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Saturday April 19, 2025

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All day

Lifted 420 Festival

Park Slope

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

Manhattan The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

9 am – 5 pm

The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Easter
Family

All Around East MidtownEast Midtown

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10 am – 5 pm

Earth Rocks!

Ages: 12 and under
Animals
Art
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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11 am – 1 pm

The Met Opera’s Spring Open House

Ages: All
Art
Comedy
Family

The Metropolitan Opera HouseManhattan

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11 am – 1 pm

Spring Open House

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Comedy
Family

The Metropolitan Opera HouseManhattan

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11 am – 3:30 pm

Art, Culture & History Walks: Hosted by the Friends of Jackie Robinson Park Playground and led by Shanna Sabio of Growhouse NYC

Jackie Robinson Park PlaygroundBrooklyn

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11 am – 3 pm

Whitney Museum Open Studio 2025

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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11 am – 6 pm

Sun Bum Brings Free Tacos & SPF to NYC!

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Trust The Bum TourSoHo

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Noon – 2:30 pm

Disco Glow Kids Party

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Craft & DIY
Family

Doha Bar LoungeLong Island City

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Noon – 7 pm

Bronx Night Market

Fordham PlazaBronx

2 – 9 pm

ART EXCHANGE: ITALY & AMERICA

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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7:30 – 9 pm

Hold Me In the Water

Art
Comedy

Playwrights HorizonsHell’s Kitchen

Sunday April 20

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

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11 am – noon

Easter Sunday at John Street United Methodist Church

John Street United Methodist ChurchFinancial District

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11:45 am – 12:30 pm

Celebrate Easter Sunday at Marble Collegiate Church

Marble Collegiate ChurchNoMad

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Noon – 2:30 pm

Disco Glow Kids Party

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Craft & DIY
Family

Doha Bar LoungeLong Island City

2 – 9 pm

ART EXCHANGE: ITALY & AMERICA

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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3 – 4:30 pm

Flood Sensor Aunty

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Family
Free

Travers Park, Jackson Heights QueensJackson Heights

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7:30 – 9 pm

Hold Me In the Water

Art
Comedy

Playwrights HorizonsHell’s Kitchen

Monday April 21

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

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4 – 5 pm

Easter Arts and Crafts!

Ages: 4 and under
Art
Community
Family

Sunset Park

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7:30 – 9 pm

Hold Me In the Water

Art
Comedy

Playwrights HorizonsHell’s Kitchen

Tuesday April 22

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

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5 – 6:30 pm

Buying Into Brooklyn | April 2025

Virtual

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7:30 – 9 pm

Hold Me In the Water

Art
Comedy

Playwrights HorizonsHell’s Kitchen

Wednesday April 23

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

AprilisNationalPoetryMonth

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Greater Astoria Historical Society’s “April is National Poetry Month” Event (virtual)

Virtual

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7 – 8 pm

COMMUNITY YOGA CLASS

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7 – 8:15 pm

ASL-interpreted Yom HaShoah Commemoration

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

East End TempleManhattan

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7 – 8 pm

Medical Debt and America’s Broken Healthcare System and an Ecumenical Response

First Unitarian Congregational Society in BrooklynBrooklyn, NY

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7:30 – 9 pm

Hold Me In the Water

Art
Comedy

Playwrights HorizonsHell’s Kitchen

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