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Wednesday May 14, 2025

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6:30 – 8:30 pm

Brooklyn DA Celebrates Haitian Flag Day

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumCrown Heights

Thursday May 15

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish History

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

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Noon – 2 pm

Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Nasty Women of Fidi Walking Tour

Shrine to Elizabeth Ann SetonFinancial District

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

Heroes & Villains Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

1 Bowling GreenFiDi

Brooklyn AAPI Month with BCM

3 – 3:45 pm

AAPI Month with BCM

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumCrown Heights

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3:30 – 5 pm

Cross Stitch Circle

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes
Family

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

Friday May 16

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish History

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10 – 11 pm

Model Majority American History Comedy Show

Under St MarksEast Village

Saturday May 17

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All day

Church of the Mediator participates in prestigious “Sacred Sites” weekend – May 17 & 18

260 West 231st StreetKingsbridge

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10 am – 4 pm

Uptown Rumble: Heavy Music in The Bronx Exhibit

Museum of Bronx HistoryNorwood

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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Noon – 2 pm

Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Nasty Women of Fidi Walking Tour

Shrine to Elizabeth Ann SetonFinancial District

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Noon – 6 pm

2nd Annual Arts In The Park at Tappen Park-Stapleton

Ages: All
Art
Community
Family

Tappen ParkDowntown Stapleton

1:30 pm

17th of May Parade

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

17th of May Parade

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2 – 4 pm

West African Dance Workshop with Live Drumming

Baobab: Tree of life by Beam Center

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Nasty Women of Fidi Walking Tour

Shrine to Elizabeth Ann SetonFinancial District

Sunday May 18

DinoSafari

9 – 10:30 am

Bronx Zoo Family Morning: Dino Safari

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish History

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10 am – noon

Party on Wheels

Ages: All
Art
Attractions
Family

New York Transit MuseumDowntown Brooklyn

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

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11 am – 3 pm

Guggenheim Museum Free Sunday Funday

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

11:30 am – 4 pm

2025 Israel Day on 5th

Israel Day on Fifth

Manhattan Asian American and Pacific Islander Family Day

11:30 am – 2:30 pm

Asian American and Pacific Islander Family Day

New-York Historical Society

Uptown Rumble Web Graphic(1)

1 – 5 pm

Uptown Rumble: Heavy Music in The Bronx Exhibit

Museum of Bronx HistoryNorwood

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2 – 4 pm

Sea Shanty Sessions

The Noble Maritime CollectionSnug Harbor

Broadway street road sign, Manhattan architecture, New York City. Traffic signage of street name.

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Heroes & Villains Lower Manhattan Walking Tour

1 Bowling GreenFiDi

5 – 8 pm

Echoes of Ayiti

Art
Dance

Sacred Heart AuditoriumCambria Heights

Monday May 19

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7:30 am – 9:30 pm

Children’s Orchestra Society 31st Discovery Gala Concert

Alice Tully HallNew York, NY

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish History

Bash Bish Falls Remembered III

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Nature’s Persistence: Recent Work by Shelley Haven

Art
Free

Derfner Judaica MuseumRiverdale

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