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Friday May 16, 2025

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS UNIQLO Friday Nights Fridays from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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All day

The Legacy of The Handmaid’s Tale: June’s Evolution from Handmaid to Rebel

The Paley MuseumManhattan

Painting by Amrit Khurana – Whispers In Bloom

All day

Perceptions of Sentience – Art Exhibition by artists with autism from around the globe

Art
Free

United Nations Visitors LobbyManhattan

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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Various

The Big Bounce America

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

Broadway CommonsHicksville

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All day

LEGO® Festival

Ages: All
Attractions
Family

LEGOLAND New York ResortGoshen

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All day

The Lot at Culture Lab LIC – Free Outdoor Concerts in May!

Free
Music

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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All day

Spring is Blooming at Rockefeller Center by Van Cleef & Arpels

Free

The Summer Rink at Rockefeller CenterNew Yoek

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All day

Marc Jacobs x Happier Grocery: THE SMOOTHIE BY MARC JACOBS

Food & Drink

Happier GroceryNYC

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7 am – 8:30 pm

FUENTEOVEJUNA: EAST END

Guild HallEast Hampton

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS The Lady at 100: Columbia Classics from the Locarno Film Festival APRIL 16 – MAY 24, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Innovative Resource Fair – Flyer

8 am – 5 pm

Innovative Resource-full 💡 Fair BRONX WEEK

3050 Webster Avenue PS/MS 20Bronx

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction APRIL 20 – SEPTEMBER 13, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 9 pm

Birding With Ben: Spring Migration in the Garden

Landcraft Garden FoundationMattituck

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Rosa Barba: The Ocean of One’s Pause MAY 3 – JULY 6, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS The Red Thread: Larry Gottheim’s Films MAY 15 – MAY 27, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers MAY 11 – SEPTEMBER 27, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

8 am – 5 pm

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Carte Blanche: Rosa Barba MAY 13 – MAY 18, 2025

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

9 am – 8 pm

alice + olivia x 260 Sample Sale

Markets

260 Sample SaleManhattan

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9 am – 7 pm

UNBANNED: Exploring Censorship in Books, Art, & Media

FDR Four Freedoms State ParkManhattan

THE LIGHT SHOW – SQUARARTISTS CARD (3000 x 3000 px)

9 am – 5 pm

The Light Show: A Celebration of Illuminating Ceramics

Art
Free

A.MANO BrooklynBrooklyn

Black Friday hosted by Derek Gaines & Dave Temple

9 am – 11 pm

Black Friday hosted by Derek Gaines & Dave Temple

Comedy

Isola BrooklynBrooklyn

5th Annual Breastfeeding Convening (2)

9:30 am – 1:30 pm

5th Annual Breastfeeding Convening

Free

Live on ZoomBrooklyn

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

Light From Darkness (6)

9:30 am – 5 pm

Light from Darkness

Art

BAFFA GallerySayville

Great Books

10 am – noon

Great Books with Jill

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Exhibition: Puerto Rico in Print: The Posters of Lorenzo Homar

Art

Poster HouseChelsea

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10 am – 6 pm

Poster House Spring 2025 Exhibition: Fallout: Atoms for War & Peace

Art

Poster HouseChelsea

10 – 11 am

stART Studio

Ages: 4 and under
Family

Children’s Museum of the East EndBridgehampton

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10 am – 5 pm

Dinosaur Safari

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