Things to do in New York Metro Area

Wednesday Jan. 7, 2026

3 – 4:30 pm

Huguenot Park Pokémon Trainer Academy

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

4 – 5:30 pm

New Beginnings Social Club for Seniors

Classes
Free

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

5 – 7 pm

Builders Club

Ages: 5 – 12
Family

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library, Main BranchGarnerville

6 – 8 pm

Adults 21+ Roller Skating in Greenport

Nightlife

Greenport American LegionGreenport

6 – 9 pm

50 Years of PUNK at Ki Smith Gallery

Art
Free

Ki Smith GalleryLower East Side

6 – 6:45 pm

Loved Ones & Me: Inclusive Play Date

Ages: 3 – 8
Family

Build A DreamStaten Island

7 – 8 pm

Keeley Mitchell & The Burr Johnson Band

Ages: All
Family
Music
Theater

Jazz on MainMt. Kisco

8 – 11:30 pm

Bluegrass Wednesdays at MATHILDE

Music

Mathilde 676 5th aveBrooklyn

Thursday Jan. 8, 2026

All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

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All day

Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective

The Museum of Modern Art

All day

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

Ages: All
Art
Family

The Museum of Modern Art

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination

The Museum of Modern ArtHudson Yards

All day

Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain Visits Heckscher Park Through Immersive AR Experience

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

All day

Gift of Making: A Whimsical Celebration of Art, Design, and Creativity at FIT

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design Gallery

All day

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa–Less Is Morbid

The Museum of Modern Art

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Things to do on New York Metro Area

Wednesday Jan. 7, 2026

Huguenot Park Pokémon Trainer Academy

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

New Beginnings Social Club for Seniors

Builders Club

Adults 21+ Roller Skating in Greenport

50 Years of PUNK at Ki Smith Gallery

Loved Ones & Me: Inclusive Play Date

Keeley Mitchell & The Burr Johnson Band

Bluegrass Wednesdays at MATHILDE

Thursday Jan. 8, 2026

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective

Helen Frankenthaler: A Grand Sweep

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination

Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain Visits Heckscher Park Through Immersive AR Experience

Gift of Making: A Whimsical Celebration of Art, Design, and Creativity at FIT

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa–Less Is Morbid

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Rachelle Krieger Art Exhibit at The Adler Gallery
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Small Works Exhibition: Breathe Deeply
Alex Ferrone Gallery

Old Whalers’ Church Candlelight Christmas Eve Services
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Adults 21+ Roller Skating in Greenport
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