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Wednesday June 11, 2025

Noon – 5 pm

The Tribeca Games Gallery at Pier 57

Ceramics Now Exhibition-Announcement-2025

Noon – 5 pm

Jane Hartsook Gallery at Greenwich House Pottery presents ‘Ceramics Now’ featuring Daniel Barragán, Carson Culp, Kristy Moreno and Gina Tibbott

Greenwich House PotteryManhattan

June 11 2025 – FB Event Cover – Shelter Island Public Library

1 – 2 pm

Virtual Event – Trusts in Action: Strategies for Estate and Medicaid Planning

Live on ZoomBrooklyn

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Wetland Wednesdays

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

Feast-of-St.-Anthony-2025

3 – 8 pm

Feast of St. Anthony

3 – 8 pm

Feast of St. Anthony

Feast of St. AnthonyBronx

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Watercolor Button Making

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

West New Brighton LibraryStaten Island

4 – 4:45 pm

Rainbow Slime for Pride Month

Ages: 9 and up
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

Free Kayaking

5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

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6 – 8 pm

Queens Borough President Office PRIDE CELEBRATION

Helen Marshall Cultural Center at Queens Borough HallKew Gardens

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6 – 8 pm

35th Annual Village Awards

Cooper UnionNoho

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Yoga Club Meeting (Free Yoga Class in Prospect Park)

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7 – 9 pm

HOW TO BECOME AN OCTOPUS – Free training session

Art
Classes

Thursday June 12

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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

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz: Science Experiments for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Idlewild Environmental CenterSpringfield Gardens

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

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11 am – 6 pm

Colleen Franca: Outside/Inside

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 6 pm

Borinquen Gallo: Mending My Garden

Art
Free

Chelsea

Noon – 7 pm

The Tribeca Games Gallery at Pier 57

Ceramics Now Exhibition-Announcement-2025

Noon – 5 pm

Jane Hartsook Gallery at Greenwich House Pottery presents ‘Ceramics Now’ featuring Daniel Barragán, Carson Culp, Kristy Moreno and Gina Tibbott

Greenwich House PotteryManhattan

Feast-of-St.-Anthony-2025

Noon – 7 pm

Feast of St. Anthony

Noon – 7 pm

Feast of St. Anthony

Feast of St. AnthonyBronx

2:30 – 3:30 pm

Young Artists!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Port Richmond LibraryStaten Island

Feast-of-St.-Anthony-2025

3 – 8 pm

Feast of St. Anthony

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3 – 8 pm

The Wonder Market: Pride at Carroll Hall

Free
LGBTQ+

Carroll HallBrooklyn

3 – 8 pm

Feast of St. Anthony

Feast of St. AnthonyBronx

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3 – 4:30 pm

Father’s Day: Make Dad a Mug

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Highlawn LibraryBrooklyn

3 – 5 pm

Friends of South Hollis: Father’s Day Craft

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Queens Public Library South HollisSouth Hollis

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