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Wednesday May 21, 2025

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11 am – noon

Walker’s Tiny Groovers

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free
Music

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11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausWilliamsburg

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBedford-Stuyvesant

3:30 – 5 pm

Explore the Future of Farming with Aquaponics

Ages: 9 – 12
Environment
Family
Free

Thursday May 22

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

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausWilliamsburg

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBedford-Stuyvesant

4 – 6 pm

NYC Parks Kids Fun and Fit Day

Melrose Commons Park

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7 – 8 pm

KNOW THE RULES: Live Webinar Series

Virtual

Dermody-Triangle-2025

7:30 – 8 pm

Dermody Triangle Memorial Day Ceremony

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

8 – 9:30 pm

The Letdown

Comedy
Free

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Friday May 23

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

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

Brooklyn Art Haus-the human layter 1×1

11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausWilliamsburg

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBedford-Stuyvesant

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American Art

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7 pm

Fleet Week

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

Saturday May 24

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

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Turtle Friends

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Wave HillRiverdale

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10 am – 6 pm

Fleet Week

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

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10 – 11 am

Brooklyn Bridge Anniversary Family Walk

Ages: All
Family
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park

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11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausWilliamsburg

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBedford-Stuyvesant

Sunday May 25

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

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge Park

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