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Wednesday May 14, 2025

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

Thursday May 15

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

Fearless_Bull

Noon – 2 pm

Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Nasty Women of Fidi Walking Tour

Shrine to Elizabeth Ann SetonFinancial District

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3:30 – 5 pm

Cross Stitch Circle

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Saturday May 17

Uptown Rumble Web Graphic(1)

10 am – 4 pm

Uptown Rumble: Heavy Music in The Bronx Exhibit

Museum of Bronx HistoryBronx

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Fearless_Bull

Noon – 2 pm

Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Nasty Women of Fidi Walking Tour

Shrine to Elizabeth Ann SetonFinancial District

1:30 pm

17th of May Parade

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

17th of May ParadeBrooklyn

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2 – 4 pm

West African Dance Workshop with Live Drumming

Baobab: Tree of life by Beam CenterBronx

Fearless_Bull

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Nasty Women of Fidi Walking Tour

Shrine to Elizabeth Ann SetonFinancial District

Sunday May 18

DinoSafari

9 – 10:30 am

Bronx Zoo Family Morning: Dino Safari

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10 am – noon

Party on Wheels

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

New York Transit MuseumBrooklyn

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 – 3 pm

Guggenheim Museum Free Sunday Funday

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

11:30 am – 4 pm

2025 Israel Day on 5th

Israel Day on FifthManhattan

Manhattan Asian American and Pacific Islander Family Day

11:30 am – 2:30 pm

Asian American and Pacific Islander Family Day

New-York Historical SocietyManhattan

Uptown Rumble Web Graphic(1)

1 – 5 pm

Uptown Rumble: Heavy Music in The Bronx Exhibit

Museum of Bronx HistoryBronx

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2 – 4 pm

Sea Shanty Sessions

The Noble Maritime CollectionStaten Island

5 – 8 pm

Echoes of Ayiti

Art
Dance

Sacred Heart AuditoriumStaten Island

Monday May 19

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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5:30 – 10 pm

The Town Hall Spring Shout honoring Lin-Manuel Miranda

The Town HallManhattan

Tuesday May 20

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

Wednesday May 21

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

Thursday May 22

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

Fearless_Bull

Noon – 2 pm

Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Nasty Women of Fidi Walking Tour

Shrine to Elizabeth Ann SetonFinancial District

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7:30 – 8 pm

Dermody Triangle Memorial Day Ceremony

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

Friday May 23

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7 pm

Fleet Week

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space MuseumManhattan

Saturday May 24

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10 am – 6 pm

Fleet Week

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space MuseumManhattan

Uptown Rumble Web Graphic(1)

10 am – 4 pm

Uptown Rumble: Heavy Music in The Bronx Exhibit

Museum of Bronx HistoryBronx

Screen Shot 2025-02-06 at 5.21.29 PM

10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Fearless_Bull

Noon – 2 pm

Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Nasty Women of Fidi Walking Tour

Shrine to Elizabeth Ann SetonFinancial District

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