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Tuesday June 17, 2025

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7 – 9 pm

Brooklyn Books & Booze Reading Series

Barrows Intense Ginger Tasting RoomBrooklyn

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

Open Mic + Open Tables Hosted by Simeon Goodson

8 – 11:59 pm

Open Mic and Open Tables Hosted by Simeon Goodson

Comedy
Free

Isola BrooklynBrooklyn

Wednesday June 18

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

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: FIFA Club World Cup

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

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9 am – 6 pm

Bild Expo – Presented by B&H

Art
Expo

Javits CenterManhattan’s West Side

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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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

Borinquen Gallo: Mending My Garden

Art
Free

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11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Dog Crafts At The Bryant Park Art Cart

Bryant ParkNew York City

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11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Father’s Day Bookmarks

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Family
Film

Bryant ParkNew York City

Final Billboard Rendering without people

Noon – 7 pm

Carvel’s First-Ever Soft Serve Dispensing Billboard

Carvel Soft Serve Dispensing BillboardWest Village

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3:30 – 5 pm

Become an Amateur Animator

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Art on the Block NYCUpper West Side

4 – 4:30 pm

Juneteenth Freedom Walk

Queens Library – Rochdale VillageJamaica

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4 – 6 pm

Radical Joy Ball with ADAPT

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

The Whitney Museum of American ArtMeatpacking District

Free Kayaking

5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

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6 – 9:30 pm

Independence Day Celebration 2025 at Fort Totten Park

Fort Totten ParkFort Totten

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6 – 10 pm

Flatbush Film Night

Kings TheatreBrooklyn

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Yoga Club Meeting (Free Yoga Class in Prospect Park)

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8 – 9 pm

The Roast of Gram Parsons

Comedy
Free

Fred’s Dog HouseBrooklyn

Thursday June 19

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

Sports Watch Parties at Hudson Yards: FIFA Club World Cup

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

9 am – 6 pm

Roots: Two Day Marathon Screening

Film
Free

Jamaica Performing Arts CenterJamaica

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10:30 – 11 am

Storytime for Tots

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Books & Readings
Family

Museum of the City of New YorkManhattan

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