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Saturday Nov. 1, 2025

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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Noon – 1 pm

Story time and craft with author Tess Thomas

Mcnally Jackson SeaportManhattan

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2 – 5 pm

Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl

The Four Faced LiarGreenwich Village

Tuesday Nov. 4

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11 am – 3 pm

Eloise at The Plaza 70th Anniversary Celebration

The Plaza HotelMidtown

Saturday Nov. 8

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2 – 5 pm

Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl

The Four Faced LiarGreenwich Village

Sunday Nov. 9

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1 – 4 pm

Family Program | Songs and Stories

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Wednesday Nov. 12

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Interior Design Master Class: 100 Rooms

New York School of Interior DesignUpper East Side, 70 East 70th Street New York, NY, 10021

“Yes, the planet got destroyed, but for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders.”

7 – 8:30 pm

TOM TORO: AND TO THINK WE STARTED AS A BOOK CLUB…

Joe’s PubNoho

Saturday Nov. 15

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2 – 5 pm

Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl

The Four Faced LiarGreenwich Village

Wednesday Nov. 19

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7:30 – 10 pm

WORD PLAY – Free Poetry Jam

Sugar MouseEast Village

Saturday Nov. 22

11 – 11:45 am

Book Reading and Performance: Hello, Broadway!

Children’s Museum of ManhattanManhattan

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2 – 5 pm

Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl

The Four Faced LiarGreenwich Village

Saturday Nov. 29

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2 – 5 pm

Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl

The Four Faced LiarGreenwich Village

Saturday Dec. 6

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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2 – 5 pm

Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl

The Four Faced LiarGreenwich Village

Saturday Dec. 13

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2 – 5 pm

Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl

The Four Faced LiarGreenwich Village

Saturday Dec. 20

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2 – 5 pm

Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl

The Four Faced LiarGreenwich Village

Saturday Dec. 27

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2 – 5 pm

Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl

The Four Faced LiarGreenwich Village

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