# Talks and readings in New York City this week

Talks and readings in New York City this week, Friday 30 October to Thursday 5 November: 149 events.

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## When

- [Today](https://noky.io/en/new-york/today/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 24
- [Tomorrow](https://noky.io/en/new-york/tomorrow/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 19
- [Weekend](https://noky.io/en/new-york/weekend/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 47
- [This week](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 153
- [Friday 30 October](https://noky.io/en/new-york/2026-10-30/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 24
- [Saturday 31 October](https://noky.io/en/new-york/2026-10-31/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 19
- [Sunday 1 November](https://noky.io/en/new-york/2026-11-01/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 17
- [Monday 2 November](https://noky.io/en/new-york/2026-11-02/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 22
- [Tuesday 3 November](https://noky.io/en/new-york/2026-11-03/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 30
- [Wednesday 4 November](https://noky.io/en/new-york/2026-11-04/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 44
- [Thursday 5 November](https://noky.io/en/new-york/2026-11-05/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 34

## Where

- [Berlin](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 431
- [London](https://noky.io/en/london/week/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 209
- [New York City](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 149
- [Zürich](https://noky.io/en/zurich/week/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 181

## What

- [Anything](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/?format=markdown): 2,038
- [The best](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/best/?format=markdown): 42
- [Concerts](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/concerts/?format=markdown): 324
- [Theatre](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/theatre/?format=markdown): 124
- [Party and club](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/party-club/?format=markdown): 161
- [Comedy](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/comedy/?format=markdown): 134
- [Film](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/film/?format=markdown): 155
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 270
- [Festivals and street parties](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 60
- [Talks and readings](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 149
- [Dance](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/dance/?format=markdown): 21
- [Food and drink](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/food-drink/?format=markdown): 20
- [Markets](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/markets/?format=markdown): 9
- [Tours and walks](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/tours/?format=markdown): 40
- [Quiz and games](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 49
- [Kids and family](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/kids-family/?format=markdown): 130
- [Workshops and courses](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 195
- [Sport](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/sport/?format=markdown): 27
- [Demos](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/demos/?format=markdown): 15
- [Worship](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/worship/?format=markdown): 151
- [Literature](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/literature/?format=markdown): 90
- [Society](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/society/?format=markdown): 127
- [Art](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/art/?format=markdown): 370
- [Religion](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/religion/?format=markdown): 211
- [History](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/history/?format=markdown): 67
- [Poetry](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/literature/poetry/?format=markdown): 12
- [Jewish](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/religion/jewish/?format=markdown): 42
- [Church events](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/religion/christian/?format=markdown): 141
- [Music](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/music/?format=markdown): 435
- [Science](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/science/?format=markdown): 21
- [Politics](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/society/politics/?format=markdown): 28
- [Stage](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/stage/?format=markdown): 165
- [Elections](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/society/politics/elections/?format=markdown): 23
- [Memoirs](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/literature/memoir/?format=markdown): 5
- [Photography exhibitions](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/art/photography/?format=markdown): 35
- [Occasions](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/occasion/?format=markdown): 337
- [Nature](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/nature/?format=markdown): 47
- [Community](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/community/?format=markdown): 45
- [Fiction](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/literature/fiction/?format=markdown): 5
- [Torah](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/religion/jewish/torah/?format=markdown): 4

## Friday 30 October

- Stones in the Water — BAM Strong — from $28 — Stones in the Water is a night of poetry with Sarah Kay, Anis Mojgani, Clint Smith, and Hanif Abdurraqib. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/stones-in-the-water-51200/
- 09:00 The Venetian Renaissance and Ottoman Empire — School of Visual Arts — A day-long conference titled "The Venetian Renaissance and Ottoman Empire" takes place at the School of Visual Arts' Amphitheater on the third floor of 209 … — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-venetian-renaissance-and-ottoman-empire-55729/
- 15:00 Writing Group — Brooklyn Poets — Free — Writing Group is an hour of structured writing time with prompts followed by an optional 30-minute share out at the end. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/writing-group-71103/
- 16:00 Tricks and Treats: TV’s Scariest Episodes — Paley Center for Media — Free for Pale… — This is a talk at a museum of television and media in Midtown Manhattan, held just before Halloween. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/tricks-and-treats-tvs-scariest-episodes-54666/
- 18:00 The Dance of an Open Mind: Toni Morrison's Radical Attentions with Prof. Namwali Serpell — Strother School of Radical Attention — $12.51 — An evening of close reading and discussion centered on an essay by Toni Morrison, whose work is presented as a case study in the powers of human attention. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-dance-of-an-open-mind-toni-morrisons-radical-attentions-56195/
- 18:30 Adrift in the South: China's Migrant Literature — Asia Society — $30 — A book talk on the rise of China's migrant worker literature, in conversation. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/adrift-in-the-south-chinas-migrant-literature-51112/
- 18:45 Unsound New York: Memoir, Grief & Music: Matthew Schnipper in conversation with Emily Witt — Public Records — Free — A talk in the Unsound New York series at Public Records. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/unsound-new-york-memoir-grief-music-matthew-schnipper-in-con-55032/
- 19:00 Discussion / “Conditions of Life, Calculated,” with Eyal Weizman and Sina Najafi — Cabinet Magazine — Free — An evening discussion titled “Conditions of Life, Calculated,” hosted at Giorno Poetry Systems in New York and co-presented by Cabinet and Giorno Poetry … — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/discussion-conditions-of-life-calculated-with-eyal-weizman-a-51733/
- until 31 Oct Some upcoming events — The Word Is Change — Free — A roundup of upcoming literary events listed by the bookstore The Word Is Change at its Brooklyn location. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/some-upcoming-events-56995/
- until 7 Jun First Mondays: Readings of New Works In Progress — Performance Space 122 — First Mondays: Readings of New Works In Progress is a reading series at Performance Space New York where writers present new, unpublished work-in-progress to … — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/first-mondays-readings-of-new-works-in-progress-67058/
- until 30 Oct I Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long — Peter Jay Sharp Building, Howard Gilman Opera House — from $35 — I Guess It Was My Destiny To Live So Long is a transdisciplinary poetry series honoring the legacy of Brooklyn icon June Jordan. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/i-guess-it-was-my-destiny-to-live-so-long-51198/
- 17:30 Healing with Nutrition — Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan — A wellness talk titled 'How Healthy Is Your Gut? — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/healing-with-nutrition-53810/
- 17:30 Artist to Artist Convening — Abrons Arts Center — Free — The Artist to Artist Convening is a peer-led evening where interdisciplinary artists, sound and performance makers, writers, cultural workers, and activists … — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/artist-to-artist-convening-50880/
- 18:00 Fine Art of Rocky — Rizzoli — $60 — An evening conversation at a bookstore celebrating the new book The Fine Art of Rocky, a tribute to an iconic film character in time for his 50th anniversary. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/fine-art-of-rocky-55420/
- 18:00 Circulo de lectura: La noche de plata por Elia Barcelo. — Bronx Library Center — A reading circle meeting at the Bronx Library Center, where participants discuss a book together. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/circulo-de-lectura-la-noche-de-plata-por-elia-barcelo-71077/
- until 10 Jun QUEER|ART x PSNY OFFICE HOURS — Performance Space 122 — Free — QUEER|ART x PSNY OFFICE HOURS is a drop-in open hours event for artists and arts workers, described as a community space for resource-sharing. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/queerart-x-psny-office-hours-54718/
- until 31 Oct Etiquette on the day of Jummah — Masjid Al-Ansar — A religious session on the etiquette of Jummah, the Friday prayer, covering its virtues and the reminders to observe every Friday. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/etiquette-on-the-day-of-jummah-53872/
- 09:15 Pre-Nursery Information Sessions — Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan — An information session about the pre-nursery programs Toddler Playgroup and Turning 2s at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/pre-nursery-information-sessions-53808/
- 14:30 Welcome Place (U) — St. Mary's Episcopal Church Harlem — Welcome Place (U) is an event at St. Mary's Episcopal Church Harlem. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/welcome-place-u-79624/
- until 20 Nov Office Hours — Flushing Town Hall — Office Hours are open sessions where anyone with questions about Flushing Town Hall's Arts Grants for Queens and GO Queens Grant can speak directly with a … — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/office-hours-52641/

## Saturday 31 October

- 11:30 Book Club Community Shabbat Luncheon with Dr. Shaina Trapedo — Congregation Sherith Israel — $28–54 — A community Shabbat luncheon at Congregation Sherith Israel titled 'Between the Wars: Jewish Characters in 1920s & 1930s American Literature'. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/book-club-community-shabbat-luncheon-with-dr-shaina-trapedo-52187/
- 14:00 Bats of New Jersey Pop-Up — Ryan Visitor Center — Free — Bats of New Jersey Pop-Up is a family-friendly activity introducing the basics of bat biology and the bat species found on the New Jersey coast. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/bats-of-new-jersey-pop-up-55491/
- 15:00 Lecture | Denise Lassaw: Elaine de Kooning — My Godmother — Berry Campbell Gallery — A lecture given by Denise Lassaw at the Berry Campbell gallery in New York. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/lecture-denise-lassaw-elaine-de-kooning-my-godmother-51331/
- 05:15 Saturday Morning Torah Study — Temple Emanuel — Saturday Morning Torah Study is a group study session devoted to the weekly Torah portion. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/saturday-morning-torah-study-75649/
- 09:00 Parashat HaShavua — Park Avenue Synagogue — A weekly Torah study session called Parashat HaShavua. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/parashat-hashavua-79490/
- 10:00 Saturday Science for Students — The Explorers Club — Free — Saturday Science for Students is a lecture at The Explorers Club, free and open to the public, aimed at high school and university level students and teachers. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/saturday-science-for-students-56559/
- 10:30 Storytime — Lofty Pigeon Books — Lofty Pigeon Books hosts a storytime for children. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/storytime-66815/
- 11:00 Torah Study with the Clergy — Congregation Rodeph Sholom — Torah Study with the Clergy is a half-hour study session exploring the week's Torah portion. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/torah-study-with-the-clergy-52186/
- 15:30 Poetry Aloud — Brooklyn Poets — Free — Poetry Aloud is a weekly gathering where participants read poetry aloud from collections in the bookstore and discuss them informally. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/poetry-aloud-71104/
- 19:00 Music & Readings for All Hallows' Eve — Church of the Holy Trinity — An hour of spooky music, readings, and poetry for All Hallows' Eve, open to all ages. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/music-readings-for-all-hallows-eve-51912/
- 15:30 Studies on Prayer — City Tabernacle of Seventh-day Adventists — Studies on Prayer is a weekly Sabbath afternoon gathering at a Seventh-day Adventist church where a group reads through a book together. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/studies-on-prayer-51977/

## Sunday 1 November

- 09:45 Adult Christian Education Lecture — Brick Presbyterian Church — A morning lecture in Adult Christian Education at Brick Presbyterian Church, held in the Third Floor Living Room and also on Zoom, with coffee and snacks and … — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/adult-christian-education-lecture-51472/
- 11:00 Sunday Platform: ‘Beware the Power of Prediction’ Video and Discussion (In-Person Only) — New York Society for Ethical Culture Hall — Free — A free, in-person morning gathering of the Sunday Platform series, held in Room 507. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sunday-platform-beware-the-power-of-prediction-video-and-dis-54349/
- 12:30 Sunday Storytime: Allison Matulli reading We Are Free, presented with Brown Babies N’ Books — Lofty Pigeon Books — A Sunday storytime at which Dr. Allison Matulli reads her book We Are Free: Our First Amendment Rights, followed by a meet-and-greet, signing, and light … — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sunday-storytime-allison-matulli-reading-we-are-free-present-53624/
- 12:45 When Children Imagine God: Conversations with Church Kids — Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church — The Rev. Dr. Bradley J. Wigger presents his new book, When Children Imagine God, an exploration of children's stories about the divine and the wisdom in their … — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/when-children-imagine-god-conversations-with-church-kids-52542/
- 13:15 (CLASS) Cemetery Symbols & Secrets — Union Hall — $38.05 — A class on cemetery symbols and secrets from New York's city of the dead, held at Union Hall in Brooklyn. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/class-cemetery-symbols-secrets-57182/
- 14:00 Launch Event | T Is for Traffic Cone by SARAH FEINGOLD — Books of Wonder — A launch event for the picture book 'T Is For Traffic Cone: The City Pigeon's Alphabet', taking place in store at Books of Wonder. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/launch-event-t-is-for-traffic-cone-by-sarah-feingold-51415/
- 10:00 Sunday Bible Hour — City View Baptist Church — Sunday Bible Hour is a weekly Bible study. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sunday-bible-hour-51979/
- 10:00 The Sunday Forum — Grace Church — The Sunday Forum is a weekly series held in the Reception Room and on Zoom. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-sunday-forum-52871/
- 10:00 Coffee, Coloring, & Conversation — St. John - St. Matthew-Emanuel Lutheran Church — Coffee, Coloring, & Conversation is an informal intergenerational faith formation opportunity to talk about faith and daily life. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/coffee-coloring-conversation-56099/