Name: Halloween Howl
Start: 2026-10-18T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Carl Schurz Park John Finley Walk, New York, NY

Carl Schurz Park John Finley Walk, New York, NY

HALLOWEEN HOWL &amp; Healthy Hound Fair
The HOWL is the Carl Schurz Park Conservancy's annual dog costume event. Over 200 creatively costumed pups strut their stuff before a blue-chip fashion industry coven of judges! 
Tara's School for Dogs will be there. Stop by, say hello and grab some treats. We look forward to sharing in the fun and prizes for people and their dogs! 
Register to participate starting at 11:30 AM til noon or come to enjoy the fair and costume parade!

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New York County

Miranda Levingston

New York City Metropolitan Area

Upper East Side

New York

Halloween Howl

HALLOWEEN HOWL & Healthy Hound Fair
The HOWL is the Carl Schurz Park Conservancy's annual dog costume event. Over 200...

Hospital for Special Surgery Main Hospital

Movement and nutrition are important parts of a healthy lifestyle. In this three-part workshop, you’ll learn how to use nutrition to support bone and muscle health. Each session includes educational lectures, as well as a variety of activities and discussion, to help you apply the information you learn and develop a personalized nutrition plan of your own. Join us and learn how nutrition can help you move with confidence!
Speaker: Lauren Roper (MS, RD, CDN), Registered DietitianDates: &nbsp;October 12, 19, 26&nbsp;Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 amCost: $75/3 Classes
This series will be held in person at Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E 70th Street. Registration for all three sessions is required.
This program is designed to give general information and does not provide individual medical advice.


Register today to reserve your spot.
Register Here: <a href="https://communityed.hss.edu/en/custom-registration-from?utm_campaign=Patch_Webinars" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Community Education &amp; Outreach at HSS</a>
Please contact <a href="mailto:communityed@hss.edu">communityed@hss.edu</a> with any questions.

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Works
&amp; Process&nbsp;presents&nbsp;The
Many Deaths of Laila Starr,
a performance from&nbsp;the
Minnesota Opera&nbsp;by&nbsp;Kamala
Sankaram&nbsp;and&nbsp;Minita
Gandhi&nbsp;on
Monday, October 12, 2026 at 7PM at the Peter B. Lewis Theater,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/1071+Fifth+Avenue,+New+York,+NY,+10128?entry=gmail&amp;source=g" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1071
Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10128</a>.
Tickets start at $15 and can be purchased at
<a href="https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/guggenheim/3515/event/1476994" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/guggenheim/3515/event/1476994</a>.




Witness
the transformation of BOOM! Studios’ acclaimed graphic novel&nbsp;The
Many Deaths of Laila Starr&nbsp;by
Ram V. and Filipe Andrade into a vivid and transporting tale for the
operatic stage by composer Kamala Sankaram and librettist Minita
Gandhi. Commissioned and developed by Minnesota Opera’s
groundbreaking New Works Initiative, the opera explores the blurred
boundary between divine and human through the lens of magical realism
when the goddess of Death is cast down to Earth to live as a mortal
named Laila Starr.


Ahead
of the world premiere in Saint Paul join Ram V., Sankaram, Gandhi,
and members of the opera’s creative team––including director
Mary Birnbaum, scenic designer Mimi Lien, costume designer Oana
Botez, and choreographer Rohit Gijare––for a conversation about
their collaborative process, interwoven with cast members performing
excerpts. Infused with elements of Konnakol, Raga, and EDM, this
fantasy on purpose and impermanence unfolds with both kinetic energy
and striking clarity, as a god made mortal begins to see the
world––and life itself––through fresh eyes. All are invited
to continue the conversation at a reception in the rotunda.


Minnesota
Opera’s New Works Initiative is a groundbreaking
commissioning&nbsp;program aimed at invigorating the operatic canon
with an infusion of contemporary works. Launched in 2008, it has
resulted in the premiere of nine new operas including&nbsp;Silent
Night,&nbsp;The Shining, Doubt, Edward Tulane,&nbsp;The
Song Poet,&nbsp;and more. The initiative is centered around a
six-person creative cohort of three composers and three librettists
who work in different pairings to collectively create three
full-scale operas, three chamber operas, and three song cycles.&nbsp;The
Many Deaths of Laila Starr&nbsp;is the second opera from the
current cohort—composers Kamala Sankaram, David Hanlon,&nbsp;and
B.E. Boykin and librettists Minita Gandhi, John de los Santos, and
Harrison David Rivers—to premiere, following Boykin and Rivers’&nbsp;My
Name is Florence&nbsp;in January 2026.

Local Event: Works & Process Presents Minnesota Opera: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

Works & Process Presents Minnesota Opera: The...

Works
& Process presents The
Many Deaths of Laila Starr,
a performance from the
Minnesota...

Works & Process Presents Minnesota Opera: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

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Model and viral cooking phenom Nara Smith stops by for a conversation about her debut cookbook, Homemade — and the inspiration behind her fresh, soothing, comfort-focused approach to food and wellness.
Long before her videos made her a star, Smith learned to cook alongside her father and grandmother in Germany, where homemade bread, simple ingredients, and cooking from scratch were part of everyday life. Years later, after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and eczema, she returned to those early lessons, embracing whole foods and home cooking as a way to support her health and her growing family.
Now, millions of followers later, Nara has made home cooking look incredibly chic while preparing delicious and thoughtful meals her family loves — and what began as a personal practice has evolved into a global community inspired by her calm, creative approach to life in the kitchen. Filled with recipes ranging from fresh breads and handmade pasta to family dinners, pantry staples, and favorite treats, Homemade makes cooking from scratch feel not just approachable, but one of the best gifts you can give those you love — and yourself.
Hear Smith share the stories behind the recipes — and find out why slowing down, even for a home-cooked meal, can bring more joy, connection, and creativity to everyday living.
All in-person tickets include a copy of the book.

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Acclaimed actor Joe Manganiello joins us for a candid conversation with&nbsp;Happy Sad Confused&nbsp;host Josh Horowitz about his gripping new memoir,&nbsp;Bloodlines&nbsp;— and the remarkable life and career behind it.
Joe Manganiello has built a career playing men who seem almost superhuman — from the seductive werewolf Alcide Herveaux on&nbsp;True Blood&nbsp;to the unforgettable Big Dick Richie in the&nbsp;Magic Mike&nbsp;films. But behind the screen persona, Manganiello was fighting a private, seven-year battle that would upend everything he thought he knew about survival. In&nbsp;Bloodlines, he tells his story for the first time.
At the height of his success, Manganiello’s body began to fail him. A cascade of autoimmune-related illnesses led to chronic pain, repeated medical crises, and multiple near-death experiences, while doctors struggled to explain what was happening. Searching for answers beyond conventional medicine, Manganiello embarked on an extraordinary journey through spirituality, ancient rituals, family records, and his own ancestry — uncovering stories of violence, displacement, survival, and inherited trauma, including the history of an ancestor who survived the Armenian genocide.
In a live recording of Horowitz’s&nbsp;Happy Sad Confused&nbsp;podcast, hear Manganiello discuss what his experience has taught him about masculinity, ambition, faith, and a career in Hollywood that has defied categorization.

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Theater Resources Unlimited

Theater
Resources Unlimited (TRU)&nbsp;announces&nbsp;Music
Licensing Essentials: Clearing Songs for the Stage on
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 6PM. Tickets start at $25 and can be
purchased at <a href="https://truonline.org/events/websday-music-licensing/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://truonline.org/events/websday-music-licensing/</a>.



Join
us for the first in our new workshop series,&nbsp;WEBsday
Webinars. Four 90-minute workshops on Wednesday evenings,
tackling hot topics of interest to theater people: music licensing,
how to make a pitch deck, financial planning, and responsible use of
AI.

James
A. Rocco,&nbsp;CEO and Founder of Thirty Saints Productions,
presents a workshop discussing the essentials of licensing and what
one needs to know when pursuing licensing for their work. The
workshop will focus on:

<ul>
	<li>
	What rights are
	required to use an existing song in a theatrical production
	</li><li>
	The difference
	between grand rights and other music rights
	</li><li>
	How to identify
	publishers and rights holders
	</li><li>
	What information
	rights holders need before considering a request
	</li><li>
	How to write a
	professional licensing request
	</li><li>
	How licensing fees
	are determined and what creators should expect
	</li><li>
	Common mistakes
	that delay or derail approvals
	</li><li>
	What to do when a
	song is denied, or the rights holder doesn’t respond
	</li><li>
	When creators
	should begin the licensing process
	</li><li>
	How to build a
	realistic licensing strategy before investing heavily in a
	production
</li></ul>

Individual
workshop - Members $25, Non-Members $40

Upcoming
webinars in the series will feature:
<ul>
	<li>
	Financial Planning
	and Budgeting with&nbsp;Bailie Slevin, November 11th
	</li><li>
	Ethical Uses of AI
	with&nbsp;Tamra Pica, December 9th
	</li><li>
	Why You Need a
	Pitch Deck: January 2027 (speaker and date TBD)
</li></ul>

Series
Subscription - Members $77, Non-Members $137

Local Event: Theater Resources Unlimited Announces Music Licensing Essentials: Clearing Songs for the Stage

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Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces Music
Licensing Essentials: Clearing Songs for the Stage on
Wednesday, October 14,...

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Holistic psychiatrist and bestselling author Ellen Vora joins The New York Times’ Michael Barbaro, host of The Daily, for a conversation about her provocative new book Season of the Witch: A Psychiatrist’s Case For Magic — an invitation to reclaim intuition, embodiment, and mystery as essential forms of intelligence.
According to Vora, every woman possesses a natural connection to magic — but our culture teaches us to disavow it. Drawing on her work at the intersection of psychiatry, functional medicine, and holistic healing, Vora argues that modern life has encouraged us to suppress ways of knowing that are deeply human — and that reconnecting with them can transform how we care for ourselves, our relationships, and our communities.
Inspired in part by her own experience of grief, Vora explores what it means to embrace a fuller vision of health — one that honors both scientific understanding and the aspects of life that resist easy explanation. In Season of the Witch, she outlines five practices for cultivating presence, trusting inner wisdom, and restoring a sense of connection in an increasingly fragmented world. In a thoughtful, provocative conversation, Vora and Barbaro explore the forces shaping our emotional lives, the growing desire for meaning in a culture of optimization, and how reclaiming intuition can make us more resilient.
Don’t miss these longtime friends for a conversation examining the tension between skepticism and belief, evidence and experience, and consider how we might rediscover a system of belief and being that incorporates wonder — one that is grounded, curious, and open to the mystery of what makes us fully alive.

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All Souls School

Join MIT professor Sherry Turkle and mindfulness pioneer Jon Kabat-Zinn for a live conversation celebrating Turkle's new book, Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines. This StreetSmart Wisdom conversation explores the crossroads of technology and mindfulness, companionship, empathy, and relationships in the age of AI. In-person attendees enjoy a book signing following the program; a livestream option is also available.

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