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Sunday Oct. 12, 2025

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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Tiny Brushes: A Diwali Experience | Story & Paint

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The Figure StudioSouth Ozone Park
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4 – 5 pm

Tiny Brushes: A Diwali Experience | Story & Paint

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The Figure StudioSouth Ozone Park

Sunday Oct. 19

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2 – 4 pm

Book Launch Party: The Widower Without a Will by Katherine Grant

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The LocalQueens

Wednesday Oct. 22

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7:30 – 9 pm

An Interview with Maria Smilios, Author of The Black Angels

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Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

Thursday Oct. 23

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

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Queens Libray at WhitestoneWhitestone

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

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The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

Saturday Dec. 6

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Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

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