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Sunday June 15, 2025

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2 – 3:30 pm

New Plays for Young Audiences presents “Whorled Away”

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free
Theater

Provincetown PlayhouseGreenwich Village

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2 – 3 pm

Garden Highlights Walk

3 – 4 pm

Father’s Day Dance

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Walter Miller III Memorial GardensManhattan

Monday June 16

Unknown

All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

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

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10 am – 6 pm

Kasia Muzyka Solo Exhibition “The Sacred Condition of Being”

Art
Free

522 West 19th StreetChelsea

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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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

Unknown

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

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

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8 – 9 am

Power Hour with Alo: Dance Cardio with Sarah Wolff

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

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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

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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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

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

1 – 2 pm

Feeding Unfiltered with Elizabeth Baron

Ages: 2 and under
Family
Free
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