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Saturday May 17, 2025

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1 – 4 pm

Storytelling and Sea Adventures

The Morgan Library & MuseumQueens

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1 – 6 pm

Fresh Art Offers a Spring Burst of Inspiration at BWAC

Art
Free

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

Alexandria Poster (640 x 430 px)

1 – 3 pm

Alexandria: Off-Broadway

Theater

Dixon PlaceNew York, NY

The Space In Between

1 – 7 pm

The Space In Between

Art
Free

All Street GalleryEast village

5:17 Family Day HY

1 – 2 pm

Resonant Minds Family Concert

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Family
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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1 – 4 pm

Family Program | Storytelling and Sea Adventures

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

1 – 3 pm

Pond Crawlers

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

1 – 5 pm

Annual DanceAfrica Community Day 2025

Ages: All
Community
Dance
Family

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

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1 – 11 pm

19th Annual Feast by the Shore

Tappen ParkStaten Island

1 pm

AAPI YA Movie Day – Moana (PG)

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Film

West Farms LibraryBronx

1:30 pm

17th of May Parade

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

17th of May ParadeBrooklyn

1:30 – 5 pm

PaleyGX Tournament: Street Fighter 6

Ages: All
Family

The Paley MuseumManhattan

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy
Family

The RATBrooklyn

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2 – 7 pm

Easter Bunny Photo Experiences

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

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2 – 4:30 pm

Afternoon Tea & Music at The Castle

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

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2 – 4 pm

West African Dance Workshop with Live Drumming

Baobab: Tree of life by Beam CenterBronx

2 pm

May Family Movie Night

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Film

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

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All day

TADA! Youth Theater Presents Game Changers

Ages: All
Family
Theater

TADA! Youth TheaterChelsea

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2 – 3:30 pm

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Theatre RowManhattan

2 – 4 pm

MADDIE: A New Musical

Theater

The Players TheatreNew York City

SO Time Warp – Ticket Poster Square

2 – 3:30 pm

Sing Out: Time Warp – Presented by AfterWork Theater

Ages: All
Community
Family
Music

Speyer HallManhattan

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2 – 3:30 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up
Family

Alice Tully HallManhattan

Untitled design (3)

2 – 4 pm

Between Memory and Madness: Wedding Dress Premieres Off-Broadway

Art
Theater

PLAYHOUSE 46 at St. Luke’sHell’s Kitchen

Rosé Tour 2025 Eventbrite Banner (1)

2 – 5:30 pm

Hampton Water Rosé Tour New York City 2025

creaturesManhattan

3 – Florencia Cuenca and Company

2 – 4:30 pm

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical

Art
Comedy

James Earl Jones TheatreManhattan

AAPI Event Calendar – 4

2 – 5 pm

Textile Dyeing Workshop with At The Table

165 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10016Manhattan

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2 – 4 pm

Create & Curate: Handcrafted Blooms & Pearls Jewelry Workshop by Nunchi & Summer Space Studios x NYAAF

NunchiMidtown

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2 – 5 pm

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Art
Comedy

INTARHell’s Kitchen

2 pm

Pippi at 80: Girl Groups and the Power of Singing Together

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Music

Parkchester LibraryBronx

2 pm

Sewing Saturdays

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Parkchester LibraryBronx

2 pm

Kid's Movie Saturday

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Film

Baychester LibraryBaychester

2 pm

May Family Movie Night & Craft

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Film

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

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