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Friday May 23, 2025

THE LIGHT SHOW – SQUARARTISTS CARD (3000 x 3000 px)

9 am – 5 pm

The Light Show: A Celebration of Illuminating Ceramics

Art
Free

A.MANO BrooklynProspect Heights

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10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Spring First Discoveries

Ages: 4 and under
Family

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausWilliamsburg

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBedford-Stuyvesant

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Bedford-Stuyvesant

4 Artists

Noon – 5 pm

TABLA RASA GALLERY’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION: IDIOSYNCRATIC IDENTITIES

Art

Tabla Rasa Gallery

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Noon – 5 pm

IDIOSYNCRATIC IDENTITIES

Art

Tabla Rasa Gallery

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7 pm

Vinyl Nights 24K Gold at Xanadu w/ Impala Skate Feat. Misbehaviour, Operator Emz, Silent H & Rizzsk8

Xanadu Roller ArtsBushwick

7 – 11:30 pm

JAZZ & GIN: A Speakeasy Soirée

Dance
Music

The Urbane Arts ClubDitmas Park

7 – 9 pm

Swing Demons Gypsy Jazz

Brooklyn Ice Cream FactoryDUMBO

7 – 10 pm

Cocktails, Comestibles, & Callas

The Green-Wood CemeterySunset Park

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8 pm

The Wedding Present Bizarro 35th Anniversary Tour

Music

Music Hall of WilliamsburgWilliamsburg

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10 pm

Odd Mob

Music

Avant Gardner Great HallWilliamsburg

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10 pm

Red Lantern District: AAPI Drag History Hour

Art
Beauty

The Red PavilionBushwick

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10 – 11:30 pm

Experience The Red Pavilion’s 2nd Anniversary Party With The Red Lantern District Drag Show on 5/23

The Red Pavilion

Saturday May 24

All day

DanceAfrica Festival 2025

Ages: All
Art
Dance
Family

Brooklyn Academy of Music

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All day

DanceAfrica at BAM

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building

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8 am – 3 pm

Maria Hernandez Farmers Market

Maria Hernandez ParkBushwick

THE LIGHT SHOW – SQUARARTISTS CARD (3000 x 3000 px)

9 am – 5 pm

The Light Show: A Celebration of Illuminating Ceramics

Art
Free

A.MANO BrooklynProspect Heights

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10 – 11 am

Brooklyn Bridge Anniversary Family Walk

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Brooklyn Wonderful Warblers Nature Exploration

10 am – 1 pm

Wonderful Warblers Nature Exploration

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Prospect Park Audubon Center

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausWilliamsburg

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBedford-Stuyvesant

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Bedford-Stuyvesant

4 Artists

Noon – 5 pm

TABLA RASA GALLERY’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION: IDIOSYNCRATIC IDENTITIES

Art

Tabla Rasa Gallery

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Noon – 5 pm

IDIOSYNCRATIC IDENTITIES

Art

Tabla Rasa Gallery

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Noon – 5 pm

Brunch 101: An Immersive Boozy Brunch Experience

Brunch 101Bushwick

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Noon – 4 pm

Rib King NYC BBQ and Music Fest

Industry City Courtyard 1/2Sunset Park , Industry City

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

Puppetworks IncPark Slope

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2 – 3 pm

Show Up, Kids! Interactive Family Comedy

Ages: 3 – 8
Comedy
Family

The RATDUMBO

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2 – 4 pm

HOW TO BECOME AN OCTOPUS – Free training session

Art
Classes

Recess

2:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Family
Theater

Puppetworks IncPark Slope

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