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Wednesday Oct. 16, 2024

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All day

UMBAU. Nonstop Transformation

Art
Free

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

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All day

Greg’s Great Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Greenwood Park Beer GardenBrooklyn

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All day

Nina Childress Exhibit: Glowing Heads

Art
Expo

L’Alliance New York’sUpper East Side

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9 am – 3 pm

RiseBoro Farmers Markets at Hope Ballfield

Hope BallfieldBrooklyn

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10 – 11 am

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Fuge Fantasi

Ages: 2 and under
Family
Free
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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10 am – 8 pm

UNIQLO x Magnum Photos Present Global Photo Exhibition-PEACE FOR ALL

UNIQLO Fifth AvenueFifth Avenue

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10:30 am – 11 pm

Family Story Time at The MoMA

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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10:30 – 11 am

Family Story Time at The Museum of Modern Art

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtNew York City

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11 am – 5 pm

Nuebiome’s Free Facial Event ~ Discover Microbiome Balance

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Free

Grand Central TerminalMidtown

Noon – 6 pm

The Latin GRAMMYs®: 25 Years of Musical Excellence

Ages: All
Family
Free

The Paley MuseumManhattan

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2 – 4 pm

Youth Build Intake Session

Classes
Free

Cypress Hills ENY Community CenterBrooklyn

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4 – 11 pm

Lucky Wednesdays @ ART NoMad

Free

Arlo NoMadMidtown

4 – 6 pm

Tunes @ the Triangle

Ages: All
Community
Dance
Family

6th Avenue Triangle at Flatbush AvenueBrooklyn

WOS Powell’s Cove – Flyer 8.5 x 11 (1)

4 – 6 pm

Wild Oyster Survey: Powell’s Cove Park

Powell’s Cove ParkCollege Point

5 – 8 pm

Lovesac Sactionals Speed Play

Ages: All
Family
Free
Games

Times SquareManhattan

Meeting of coworkers and planning next steps of work

5 – 8 pm

Facilitation Lab NYC with Voltage Control

Classes
Free

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

5 – 8 pm

Lovesac Sactionals Speed Play in Times Square

Free

Times SquareTimes Square

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6 – 8:30 pm

Cinema with a Cause: “Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook”

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

EOJ Auditorium, Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

The Burial of Queen Ahhotep

Art
Free

The National Arts ClubGramercy Park

Voices portraits

6:30 – 7:30 pm

ACC Voices: Asian Cultural Council Hosts Fall Program with Filmmakers

Film
Free

Taipei Economic and Cultural OfficeMidtown

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6:30 – 8:30 pm

An Evening With the Inventor of Stuffed Crust Pizza

Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn

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7 – 9 pm

Sukkot Opening Night: Tending to Seeds of Sweetness

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

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7 – 9 pm

Opening Reception – Modesto Mondragon solo exhibition

Art
Free

154 East Broadway NY 10002Manhattan

My Kinda Night edited

7 – 11:30 pm

My Kinda Night! A queer variety show hosted by Billie Bullock

Dromedary BarBrooklyn

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8 – 9 pm

Paris in Ruins: An Evening with Art Critic Sebastian Smee

The National Arts ClubGramercy Park

WTWTCH x EUO October 16, 2024

8:30 – 10 pm

External Use Only Comedy: Ouija Board Edition

Comedy
Free

HalyardsBrooklyn

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