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Tuesday Jan. 14, 2025

11 am – noon

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Space

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Family
Free

St. George Library CenterStaten Island

Saturday Jan. 18

All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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8 am – 10 pm

The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Bryant ParkNew York City

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8 am – 10 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
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Bryant ParkNew York City

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

McDonald’s Tiny Tots

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundStaten Island

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

De Matti Park Tiny Tot Program

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

De Matti ParkStaten Island

9:30 – 11:30 am

12:30 – 2:30 pm

MLK Day of Service

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Icahn StadiumManhattan

11 am – noon

Read Aloud Celebrating Lunar New Year

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Bowne HouseFlushin

Noon – 3 pm

Lyons Recreation Center Saturday Night Lights

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Free
Games

Lyons Pool Recreation CenterStaten Island

Anniversary Two

Noon – 11:30 pm

QB2: Our Second Anniversary

Queue BeerBrooklyn

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1 – 2 pm

Lunar New Year Performances at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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1 – 4 pm

Family Art Making: Imagined Vessels at MoMA

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Family
Free

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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2 – 2:30 pm

Snug Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Noble Maritime CollectionStaten Island

2 – 3 pm

Launch: Let’s Party by Melissa Iwai

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Books of WonderBrooklyn

2:30 – 4:30 pm

De Matti Park Youth Power Hours

Ages: 3 – 12
Family
Free

DeMatti ParkStaten Island

YPCCC

4 – 6 pm

The Young People’s Chorus of New York City, Harvard Glee Club, and Baritone Lester Lynch to Honor Martin Luther King Jr. Through Song

Brick Presbyterian Church in New York CityManhattan

Three Kings Celebration Flyer

5 – 6 pm

El Puente’s 38th Annual Three Kings Celebration: Planting a Seed

Free
Theater

El PuenteBrooklyn

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