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🍭 - 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).

6:00pm (New York, NY): The Henna Hearth by Izma Anwar 🎲 - Explore and expand narratives through the mystical medium of henna. Around this (metaphorical) fireplace, we will learn how to create basic-to-advanced henna designs while learning about its origins, and how it transcends time, religions, and cultures. RSVP HERE

6:30pm (Soho): Kiss Me Goodnight Book Launch by Marcela Avelar ✨ - Join us for Marcela Avelar's poetry book launch. A Tale About Depression, Melancholy, Joy & Other Drugs. RSVP HERE

7:00pm (Williamsburg): A Night of Bridge by NY Bridge Club 🎲 - Come enjoy some cards in the new, open-air park house no experience required - if you are 100% new to the game, beginner lesson starts at 7:15. if you've played once or twice, someone will be here to guide you!
RSVP HERE

9:30am (Dumbo): Community Builder Breakfast Club by The Full ✨ - Join us for the Community Builder Breakfast Club, a unique morning event designed to energize your day and create meaningful connections with fellow builders. RSVP HERE

6:00pm (East Village): Anice Jee by The Goldfuß Showcase ✨ - The Goldfuß Showcase Series was created as a space to celebrate boundary-pushing art and bring together a community of curious, creative minds. Each event is an intimate experience, blending powerful visuals, thoughtful dialogue, and a touch of mezcal-fueled magic. RSVP HERE

6:00pm (LES): Immigrant Happy Hour by Imera 🎲 - Join us for an evening of connection, community, and conversation with fellow immigrants in NYC! Each month, we bring together people from diverse backgrounds and journeys to share stories, exchange guidance, and unwind in a welcoming space. RSVP HERE

6:00pm (Chelsea): Resilience Through Design by Israeli Fashion Shines 🎲 - Come check out some of the  most cutting edge fashion coming out of israel  at the launch party of Israeli Fashion Shines - a new initiative to bring Middle East design to the global stage-  three new fashion collections will be on exhibit. RSVP HERE

7:00pm (Tribeca): Wingwoman Workshop: Where to Meet People IRL by Met Through Friends ✨ 🎟️ - Join for an intimate and strategic workshop to help you build a tailored game plan for meeting people IRL. RSVP HERE

Use code “SUGARY” for preferred pricing

6:30pm (LES): Essex Market Celebrates AAPI Month: Connecting Communities & Cultures by Smith + Parka ✨🍭 - An empowering panel talk in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, bringing together Asian American entrepreneurs and community builders in The Lower East Side. RSVP HERE

7:00pm (Greenpoint): Becoming and Belonging, Navigating Identity in Digital and Physical Spaces by Cabbage House 🎲 🎟️- The cabbage Salon is a space for curious minds, deep discussions, and unexpected connections. Each gathering brings people together to engage with big ideas—guided by a speaker, and shaped by the thoughts, experiences, and perspectives of everyone in the room. RSVP HERE

6:00pm (East Village): IMPULSE Forum: Translation by Impulse Magazine 🎲 - Join IMPULSE Magazine for the inaugural event of our new talk series IMPULSE Forum, a community-based conversation program seeking to build our local IMPULSE community. Each themed conversation will invite our audience to create new, relevant discourse set across partner gallery and project spaces in New York City. RSVP HERE

6:00pm (Tribeca): Life Drawing w/ Elena Redmond by Dimin 🎲 - Join artist Elena Redmond for an evening of figure drawing with a live model at DIMIN. Charcoal and newsprint pads will be provided, but please feel free to bring your preferred supplies. All experience levels are welcomed! RSVP HERE

6:30pm (LES): Kevin Nguyen: Mỹ Documents by NYPL 🎲 - The features editor at The Verge satirizes American xenophobia, political dysfunction, and our tech-culture industrial complex. RSVP HERE

7:00pm (Midtown East): BOTH/AND: Five AAPI Writers on the Intersection of Mental Health & Identity by P&T Knitwear 🎲 🎟️ - P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome Hyeseung Song to lead a discussion with Hannah Bae, Prachi Gupta, Helen Rho, and Nina Sharma on artmaking and mental health for AAPI writers and artists, with a Q&A following the conversation. .RSVP HERE

9:00am (Tribeca): Beyond the Connection: Building Meaningful Connections Across Your Network by Sway and Beyond Nice ✨🍭 - Connection is currency. So how do we create more of it - intentionally, meaningfully, and with staying power? ​Join us for Beyond the Connection, a collaborative morning experience where creative thinkers, community builders, and curious minds come together to talk about what it really means to connect - and why it matters more than ever. RSVP HERE

11:00am (Tribeca): What Will People Think? by NY Asian Arts Festival 🎲 🎟️ - Join us for the marquee exhibition of NYAAF's inaugural festival—a thought-provoking exploration of perception through the eyes of today's most compelling Asian American artists and the tension between self identity and external perceptions in the Asian American experience. RSVP HERE

7:00pm (UWS): Humanist Happy Hour by Society for Ethical Culture 🎲 - Stop by gathering of NYC’s Humanist, atheist, agnostic, and secularist groups for drinks, snacks, and great conversation. NO RSVP NEEDED

7:00pm (Midtown West): +1 Matchbox Party by Met Through Friends x Matchbox 🎲 🎟️ - Met Through Friends is teaming up with Matchbox for a friends-of-friends edition of their signature matching parties. RSVP HERE

Use code “SUGARY” for preferred pricing

11:00am (Meatpacking) ***MULTIPLE DATES***: AAPI Creatives & Social Impact Market - May 24-25 Asian Creative Festival by AAPI Creatives & Entrepraneurs 🎲 - Welcome to the AAPI Creatives & Social Impact Market curated by A*E Pop Up during Asian Creative Festival 2025! Join us in person at Chelsea Market - Wine Vault for a weekend filled with creativity, culture, and community. RSVP HERE

2:00pm (Central Park): 4th Annual NYC Beer Die Tourney by Bo Nguyen 🎲 - The 2025 NYC Beer Die Tournament is open to all, spectators welcome. RSVP HERE

2:30pm (Astoria): Blind Whiskey Tasting by Food Joy Club 🎲 🎟️ - A selection of good and interesting whiskies to try, compare, and learn about. The number of whiskies included will depend on the number of attendees (more attendees, more whiskies!). This is a casual blind tasting that will include some simple foods for pairing, comparing, and noshing. Everyone will receive at least 2-3 full pours across all the tastings. RSVP HERE

8:00pm (Clinton Hill): Live Music & Vinyl Community Listening Session by Pure Resonance 🎲 - This residency event is a music series that introduces a combination of live music with DJ sets, all based on improvisation. Every month, Pure Resonance invites a different live musician to perform with them. This month will feature trumpeter, Coulou. RSVP HERE

3:00pm (FiDi): The Movement Speakeasy by Ryan Daniel Beck ✨- The Movement Speakeasy is an opportunity for people to reimagine their relationship to movement, focused on longevity. Guests will learn how to move in a fully sustainable, non-abusive, and pleasurable way. RSVP HERE

2:00pm (Greenwood Heights): Memorial Day Concert by Greenwood Cemetary 🎲 - Green-Wood’s cherished Memorial Day concert is back for its 25th year, and it’s sure to be a celebration you won’t want to miss! Grab a blanket, pack a picnic, and bring your friends to enjoy this beloved tradition that marks the unofficial start of summer. RSVP HERE

6:00pm (Soho): UGLY TALK: From $0 to $10K/MONTH in e-commerce by New Edition Events ✨- Forget growth hacks — let’s talk about what actually works in the early days.​This raw, real conversation dives into the unscalable moves founders made to earn their first $1K per month. No theory. No funnels. Just the gritty steps that laid the foundation for serious growth. RSVP HERE

8:45am (New York, NY): Breakfast Meet & Greet by Venture Sails ✨- Excited to launch a new format for VentureSails: the Breakfast Meet & Greet. This is an intimate gathering to kick off your hump day! RSVP HERE

6:00pm (Flatiron): Rethink It: Love by Monica Berg 🎲 - Join global spiritual leader and relationship expert Monica Berg for a bold, transformative talk that redefines what love truly means. RSVP HERE

6:00pm (New York, NY): FirstGen Founders Powering American Dynamism by First Gen ✨ - A gathering that spotlights the immigrant and first-generation entrepreneurs building the next wave of critical American industries. From defense tech and manufacturing to public infrastructure, logistics, and energy—these founders are driving the innovation that keeps America competitive and resilient. RSVP HERE

7:00pm (Hell’s Kitchen): Magazine Launch Party by The Other Magazine 🎲 - Come celebrate with us as we debut The Other Magazine—the first premium cannabis lifestyle magazine serving NYC and Hudson Valley. RSVP HERE

6:00pm (Midtown East): Ideas at Ford: Presenting A Handbook of Latinx Art by The Ford Foundation 🎲 - Join us for a book talk and conversation with Darren Walker and Teresita Fernández, plus additional insights with art historians, curators and artists, including E. Carmen Ramos, Juan Sánchez and Margarita Cabrera. A Handbook of Latinx Art is the first anthology to explore the rich, deep, and often overlooked contributions that Latinx artists have made to art in the United States. RSVP HERE

7:00pm (Soho): AI and Government in NYC by DeSciNYC 🎲 - New York is considering some of the most ambitious AI regulations in the country. Assemblymember Alex Bores, who introduced several of the bills, will explain what’s on the table and take questions in an open Q&A. RSVP HERE

9:30pm (Flatiron): Summer Welcome Party by Aziz Alhamza ✨ - Come celebrate the ‏beginning of the summer and enjoy the nice weather before it gets really hot! RSVP HERE

6:00pm (Midtown East): 30s/40s Mixer at MoMA by Early Burdz 🎲 🎟️ - Join fellow art lovers for an unforgettable evening at the Museum of Modern Art, followed by drinks and great conversation at a nearby bar! RSVP HERE

11:00am (Gowanus): Arts Community Day by Powerhouse Arts 🎲 - The second-annual Powerhouse Arts Community Day is almost here! A celebration of creativity, collaboration, and the inspiring community that makes Powerhouse Arts what it is. Explore our building, meet artists and fabricators, and take part in hands-on activities for all ages. RSVP HERE

12:00pm (UES): Celebrate the New Michael C. Rockefeller Wing by The MET 🎲 - Be among the first to experience The Met’s new Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, featuring the Museum’s collections of the arts of Africa, the ancient Americas, and Oceania. Enjoy an afternoon of live music, interactive art making, gallery chats, and more—all inspired by the remarkable art and cultures showcased in the newly reimagined galleries. RSVP HERE

2:00pm (Bushwick): Shrimp Roll Pop-up + Chili Crisp Tasting by Better Than Porridge x Achilles Heat 🎲 - We’re bringing Maine coastal vibes to the heart of Bushwick! Come grab our New England–Style Shrimp Rolls—tender shrimp in creamy dill lemon mayo on a buttery toasted bun. RSVP HERE

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.

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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! 

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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 day pass at Fabrik.

See weekly events at Fabrik HERE

‘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!

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

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