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Queens Spotlight on Caribbean Voices: Conch Shell Productions Presents Chandra Thomas’ The Buzzer

Forest Hills, Queens Public LibraryForest Hills

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Divination Exchange Party!

Barrow’s Intense Tasting RoomBrooklyn

MoMA Oct Fam Day

UNIQLO Family Day at MoMA

Ages: 3 and up
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Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumManhattan

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Free Books from Brooklyn Book Bodega!

Brooklyn Book BodegaBrooklyn

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S.E.T. Squad Culture Market

Nicholas BrooklynBrooklyn

Trial and Error Launch Party

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings
Family
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Books of WonderManhattan

“A mesmeric memoir… more than a story of trauma- riveting and beautifully wrought.” A book that beautifully illumiates the transformative power of forgiveness how forgiving someone (1)

Book Launch: Bullied to Besties: A Daughter’s Journey To Forgiveness at P&T Knitwear

Books & Readings

180 Orchard Street New York, NY USA 10002Manhattan

“A mesmeric memoir… more than a story of trauma- riveting and beautifully wrought.” A book that beautifully illumiates the transformative power of forgiveness how forgiving someone (1)

Book Launch: Bullied to Besties: A Daughter’s Journey To Forgiveness at Bibliotheque

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New York, 54 Mercer St, New York, NY 10013, USAManhattan

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Lunch & Learn: Fear City

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Between the Covers

Between the Covers: The Reading Rituals of Writers & Readers

Fabrik NYC TribecaTribeca

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Prog Rock Icon Derek Shulman at Rough Trade Below

Rough Trade BelowManhattan

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Tiny Brushes: A Diwali Experience | Story & Paint

The Figure StudioSouth Ozone Park

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WORD PLAY – Free Poetry Slam

Sugar MouseEast Village

The Center for Fiction Presents Brandon Taylor on Minor Black Figures with Matthew Sitman

The Center for FictionBrooklyn

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An Interview with Maria Smilios, Author of The Black Angels

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

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Italian-American Heritage Month: History and Author Talk with Ryan Byrnes at Whitestone Library

Queens Libray at WhitestoneWhitestone

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Global Minds Summit New York

The Westin New York at Times SquareManhattan

Walking Tour: All-of-a-Kind Family

Walking Tour: “All-of-a-Kind Family”

Museum at Eldridge StreetLower East Side

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Family Program | Songs and Stories

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

“Yes, the planet got destroyed, but for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders.”

TOM TORO: AND TO THINK WE STARTED AS A BOOK CLUB…

Joe’s PubNoho

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WORD PLAY – Free Poetry Jam

Sugar MouseEast Village

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