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Tuesday July 15, 2025

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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5 – 7 pm

Free Youth Basketball Clinics

Ages: 5 and up
Classes
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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6 – 7 pm

Outspoken Voices: LGBTQ+ Storytelling Circle

Free
LGBTQ+

Virtual via ZoomVirtual

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

Yoga in the Park

Randall’s Island ParkRandall’s Island

7 – 9 pm

Triva Tuesdays At Dave & Busters S.I.

Dave & Busters Saten IslandStaten Island

Adam Gabel at WSCC 2

8 – 9:30 pm

Not Ripe Bananas

Comedy
Free

West Side Comedy ClubUpper West Side

8 – 10 pm

The Overthinking Hour Comedy Show

HalyardsBrooklyn

Wednesday July 16

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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

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

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10 am – 5 pm

“Invisible Strings”, a group exhibition featuring six gallery- represented artists.

Free

Philadelphia

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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11 am

Lincoln Center Summer for the City presents Brazil Week: Dance Storytime With Ingrid Silva

Ages: All
Family
Free

Lincoln Center’s David Geffen HallManhattan

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11 am – 5 pm

Eye of the “Art Asylum”: The Downtown Photography of Gary Azon at Tompkins Square Library

Free

Tompkins Square Park

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

Noon – 6 pm

Into the NOW – The Time of Our Lives

Free

Ceres GalleryChelsea

Noon – 6 pm

Into the NOW – The Time of our Lives

Art
Free

Ceres GalleryChelsea

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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1 pm

Lincoln Center Summer for the City presents Brazil Week: Dance Storytime With Ingrid Silva

Ages: All
Family
Free

Lincoln Center’s David Geffen HallManhattan

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 – 8 pm

Hudson Yards’ free Summer Concert Series returns with top emerging stars. PAUL RUSSELL will be performing Wednesday, July 16th, from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM live on the Wells Fargo Stage in the Public Square & Gardens.

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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6 – 7 pm

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by Halara

Bryant ParkManhattan

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6 – 7 pm

Wellness Wednesdays

Classes
Free

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterFinancial district

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Yoga Club Meeting (Free Yoga Class in Prospect Park)

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