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🍬 The Sweet List of Events (9.22)
Check out some amazing events happening in the next 2 weeks!
Sugary
September 22, 2025
NOTABLE NYC EVENTS, HAND-PICKED BY SUGARY
Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Sweet List—our newly standardized events newsletter built with complete with a color-coded Trust System, clear Time & Place formatting, crystal-clean social-battery icons, concise one-line value props, bite-sized “Your People” profiles, Free 🆓/Ticketed 🎟️ markers, and curated experience icons to help you zero in on the perfect vibe.
The Sweet List Event Trust System
🍭 Sugary Sweet – Events we organize or co-host
⭐️ Trusted Source – Events from trusted contacts
🎲 Roll of the Dice – Eye-catching new discoveries we haven’t tried
What each event includes:
- Time & Place: 7:00 PM 📍 Bushwick
- Social Battery Levels: Introvert 🪫 to High Extrovert 🔋🔋🔋
- Your People: Description so you know exactly who you'll meet and what energy to bring
- Free or Ticketed Events: 🆓 or 🎟️
- Experience Marker Icons: 💎 Hidden Gem, 🎭 Interactive, 🍷 Social Hour, etc.
Whether you're seeking mindful moments or looking to make new friends, we've decoded the social dynamics so you can choose events that match your mood & energy level.
Sunday, September 28th
🍭 So Long to Summer Rooftop BBQ
Rooftop send-off with grilled eats, drinks, and a sunset soundtrack.
Time:3:00 PM 📍 Soho
Social Battery:🔋🔋🔋 High Extrovert
Vibe:Sugary crowd, food + music, relaxed rooftop mingle.
Your Experience:🎟️ • 🍷 🎭 🔥 Social Hour • Interactive • Hot Right Now
Monday, September 22
🎲Black Musical Theater Designers Panel
Broadway designers discuss craft, representation, and process.
Time:6:00 PM 📍 Lincoln Center
Social Battery:🔋 Ambivert
Vibe:Design, theater, and production folks; students welcome.
Your Experience:🆓 • 🎭 💎 Interactive•Hidden Gem
Tuesday, September 23
🎲 Birding & Bagels Bonanza!!
Central Park bird walk with a guest ornithologist, coffee, and easy networking.
Time:7:30AM 📍 Central Park
Social Battery:🔋 Ambivert
Vibe:Nature-curious New Yorkers, novice birders, and gentle a.m. explorers.
Your Experience:🆓 • 🧘🌍🎭 Mindful Pace•Global Perspective•Interactive
Tuesday, September 23
🎲The Birth of New York City — Talk with James Nevius
Marking NYC’s 400th anniversary with a deep-dive history talk.
Time:6:00 PM 📍 Greenwich Village
Social Battery:🔋 Ambivert
Vibe:History nerds, architecture buffs, and curious locals.
Your Experience:🆓 • 💎 🌍 Hidden Gem•Global Perspective
Wednesday, September 24
🎲Don McCullin: A Desecrated Serenity — Opening Reception
Legendary photojournalist’s first NYC Hauser & Wirth show.
Time:6:00–8:00 PM 📍 Chelsea
Social Battery:🔋 Ambivert
Vibe:Art lovers, photo heads, and opening-night mingle types.
Your Experience:🆓 • 🎨 💎 🔥 Creative Energy•Hidden Gem•Hot Right Now
Wednesday, September 24
🎲Mary Roach + Tad Friend: Replaceable You
Science-meets-humor book talk & signing at the Strand.
Time:7:00 PM 📍 Union Square
Social Battery:🔋 Ambivert
Vibe:Lit fans, science nerds, and curious minds.
Your Experience:🎟️ • 🎨 🧘 Creative Energy•Mindful Pace
Wednesday, September 24
🎲 HUMPD — The Second City New York
Sex-positive, spicy comedy night hosted by Jordan Carlos & Olivia Levine.
Time:7:00 PM 📍 Williamsburg
Social Battery:🔋 Ambivert
Your People:Comedy lovers and curious first-timers up for a cheeky, high-energy show.
Your Experience:🎟️ • 🎭🔥🍷 Comedy Night • Hot Right Now • Drinks-Friendly
Thursday, September 25
⭐️ Write to Read Vol XI: Dog Years
Anonymous storytelling salon: write an unsent letter, read another’s, watch live performance.
Time:7:00 PM 📍 ErF World (Bushwick)
Social Battery:🔋 Ambivert
Vibe:Writers, reflective souls, and curious first-timers open to sharing.
Your Experience:🎟️ • 🎭 🎨 🍷 Interactive • Creative Energy • Social Hour
Thursday, September 25
🎲Lu Yang: Exhibition Preview & Artist Talk
First look at “The Great Adventure of Material World,” plus Q&A.
Time:7:00 PM 📍 Astoria
Social Battery:🔋 Ambivert
Vibe:New media art fans, gamers, and curious museum-goers.
Your Experience:🎟️ • 🎨 🎭 🌍 Creative Energy•Interactive•Global Perspective
Thursday, September 25
🎲Beyond Words: An Arts Activation for Transformative Action
Multi-sensory, climate-arts experience curated by Mohan Sivaloganathan.
Time:3:00PM 📍 Garment District
Social Battery:🔋 Ambivert
Vibe:Creatives, climate folks, and community-builders.
Your Experience:🎟️ • 🎭 🎨 🌍 Interactive•Creative Energy•Global Perspective
Thursday, September 25
🎲Powerhouse: International — Opening Weekend @ Powerhouse Arts
Global performance festival in a reimagined Gowanus power plant.
Time:Show-by-show (see website) 📍 Gowanus
Social Battery:🔋🔋 Low Extrovert
Vibe:Theater & dance lovers chasing fresh, international work.
Your Experience:🎟️ • 🎭 🎨 🌍 Interactive•Creative Energy•Global Perspective
Friday, September 26
⭐️Annabelle Selldorf — Benjamin Menschel Distinguished Lecture
Architect of Frick & National Gallery projects speaks at Cooper.
Time:7:00–8:30 PM 📍 East Village
Social Battery:🪫 Introvert
Vibe:Architecture & design lovers; students; public programs fans.
Your Experience:🆓 • 💎 🧘 Hidden Gem•Mindful Pace
Friday, September 26
🎲 Disrupt the Supreme Court: What, Like It’s Hard? — A Harvard Law Debate
Three Harvard Law grads square off on reforming or preserving the Supreme Court.
Time:6:00 PM📍 Fabrik NYC (Tribeca)
Social Battery:🔋🔋 Low Extrovert
Vibe:Policy nerds, civic-minded locals, and debate lovers with drinks in hand.
Your Experience:🎟️ • 🍷🎭🌍 Social Hour • Interactive • Global Perspective
Friday, September 26
🎲Creation & Destruction — Genspace Biomaterials Studio
Community-driven biomaterials meetup at Genspace.
Time:6:00PM 📍 Sunset Park
Social Battery:🔋 Ambivert
Vibe:Designers, makers, and bio-curious creatives.
Your Experience:🎟️ • 🎨 🧘 🌍 Creative Energy•Mindful Pace•Global Perspective
Saturday, September 27
🎲 THE EVERYTHING PARTY
Wild, interactive party celebrating life's highs and lows with rituals and surprises.
Time:8:30 PM 📍 Pier 17 Area
Social Battery:🔋🔋🔋 High Extrovert
Your People:Bold partygoers, variety-show lovers, and anyone ready to feel everything.
Your Experience:🎟️ • 🎭🎨🔥 Interactive • Creative Energy • Hot Right Now
Saturday, September 27
🎲SEPTEMBER OUTDOOR PIZZA & HORROR MOVIE NIGHT
Blankets, grilled pizza, and a cult-horror screening under the stars — vote!
Time:6:00 PM 📍 RSVP to see location
Social Battery:🔋 Ambivert
Vibe:Cozy chaos with blankets, pizza boxes, and jump scares.
Your Experience:🆓 • 🍷 🎭 🔥 Social Hour • Interactive • Hot Right Now
Sunday, September 28
🎲Poetry in the Garden — McNally Jackson Series
Open-air poetry reading among Nolita’s sculptures and greenery.
Time:5:00–6:00 PM 📍 Nolita
Social Battery:🪫 Introvert
Vibe:Poetry lovers and mellow Sunday folks.
Your Experience:🆓 • 🎨 🧘 Creative Energy•Mindful Pace
Sunday, September 28
🎲Palisade Shore Hike + Breathwork + Journaling
Day retreat with hiking, guided breathwork, and reflective journaling.
Time:10:00 AM 📍 Meatpacking
Social Battery:🔋🔋 Low Extrovert
Vibe:Outdoorsy city folks craving nature + mindfulness.
Your Experience:🎟️ • 🧘 🌍 🎭 Mindful Pace•Global Perspective•Interactive
Monday, September 29
🎲WOMEN OF PSYCHEDELICS
Moderated by Mara Hoffman; veteran women facilitators on trust, safety, and discernment.
Time:6:00 PM 📍 RSVP to see location
Social Battery:🪫 Introvert
Vibe:Intimate, real, and necessary dialogue for a community ready to listen.
Your Experience:🎟️ • 🎭 🧘 💎 Interactive • Mindful Pace • Hidden Gem
Tuesday, September 30
🎲 Community Builder Breakfast Series: Breakfast For Dinner — Flipping the Script
Interactive workshop with table rotations, reflection, and networking — breakfast at night.
Time:6:00 PM 📍 DUMBO, BK
Social Battery:🔋 Ambivert
Vibe:Community-builders and creators up for hands-on group activities and fresh ideas.
Your Experience:🎟️ • 🎭 🎨 🍷 Interactive • Creative Energy • Social Hour
Thursday, October 2
⭐️Ocean Vuong — The Emperor of Gladness (Reading & Conversation)
Internationally acclaimed author reads from new novel, followed by conversation with Deborah Landau.
Time:7:00 PM 📍 NYU Skirball — Greenwich Village
Social Battery:🪫 Introvert
Vibe:Attentive literary crowd; quiet, seated reading and thoughtful Q&A.
Your Experience:🆓 • 🧘 🎨 💎 Mindful Pace • Creative Energy • Hidden Gem
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