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DIY and kids creativity Step by step instruction: Drawing greeting card using bubble wrap. Step3 paint heart from bubble wrap with gold paint. Children Craft for valentines, womens and mothers day.

Paintbrush Possibilities

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Family
Free

Art on the Block NYCUpper West Side

U.S. National Park Service Read Aloud and Craft

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

From Ashes to Flames The Dark Mother Book Tour

Blue Stockings Cooperative BookstoreManhattan

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Celebrate Caribbean Cinema in Queens: Free Community Screening from Conch Shell International Film Festival

Forest Hills, Queens Public LibraryForest Hills

King David Rampersad, Jr: paintings on wood, plastic, and metal

Trinidad and Tobago: King David Solo Exhibition

Free

Ivy’s ProjectsBrooklyn

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Virtual Book Talk- Beyond Blue and White: The Hidden History of Delftware and the Women Behind the Iconic Ceramic

Art
Free

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Eyal Maoz Band

Free
Music

Big BarManhattan

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That 80s Improv Challenge: EXERCISE VIDEOS AND BAD SITCOM INTROS EDITION

Comedy
Free

Young Ethel’sBrooklyn

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Landline Comedy at Wild East Brewing

Comedy
Free

Wild East BrewingBrooklyn

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Glossier Brooklyn Pop-Up: Cloud Paint Plush Blush

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Free

Glossier Williamsburg, 77 N 6th street, Brooklyn, NY 11249Brooklyn

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Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards – Fashion and Film Night with CLUELESS

Ages: All
Family
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

Exhibition Sept 19-24, 2025 Opening Sept 19, 2025, 6-9 pm Performance Sept 19, 7 pm By Appointment Only Sept 20-24, 2025

When Lullabies Become Walls

Bartlett Street Garage (former Pfizer Building Garage)Brooklyn

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Kweendom

Comedy
Free

Pete’s Candy StoreBrooklyn

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UES FRIDAY NIGHT COMEDY SHOW

Comedy
Free

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Family Program | ‘The Book of Morgan’

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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Broadway History Harvest

Laurie Beechman Theater at the West Bank CafeManhattan

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Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Staten Island

Wolfe’s Pond ParkStaten Island

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Brooklyn Book Festival Children’s Day

Brooklyn Borough HallBrooklyn

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Grand Opening Event- NY Preschool & Kids Club

Ages: 8 and under
Community
Family
Free

NY Preschool and Kids ClubBrooklyn

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DOB in Your Community – Manhattan!

Hunter CollegeManhattan

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Jamaica Bay Cleanup

Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary, De Costa Avenue & Beach 65th StreetArverne

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Jim Henson Birthday Celebration 2025

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Film

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

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Get Involved Literacy, Health, and Culture Celebration

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions
Family

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building PlazaNew York City

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Farmhouse Family Day: Soil Studies

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumBrooklyn

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The Westerleigh Folk Festival

Westerleigh ParkStaten Island

The Warby Parker Book Fair

The Warby Parker Book Fair curated by McNally Jackson Books

Warby Parker 68th & ColumbusManhattan

Fall Family Day at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensManhattan

Caribbean and Labor Union Parade

Caribbean and Labor Union Parade

Eastwood ManorBronx

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World Rhythm Festival at Amboy Garden

Amboy GardenBrooklyn

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Battery Park City Block Party

Esplanade PlazaBattery Park City

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UNSEEN: 14 Artists On Resilience and Rights of Women in North Korea

Art
Free

lume studiosManhattan

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