{"title": "PAGE BREAK Presents: STAGE BREAK", "start": "2026-11-11T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T22:00:00-05:00", "place": "Littlefield", "address": "Sackett Street 635, 11217 Brooklyn", "price": "$11.79", "price_from": "11.79", "price_to": "11.79", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction"], "description": "STAGE BREAK is a live reading event where four writers read their original short stories with audience members joining them on stage. It is a new edition of the reading series by PAGE BREAK, the only reading series where everyone reads. Three randomly chosen audience members read each story on stage together with its author, one page at a time, alternating between the four readers, and every attendee receives an exclusive zine with the stories printed in it. The lineup features Emma Copley Eisenberg, Kyle Dillon Hertz, Tanaïs and Sara Youngblood Gregory, hosted by Mikey Friedman.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/page-break-presents-stage-break-66794/", "official_url": "https://littlefieldnyc.com/event/?wfea_eb_id=2003222700021", "image": "https://noky.io/images/98eaa38505bc68d9fb3d2c8d71b78a7e00dfadcfbca22ffb17ebd5402340305e-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-11T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T22:00:00-05:00", "place": "Littlefield", "address": "Sackett Street 635, 11217 Brooklyn", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Women+ On the Edge of Democracy", "start": "2026-10-30T19:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T21:00:00-04:00", "place": "Salem Missionary Baptist Church", "address": "East 21st Street 305, 11226", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["society/democracy", "stage/theatre"], "description": "An evening of readings of new short plays written by women playwrights, held at Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Brooklyn. It is part of the nationwide initiative Women+ On the Edge of Democracy and was organized by Lecturer in Theater Vivia Font. A mix of professional and non-professional actors, directors and producers will share readings of 10-minute plays by playwrights such as Heidi Schreck and Lauren Gunderson, among others. 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It is run by the MFA Creative Writing Program and presents nine student writers: fiction by Solange Azor, Kobi Naseck and Valeria Rotella, non-fiction by Aurora Fox, Nhi Mundy and Taylor Stout, and poetry by Robin Arble, Anja Mei-Ping Kuipers and Kayla Thompson. The event is open to everyone.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/creative-writing-mfa-reading-at-kgb-bar-66607/", "official_url": "https://www.hunter.cuny.edu/event/creative-writing-mfa-reading-at-kgb-bar/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a1b8851ddd99bf8fb542c97d9171ae51929d3b391225e93674e1424dcf3587cd-600.webp"}, {"title": "Hunter MFA Reading", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "KGB Bar", "address": "East 4th Street 85, 10003 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "An evening reading at KGB Bar featuring MFA students from Hunter. 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After live readings, writers talk with the audience, who can ask questions and share thoughts. 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": "Some upcoming events", "start": "2026-09-01T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T00:00:00-04:00", "place": "The Word Is Change", "address": "Tompkins Avenue 368, 11216", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.thewordischange.com/events/bibliomania-book-fest-at-lincoln-center", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "A roundup of upcoming literary events listed by the bookstore The Word Is Change at its Brooklyn location. 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It is organized and curated by Sarah Schulman and aims to build and grow literary community, mixing well-known and rewarded writers with under-recognized artists, emerging writers, and some who have not yet published. The October 5 season opening features Sarah Schulman, William M. Burton, Lazz Kinnamon, and more with THE LESBIAN BODY by Monique Wittig.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/first-mondays-readings-of-new-works-in-progress-67058/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "New Works Fall Festival 2026", "start": "2026-11-02T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-23T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Irish Repertory Theatre", "address": "West 22nd Street 132, 10011 New York", "price": "$20", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["stage/theatre/drama"], "description": "New Works Fall Festival 2026 is a festival of readings of new plays at Irish Repertory Theatre. 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The new volume marks PAJ Publications' 50th year of publishing, joining 160 other titles since the press's founding in 1976.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/book-celebration-the-theatre-of-drawing-53859/", "official_url": "https://www.thesegalcenter.org/event-details/book-celebration-the-theatre-of-drawing", "image": "https://noky.io/images/620d04b88ef89e6e5a18f8513ba7e12a98ec45418c5a5a27115146b70f4e5943-2000.webp"}]}