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Seventy Years After Satchmo Played Accra, His Corona Museum Opens Armstrong in Ghana
by New York City Wave ·A year-long exhibition on Louis Armstrong's 1956 trip to Ghana opened Oct. 19 at his Corona museum. Corona residents pay $5 to get in.
Volunteers Reopened the Trails at Spuyten Duyvil Shorefront Park. Rangers Walk Them Saturday
by New York City Wave ·Urban Park Rangers lead a free walk on the newly opened, volunteer-restored trails of Riverdale's Spuyten Duyvil Shorefront Park on Saturday.
Lorca's House of Bernarda Alba, Told by the Maid, Plays Greenpoint Avenue in Sunnyside Through November 8
by New York City Wave ·Thalia Spanish Theatre stages PONCIA, Luis Luque's retelling of Lorca from the maid's side, in Spanish with English supertitles through Nov. 8.
Urban Park Rangers Take a Night Seining Walk Into the East River at Fort Totten
by New York City Wave ·Urban Park Rangers lead a free night seining walk at Fort Totten on Oct. 25, plus a free Saturday 5K, yoga in Crocheron Park and Civil War living history on Nov. 1.
This Week in Flushing: Bottling the Garden's Honey, Planting Trees in Kissena Park and a Portrait Workshop at Flushing Town Hall
by New York City Wave ·Queens Botanical Garden's beekeeper bottles the garden's honey, NYC Parks plants trees in Kissena Park, and Flushing Town Hall hosts a free family portrait workshop.
Brooklyn Women's Exchange Sets Holiday Open House and Silhouette Weekend on Montague Street
by New York City Wave ·The Brooklyn Women's Exchange hosts its Holiday Open House Nov. 5 at 137 Montague St., then hand-cut silhouette portraits Nov. 6 to 8. Sign-ups are open.
More Than 30 Artists Fill Coney Island USA With Pigeons, Plus a Dracula Night and a Fall Festival
by New York City Wave ·A 30-plus-artist pigeon show is up at Coney Island USA through December, with a Horror of Dracula night Oct. 23 and a free Asser Levy Park festival Oct. 25.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Fall Harvest Festival Is Saturday: Cider Garden, Costume Parade and Harvest Dances
by New York City Wave ·Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Fall Harvest Festival is Sat., Oct. 24, 11 to 5: live music, a beer and cider garden, pumpkin carving and a 3 p.m. costume parade.
Siena's Renaissance Bronzes, Many Never Shown Outside Tuscany, Arrive at the Frick
by New York City Wave ·The Frick Collection on East 70th Street has opened a show of nearly 40 Sienese bronzes from 1450 to 1500, on view through January 18, 2027.
The Chinatown Arts Festival Closes Its Ninth Year With a Swing Night in Sara D. Roosevelt Park
by New York City Wave ·Think!Chinatown's ninth Chinatown Arts Festival ends with a silent film concert, story slam, SDR Park swing night and mooncake tin art, Oct. 20 to 27.
A 1605 Requiem by Candlelight, Sung Beneath Sorolla's Murals on Audubon Terrace
by New York City Wave ·Skylark Vocal Ensemble performs Victoria's Requiem in the Hispanic Society's Sorolla Gallery on Oct. 25, one of three programs at the Broadway museum this week.
The High Line Shrinks Down to Gnome Size for a Free Halloween Saturday
by New York City Wave ·Friends of the High Line hosts Gnome-topia, a free family Halloween event with games, a magic show and a cardboard gnome world, Oct. 24 at 14th Street.
Dogs in Costume Parade Across Snug Harbor's South Meadow on Saturday
by New York City Wave ·Snug Harbor on Staten Island hosts a Trunk or Treat Oct. 22, a dog costume parade Oct. 24, night history tours and a fall bulb sale Oct. 30 to Nov. 1.
Painted Windows, a Witch Con and the Parade: City Island's Halloween Run
by New York City Wave ·City Island's Halloween stretch runs from Witch Con on Oct. 23 and window painting on Oct. 24 to the Chamber's parade at Hawkins Park on Oct. 31.
Bartow-Pell Marks 100 Years Since Houdini's Death With a Halloween Week Magic Show
by New York City Wave ·Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum in Pelham Bay Park hosts a Houdini tribute on Oct. 29, a free Regency dance class Oct. 25 and a D&D weekend in November.
This Week in Long Island City: Three Shows at SculptureCenter, a Noguchi Family Morning and a Ghost Hunt
by New York City Wave ·Free sound art on Purves Street, a $24 family nature workshop at the Noguchi Museum, a Hunter's Point South cleanup and Trick-or-Streets next Saturday.
A Garden Show You Can Touch: Cameron Russell and Mei Tao Open an Interactive Exhibition in Flushing
by New York City Wave ·Made with 61 young farmer-artists from Harlem Grown, the show opens Oct. 24 at Queens Botanical Garden, with Halloween at the Garden a week later.
Six Playwrights Named for The Bushwick Starr's Free Winter Reading Series
by New York City Wave ·The Bushwick Starr's free Starr Reading Series brings six new plays to 419 Eldert Street from Nov. 30 to Dec. 9, while i'm not even half runs through Oct. 31.
Halloween Fest, a Park Movie and a Shore Road 5K: This Week in Bay Ridge
by New York City Wave ·Fifth Avenue hosts a free Halloween Fest Oct. 24, plus a movie in Owl's Head Park, daffodil planting, a Shore Road 5K and a Citi Bike milestone.
Ed Park and Joy Harjo Come to Brooklyn's Central Library in Prospect Heights
by New York City Wave ·Joy Harjo and Tracy K. Smith, Ed Park and Sloane Crosley, plus Christopher Myers' tapestries and a new Teen Center at Central Library, Oct. 19 to 26.
Final Two Weeks to Tour 19 Designer Rooms Inside 1 Monroe Place in Brooklyn Heights
by New York City Wave ·The 2026 Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse at 1 Monroe Place runs through Nov. 1, with 19 design firms, $50 tickets and talks and trunk shows this week.
Charity Shoe Sale, Raw Bar Class and London City Ballet: The Week Ahead in Chelsea
by New York City Wave ·Shoes for a Cure at Chelsea Market, a Lobster Place seafood tower class, Moroccan music, Latin dance, and London City Ballet at The Joyce from Oct 27.
Fifty Works on Paper From a Hong Kong Collection Fill The Drawing Center on Wooster Street
by New York City Wave ·The Drawing Center at 35 Wooster Street opens Form, Shadow, Motion on October 23, with a free public reception on Thursday, October 22, 6 to 8 p.m.
MOCA Launches a Solo Artist Series With Hilda Shen's Ceramics in Chinatown
by New York City Wave ·The Museum of Chinese in America opens Hilda Shen: Their Landscapes on Oct. 22, the first show in its new Solo Artist Projects series, on view to Jan. 24.
ICP on Ludlow Street Brings a Survey of 28 Japanese Women Photographers to the US for the First Time
by New York City Wave ·I'm So Happy You Are Here, a survey of 28 Japanese women photographers from the 1950s to now, is on view at ICP, 84 Ludlow Street, through January 11.
Nearly 120 Tiffany Studio Drawings Go on View at The Met in Designing the Gilded Age
by New York City Wave ·Designing the Gilded Age, opening Oct. 22 at The Met Fifth Avenue, pairs nearly 120 Tiffany Studios drawings with the windows and lamps they became.
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Opens a Second Home on Grand Army Plaza
by New York City Wave ·The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music's new 12,000-square-foot Prospect Park West location on Grand Army Plaza houses its Music Therapy Institute. Jazz open house Oct. 22.
Sandbox VR Opens Oct. 30 on Seventh Avenue, With Squid Game and Stranger Things Rooms
by New York City Wave ·Sandbox VR opens at 777 Seventh Avenue near Times Square on Oct. 30 with full-body virtual reality games. Tickets start at $57, with 20% off before opening.
Last Weekend of the Season at the City Island Nautical Museum, Plus Jazz on the Avenue
by New York City Wave ·The City Island Nautical Museum closes its 2026 season on Oct. 25. The week also brings live jazz, gallery yoga, trivia and a Witch Con on City Island Avenue.
Citi Bike Now Reaches Riverdale, and Wave Hill Has a Full Week On
by New York City Wave ·Riverdale is one of seven neighborhoods added in Citi Bike's latest expansion, now complete. Wave Hill has artist talks, afternoon tea and a family art day this week.
Dogs in Costume, a Bat Hike and the Story of the King's Bridge in Van Cortlandt Park
by New York City Wave ·Wags to Witches brings a free dog costume contest to the Van Cortlandt House Museum lawn on Oct. 25, followed by a free night hike for bats and flying squirrels.
Doo-Wop on Arthur Avenue and Chestnut Trees at the Zoo: Belmont's Week Ahead
by New York City Wave ·The Belmont 4 close their season on Arthur Avenue, Boo at the Zoo runs next door, and the Bronx Zoo has planted its first American chestnuts in over a century.
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