Monday 🍬 5.5

6:00pm (Alphabet City): Sober (Curious) Cinco de Mayo Party by Third Place Bar - ​​​​We're back with another hangover-free party, and this time we’re celebrating our Mexican friends & neighbors on Cinco de Mayo! ​Expect drinks from some of our favorite Mexican produced and Latin owned brands: cocktail specials with non-alc tequila by Tomonotomo, infused drinks by Cloudwalker Farm, and NA palomas and mojitos by JAS! RSVP HERE

6:30pm (Williamsburg): Gathering Neshama Vol. 7 by Leandro Taub - ​​​A monthly event to help enhance our business connections (so we can do more Tzedaka), become wiser and better (more Torah and more Mitzvot), and do more of what is good in the world. RSVP HERE

6:30pm (Tribeca): Reading Party by Reading Rhythms - ​​​Reading Rhythms is a series of welcoming reading parties designed to make it easy for people to gather and read socially. We invite you to bring any book you want and facilitate silent reading periods, as well as 1-on-1 breakouts, and group discussions to pull on the threads of the books that everyone is engaging with. RSVP HERE

7:00pm (East Village): First Mondays, Historical Avant Gardes by Performance Space - First Mondays invites our communities to experience readings of unpublished works and works in progress by an intergenerational group of vanguard writers. This season we continue to gather over free drinks in our theaters to hear writers discuss what’s on their mind and get a glimpse of the future of literature. RSVP HERE

Tuesday 🍬 5.6

6:00pm (Tribeca): Ilé Oriaku by Toyin Ojih Odutola - ​​Building upon her inclusion in the Nigerian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale and her solo exhibition at the Kunsthalle Basel, both in 2024, these works present episodic scenes that together explore the uses and limitations of language—including its beauty both in failure and success—as a vehicle for processing grief and as a tool for creating personal meaning and collective history. NO RSVP REQUIRED

6:00pm (Tribeca): Alec Monopoly Art Night by EDEN Soho Gallery - ​​Join us for an unforgettable art night at EDEN Gallery SoHo with world-renowned artist Alec Monopoly. Be among the first to explore his latest creations. RSVP HERE

6:30pm (Tribeca): Brave Confident Relationships by Vulnerable AF - ​​Do you want to have deeper and more meaningful connections with the people in your life? ​Do you feel that pull to retreat just when vulnerability matters most? You'll get to experience vulnerable, intimate, beautiful connections with other participants that will leave you inspired, connected and heart-opened. RSVP HERE

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7:00pm (Gowanus): Ranked Choice: Comedy Show & Community Organizing by Hot Girls 4 Zohran, Dream NYC, and Littlefield - ​​The 2025 NYC Mayoral race is heating up as 5 Brooklyn-based comedians compete to win your vote and the key to the city! Come laugh, learn and organize! RSVP HERE

***MULTIPLE TIMES*** (Midtown West): R U Still Painting??? Opening Reception by Falcon Art Collective - ​​​Artists and curators dedicated to reactivating urban spaces through independent cultural initiatives, is pleased to present their inaugural exhibition, R U STILL PAINTING???, an arbitrary, non-national, non-rational, unofficial, and incomplete painting survey. RSVP HERE

Wednesday 🍬 5.7

12:00pm (Tribeca): Mother's Day Marché by Moms Heart Moms - J​​​oin us at Maman, (375 Hudson) for a Mother’s Day Market from 12pm-6pm featuring your favorite mom-founded brands with exclusive offerings for this special event. A minimum of 20% of event proceeds will go directly to providing essential boxes for Welcome Baby USA. RSVP HERE

6:00pm (Prospect/Lefferts Gardens): Art Unwine’d Wednesday - NY Art Week Kickoff by Timbucktoo - ​​​Unwind after a long day at Art Unwine'd Wednesday, a sophisticated mixer hosted by Timbucktoo. Kicking off NY Art Week, this event is designed to bring together professionals for an evening of art, conversation, and connection in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. RSVP HERE

***MULTIPLE DATES & TIMES*** {5/7 - 5/10} (Murray Hill): ESTHER Art Festival by Margot Samel - ​​​Back for its second year in the gorgeous Estonian House on 34th Street, this free fair is smaller and highly curated. RSVP HERE

***MULTIPLE DATES*** {5/7 - 6/11} 6:30 PM (South Street Seaport): Preservation of Record by McNally Jackson Bookstore - ​​​The first McNally Jackson Festival brings together 40 thinkers across 5 weeks, around one topic: The archive. At the heart of these events are questions of power and subjectivity. Preservation is interdisciplinary, intersectional and endlessly complex. We will discuss over 18 events. Come join us. RSVP HERE

Thursday 🍬 5.8

5:00pm (Dumbo): Grand Opening Event: Early Access Shopping Night by Alo Yoga - ​​​Join us for an Early Access Shopping Night at our brand new Alo Sanctuary in Dumbo! RSVP HERE

6:00pm (Tribeca): Dating App Disconnect: Getting Started + Finding Your People by The Full - Join us for an interactive, informative event designed to help you step into the energizing world of in-person connection! RSVP HERE

6:00pm (Chelsea): Atsuko Tanaka, Yayoi Kusama by Paula Cooper Gallery - ​​Atsuko Tanaka, Yayoi Kusama brings together the works of two of Japan’s most innovative and influential artists. Featuring a selection of works on canvas and paper spanning Tanaka’s career, and early works in various media by Kusama, this exhibition offers an opportunity to explore the parallel yet distinct artistic concerns of these pioneering figures in postwar abstract art. NO RSVP REQUIRED

7:30pm (Greenpoint): Olivier & Jean Baptiste Franc by The Green Room NYC - Experience the Magic: A Night of Jazz Step into the enchanting world of music at The Green Room in Williamsburg, NYC. We are delighted and honored to host two of the most amazing jazz players in the world for an intimate concert.. RSVP HERE

Friday 🍬 5.9

6:00pm (Tribeca): In Imaginal by Pierre Huyghe - This will be the U.S. premiere of a selection of works seen in the groundbreaking exhibition Liminal at Punta della Dogana – Pinault Collection, Venice last year. Huyghe conceives exhibitions as fictions from which other modalities of reality, possible worlds and time could emerge, where subjectivities are formed, interact, learn, and evolve. NO RSVP REQUIRED

6:30pm (Greenpoint): Ice Cream Party by Meira Bennett - Hi friends! Gotcha Focaccia is doing a collab flavor with Caffé Panna on 5/9 and, well, I want to eat it with you! Let's meet at the Greenpoint location around 6:30-7 PM and have an ice cream party? RSVP HERE

7:00pm (Williamsburg): F.A.M. by 57 - Join us at FAM—a salon for artists & creators in film, fashion, art, music, and media—for an intimate conversation with Lawrence Lui, founder of Bampire Music, recognized as the best music publicity/marketing firm, and orchestrated campaigns for electronic music's biggest names globally. Following the talk, we have a special musical performance by our musical guest artemis orion, a genre-fluid artist whose work spans indie electronic, alternative, synth wave, dark/dream pop, and indie folk. RSVP HERE

8:00pm (Williamsburg): Return to Berry Park by Among Friends - It is, once again, time for us to hang. The long winter is finally over, and we are reemerging to bask in the spring vibes. RSVP HERE

8:00pm (Meatpacking): BC One Cypher by Red Bull - The best b-boys and b-girls from around the nation descend on the Big Apple in a knockout style competition to claim the title as Champion – and book their spot for the Red Bull BC One National Final in Denver. RSVP HERE

Saturday 🍬 5.10

11:00am (Williamsburg): Open Hours Day by Drawing Room - ​​What better way to break in, sketch the first lines, leave a mark, and fill the space with creativity and community than an Open Hours Day? ​Whether you’ve been to Drawing Room before, or just discovering us, we invite you to join us for our very first Open Hours in this location! RSVP HERE

12:00pm (Williamsburg): National Collage Day w/ Polyester Magazine by Craftnook - ​​​Get ready to cut, paste, and play! We're celebrating National Collage Day with a cozy, hands-on session using dreamy Archival Polyester Magazines—the perfect way to collage your heart out. RSVP HERE

2:00pm (New York, NY): Community Picnic by Hua Wellness - ​​​Join HUA Wellness for a beautiful spring afternoon of meditation, creativity, and community in the park. Expect magnesium mocktails, live tastings from emerging food brands, and a chance to unwind with a guided mini meditation and a casual, self-paced art activity. RSVP HERE

5:00pm (Flatiron): Tom Wesselmann: The Great American Nude by Rizzoli Bookstore and Gagosian Gallery - A conversation about leading American Pop artist Tom Wesselmann, in celebration of the first comprehensive publication devoted to his most famous body of work, the Great American Nudes (1961–73), published by Gagosian and Almine Rech, in collaboration with the Estate of Tom Wesselmann. RSVP HERE

9:00pm (Williamsburg): Circadian Rhythms: Season Premiere by 57 - ​​Friends, Spring is finally in bloom and we're kicking it off with the fourth season of Circadian Rhythms, our all night dance party at 57!  We're opening up the roof for the first time this season since the weather will be nice! The party will span all three floors, with the basement turning into our nightclub as per usual. RSVP HERE

Sunday 🍬 5.11

12:00pm (Red Hook): Second Sundays by Pioneer Works - ​​Since 2013, Pioneer Works has hosted Second Sundays, a free monthly open house. Highlighting our programs, artists-in-residence, and Red Hook community members, Second Sundays features open studios, exhibitions, workshops, live music, and food—with programming across all three floors and in our garden. RSVP HERE

Monday 🍬 5.12

6:00pm (Flatiron): Warhol's Muses by Laurence Leamer with Eric Shiner by Rizzoli Bookstore - Captivating, vivid portraits of the fascinating women exploited by Andy Warhol—written by the premier biographer of America’s entitled rich. Laurence Leamer brilliantly evokes the Sixties, its wildness, but also its seediness and pathos. RSVP HERE

Tuesday 🍬 5.13

6:00pm (Williamsburg): OOO Tech Kickoff Party by Andrew Yeung - ​​Join us for our rooftop tech mixer. ​​Held at a massive, iconic venue, this mixer will be one for the books.​​Expect stunning sunset views, new conversations and connections, and a party to set the tone for the summer of 2025. RSVP HERE

6:00pm (Soho): AI After Hours by Shopify NY x General Assembly - ​​You’re invited to a night of AI hosted by Shopify NY and General Assembly. We’ll kick things off with drinks and networking, followed by an interactive AI Prompt Writing Workshop led by General Assembly’s expert instructors. RSVP HERE

Wednesday 🍬 5.14

6:00pm (Flatiron): DESIGN& Shaping the Future by iF Design - A cross-disciplinary panel of design leaders will explore the key forces shaping the future, from resilient supply chains to sustainable innovation and human-machine collaboration. RSVP HERE

7:00pm (Williamsburg): The Great Curious Cocktail Party ‘25 by Club Curious (Sober Event) - We’re throwing our biggest one yet and you're invited! A one-night only celebration hosted by Curious Elixirs with party legends Matinee Social Club, burlesque queen Pearls Daily, and Joe’s Pub artist Olivia K. RSVP HERE

Thursday 🍬 5.15

6:00pm (Flatiron): Language Exchange Mixer by Borderless - ​​A language mixer event to bring people together from across different cultures to build friendships, spread culture, and cultivate community. RSVP HERE

7:00pm (Bushwick): Roundtable Discussion by Secret Riso Club - ​​Join Zamme Projects (CDMX) and Secret Riso Club for a roundtable discussion on building community through art and design. RSVP HERE

Friday 🍬 5.16

6:00pm (Tribeca): All About 25 Opening Reception by James Cohan Gallery - An exhibition celebrating the gallery’s twenty-fifth anniversary, All About 25 features the work of artists who have shaped the gallery’s past, present, and future. Many of the paintings, sculptures and installations made specifically for the exhibition symbolically tie to the number 25.  NO RSVP REQUIRED

7:00pm (Meatpacking): Sounds at DIMES by ThespyHouse - Join us for an elevated lineup of soulful voices and genre-bending sounds, followed by mingling and a live DJ set to carry the night forward. RSVP HERE

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Saturday 🍬 5.17

6:00pm (LES): Boundless by Hollis Taggart - Hollis Taggart Gallery to open a second location, Hollis Taggart Downtown, at 109 Norfolk Street on the Lower East Side. The inaugural exhibition, Boundless, will feature 10 artists who embrace abstraction. NO RSVP NEEDED

Sunday 🍬 5.18

2:00pm (Propspect Heights): Pop-Up Performances: Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra by Brooklyn Museum - Drop by to hear music selections performed by members of the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, the Museum’s orchestra in residence. RSVP HERE

3:00pm (Dumbo): Spring Post-Eid Park Potluck NYC 2025 by Tolu, Iqra & Ahmad - Bringing the fam out for our annual picnic Hosting these since 2021, welcome to our fourth year of potlucks & picnics for the Muslim community in NYC. RSVP HERE

Sunday 🍬 6.1

Support for the Unsent Letter Project!

The Unsent Letter Mailbox is a grassroots storytelling movement creating anonymous spaces for vulnerability and radical honesty in New York City.

Over the past year, we’ve hosted 20 park installations, 8 sold-out salons, we've seen countless people in public, and received over 1000 unsent letters capturing the full spectrum of human emotion and has captured the attention of press outlets such as Secret NYC, NBC Nightly News and the Kelly Clarkson Show.

We’re thrilled to launch our pilot Curator Program, inviting like-minded folk to host anonymous gatherings in their communities. If you're keen, fill out this form!

Join The Unsent Letter Mailbox as a Social Media Intern!

The Unsent Letter Mailbox — an NYC-born art project that lives at the intersection of anonymous writing, emotional healing, and urban play — is growing FAST. We’re looking for a volunteer content collaborator who wants to grow with us.

You:

• Are emotionally fluent and creatively intuitive

• Know how to make something stop the scroll without screaming

• Love language, letters, and soft power

• Want to build something you can be proud of

We:

• Have been featured on NBC + The Kelly Clarkson Show

• Are planning scavenger hunts, secret salons, and continued urban pop-ups

• Are small, self-funded, and full of momentum

• Will give you full credit, mentorship, and future paid work if things align

This is 3-5 hours a week. Remote is cool. And vibes are everything.

If you're curious, email [email protected] or DM @unsentlettermailbox on IG! 

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Fabrik is a home for communities and where everyone has a place to belong. With spaces designed to feel more like your living room than your office, Fabrik’s 'third spaces' are vibrant hubs where you can come together in real life, explore interests, forge meaningful connections, and enjoy a sense of community.

Sign-up here to experience a day pass at Fabrik.

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Call To Gather

‘Call to Gather’ champions creative play as essential for health and wellness; fostering mental, emotional, and social well-being. They believe everyone is a maker, and that its through shared creative experiences human beings build trust, collaboration, and can develop a deep sense of community. Gather Artists are all highly experienced in their craft, providing quality creative sessions from a wide range industries for individuals to begin to explore their creative potential, heal, and connect - ultimately igniting personal and collective transformation in community.

Start your creative play HERE

Othership offers immersive sauna and ice bath experiences that help human beings feel good now. A sanctuary for social self-care to move you from city buzz to inner calm.

Dive into the largest performance saunas in North America, experience otherworldly ice bath spaces and connect in an intimate amphitheater-style tea lounge surrounding a cozy fire place for socializing.

Expect towel-waving performances, aromatherapy, guided breathwork, visualizations, and somatic release to help you shift your state and regulate your emotions, in a world that can’t be regulated.

The founders of Othership have gifted us a New York 2 for 1 Deal. Get yours while they last!

EMPATHY PROJECT

Support the Empathy Project by purchasing any of the items from the collection. Be a part of a unique initiative that empowers seven diverse artists to create one-of-a-kind empathy-inspired t-shirts. These shirts serve as iconography tied to our identity, promoting compassion-driven societal impact. 

Each artist picked a 501(c)3 charity of their choice to donate a portion of the sales of their t-shirt design. Your purchase also empowers voices, amplifies the message of empathy, supports charities, and elevates storytelling within our communities, all while building a network for compassion-driven societal change. Join us in making a lasting impact through art and empathy.

You can check out and purchase the 7 different empathy tees HERE

Thank you for being part of this journey.

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