🍭✨🎲🎟️ Icon/Emoji References 🎟️🎲✨🍭

🍭 - Sugary Sweet - This is an event organized and produced by me or is directly affiliated with our community somehow (i.e. speaking engagement).

✨ - Trusted Source - I either know the person(s)/organization(s), hosting the event and/or have attended the event personally. This recommendation comes from first hand knowledge in one form or another.

🎲 - Roll of the Dice - I have not personally attended the event and/or I do not know the organizer…However, it looks interesting to me and if I had the time, I would personally take a chance and attend it to see what it was about.

🎟️ Admit 1 - This is a ticketed event and is NOT free (but we do try to get preferred pricing for our community when we can).

Monday 🍬 6.16

4:00pm (Soho): Bloomsday Marathon Reading by 192 Books 🎲 - Join us to celebrate Bloomsday, to hear these amazing writers read the final episode of James Joyce’s Ulysses. NO RSVP NEEDED

6:00pm (Dumbo): Hostology II: a gathering for dinner party hosts by Tiny Dinner ✨ - Bringing together people who love to host for a conversation on the art and science of hosting the perfect dinner party. Come meet your fellow hosts and exchange tips and stories over wine and cheese. RSVP HERE

6:00pm (Meatpacking): The Future of Community by Future Forum 🎲 - Join a conversation with leading community builders as they share lessons from cultivating communities across different verticals. RSVP HERE

7:00pm (New York, NY): Sunset Sessions: Journaling Experience at Domino Park Square by Journaling Classes ✨🎟️ - ​Celebrate the start of summer with a special sunset journaling experience at Domino Square. RSVP HERE

Tuesday 🍬 6.17

10:00am (Tribeca): Ikigai Workshop | Start Your Week With Purpose by Aisulu Jakisheva 🎲🎟️ - This workshop is designed to help you reconnect with your why — and build a community that moves with clarity and integrity. In the process, you’ll also forge more meaningful connections with fellow community builders. RSVP HERE

Use code “sugary” for preferred pricing

6:00pm (Dumbo): Community Builder Brain Trust: A Night of Problem-Solving & Connection by Fabrik ✨ - Join us for an evening designed to inspire new ideas and connections. This is your opportunity to reframe complex problems with fresh perspectives, strategize alongside industry experts and enthusiastic peers, andw alk away with actionable solutions and renewed clarity. RSVP HERE

Wednesday 🍬 6.18

6:00pm (Soho): Mad Heart, Be Brave Opening Reception by Sadaf Padder & Fridman Gallery ✨ - Featuring artists working across painting, sculpture, video, sound, and mixed media, Mad Heart, Be Brave challenges received ideas of home, proposing instead a fluid, generative space shaped by rupture, return, and reinvention. NO RSVP NEEDED

6:00pm (Astor Place): Crypto Votes: NYC by Stand with Crypto 🎲 - Taking over Astor Place Plaza for an evening spotlighting the intersection of crypto, culture, and civic engagement in the heart of New York City. RSVP HERE

6:30pm (Tribeca): Noén Volume 2 by Casa Magazines 🎲 - We started Noén with a printed love letter to intimacy in all its forms. Volume 1 was about Art. Now, Volume 2? Food. RSVP HERE

7:00pm (Clinton Hill): Print Club: Linocut Printmaking by RecCreate Collecctive 🎲🎟️ - We'll explore the world of block printing, crafting one of a kind lino blocks for endless usage on paper or fabric— leaving with a variety of personalized prints using your 4x6 block. RSVP HERE

Thursday 🍬 6.19

11:00am (FiDi): Daytime Preview x Art & Sustainability by Terra Mode 🎲 - Unleash your inner artist, spark meaningful dialogue, and create art at TERRA MODE's Daytime Preview x Art & Sustainability, a hands-on, immersive celebration of creativity as a force for climate awareness, innovation, and joy. RSVP HERE

4:00pm (FiDi): Creative Run Club: NYC Edition by CRC 🎲 - The Creative Run Club, funny enough, is not a traditional run club. Though, we are named a run club because of our famous running shot that we all do together. We do it to spread the joy of creating together knowing we are not alone. RSVP HERE

Friday 🍬 6.20

5:00pm (Prospect Heights): Red vs Blue w/ Third Nature - an experimental water balloon battle by S1E2 🎲 - This isn’t just a party. It’s a live story you get to enter. The game will be real. The rules will be loose. The stakes? Just your dry clothes and your dignity. RSVP HERE

6:30pm (Tribeca): follow your (he)art: breath + collage by Elizabeth Cordova 🎲 - June 20 is the Summer Solstice and the first day of Cancer season, so this is extra special time to gather and set intentions for the rest of the year. Join for an evening of meditation and creative expression. RSVP HERE

6:30pm (Bushwick): Ichi-go, Ichi-e by The Kollection ✨ - A live music, poetry, and painting performance at sunset on the Summer Solstice. The experience celebrates the unique and precious nature of each moment and encounter. RSVP HERE

Saturday 🍬 6.21

10:00am (Meatpacking): NYC Pride Run / Walk by Mobius 🎲 - Join us in celebration of Pride month for a 5k on the West Side Highway! In partnership with NYC Pride, we'll be running, jogging, and walking along the WSH as a community. RSVP HERE

11:00am (Dumbo): Anti Run Club by ARC Universal 🎲 - Come together through movement—and good vibes. From group workouts to volleyball, basketball, walking, and, most importantly, yapping—we keep it social, active, and fun. RSVP HERE

11:30am (Flatbush): 24-HOUR 🌎 SING FOR THE EARTH 🌍 by Gaia Music Collective & Make Music New York ✨ - This joyous celebration of music, nature, and community will take place in NYC on the Summer Solstice, June 21st! Inspired by the tradition of Bobby McFerrin's Unbroken Circle, the idea is to gather for 24 hours of nonstop music-making in honor of our planet, including circle singing, improvisation, participatory performances, music games, dancing, and whatever else we can think of to keep the song spinning. NO RSVP NEEDED

12:30pm (Midtown East): Kona Beats by Kona Coffee 🎲 - ​BEN CHEN, in collaboration with Kona Coffee, presents: KONA BEATS, a pop-up music event with NYC's top DJs. RSVP HERE

7:00pm (Williamsburg): In Bloom by Fractal Garden 🎲 - ​Live music? Under a rooftop garden? What could be better? See artwork from local artists, support a community garden, enjoy some drinks, and listen to talented musicians!! RSVP HERE

Sunday 🍬 6.22

Monday 🍬 6.23

4:30pm (Bronx): Top International Photographers Exhibit by Bleucalf 🎲 - Showcases talented photographers from around the world in an evening of art and creativity. RSVP HERE

Tuesday 🍬 6.24

6:00pm (Tribeca): The Art of emPOWERment by Sarah Pustilnik 🎲 - ​​Welcome to the second event in our series! #featuring inspirational #powertalks on the world, business, media, art, healthcare, AI, legacy, tech, and government. RSVP HERE

7:00pm (Tribeca): Men's Workshop: Social Magnetism - The Art of Flirting with Brandon Dawkins and Allie Leilani by Beyond Nice 🎲🎟️ - ​Join for an evening that will transform how you connect with others and illuminate the secret sauce behind what it actually means to engage in the art of the flirt, and do so with integrity, transparency, and social magnetism. RSVP HERE

Use code “SUGARYVIP” (for standard ticket) or “SUGARYVIP2” (for 2 tickets) for preferred pricing

7:30pm (Tribeca): Calida Milonga by Krystal Wu 🎲🎟️ - Join us for live Argentine Tango music and dancing featuring the amazing Ginny Cheng and Eran Polat!! RSVP HERE

Wednesday 🍬 6.25

6:00pm (Soho): Sacred Origins by One Love Art 🎲 - Original paintings that explore the theme of the sacred—touching on divinity, origin, unity, and the celestial. Featuring exceptional artists from around the world, alongside those based in New York, the artworks are an expression of spiritual and symbolic exploration. RSVP HERE

6:00pm (Flatiron): Fire Island Invasion: Day of Independence by Rizzoli Book Store ✨ - A tribute to the genius and magic of the annual Fire Island Invasion, a rebellious gathering of thousands of queer people and drag queens. RSVP HERE

7:00pm (Hell’s Kitchen): Official Opening Night NFT NYC 2025 by Nolcha 🎲 - ​​A night of networking, good vibes, and surprise acts — spanning 25,000 square feet across three floors featuring a speakeasy lounge, nightclub, and open-air rooftop under the city lights. RSVP HERE

Thursday 🍬 6.26

2:00pm (Tribeca): The First Sip: A Community Preview by CoSee 🎲 - ​We are building something unique – an NYC space blending the charm of a secondhand bookshop, the warmth of a local cafe, and the purpose of a values-aligned marketplace – both offline and online. And we want you to be a part of it from the very start. ​Simply become a founding member – for free – just by joining our kickoff event! RSVP HERE

6:00pm (Meatpacking): Servant of Beauty: Landmarks, Secret Love, and the Unimagined Life of an Unsung New York Hero by The Village Preservation Society ✨ - Albert Sprague Bard (1866-1963) fought for cities to have the right to protect their beauty, propelling him into a David versus Goliath combat with Robert Moses and paving the way, after four decades of advocacy, for New York City’s Landmarks Law (1965). RSVP HERE

6:30pm (Gowanus): Builder Cocktail by REOWN x STELLAR x REFRACTION 🎲 - A cocktail hour for founders and product thinkers working at the edge of web3. ​This isn’t a panel. No slides, no stage, no script. Just one question, a room full of builders, and a mic passed around. ​Each guest gets two minutes to react to a tweet on screen — a hot take, a callout, a prediction. Raw, fast, and unscripted. RSVP HERE

7:00pm (Downtown Brooklyn): ELEGY TO THE VOID by Pacifico Silano by Ace Artist in Residence and Powerhouse Arts 🎲 - ​Curated in partnership with collectives and institutions that inspire us, provides time to think and space to create. Every quarter, we invite artists across the globe to turn one of our hotel rooms into their studio for a month, then showcase the resulting body of work with the Ace community. RSVP HERE

8:00pm (Ridgewood): Animated Film Screening by AANY 🎲 - ​Please join us for our first after hours animated film screening series at Ridgewood Library! ​We show animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences  from all around the world RSVP HERE

Friday 🍬 6.27

7:00pm (Tribeca): The Canal St Show Vol. 4 by Lume Studios 🎲 - ​Come and enjoy Canal Street Show curations with this year’s theme: "THE OBSTACLES IN OUR PATH", as well as a special live art battle! The show will feature an eclectic mix of talented artists across physical and digital art. RSVP HERE

Saturday 🍬 6.28

1:00pm (Williamsburg): Picnic Launch Party by Foxiecakes 🎲 - Come celebrate the official launch of Foxiecakes with a joyful summer picnic full of cupcakes, sunshine, and community vibes! RSVP HERE

4:00pm (Midtown East): Wine & Beats by Counterseats 🎲🎟️ - You’ve heard of wine and jazz, or wine and classical music, but have you tried our wine and EDM pairing? Join us for our rooftop summer party, with overflowing wines and a sunset set from our resident DJ. RSVP HERE

7:00pm (Brooklyn Heights): Short Film Screening & Gallery Reception by Eleventh Hour Art 🎲 - Join us for a magical summer evening as we present a series of short documentary films about contemporary artists, created by filmmaker Jesse Brass. RSVP HERE

Sunday 🍬 6.29

4:00pm (Central Park): Park Picnic Book Swap by Lit Club NYC 🎲 - Come celebrate summer’s peak with a casual book swap in the park, surrounded by our growing reading community! ​Bring a book you’ve loved and feel is worth sharing! We’ll sip, snack, swap, and connect—with books at the center of it all. RSVP HERE

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! 

Connect IRL. Experience Fabrik.

Get a taste of NYC community leaders and make new friends.

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 free trial at Fabrik.

See weekly events at Fabrik HERE

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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