RALLY
Rally For Zohran

Mon Sep 1st, 5-8pm
Night Club 101, East Village

Indie Rockers rallying for Zohran. Proceeds will be split between New Yorkers for Lower Costs (the official Zohran Mamdani support PAC), NYC Migrant Solidarity, and the Sameer Project. The show will include voting registration and volunteering sign up opportunities. 

Tickets at $27

ART
Rhea Karam Book Launch

Thur Sep 4th, 5-8pm
Perrotin Bookstore, Soho

Rhea Karam is a Lebanese visual artist whose work explores memory, urban landscapes, and the traces people leave behind. Using photography, installation, and mixed media, she captures the tension between personal history and collective space. Her book launch will take place during the opening of a new show featuring Sophie Calle, Monica Al Qatari and Leslie Hewitt.

Free

FOOD
Yasmin Khan: Sabzi

Thur Sep 4th, 7-8pm
Books Are Magic, BK Heights

Half Iranian, half Pakistani, and raised in London, Yasmin Khan turns cookbooks into narratives, blending vibrant Persian and Palestinian culinary traditions with empathy, activism, and rich storytelling. Her latest work, Sabzi (named after the Persian word for “herbs”), offers more than 80 accessible, plant-forward recipes that celebrate flavor, culture, and connection.

Tickets at $10

CONCERT
Rebetiko & Fasıl Night with Prinkipo

Fri Sep 5th at 6:30pm
The Drom, East Village

Prinkipo is a NYC based band with Turkish origins celebrating the rich musical traditions of Türkiye, Greece, and the Eastern Mediterranean. The Band will be performing timeless Turkish and Greek songs rooted in Rebetiko and Fasıl traditions, full of passion, nostalgia, and rhythm.

Tickets from $20

KIDS
Storytime w/ Jenan Matari: Everything Grows in Jiddo's Garden

Fri Sep 5th at 6:30pm
Emma's Torch Cafe, Carroll Garden

Everything Grows in Jiddo’s Garden is the story of a young Palestinian girl and her Jiddo, her Grandpa. Jenan is a Palestinian American writer who gained notoriety through social media.

Tickets at $5

COMEDY
Comedy Show Ft Eman Morgan

Sat Sep 6th at 3pm
Koda, Governors Island

A show produced and curated by the artist Mina Cheon featuring Jonah Bowen, Bangladeshi Naveed Mahbub, Egyptian-American Eman Morgan, and Korean-American Peter S. Kim. A special lineup of emerging comedians will open the event, including comedians Alex Kim, John Bent, Ryan Chazie, Yatin, and Adam Thomas.

Tickets at $39

WORKSHOP
Money Power & Politics

Sat Sep 6th, 5-8:30pm
Malika Center, Astoria

Malikah is an organization offering self-defense and safety programs, and they are teaming up with NYC Votes, for an evening of conversation followed by game night.

Free, RSVP

PARTY
Mahmut Orhan Open Air

Sat Sep 6th at 3pm
Under The K Bridge, Greenpoint

Orhan is a Turkish DJ and producer, known for blending deep house with world music influences.
He gained international recognition with his 2016 hit “Feel” and has since performed at major festivals across Europe and beyond.

Tickets from $42

WORKSHOP
Anyone Can Write By Maha

Sat Sep 6, 10 and 20th
Boyfriend Co-Op, Bushwick

A writing workshop led by poet and writer Maha Hashwi, welcoming both seasoned writers and complete beginners. On September 20, the session will be co-led by Sarah Khatami, an Iranian-American singer, artist, and a mega babe.

Registration form 
Event at $20

CELEBRATION
NY PROUD: Stories from the City of Immigrants

Sat Sep 6th at 3pm
Under The K Bridge, Greenpoint

An afternoon of music, storytelling, and community honoring the vital role immigrants play in New York City’s past, present, and future. It features a lineup of artists, faith leaders and civil servants reading stories of immigration and belonging in NYC.

Free, RSVP

CONCERT
Ameer Armaly

Sat Sep 6th, 4-5:30pm
Beef Up Noodle, Union Square

Palestinian-American blind oud player Ameer Armaly, along with Sarah Mueller and Angie Assal, for an evocative afternoon of Arabic music. The program highlights classical instrumental forms such as the samai and longa, whose origins trace back to the Ottoman era, as well as vocal forms like the muwashah, a richly structured poetic and musical tradition that dates as far back as Andalusia, balancing traditional performance and improvisation.

Tickets from $18

WELLNESS
Full Moon Kemetic Yoga Ceremony

Sun Sep 7th at 7pm
Prospect Park BoatHouse

Kemetic Yoga is a holistic system inspired by ancient Egypt, drawing on hieroglyphic imagery and temple postures. Its focus on breathwork, geometric alignment, and spiritual development aims to unite body, mind, and spirit. Full Moon Kemetic Yoga sessions use that same foundation of posture and breath, deepened by the lunar phase’s ritual energy. These gatherings often involve intention-setting and the release of what no longer serves you.

Donations

CONCERT
Ethiopia To Morocco: The Leeben Tinos Trio + Innov Gnawa, with DJ Modrums

Sun Sep 7th, 4-9pm
Bunna Cafe, Bushwick

Innov Gnawa is a New York City-based Grammy-nominated music group dedicated to Moroccan Gnawa music. Leeben is a young pianist and one of the most exciting Ethiopian artists to plant roots in NYC and finally DJ Modrums is a NYC based dj, musician and producer.

Tickets at $20

WORKSHOP
Umm Kulthoum

Sun Sep 7th at 6 pm
Barzakh Cafe, Crown Heights

Barzakh is organizing another workshop with Sami Abu Shumays from Zikrayat and Zafer Tawil, along with many other musicians.

Tickets at $25

CONCERT
Thresholds: Falsa & Mehrnam Rastegari

Sun Sep 8th at 7-10pm
Sound Mind Center, Dumbo

Join Falsa and Mehrnam Rastegari for an intimate night of transcendent, ancestral sound. Falsa’s music draws from centuries of poetic Sufi mysticism, layered with transcultural improvisation, and Mehrnam Rastegari’s trio weaves textures from Persian classical tradition and psychedelic rock soundscapes - a shimmer of memory, briefly held then set free.

Tickets at $30

MASTERCLASS
Arabic Calligraphy for Beginners

Sep 9, 12, 16 and 19
New York Library, Midtown

A four-part workshop at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, focusing on the Naskh style. Registration for September 9th is for all four sessions.

Free, RSVP

COMEDY
Gad Elmaleh

Wed Sep 10th at 7:30pm
Beacon Theater, UWS

Gad Elmaleh, the acclaimed French-Moroccan comedian, is returning to New York City. It’s unclear whether this show will be in English or French

Tickets from $131

DESIGN
Intricate Protocols: Diana Al-Hadid x Nader Tehrani

Wed Sep 10th, 6-8pm
National Academy of Design, Chelsea

one-on-one conversation between newly elected National Academicians, artist Diana Al-Hadid and architect Nader Tehrani, as they discuss their methods of working, material concerns, and aesthetic propositions. The program will open with each presenting the other’s work, leading into a dialogue on the process behind creating moments of engagement that transcend the everyday.

Tickets from $131