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Monday April 7, 2025

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

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10 am – 11 pm

Bring on the Madness with Flik & Flak

Ages: 9 and up
Family
Free
Sports

Swatch Times SquareManhattan

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11 am – 6 pm

KAYLL Pop Up Shop Opening!

Free
Markets

KAYLLSoho

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke con Estrellas de Broadway

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke with Broadway Stars

Free
Music

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

EVC Earth Day Jazz 2025

6 – 8 pm

Earth Day Jazz

Ages: 5 and up
Environment
Family
Free

W 122nd St & Riverside Dr, New York, NY 10027Harlem

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9:50 – 10:50 pm

NYC Fringe presents Jackie & Allison Into the Multiverse

Under St MarksManhattan

Tuesday April 8

Unknown

All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

198.2020

All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

KAYLL Popup Elizabeth StreetKAYLL Popup Elizabeth Street 2

11 am – 6 pm

KAYLL Pop Up Shop Opening!

Free
Markets

KAYLLSoho

Ethereal Shore

Noon – 6 pm

Whispers of Color: Subtle Stories of Imagined Reality

Art
Free

Pleiades GalleryChelsea

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

After School Art Explorers: Drop-In Programs

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Family
Free

The Jewish MuseumManhattan

5 – 6 pm

Candy Seder

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free
Holiday

West End SynagogueNew Yorl

Wednesday April 9

Unknown

All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

198.2020

All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

KAYLL Popup Elizabeth StreetKAYLL Popup Elizabeth Street 2

11 am – 6 pm

KAYLL Pop Up Shop Opening!

Free
Markets

KAYLLSoho

Ethereal Shore

Noon – 6 pm

Whispers of Color: Subtle Stories of Imagined Reality

Art
Free

Pleiades GalleryChelsea

EXHIBITION DATES

5:30 – 7:30 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

Wald Symposium Simple Square

6 – 8 pm

Lillian Wald Symposium

Free
LGBTQ+

Abrons Arts CenterLower East Side

Thursday April 10

Unknown

All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

198.2020

All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

KAYLL Popup Elizabeth StreetKAYLL Popup Elizabeth Street 2

11 am – 6 pm

KAYLL Pop Up Shop Opening!

Free
Markets

KAYLLSoho

Ethereal Shore

Noon – 6 pm

Whispers of Color: Subtle Stories of Imagined Reality

Art
Free

Pleiades GalleryChelsea

4 – 6 pm

Artsy Thursday

Ages: 4 and under
Art
Community
Family

Bright Horizons at East VillageManhattan

Village Story Salon APRIL 2025

6 – 7:30 pm

April Village Story Salon: FOOLS at NYPL Hudson Park Branch

Hudson Park LibraryManhattan

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