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Thursday May 8, 2025

4 Artists

12:30 – 5 pm

TABLA RASA GALLERY’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION: IDIOSYNCRATIC IDENTITIES

Art

Tabla Rasa GalleryBrooklyn

The Space In Between

1 – 7 pm

The Space In Between

Art
Free

All Street GalleryEast village

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1 – 6 pm

Exhibition Opening: ‘Five Miles of VHS Tape’

FiveMylesBrooklyn

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1:30 – 3 pm

Primark Workshop: Love it for Longer

Primark at Staten Island MallStaten Island

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2 – 7 pm

Easter Bunny Photo Experiences

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

2 pm

Felt Animal Figurine Craft

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

Brooklyn AAPI Month with BCM

3 – 3:45 pm

AAPI Month with BCM

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

3 pm

DIY Retro Vase

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

125th Street Library

3 – 4:30 pm

Mommy and Me T-Shirt Making

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Highlawn LibraryBrooklyn

3 pm

Mother's Day Keepsake Keychains

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Westchester Square LibraryBronx

3:15 pm

Jewerly Making: Bronx Edition

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Morris Park LibraryBronx

3:30 – 4:30 pm

NYPL Green: Food & Climate Garden Series

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Family
Free

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

3:30 – 5 pm

Mother’s Day Block Printing

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

3:30 pm

Pippi @ 80 Special Program: Rebel Squeezebox

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Music

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

3:30 pm

DIY Button Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Caregivers Appreciation Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Tottenville LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

BRONX WEEK! Mural Painting

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Eastchester LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Mother's Day Drop In Craft for Kids!

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Mother's Day Mugs!

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Soundview LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Mother's Day Sugar Scrub-making

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

53rd Street Library

3:30 pm

Teen Art Lab @ Jerome Park

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Jerome Park LibraryBronx

4 pm

Drawing and Coloring Characters

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

96th Street Library

4 pm

Celebration Screening: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Film

St. Agnes Library

4 pm

Welcome to the Allerton Multimedia Studio

Ages: 13 and up
Caribbean
Family
Music

Allerton LibraryBronx

4 pm

A is for Artist

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Battery Park City Library

4 pm

Teen Lounge at Stapleton Branch

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Stapleton LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Mother's Day craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Allerton LibraryBronx

4 pm

May Craft Time

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Yorkville Library

4 pm

Button and Magnet Making

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

New Amsterdam Library

4 pm

AAPI Heritage Month – Get Creative: Tote Bags

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

West Farms LibraryBronx

4 pm

Pippi at 80: Paper Dolls

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Bloomingdale Library

4 pm

Teen Arts & Crafts: Make Chocolate Treats for Mother's Day

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Mulberry Street Library

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