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Wednesday July 9, 2025

3 – 4 pm

Summer Reading at the Brooklyn Public Library — Brownsville Branch

Brownsville LibraryBrooklyn

Fashion Institute classes

4 – 6 pm

Fashion Institute: Free Masterclasses with Fashion Industry Experts

CUNY Graduate CenterManhattan

Free Kayaking

5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

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5 – 7:30 pm

Summer Sounds at Manhattan West

Free
Music

Manhattan West PlazaManhattan

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6 – 7 pm

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by Halara

Bryant ParkManhattan

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Yoga Club Meeting (Free Yoga Class in Prospect Park)

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8 – 10 pm

Movies on the Green

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

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8:30 – 11:30 pm

Wed Night Jam Sesion

Free
Music

Bar NineBrooklyn

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10:30 – 11:45 pm

Crayon Box Comedy Show

Comedy
Free

SleepwalkBrooklyn

Thursday July 10

Unknown

All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

The Queer Show Part 2

All day

The Queer Show, Part II

Hal Bromm GalleryTribeca

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: FIFA Club World Cup

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: Wimbledon

Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

Various

Nature Exploration: Lake Appreciation

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

8 am – 5 pm

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Black Joy Film Fest

Ages: All
Community
Family
Film

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

Invisible Strings Front

10 am – 5 pm

“Invisible Strings”, a group exhibition featuring six gallery- represented artists.

Free

Philadelphia

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 – 11 am

Liz Moore on ‘Long Bright River’: A free, live event

Live on ZoomBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10 am – noon

Percussion Playground

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

10 am – 8 pm

Samsung Galaxy Experience Space

Galaxy Experience SpaceSoHo

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10 – 10:45 am

Children’s Performance Series featuring April Armstrong

Pier iManhattan

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11 am – 5 pm

Eye of the “Art Asylum”: The Downtown Photography of Gary Azon at Tompkins Square Library

Free

Tompkins Square Park

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11 am – 6 pm

Blake Morgan and JohnHenry Tecklenburg: Landscapes and Figures

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

Noon – 6 pm

Into the NOW – The Time of Our Lives

Free

Ceres GalleryChelsea

Noon – 6 pm

Into the NOW – The Time of our Lives

Art
Free

Ceres GalleryChelsea

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