Things to do in New York City this week

Architect Manuel Bouzas lectures on building materials.

Julia Penn Trio: jazz with Penn, Dreyer and Alexander.

Twisted Teens: pop-rock with Jackson and the Janks.

Election day talk and results with Empowering Conversations.

Rangers host the Blues in the NHL.

A Whole Lotta History: Jason Lipshutz on One Direction.

Book launch for Farewell, Diagnosis with Benjamin Morsa.

SaRon Crenshaw Acoustic: powerhouse blues guitar.

Diego Hedez Quartet: jazz led by the Cuban trumpeter.

Nu Jazz • Dr. S + M • Dahjyn

Rhythm & Dance Games Night with Scrapeboard on free play.

Difficult People: The Movie, read live by the series' cast.

Harold Night: UCB's house improv teams perform long form.

Bobby Kelly: stand-up at the Comedy Cellar, phone-free.

Home Teams: improv comedy by Hooper, Horse Girls and Saw 2.

Rebecca Kobrin on how Jewish immigrants shaped US banking.

Dorothy Day Lecture: faith and resistance in wartime.

Rope: Hamilton's thriller, the film Hitchcock made from it.

Cyrille Aimée: jazz singer live at Birdland.

Poet Marius Burokas reads Lithuanian poetry close to war.

Uncle Roger Nigel Ng signs his cookbook.

The Steel Man, a drama of fathers, sons and legacy.

Concrete Boom Vol 5: visual theatre evening.

The Music of Hey Arnold!: series hits live with Jim Lang.

Sam and Kristie Mewis host The Women's Game, live on stage.

Michael Longfellow: stand-up from an SNL cast member.

Stand-up with comedians from Comedy Central and Hulu.

Spin Out With Me: Devin O'Neill's comedy lecture on anxiety.

Live bluegrass with Allison Kelly at Lucinda's.

Filter Four and Melissa Almaguer: avant-garde premiere.

Paul Austerlitz Band: funky Afro-Caribbean jazz.

KOMPA Tuesdays: rooftop kompa and zouk party.

Stew Cutler, veteran jazz and blues guitarist, live.

Miss Maybell & The Jazz Age Artistes: Jazz Age jazz.

Nice Try: Michael Kosta and comics test new material.

The Enchanted Desna: Solntseva's magic-realist film of 1964.

Wild Card Comedy: free Tuesday standup, surprise lineup.

Open Rumba Jam: everyone joins in the rumba session.

Movie Nights: Halloween films like Scream and Hocus Pocus.

Malika Zarra Quartet: songs in Arabic, Berber and French.