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Transcending Visibility: A Celebration of Trans Joy

Free
LGBTQ+

LGBT Community CenterWest Village

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Visible Communication: Works from the Baruch College Art Collection

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean
Family

Mishkin GalleryGramercy

Script Club NYC presents God of Carnage

Script Club NYC presents “God of Carnage”

Free
Theater

138 South Oxford St, Brooklyn.Brooklyn

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Soul Expedition: R&B and Funk Takeover at Silvana

Free
Music

SilvanaNYC

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Family Art Project: Hidden Creatures

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Puppetsburg at Rockefeller Center

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Rockefeller CenterManhattan

Saturday Family Storytime: Women’s History Month

Ages: 4 and under
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Yorkville LibraryManhattan

The Rock and Roll Playhouse Concert at Grand Central Terminal

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Family
Free

Grand Central TerminalNew York City

Select Vintage NYC Annual Spring Pop-Up

Free
Markets

NeueHouse Madison SquareFlatiron District

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Tangle Teezer x Target NYC Pop Up

Ages: All
Beauty
Family
Free

Tangle Teezer x Target NYC Pop UpManhattan

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A Celebration of Trans Joy and Resilience

Cathedral of St. John the DivineMorningside Heights

Bayside St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Festivals

Bayside St. Patrick’s Day ParadeBayside

Easter Egg Hunt

Ages: All
Easter
Family
Free

Jerome Glenmore Corner Stone Community GardenBrooklyn

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TooNIGHT – Saturday Morning Cartoon Parodies

Pine Box Rock ShopBrooklyn

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REFLECTIONS: Processing the Pandemic An Interactive Public Art & Storytelling Installation Memorializing COVID’s 5th Anniversary

City Lore GalleryEast Village

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Dinner Party x Third Place Zine’s Artist’s Fair and Fundraiser for Immigrant Workers Impacted by the LA Fires

Dinner PartyNYC

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Staten Island Parent Ultimate Summer Program & Activity Expo

Ages: All
Expo
Family
Free

College Of Staten Island Sports And Recreation CenterStaten Island

Kids’ Community Play Day

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

CityPickle Long Island CityQueens

Greek Independence Day Parade

Greek Independence Day ParadeManhattan

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BAE String Quartet Presents: New Norm – A Celebration of Women Composers with a premiere by Elizabeth Gartman

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

College of Mount Saint VincentBronx

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TheaterEars Hosts Private Screening in Times Square – Experience Movies in Spanish!

Film
Free

AMC Empire

Youth Performing Arts School Concert Choir

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

Chruch of the IncarnationManhattan

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American Teenager: A Reading and Q&A with Nico Lang

Ages: All
Family
Free
LGBTQ+

Live on ZoomBrooklyn

Camille’s Rainbow

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Ages: 2 and under
Family
Free
Music

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

Gardening Tuesday

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Soundview ParkBronx

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)Brooklyn

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New York City 40th Annual April Fools’ Day Parade

5th Ave and 59th StreetMidtown

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Reading Rhythms at Morningside Heights Library

Morningside Heights LibraryManhattan

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April Fools Day Comedy Show

Comedy
Free

McDermott Pub in the NeckThroggs Neck

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Comedy Versus Music

Comedy
Free

Young Ethel’sBrooklyn

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Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): What Pet Owners Need to Know

Ages: All
Animals
Family
Free

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Join the Queens Marathon Expo on March 29 featuring community-driven vendors and race-day essentials

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Candidates speak during an LGBTQ mayoral forum at The Church of the Village on March 27.

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