Smart Night Out

Come out knowing something new.Oct 11 – Oct 17

Tomorrow · 6:30 PMWest Village · New York · Exact address not listed

Professors, experts, and storytellers explore the history of UFO reports in a West Village bar.

Tue Oct 13 · 8 PMPioneer Works · Red Hook

Explore how octopuses sense and perceive their surroundings in this science talk at Pioneer Works.

Wed Oct 14 · 6:30 PMSoHo · New York · Exact address not listed

Professors, experts, and storytellers present “Ancient Egyptian True Crime” in a SoHo bar.

Thu Oct 15 · 7 PMCaveat · Lower East Side

A science-comedy and trivia show for people curious about everything, with the facts supplying the subject and the laughs.

Thu Oct 15 · 6:30 PMFabrik DUMBO · DUMBO

An expert-led lecture asks whether Victorian photographs captured ghosts, combining photography and history in a bar setting.

Sat Oct 17 · 6:30 PMLower East Side · New York · Exact address not listed

Professors, experts, and storytellers deliver a lecture on “Through the (Telescope’s) Looking Glass” in a Lower East Side bar.

Tue Oct 13 · 6:30 PMNoHo · New York · Exact address not listed

Hear a thought-provoking organic chemistry lecture in a New York bar.

Wed Oct 14 · 6 PMBarnes & Noble · Union Square

Rachel Harrison, Cassandra Khaw, Sara van Os, and M. Jane Worma discuss terror and tales at Barnes & Noble Union Square; tickets are $12.49.

Fri Oct 16 · 7 PMNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts -Bruno Walter Auditorium · Lincoln Center

NYPL and the Society of American Magicians present an archival exploration of Houdini’s legacy of magic, escapes, and showmanship.

Fri Oct 16 · 6:30 PMMerchant's House Museum · NoHo

A candlelit tour of the Merchant’s House Museum covers reported paranormal activity, the Tredwell family, and the house’s history.