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Good morning Chelsea! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Masaaki Noda's sculptures are transforming a Chelsea gallery space.
Also on today's calendar: Blessing of the Animals: A Marble Collegiate Church Tradition and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.
- Monday: A morning shower, temps: high: 73, low: 59.
- Tuesday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 75 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Masaaki Noda: When Form Becomes Force (thenationalherald.com) — A new exhibition of Masaaki Noda's sculptures and paintings is now on view at GOCA by Garde in Chelsea, showcasing nearly five decades of his work. The show explores how his stainless-steel forms and dynamic canvases turn simple shapes into shifting experiences of light, movement, and perception, connecting his journeys through New York, Japan, and Greece.
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📸 Around Chelsea
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chelsea
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★ Featured events ★
- Blessing of the Animals: A Marble Collegiate Church Tradition →
1 West 29th Street,
12:00 pm - Move with Confidence: The Nutrition Connection (In Person Class) →
Hospital for Special Surgery Main Hospital, 535 E 70th St, New York
10:00 am - Jon Kabat-Zinn & Sherry Turkle LIVE at All Souls in NYC Upper East Side →
All Souls School, 1157 Lexington Ave, New York
7:00 pm - Collectors Auction | Fine Jewelry | SIlver | Asian Antiques | Artwork | Furniture | Historical →
Online Auction,
10:00 am - 1984 by George Orwell: A Public Reading →
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, 131 E 10th St, New York
1:00 pm
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- The Wayfaring Strangers improvised bluegrass musical →
THE PIT NYC, 154 W. 29th St., New York, NY, 10001
7:00 pm - Chelsea 2026 #cffny2026 →
6:00 pm - Chelsea 2026 →
Regal Battery Park, 102 N End Ave, New York
6:00 pm - Chelsea Film Festival 2026 →
6:00 pm - The Showroom: Mid-Century Modern →
530 West 25th Street New York
6:00 pm - Reel Magic Hour Summit | Day 1 & Day 2 →
Trinity Broadcasting Network - Kansas City, 9670 N Seymour Ave, KCMO
11:00 am - Revival: How America Found Its Voice Concert at Marble Church →
Marble Collegiate Church, 1 W 29th St, New York
1:00 pm - Exceptional Hatred: Antisemitism and Free Speech in America, Past and Present →
Center for Jewish History, 15 W 16th St, New York
7:00 pm
Sunday October 11
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
Sunday October 18
Wednesday October 21
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- There is an emergency vehicle on Blue Hill Rd...
There is an emergency vehicle on Blue Hill Rd reported at 4:19 PM. "Tow Truck on Roadside" (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
Manhattan
- Latest Manhattan office recovery signal? Record rent (therealdeal.com)
- People strip searched twice on the way from Rikers Island to Manhattan court have until Nov. 26 to claim from a city settlement (newsbreak.com)
- NYC subway riders save man who fell onto tracks at World Trade Center station (nydailynews.com)
Ok Chelsea! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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