Things to Do in NYC, November 2024

The November 2024 edition of the Blankman List

The Blankman List is a monthly curated list of things to do in New York City. It showcases the full range of what there is to do, for residents and tourists alike.

I especially seek out artistic and cultural events like concerts, plays, and art exhibits, along with anything that is high-quality, notable, and/or free. There is at least one event for every day of November 2024, and no borough or event type is off limits.

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Disclaimer: before going anywhere, please confirm the date, time, location, cost, and description using the listed website. Any event is at risk of being rescheduled, relocated, sold out, at capacity, or canceled. Costs are rounded to the nearest dollar and may change. I try to vet quality and describe accurately, but I may misjudge. All views are my own.

Friday, November 1

• Brooklyn Seltzer Museum and Factory Tour

  • Tour on the 1,500 year history of seltzer water; 1 pm; every Friday

  • $25

  • Brooklyn Seltzer Museum

  • 474 Hemlock St (East New York, Brooklyn)

• Still/Here

  • Revival of the 1994 multimedia dance work by Bill T. Jones honoring people with AIDS; 7:30 pm; Oct 30–Nov 2

  • $44–$135

  • BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

  • 30 Lafayette Ave (Fort Greene, Brooklyn)

• Tsutomu William Copeland, Baroque Violin

  • Baroque violin recital by Juilliard student Tsutomu William Copeland; 8 pm

  • Free

  • The Juilliard School, Morse Hall

  • 155 W 65th St (Lincoln Square, Manhattan)

Saturday, November 2

• Ainadamar

  • Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov’s opera about the life and work of poet-playwright Federico García Lorca; 1 pm; Oct 15–Nov 9

  • $33–$505

  • Metropolitan Opera House

  • 30 Lincoln Center Plaza (Lincoln Square, Manhattan)

• Kibong Rhee “There Is No Place”

  • Solo exhibition of new works by Kibong Rhee, a Korean artist known for watery, dreamlike landscape paintings; 10 am–6 pm; through Nov 2

  • Free

  • Tina Kim Gallery

  • 525 W 21st St (Chelsea, Manhattan)

Sunday, November 3

• Quiet Reading Club

  • One hour of unstructured reading, followed by one hour of discussion; 9–11 pm

  • Free entry, plus one drink purchase

  • Book Club Bar

  • 197 E 3rd St (East Village, Manhattan)

Monday, November 4

• Tinashe - Match My Freak World Tour

  • Concert tour stop of R&B singer-songwriter Tinashe; 8 pm (7 pm doors)

  • $76–$236+

  • Brooklyn Paramount

  • 385 Flatbush Ave Ext (Fort Greene, Brooklyn)

Tuesday, November 5

• Brooklyn College Conservatory Orchestra II

  • Performance of classical works by Mendelssohn, Elgar, and more by Brooklyn College’s orchestra; 5:30–6:30 pm (5 pm doors)

  • $5

  • Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater

  • 2920 Campus Rd (Flatbush, Brooklyn)

• U Need To Know This NYC! LIVE Election Night Spectacular!

  • Live taping of the comedy show “U Need To Know This!,” with real-time commentary on state by state election results; 9:30 pm (9 pm doors)

  • $15–$23

  • Caveat

  • 21A Clinton St (Lower East Side, Manhattan)

• They Live on 35MM

  • 35mm screening of They Live, a 1988 sci-fi action horror film written and directed by John Carpenter and starring “Rowdy” Roddy Piper; 9:30 pm; part of Terror Tuesday

  • $17

  • Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn

  • 445 Albee Square W (Downtown Brooklyn)

Wednesday, November 6

• SciCafe: The Reclamation of the Indigenous Woolly Dog

  • Discussion between biologist Audrey Lin and artist Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun on the role of Indigenous knowledge in the genetic study of woolly dogs; 7 pm

  • Free

  • American Museum of Natural History, Cullman Hall of the Universe

  • 54 W 81st St (Upper West Side, Manhattan)

• You Want Proof? I’ll Give You Proof! Mathematical Arguments from Euclid to Lean

  • Lecture by mathematician Jeremy Avigad on the evolution of mathematical proof from the Age of Enlightenment to modern AI; 4 & 7 pm

  • Free

  • National Museum of Mathematics

  • 225 5th Ave (Madison Square Park, Manhattan)

Thursday, November 7

• Dinner Party and Book Signing with Chef Sohla El-Waylly

  • Seven-course meal prepared by chef Sohla El-Waylly, with beer and wine pairing, along with cookbook signing; 6:45 pm

  • $150, plus optional $40 signed book

  • Dickson’s Farmstand Meats

  • 75 9th Ave (Chelsea, Manhattan)

• Fashioning the Beatles

  • Talk on author Deirdre Kelly’s book on the lasting fashion style of the Beatles, followed by book signing; 5:30 pm

  • Free entry

  • Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Katie Murphy Amphitheatre

  • 227 W 27th St (Chelsea, Manhattan)

• Dead Funny Presents A Tribute to Joan Rivers

  • Star-studded comedy show paying tribute to comedian Joan Rivers, benefiting the charity God’s Love We Deliver; 8 pm (7 pm doors); part of New York Comedy Festival

  • $109–$367+

  • Apollo Theater

  • 253 W 125th St (Harlem, Manhattan)