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Thursday Oct. 17, 2024

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All day

UMBAU. Nonstop Transformation

Art
Free

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

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All day

Greg’s Great Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Halloween

Greenwood Park Beer GardenBrooklyn

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All day

Nina Childress Exhibit: Glowing Heads

Art
Expo

L’Alliance New York’sUpper East Side

OR – Kevin Richardson – Coney Island Beach with dancer Aly McKenzie

All day

Bodies in Motion: An Exhibition Exploring the Power of the Human Body at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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7 am – 8:30 pm

Solo Jazz Piano & Artist Talk

Art
Free

Flushing Town HallFlushing

8 am – 7:30 pm

Wakefield Taxpayers Civic League In̈ç. Meeting

Free

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

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10 – 11 am

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Fuge Fantasi

Ages: 2 and under
Family
Free
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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10 am – 8 pm

UNIQLO x Magnum Photos Present Global Photo Exhibition-PEACE FOR ALL

UNIQLO Fifth AvenueFifth Avenue

10 am – 1 pm

NYPD Community Outreach Division Community Baby Shower, sponsored by NewYork-Presbyterian

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

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Lalo-Palooza Brooklyn

10 – 11:30 am

Lalo-Palooza

Ages: 4 and under
Craft & DIY
Family
Festivals

JJ Byrne Playground @ Old Stone House & Washington ParkBrooklyn

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10 am – 3 pm

Reentry Forum: I’m Home, What’s Next?

Hostos Community CollegeBronx

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10:30 – 11 am

Storytime for Tots

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Books & Readings
Family

Museum of the City of New YorkManhattan

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11 am – 5 pm

Nuebiome’s Free Facial Event ~ Discover Microbiome Balance

Beauty
Free

Grand Central TerminalMidtown

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11 am – noon

FREE NALOXONE & OVERDOSE PREVENTION TRAINING

Fountain House GalleryHell’s Kitchen

Noon – 6 pm

The Latin GRAMMYs®: 25 Years of Musical Excellence

Ages: All
Family
Free

The Paley MuseumManhattan

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Noon – 6 pm

Past as Prologue: A Historical Acknowledgment, Part I of II

Art
Free

National Academy of DesignChelsea

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

Jua Jibu theater

3 – 3:45 pm

Jua Jibu Children’s Theater Performance

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

4 – 5 pm

Changing Leaves

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Family
Free

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

Chess picture

4 – 5 pm

Chess with Vladimir Mazo @ Sheepshead Bay Library

Ages: All
Family
Free
Games

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

6 – 7 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Classes
Family
Free

Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square ParkManhattan

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6 – 8 pm

5BMF Presents IVALAS QUARTET: FATE AND YEARNING

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingManhattan

6 – 7 pm

5 Boroughs Music Festival with the Ivalas String Quartet

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & StorytellingSugar Hill

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6 – 8 pm

Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University Hosts “Regardless of Frontiers: The First Amendment and the Exchange of Ideas Across Borders”

Art
Free

The Riverside ChurchManhattan

8 – 11:30 pm

DRAG BINGO IN PARK SLOPE

Rullo’sBrooklyn

8 – 9:30 pm

The Letdown

Free

HalyardsBrooklyn

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8 – 9:30 pm

“Easy Money”: Free Comedy Every Thursday @ Rodney’s Comedy Club (UES)

Comedy
Free

Rodney’s Comedy ClubUpper East Side

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