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106 events this week in Chelsea
🎨Corraini Edizioni Book Circus
Mon, Sep 21 at 6pm
SVA Theatre art
Italian independent publisher Corraini Edizioni brings its Book Circus to SVA Theatre — a rare NYC showcase of art book design and illustration from one of Europe's most distinctive indie publishers.
📚12th Pictoplasma NYC
Thu, Sep 17 at 12am
SVA Theatre free learning
Free annual international conference on character art and animation in its 12th NYC edition at SVA Theatre, drawing artists and designers from around the world.
😂Comedy Spotlight w/ Chris Distefano, Mark Normand and more!
Tue, Sep 22 at 7:30pm
Gotham Comedy Club comedy
Stand-up spotlight at Gotham Comedy Club headlined by Chris Distefano and Mark Normand, two of NYC's most prominent working comedians.
🎨waterfall
Thu, Sep 17
Gladstone Gallery art
Solo exhibition by Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone at Gladstone Gallery in Chelsea, one of the city's major commercial gallery spaces.
📚Risotto: Building Books with Riso
Thu, Sep 17 at 4pm
SVA Theatre learning
Talk and showcase dedicated to risograph printing and book construction at SVA Theatre, a niche craft with a devoted underground following in NYC's zine and print community.
📚It's a Scream: Horror, Comedy, and the Golden Age of Climate Genre
Mon, Sep 21 at 11:40am
SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA free learning
Free panel at SVA Theatre examining horror and comedy as narrative frameworks for climate storytelling, part of Climate Week NYC programming.
📚Brad Holland: Making It Personal Talk
Thu, Sep 17 at 6:45pm
SVA Theatre learning
Legendary editorial illustrator Brad Holland — whose work defined the look of magazines like Time and Rolling Stone — speaks about his personal practice at SVA Theatre.
📚Mines, Miners and the Energy Transition: Who pays the price for critic
Tue, Sep 22 at 9:30am
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Free panel at 134 W 29th St examining labor and environmental costs borne by communities near critical mineral mines, timed to Climate Week NYC.
🎵Mt. Joy 2026: Celebrating 10 Years Of Mt. Joy
Thu, Sep 17 at 8pm
Madison Square Garden music
Indie folk band Mt. Joy plays a 10th anniversary show at Madison Square Garden, their largest headlining NYC date to date.
🎨This body holds / swamp stuff
Fri, Sep 18
David Zwirner art
Emma McIntyre solo exhibition titled 'This body holds / swamp stuff' at David Zwirner, noted for its experimental and body-focused work.
📚The Live Edit: Startups x Storytellers
Mon, Sep 21 at 5:50pm
SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA free learning
Free live event at SVA Theatre where startup founders and professional storytellers co-write and refine narratives in real time on stage.
🤝Climate Week New York | DEPLOY Sustainable Fashion PopUp | 17-27 Sept
Fri, Sep 18 at 10am
Chelsea free community
Free sustainable fashion pop-up running September 17–27 in Chelsea, presented as part of Climate Week NYC.
🎵Suno Unplugged: NYC Session
Thu, Sep 17 at 6pm
Chelsea free music
Free live music session hosted by AI music platform Suno, an unusual intersection of generative audio technology and live performance in Chelsea.
🎨Souvenirs of a Modern Voyage: Desmania Designed for Good
Tue, Sep 22 at 1pm
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free art
Free design presentation by Desmania at 134 W 29th St exploring sustainability-oriented objects and visual storytelling methods.
🎨Agita
Wed, Sep 16
Gladstone Gallery art
Solo exhibition by emerging artist Joseph Yaeger titled 'Agita' at Gladstone Gallery in Chelsea.
🎨Louis Fratino
Fri, Sep 18
David Zwirner art
Solo exhibition by figurative painter Louis Fratino at David Zwirner, known for intimate, queer domestic scenes rendered in a modernist-influenced style.
🧘TANTRA: Leading Hearts into Freedom
Tue, Sep 15 at 7pm
Bhakti Marga NYC, 243 W 30th St 10th floor, New York, NY 10001, USA wellness
Wildcard: $40 guided tantra workshop on the 10th floor of a West 30th Street building, focused on heart-opening spiritual practices — an unexpected use of Chelsea's commercial real estate.
🤝Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS
Tue, Sep 15 at 5pm
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah free community
Weekly peer support group for people living with HIV and AIDS.
🤝NYC Berkeley Alum & AI Builder Happy Hour
Tue, Sep 15 at 6pm
Chelsea free community
UC Berkeley alumni and AI builders networking mixer
🤝Build with AI Meetup
Tue, Sep 15 at 6:30pm
Bar Veloce, 176 7th Ave, New York, NY 10011, USA free community
Casual AI builders meetup over drinks at a wine bar
📚i3 Photo Lecture: The Dark Bright Sky
Tue, Sep 15 at 7pm
SVA Theatre free learning
SVA photography faculty lecture on the theme of dark and bright skies.
📚The Curatorial Roundtable: Jeph Lo (Taipei)
Wed, Sep 16 at 9am
SVA Theatre free learning
Online roundtable with Taipei-based curator Jeph Lo on curatorial practice.
🤝UNC Alumni Networking Happy Hour: NYC
Wed, Sep 16 at 5pm
Pioneers Bar NYC, 138 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free community
Happy hour networking event for UNC Chapel Hill alumni in NYC.
🌙Arena After Hours
Wed, Sep 16 at 5:30pm
Chelsea free nightlife
📚Valery Daniels Memorial Lecture: Closing the Education Gap in Medical
Wed, Sep 16 at 6pm
SVA Theatre free learning
Online memorial lecture on art therapy's role in closing medical education gaps.
📚Founder × Funder Exclusive Tech Event
Wed, Sep 16 at 6pm
Chelsea learning
Curated mixer connecting startup founders and investors.
🎵Harry Styles: Together, Together
Wed, Sep 16 at 8pm
Madison Square Garden music
Harry Styles arena pop concert at Madison Square Garden.
😂The Gotham All-Stars
Wed, Sep 16 at 8pm
Gotham Comedy Club comedy
Rotating stand-up lineup under the Gotham All-Stars umbrella.
🤝Democracy! Action Team
Thu, Sep 17 at 12:30pm
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah free community
Civic action team meeting focused on resistance calls and postcards.
🤝The Beacon
Thu, Sep 17 at 5pm
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah free community
Weekly neighborhood vigil for mutual support and solidarity.
⚽FamSlam Season VI (Basketball ages 8-12, free!)
Thu, Sep 17 at 6pm
Chelsea free sports
Free youth basketball league for kids ages 8–12, season six.
🤸Tonita x Move with Anj
Thu, Sep 17 at 6pm
129 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free movement
Collaborative movement session with instructors Tonita and Move with Anj.
🤝Harmonic Officewarming
Thu, Sep 17 at 6pm
155 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA free community
Officewarming reception celebrating Harmonic's new NYC space.
😂The Gotham All-Stars
Thu, Sep 17 at 8pm
Gotham Comedy Club comedy
Rotating stand-up lineup under the Gotham All-Stars umbrella.
🎨Emma McIntyre
Fri, Sep 18
David Zwirner art
Solo exhibition by Emma McIntyre at David Zwirner Tribeca.
📚Connecting in Community
Fri, Sep 18 at 1pm
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah free learning
Lay-led weekly Torah study group discussing the weekly parsha.
📚Designing Regenerative Economies Event
Fri, Sep 18 at 5:30pm
SVA Theatre learning
Design-focused talk on building regenerative economic systems.
🤝Kabbalat Shabbat Service - Shabbat Shuvah
Fri, Sep 18 at 6:30pm
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah free community
Friday evening Kabbalat Shabbat service marking Shabbat Shuvah.
😂The Gotham All-Stars (The Vintage Lounge)
Fri, Sep 18 at 6:30pm
Gotham Comedy Club comedy
Gotham All-Stars stand-up set in the smaller Vintage Lounge room.
😂The Gotham All-Stars
Fri, Sep 18 at 7:30pm
Gotham Comedy Club comedy
Rotating stand-up lineup under the Gotham All-Stars umbrella.
🎵Harry Styles: Together, Together
Fri, Sep 18 at 8pm
Madison Square Garden music
Harry Styles solo concert at Madison Square Garden
🤝Shabbat Morning - TEM - Traditional Egalitarian Minyan - Shabbat Shuva
Sat, Sep 19 at 10am
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah free community
Traditional egalitarian Shabbat morning minyan for Shabbat Shuvah.
🎨NYC Art Meetup: Affordable Art Fair
Sat, Sep 19 at 12pm
Starrett-Lehigh Building, 601 W 26th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free art
Group meetup to explore the Affordable Art Fair together.
📚get lost (& play with florals)
Sat, Sep 19 at 12:30pm
Flower District, 136w W 28th St, New York, NY 10001, USA learning
Hands-on floral play workshop inside NYC's Flower District.
😂The Gotham All-Stars
Sat, Sep 19 at 6pm
Gotham Comedy Club comedy
Rotating stand-up lineup under the Gotham All-Stars umbrella.
😂The Gotham All-Stars (The Vintage Lounge)
Sat, Sep 19 at 7pm
Gotham Comedy Club comedy
Gotham All-Stars stand-up set in the smaller Vintage Lounge room.
🎵Harry Styles: Together, Together
Sat, Sep 19 at 8pm
Madison Square Garden music
Harry Styles performing a large-scale pop concert at Madison Square Garden.
🤝Havdalah
Sat, Sep 19 at 8:30pm
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah free community
Havdalah closing ceremony marking the end of Shabbat Shuvah.
🤝Kol Nidre
Sun, Sep 20 at 6pm
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah free community
Kol Nidre evening service opening Yom Kippur at LGBTQ-inclusive synagogue.
😂Mixtape Comedy Show
Sun, Sep 20 at 7pm
Gotham Comedy Club comedy
Mixed stand-up bill with rotating performers at Gotham Comedy Club.
📚Carbon Removal: Progress, politics, and the path forward
Mon, Sep 21 at 9am
Chelsea free learning
Panel on carbon removal policy, technology, and politics
🤝Yom Kippur - Daytime Services
Mon, Sep 21 at 9am
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah community
LGBTQ-affirming synagogue's full Yom Kippur daytime liturgy.
📚Narrative Change Summit Opening Remarks
Mon, Sep 21 at 9:45am
SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA free learning
Opening keynote for a summit on narrative and social-impact storytelling.
📚Reaching Unexpected Audiences Through Unscripted Reality
Mon, Sep 21 at 10am
SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA free learning
Panel on using unscripted reality TV for social-impact audience reach.
📚Whose Food System? Power, Climate and the Path to Something Better
Mon, Sep 21 at 10:30am
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Panel on food system power, climate justice, and reform paths.
📚The AI Health Opportunity: Building Better Care Where Resources Are Sc
Mon, Sep 21 at 11am
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Panel on AI applications for healthcare in low-resource settings.
🤝Yom Kippur Family Service & Activities
Mon, Sep 21 at 11am
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah community
Family-oriented Yom Kippur service with activities for children.
📚GreenerLight in Action: Advancing Sustainability Across a Studio
Mon, Sep 21 at 11:10am
SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA free learning
Panel on advancing sustainability practices inside a creative studio.
📚Beyond Survival: What Does It Take for Refugees to Rebuild Their Lives
Mon, Sep 21 at 11:30am
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Panel on refugee resettlement and rebuilding lives beyond crisis.
📚The Adaptation Economy: Where Climate Resilience Becomes Investable
Mon, Sep 21 at 11:30am
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Panel on climate adaptation as an emerging investment frontier.
📚Amplifying Creator Voices to Reach New Audiences
Mon, Sep 21 at 11:30am
SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA free learning
Panel on audience growth strategies for content creators.
🤝Rainbow Tots Yom Kippur Service
Mon, Sep 21 at 11:30am
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah community
Yom Kippur service designed for toddlers and young children.
📚Underground Science. Underground Stories.
Mon, Sep 21 at 12:30pm
SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA free learning
Scientists share stories from underground climate and earth research.
📚Adaptive Leadership Lab: Leading beyond your authority in a climate cr
Mon, Sep 21 at 12:30pm
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Interactive workshop on leadership and influence in climate contexts.
📚From Stadiums to Shorelines: Storytelling that Breaks Through the Nois
Mon, Sep 21 at 12:40pm
SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA free learning
Panel on climate storytelling strategies across sports and coastal communities.
📚Keeping Children Safe in the Age of AI
Mon, Sep 21 at 1pm
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Panel on policy and technology approaches to child safety in the AI era.
📚Power from the Ground Up: How Local Leaders Turn Narratives Into Coali
Mon, Sep 21 at 1:50pm
SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA free learning
Panel on how local leaders convert narratives into coalitions and funding.
📚Who Owns the Story? Moving From Storytelling About Communities to Stor
Mon, Sep 21 at 2:30pm
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Panel on shifting climate storytelling power to affected communities themselves.
🤝Networking Hour @ the Narrative Change Summit
Mon, Sep 21 at 2:40pm
SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA free community
Structured networking break within a narrative change conference.
📚Mental Health Is Climate Infrastructure: Building Support Before Disas
Mon, Sep 21 at 3pm
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Panel linking mental health preparedness to climate disaster resilience.
📚AI in Fundraising: the engine, not the driver
Mon, Sep 21 at 3pm
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Panel on applying AI tools to nonprofit fundraising strategy.
📚Journalism is an Effective Climate Solution
Mon, Sep 21 at 3:30pm
SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA free learning
Talk making the case for climate journalism as a systemic solution.
🤝Power, Data, Planet: An AI for Good NYC Climate Week Meetup
Mon, Sep 21 at 4pm
OCabanon, 245 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free community
Meetup exploring AI applications for climate and environmental good.
📚Workshop with a Ghost: Hunting the New York Painters of Yesteryear.
Mon, Sep 21 at 4:30pm
SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA free learning
Workshop exploring overlooked New York painters from past eras.
📚What Kind of Ancestor Do You Want to Be? Leadership, Power and Interge
Mon, Sep 21 at 4:30pm
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Panel on intergenerational responsibility, leadership, and legacy-making.
📚Before We Deploy: What Responsible AI Requires in the Real World
Mon, Sep 21 at 4:30pm
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Panel on ethical standards and requirements for responsible AI deployment.
📚Activist Or Filmmaker? Choosing The Right Lens For Impact
Mon, Sep 21 at 4:40pm
SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA free learning
Panel discussion on filmmaking versus activism as tools for social impact.
😂Gotham's New Talent Show
Mon, Sep 21 at 7pm
Gotham Comedy Club comedy
Open showcase of emerging stand-up comedians at a major NYC club.
🤝Aleinu Pop-Up Yom Kippur Break Fast 5787
Mon, Sep 21 at 7:30pm
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah community
Young adult LGBTQ Jewish group breaks the Yom Kippur fast together.
📚Next-Generation Super Pollutant Solutions: Challenges and Opportunitie
Tue, Sep 22 at 8am
Chelsea free learning
Panel on next-gen super pollutant reduction strategies during Climate Week NYC.
📚Rewiring the Supply Chain: Turning Forest Protection and Traceability
Tue, Sep 22 at 8:30am
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Panel on forest traceability and supply chain reform benefiting smallholder farmers.
📚Tokens per Watt - SE Ventures NYCW Breakfast
Tue, Sep 22 at 8:30am
Chelsea free learning
Climate Week breakfast on energy tokens and clean energy venture investment.
📚Two AI Questions for Philanthropy: What to Adopt Inside and What to Fu
Tue, Sep 22 at 9am
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Discussion on AI adoption strategy for philanthropic organizations.
📚Climate Week NYC: Traceability and Nature-Positive Supply Chains
Tue, Sep 22 at 9am
10 Hudson Yards, 347 10th Ave, New York, NY 10005, USA free learning
Climate Week panel on supply chain traceability and nature-positive practices.
📚Unlock Women’s Digital Power Globally: Findings and an Emerging Bluepr
Tue, Sep 22 at 9:30am
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Research findings and blueprint for global women's digital inclusion.
📚Mobilizing Climate Knowledge for Action
Tue, Sep 22 at 10am
Chelsea free learning
Climate Week panel on translating climate research into actionable policy
📚Make the Earth Cool Again: Harnessing culture for climate action
Tue, Sep 22 at 10:15am
Chelsea free learning
Panel on leveraging arts and culture as tools for climate mobilization
📚Bullshit without Borders: Let's Change the Way We Change the World
Tue, Sep 22 at 11am
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Critical talk challenging performative rhetoric in global development and activism.
📚Whose AI? How Governments Can Adopt Technology Without Giving Up Contr
Tue, Sep 22 at 11:30am
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Panel on government AI adoption, sovereignty, and accountability during Climate Week.
📚Moving Capital at Scale for Climate and Care
Tue, Sep 22 at 12pm
Jay Conference Chelsea - Conference Center & Events Venue, 159 West 25th Street 2nd & 3rd Floors, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Finance-focused panel on scaling capital for climate and care economy investment.
📚Accelerating Africa's Fertilizer Transition
Tue, Sep 22 at 12:30pm
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Climate Week panel on sustainable fertilizer policy and agriculture in Africa.
📚The Storytelling Exchange
Tue, Sep 22 at 12:30pm
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Collaborative storytelling exchange session in a workshop format.
📚Scaling What Works: Community-Led Models for Conservation and Climate
Tue, Sep 22 at 1pm
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Panel on scaling community-led conservation and climate resilience models globally.
📚Trading for Food Security in a Changing Climate
Tue, Sep 22 at 2pm
355 W 16th St, New York, NY 10011, USA free learning
Panel on global trade policy and food security under climate change.
📚Climate Communication for Impact: Breaking Through with Messages Peopl
Tue, Sep 22 at 2pm
Chelsea free learning
Workshop on crafting effective public messaging around climate issues.
📚Music Biz Climate Hub 🎶 Music and Waste: A Fishbowl Conversation
Tue, Sep 22 at 3pm
Racket NYC, 431 W 16th St, New York, NY 10011, USA free learning
Fishbowl-format conversation on waste and sustainability in the music industry.
📚Introducing the Tropical Fire Fund: Backing Communities to Prevent Wil
Tue, Sep 22 at 3:30pm
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Launch event for the Tropical Fire Fund, focused on community-led wildfire prevention.
📚Industrial Decarbonization: Pathways to Productivity and Growth
Tue, Sep 22 at 3:30pm
Chelsea free learning
Panel on decarbonization strategies for heavy industry tied to productivity and growth.
🤝Ice Cream Social Justice: Can a Conversation Save Democracy?
Tue, Sep 22 at 4:30pm
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free community
Ice cream-fueled civic conversation on democracy and social justice.
📚From Climate Commitments to Health Impact: Turning Policy into Action
Tue, Sep 22 at 4:30pm
134 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning
Panel linking climate policy commitments to measurable public health outcomes.
🤝Making Waves: Mahjong & Mingle with WICIF and V&E
Tue, Sep 22 at 5pm
Chelsea free community
Climate finance networking mixer with mahjong as icebreaker activity
🤝Living Successfully with HIV and AIDS
Tue, Sep 22 at 5pm
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah community
Peer support group for people living with HIV/AIDS.
📚Pivot Points: An Interval Fireside Chat with Lisa Morris
Tue, Sep 22 at 6pm
Chelsea free learning
Fireside chat with Lisa Morris on career and life pivots.
🤝Human Planet: Evening Drinks and Open Networking Session
Tue, Sep 22 at 6pm
Jay Conference Chelsea - Conference Center & Events Venue, 159 West 25th Street 2nd & 3rd Floors, New York, NY 10001, USA free community
Open drinks and networking session tied to the Human Planet initiative.
🤝Please Join Us - The Geils Team X Deploy London
Tue, Sep 22 at 6pm
LAZZONI, 154 W 18th St, New York, NY 10011, USA free community
Real estate and tech networking reception at a Chelsea furniture showroom.
🤝La French Tech New York - Afterwork
Tue, Sep 22 at 6:30pm
Chelsea free community
Afterwork mixer for French-speaking NYC tech professionals.
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