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Tuesday May 19, 2026

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

6 – 10 pm

FREE Live Jazz Jam & Open Mic – Every Tuesday!

Free
Games

Sugar MouseEast Village

8 – 10 pm

Queer Trivia Extravaganza @ Good Judy

Free
LGBTQ+

good judyBrooklyn

Wednesday May 20

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa–Less Is Morbid

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtHudson Yards

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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Noon – 6 pm

Celebrate 45 Years of PAC-MAN at The Paley Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Family
Games

The Paley Museum, 25 West 52 Street, NYCNY

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Paint Your heART Out! Painting Class for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Family
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

4 – 5 pm

Button and Jewelry Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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7 – 8:30 pm

Selected Shorts: Generation Gap with Asian American Writers’ Workshop

Books & Readings

Symphony SpaceUpper West Side

8 – 11:30 pm

Bluegrass Wednesdays at MATHILDE

Music

Mathilde 676 5th aveBrooklyn

Thursday May 21

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa–Less Is Morbid

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtHudson Yards

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Copy of Social 1200 x 630 – PAC-MAN (620 x 400 px)

Noon – 6 pm

Celebrate 45 Years of PAC-MAN at The Paley Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Family
Games

The Paley Museum, 25 West 52 Street, NYCNY

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8 – 9:30 pm

Slander Factory at Talon Bar! Free Stand-Up Comedy Every Thurs. in Bushwick

Comedy
Free

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8 – 10 pm

Geeks Who Drink Trivia at The Tiny Cupboard

Art
Free

The Tiny CupboardBrooklyn

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9:30 – 11:30 pm

Superstar Open Set

Pink MetalBrooklyn

Friday May 22

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa–Less Is Morbid

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtHudson Yards

Face Value

10:30 am – 8:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Copy of Social 1200 x 630 – PAC-MAN (620 x 400 px)

Noon – 6 pm

Celebrate 45 Years of PAC-MAN at The Paley Museum

Ages: 5 and up
Attractions
Family
Games

The Paley Museum, 25 West 52 Street, NYCNY

4 – 5 pm

Ping Pong Fridays

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Queens Public Library South HollisSouth Hollis

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5 – 9 pm

Date Night at the Met

The Met Fifth AvenueUpper East Side

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

MoMA Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Oyster History

6 – 8 pm

Oyster History and Shucking Lesson

Pier 57Pier 57

OMJS.FLYER

8 – 10:30 pm

ORGAN MONK x GARAGE SALE VINTAGE

Free
Music

Garage Sale VintageChelsea

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8 – 10 pm

SHE ATE! The Drag Dinner Experience

Branded SaloonBrooklyn

8:30 – 10 pm

UG! Comedy Show

One and OneEast Village

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8:30 – 11 pm

The Nighttime Routine – Live Comedy and Jazz

Comedy
Music

the gutterBrooklyn

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