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Saturday April 5, 2025

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10:30 am – 5 pm

Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Family
History & Culture

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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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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11 am – 4 pm

Celebrate Eid Around the World

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Attractions
Family

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumCrown Heights

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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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12:30 – 1:30 pm

Guggenheim Museum Family Tours

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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1 – 4 pm

Guggenheim Museum Afternoon Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions
Family

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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1 – 2:30 pm

Kings Theatre Historic Tour

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2 – 4:30 pm

Shen Yun 2025

Art
Dance

David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center

2 – 4 pm

New York City Tartan Day Parade

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

New York City Tartan Week

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2 – 3 pm

Celebrate Eliza Jumel’s 250th Birthday at the Morris-Jumel Mansion

Morris-Jumel MansionWashington Heights

Kholstomer Poster

2 – 4 pm

Kholstomer: The History of a Horse

Theater 86Upper West Side

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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

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6 pm

Peking Acrobats

Lehman Center for the Performing ArtsKingsbridge Heights

7 – 9:30 pm

Shen Yun 2025

Art
Dance

David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center

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7 – 9:30 pm

Upside Down a New Off Broadway Musical Comedy

Art
Comedy

AMT TheatreHell’s Kitchen

8 – 10 pm

Scotland’s Hoolie in New York

Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage

Kholstomer Poster

8 – 10 pm

Kholstomer: The History of a Horse

Theater 86Upper West Side

Sunday April 6

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

10 am – 5:30 pm

Model Matzah Bakery

Ages: 12 and under
Attractions
Community
Family

Jewish Children’s MuseumCrown Heights

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10:30 am – 5 pm

Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Family
History & Culture

The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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

Reading into History

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Books & Readings
Family

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

1 – 3:30 pm

Shen Yun 2025

Art
Dance

David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center

Kostas Psarros

3 – 4:30 pm

Explore the Rich Tapestry of Greek Music

Bayside Historical SocietyBayside

Kholstomer Poster

8 – 10 pm

Kholstomer: The History of a Horse

Theater 86Upper West Side

Monday April 7

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

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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7 – 9 pm

By the Shore of Lake Michigan: Recovering WWII Prison Camp & Resettlement Stories through Poetry

History & Culture

Tuesday April 8

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

NYSWA’s inaugural Centennial Exhibition Reflections on Progress A celebration of Legacy and Vision

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

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