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Wednesday April 9, 2025

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

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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9 am – 3 pm

Rose F. Kennedy 9th Annual Parent Workshop: “Rising Voices, Creating Change” (English and Spanish)

Ages: All
En Español
Family
Free

Bronx

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

KAYLL Popup Elizabeth StreetKAYLL Popup Elizabeth Street 2

11 am – 6 pm

KAYLL Pop Up Shop Opening!

Free
Markets

KAYLLSoho

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

Ethereal Shore

Noon – 6 pm

Whispers of Color: Subtle Stories of Imagined Reality

Art
Free

Pleiades GalleryChelsea

NDY #2 websize

2 – 5 pm

Resonance x 4 Art Exhibition at Flushing Town Hall

Art
Free

Flushing Town HallFlushing

3:30 – 5 pm

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Family
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

EXHIBITION DATES

5:30 – 7:30 pm

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

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

Wald Symposium Simple Square

6 – 8 pm

Lillian Wald Symposium

Free
LGBTQ+

Abrons Arts CenterLower East Side

Thursday April 10

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

198.2020

All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

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

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

KAYLL Popup Elizabeth StreetKAYLL Popup Elizabeth Street 2

11 am – 6 pm

KAYLL Pop Up Shop Opening!

Free
Markets

KAYLLSoho

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

Ethereal Shore

Noon – 6 pm

Whispers of Color: Subtle Stories of Imagined Reality

Art
Free

Pleiades GalleryChelsea

NDY #2 websize

2 – 5 pm

Resonance x 4 Art Exhibition at Flushing Town Hall

Art
Free

Flushing Town HallFlushing

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3:30 – 6:30 pm

Waterloo Epic Flavor Can Cruiser

Epic Flavor Can CruiserManhattan

4 – 6 pm

Artsy Thursday

Ages: 4 and under
Art
Community
Family

Bright Horizons at East VillageManhattan

41066 Poster 11 x 17

4 – 8 pm

JUST BREATHE. THE BOOK LAUNCH

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Books & Readings
Family

Carroll HallBrooklyn

5 – 9 pm

ART EXCHANGE: ITALY & AMERICA

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

6 – 8:30 pm

Brooklyn’s 2025 State of the Borough

Boys and Girls High SchoolBrooklyn

This Queer Book – Brooklyn Public Library

6 – 7:30 pm

This Queer Book Saved My Life Live with Chloé Caldwell and Mia Arias Tsang

Brooklyn Public Library Dekalb BranchBrooklyn

Village Story Salon APRIL 2025

6 – 7:30 pm

April Village Story Salon: FOOLS at NYPL Hudson Park Branch

Hudson Park LibraryManhattan

Spring Poetry Fest NY 2025

6 – 8:30 pm

Spring Poetry Festival

Weeksville Heritage CenterBrooklyn

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6:30 – 8 pm

Leveraging Psychology for LGBTQIA+ Community Support | APF Springfield Town Hall

Virtual via ZoomVirtual

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7 – 9 pm

In Performance: Jesse Paris Smith, Rebecca Foon & Nikolai Fraiture respond to ‘Catherine Goodman. Silent Music’

Hauser & Wirth, 22nd StreetManhattan

Mark Normand On stage copy

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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