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Friday July 18, 2025

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1 – 6 pm

4 Solo Shows: Avri Ohana, Faten Gaddes, Tami Luchow, Masha Neverova

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Westbeth GalleryWest Village

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2 – 8 pm

Rolling Stone Presents: AMPLIFIED The Immersive Rock Experience

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2 – 3 pm

Superman’s Krypto the Superdog Look-Alike Contest

Ages: All
Animals
Family
Film

Manhattan West Plaza

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

2 pm

Books on Film: James and the Giant Peach

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Film

Washington Heights Library

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2:30 – 4 pm

Hamilton Lower Manhattan Walking Tour (With Music!) – New York

Attractions

Financial District

3 pm

Friday Feature Films: Jurassic Park

Ages: 13 and up
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Family
Film

Hamilton Grange Library

3 pm

Surprise Program: Slime Time!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Macomb’s Bridge Library

3:30 pm

FriDIY: Magnets

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Webster Library

3:30 pm

Summer Adventure: Fossil Fun

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Kips Bay Library

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American Art

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5 – 9 pm

Date Night at the Met

The Met Fifth AvenueUpper East Side

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5:30 pm

Sunset Booze Cruise Aboard Avalon Yacht NYC – Friday, July 18

Avalon Yacht (Skyport Marina)

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6 – 9 pm

Torch and Crown: Music with Shawn Parsons (@alabamashawn) & Matthew Lee & The Standbys (@mattyandthestandbys)

Torch and Crown

Tour

6 – 9:30 pm

“Let There Be Light” Tour

Free

NYU Rosenthal Pavillion

FULL CAST

6:30 – 8 pm

BALLS: The Monster-Catchin’ Musical Comédy

Art
Comedy

Caveat NYCLower East Side

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7 – 8:30 pm

Mike & Mindy’s Wild Weekend Jam

Theater

The Players TheatreNYC

Sacco & Vanzetti Are Dead!

7 – 9:30 pm

Sacco & Vanzetti Are Dead!

Theater

American Theatre of ActorsMidtown

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7 – 9:30 pm

The Murder Mystery Co’s Dinner Theater Show

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times SquareMahattan

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7 – 8 pm

Harlem Jazz Series – Knoel Scott

Music

Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian ChurchHarlem

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7 – 9:30 pm

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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The Flea TheaterTriBeCa

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7 – 8 pm

Sarah Jane Cion Trio

Ages: All
Family
Music

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7 – 8:30 pm

SoHo Playhouse 2025 Lighthouse Series

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Chase Strangio

7 – 9 pm

HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY Documentary Screening & Q&As

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary FilmChinatown

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8 pm

Matt Rife

Music

Madison Square GardenMidtown Manhattan

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8 pm

Hugh Jackman

Music

Radio City Music Hall

Lance Bryant Big Band

8 – 11 pm

Lance Bryant Big Band

8:30 – 10 pm

UG! Comedy Show

One and OneEast Village

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8:30 – 11:30 pm

Dueling Pianos Show

Free

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8:30 – 10:30 pm

Filmmaker Oriana Ng Debuts Provocative Rashomon-Style Short Play “Eclipse” at Chain Theatre Summer One-Act Festival, July 16-20

The Chain Theatre

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9 pm

Niche Night NYC Presents: Come out and Play! 90s/2000s Alt Night

Revision LoungeEast Village

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9:30 – 11 pm

Ricky Sim: ‘Coming Out To Dead People’ Returns Off-Broadway at Joe’s Pub

Joe’s PubEast Village

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