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Upcoming Programs & Events
Visit our landmark meeting house for inspiring gatherings, enriching workshops, youth and family activities, community service projects, and world-class entertainment.
Storytelling Circle (Online)
Free and open to the public online! One of the oldest traditions around the world is storytelling — folk tales, fairy tales, historic tales, family tales. Bring whatever story you...
21
November
2024
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Ethics at Ethical: ‘The Art of Happiness, Pt. II’ with Arthur Dobrin (Online)
Free and open to the public! This series is a guided reading of Arthur Dobrin's book The Lost Art of Happiness. Among the topics discussed will be the relation of happiness to ethics,...
21
November
2024
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Humanist Happy Hour
Stop by our twice-monthly gathering of NYC’s Humanist, atheist, agnostic, and secularist groups featuring drinks, snacks, and great conversation. We hope to see you there! BYOB (no liquor). Snack potluck....
22
November
2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Ethics and the Theater: Same Time Next Year
Our long-running staged reading and talkback series continues with Bernard Slade's Same Time Next Year! Join us for a reception 30 minutes before showtime, and for a post-reading talkback with...
22
November
2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Metropolitan Entertainment Presents: Jesse Cook
Click here to purchase tickets. Notice: This concert is managed and ticketed by Metropolitan Entertainment.
22
November
2024
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Artist in Residence Jody Sperling
Dancer and choreographer Jody Sperling is the Society’s Ecological Artist in Residence.
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