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Thursday Aug. 7, 2025

11:30 am

Little Movers Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

Mulberry Street Library

11:30 am

Toddler Time: Little Movers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings
Family

53rd Street Library

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Noon – 6 pm

Rolling Stone Presents: AMPLIFIED The Immersive Rock Experience

ARTECHOUSEChelsea Market

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

1:30 pm

DIY “Sonny Angel”

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

125th Street Library

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

2 pm

Summer Adventure: Fossils

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Washington Heights Library

2:15 pm

Butterfly Release Day!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Riverside Library

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

Heroes & Villains Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

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2:30 pm

Summer Movie Series : Holes

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Film

Roosevelt Island Library

3 pm

Art Meets Books at Washington Square Park

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Washington Square Park

3 pm

Teen Art Club: TCA Edition

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Bloomingdale Library

3:30 pm

STEAMcrafting: Perler Beads

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Fort Washington Library

3:30 pm

D.I.Y. Kids Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Kips Bay Library

NPTC Short Play Lab Poster

4 – 5:30 pm

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: The Meganne George Women’s Work Short Play Festival August 4-9, 2025

Theater

New Perspectives Studio

4 pm

Summer Adventure at Hamilton Grange!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Hamilton Grange Library

4 pm

PreK Storytime & Play

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Family

Webster Library

4 pm

Teen Arts & Crafts: Sewing Cute Treats for Beginners & Beyond

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Family

Mulberry Street Library

4 pm

A is for Artist

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Battery Park City Library

4 pm

Summer Adventure: Choose Your Technique

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family

Bloomingdale Library

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5 – 7 pm

Bengal to Berlin — a new musical

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5 – 7 pm

Hotel Seville NoMad x Rescue City Yappy Hour Adoption Event

Hotel Seville NoMad – The Unbound Collection by HyattNoMad

5 – 6:30 pm

Radiolab Presents: Terrestrials Live! A Pizza Show

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Attractions
Family

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6 – 8 pm

‘Golden Hour’ Live Jazz at Plaza 33

Free
Music

Plaza33Penn District

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6 – 9 pm

All Street Gallery Opening: Pit of Desire, Garden of Prosperity

119 Hester St, New York, NY, 10002Chinatown

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6 – 9 pm

“Beer Ogles” opening reception

Art
Free

Boiler RoomEast Village

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6 – 7:30 pm

U.S. Premiere of Campy, Queer Comedy UNSEX’d

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6 – 10 pm

Chain NYC Film Festival

Chain TheatreHell’s Kitchen

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square Park

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Nerd Nite NYC Collaboration with Hudson River Park

Attractions

Hudson River Park’s River Project Wetlab, Pier 40 at Hudson River Park

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6:30 – 8:30 pm

MAD Film Screening – ‘The Dark Crystal’

Art
Film

Museum of Arts and Design

Greats of Craft – LIC

7 – 9 pm

Bonsai Workshop at The Greats of Craft – LIC

Classes

The Greats of Craft – LIC

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