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Thursday Oct. 23, 2025

ACE Open House 27

5 – 6:30 pm

Arts. Creativity. Education (ACE) an OPEN HOUSE for Educators

Ages: All
Art
Classes
Family

Ryan Byrnes

5 – 6 pm

Italian-American Heritage Month: History and Author Talk with Ryan Byrnes at Whitestone Library

Queens Libray at WhitestoneQueens

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6 – 7 pm

Marina Tsvetaeva — One of the 20th Century’s Most Powerful Poetic Voices, Now in Jazz at the Sheepshead Bay Library

Dance
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BaySheepshead Bay

6 – 6:45 pm

Zumbini with Miss Tina

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

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6 – 9 pm

She Rocks: Pro Panels and Showcases

Free
Music

Kumble Theatre – The Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment at Long Island University, 1 University Plaza, Brooklyn, NYFort Greene

Public Programs Intersections 1023

6 – 7 pm

Intersections: Comic Books, Philanthropy, and 9/11

9/11 MuseumFinancial District

eurolitnight

6 – 10 pm

European Literature Night 2025

Ukrainian Institute of AmericaUpper east side

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square Park

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6:30 pm

“The Natural Secrets of Long Island” presentation with Naturalist John Turner in Naugles Barn

Free
Talks

Hallockville Museum FarmRiverhead

Lesbian Lives Graphic

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Lesbian Lives Opening Program

The New School, The Auditorium, Room A10 Alvin Johnson/A. M. Kaplan Hall 66 West 12 Street, New York City

7:30 – 8:30 pm

Self-Defense

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Free
Health & Fitness

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

Great Neck Library Local History Collection

7:30 – 8:30 pm

Roswell and Louise Eldridge: Great Neck’s Most Famous Philanthropic Couple, presented by Matthew Fleisig

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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7:30 – 9:30 pm

As You Like It

Free
Theater

151 Bank Street

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8 – 9:30 pm

Slander Factory at Talon Bar! Free Stand-Up Comedy Every Thurs. in Bushwick

Comedy
Free

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9:30 – 11:30 pm

Superstar Open Set

Pink MetalBushwick

Friday Oct. 24

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All day

The Atelier is honored to present Nocturnes: A Collaboration of the Cosmos. A Unique Partnership of Art & Poetry. 0pening Friday, October 10th

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt. James

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All day

Menagerie: A Tribute to Animals Through Coney Island’s History and Beyond

Art
Free

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All day

Día de Muertos in Flatiron NoMad

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All day

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
Holiday

Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018Midtown

Pickleball Pandemonium

8 – 10:30 am

Pickleball Pandemonium!

Free
Sports

Gymnasium in Kwame Ture Recreation Center

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8 am – 10 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

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9 am – 5 pm

Adapt/Evolve

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design Gallery

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation 2025 International Mental Health Research Symposium

Free

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10 am – 5 pm

Hicks Nurseries 50th Annual Fall Festival

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

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10 am – 6 pm

Sea Chapel

RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692The Rockaways

10 am – 8 pm

FIL Ciudad de Nueva York (FILNYC)

Free

Gerald W. Lynch TheaterMidtown

10 am – 8 pm

Staten Island Spook-tacular Craft and Vendor Market

Ages: All
Family
Free

Empire OutletsSaint George

10 am – 11:30 pm

DeMatti’s Tot Pumpkin Patch

Ages: All
Family
Free

Playtime Storytime

10:30 – 11:15 am

Playtime Storytime

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

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11 am – 5 pm

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

The ChurchSag Harbor

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11 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House Warming

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