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Thursday Aug. 28, 2025

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6:30 – 8:30 pm

Raiser & Kenniff: The Daniel Penny Case

Free
Talks

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

Movie Night At Ridge Hill

7 pm

Movie Night At Ridge Hill

Ages: All
Caribbean
Family
Film

7 – 8 pm

SCIENCE & RELIGION A Conversation with Rabbi Dan Geffen & Stephen Rosen on THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS IN JUDAISM AND PHYSICS: Newton’s Cannon, Schroedinger’s Cat, Einstein’s Elevators, and a Glass of Water

Temple Adas Israel Sag Harbor, NYSag Harbor

7:30 – 9:15 pm

Hampton Synagogue Author Discussion Series

the hampton synagogueWesthampton Beach

SBCS-lm

8 – 10 pm

Shine Box Comedy Show

Comedy
Free

Neir’s TavernWoodhaven

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8 – 10 pm

Movie Night Under the Stars: GREASE

Film
Free

Rogers Memorial LibrarySouthampton

8 pm

Movie Nights on the Overlook

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Central Park Wollman Rink

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9:30 – 11:30 pm

Superstar Open Set

Pink MetalBushwick

Friday Aug. 29

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

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

Clashing Steel

All day

Clashing Steel: The Art of Stage Combat at Culture Lab LIC

Art
Free

Culture Lab LICLong Island City

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All day

The HUB Hosts Printemps’ First Hamptons Pop-Up Activation- Printemps × CocoRedoux Atelier 8/29-8/31

The HUB BridgehamptonBridgehampton

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

9 am – 9 pm

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

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

9 am – noon

Forest Fridays

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Family
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost Site

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Family
Free

10 – 11 am

Idlewild Trail Walk

Ages: All
Environment
Family
Free

Idlewild Environmental Center

West Wind by Jon Van Brunt

10 am – 4 pm

The Atelier at Flowerfield is excited to present “Long Island Landscapes,” a dual exhibition of local artists Jonathan Van Brunt and Patricia Yantz opening Thursday, August 14th

Art
Classes

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt James

10 am – 6 pm

Chef Bombay Labor Day Weekend Pop Up Party (August 29-September 1)

Free

174 LudlowLower East Side

Manhattan Early Childhood Music & Movement

10:45 – 11:15 am

Early Childhood Music & Movement

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Washington Square Park Large Playground

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11 am – 5 pm

“The Ark”: An Exhibition curated by Eric Fischl

The ChurchSag Harbor

2025 Juried Show image matrix

11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

11 am – 9 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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11 am – 2 pm

Visit BHS’s New Exhibit: From Backyard to Boulevard: The Bell Family Legacy

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

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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

7.26 Chris Mack

Noon – 5 pm

Beyond the Present: Collecting for the Future

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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