Things to do in New York City this week

Tree Maintenance Workshop: learn pruning and tree care.

ShopRite Kidz Cook: kids make their own pizza roll-ups.

All Souls Mass: remembering loved ones lost this year.

Cool and Crisp: step-by-step guided painting for beginners.

Skyline at Golden Hour: guided painting session for friends.

Riverside Poetry Reading Group, led by Poets House staff.

Get Smart on AI: raising critical thinkers, for parents.

It's My Park: weeding and mulching at the Sitting Area.

Climate Ready Workshop Series on climate change in Queens.

EA SPORTS FC 27: gaming tips and tricks for kids.

Workshops on climate and how it affects Queens.

Fall stories and crafts for ages 5-12, drop in.

Collective Roll-Up Workshop: make art from a rolling gate.

Show off your best Nathan Fielder impression and win prizes.

Family Open Swim: swim together at the CBE Pool.

Teen Game Sessions: D&D and chess for teens.

Hillcrest Book Club: this month, Solvej Balle's Volume I.

Talk on 19th-century seances and spirit belief.

Kidney Health Presentation: talk for seniors on kidneys.

MOCACREATE: Chinese characters and calligraphy for families.

Writers gather in memory of Stephen Dobyns.

Portrait Project: new installation by Howard Gladstone.

Free Mandarin Conversation Classes.

Our Steps Listening Room Installation, Irish dance stories.

KoKo NYC documentary screening and open play day, all ages.

Craft a sparkling bookmark with diamond art painting.

Pickleball Open Play for adults, register ahead.

Weekend Organ Meditations: Saturday organ recitals.

Tennis Open House: try the courts, for kids and adults.

Ry Daddy: afternoon stand-up hosted by Ryan Dacalos.

Every Tribe Church: Celebration of Gospel concert.

Great Vespers: an hour of evening prayer.

Mass for Ellen Hagan at Saint Jean Baptiste Church.

Mass with the Anointing of the Sick, prayer for the ill.

Beating Heart 10-year gala: champagne and live performances.

Bear Belly • Bear Tea Dance: bear party, 21+.

Bright Five: five-minute talks on tech's past and future.

Benefit Gala: a fundraising evening for the Swiss Institute.

The Big Time: Rehearsal Club gala with Burstyn and Burstein.

Bryan Andrews with Lou Ridley in concert.