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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Moana Live in Concert

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Lehman Center for the Performing ArtsKingsbridge Heights

Trial and Error Launch Party

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Books of WonderManhattan

Turtle-first rehearsal

Turtle Island

Hudson River Park Pier 57, Gansevoort Plaza, and The Podium at One World Trade CenterManhattan

World’s Fair Diwali and Navaratri Festival and Parade

Unisphere at Flushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing-Corona

Mid-Autumn Festival

The Shops at SkyviewFlushing

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Regina Opera presents a FREE Oktoberfest Concert

Free
Music

Our Lady of Perpetual Help SchoolBrooklyn

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Sacred Resonance: A World of Faith

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

The Brick Presbyterian ChurchManhattan

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T‘nA: A Horror-Themed Drag Trivia Extravaganza!

Pink MetalBrooklyn

Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month: S.T.E.A.M. Loteria & Piñata Party

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free
History & Culture

125th Street LibraryBronx

Nick the Balloonatic!

Ages: All
Family
Free

Rafferty Triangle ParkLong Island City

TCOG Postcard

Centenary of Pioneer Gay Priest John McNeill (1925-2015)

Fordham University, Lincoln Center – McNally Amphitheater 140 W.62nd Street, NYCNYC

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Help Connect Families to Free Family Literacy Program in Western Queens- via Riis Settlement Ravenswood Cornerstone

Ages: All
Family
Free

Ravenswood Community Learning CenterAstoria

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Sex Ed is in Session in NYC

Gansevoort PlazaMeatpacking District

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826NYC Trivia Night for Cheaters

Comedy
Free

Brooklyn BreweryBrooklyn

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The Sing Easy – free singing space in Chelsea

Art
Classes

True Voice StudioNew York City

Walk Bike & Roll to School

Free

93-11 34th avenue, Queens, NY 11372Queens

Michael Storrings, Walking On The Highline, 2025 (1)

New York, I Love You | AGI Fine Art

Art
Free

Agora GalleryNew York

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Peer-Led Art-Making Activities for Older Adults at The Bronx Museum

Art
Classes

The Bronx MuseumBronx

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Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

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Becoming a Mother – community based solo exhibition

Art
Free

Zaruma Gold CoffeeQueens

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FREE ASL CLASSES at ST Joseph’s School for the Deaf

St Joseph’s School for the DeafBronx

Pineapple Improv – TV Show Filming

Ages: 9 and up
Comedy
Family
Free

Zeam StudiosManhattan

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Lunch & Learn: Fear City

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Fresh Tire Tracks and Other Snow Markings

Opening Reception of “Configurations” – New Paintings by Rallou Malliarakis

Art
Free

First Street GalleryChelsea

JLB Recruitment Brochure (1)

Junior League of Brooklyn Membership Information Sessions

junior league of brooklyn headquatersBrooklyn

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What Is the Language of Taste?

BRIC HouseBrooklyn

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“The First Science from the Vera Rubin Observatory” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

Ages: 9 and up
Caribbean
Community
Family

Hamptons Observatory with Suffolk County Community College (online)East Hampton

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PROJECT HEALTHY MINDS FOURTH ANNUAL WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 10

Spring StudiosManhattan

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Discover Treasures at Marble Church’s Second Chance Tag Sale

Marble Collegiate ChurchNOMAD

Two Puppets, Two Cultures!

Ages: All
En Español
Family
Free

Washington Irving LibraryBushwick

BoxLunch Bodega

213 BoweryManhattan

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Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – New York Night with RENT

Ages: All
Family
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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