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Kevin Puts’s opera Silent Night tells of the Christmas 1914 ceasefire, when soldiers from opposing armies left their trenches, sang together and played soccer. Atlanta Opera opens its production at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on November 7, with performances continuing through November 15.

When
7:30 p.m.

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Harold Burge Robson / Imperial War Museums, Q 50719 · Christmas Truce, 1914 · Public Domain (expired Crown copyright) · Source · License

The Breakers’ greenhouse manager shows how cut flowers and bedding plants are raised for the historic mansions, including the poinsettias prepared for the holiday displays.

When
10:00 AM–11:00 AM

$50 nonmembers; $40 members.

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Sheila Brown / PublicDomainPictures.net · CC0 · Illustrative poinsettia detail; not the Breakers greenhouse · Source · License

Marek Janowski conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Wagner’s Parsifal Prelude, Strauss’s Burleske for piano with Mao Fujita, and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony at Symphony Center. The November 7 concert includes an optional free preconcert talk, beginning 75 minutes before the performance.

When
7:30 p.m.

Tickets from $49 per adult, including mandatory fees; higher-priced seats available.

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Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 5 autograph manuscript · Public Domain · Source · License

At Katonah Museum of Art, poet Phylisha Villanueva guides participants in writing poems in response to the exhibitions on view. The two-hour afternoon workshop concludes with a public poetry reading at 4:30 p.m.; workshop registration is required.

When
Saturday 3–5 p.m.; reading 4:30 p.m.

$25 general, $20 member; requires registration.

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cottonbro studio / Pexels License · Illustrative writing detail; not Phylisha Villanueva or the Katonah workshop; resized · Source · License

Plastic houses, push-button appliances and two real kitchens anchor this hour-long tour through LACMA’s paired design exhibitions. A docent traces the distance between domestic utopias and everyday life, from Frankfurt social housing to Marseille’s Unité d’Habitation.

When
Saturday 2 p.m.; about one hour

Tour included with museum admission. Ordinary adult admission: $30 outside L.A. County; $25 for county residents with valid ID. Discounts and free-admission exceptions apply.

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14GTR · Frankfurt kitchen (1926–27 design), V&A East Storehouse, London, 2025 · CC0 1.0; illustrative example, not LACMA’s installation · Source · License

Nuclear catastrophe stays largely offscreen in Testament; its aftermath unfolds inside a California family’s home. Museum of the Moving Image screens an 89-minute 35mm print from director Lynne Littman’s collection, followed by a Q&A with Littman.

When
Saturday 12:30 p.m.

Ordinary adult ticket $17.50 plus mandatory $1.50 online fee: $19 total. Senior/student $12; youth $10; member admission free.

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준섭 윤 / Pexels License · Illustrative film projector; not a Testament still or the Moving Image projection booth; cropped · Source · License

MoMA PS1 opens exhibitions devoted to Hard Art, Masao Gozu, New York fashion and Fred Wilson at a daylong free open house. Visitors can explore the galleries and join art talks, a makers market and family programs; some workshops and wellness sessions require advance registration.

When
10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Free general open-house admission; advance RSVP required for selected workshops, talks and wellness sessions.

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Jim Henderson · P.S. 1 / First Ward School, 2008 · Public Domain · Source · License

Elevators, ribbed-cage showers and a boiler system tell another side of life inside the Deere-Wiman House. This 90-minute tour enters normally inaccessible corridors of the family’s 1872 Moline estate, with attention to wallpaper, floorboard nails and successive domestic upgrades.

When
Saturday morning and afternoon tours; precise 10 a.m. / 4:30 p.m. links need confirmation

$20 per person; each tour limited to 20 participants.

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Doug Coldwell, rib shower at the Cartier Mansion, Ludington, Michigan, 8 July 2010. CC BY-SA 3.0; cropped. Illustrative domestic-technology detail, not the Deere-Wiman House. · Source · License

The National Cowgirl Museum reopens its 16,000-square-foot expansion on Nov. 7. A Grand Cowgirl Parade crosses the Cultural District at 11 AM; at noon, the new galleries and Cowgirl Carousel open to the public for the first time.

When
10 AM members preview; 11 AM parade; noon public opening

Parade free along its route; standard museum admission $18 per adult for galleries. Reserved parade seats and parking cost extra.

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Erwin E. Smith, Rodeo Cowgirl Contestants, ca. 1925–1926. Erwin E. Smith Collection of the Library of Congress on deposit at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas. Public domain. Historical photograph; not the 2026 parade. · Source · License

Berry College opens House o’ Dreams for a day of on-site historical interpretation. Shuttles climb from the Mountain Campus; visitors can also hike up independently and join the program free. The house has limited accessibility.

When
10:00 AM–4:00 PM; shuttles every 45 minutes, last departure 2:30 PM

Shuttle $18 public/$12 Berry community. Independent hikers participate free.

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Deanna Castings / Pexels License. Autumn woodland steps in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; illustrative of the independent hike, NOT the House o’ Dreams trail or November 2026 event. Resized. · Source · License

Baltimore’s OyFest brings Chesapeake oyster farmers, music and food to Union Craft Brewing. Oysters and drinks are sold separately. At 4:30 p.m., contestants race through 24 oysters for the championship belt.

When
Sat 12–5 p.m.; oyster eating championship 4:30 p.m.

$10 advance GA / $12 door includes entry, not oysters or drinks. Contest entry $50 inclusive of admission; separate fun run requires add-on fee.

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David (Kcdtsg) · Oysters on ice · Public Domain · Source · License

Franklin Park Conservatory opens its glass collection for an evening of illuminated installations, gardens and live acoustic music. See Chihuly's intricate glass forms after dark, listen to Starlit Ways perform from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., or reserve a separate 45-minute guided tour.

When
6–10 p.m.; live music 8:30–9:30 p.m.

$28.35 standard adult, including $1.35 cultural fee. Guided tours extra; onsite tickets only if capacity remains.

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cottonbro studio / Pexels License. Illustrative molten-glass detail; not Dale Chihuly’s work, a Conservatory installation or a promised demonstration. Resized. · Source · License

A year of threatened eviction unfolds through the lives of residents of Oakland’s largest unhoused encampment. San Francisco’s Main Library screens the 2026 documentary Wood Street, then holds a moderated conversation about the film and displacement.

When
2–4:30 p.m.

Free drop-in screening and discussion; no registration required.

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Fernando Sánchez Aranguren / Pexels. Illustrative vintage film projector; not a Wood Street still or its production equipment. Cropped. · Source · License

Tree canopies and aerial habitats become material for making, moving and exploring at moCa Cleveland. The museum’s Family Canvas program, developed with Cleveland Metroparks, brings generations together for nature-inspired contemporary art in a free Saturday afternoon session.

When
Saturday noon–2:30 p.m.

Free for all participants, regardless of residency. Sign-up available.

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David Patte / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — Oregon forest canopy, 2010 (illustrative; public domain) · Source · License

Villa Louis, a Mississippi River estate in Prairie du Chien, opens its servants’ workspaces and living quarters for a lamplight tour. The evening ends in the manor kitchen with cider and pie baked on its period stove.

When
5 PM, 6 PM and 7 PM seatings

$40 per person; fresh cider and pie included.

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FFD Restorations / Pexels License · Illustrative oil-lamp detail in a nineteenth-century workshop; not Villa Louis; cropped and resized · Source · License

Streetwear and sneakers take opening night at Denver Fashion Week, with labels including Idiot Cult, Offside Apparel and MOSS D. A red-carpet reception, DJ and pop-up shopping precede the runway at City Hall; doors close firmly at 8 p.m.

When
Opening show Saturday at 7:00 PM MT; daily schedule varies

Public organizer ticket page displays from $45.06; tiers and prices vary and may rise. Cash bar and shopping extra. No refunds.

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Deybson Mallony / Pexels License · Illustrative sneaker detail, not a Denver runway design; cropped · Source · License

The Natural History Museum of Utah hosts ScienceFest with live science demonstrations, researchers answering questions and activities for children. Drop in across the galleries from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; festival programming is included with ordinary museum admission, while specialized workshops cost extra and require registration.

When
Museum hours 10:00 AM–5:00 PM; individual workshop times vary

$24.95 ordinary adult museum admission includes ScienceFest; separately registered workshops cost extra.

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Brett Neilson · Dinosaur preparation, 2009 · CC BY 2.0 · Source · License

Philadelphia’s first Thanksgiving Day Parade gets a birthday party before the holiday itself. At the Weitzman Museum, this free Firstival pairs the story of the 1920 parade with family activities and a locally made #1 sculpture, part of the city’s yearlong series.

When
11 a.m.–1 p.m.

Free public Saturday Firstival; no ticket requirement stated by the official series page.

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Photographer unknown / Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress · Public domain. Gimbel Brothers store, Philadelphia, c. 1900–1910; historical context, not a parade or 2026 Firstival photograph. · Source · License

High water opens a route beyond downtown Petaluma and into a quieter tidal slough. This gentle guided paddle uses sit-on-top kayaks, with a guide sharing the river’s ecology and history along banks where egrets, herons and turtles may appear.

When
Late afternoon

$60 per person, including gear and guide. Beginner-friendly sit-on-top kayak outing; reserve through the event’s booking link.

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Amar Preciado / Pexels License · Illustrative daytime kayak on open water; not Petaluma River or the guided group; resized · Source · License

Vicksburg’s Historic Fostoria neighborhood puts its front porches to work as music stages. The free Porchfest fills the 2300–2500 blocks of Drummond Street with bands, food and art; a separate John Mohead afterparty follows at Washington Street Park.

When
Saturday, 11 a.m.–6:30 p.m.; separate afterparty at 7 p.m.

Free Porchfest admission. Food, art purchases and any separate afterparty terms are not included.

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Photo by Phio Sefako · Pexels License · Illustrative outdoor guitar performance detail; cropped · Source · License

Dance moves through the exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson in Dance, Art and Democracy. Artists Christian Paris Blue and Ruben Dorame-Leon perform before the evening shifts to food, drinks and themed discussion tables with artists and fellow visitors.

What got us

A dancer moves among the exhibitions before the audience reorganizes itself around conversation tables.

When
6:00 PM; end time not posted

Free tickets; advance registration is requested through the university event page.

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Philippe Dubois / Pexels License · Illustrative contemporary movement detail; not the Tucson performers or MOCA installation; resized · Source · License

Old jack-o’-lanterns meet Civil War torpedo technology at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson. Visitors bring a pumpkin and press the detonation button themselves, or watch the explosions for free; the historic site says minimally carved pumpkins produce the best results.

When
11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Free to watch; $10 per pumpkin to participate. Bring your own pumpkin. Participation tickets are sold at the site on the day.

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Sabur Ahmed Jishan / Pexels License. Illustrative pumpkin; not a photograph of the Brunswick Town demonstration. Resized. · Source · License

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s EpicFest fills ImaginOn with authors of children’s books, storytimes, crafts, signings and live performances on November 7. The family festival runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with free admission, including a Saturday afternoon performance by Lucky Diaz.

When
10 a.m.–3 p.m.

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Jessie Willcox Smith · Fairy Tales · Boston Public Library · Public Domain · Source · License

Bluegrass, go-go, jazz and indie rock spread across Adams Morgan’s porches, business patios and parks. More than a hundred bands play the neighborhood’s free Fall PorchFest, with a featured Marie Reed stage and a new market for vintage goods and makers.

When
Daytime

Free festival admission. Optional shopping, food and drinks are separate; free wristbands unlock participating business specials.

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Caio Cardenas / Pexels License · Illustrative drum detail; not an identified PorchFest performer or stage; resized · Source · License

Stone crabs, ceviche, oysters and paella share the grounds at Miami’s South Florida Seafood Festival. More than fifteen seafood pop-ups join live Kitchen Lab cooking demonstrations, bands and DJs at Wynwood Marketplace, with games and activities for families.

When
11:00 AM–7:00 PM ET

Advance admission from $20.91. Children under 12 enter free. Food and drinks are purchased separately; door prices increase and door entry is not guaranteed.

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FoodOfMiami / Wikimedia Commons, public domain — stone crab claws at Joe’s Stone Crab (illustrative) · Source · License

Animator and director Ron Clements joins producer Jonas Rivera at the Walt Disney Family Museum for a conversation about a 45-year career that includes The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Moana. The November 7 talk begins at 1 p.m. and coincides with Clements’s new memoir.

When
1 p.m. (end time not published)

$45 adult, $25 member.

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Ron Clements at Annecy, 2016. Boungawa — CC BY-SA 4.0; resized. · Source · License

Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson’s partnership is the center of this documentary about elite ski mountaineering. Discovery Place’s wraparound IMAX dome brings their high-altitude expeditions to a seven-story screen, in a film running just under two hours.

When
Saturday–Sunday, 4:00 PM

Adult $21.95; child and senior $19.95. Non-refundable; no exchanges. Seats first come, first served.

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NASA / Johnson Space Center — Mount Everest and the Himalayas from the ISS, 2023 (illustrative; not a film still) · Source · License

Newport Art Museum teaches the maritime craft of sailors’ valentines, intricate shell mosaics traditionally arranged as keepsakes in hinged cases. Led by artist Mandy Howe, participants design and assemble their own shell composition in an all-day studio workshop; advance class enrollment is required.

When
10 a.m.–4 p.m.

$250 nonmembers; $225 Newport Art Museum members. Advance registration required.

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Neochichiri11 · Sailor’s valentine, c. 1875, The Mariners’ Museum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source · License

At Fort Ticonderoga, a one-day living-history program follows Continental soldiers preparing for winter. Visitors can enter the powder magazine, watch clothing and harness work, and see cannon demonstrations and the construction of wooden shelters at the Liberty Hill encampment.

When
10:00 AM–4:00 PM

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Karen Molenaar Terrell, Fort Ticonderoga Doors, 16 July 2010. CC BY-SA 4.0; resized. Historical site photograph, not the 1776 garrison or the current program. · Source · License

Saunas from around the region gather at Seattle’s National Nordic Museum, each with its own design and style of heat. Timed sessions include the saunas, cold plunges and museum galleries, with live music and Nordic-inspired food available across the festival.

General admission $79 for a 90-minute timed session, inclusive of ticket fees, surcharges and city/state taxes. VIP $189 for one day. Food/drinks extra with general admission.

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Photo by HUUM | sauna heaters · Pexels License · Illustrative sauna bathing, not the Seattle festival; cropped · Source · License

At the American Bookbinders Museum, participants fold sheets, prepare covers and sew a handmade book using Japanese stab-binding techniques. The exposed stitching becomes the book’s decoration; the two-hour class welcomes beginners and limits attendance to twelve people.

When
Saturday noon–2 p.m.

$45 per person; class cap 12.

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Marek Ruczaj / Pexels License. Illustrative needle and thread; not a photograph of the museum workshop or a finished Japanese binding. Resized. · Source · License

Maker Faire Orlando gathers more than 250 exhibits of handmade robots, technology, crafts, art and imaginative machines at the Central Florida Fairgrounds. Visitors can watch demonstrations, meet creators and take part in hands-on activities throughout the Saturday and Sunday festival.

When
10 a.m.–5 p.m.

One-day adult ticket approximately $22 including posted ticket fees; weekend passes and concessions vary.

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Linda Joy / NIST — robot stair-climbing test, 2013; public domain (illustrative); resized · Source · License

Fort Worth Botanic Garden’s fall festival brings Japanese arts and performances into the garden for two days. On Saturday, the Fort Worth Japanese Society’s Dondoko Taiko Drummers perform at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.; visitors can also see kamishibai, a form of paper theater. Tea demonstrations require a separate ticket.

When
9 a.m.–5 p.m. daily; last entry 4 p.m.

Adults $15; children ages 3–15 $9; age 2 and under free. Some activities cost extra.

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Michael Barera / CC BY-SA 4.0 — Fort Worth Japanese Garden, October 2019; resized · Source · License

Henry Mercer’s concrete castle in Doylestown has towers, narrow passages and rooms beyond its usual visitor route. This 90-minute tour enters those spaces, with steep stairs and dark, uneven sections; guests must be at least 14.

When
Tours generally 9:30 AM, noon and 2:30 PM; 90 minutes

$50 adult; $25 ages 14–17. Tickets are nontransferable and nonrefundable.

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Phil Buchenrauch · Fonthill Castle interior, 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0; resized; photograph does not establish special-tour room access · Source · License

Pianist Lara Downes performs with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in a program devoted to Ellington, Strayhorn and Gershwin. Conductor William Eddins draws from their jazz and orchestral repertoires, including Ellington’s Night Creature, at the Meyerson Symphony Center on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

When
7:30 p.m.

Adult tickets advertised from $38; higher seats and applicable fees extra.

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William P. Gottlieb / Library of Congress, public domain — Billy Strayhorn (left), Jerome Rhea (center) and Richard M. Jones (right); historical photograph, cropped · Source · License

Tucson’s All Souls Procession gathers on Sunday afternoon in Barrio Hollywood, near Speedway and Grande Avenue. The procession begins at 6 p.m. and travels south along Grande before turning toward the Mercado District, where the evening’s finale takes place.

When
Sunday: gathering at 4 p.m.; procession begins at 6 p.m.

Free; the procession and grand finale are open to everyone.

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Nida Kurt / Pexels License. Illustrative candlelight for remembrance; not a photograph of Tucson’s procession. Resized. · Source · License

Joshua Bell plays Bruch’s First Violin Concerto with the Charlotte Symphony, led by music director Kwamé Ryan. Schumann’s Fourth Symphony opens the Knight Theater program; concert-only tickets are offered separately from the evening’s gala dinner.

When
Saturday 8–10 p.m.

Ordinary concert-only price zones from $47.02 to $245.81, including sales tax and ticket fees. Gala dinner package is separate and not required.

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Photo by cottonbro studio · Pexels License · Illustrative violin technique, not Joshua Bell; cropped · Source · License

After the State Historical Museum of Iowa closes, staff lead a 60-minute tour into its collection storage area to explore objects from Iowa’s past. The museum is at 600 East Locust Street in Des Moines. Advance registration is required, and the tour is for ages 12 and up.

When
5:30–6:30 PM

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Saboifaire / CC BY-SA 4.0 — collections storage and work space, 2015 (illustrative); resized · Source · License

Virginia craft beer and brewing demonstrations share Henricus Historical Park with food trucks, musicians and historical interpreters. Visitors move through the recreated early-seventeenth-century James River settlement while performances take place at the blacksmith and bluff stages.

When
11 a.m.–5 p.m.

Free admission; food and drinks purchased separately. Beverage sales are cashless.

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Photo by Ben Young · Pexels License · Illustrative hops detail; cropped · Source · License

SFMOMA’s first-floor Roberts Family Gallery becomes a free kite-making studio under Jacob Hashimoto’s vast Giant Arc installation. The artist joins participants from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; all ages can keep making kites until 1 p.m., with no museum ticket required.

When
11 a.m.–1 p.m. (artist present until 12:30)

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Bellayet / CC BY 3.0. Paper-and-bamboo kite making in Bangladesh, 2008; illustrative process detail, not Jacob Hashimoto’s Giant Arc or the SFMOMA workshop. Resized. · Source · License

The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria turns off its gallery lights for a guided lantern tour. The route takes in objects from The Exorcist and The Silence of the Lambs, along with special-effects demonstrations; a drink at the café precedes the tour.

When
Saturday 5:30 p.m. welcome drink, 6 p.m. lantern tour

$50 ticket plus $1.50 online fee; drink included.

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Erika Quirino / Pexels. Illustrative illuminated lantern at twilight; not a MoMI artifact, tour scene or photograph of its lighting equipment. Cropped. · Source · License

At the New York Botanical Garden, a walk led by Eric Sanderson connects the Bronx’s geology and lost habitats with restoration work under way today. A separate book signing at the Garden shop follows; registration is required for the walk.

When
10:30 a.m. historical ecology walk; 12–1 p.m. signing

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King of Hearts / CC BY-SA 4.0 — oaks along Magnolia Way, New York Botanical Garden (illustrative landscape) · Source · License

Teatro Grattacielo pairs the premiere of Jefferson Lives!, a new opera in which John Adams's ghost draws a modern narrator into the American Revolution, with Puccini's Suor Angelica at the Flea Theater.

When
4–6:30 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday general admission $60, including a $3 booking fee.

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Gilbert Stuart — John Adams, c. 1800–1815 / National Gallery of Art; public domain (historical illustration) · Source · License

At George Washington University’s Textile Museum, a free afternoon demonstration introduces the art of spinning fiber into yarn. Visitors can watch how fibers are drawn and twisted into thread, speak with the demonstrators and explore the museum’s collections.

When
12:30 PM–4:30 PM

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Angela Montillon · Drop spindle with wool · CC BY 2.0 · Source · License

At Ormond Memorial Art Museum, participants use leaves from the gardens to make three fused-glass impressions. The artists fire the pieces after class; they will be ready for pickup about a week later.

What got us

The destructive step—the leaf vanishes in the kiln—is what preserves its smallest veins.

When
11:00 AM–1:00 PM

$105 nonmembers; $95 members. Finished pieces picked up about a week later.

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Photo by Alisa Tsvetova · Pexels License · Illustrative leaf skeletons, not fired glass; cropped · Source · License

At Battery Park on Apalachicola’s waterfront, the Florida Seafood Festival serves regional catches alongside an oyster shucking contest, oyster eating and afternoon blue crab races. Saturday’s parade begins at 10 a.m.

When
Fri 10 a.m.–10:30 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.–10:30 p.m.

Saturday admission $10 per adult; under 12 free. Friday park access free; food extra.

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Guy Fanguy / NOAA — blue crab photographed in Louisiana (illustrative; public domain) · Source · License

Visual art and live performance share The Underground, the lower-level venue at Yale’s Schwarzman Center. The Asian American Cultural Center’s anniversary showcase features student artists from the Asian diaspora, with a free RSVP offered through the university event page.

When
Saturday 7–9 p.m.

Free advance RSVP offered by the public university event page.

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Pavel Danilyuk / Pexels License; cropped. Illustrative artist’s tools, not Yale student work or the anniversary showcase. · Source · License

Five Points Arts Center teaches the traditional stained-glass techniques needed to make a candle holder for the table. In two Saturday morning classes, students choose colored glass, cut and grind their pieces, then foil and solder them together. Participants must be at least fifteen years old.

When
10:00 AM–1:00 PM

$90 nonmember or $81 member for both Saturday sessions, November 7 and 14. Ages 15+.

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Photo by Antoni Shkraba · Pexels License · Illustrative stained-glass process; cropped · Source · License

Blanche DuBois’s arrival at her sister’s New Orleans home becomes opera in André Previn’s A Streetcar Named Desire. Boston Lyric Opera’s production pairs its orchestra with an English-language cast under conductor Daniela Candillari and director Patricia Racette.

When
Sunday 3 p.m. — NO Saturday performance

Sunday, November 8: tickets $40–$273.

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Jim Kuhn / CC BY 2.0 — historic tragedy-mask ornament, Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston; resized · Source · License

Docents lead a 45-minute look through the AT&T Performing Arts Center, beginning in the Winspear Opera House lobby and continuing to the Wyly Theatre. November’s first Saturday is the final date listed in the 2026 tour series; no reservation is needed.

When
10 a.m. and 11 a.m.; 45 minutes

Free docent tour; no reservation required.

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Andreas Praefcke, Winspear Opera House foyer, 23 October 2009. CC BY 3.0; resized. Historical opening-night view, not the 2026 tour. · Source · License

Clay vessels made by an enslaved potter and poet sit within a longer history of Black writing and visual art. P. Gabrielle Foreman leads this Philadelphia Museum of Art gallery tour, connecting objects and paintings in A Nation of Artists.

When
2:30–3:30 PM

Public ticket package lists Adult (19+) $10; museum admission included. Members use a separate reservation route. Reservation required.

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David Drake, Storage jar, 1858; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0 (illustrative; Met collection) · Source · License

A coffee reception and a look at Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s Studio Glass collection lead into making a fused-glass piece. The morning program, led by museum educator Bryon Chambers, is reserved for Fellow, Friend and Sustainer members.

When
9:30–11:30 a.m.

Event is free only to eligible Fellow, Friend and Sustainer members; ordinary general admission does not confer event eligibility.

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cottonbro studio / Pexels License. Illustrative glassworking preparation; not the Oklahoma City museum, its collection or its workshop participants. Resized. · Source · License

A fictional time fracture takes over Michelle’s Ballroom at Otherworld Theatre’s immersive gala. Guests can question characters and decode clues, or follow the story from dinner; the evening includes a themed multi-course meal and open bar while supporting the Chicago science-fiction and fantasy theater.

Single general admission $150 plus $7.14 booking fee: $157.14. Includes cocktail hour, multi-course dinner, open bar and gala program. Couple ticket $250 plus $11.04 fee. Donations, auction bids and raffle purchases are optional.

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Atlantic Ambience / Pexels License · Illustrative timepiece still life; not the 13th Hour gala set; resized · Source · License

The Czech Embassy opens its Washington grounds for a Christmas market of ornaments, Bohemian glass, jewelry, pastries and South Moravian specialties. An astrophysicist presents a science program about the Christmas Star; free entry requires a reserved arrival slot and photo ID.

When
9 a.m.–6 p.m.

Free admission, but each visitor needs an RSVP time slot and photo ID; vendors may require cash. No large bags.

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GeXeS · Czech Christmas gingerbread · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source · License

Seattle Festival Orchestra opens its season with a family concert at Aurora Community Church. The program includes Khachaturian's Sabre Dance and other works, in a shorter performance designed for children.

When
Saturday 2 p.m.

Free family concert.

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Carlos Araujo / Pexels — clarinet-playing detail, Barcelos, Portugal, 2018 (illustrative); resized · Source · License

Bay Area Glass Institute’s birthday gathering brings staff, artists, volunteers and supporters together for a potluck at its San Jose studio. The evening looks back over the institute’s thirty years, from its beginnings in the Bowes garage to its home at History Park.

When
7 p.m.

Free RSVP; the organizer’s event registration page lists $0. Potluck contributions are optional; use the linked sign-up sheet if bringing food.

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cottonbro studio / Pexels. Illustrative glassworking process; not Bay Area Glass Institute, its artists or a promised birthday demonstration. Cropped. · Source · License

Dothan’s fair ties livestock, food and agriculture to the crop behind its claim as the Peanut Capital. Visitors can see livestock shows, hear live music and explore midway rides.

$9 advance through Nov. 5; $11 at the gate, $9 Sunday. Rides extra.

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Photo by Sonny Sixteen · Pexels License · Illustrative peanuts; cropped · Source · License

Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt celebrates his 50th birthday at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club. His band includes vibraphone, guitar, bass and drums for sets across Saturday and Sunday.

When
Saturday 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Covers $55–$70 per person, including fees; $25 food or drink minimum per person.

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Christoph Schrief / CC BY-SA 4.0 — Jeremy Pelt, Frankfurt, 2017; resized · Source · License

Henri Matisse’s Rose Window and nine Marc Chagall windows fill Union Church of Pocantico Hills with stained glass commissioned by the Rockefeller family. A museum educator introduces the works before visitors explore the small church at their own pace.

When
Saturday 3:30 p.m. example

$12 adults, children, seniors and young adults; member discounts apply.

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Doctrsquirt / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Union Church exterior, April 2020; architectural context, not an interior stained-glass detail. Resized. · Source · License

Photographer Mark Cornelison demonstrates tintype making at the Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington. The special photography day brings out rarely displayed portrait photographs and historic views from the museum’s collection, alongside hands-on activities and the option to sit for a tintype.

When
10:00 AM–3:00 PM

Event admission $15 adults and $6 youth; museum members free. A tintype portrait is an optional additional $75.

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Mary Todd Lincoln, c. 1846–1847. Nicolas H. Shepherd; restoration and crop by Beao — public domain (U.S.); resized. · Source · License

The Poiesis Quartet plays Beethoven’s final string quartet, Prokofiev’s first and recent works by Sky Macklay and Jeff Scott at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Sunday’s Boston debut takes place in Calderwood Hall, a three-level performance room where most seats face the musicians from the front row.

When
Sunday Nov 8, 1:30–3:30 p.m.

Concert price range $25–$99 with museum admission.

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Photo by Tom Swinnen · Pexels License · Illustrative bowed-string instrument detail; cropped · Source · License

The Commemorative Air Force brings historic aircraft and reenactors to Dallas Executive Airport for Aviation Discovery Fest. Visitors can climb inside aircraft and explore the Discovery Zone; rides aboard select aircraft cost extra.

When
Saturday 9:00 AM–4:00 PM

Adults $22.76 online or $25 at the gate; applicable tax extra. Aircraft rides extra.

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wallycacsabre / CC BY 2.0 — B-29 FIFI, Oshkosh, 2015; resized · Source · License

Chicago’s iO Theater marks its anniversary with returning improv teams and current performers. Saturday’s general-admission pass includes Deep Schwa, Improvised Jane Austen and other acts across the evening; headliner shows have separate tickets, and each room seats passholders first come, first served.

When
Evening / program varies

Saturday general-admission day pass $33.90 including fees. Headliners and workshops require separate tickets. Day passes are nontransferable and nonrefundable.

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Mpetrov1 · Del Close Theater at iO, Chicago, July 2016 · CC BY-SA 4.0; historical venue photograph, display crop · Source · License

Division of Labor at Dartmouth's Hood Museum draws on its collection to explore American work from the 19th through 21st centuries. The exhibition closes Saturday and considers domestic and artistic labor alongside agriculture, industry and office work.

Free admission.

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Lewis Hine, Spinner in Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Georgia, January 1909. National Child Labor Committee Collection, Library of Congress; public domain. Historical illustration of labor, not identified as a Hood exhibition object. · Source · License

Carolina Raptor Center opens its Raptor Trail for an afternoon fundraiser with more than 30 birds of prey, programs with avian ambassadors, live music and local drinks. General admission includes a tasting glass and light bites.

When
Saturday 1–4 p.m.; VIP noon

$75 general admission; $175 VIP; 21+ only.

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Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress, Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection — bald eagle at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (illustrative; public domain) · Source · License

Founded in 1947, Desert House Crafts brought Native arts, furniture, ceramics and textiles together for the modern home. A presentation by founder John Tanner's daughter and an Arizona State Museum ethnologist looks back at its place in Tucson design. The lecture takes place at Historic American Evangelical Lutheran Church, 115 N. Tucson Boulevard.

When
12:00–12:45 PM

$10.

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Sena Aykut / Pexels License. Illustrative ceramic vessels and domestic design; not objects from Desert House Crafts, Native-made artifacts or the lecture venue. Resized. · Source · License

Japanese chrysanthemums trained for nearly a year fill the Nolen Greenhouses at the New York Botanical Garden. The highlight weekend adds taiko drumming and hands-on crafts, including short sumi-e ink-painting sessions at the greenhouses.

When
10 a.m.–4 p.m.; taiko 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.

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Mary Mark Ockerbloom / CC BY 4.0 — ozukuri chrysanthemum at Longwood Gardens, 2025 (illustrative; not NYBG) · Source · License

Bison specimens become the starting point for a family morning at the National Museum of Natural History. Drop-in stations explore the animals’ adaptations, near-extinction and conservation recovery through observation, play and art, with learners of all ages welcome.

When
10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Free event; no registration required.

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United States National Museum Photographic Laboratory, 1887–1890 · Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA_000095_B46_F13_011 · CC0 · Historical taxidermy specimen detail; resized · Source · License

Fiber artist Deborah A. Moore Harris leads a quilting workshop alongside her exhibition at Austin’s Neill-Cochran House Museum. Participants explore African American quilting traditions and use supplied materials to make a small quilt square, or mug rug, with beginners and experienced quilters welcome.

General admission $50; students and museum members $35. Quilting materials supplied. Recommended for ages 12 and older.

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Ira Blount, Patchwork Quilt with Inner and Outer Border (1996) · Gift of Ira Blount, Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, 2011.0004.0133 · CC0; illustrative quilt, not Deb Harris’s work · Source · License

At Indiana’s Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site, local experts discuss wild game, foraging and hunting’s role in conservation. The two-hour program includes dishes prepared from donated wild game, connecting the site’s natural-history setting with present-day questions about how the land feeds people.

When
4:00–6:00 PM

Adult and child registration $0. A suggested $5 donation per person helps cover ingredients and supplies; it is optional.

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Photo by Dalia Al-Refai · Pexels License · Illustrative mushroom foraging; cropped · Source · License

The 13th Houston AfriFEST gathers musicians, dancers, artists and food vendors for a day celebrating cultures across Africa. Families are welcome, and the organizer lists free advance tickets.

When
11 a.m.–7 p.m.

Free advance tickets.

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Askar Abayev / Pexels · Pexels License · Illustrative djembe-playing detail, not the Houston event · Source · License

Jacksonville PorchFest brings live music to the porches and parks of historic Springfield. Food trucks and an arts market join the free, family-friendly festival, whose performance streets close to traffic.

When
Noon–8 p.m.

Free admission; food and drinks are extra.

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Yose Fratama / Pexels License · Illustrative outdoor guitar performance; not a Jacksonville PorchFest musician; resized · Source · License

WaterFire's annual Salute to Veterans brings a torch procession and military bands to Providence's riverfront. The full lighting continues until 10 p.m., with food and arts vendors along the water.

When
3:30–10 p.m.; lighting near sunset

Free; optional paid experiences available.

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Erin Silversmith / Wikimedia Commons, public-domain dedication. Illustrative backyard brazier, December 2005; not WaterFire or the Salute to Veterans ceremony. Resized. · Source · License

Roman artists also worked with interlocking shapes, bold color and stylized animals. Ancient Abstractions at Ann Arbor’s Kelsey Museum of Archaeology follows these visual experiments across media, bringing forward ancient works that sit beyond the familiar tradition of lifelike sculpture.

When
Saturday 11:00 AM–4:00 PM

Free exhibition admission.

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Cimoi / CC BY-SA 3.0 — Roman geometric mosaic, El Jem Museum, early third century (illustrative); resized · Source · License

Oak galls, acorn caps and hibiscus blossoms become ink in Jocelyn Pedersen’s four-hour workshop at the International Printing Museum in Carson. Participants experiment on supplied paper and leave with a bottle of their own ink.

When
11:00 AM–3:00 PM

Ordinary Wild Colors ticket $129.89, including $9.89 fee. Lower advertised $117.09 is a paired offer, not ordinary single admission.

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Antoine Guiguet / CC BY-SA 4.0 — translucent oak gall (illustrative material study) · Source · License

A girl named Mariana finds the courage to befriend Frida Kahlo in Fort Worth Opera’s 35-minute family production, with music by Joe Illick and a libretto by Mark Campbell. The zoo presentation includes puppets, an animal encounter and admission to the grounds.

When
11:00 a.m.; 35-minute performance

Regular ticket $30 at the official November 7 ticket instance; zoo admission and interactive animal encounter included.

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Guillermo Kahlo — Frida Kahlo, June 15, 1919 / Museo Frida Kahlo; public domain · Source · License

The sixth Houston Día de los Muertos Festival fills Sam Houston Park with music, craft vendors, food and a public procession honoring loved ones who have died. The free November 7 gathering begins at 4 p.m., with the parade scheduled to step off downtown at 7 p.m.

When
Festival 4–10 p.m.; parade 7 p.m.

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Jhovani Morales / Pexels License. Marigold petals, candle and incense on an ofrenda in Oaxaca, Mexico; illustrative ritual detail, not the Houston event. Cropped. · Source · License

The self-conducted chamber orchestra A Far Cry performs with Boston Children's Chorus and four vocal soloists at Old South Church. The program connects Bach's cantata with Julius Eastman's Gay Guerrilla and a work by inti figgis-vizueta.

When
7:30 p.m.

C Level $35 and A Level $102, each including a $3 fee.

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Daderot, Old South Church interior (2005), CC BY-SA 3.0; resized; any displayed crop under the same license. · Source · License

Mariachi Extravaganza competition winners perform with UTSA's Mariachi Los Paisanos inside Cave Without a Name, a limestone cavern near Boerne. The concert takes place in its Queen's Throne Room.

When
7:00 PM

$40 in advance; $45 at the door if available.

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Peggy Hollin, Queen’s Throne, Cave Without a Name; CC0 1.0; resized. · Source · License

Laumeier Sculpture Park opens its outdoor galleries for six hours of illuminated art, music, fire pits and a night market. Wander between large-scale sculptures after sunset and browse artists’ stalls; admission must be purchased online, with no tickets sold at the park.

When
4:00–10:00 PM

$20 admission per guest age 2+; under age 2 free. Online tickets only; vendors extra.

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Craig Adderley / Pexels License. Illustrative fire pit after dark, reflecting one part of the evening program; not a photograph of Laumeier or its sculptures. Resized. · Source · License

LA Opera closes its new Carmen with Rihab Chaieb as the defiant heroine and Joshua Guerrero as Don José. Director and designer Thaddeus Strassberger’s Spanish Gothic setting surrounds Bizet’s score, conducted by Domingo Hindoyan in his inaugural season as music director.

When
7:30 p.m.; pre-performance talk one hour before

November 7 tickets $51–$529.

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Lucien Métivet (Luc), Carmen, Journal Amusant, 15 July 1911. Bibliothèque nationale de France / Wikimedia Commons. Public domain; cropped. Historical illustration, not the LA Opera cast or staging. · Source · License

More than 400 artists, crafters and food vendors fill downtown Ocean Springs for the Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival. Named for Shearwater Pottery’s founding potter, the two-day gathering includes artist demonstrations and live music beneath the town’s live oaks.

When
Saturday and Sunday 9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Free festival admission; purchases separate.

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Photo by Emine Sönmez · Pexels License · Illustrative pottery making; cropped · Source · License

Wurstfest turns the banks of the Comal River into a German festival of polka bands, dancing, bratwurst and carnival rides. On Saturday, November 7, the grounds open at 11 a.m. and stay open until midnight; children 12 and under are admitted free.

When
Sat 11 a.m.–midnight; Fri 4–11 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m.–10 p.m.

Saturday $25 online or $30 at gate; children 12 and under free. Food and rides extra.

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Photo by Anh Nguyen · Pexels License · Illustrative German sausage meal; cropped · Source · License

ABT Studio Company, the junior company of American Ballet Theatre, performs at the Shubert Theatre. Its dancers are 17 to 21 years old, and the program draws from classical and contemporary repertoire.

When
Saturday 7 p.m.

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Photo by Iliusia Tagieva · Pexels License · Illustrative ballet detail; cropped · Source · License

Wadley Farms Castle hosts a wizard-themed feast and festival with classes, live owls and a wizarding village. Guests can also take part in an optional Alchemist’s Stone quest.

When
5:00 PM or 8:00 PM

Standard $69; premium $89.

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Jean van der Meulen / Pexels License · Illustrative barn owl; not an identified Wadley Farms event animal; cropped and resized · Source · License

Screen printers, ceramists, glass artists and jewelry makers open their studios for Open Valley, a self-guided afternoon organized by 50 Sims in Providence. The route follows the Woonasquatucket River Greenway through a neighborhood of old mills, galleries and working arts spaces.

When
Noon–5 p.m.

Free and open to the public; no check-in required. RSVP encouraged, not required.

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Scrud123 / CC BY-SA 3.0 — screenprinting bench at Squeegee & Ink studio (illustrative); resized · Source · License

The Western North Carolina Pottery Festival gathers 46 potters at Sylva’s Bridge Park, with wheel-throwing and firing demonstrations alongside ceramics for sale. Browse functional bowls and sculptural pieces, meet the makers and watch clay take shape.

When
10 AM–4 PM

$8 ordinary admission; ceramics purchases extra.

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Quino Al · Pottery wheel · CC0 1.0 · Source · License

The National Bonsai & Penjing Museum in Washington marks its fiftieth anniversary with a ribbon-cutting and newly acquired trees on public view for the first time. Four bonsai by influential contemporary American artists join the collection for the celebration.

When
Free festivities Saturday 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; separately ticketed Science Café 6–8 p.m.

Daytime museum celebration free.

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Japanese white pine at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum, 2011. Sarah Stierch (CC BY 4.0); resized. · Source · License

The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show fills the Convention Center with pieces by 195 artists working in clay, glass, fiber, furniture, metal and jewelry. A Saturday noon fashion presentation is included with admission; a 2 p.m. ceramics conversation needs a separate seat reservation.

When
10 a.m.–6 p.m.

$20 adult one day; $25 two days; children under 12 $5. Saturday ceramics talk included but limited seating requires RSVP.

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Jean-Pol GRANDMONT / CC BY 3.0 — glass master Werner Garcia, Trélon, France, 1988 (illustrative) · Source · License

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art screens Street Heroines, a documentary about women in graffiti and street art, as part of its Street Art Summit. Director Alexandra Henry attends for a post-film conversation.

When
6–9 p.m.

$10 general admission.

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cottonbro studio / Pexels. Illustrative spray-paint tool detail; not a Street Heroines film still, identified artist or Boulder event photograph. Cropped. · Source · License

At the Chicago Cultural Center, Tangible Sound transforms the city’s improvised-music history into a free immersive installation of photography, moving images, music and visual art. The project honors pioneering Chicago artists, including Fred Anderson and Timuel D. Black, through their influence on later performers.

When
10 a.m.–5 p.m. (Chicago Cultural Center)

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Seth Tisue, Fred Anderson at the HotHouse, Chicago, 12 March 2005. CC BY-SA 2.0; cropped. Historical photograph, not the Tangible Sound installation. · Source · License

At Centered Clay Studio in Kennett Square, participants press botanical leaves and needles into slab-built dessert plates, then add pigment. The studio glazes the finished work and returns it to Longwood for pickup within two weeks. The workshop fee also includes Gardens admission.

When
1–4 p.m.

$125 per adult; $112 members. Includes Gardens admission.

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Almonroth · Red leaf macro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source · License

Norman Garrett and Marcy Stonikas sing Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as Opera Colorado opens Verdi’s tragedy at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Patrick Summers conducts a production set in eleventh-century Scotland, where prophecy and ambition propel the couple toward power.

When
7:30 p.m.; pre-opera talk one hour before

November 7 ordinary ticket range $71–$299, including fees and taxes, on the official ticket calendar.

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J. Swain, engraver; drawing artist unidentified / Library of Congress — Macbeth at the Lyceum Theatre, 1889 (historical illustration) · Source · License

At The Marsh in San Francisco, The Secret Museum follows a filmmaker making a documentary about a Pompeian fresco. The play moves across three periods and follows three couples.

When
8 p.m.

$30–$40 general seating; ages 16+.

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MatthiasKabel · Villa of the Mysteries fresco, Pompeii (photographed 2012) · CC BY-SA 3.0; resized, display crop; historical analogue, not the play’s newly excavated fresco · Source · License

A docent leads visitors through A Nation of Artists in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts’ restored Historic Landmark Building. Works from the eighteenth century onward trace American art’s international exchanges and artists’ responses to the social conditions of their time.

When
1 p.m.

Tour free with ordinary $25 museum admission; member admission is free. Registration link provided by PAFA.

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Beyond My Ken / CC BY-SA 4.0 — PAFA Historic Landmark Building entrance detail, 2013; resized · Source · License

Longwood Gardens hosts a 90-minute culinary class exploring common and unusual edible mushrooms through chef demonstrations and tastings. Learn about flavor, cultivation and cooking techniques, then visit the gardens on the same admission. Registration closes October 28; the class is designed for adult learners.

When
Nov 7, 2–3:30 p.m. chef class; gardens open all day

$99 per adult; $89 members, including same-day Longwood admission. Register by Oct. 28.

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George Chernilevsky · Edible fungi in basket · Public Domain · Source · License

Historic Arkansas Museum’s November 7 benefit turns its galleries and grounds into a four-hour evening of food, wine and state history.

When
6:00–10:00 PM

$200 per person; tables of 10 are $2,000.

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Rachel Claire / Pexels License · Illustrative candlelit table; not the Historic Arkansas Museum gala; resized · Source · License

Composer and conductor Tania León presents Can You Imagine?, a talk on her career, at Harold Washington Library Center. The program accompanies Pulitzer on the Road, a traveling exhibition about the prizes and their winners.

When
Saturday 2 p.m.

Free; registration required.

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Freddie Everett / U.S. Department of State, Tania León at the 2022 Kennedy Center Honors; public domain; cropped. · Source · License

Artists and makers at Canopy welcome visitors into their studios for the monthly Open Canopy. The November gathering takes place on the first Saturday, with three hours to explore the creative complex.

When
1:00 PM–4:00 PM

Free admission.

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Burcu Elmas / Pexels License · Illustrative artist’s tools, not an Austin Canopy studio; cropped · Source · License

Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill opens several historic buildings for lantern-lit evening tours about the routines of residents who lived without electricity. Choose a 5:30 or 7 p.m. departure; the walk covers gravel paths and multiple stair flights in low light and is for ages 12 and older.

When
5:30–6:30 p.m. or 7–8 p.m. (Nov. 6–7)

$15 general admission; members receive 20% off. All ticket sales final.

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Photo by Dilara · Pexels License · Illustrative lantern after dark; cropped · Source · License

Soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones meet in Nightshade Quartet’s concert at Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds. The program ranges from Grieg and Florence Price to Piazzolla and Bobby Ge, with time to explore the museum’s Northwest art before the music.

When
Doors 5:15 p.m., concert 6–7 p.m.

Ordinary non-member $22; museum member $16. Concert ticket includes all museum galleries.

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Gift Habeshaw / Unsplash — Unsplash License; illustrative saxophone detail · Source · License

At Denver’s Forney Museum of Transportation, visitors can walk through open trains during the free evening. The collection also includes Big Boy No. 4005, one of the largest steam locomotives.

When
5–10 p.m.

Free admission for the evening.

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Adam Lusch / CC BY-SA 2.0 — Big Boy No. 4005 cab, Forney Museum (collection context) · Source · License

At the Enfield Shaker Museum, basket maker Dona Nazarenko teaches a twill bread tray using dyed and natural reed. The finished tray measures about nine by fifteen inches.

When
All day

$60; museum members $50. Bring lunch.

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Jonathan Borba / Pexels License. Illustrative basketweave texture; not Dona Nazarenko’s tray or the twill pattern taught in this workshop. Resized. · Source · License

Outdoor landscape manager Roger Davis leads a 90-minute studio class at Longwood Gardens on cut-tree species, care, ornaments, ribbon, garland and holiday lighting. The class includes admission to the Gardens on Sunday, November 8, rather than on the Saturday of the class.

When
9–10:30 a.m.

$59 adult, $53 member; Longwood explicitly says full garden admission is for day AFTER the Saturday class.

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Photo by Arina Krasnikova · Pexels License · Illustrative holiday lighting; cropped · Source · License

Pioneer Farms hosts Celtic musicians, dancers, Highland Games competitors and lessons in traditional arts for the festival’s thirtieth edition. Visitors can watch caber tossing, explore instrument workshops and meet Celtic dog breeds; tickets must be bought online because none are sold at the gate.

When
Saturday noon–7 p.m.; Sunday noon–6 p.m.

Online-only adult tickets: $25 day; $40 weekend.

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Larry D. Moore · Caber toss, Austin Celtic Festival, 2023 · CC BY 4.0 · Source · License

Savannah’s Baldwin Park neighborhood hosts a free, walkable day of music performed on residents’ porches and front lawns. A closing performance by the Randall Bramblett Band follows the afternoon neighborhood sets; the festival publishes a map and schedule for choosing stops.

When
Daytime and evening finale

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Ray Porch / CC BY-SA 3.0 — neighbors and porch musicians in Franklin, Tennessee (illustrative; not Savannah) · Source · License

Museum educator Margaret Yee guides a conversation through Masaki Fujihata’s BeHere / 1942 at the Oakland Museum of California. Augmented reality activates photographs by Dorothea Lange and Russell Lee, opening a discussion of language, representation and the power between photographers and their subjects.

When
1–2 p.m.

$25 ordinary museum admission, including special exhibitions.

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Dorothea Lange / National Archives, 537701 · Oakland, May 6, 1942 · U.S. public domain; museum crop/WebP derivative of the historical photograph, not an AR installation view · Source · License

Chefs For Farmers brings Texas chefs and local farms together at Dallas’s Old City Park. The weekend’s main events feature food and drinks on both Saturday and Sunday.

When
Festival Nov 6–8; Main Event weekend

General admission $145; VIP $195.

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Photo by Nick Souza · Pexels License · Illustrative chef plating vegetables; cropped · Source · License

Hallucinogenic cocktails send two estranged friends into increasingly wild visions of tomorrow in Radical Futures at Chicago’s Factory Theater. Written by B.Z. Florida and directed by Kayla Menz, the play moves between a failing dive bar and the science-fiction worlds its characters encounter.

When
Saturday 7:30–9 p.m.

General admission $30.

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Photo by Vilnis Husko · Pexels License · Illustrative drink still life, not production imagery; cropped · Source · License

Music from the NieR videogame series fills Atlanta’s Fox Theatre with the YoRHa Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, conducted by Eric Roth. Original vocalists Emi Evans and J’Nique Nicole join giant-screen visuals and a newly narrated story drawn from the world of NieR:Automata.

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Photo by Jan van der Wolf · Pexels License · Illustrative orchestral instrument detail; resized · Source · License

The Clay Center offers hands-on Wonder Lab art challenges at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in its museum galleries. Children and adults can build, experiment and make work under different creative constraints; attendance is included in the day’s ordinary museum admission.

When
11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, or 3:00 PM

Included in museum admission: $12 adults, $8 children; ages 2 and under free.

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Nenad Stojković (Shixart1985) / CC BY 2.0 — hands-on arts and crafts (illustrative) · Source · License

Dinosaur Ridge plans short guided shuttle tours to its fossil tracksite for Denver’s Free Night at the Museums. The outdoor site near Morrison preserves dinosaur tracks and bones in place; the evening program adds flashlights, colored solar lights and activities for children.

When
Saturday, 5–9 p.m.

Exhibits and crafts free; guided flashlight tour $10.

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James St. John / CC BY 2.0. Dinosaur Ridge tracks photographed in daylight, July 2015; not a photograph of the evening tour. Resized. · Source · License

More than 50 artists take part in Clark County Open Studios near Vancouver, Washington. Among them, Linda Robertson opens her studio for encaustic wax painting demonstrations.

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Joe Mabel · Encaustic materials in Alicia Tormey’s Seattle studio, 2010 · CC BY-SA 3.0; resized, display crop; illustrative process, not Linda Robertson’s studio · Source · License

Pacific Northwest Ballet presents four short dances with eerie subjects, including a new adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven. Balanchine’s La Sonnambula and contemporary ballets complete the program at McCaw Hall, with Saturday performances at 2 and 7:30 p.m.

When
Saturday performances 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM; each about 2 h 6 min, including two intermissions

Single tickets advertised from $43 including fees; higher seat tiers cost more.

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Alan Vernon · Common raven portrait · CC BY 2.0 · Source · License

The Crane Estate's Castle Hill hosts paintings, photographs, sculpture, textiles and works by student artists in its historic rooms. Admission is free, with advance timed-entry passes admitting visitors for three hours; original works are available to buy.

When
10 a.m.–4 p.m.; three-hour timed entry

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Matthew Hill (Fletcher) / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0 · Source · License

Baby and Johnny’s summer at Kellerman’s moves from the screen to the Belk Theater in Dirty Dancing: The Musical. The stage production pairs the film’s story of first love with live music and choreography, with two Saturday performances in Charlotte.

When
Saturday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

November 7, 2 p.m. matinee: tickets from $47.02, including sales tax and ticket fees; upper tiers $83.90–$252.68.

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Los Muertos Crew / Pexels License · Illustrative partner-dance footwork; not Baby, Johnny or the touring cast; resized · Source · License

At the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, the Livonia Amateur Radio Club operates station W8F to commemorate the Edmund Fitzgerald. Visitors can watch operators make contacts and share the ship’s story.

When
10:00 AM–3:30 PM

Adults $5, including museum admission.

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Codharris / Wikimedia Commons, public domain — amateur radio equipment (illustrative; not station W8F) · Source · License

At Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Future of Jazz Orchestra performs music by composer and bandleader Duke Ellington. Trombonist Vincent Gardner hosts the family concert.

When
Saturday 3 p.m.

Seat prices $22–$37, including fees.

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William P. Gottlieb / Library of Congress, public domain — Duke Ellington, Paramount Theater, New York, 1946; cropped historical photograph · Source · License

Hill-Stead Museum’s fall gala takes guests through the Pope family’s rooms and household staff spaces rarely open to the public. A wandering feast draws on both the family and the staff’s cultural traditions.

When
5:30–10:30 PM

Individual ticket $250; cocktail attire.

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Engraving by Bingley after T. Haywood / Wellcome Collection, V0039364, CC BY 4.0. Historical kitchen and wash-house illustration; not a Hill-Stead room or gala photograph. Resized. · Source · License

Playback brings film screenings and a street party to Brooklyn Academy of Music. Saturday’s program includes The Battle of Algiers and Divorce Italian Style, while artists and musicians gather outside BAM Rose Cinemas.

When
Sat street fair 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; films throughout Saturday

Street party free; film screenings ticketed separately.

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Photo by Nicolette Villavicencio · Pexels License · Illustrative vintage film projector; cropped · Source · License

At St. Petersburg’s Morean Glass Studio, glass artists make work live in three acts, accompanied by music. Visitors watch from the bleachers.

When
7:00 PM–9:00 PM

$60; members $50.

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Photo by Maël BALLAND · Pexels License · Illustrative hot-glass furnace; cropped · Source · License

At Krannert Art Museum in Champaign, curators Kai-Ching Hsiao and Maureen Warren discuss the history of ink wash painting and how contemporary artists reimagine its traditions.

When
10:30–11:30 AM

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Photo by Feng Zou · Pexels License · Illustrative ink brush and ink stone; cropped · Source · License

Remember Me brings together early photographs of and by Black Americans at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. The exhibition is in the West Building’s ground-floor gallery.

When
Museum hours

Free admission; no passes required.

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Unidentified artist · Frederick Douglass, c. 1850 (after c. 1847 daguerreotype), NPG.80.21 · National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution · CC0; illustrative historical portrait, exhibition inclusion not asserted · Source · License

At Tidal Brewing in Spring Hill, artists each create a painting inspired by a selected beer. Visitors can watch the six-hour challenge and help choose a winner.

Free admission; VIP tickets offered separately.

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Yigithan Bal / Pexels · Pexels License · Illustrative artist’s palette and brush · Source · License

Master Gardeners lead a morning of tending the native plant garden at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. Visitors learn basic gardening skills while helping care for the planting, with gardening supplies provided and all ages welcome.

When
10:00 AM–12:00 PM

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Ed Bierman / CC BY 2.0 — native plant nursery at Asilomar, Pacific Grove (illustrative; not the museum garden) · Source · License

The Dalí Museum opens Dalí: Disruption + Devotion, setting the Surrealist’s art beside works by El Greco, Velázquez and other earlier painters. Follow the Spanish artist’s classical training and restless departures across five centuries of painting; admission is included in the ordinary museum ticket.

When
10 a.m.–6 p.m. (Saturday museum hours)

$32 ordinary adult admission includes the exhibition; qualifying local adult visitors $29 with ID.

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Allan Warren / CC BY-SA 3.0 — Salvador Dalí, Paris, 1972; cropped portrait · Source · License

The Torggler Fine Arts Center in Newport News opens four exhibitions, led by fifty-nine works in French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850–1950. Alongside the Brooklyn Museum collection are Kevin Jerome Everson’s film, Joshua Solomon’s sculptural installation and Joseph Lupo’s prints.

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The recycled fiber-optic crystal installation refracts the region’s technology boom into literal rainbows, while a nearby 16mm work centers the physical risk of removing a Confederate flag.

When
Opening day 10:00 AM–5:00 PM

Free exhibition admission.

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Camille Pissarro, The Climb, Rue de la Côte-du-Jalet, Pontoise, 1875. Brooklyn Museum, 22.60. Public domain; resized. · Source · License

Old Dominion University’s HELIOS festival brings art and science to 43rd Street in Norfolk. Luke Jerram’s illuminated Sun sculpture appears at a scale of one to 200 million.

What got us

The first North American showing turns an ordinary campus block into a solar encounter.

When
5:00 PM–9:00 PM

Free.

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NASA/SDO/AIA/LMSAL · Solar surface, January 2015 · NASA media-use guidelines; illustrative, not Luke Jerram’s Helios installation · Source · License

Cane syrup cooks down at Rikard’s Mill Historical Park near Beatrice, Alabama, where a water-powered grist mill has served the area since 1845. The annual gathering brings syrup making together with demonstrations of pottery, basket weaving, candle making and wooden bucket construction.

When
9 AM–2 PM

Admission $5; museum members free.

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Photo by Adrienne Andersen · Pexels License · Illustrative cane pressing; cropped · Source · License

Marin Agricultural Land Trust guides visitors across an 862-acre working ranch above Tomales Bay. The hike offers a three-mile loop and a shorter route through land that includes salmon habitat.

When
Saturday 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Suggested donation $30; waiver; wet terrain possible.

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Frank Schulenburg / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Tomales Bay east-shore marsh, November 2016; regional watershed context, not Millerton Creek Ranch or the offered route. Cropped. · Source · License

At the Oregon Historical Society’s research library in Portland, reference librarian James Scott leads a house history workshop. Participants learn to use maps, newspapers and photographs to investigate a building.

When
1:00 PM–2:30 PM

Free; RSVP requested.

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Sanborn Map Company, 1908 / Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Sanborn Maps Collection — public domain; detail cropped from a Portland fire insurance map. · Source · License

The Fall DC Beer Fest brings craft breweries and a dueling piano bar to Nationals Park, with food trucks and live performances. Choose the noon or evening three-hour session; general admission covers beer tastings, with food sold separately. Entry is limited to guests aged 21 and older.

When
Sat 12–3 p.m. or 5–8 p.m. (separate sessions)

$55 general adult 21+ session includes beer samples, not food; ID required; two distinct ticket sessions.

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Aparkswv / CC BY-SA 4.0 — beer flight, Big Timber Brewing, Elkins, West Virginia (illustrative) · Source · License

The Oddities & Curiosities Expo brings independent makers and dealers to the Oregon Convention Center for a market of unusual objects. Taxidermy, antique finds, animal skulls, original artwork and handcrafted jewelry share the vendor floor.

When
10:00 AM–5:00 PM

Organizer lists $20 day-of admission. Classes cost extra.

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Photo by Kyle Killam · Pexels License · Illustrative entomology specimens; resized · Source · License

Houston Symphony concertmaster Yoonshin Song plays Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto on a program conducted by Emmanuel Tjeknavorian. The program also includes Shostakovich’s Ninth Symphony at Jones Hall.

When
7:30 p.m.

Tickets from $29.

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Photo by Méline Waxx · Pexels License · Illustrative violin detail, not Yoonshin Song’s instrument; resized · Source · License

The Woodblok Trunk Show gathers musicians and composers for new music, performance and conversation at New Media Contemporary in Dallas. The lineup includes the Amorsima Trio.

When
4–11 p.m.

$10; free for NMC members.

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Cameron Gawn / Pexels. Illustrative violin detail; not an Amorsima Trio performance photograph. Cropped. · Source · License

Handcrafted furniture, lighting, home accessories and art fill the WaterFire Arts Center in Providence for the Fine Furnishings Show. Makers offer finished pieces and commissions, alongside work from students at Boston’s North Bennet Street School, which trains furniture makers and other craftspeople.

When
10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Ordinary adult admission $10; tickets available at the door. Free parking.

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Photo by Daniel Reche · Pexels License · Illustrative furniture joinery; cropped · Source · License

Wallpaper, furniture and a listening room turn the Audrey Love Gallery at Miami’s Bakehouse Art Complex into a domestic setting for Homegrown. Curators Krys Ortega and René Morales bring together roughly thirty-two resident, associate and alumni artists to explore home, comfort and belonging.

Ordinary public admission free, daily noon–5p.m. November6 fundraiser preview $100 is separate and not the ordinary exhibition visit.

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Antoni Shkraba / Pexels License · Illustrative printmaking-studio detail; not Bakehouse’s press or an identified Homegrown artist; cropped and resized · Source · License

Dallas-raised trumpeter Roy Hargrove is the focus of Brass & Jazz in the Park at Mattie Nash-Myrtle Davis Park. After the jazz sets, Michelle N. Gibson leads a New Orleans-style second line with the Big Easy Brass Band, Wild Apache Black Mardi Gras Indians and BuckShop Kidz.

When
12:30–4 p.m.

Free with RSVP through the official event ticket link. Food and beverages sold separately.

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Photo by MART PRODUCTION · Pexels License · Illustrative trumpet detail; cropped · Source · License

Pretty Yende sings Marguerite opposite Matthew Polenzani’s Faust and John Relyea’s Mephistopheles at Houston Grand Opera. David McVicar’s production relocates the legend to Belle Époque Paris, where a tormented composer bargains for youth; the Saturday performance also hosts Overture, HGO’s LGBTQIA+ community mixer.

When
7:30 p.m.

November 7 tickets from $25 in the balcony; section prices range up to $426.50.

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T. Laval / Bibliothèque nationale de France, public domain — Faust poster, Théâtre Lyrique, Paris, 1859 · Source · License

The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra celebrates musicians born in 1926 at Washington’s National Museum of American History. Under Charlie Young’s artistic direction, the program includes Ray Brown’s “Gravy Waltz,” Melba Liston’s “The Gypsy” and Randy Weston’s “Hi Fly.”

When
7–9:30 p.m.

Ordinary general admission $40; members $30. Registration closes2p.m.ETFridayNovember6,2026.

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Randy Weston, 2007 — Bob Travis / CC BY-SA 2.0; resized. Display adaptations CC BY-SA 2.0. · Source · License

Exeter’s fall art tour links galleries, artist collectives and individual studios across a roughly three-mile route. Visitors can pick up a map at any stop.

Free.

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Umut Hasanoglu / Unsplash. Illustrative printmaking brayer; not an Exeter studio, exhibited artwork or promised workshop. Resized. · Source · License

Before Midnight brings a Cinderella-themed afternoon tea to the Café at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago. The menu includes a pumpkin-biscuit turkey sandwich, pastries and scones, served with Palais des Thés tea. Find it on the hotel’s 12th floor at 160 East Pearson Street.

When
Saturday and Sunday: first seating 11 a.m.; last seating 3 p.m.

Adults $125; children 12 and under $70, excluding tax, gratuity and fees.

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Arthur Rackham — Cinderella silhouette illustration, 1919; public domain (illustrative) · Source · License

For one evening of Denver Arts Week, more than a dozen museums and cultural institutions open free from 5 to 10 p.m. Free shuttles connect stops. Some special exhibitions require a separate ticket.

When
5–10 p.m.

Free general admission; some special exhibitions require a separate ticket.

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Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress, LC-DIG-highsm-13633. Historic view of the Molly Brown House parlor, a participating museum; not a photograph of the November 2026 event. No known publication restrictions. · Source · License

The North Carolina Symphony performs Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony at Meymandi Concert Hall, alongside Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides and Elgar’s Cello Concerto. Anna Rakitina conducts, with Johannes Moser as cello soloist. The hall is at 2 East South Street in Raleigh; children age 2 and under are not admitted to classical performances.

When
Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.

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Vezenberg & Co., St. Petersburg / Library of Congress — Tchaikovsky, 1880–1886; public domain · Source · License