shojin-ryori-cooking-workshop-57617/", "official_url": "https://zenstudies.org/event/nyz-zen-in-the-kitchen-shojin-ryori-cooking-workshop/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0809174f06569272ca57e1486deddb12dd6046abd9f9e3bfdae0ae5dc88d3171-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Jazz Night w/ Niwa Duo", "start": "2026-10-30T19:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T21:30:00-04:00", "place": "Kato Sake Works", "address": "Troutman Street 379, 11237 Brooklyn", "price": "$10 suggested donation for performers encouraged", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Jazz Night w/ Niwa Duo is a live music evening with the Niwa Duo held at Kato Sake Works, a Brooklyn sake brewery with a taproom. The brewery says music is a big part of its life alongside sake making, and believes the best way to enjoy its sake is while listening to great music. As a taproom rather than a music venue, the experience is on par with a \"coffee shop\" or \"house show\", with a small stage and tunes to listen to while sipping a glass of sake. A one-drink minimum applies, and a $10 suggested donation for the performers is encouraged.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/jazz-night-w-niwa-duo-53363/", "official_url": "https://www.katosakeworks.com/events/oct26-niwa", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6ad022689a4a174092af0c86cdc22064c690a92c27e462b5ba4a6b8c22c54f87-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Ba’sik Jazz Jam Session", "start": "2026-11-01T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-01T22:00:00-05:00", "place": "Kato Sake Works", "address": "Troutman Street 379, 11237 Brooklyn", "price": "$10 suggested donation for performers encouraged", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Ba’sik Jazz Jam Session is a jam session where guests can sip sake and sit in on jazz standards, bringing an instrument or just their ears. It is curated by Matt La Von and powered by Keyed Up Jazz, and has found a new home at Kato Sake Works. The taproom, which is not a music venue, offers an experience like a coffee shop or house show, with a small stage and tunes while sipping a glass of sake. Music is a big part of life at the brewery alongside sake making, as the best way to enjoy the sake is while listening to great music.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/basik-jazz-jam-session-71364/", "official_url": "https://www.katosakeworks.com/events/basik-jam-nov26", "image": "https://noky.io/images/476bbc13c7c0ffc5bffe814f7b0aec0ab0191c7505e3d27c4d7508bb963b8278-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Gallery Opening Reception: The New York Town Musicians by Hikaru Yamamoto", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-04T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "Kato Sake Works", "address": "Troutman Street 379, 11237 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/contemporary"], "description": "An opening reception for a new gallery show at Kato Sake Works. The exhibition, The New York Town Musicians, is a solo show by the artist Hikaru Yamamoto.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/gallery-opening-reception-the-new-york-town-musicians-by-hik-71366/", "official_url": "https://www.katosakeworks.com/events/gallery-june-aacdc", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ff09df84290112ea590b2ed59c20a253e2f5e22447fbeb2d3fb042958aedebec-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Jazz Night w/ Subtle Delivery", "start": "2026-11-07T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T21:30:00-05:00", "place": "Kato Sake Works", "address": "Troutman Street 379, 11237 Brooklyn", "price": "1 drink minimum, $10 suggested donation for performers encouraged", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/jazz"], "description": "Jazz Night w/ Subtle Delivery is a live music evening at a sake brewery's taproom in Brooklyn. The taproom describes itself as more like a \"coffee shop\" or \"house show\" than a music venue, with a small stage where you can listen to tunes while sipping sake. Music is a big part of life at the brewery, and it believes the best way to enjoy its sake is with great music. A one-drink minimum applies, with a $10 suggested donation encouraged for the performers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/jazz-night-w-subtle-delivery-71369/", "official_url": "https://www.katosakeworks.com/events/nov26-sd", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8dbdfb432346a0f40a11c83107536363b1bbc0ede2c11b207bd6a0f71cd5f7c3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Kazari Maki Zushi: Decorative Sushi Roll – Jack-o'-Lantern & Frankenstein", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T12:30:00-04:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$80 / person", "price_from": "80.00", "price_to": "80.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/62YXVPYFLIVHDEQSWQIF7TMZ", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["food-drink/japanese", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "A hands-on workshop in kazari maki zushi, Japan's art of decorative sushi rolls, where participants make a jack-o'-lantern and a Frankenstein's monster design whose faces appear in every slice. Every color comes from food — carrot, aonori, bonito furikake, nori, cheese, cucumber and fish sausage — with no dyes. The rolls are built in parts and assembled, so no sushi experience is needed. Chef Hiroyo Belmonte, a certified Level 1 instructor in decorative sushi from the Japan Sushi Instructors Association, guides every step.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/kazari-maki-zushi-decorative-sushi-roll-jack-o-lantern-frank-55320/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/kazari-maki-zushi-halloween-october-31/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3efbd7bcb04960beda15ec04cdaf339f694befac631b748c88a419a9a3260b54-2000.webp"}]}