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Friday Aug. 15, 2025

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS UNIQLO Friday Nights Fridays from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern Art

Clashing Steel

All day

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

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

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10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Family
Free

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10 am – 5 pm

After ‘Women in the News’: Work by Kari Marboe, Friends, and Colleagues

Art
Free

Greenwich House PotteryGreenwich

10 – 11 am

Idlewild Trail Walk

Ages: All
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Family
Free

Idlewild Environmental CenterSpringfield Gardens

10 – 11 am

Summer Kids Wonderspark Puppets Puppet Show

Ages: All
Family
Free

Hunter’s Point South ParkLong Island City

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11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Noon – 3 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Family
Free

Neighborhood Care East New York, 101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207, United StatesNew York City

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Noon – 3 pm

Junior Rangers

Ages: 9 and up
Environment
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

Sing with SOUL

12:30 – 2 pm

Sing with SOUL @ Sister Annunciata Bethell OAC

Sister Annunciata Bethell Senior CenterThe Bronx

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1 – 2 pm

In Conversation – “War Threads” with Oksana Parafeniuk and Sara Ickow

Art
Free

International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

4 – 9 pm

Summer Fridays

Ages: All
Family
Free

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American Art

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5 – 8 pm

Lobby Sounds by Najah Moeser

Free
Music

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7 – 9 pm

Oculus Outdoors

Film
Free

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterFinancial District

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7 – 10 pm

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Summer Music Series

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

World Music Institute- Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East + Gamelan Dharma Swara

7 – 9 pm

Bryant Park Picnic Performances Presented by Bank of America: Wold Music Institute | Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East + Gamelan Dharma Swara

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

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7 – 9:30 pm

Summer Nights A Spoken Word Poetry Open Mic

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7 – 9 pm

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Comedy
Free

Pete’s Candy StoreBrooklyn

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7:30 – 9:30 pm

Ocean Beach Chamber of Commerce Summer Movie Series

Free

Ocean Beqch – Fire Island

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8 – 10 pm

Sunset Jazz at Culture Lab LIC – Every Friday, August-October, 2025

Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

9:45 pm

Friday Night Fireworks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Luna ParkBrooklyn

Saturday Aug. 16

Clashing Steel

All day

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

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

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All day

LIVE in THE LOT at Culture Lab LIC – August-September, 2025

Free
Music

Culture Lab LICLong Island City, New York

7 am – 3 pm

Chamber of Mothers “Mothers United Tour” Bus Experience

Free

Foley SquareCivic Center

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