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Thursday May 8, 2025

Natan and Raj do 30 show poster

9 – 10:30 pm

QED Spotlight: Natan Badalov & Raj Belani Do 30!

QEDAstoria

Friday May 9

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11 am – 7 pm

The Other Art Fair Brooklyn

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community
Family

ZeroSpace BrooklynBrooklyn

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1 – 6 pm

Exhibition Opening: ‘Five Miles of VHS Tape’

FiveMylesBrooklyn

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5 – 10 pm

The Other Art Fair Brooklyn

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community
Family

ZeroSpace BrooklynBrooklyn

Saturday May 10

9 am – 5 pm

6th Annual Haitian Cultural Day Parade

Haitian Culture Day ParadeBrooklyn

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9:30 am – noon

ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Town & Village SynagogueEast Village

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10 am – 6 pm

Devise Dissent

MCC TheatreManhattan

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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11 am – 5 pm

Earth Celebrations ECOLOGICAL CITY-Procession for Climate Solutions

ECOLOGICAL CITYLower East Side

Vet clinic

11 am – 3 pm

FREE Veterinary Clinic for Brooklyn Residents – May 10

Greenwood, Sunset Park

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11 am – 7 pm

The Other Art Fair Brooklyn

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community
Family

ZeroSpace BrooklynBrooklyn

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Noon – 7 pm

Bronx Night Market

Fordham PlazaBronx

Noon – 3 pm

Urban Wildlife Festival

St. Mary’s ParkBronx

Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the WaterfrontBrooklyn

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1 – 6 pm

Exhibition Opening: ‘Five Miles of VHS Tape’

FiveMylesBrooklyn

3 – 4:15 pm

Mother’s Day Celebration

Ages: 3 – 8
Caribbean
Classes
Family

Bi’an MandarinStaten Island

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5 – 7 pm

The Sebastians: All Strings, No Bach

The Brick Presbyterian ChurchManhattan

Sunday May 11

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9 am – 2 pm

Riverdale Y Sunday Market

Riverdale TempleBronx

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Mother’s Day 2025

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11 am – 1 pm

Volunteer Garden Day @ 50 Cent Garden

Queens

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11 am – 6 pm

The Other Art Fair Brooklyn

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community
Family

ZeroSpace BrooklynBrooklyn

Festival 1

Noon – 6 pm

Greek Jewish Festival

Ages: 5 and up
Community
Dance
Family

Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and MuseumManhattan

Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the WaterfrontBrooklyn

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1 – 6 pm

Exhibition Opening: ‘Five Miles of VHS Tape’

FiveMylesBrooklyn

Monday May 12

Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the WaterfrontBrooklyn

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6:30 – 8 pm

The Dialogues on Divinity: From the Margins to the Mainstream

Cathedral of St. John the Divine1047 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025

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7 – 10 pm

Hudson River Community Sailing 18th Annual Dark ‘n’ Stormy Benefit

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Tuesday May 13

Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the WaterfrontBrooklyn

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6 – 9 pm

Spirited Away Psychic & Paranormal Night

Barrow’s Intense Tasting RoomBrooklyn

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6:30 – 9:30 pm

20 Years at the Dodge YMCA Sneaker Ball

501 Union StreetBrooklyn, NY

May2025

7 – 8:30 pm

Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association Community Event

Bronx HouseBronx

Wednesday May 14

Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to the WaterfrontBrooklyn

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