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Thursday June 12, 2025

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz: Science Experiments for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Idlewild Environmental CenterSpringfield Gardens

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Brooklyn

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11 am – 6 pm

Colleen Franca: Outside/Inside

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 6 pm

Borinquen Gallo: Mending My Garden

Art
Free

Chelsea

Noon – 7 pm

The Tribeca Games Gallery at Pier 57

Ceramics Now Exhibition-Announcement-2025

Noon – 5 pm

Jane Hartsook Gallery at Greenwich House Pottery presents ‘Ceramics Now’ featuring Daniel Barragán, Carson Culp, Kristy Moreno and Gina Tibbott

Greenwich House PotteryManhattan

Feast-of-St.-Anthony-2025

Noon – 7 pm

Feast of St. Anthony

Noon – 7 pm

Feast of St. Anthony

Feast of St. AnthonyBronx

2:30 – 3:30 pm

Young Artists!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Port Richmond LibraryStaten Island

Feast-of-St.-Anthony-2025

3 – 8 pm

Feast of St. Anthony

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3 – 8 pm

The Wonder Market: Pride at Carroll Hall

Free
LGBTQ+

Carroll HallBrooklyn

3 – 8 pm

Feast of St. Anthony

Feast of St. AnthonyBronx

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3 – 4:30 pm

Father’s Day: Make Dad a Mug

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Highlawn LibraryBrooklyn

3 – 5 pm

Friends of South Hollis: Father’s Day Craft

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Queens Public Library South HollisSouth Hollis

Juneteenth-2 (1)

4:30 – 8 pm

Juneteenth Celebration

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Free Kayaking

5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

New York City Take Steps Walk

5:30 – 8:30 pm

New York City Take Steps Walk

The Seaport Pier 16 & 17Manhattan

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6 – 8 pm

‘Golden Hour’ Live Jazz at Plaza 33

Free
Music

Plaza33Penn District

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6 – 8 pm

Community Track Night

Icahn StadiumRandall’s Island

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6 – 9 pm

Live at the Archway: T Marie & Bayou Juju | Fogo Azul | Samantha Dion Baker

Art
Free

DUMBO ArchwayBrooklyn

Spirited Away June Eventbrite

6 – 9 pm

Spirited Away Psychic & Paranormal Night

Barrow’s Intense Tasting RoomBrooklyn

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6 – 9 pm

Kasia Muzyka Solo Exhibition “The Sacred Condition of Being”

Art
Free

522 West 19th StreetChelsea

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square ParkManhattan

Friday June 13

Unknown

All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS UNIQLO Friday Nights Fridays from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

The Queer Show Part 2

All day

The Queer Show, Part II

Hal Bromm GalleryTribeca

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

KASIA MUZYKA-flyer

10 am – 6 pm

Kasia Muzyka Solo Exhibition “The Sacred Condition of Being”

Art
Free

522 West 19th StreetChelsea

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBrooklyn

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