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Wednesday July 23, 2025

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

After ‘Women in the News’: Work by Kari Marboe, Friends, and Colleagues

Art
Free

Greenwich House PotteryGreenwich

10 am – 8 pm

Samsung Galaxy Experience Space

Galaxy Experience SpaceSoHo

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids: Yogi Beans Children’s Yoga

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Free

Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City

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10 am – noon

Young Naturalists

Ages: 5 – 12
Environment
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

11 am – noon

Garden Explorers

Ages: All
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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11 am – 6 pm

Bodhi+Sky: Stone and Space

The Loft at the Agora GalleryManhattan

MtBDF Info Sessions – Cypher Graphic

11 am – noon

Making The Bronx Dementia Friendly (Virtual)

Live on ZoomBrooklyn

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

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

Author Panel

12:30 – 2 pm

Bryant Park Author Panel: Optioned Authors

Bryant ParkManhattan

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1 – 6 pm

4 Solo Shows: Avri Ohana, Faten Gaddes, Tami Luchow, Masha Neverova

Art
Free

Westbeth GalleryWest Village

Fashion Institute classes

4 – 6 pm

Fashion Institute: Free Masterclasses with Fashion Industry Experts

CUNY Graduate CenterManhattan

Free Kayaking

5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

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5 – 7:30 pm

Summer Sounds at Manhattan West

Free
Music

Manhattan West PlazaManhattan

5 – 8 pm

Hudson Yards Free Summer Concerts: Alex Sampson

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

5:30 – 7:30 pm

NYC Facilitation Lab with Voltage Control

Classes
Free

Fabrik NYC TribecaManhattan

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6 – 7 pm

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by Halara

Bryant ParkManhattan

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6 – 10 pm

Futures of Repair

Art
Free

Intelligent MischiefBrooklyn

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Yoga Club Meeting (Free Yoga Class in Prospect Park)

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8 – 10 pm

Movies on the Green

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

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8:30 – 11:30 pm

Corduboys Band

Free

Bar NineManhattan

Thursday July 24

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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

Lincoln Center Summer for the City presents Brazil Week: MU.ITA (The Itamar Assumpção Museum)

Free

David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln CenterManhattan

8 am – 5 pm

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Black Joy Film Fest

Ages: All
Community
Family
Film

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

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