{"title": "Sumi-E: Japanese Ink Painting – Bamboo (Four Noble Ones)", "start": "2026-11-03T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-03T19:10:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$60 / person, all materials included", "price_from": "60.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/IBCPACMBB6HM2NGUYJVAV27H", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Sumi-E: Japanese Ink Painting – Bamboo (Four Noble Ones) is a hands-on class at RESOBOX in Long Island City where participants learn Japanese ink-wash painting. The session's theme is bamboo (take), one of the Four Noble Ones (shikunshi) alongside the orchid, chrysanthemum, and plum blossom, plants that have anchored East Asian ink painting for centuries and that stand for resilience and integrity in bamboo's case. Students begin with basics such as holding the brush, then paint the jointed stalk with steady strokes, mark the nodes, and finish with clusters of leaves in dark and light ink evoking the movement of wind. The class is taught by instructor Kohfu Furukawa, and all materials, including ink, brushes, and calligraphy paper, are provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sumi-e-japanese-ink-painting-bamboo-four-noble-ones-55324/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/sumi-e-bamboo-november-3-6pm/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5b0b5c0abdcb00ab9611e58b12bc96550f0d985e24902113bb681de3695d851b-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-03T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-03T19:10:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-11-21T12:45:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-21T13:55:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Kumiko Woodworking: Japanese Joinery – Flower Vase (Ichirin-zashi)", "start": "2026-10-31T13:30:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T15:00:00-04:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$90 / person (all materials included)", "price_from": "90.00", "price_to": "90.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/UZII5IGLHHN2SUI4H44Z4ATX", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts", "diy/woodworking"], "description": "A hands-on woodworking class in kumiko, the Japanese craft of assembling thin wooden pieces into intricate patterns without nails, where participants build a hanging wooden flower vase called an ichirin-zashi. The class is held at Resobox, and all kits are handcrafted by Ōminato Bunkichi Shoten, a kumiko atelier in Niigata, Japan. Students first learn what kumiko is and practice the three foundation patterns — asa-no-ha (hemp leaf), rindō (gentian), and goma (sesame) — building each in a practice frame before taking it apart. Finally, they design their own arrangement inside the flower vase, which has a clear acrylic back that doubles as a display stand, and take it home; no experience is necessary.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/kumiko-woodworking-japanese-joinery-flower-vase-ichirin-zash-55321/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/kumiko-woodworking-japanese-joinery-flower-vase-ichirin-zashi-4/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2c317a75b5b7e389449ebfacde6c410902809b1ce049e51a4c61ced42243c9e8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Ikebana: Japanese Flower Arrangement – Ohara Style", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "Single Class $79 / person, 4 Session Pass $296 / person", "price_from": "79.00", "price_to": "79.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/FQGHOS4TYBMUD64377TE3B4S", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/flower-arranging/ikebana"], "description": "An Ikebana class in the Ohara style, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, held at RESOBOX. The program offers an introductory course and a level above beginner, with the flower fee and all materials included. Registration closes 72 hours before the session, and cancellations made within that window are nonrefundable. A single class or a four-session pass can be reserved.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/ikebana-japanese-flower-arrangement-ohara-style-55331/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/ikebana-japanese-flower-arrangement-ohara-style-6/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ace5903b8413b4364cb72950478e1b648e330ed4f29ecaf0adeef841019ff724-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Introduction to Watercolor Painting", "start": "2026-11-07T10:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T12:30:00-05:00", "place": "Brooklyn Botanic Garden", "address": "Washington Avenue at Montgomery Street, Brooklyn, NY", "price": "$50 ($45 for members)", "price_from": "50.00", "price_to": "50.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/painting/watercolor"], "description": "Introduction to Watercolor Painting is a hands-on class exploring the techniques of the watercolor medium. Led by instructor Nan Carey, participants experiment with color mixing, washes and glazing to create portraits of flowers and plants. Students provide their own supplies, following a materials list.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/introduction-to-watercolor-painting-51545/", "official_url": "https://www.bbg.org/classes/introduction_to_watercolor_painting_fall", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6eb898f54c096c1b549691cc702c419277774f85a62aefa9970ae4a50ec4c528-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Sake Label Calligraphy Class w/ Taisan", "start": "2026-11-11T19:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "Kato Sake Works", "address": "Troutman Street 379, 11237 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["food-drink/wine/sake", "art/calligraphy"], "description": "Sake Label Calligraphy Class w/ Taisan is a hands-on calligraphy class held in the taproom of Kato Sake Works in Brooklyn. It is led by Taisan, described by the makers as a friend and calligraphy extraordinaire who returns to the taproom. Participants learn Japanese calligraphy and design their very own custom KSW bottle label. Tickets are sold through Taisan Tanaka's Eventbrite page.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sake-label-calligraphy-class-w-taisan-71371/", "official_url": "https://www.katosakeworks.com/events/taisan-oct26-b8mrs", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f2f28f5e5d993a030279ae7976a9698c65f03c8869747c867401ac3ccd87a5dd-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. 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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": "Kimekomi: Japanese Traditional Doll-Making – Frog, Owl & More", "start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T13:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$60 / person, all materials included", "price_from": "60.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/3V3B2U5RS6PYNSGUFMB4TSZG", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts"], "description": "Kimekomi: Japanese Traditional Doll-Making – Frog, Owl & More is a hands-on workshop at RESOBOX where participants make traditional Japanese dolls with all materials included and no experience necessary. For the November 7th class, students can choose among the Frog, Owl, Jizo, Daruma, and Goldfish designs, and take home their finished artwork. The workshop is open to everyone, inviting you to relax, enjoy a creative moment, and bring a little piece of Japanese art into your home. Space is limited, so early registration is recommended.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/kimekomi-japanese-traditional-doll-making-frog-owl-more-55330/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/kimekomi-japanese-traditional-doll-making-frog-owl-more-3/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2ece153e5a3a332666e724220ea09dbae1ebc343573f4ab3c9fc8dc8551c98df-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Printing from the Garden: An Introduction to Bundle-Dyeing", "start": "2026-11-07T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T13:00:00-05:00", "place": "Administration Building - Brooklyn Botanic Garden", "address": "1000 Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225", "price": "$117 ($110 for members); includes $40 materials fee", "price_from": "117.00", "price_to": "117.00", "tickets_url": "https://campscui.active.com/orgs/BrooklynBotanicGarden?season=3824735&session=71481232", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/textiles/textile-dyeing", "nature/plants"], "description": "Printing from the Garden: An Introduction to Bundle-Dyeing is a hands-on class in bundle dyeing, part science, part art, and part surprise, connecting participants with the plants around them. Taught by instructor Alison Kelly at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, it has each student work on a ready-to-dye silk bandana, creating a one-of-a-kind print from fresh and dried flowers, leaves, bark, and other plant materials. Participants leave with a unique silk bandana infused with the colors of the season. Preregistration is required, and the price includes a $40 materials fee.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/printing-from-the-garden-an-introduction-to-bundle-dyeing-51544/", "official_url": "https://www.bbg.org/classes/printing_from_the_garden_an_introduction_to_bundle_dying", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f84b4e709b7169b27db21b7bae3a96dbc286fdbad55b4977c10611422b9eaa85-1200.webp"}, {"title": "NYZ: Introduction to Meditation", "start": "2026-11-05T18:45:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-05T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "", "address": "", "price": "$10.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness/meditation"], "description": "NYZ: Introduction to Meditation is a Thursday-evening class that teaches the basics of zazen, the seated meditation of Rinzai Zen Buddhism, covering posture, breathing, and concentration. It is offered by New York Zendo Shobo-ji, which invites city dwellers to experience traditional Zen practice and find an oasis of deep stillness in the heart of Manhattan. Beginners also learn the forms used at the zendo, including bowing, chanting, and kinhin (walking meditation), and no prior experience is necessary. The class is a prerequisite for attending zazen at New York Zendo.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyz-introduction-to-meditation-57616/", "official_url": "https://zenstudies.org/event/nyz-introduction-to-meditation/2026-10-29/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c7041cdbb16f6dcaecc1ce79dcfc1b7540079f27d8b79ed94bbc92dc3c455ceb-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Bin Kuroshima: Hand-Painted Kyo-Yuzen at Carl Hansen & Søn", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2027-01-09T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/textile-art"], "description": "An exhibition of hand-painted Kyo-Yuzen, Kyoto's tradition of dyeing painted by hand, presented at the Midtown Manhattan flagship store of the Danish furniture maker Carl Hansen & Søn. The works are by Bin Kuroshima, a Kyoto dye artist of more than four decades who is a nationally certified Traditional Craftsman and was named a Master Craftsman of Kyoto in 2007. The show brings together screens, tapestries, scrolls and panels colored largely with botanical dyes and sumi ink, alongside new fusuma paintings, paintings on wood, kimono pieces and hand-painted boards and tote bags. It is Kuroshima's first exhibition with Carl Hansen & Søn, and he will attend the opening reception, with admission free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/bin-kuroshima-hand-painted-kyo-yuzen-at-carl-hansen-sn-55328/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/bin-kuroshima-hand-painted-kyo-yuzen/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ea06f33a37fc41d577d36edbdf9f7b5101d4d30136baa05e38975889c1e88cea-2000.webp"}]}