A good workshop or lecture series can change how you think about a whole year — but finding one worth your evening usually means asking around first. 10th Muses collects the book clubs, workshops, lecture series, and learning spaces that queer women, trans, and nonbinary members in NYC and LA have actually attended and recommend, so you’re starting from a real tip instead of a guess.
The strongest picks here are the ones members keep coming back for — a book club that’s still meeting a year later, a workshop series people talk about after. Depth and follow-through matter more than a flashy description.
Below are book clubs, workshops, lecture series, and learning spaces members have attended and recommend. Each one is here because it gave someone something worth the time they put in.
We start with member recommendations and check back in on how they’re holding up over time. Anything that stops matching what people describe gets removed. This list reflects real, current experience.
Where a workshop or lecture happens matters for whether you’ll actually go — a great series across town on a weeknight is a hard sell. We organize by NYC borough and LA neighborhood to keep that realistic.
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10th Muses — Social Club for Queer Women and Nonbinary Folks in NYC. Founded in September 2025 by Andrea Himmel.