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🎨 Art, Creativity & Coffee in Montclair! 🖌️
Thu, Nov 19, 6:00 PMLadies, let’s enjoy a creative afternoon of art, conversation, and fun! We’ll start with a guided gallery visit at the Montclair Art Museum, followed by a hands-on art activity. No artistic skills needed—just bring your curiosity and creativity! ✨ All materials provided 💬 Good company and lively conversation 🎨 Fun for every skill level 🎟️ Cost: $10 — Ticket purchase required! 👉 Purchase Ticket here: (copy & paste into a new tab) :https://montclairartmuseum.ticketing.veevartapp.com/tickets/view/list/art-in-the-afternoon_7 This is a public event with limited seats, book early! When purchasing, review the calendar to **\*\*verify date\*\*** is ***November 19*** is selected as multiple fall dates are available. ☕ Optional/Afterwards: for coffee, a treat, or a late lunch let’s stroll 5–10mins to a town favorite Raymond’s at 28 Church St. Come for the art, stay for the laughs & friendship! 💕 Hope you can join us!

Art Studio Tour in Bkln (FREE! Arts Gowanus)
Sun, Oct 18, 5:30 PMHey Everyone! Fall is here and it's time for one of our favorite events in NYC... The Arts Gowanus Open Studios! We'll gather on Sunday the 18th (meeting point TBA) and visit several open studios, see lots of new art and chat with the artists! We might even luck into some free wine and cheese along the way. :-) We will plan a walking route to visit some of the best studios, and after we will stop for a snack or light dinner in the neighborhood and discuss which pieces were our favorites or seemed the most impressive or innovative... This is a really fun and social event that we've run for several years in a row,,, you won't want to miss it! More info here: [Gowanus Open Studios 2026 — Arts Gowanus](https://www.artsgowanus.org/gowanus-open-studios-26)

View Art at Gowanus Open Studios!
Sun, Oct 18, 8:00 PMJoin GTBN to visit **[Gowanus Open Studios!](https://www.artsgowanus.org/gowanus-open-studios-2026)**[ ](https://www.artsgowanus.org/gowanus-open-studios-2026) Specifically, we will be visiting one building on the circuit containing many studios, **TI Art Studios!** Gowanus Open Studios will be Saturday and Sunday, but our group will be "meeting up" on Sunday 10/18 at 4PM! **What to Expect** Meet us in the "Sweet Lorraine" Gallery at 4:30PM! Once you get to the TI Studios from the elevator, follow the signs for Sweet Lorraine Gallery. We'll look at the art exhibit there and then head out to see other studios in the building. Some artists will have art available for purchase, and others will be for viewing only. **How to get there** TI Arts Studio's Entrance is up a ramp at 183 Lorraine Street in the Red Hook Neighborhood of Brooklyn. Be sure to check Googlemaps as Red Hook always takes longer to get to than you think it will. **Arts Appreciation Opportunity** Friend of GTBN, cartoonist **Mindy Indy** is in the process of creating pencil sketches, inking, and creating vibrant watercolor concept art of otherworldly **Martian landscapes** for her sci-fi series *AER HEAD*. Be sure to stop by Mindy's studio to learn about her upcoming comic. She is also running a KickStarter to fund the 3rd Issue of AER HEAD! Learn more and pre-order your copy here: [AER HEAD - Send Surfers to Mars - Kickstarter!](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mindyindy/aer-head-send-surfers-mars?ref=profile_saved_projects_live&category_id=Q2F0ZWdvcnktMjUw)

SECOND TUESDAYS Life Drawing Session
Tue, Oct 13, 11:00 PMGrab your pad and drawing tools and escape the world for a couple of hours with your friends at The Old Stone House Park! Draw the human figure! Join us for a 2 1/2 hour life drawing session, 1 & 1/2 hour of gestures and short poses, ending with 1 hour of long poses, give or take. Bring your tools (no acrylics, oils or sprays please). Seats provided, some boards available. ***RSVP HERE DOES NOT GUARANTEE A SEAT! TO PURCHASE A TICKET AND GUARANTEE A SEAT GO TO THE EVENTBRITE LINK BELOW!*** 18 tickets will be sold on EVENTBRITE . **BUY YOUR TICKET ON EVENTBRITE IN ADVANCE TO GUARANTEE A SPOT.** Seating is limited, and we typically sell out. Link will be posted and go live 9/29/2026 at 8:00 AM ON EVENTBRITE. EVENTBRITE PAYMENT LINK: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/life-drawing-october-2026-tickets-1990938827628 $13.00($15.71 with fees) in advance at Eventbrite $10.00 for students $20.00 at the door -- CASH PLEASE SEEYA SOON!!

New date for Chelsea Afternoon: New York Day Trip w/the Art Appreciation Group
Sat, Oct 24, 5:00 PMI think a case can be made that the Chelsea area of Manhattan contains more galleries than anywhere else in the universe. (I'm making an assumption here that other intelligent life somewhere out there doesn't have "art" and "galleries" as we know them. :)) Whether or not the above is true, let's at least make a dent in the huge number of galleries in this neighborhood by starting in the middle and heading south. I'll work up a detailed and specific itinerary within the coming weeks, but let's say straight off that we'll meet at 1:00 at Jim Kempner Fine Art, a gallery on the Northwest corner of 23rd Street and 10th Avenue that is pretty much impossible to miss because looks like a multi-level contemporary house: [https://www.jimkempnerfineart.com/](https://www.jimkempnerfineart.com/) The first thing you encounter upon walking in is the sculpture garden: [https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-new-york-city-ny-usa-modern-architecture-art-jim-kempner-fine-art-50949706.html](https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-new-york-city-ny-usa-modern-architecture-art-jim-kempner-fine-art-50949706.html) [https://www.vaadia.com/exhibitions/jimkempner_2011.shtml](https://www.vaadia.com/exhibitions/jimkempner_2011.shtml) So let's meet there unless it's raining or really hot, in which case, let's just go inside and meet on the first floor. Other places I'd like to include in the day's outing are Little Island, Pier 57, the Highline (which the photo in this posting is taken from), and, if people are really interested, Hudson Yards. I will probably be sticking around to attend the Brooklyn Book Festival the next day and can help people get to trains and busses if that's wanted or needed. :) More to come!

Marginalia Literary Salon 003 | The Picture of Dorian Gray
Thu, Oct 29, 10:00 PM*What happens when beauty becomes something to live by?* For Salon 003, Marginalia turns to Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. A decadent, provocative novel about art, influence, desire, and the dangerous distance between the self we present to the world and the one that exists beneath it. **What is the book about?** First published in 1890 and later revised and expanded by Wilde, the novel emerged from the worlds of Aestheticism and Decadence, where questions about beauty and art collided with Victorian ideas of morality, respectability, and desire. More than a century later, its questions feel remarkably alive: Does beauty change what we allow people to get away with? How much responsibility do we bear for the people who influence us? Can we treat a life as a work of art? And does art have any obligation to make us better? Together, we’ll follow those questions wherever they lead…from portraiture, pleasure, and self-invention to influence, secrecy, morality, and the uneasy relationship between art and life. **Any requirements?** No literary background is needed. Come having read the book, and bring whatever stayed with you: annotations, questions, disagreements, favorite passages, or simply an idea you can’t quite shake. Any complete edition is welcome. You do not need to purchase a special “uncensored” edition to participate. **Important to Note** * Please update your RSVP at least 48 hours before the salon if you can no longer attend. Because space is intentionally limited, repeated no-shows may result in removal from the group. * Salons are limited to 10 readers. Keeping the group small allows everyone to hear one another, participate in the conversation, and preserves the intimate, cozy atmosphere we’re trying to create. If all spots are taken, please join the waitlist! Plans and reading progress change, so spaces often open up closer to the event. * The salon is completely free to attend. Just plan to purchase your own food or drinks from the venue. Since we’ll be taking up the table for about two hours (and usually aren’t ordering a ton!), I leave our server an additional $20 tip (separate from the tips from small drink orders). *If everyone can throw in a couple of dollars toward it, it’s greatly appreciated.*
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