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Friday July 19, 2024

A_NYP Arts on the Ave_1612

All day

Art on the Ave

Art
Free

ATH _ ASE Afro Frequencies -6-min (1)

10 am – 5 pm

ASE: AFRO FREQUENCIES

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

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10 am – 5 pm

New York Aquarium Hosts ‘Washed Ashore’ Experience

Animals
Art

New York AquariumConey Island

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10 – 11:30 am

Stroller Tours: Hiroshige

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Family

Brooklyn MuseumProspect Heights

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10 am – 6 pm

“Underwater Wilderness” Art Exhibition

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Family
Free

Tina Kim GalleryChelsea

FW_To Capture a Soul

Noon – 6 pm

Exhibition of Antiguan Artist Frank Walter | The Drawing Center | through Sep 15

Soho

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5 pm

Date Night at the Met

The Met Fifth AvenueUpper East Side

5 – 10 pm

FREE FRIDAY NIGHTS

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American Art

Pastel Paint Workshop

6 – 8:30 pm

Pastel Painting Workshop w/ New York Adventure Club

Art

AKC Museum of the Dog

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7 – 10 pm

7 – 10 pm

The Werk Room: NYC’s Premier Drag Race Viewing Party

Art
LGBTQ+

Arlo WilliamsburgBrooklyn

Saturday July 20

A_NYP Arts on the Ave_1612

All day

Art on the Ave

Art
Free

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All day

AniTOMO Convention

Art
Classes

Japan VillageIndustry City

Landscape Painting

9 am – noon

Landscape Painting with Certified Bob Ross Instructor®

Art
Classes

14th Street YEast Village

ATH _ ASE Afro Frequencies -6-min (1)

10 am – 5 pm

ASE: AFRO FREQUENCIES

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

ARTECHOUSE NYCMeatpacking

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10 am – 5 pm

New York Aquarium Hosts ‘Washed Ashore’ Experience

Animals
Art

New York AquariumConey Island

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10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Watson Adventures’ Whodunit at the Met Family Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Family
Games

Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper East Side

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11 am – 5 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Governor’s IslandGovernors Island

Wyckoff Farmhouse

11 am – 3 pm

Farmhouse Family Day: Petal Pressing

Wyckoff Farmhouse MuseumEast Flatbush

FW_To Capture a Soul

Noon – 6 pm

Exhibition of Antiguan Artist Frank Walter | The Drawing Center | through Sep 15

Soho

1 – 4 pm

Hands-on History: Powder Horn Project

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

King Manor Museum

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1 – 6 pm

It’s Summer in the City at BWAC

Art
Free

BWAC Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionRed Hook

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1 – 4 pm

Weekend Art: Saturday Sketch Club

Art
Free

Brooklyn MuseumProspect Heights

4 – 5 pm

Button and Jewelry Making Workshop

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Family
Free

Dongan Hills Library

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5 pm

Date Night at the Met

The Met Fifth AvenueUpper East Side

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5 – 6 pm

Saturday Stand Up Comedy Matinee at New York Comedy Club

New York Comedy Club – MidtownGramercy

Feeling$

6:30 – 7:30 pm

8:30 – 9:30 pm

Whitney Biennial 2024 Performance Program: FEELING$ FEELING$ FEELING$ by Alex Tatarsky

The Whitney Museum of American Art

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6:30 – 9 pm

Cabaret of Carnage: A Heavy Metal Variety Show

The Deep EndBushwick

7:30 – 9 pm

La Bayadère

Art
Dance

Rudolf Nureyev Space in the historic landmark The City Center

Sunday July 21

A_NYP Arts on the Ave_1612

All day

Art on the Ave

Art
Free

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