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Thursday Aug. 21, 2025

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10 am – 8 pm

RECESS!! The Experience

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

Empire OutletsSaint George

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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10:30 am – noon

Poster Tots: Block by Block

Ages: 3 – 4
Art
Family
Free

Poster HouseChelsea

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Sedgwick LibraryBronx

10:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Mulberry Street Library

10:30 am

Summer Reading Celebration: The Bubble, Comedy, and Music Show with Turtle Dance Music

Ages: 12 and under
Family
Free
Music

Tremont LibraryBronx

10:30 am

Summer Reading Celebration: The Bubble Show with Wow Party

Ages: 12 and under
Family
Music

Tremont LibraryBronx

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11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

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11 am – 1:30 pm

Afternoon Tea

Food & Drink

11 am

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Family
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

11 am – 7:30 pm

St. Germain’ “La Terrasse” at Nordstrom NYC

Bistro VerdeManhattan

2025 Juried Show image matrix

11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 6 pm

The 39th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition

Art
Free

Agora GalleryManhattan

11 am

Emma Bowen's Project Healthy Launch

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Hamilton Grange Library

11 am

Little Movers Storytime!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

11 am

Summer Reading Celebration: Dance Party with Fyutch!

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Music

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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11:30 am – 7 pm

Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art

Art

The Long Island MuseumStony Brook

11:30 am

Cuentos para niños de cuna en español | Spanish Lapsit Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Washington Heights Library

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime: Toddlers and Tales

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Toddler Time: Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

53rd Street Library

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Noon – 6 pm

Rolling Stone Presents: AMPLIFIED The Immersive Rock Experience

ARTECHOUSEChelsea Market

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

Noon

Anime Guess Who

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

125th Street Library

Free Summer Meals 2025

1 – 2 pm

QPL proporcionará almuerzos GRATIS para niños y adolescentes durante todo el verano.

Central Library, Queens Public LibraryJamaica

2 pm

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Family
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

Diabetes 3 servlet

2 – 5:30 pm

Diabetes Wellness Day

Ages: All
Beauty
Classes
Family

Neighborhood Care Fordham RdFordham Heights

2 pm

Summer Reading Celebration with The Great &Powerful Dave Aug 21

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Kingsbridge LibraryBronx

2 pm

Summer Adventure: Sun-sational Suncatchers

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Washington Heights Library

Field Day x Last Day of School, web, photo credit Winston Williams-Brooklyn Children’s Museum-19

2 – 5 pm

Field Day with BCM

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community
Family

Brower ParkBrooklyn

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