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Monday Aug. 18, 2025

Royal Botania at The Roundtree Amagansett

Midnight

Royal Botania, Thayers, and The Roundtree, Amagansett Launch a Summer Design Pop-Up

The Roundtree, AmagansettDemarest

Mulford Farm from south

All day

Long Island History Hunt

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

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All day

Nex Playground’s Gameplay Booth at US Open Fan Week

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Games

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Reel Talks

8 am – 5 pm

Bryant Park Reel Talks: Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960-1990

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

Great Books With Jill

10 am – noon

Great Books with Jill

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

banksy museumSoho

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Family
Free

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11 am – 5 pm

“The Ark”: An Exhibition curated by Eric Fischl

The ChurchSag Harbor

11 am – 6 pm

“Narratives in Motion – The Evolution of a Storyteller” a solo exhibit by Jennifer A. Uihlein

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

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Noon – 5 pm

All of Me with All of You: LGBTQ+ Art Out of the Collection

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

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Noon – 5 pm

JHB Gallery at Jetsam Studio

Art
Free

Jetsam StudioSouthampton

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Noon – 5 pm

Beyond the Present: Collecting for the Future

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

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Noon – 1 pm

Estate Planning Tools for Family Caregivers

Peconic Bay Caregivers CenerRiverhead

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12:30 – 1:30 pm

Bryant Park Reading Room: Reel Talks

2 – 4 pm

T-Shirt Tie Dye

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

Untitled design

2 – 6 pm

Bruce Sherman: Bonsai and Spirit Rocks

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

2 pm

Summer Finale: Hopalong Andrew the Multicultural Cowpoke

Ages: 12 and under
Family
Free
Music

Great Kills Library

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2 – 6 pm

Daisuke Kiyomiya: Forms of Perception

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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2:30 – 5 pm

Back to School Giveaway

Ages: 3 and up
Community
Family
Free

Neighborhood Care Clove RoadCastleton Corners

Paws Days

5 – 6:30 pm

Paw Play Days

Ages: All
Animals
Family
Film

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5 – 6:30 pm

Paw Play Days

Ages: All
Animals
Art
Family

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & GardensHudson Yards

5 – 7 pm

Family Night at Duck Creek

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community
Family

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Village Family Movie Night

5 – 7 pm

Drive-in Family Movie Night @ the Village Branch

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library Village BranchHaverstraw

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke con Estrellas de Broadway

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke with Broadway Stars

Free
Music

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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6 – 7:30 pm

The Law in Films with Greg Blank

Free
Talks

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

6 – 7 pm

Mad Science Show-Spin Pop Boom

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

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