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Thursday Aug. 28, 2025

Royal Botania at The Roundtree Amagansett

Midnight

Royal Botania, Thayers, and The Roundtree, Amagansett Launch a Summer Design Pop-Up

The Roundtree, AmagansettAmagansett

Mulford Farm from south

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Long IslandLong Island

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

8 am – 5 pm

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Black Joy Film Fest

Ages: All
Community
Family
Film

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

9 am – 9 pm

“Narratives in Motion – The Evolution of a Storyteller” a solo exhibit by Jennifer A. Uihlein

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

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9:30 – 10:30 am

Summer on the Hudson: Tots Soccer

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free
Sports

71st Street Soccer Field and Basketball CourtsUpper West Side

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10 am – noon

Percussion Playground

Ages: All
Family
Free

West Wind by Jon Van Brunt

10 am – 4 pm

The Atelier at Flowerfield is excited to present “Long Island Landscapes,” a dual exhibition of local artists Jonathan Van Brunt and Patricia Yantz opening Thursday, August 14th

Art
Classes

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt. James

Sensory Play

10:30 – 11:15 am

Sensory Play @ the Village Branch

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library Village BranchHaverstraw

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11 am – 5 pm

“The Ark”: An Exhibition curated by Eric Fischl

The ChurchSag Harbor

2025 Juried Show image matrix

11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

11 am – 9 pm

“Narratives in Motion – The Evolution of a Storyteller” a solo exhibit by Jennifer A. Uihlein

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

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11 am – 2 pm

Visit BHS’s New Exhibit: From Backyard to Boulevard: The Bell Family Legacy

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

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11 am – noon

Reading with New York Therapy Animals

Ages: 5 – 12
Animals
Art
Family

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

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Noon – 1:15 pm

Taiji/Qigong with John Turnbull

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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Noon – 5 pm

JHB Gallery at Jetsam Studio

Art
Free

Jetsam StudioSouthampton

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Noon – 5 pm

Beyond the Present: Collecting for the Future

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

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Noon – 2 pm

Back To School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Family
Free

Neighborhood Care ElmhurstNew York City

Paul Dempsey – Sagg Swamp Preserve

Noon – 4 pm

Southampton Artists Association 2025 Labor Day Art Exhibit

Art
Free

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1 – 3 pm

Liu Shiming Art Foundation Clay & Craft Series at Bryant Park Art Cart

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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2 – 6 pm

Daisuke Kiyomiya: Forms of Perception

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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4 – 5 pm

Spanish with Celia

Classes
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean
Family

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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4 – 7 pm

MAJU Hosts an Afternoon of Art, Music & Gratitude

Art
Free

MAJUShelter Island

4 pm

Karaoke at West Farms!

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free
Music

West Farms LibraryBronx

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6 – 8 pm

‘Golden Hour’ Live Jazz at Plaza 33

Free
Music

Plaza33Penn District

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