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Thursday May 8, 2025

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade Center

Painting by Amrit Khurana – Whispers In Bloom

All day

Perceptions of Sentience – Art Exhibition by artists with autism from around the globe

Art
Free

United Nations Visitors Lobby

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All day

Spring is Blooming at Rockefeller Center by Van Cleef & Arpels

Free

The Summer Rink at Rockefeller Center

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

10 am – 9 pm

Macy’s Flower Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Macy’s Herald Square

The Space In Between

1 – 7 pm

The Space In Between

Art
Free

All Street GalleryEast village

Ceramics Now Exhibition-Announcement-2025

5 – 7 pm

Jane Hartsook Gallery at Greenwich House Pottery presents ‘Ceramics Now’ featuring Daniel Barragán, Carson Culp, Kristy Moreno and Gina Tibbott

Greenwich House Pottery

6 – 8 pm

Opening Reception of “Compulsive Genius”

Fountain House GalleryHell’s Kitchen

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6 – 7 pm

NYC Mayoral Forum

The Great Hall at Cooper Union,

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6 – 7 pm

‘Tour & Play’ event with NY Kids Club & EarlyBird

Ages: 4 and under
Caribbean
Classes
Family

The Ny Kids Club : 21 West End AveUpper West Side

Satellite Collective Event

7 – 10 pm

Satellite Collective’s Tribeca Show 2025

Joe Kay – 3 – Mark Pangilinan – @markpeaced (1)

7 – 11:30 pm

Verizon FIOS and Complex Presents Good Vibes / Buena Vibra Concert featuring Soulection founder Joe Kay

Free
Music

Location to be disclosed upon ticket confirmation

Friday May 9

Unknown

All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade Center

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

Painting by Amrit Khurana – Whispers In Bloom

All day

Perceptions of Sentience – Art Exhibition by artists with autism from around the globe

Art
Free

United Nations Visitors Lobby

SPRING FORWARD22

All day

Spring is Blooming at Rockefeller Center by Van Cleef & Arpels

Free

The Summer Rink at Rockefeller Center

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

10 am – 10 pm

Macy’s Flower Show

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Macy’s Herald Square

Noon – 6 pm

Vita Coco x Limited Too Mall Pop-Up

31 East 17th Street, Union Square, New York

Ceramics Now Exhibition-Announcement-2025

Noon – 5 pm

Jane Hartsook Gallery at Greenwich House Pottery presents ‘Ceramics Now’ featuring Daniel Barragán, Carson Culp, Kristy Moreno and Gina Tibbott

Greenwich House Pottery

The Space In Between

1 – 7 pm

The Space In Between

Art
Free

All Street GalleryEast village

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2 – 8 pm

Charlie Cale’s Back on Her BLSH*T Rest Stop – Presented by Peacock

Mobil Station & Smacking BurgerWest Village

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3 – 5 pm

Storytime at Pillow-Cat Books with Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen – ‘Cats in Construction Hats’

Pillow-Cat BooksEast Village

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American Art

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6 – 6:30 pm

ASL Exhibition Tour (with voice interpretation): Christine Sun Kim

The Whitney Museum of American ArtChelsea

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6 – 9 pm

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

Torch and Crown

Satellite Collective Event

7 – 10 pm

Satellite Collective’s Tribeca Show 2025

Saturday May 10

Unknown

All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade Center

Painting by Amrit Khurana – Whispers In Bloom

All day

Perceptions of Sentience – Art Exhibition by artists with autism from around the globe

Art
Free

United Nations Visitors Lobby

SPRING FORWARD22

All day

Spring is Blooming at Rockefeller Center by Van Cleef & Arpels

Free

The Summer Rink at Rockefeller Center

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9:30 am – noon

ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service

Ages: All
Community
Family
Free

Town & Village SynagogueEast Village

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