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Tuesday Aug. 12, 2025

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

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9 am – 5 pm

Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction Preview at Heritage Auctions

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Heritage AuctionsManhattan

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 – 11 am

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by Halara

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

After ‘Women in the News’: Work by Kari Marboe, Friends, and Colleagues

Art
Free

Greenwich House PotteryGreenwich

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10:30 am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller ParkManhattan

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11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

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3 – 3:45 pm

Children’s story-telling every Tuesday afternoon in Sutton Place Parks

Free

Sutton Place ParksNew York

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6 – 9 pm

Legendary Looks: Preserving Our Legacy Author Talk & Book Signing

City Lore GalleryEast Village

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

Yoga in the Park

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

Adam Gabel at WSCC 2

8 – 9:30 pm

Not Ripe Bananas

Comedy
Free

West Side Comedy ClubUpper West Side

10 pm

Karaoke at Pianos NYC

PianosManhattan

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