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Upper East Side.
Concerts, games, comedy, theater and more.
First Fridays
Neue Galerie New York · 5:00 PM
The Original Art 2026 Awards Ceremony & Reception
At the Society · 5:30 PM
Art Dialogues: Vecchietta's Resurrection of Christ
The Frick Collection · 6:00 PM
The Occupied City
Museum of the City of New York · Through Mar 21
Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off
Museum of the City of New York · Through Jan 18
Halumii Ktapihna
Museum of the City of New York · Through Apr 18
Picture Book Magic! • E.B. Goodale of Snow Geese Season
At the Society · 11:00 AM
Weekend Kids Art Studio
Museum of the City of New York · 11:00 AM
Illustrator Spotlight • E.B. Goodale of Snow Geese Season
At the Society · 12:30 PM
Matthew Perlman in Conversation with Darsie Alexander
The Jewish Museum · 4:00 PM
Celebrate Our Anniversary with Free Admission
Neue Galerie New York · 3:00 PM
Director's Talks: Maria Nicanor in Conversation with Mattaforma, 2026 National Design Award Winner, Emerging Designer
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · 6:00 PM
Fellows Talk
The Frick Collection · 6:30 PM
Continue the Conversation for Members: Whistler's Frances Leyland
Online: Zoom · 6:00 PM
Women on the Move: Joyce Maynard, Alice in a Modern Wonderland
Streicker Center · 7:00 PM
Tiny Tours
Museum of the City of New York · 11:00 AM
Gallery Talks
The Frick Collection · 3:00 PM
Continue the Conversation: Johannes Vermeer and Kent Monkman: Officer and Laughing Girl
Online: Zoom · 6:00 PM
Some Funny Women of Picture Books
At the Society · 6:30 PM
Costumed Sketch Night at the Society
At the Society · 6:30 PM
Exhibition Talk | Siena: The Art of Bronze: A Conservator's Perspective
Ian Wardropper Education Room · 1:00 PM
Finding Articles at the Frick
Online: Zoom · 4:00 PM
Sketch Night
The Frick Collection · 5:00 PM
Discover Design at Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library: Design Across Time
Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library · 5:00 PM
Free Third Thursday Evenings: Art After Hours
The Jewish Museum · 5:00 PM
Member and Community Preview of The Photography Triennial
Museum of the City of New York · 6:00 PM
Design Night: Sketching from Nature
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · 6:00 PM
Teen Studio: Drawing From the Figure
Ian Wardropper Education Room · 10:00 AM
Saturday Morning Sketch Brunch
At the Society · 12:00 PM
Gallery Talk
The Frick Collection · 1:00 PM
The Beauty of the Faded Specimen: Finding Color in Dried & Aging Botanicals
At the Society · 3:00 PM
Women on the Move: Jessica Siskin, Trapped by Your Own Image
Streicker Center · 7:00 PM
Free Late Night Wednesdays
Museum of the City of New York · 5:00 PM
Die Drei von der Tankstelle / Three from the Filling Station
Neue Galerie New York · 7:00 PM
Legacy of the Frick Family
The Frick Collection · 7:00 PM
Women on the Move: Rabbi Rachel Ain, Jewish Wisdom for Your Journey Ahead
Streicker Center · 7:00 PM
The 6-Minute Challenge: For the Inquiring Minds
Bohemian National Hall · 7:00 PM
Art, Collecting, and Patronage in the 21st Century: Ronald S. Lauder and Max Hollein
Neue Galerie New York · 7:00 PM
Holiday Cheer
The Frick Collection · 6:30 PM
Louis Vuitton First Fridays
The Frick Collection · 5:30 PM
Sketching for Teens: Drawing as Discovery
Neue Galerie New York · 9:00 PM
Talking Art: Family Conversations
Neue Galerie New York · 2:15 PM
ASBA LIVE in the Studio with Crystal Soojeong Shin
Zoom · 1:00 PM
Introduction to North American Indigenous Art Research
Online: Zoom · 4:00 PM
Member Evening
The Frick Collection · 5:30 PM
Picture Book Magic! • David Ezra Stein of Interrupting Chicken Saves The Nutcracker
At the Society · 11:00 AM
Exhibition Talk | From Bronze to Gold: Experiencing Sienese Art
Ian Wardropper Education Room · 1:00 PM
Metropolis at 100: The City, The Machine, and The Heart
Neue Galerie New York · 7:00 PM
Studio Hours: Collage
Ian Wardropper Education Room · 1:00 PM
Gold
Neue Galerie New York · 7:00 PM
From Mansion to Museum: Transforming Historic Buildings into Cultural Treasures
Neue Galerie New York · 7:00 PM
ASL at the Frick | Siena: The Art of Bronze, 1450-1500
The Frick Collection · 6:00 PM
Aimee Ng in Conversation with Kent Monkman
The Frick Collection · 6:30 PM
Live at the Frick: Hisham Matar on Siena and the Imagination
Stephen A. Schwarzman Auditorium · 6:00 PM
Schlussakkord / The Final Chord
Neue Galerie New York · 7:00 PM
Art Dialogues: Johannes Vermeer and Kent Monkman: Officer and Laughing Girl
The Frick Collection · 6:00 PM
Member Morning
The Frick Collection · 9:00 AM
Love & Power: Presidential Love Stories with Doris Kearns Goodwin
Streicker Center · 7:00 PM
Die vier Gesellen / The Four Companions
Neue Galerie New York · 7:00 PM
Temple Emanu-El Celebrates America at 250: The Jews of Savannah and Charleston
Streicker Center · 7:00 PM
Close by, in Midtown, Chelsea, Lower East Side
Conversation with a Curator: How Rod Serling and The Twilight Zone Transformed TV
The Paley Museum
Free Friday Nights
Whitney Museum of American Art
Birdland Big Band
Birdland Jazz Club
GAYHEM
The PIT (People's Improv Theater)
15-Minute Tour: Highlights of the Exhibition Untitled (America)
Whitney Museum of American Art
THE KILANS: COULD YOU KEEP IT DARK? TOUR
Mercury Lounge
NORDIC WISDOM ON THE ROAD | BOOK LAUNCH & ORACLE READINGS
Scandinavia House
Catch Your Breath - Not Broken Enough Tour
Irving Plaza
Doron Langberg in Conversation
Rizzoli Bookstore
Gandhi Presents: Fully Sauced
The Stand
Tenor Titans! The Wayne Escoffery & Jimmy Greene Quintet featuring Buster Williams & Lenny White
Smoke Jazz Club
Live Music by Emily A. Sprague and LEYA
Floor 1Places in Upper East Side
- The Frick CollectionMuseum · 60 coming up
- Society of IllustratorsMuseum · 33 coming up
- Neue Galerie New YorkMuseum · 25 coming up
- Central Park ConservancyPark conservancy · 11 coming up
- Museum of the City of New YorkMuseum · 10 coming up
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumMuseum · 8 coming up
- Streicker CenterCultural center · 6 coming up
- The Jewish MuseumMuseum · 6 coming up
- Bohemian National HallCultural center · 3 coming up
- SummerStage (City Parks Foundation)Outdoor concert series · 2 coming up
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