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Wednesday April 9, 2025

Painting by Amrit Khurana – Whispers In Bloom

All day

Perceptions of Sentience – Art Exhibition by artists with autism from around the globe

Art
Free

United Nations Visitors LobbyManhattan

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

Untitled design

9 am – 3 pm

Rose F. Kennedy 9th Annual Parent Workshop: “Rising Voices, Creating Change” (English and Spanish)

Ages: All
En Español
Family
Free

Bronx

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

KAYLL Popup Elizabeth StreetKAYLL Popup Elizabeth Street 2

11 am – 6 pm

KAYLL Pop Up Shop Opening!

Free
Markets

KAYLLSoho

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

Ethereal Shore

Noon – 6 pm

Whispers of Color: Subtle Stories of Imagined Reality

Art
Free

Pleiades GalleryChelsea

NDY #2 websize

2 – 5 pm

Resonance x 4 Art Exhibition at Flushing Town Hall

Art
Free

Flushing Town HallFlushing

3:30 – 5 pm

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Family
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

EXHIBITION DATES

5:30 – 7:30 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

Wald Symposium Simple Square

6 – 8 pm

Lillian Wald Symposium

Free
LGBTQ+

Abrons Arts CenterLower East Side

Thursday April 10

Unknown

All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterManhattan

198.2020

All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

Painting by Amrit Khurana – Whispers In Bloom

All day

Perceptions of Sentience – Art Exhibition by artists with autism from around the globe

Art
Free

United Nations Visitors LobbyManhattan

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

KAYLL Popup Elizabeth StreetKAYLL Popup Elizabeth Street 2

11 am – 6 pm

KAYLL Pop Up Shop Opening!

Free
Markets

KAYLLSoho

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

PRINT SALE Art Exhibition Flyer (1)

11 am – 4 pm

Art Prints by Artists with Autism for Sale

Art
Free

My Time, IncBrooklyn

Ethereal Shore

Noon – 6 pm

Whispers of Color: Subtle Stories of Imagined Reality

Art
Free

Pleiades GalleryChelsea

NDY #2 websize

2 – 5 pm

Resonance x 4 Art Exhibition at Flushing Town Hall

Art
Free

Flushing Town HallFlushing

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3:30 – 6:30 pm

Waterloo Epic Flavor Can Cruiser

Epic Flavor Can CruiserManhattan

4 – 6 pm

Artsy Thursday

Ages: 4 and under
Art
Community
Family

Bright Horizons at East VillageManhattan

41066 Poster 11 x 17

4 – 8 pm

JUST BREATHE. THE BOOK LAUNCH

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Books & Readings
Family

Carroll HallBrooklyn

5 – 9 pm

ART EXCHANGE: ITALY & AMERICA

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

6 – 8:30 pm

Brooklyn’s 2025 State of the Borough

Boys and Girls High SchoolBrooklyn

This Queer Book – Brooklyn Public Library

6 – 7:30 pm

This Queer Book Saved My Life Live with Chloé Caldwell and Mia Arias Tsang

Brooklyn Public Library Dekalb BranchBrooklyn

Village Story Salon APRIL 2025

6 – 7:30 pm

April Village Story Salon: FOOLS at NYPL Hudson Park Branch

Hudson Park LibraryManhattan

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