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Thursday Aug. 7, 2025

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11 am – 5 pm

TMS Makeup Shop NYC

Metropolitan PavilionChelsea

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11 am – 1:30 pm

Afternoon Tea

Food & Drink

11 am

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Family
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

11 am – 7:30 pm

St. Germain’ “La Terrasse” at Nordstrom NYC

Bistro VerdeManhattan

2025 Juried Show image matrix

11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

Eric Nam

11 am – 1 pm

Global Pop Sensation Eric Nam Meet and Greet w/ Samsung Galaxy

500 BroadwayManhattan

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11:30 am – 7 pm

Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art

Art

The Long Island MuseumStony Brook

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Noon – 6 pm

Rolling Stone Presents: AMPLIFIED The Immersive Rock Experience

ARTECHOUSEChelsea Market

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

Free Summer Meals 2025

1 – 2 pm

QPL proporcionará almuerzos GRATIS para niños y adolescentes durante todo el verano.

Central Library, Queens Public LibraryJamaica

1:30 pm

Dig! Plant! Grow! Pickling Party

Ages: All
Family
Food & Drink

New York Botanical GardenBronx

2 pm

Radical Rockaway Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All
Family
Games

Bagel Barista StationRockaway Park

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

Heroes & Villains Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

1 Bowling GreenFiDi

NPTC Short Play Lab Poster

4 – 5:30 pm

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: The Meganne George Women’s Work Short Play Festival August 4-9, 2025

Theater

New Perspectives StudioManhattan

BAT Summer Series IPA BEER 8.7.2025

4 – 8 pm

Brooklyn Army Terminal Summer Series IPA-Beer Celebration

Attractions

Brooklyn Army TerminalNYC

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean
Family

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

4 – 5 pm

“Superhuman Body” STEM Screening Series

Ages: 9 and up
Family
Free

New York Hall of ScienceCorona

Free Kayaking

5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn

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5 – 7 pm

Bengal to Berlin — a new musical

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5 – 7 pm

Hotel Seville NoMad x Rescue City Yappy Hour Adoption Event

Hotel Seville NoMad – The Unbound Collection by HyattNoMad

5 – 6:30 pm

Radiolab Presents: Terrestrials Live! A Pizza Show

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Attractions
Family

Little IslandMeatpacking District

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6 – 8 pm

‘Golden Hour’ Live Jazz at Plaza 33

Free
Music

Plaza33Penn District

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6 – 10:30 pm

Pluto TV Movies With A View at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Film
Free

Pier 1, Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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6 – 9 pm

All Street Gallery Opening: Pit of Desire, Garden of Prosperity

119 Hester St, New York, NY, 10002New York City

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6 – 9 pm

“Beer Ogles” opening reception

Art
Free

Boiler RoomNew York City

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6 – 7:30 pm

U.S. Premiere of Campy, Queer Comedy UNSEX’d

Under St MarksManhattan

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6 – 10 pm

Chain NYC Film Festival

Chain TheatreHell’s Kitchen

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6 pm

Paramount+ Movie Nights: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Ages: All
Caribbean
Family
Film

Coney Island BeachBrooklyn

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square ParkManhattan

6:30 – 7:05 pm

KIDS YOGA SUMMER POP-UP! HERE AND NOW YOGA, WELLNESS & ARTS COLLECTIVE

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Health & Fitness

Here and Now Yoga, Wellness & Arts CollectiveFloral Park

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