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Thursday Jan. 8, 2026

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2 – 5 pm

Empire Skate of Mind

Ages: 3 and up
Attractions
Community
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

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4 – 5 pm

HOW TO DRAW EVERYTHING: UNICORNS, ANIMALS, SUPERHEROES, FAIRIES AND MORE

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Art Studio NYManhattan

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4 – 5 pm

Chess with Vladimir Mazo

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free
Games

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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6 – 9 pm

50 Years of PUNK at Ki Smith Gallery

Art
Free

Ki Smith GalleryLower East Side

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6 – 8 pm

Reception for SELECTS 2026 Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

First Street GalleryChelsea

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6 – 8 pm

Secrets: Immersive Play

Theater

Secrets BarWest Village

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6 – 7 pm

Boozy Sundae Decorating Class – Manhattan

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6 – 8 pm

Artists Talk: Sustenance + Survival Exhibition

Free

Northern Manhattan Arts AllianceWashington Heights

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6 – 7:30 pm

Visualizing Reproductive Justice with Ericka Hart

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

International Center of Photography (ICP)Lower East Side

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7 – 8 pm

Craig Harris & the Harlem Nightsongs Big Band

Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian ChurchHarlem

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7 – 9 pm

Shelter In Place

Theater

The Players TheatreNew York City

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7 – 9 pm

Brooklyn Bridge Park x Sofar Sounds January Concerts

Roebling Rink at Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

7 – 8 pm

Harlem Jazz Series – Craig Harris & the Harlem Nightsongs Big Band

Music

Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian ChurchHarlem

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7 – 8:30 pm

My First Ex-Husband by Joy Behar

Manhattan Movement & Arts CenterUpper West Side

7 – 10 pm

Fortunato Occhino Band

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Mei Semones – Credit Dan Hureira

7 – 11:30 pm

Mei Semones & John Roseboro, Amy Gadiaga and More

Music

Le Poisson RougeNew York, NY

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7:30 – 10 pm

The Glenn Crytzer Quartet at Festival Café (UES)

Upper East Side (UES)

7:30 – 9:30 pm

Off The 6 Comedy

Room 52Turtle Bay

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8 – 9:30 pm

Slander Factory at Talon Bar! Free Stand-Up Comedy Every Thurs. in Bushwick

Comedy
Free

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9:30 – 11:30 pm

Superstar Open Set

Pink MetalBrooklyn

Friday Jan. 9

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All day

Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Wifredo Lam: When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

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All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa–Less Is Morbid

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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All day

Gift of Making: A Whimsical Celebration of Art, Design, and Creativity at FIT

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design GalleryManhattan

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination

Art

The Museum of Modern ArtHudson Yards

All day

PhysFest NYC – Physical Theater Family Shows & Free Kids Workshops

Ages: All
Comedy
Family
Theater

Stella Adler Center for the ArtsFinancial District

All day

To Save and Project: The 22nd MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation

Film

Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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3 am – 4:30 pm

My First Ex-Husband by Joy Behar

Manhattan Movement & Arts CenterUpper West Side

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