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Thursday Jan. 1, 1970

Mardi Gras in East Midtown (Courtesy of Joalia Hospitality)

All day

Mardi Gras in East Midtown

Midtown EastManhattan

Local Artist Eloissa Wild East Brewing Co

All day

Free Exhibition at the Wild East Brewing Taproom

Art
Free

Wild East BrewingBrooklyn

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ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Town & Village SynagogueManhattan

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Jefferson Gardens’ Garden Volunteer Session: March 1, 2025

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Jefferson GardensEast Harlem

Family Painting

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Family
Free

Tottenville LibraryStaten Island

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Family Art Project: Wear a Garden

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

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“Cause For Alarm” Home Safety Event

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Free

The Home DepotBronx

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Winter Fungi festival

Farm.OneBrooklyn

She’s On Point: Find the She-Ro in You

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Chelsea Recreation CenterChelsea

New York Winter Fungi Fest

Farm.OneBrooklyn

KIPP NYC Bronx Schools Fair

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Family
Free

KIPP All Middle SchoolBronx

Mira-Goodman-The_Providence – Mira Goodman

I Can’t (Un)see It

Art
Free

Church of the IncarnationEast village

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Winter Workspace Open Studios

Art
Free

Hands-on History: Elizabeth Cisco

King Manor MuseumJamaica

Saturday Storycrafts

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

People’s Theater Project: Celebrate Your Culture with Community Theater Workshop Series

Central Library, Queens Public LibraryJamaica

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Lillian/Paula/Carson (new play reading about overlooked writers)

Morningside Players Theatre Co.MorningsideHeights

NYC Parks x New York Knicks Coed Basketball Clinic

Ages: 9 – 12
Caribbean
Family
Free

Hunts Point Recreation CenterBronx

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King Tai’s “Party of the Decade!” 10 Year Anniversary Celebration

King TaiBrooklyn

March 1st (Mardi Gras in Harlem)

Mardi Gras in Harlem!

Free
Music

Church of the IncarnationHeyground Harlem 461 W 126th St Suite 5W New York, NY 10027

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