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East Village Pizza Walk

Scott's Pizza Tours @ TBD, New York

This cozy Manhattan neighborhood has an eclectic history that pairs well with its eclectic pizza options. You’ll visit three distinct pizzerias on your voyage of discovery that will transform your love of pizza into a deep passion. Meet the pizza makers and indulge in delectable tastings while uncovering the secrets behind each pizzeria's unique perspective.

(82) All levels All ages

"Giants": An Afternoon of Art, Food & Flowers in Brooklyn

Women of Culture @ 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY

Embark on an enriching journey through the cultural landscape of Brooklyn with an exclusive guided tour of the "Giants" exhibit, featuring remarkable works by Black diasporic artists Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys. Indulge in an optional Art-full members brunch before a leisurely stroll amidst the blooming cherry blossoms at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

All levels 18 and older

Greenwich Village Pizza Walk

Scott's Pizza Tours @ TBD, New York

Discover the rich history of pizza in America as you eat your way through three incredible NYC pizzerias. Start with a slice of history at one of the city’s oldest coal-fired spots before hitting two additional spots. From classic brick ovens to modern slice shops, this tour will unravel the history, science, and culture of New York City’s favorite food.

(82) All levels All ages
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Downtown Brooklyn Pizza Walk

Scott's Pizza Tours @ TBD, Brooklyn

Embark on a life-changing journey through Brooklyn's diverse pizza scene, exploring a mix of wood-fired, coal-fired, and classic New York slice joints. Discover the rich history of pizza while indulging in tastings, kitchen tours, and in-depth analysis. Tour includes a full pizza lunch with stops at three pizzerias. 

(82) All levels All ages
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West Village Pizza Walk

Scott's Pizza Tours @ TBD, New York

Manhattan’s West Village is becoming the city’s fastest growing pizza spot. You’ll start with a slice of history with Neapolitan pizza before unraveling the culture of everybody’s favorite food at two additional stops. Discover why New Yorkers love arguing about their favorite spots and expand your knowledge of the world's favorite food.

(82) All levels All ages

Understanding the Highly Sensitive Person

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

A rare opportunity to join a workshop with Elaine N. Aron, PhD, the world-renowned psychologist whose groundbreaking bestseller, The Highly Sensitive Person, revolutionized how we identify and empower highly sensitive men, women, and children to create richer, fuller lives. Do you have a keen imagination and think deeply about things? Do you notice things that others miss? Do you seek quiet and downtime more than others seem to? Did parents or...

(1061) All levels 18 and older
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Food and Opera

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Explore the fascinating role of food in opera using amusing film snippets and stills of memorable dining and toasting moments. Join Francine Segan, noted food historian and author of The Opera Lover’s Cookbook, and discover tantalizing trivia, like why Rossini added special “sorbet arias” to his operas and why great composers such as Verdi encouraged gambling during performances.

(1061) All levels 18 and older
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How to Properly Collect, Invest, Protect & .....

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

How to Properly Collect, Invest and Protect and Preserve Antiques Join expert, Les Wolff, owner of Les Wolff Sports, a name synonymous with sports memorabilia, as he discusses how to properly collect, invest, protect and preserve antiques making sure you are getting the most out of your money while enjoying the value added to your life by being surrounded by history on a daily basis.

(1061) All levels 18 and older
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The Dystopian Imagination

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ 247 West 37th St, New York, NY

Thomas More’s sixteenth century treatise Utopia – literally, “no place” – coined the term “utopia” in its modern parlance: a planned, perfected vision of a possible society in some misty other geography or time.  Over the next several centuries, More’s peculiar mix of religious discipline and egalitarian traditionalism increasingly underlined the negative connotation that the concept of “utopia” acquired. In the...

(29) All levels 21 and older
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$315

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Signal and Noise: An Introduction to Statistics

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ 247 West 37th St, New York, NY

How do numbers relate to the world? What insights can we derive from data? How do we separate signal from noise? This course is an introduction to statistical thinking and its applications to data analysis at a level accessible to a broad audience with no prior statistical background.  We’ll learn and make intuitive the fundamental methods and concepts of data quantification: linear regression, logistic regression, probability distribution,...

(29) All levels 21 and older
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Botanical Perfumery Creating Your Own Fragrance

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Today, the deeply knowledgeable perfumer Eliza Douglas, who trained with the world’s best in France, will share her expertise about the beautiful natural materials used to make perfume—where they fit into fragrance families as well as how to categorize and work with them. We’ll also see how their facets overlap with one another, creating a kaleidoscope of connections, “bridges” between materials.  Come get familiar with a range of...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Introduction to Unity 3D

Playcrafting NYC @ 1441 Broadway, New York, NY

Start making games in Unity! You’ll learn in our full day workshop how to get started, by jumping straight in and creating a simple game from total scratch start to finish. You’ll learn how to set up Unity, use an efficient workflow and the basics of C# scripting for game-making. At the end you’ll come out with a working, simple 3D game that you’ve coded and put together from top to bottom, ready for PC, Mac, Linux, and web! Unity makes...

(68) All levels 18 and older
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Crisis and Capitalism

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ 275 Madison Ave, New York, NY

Do capitalist societies have an inherent tendency toward economic, social, and political crises?  Political economists have, over the course of the past 250 years, offered different frameworks to understand the existence of crises within capitalism: from Adam Smith’s “general glut” (when production exceeds demand) to Marx’s belief that the contradictions inherent in capitalism will lead to its eventual demise and the Keynesian attempt...

(29) All levels 21 and older
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$315

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An Introduction to the Tarot

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

The tarot is a powerful symbolic system whose images express mystical ideas from the Platonic, Pythagorean, and Hermetic traditions. Once one grasps the tarot’s philosophy and structure, the cards can be used as an intuitive device to connect with one’s inner wisdom.  In this class we will study the symbolism of the tarot as its Italian Renaissance creators intended, come to understand its spiritual messages, and then learn and practice...

(299) Beginner 18 and older
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$125

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The Shine

General Assembly @ 902 Broadway, New York, NY

An evening of inspirational music, meditation, film, philanthropy, and storytelling. If TED Talk, Hotel Cafe and The Self-Realization Fellowship had a child, it would be "The Shine". The Shine Movement’s mission is to use music, film, philanthropy and storytelling to inspire people to connect with their community and collectively do more, give more, and be more.

(2637) All levels 18 and older

Insight Meditation: The Practice of Mindfulness

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Insight meditation—the practice of mindfulness developed in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition—is a straightforward, practical and compassionate approach to spiritual and personal development. It offers us a very effective way to reduce stress, let go of habitual, painful thinking patterns, and develop concentration, ease, well-being, and a deep understanding of the relationship between our body and mind. Through this practice, we learn to live...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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$175

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Design Thinking Crash Course

The Design Gym @ 320 5th Ave, New York, NY

This is a fast-paced introduction to some of the tools and mindsets of Design Thinking. In this 3 hour session we’ll collaboratively take a problem through the Design Thinking process. You’ll leave with a basic understanding of how to conduct user interviews, generate ideas with groups, sketch your solutions, and how to tell the world about your concept. If you’ve never been out to one of our events before this is a great introduction to...

(50) All levels 18 and older
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The Art of Botanical Perfumery

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

In this hands-on class with natural perfumer, artist and herbalist Irina Adam of Phoenix Botanicals we’ll explore the beautiful art of botanical perfumery and create our own custom blends. We will learn about botanical materials such as absolutes, essential oils and resins and how to blend with them. We will be using only the highest quality essential oils and absolutes, organic and wildcrafted when possible, handpicked from around the world. The...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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$145

3 sessions

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Valentine’s Day Guayusa Dream Tea Ceremony

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Celebrate Valentine’s night with Itzhak Beery and the New York Shamanic Circle for an exceptional evening of visioning love. In a candlelight sacred circle, we will drum, chant, sing, and then induce lucid dreaming by drinking the Amazonian Guayusa dream tea. We will explore the most universal and profound emotion: love, self-love, and compassion to others. This shamanic vision quest forces us to examine and change, relationships that no longer...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Look Before You Leap: Making The Career Switch

General Assembly @ 10 E 21st St, New York, NY

Are you bored, under-utilised, and suffocated at the office? Have you tried everything short of leaving your job, and still feel miserable? If you've been feeling this way for a while, it's time to make a change. This workshop is for you if you want to apply your strengths and talents to do work that matters to you, whether that means changing careers or taking the leap to self-employment. In this workshop, you'll learn how to overcome common obstacles,...

(2637) All levels 18 and older
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