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Wednesday April 16, 2025

artist talk (meticulous markings)

2 – 3 pm

Artist Talk – Session II

Fountain House Gallery

3:30 – 5 pm

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Family
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

16th… – 3D Printing Innovators

3:30 – 4:15 pm

3D Printing Innovators

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Quogue Library IncQuogue

4 – 4:45 pm

Reading Buddies

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

5 – 5:45 pm

Reading Buddies

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

ESL with Ninfa

6 – 7:30 pm

ESL with Ninfa: Intermediate

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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6 – 7 pm

Outspoken Voices: LGBTQ+ Storytelling Circle

Free
LGBTQ+

Virtual via Zoom

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6 – 7:30 pm

Minecraft Club

Ages: 9 – 12
Family
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

family book bingo (1)

6 – 7 pm

Wednesday Night Family Book Bingo

Free

Montauk LibraryMontauk

Fish of the East End 416 (Facebook Post)-2

7 – 8:30 pm

Plankton to Whales: Marine Life on the East End of Long Island

North Sea Community SchoolhouseSouthampton

Questions without answers-2

7 pm

Questions Without Answers

The Urbane Arts ClubBrooklyn

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8 – 9:30 pm

Women’s Circle – Dating Men and Connecting to Sisterhood as Women

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8 – 9:30 pm

Men’s Circle – Mastering Dating Dynamics and Building Brotherhood as Men

OnlineDigital

Thursday April 17

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade Center

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All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Museum of Modern Art

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

Painting by Amrit Khurana – Whispers In Bloom

All day

Perceptions of Sentience – Art Exhibition by artists with autism from around the globe

Art
Free

United Nations Visitors Lobby

8 am – 5 pm

Baby Time

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

Manhattan The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

9 am – 5 pm

The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Easter
Family

All Around East MidtownEast Midtown

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

dinosaur egg hunt

10 am – 4 pm

Dino Egg Hunt

Ages: 12 and under
Community
Craft & DIY
Family

Center for Science Teaching and Learning-Tanglewood PreserveRockville Center

10 – 11 am

Tot Time

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Gantry Plaza State ParkLong Island City

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10:30 – 11 am

Storytime for Tots

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Books & Readings
Family

Museum of the City of New York

10:30 – 11:30 am

Baby Time (Birth-Walkers)

Ages: 2 and under
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

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11 am – 6 pm

KAYLL Pop Up Shop Opening!

Free
Markets

KAYLLSoho

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – noon

Kids Week: Ranger Games

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Walker ParkStaten Island

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11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

School’s Out, Stars Are In (SOSI)

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

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Noon – 1:15 pm

Taiji/Qigong with John Turnbull

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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