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Thursday June 5, 2025

THE LIGHT SHOW – SQUARARTISTS CARD (3000 x 3000 px)

9 am – 5 pm

The Light Show: A Celebration of Illuminating Ceramics

Art
Free

A.MANO BrooklynProspect Heights

Invisible Strings Front

10 am – 5 pm

“Invisible Strings”, a group exhibition featuring six gallery- represented artists.

Free

Philadelphia

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11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Into the Shining Dark

Art
Free

Welancora GalleryBedford-Stuyvesant

11 am – 5 pm

Welancora Gallery Exhibition – Reimagining Kinship

Art
Free

410 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221Bedford-Stuyvesant

Brooklyn Gerritsen Library Summer Reading Kick-Off Event

11 am – 4 pm

Gerritsen Library Summer Reading Kick-Off Event

Dr. John’s PlaygroundGerritsen Beach

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11 am – 6 pm

Borinquen Gallo: Mending My Garden

Art
Free

Chelsea

NYC Homeschool Awards (1)

Noon – 3 pm

The NYC Homeschool Awards

Free

Brooklyn Children’s Museum

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1 – 3 pm

Summer Reading Kickoff

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Dekalb BranchBushwick

4 – 5 pm

PRIDE Melted Crayon Rainbow Art

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Jamaica Bay Library

Free Kayaking

5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 4 BeachBrooklyn Heights

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6 – 9 pm

Lola Jiblazee: Broken in the Right Places

Art
Expo

Studio 1609Bushwick

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7:30 – 9:30 pm

DOSNY plays Saint-Saëns and Poulenc in Brooklyn at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church!

Free
Music

St. Ann & the Holy Trinity ChurchBrooklyn Heights

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