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Thursday May 1, 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

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

10 am – 9 pm

Macy’s Flower Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Macy’s Herald SquareManhattan

10 – 11 am

Tot Time

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

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11 am – 6 pm

KAYLL Pop Up Shop Opening!

Free
Markets

KAYLLSoho

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11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

11 am – 1 pm

MetroPlusHealth’s Jackson Heights Community Events: Drug Abuse Prevention Workshop

MetroPlusHealth Jackson Heights Community OfficeQueens

The Space In Between

1 – 7 pm

The Space In Between

Art
Free

All Street GalleryEast village

3:30 – 4:30 pm

NYPL Green: Food & Climate Garden Series

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Family
Free

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

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4 – 6 pm

Best of Brooklyn Poetry Slam + Workshop Series

Free
Talks

Sunset Park LibraryBrooklyn

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5 – 8 pm

Gotham, Get your Groove on!

Free
Music

Academic Complex Theater and LobbyBrooklyn

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6 – 8 pm

Paul G. Oxborough: New Works Opening

Art
Free

Cavalier Gallery ChelseaChelsea

Interludes MIREYA RAMOS Square

6:30 pm

Mireya Ramos

Irish Hunger MemorialBattery Park City

8 – 9:30 pm

The Letdown

Comedy
Free

HalyardsBrooklyn

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8 – 10 pm

Wiseguys! A Trivia Game Show

Comedy
Free

Neir’s TavernWoodhaven

Friday May 2

Unknown

All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

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

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

All day

Fleurs de Villes Downton Abbey

Ages: All
Art
Family
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

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

10 am – 10 pm

Macy’s Flower Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Macy’s Herald SquareManhattan

10 – 11 am

The Price is Right – How to Price Your Offerings with Confidence and Strategy

Virtual

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

The Space In Between

1 – 7 pm

The Space In Between

Art
Free

All Street GalleryEast village

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3 – 6 pm

NYC Parks Spring Festival

Hunts Point Recreation CenterBronx

3 – 6 pm

NYC Parks Presents: Spring Festival at Julio Caraballo Field

Julio Carballo FieldsBronx

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

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