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Tuesday Sep. 23, 2025

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

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

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All day

8th Annual Scarecrow Contest at The Shoppes

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

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8 am – 5 pm

Gagosian presents Christopher Kulendran Thomas’ first solo exhibition in the United States: Peace Core

Free

GagosianPark Avenue

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9 am – 5 pm

Adapt/Evolve

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design Gallery

9 am – 7 pm

Art Show: “LOOK UP” – Photography by Jean Schweibish

Art
Free

Mattituck-Laurel LibraryMattituck

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

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

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

2025 Juried Show image matrix

11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

FAD Market Empire Stores

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Fall Pop-up [Dumbo]

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11 am – 6 pm

Rachel Siporin: Bathers

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 4 pm

“EXPLORATIONS” Marilyn Stevenson Solo Exhibit

Art
Free

The Water Mill MuseumWater Mill

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

L’Alliance New York

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Noon – 6 pm

Heather Stivison – Ebb & Flow: The Many Faces of Water

Art
Free

Pleiades GalleryChelsea

Untitled Artwork

Noon – 6 pm

UPROSE x Hip Hop Caucus

The Climate Justice CenterBrooklyn

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2 – 4 pm

No Rules Diamond Art…and more!

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community
Family

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Untitled design

2 – 6 pm

Bruce Sherman: Bonsai and Spirit Rocks

The 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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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Afternoon Poetry Club: Inaugural Poetry

Classes
Free

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

3:30 – 4:15 pm

Dance and Learn Spanish

Leonard LibraryBrooklyn

4:30 – 5 pm

Kids Shofar at the Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Dobbs Ferry Waterfront ParkDobbs Ferry

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5 – 6:30 pm

Buying Into Brooklyn | September 2025

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5 – 6:30 pm

Tip Off Basketball Season with Optimum

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Cross Bronx Optimum StoreBronx

Dance Journey with Adult Ballroom picture

6 – 7:30 pm

Step Into Dance: Ballroom Workshop Series at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Dance
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

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6 – 7 pm

Pamela Z performance at the Public Art Fund installation “Torkwase Dyson Akua” in Brooklyn Bridge Park

Art
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 Harbor View LawnBrooklyn

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6:30 – 7:30 pm

Emmelie Prophète Discusses Cécé

flatbush libraryBrooklyn

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7 – 9 pm

The Rise and Fall of the Gold Coast Estates

Islip Public LibraryIslip

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