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Wednesday July 23, 2025

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

Unknown

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

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10 am – noon

Percussion Playground

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

10:30 am – noon

Poster Tots: Cut/Paste

Ages: 3 – 4
Art
Family
Free

Poster HouseChelsea

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11 am – 1 pm

Public Hearing on Reparations

Virtual via ZoomBrooklyn

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11 am – 6 pm

Bodhi+Sky: Stone and Space

The Loft at the Agora GalleryManhattan

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11 am – 6 pm

Kris Calnan: New Hampshire Landscapes

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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1 – 6 pm

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

Art
Free

Westbeth GalleryWest Village

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

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