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Saturday May 3, 2025

Noon – 4 pm

Carousel Opening Day

Ages: All
Family
Free

Willowbrook ParkStaten Island

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1 – 6 pm

Fresh Art Offers a Spring Burst of Inspiration at BWAC

Art
Free

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionBrooklyn

MBP (11-8-24)

1 – 4 pm

🌳 Community Social at Joyce Kilmer Park – Live Music by Morrisania Band Project

Joyce Kilmer ParkBronx

The Space In Between

1 – 7 pm

The Space In Between

Art
Free

All Street GalleryEast village

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1 – 6 pm

Exhibition Opening: ‘Five Miles of VHS Tape’

FiveMylesBrooklyn

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1 – 3 pm

Herbal Medicine Workshop: Roots and Remedies

Randall’s Island Urban FarmBronx

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1:30 – 4:30 pm

Open Stage / Open Mic Events @ Morningside Heights Library

Art
Dance

Morningside Heights LibraryManhattan

Paper Mobiles

2 – 3:30 pm

DIY Decorations: Paper Mobile Crafting

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Art on the Block NYCUpper West Side

2 – 7 pm

Celebrate Bed-Stuy

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Herbert Von King Cultural Arts CenterBrooklyn

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2 – 3:30 pm

STPusa’s Bystander Intervention & Know Your Rights workshop

STPusa HallJamaica

3 – 4:30 pm

People’s Theater Project: Celebrate Your Culture with Community Theater Workshop Series

Central Library, Queens Public LibraryJamaica

3 – 4:30 pm

Matt Koff: Reasonable Hour

Young Ethel’sBrooklyn

Slices of American Life

4:30 – 6 pm

Slices of American Life: With Aaliyah Bilal & Gina Chung

LGBT Community CenterManhattan

6 – 9 pm

Star Trek Variety Show

Free

Industry BarHells Kitchen

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