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Tuesday July 8, 2025

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10 – 11 am

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by Halara

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11 am – 5 pm

Eye of the “Art Asylum”: The Downtown Photography of Gary Azon at Tompkins Square Library

Free

Tompkins Square Park

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11 am – 6 pm

Blake Morgan and JohnHenry Tecklenburg: Landscapes and Figures

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

Noon – 6 pm

Into the NOW – The Time of Our Lives

Free

Ceres GalleryChelsea

Noon – 6 pm

Into the NOW – The Time of our Lives

Art
Free

Ceres GalleryChelsea

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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5 – 7 pm

Free Youth Basketball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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6 – 7 pm

Boyhood Reimagined: Reading and Q&A

Ages: All
Family
Free
LGBTQ+

Virtual via ZoomVirtual

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

Yoga in the Park

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

7 – 9 pm

Triva Tuesdays At Dave & Busters S.I.

Dave & Busters Saten IslandStaten Island

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7 – 8 pm

Live at the Gantries: Migguel Anggelo’s Icons – Celia Cruz

Free
LGBTQ+

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

Spirited Away July Eventbrite

7 – 10 pm

Spirited Away Psychic & Paranormal Night * Sponsored by Pollinator Spirits!

Barrow’s Intense Tasting RoomBrooklyn

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7:30 – 9:30 pm

Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: Orchestra of St. Luke’s

Free
Music

Central Park – Naumburg BandshellCentral Park

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

Wednesday July 9

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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

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

All day

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: Wimbledon

Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

Invisible Strings Front

10 am – 5 pm

“Invisible Strings”, a group exhibition featuring six gallery- represented artists.

Free

Philadelphia

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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11 am – 5 pm

Eye of the “Art Asylum”: The Downtown Photography of Gary Azon at Tompkins Square Library

Free

Tompkins Square Park

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11 am – 6 pm

Blake Morgan and JohnHenry Tecklenburg: Landscapes and Figures

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Dog Crafts At The Bryant Park Art Cart

Bryant ParkManhattan

Noon – 1:30 pm

Lincoln Square BID’s “Summer Jazz Sensations” Lunchtime Concert Series

Dante Park, 64th Street and BroadwayManhattan

Noon – 6 pm

Into the NOW – The Time of Our Lives

Free

Ceres GalleryChelsea

Noon – 6 pm

Into the NOW – The Time of our Lives

Art
Free

Ceres GalleryChelsea

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