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Monday June 16, 2025

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

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10 am – 6 pm

Kasia Muzyka Solo Exhibition “The Sacred Condition of Being”

Art
Free

522 West 19th StreetChelsea

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 – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Brooklyn

Brooklyn Keith Haring-Inspired Art

3:15 – 4:15 pm

Keith Haring-Inspired Art

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Kensington LibraryBrooklyn

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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

Tuesday June 17

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

The Queer Show Part 2

All day

The Queer Show, Part II

Hal Bromm GalleryTribeca

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9 am – 6 pm

Bild Expo – Presented by B&H

Art
Expo

Javits CenterManhattan’s West Side

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

11 am – 12:30 pm

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)Brooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Brooklyn

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11 am – 6 pm

Borinquen Gallo: Mending My Garden

Art
Free

Chelsea

11 am

Preschool Picassos

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

9 Silverberg Unititled charcoal (ballgame) 11x14in (1)

11 am – 6 pm

June Silverberg: On Water and On Land

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

Noon – 2 pm

Soulful Sounds of Freedom in NYC

Ages: All
Comedy
Family
Free

The OculusManhattan

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

Cortelyou Library Kids Book Giveaway

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Cortelyou LibraryBrooklyn

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3 – 4:15 pm

Pride: Unlock Grants and Private Funding for LGBTQ Causes with Foundation Directory Professional

Hillcrest Library, Queens Public LibraryFlushing

Queens Pride Rainbow Cloud Chain

3 – 3:45 pm

Pride: Rainbow Cloud Chain

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

North Forest Park LibraryForest Hills

4 – 7 pm

Brooklyn District Attorney’s Caribbean Heritage Event

Jackie Robinson Park PlaygroundBrooklyn

4 – 4:45 pm

Jack and Friends Summer Concert Series Juneteenth Celebration: Conroy Warren

Park Slope LibraryBrooklyn

4:30 – 5:30 pm

Juneteenth Celebration with BK Music Learning

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free
History & Culture

South Jamaica LibraryJamaica

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5 – 7 pm

Free Youth Basketball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

Covenant Ballet Theatre 3

6 – 7 pm

Covenant Ballet Theatre Presents: Bach to the Streets: Ballet Under the Open Sky

Ages: All
Community
Dance
Family

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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6 – 7 pm

Don’t Let Pain Hold You Back: Tips for Managing Fitness, Sports, and Work Injuries

Virtual via ZoomVirtual

Adam Gabel at WSCC 2

8 – 9:30 pm

Not Ripe Bananas

Comedy
Free

West Side Comedy ClubUpper West Side

8 – 10 pm

The Overthinking Hour Comedy Show

HalyardsBrooklyn

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