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Monday April 14, 2025

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All day

Wildlife Wonders by Gillie and Marc

Animals
Art

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade Center

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All day

The Museum of Modern Art Presents- Projects: Marlon Mullen

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Museum of Modern Art

Umbra and Julia

All day

Free Exhibition at Umbra

Art
Free

Stories & Crafts

All day

Walk-In Crafts for Kids @ the Village Branch

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library Village BranchHaverstraw

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

EXHIBITION DATES

9 am – 5 pm

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

The Interchurch CenterMorningside Heights

Manhattan The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

9 am – 5 pm

The East Midtown Easter Egg Hunt 2025

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Easter
Family

All Around East MidtownEast Midtown

9 am – 5 pm

Perceptions of Sentience

Art
Free

United NationsEast Side Midtown

Philosophy

10 am – noon

Philosophy with Susan Pashman

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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11 am – 6 pm

KAYLL Pop Up Shop Opening!

Free
Markets

KAYLLSoho

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11 am – 10 pm

“The Human Layer” gallery opening at Brooklyn Art Haus

Art
Free

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

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11 am – 5 pm

School’s Out, Stars Are In (SOSI)

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Turtle Dance with Mr. Matt

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free
Music

Bronxville Public LibraryBronxville

Zelda Fitzgerald

Noon – 1 pm

Zelda Fitzgerald: Novelist, Painter, and Socialite, presented by Kelly McMasters, Hofstra University

159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023Great Neck

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12:30 – 1:30 pm

Hazelnuts: In Search of the Perfect Planet (Planetarium Show)

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Hudson River MuseumYonkers

1 – 2 pm

Kids Week: All About Fungus

Ages: All
Family
Free
Outdoors

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

1 – 2:30 pm

Kids Week: Nature Puppet Show

Ages: All
Family
Free

Crotona Nature Center in Crotona ParkBronx

NDY #2 websize

2 – 5 pm

Resonance x 4 Art Exhibition at Flushing Town Hall

Art
Free

Flushing Town HallFlushing

3 – 5 pm

Switch & Snacks

Ages: 13 and up
Family
Food & Drink
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

paws of war

3 – 4 pm

Paws of War Information Session

Animals
Free

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

4 – 4:45 pm

Reading Buddies (Gr. 1-3)

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

STEAM n’ Snacks

4 – 5 pm

STEAM n’ Snacks

Ages: 9 – 12
Family
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

4 – 5 pm

Haitian Folkloric Dance for Kids

Ages: 5 – 8
Caribbean
Classes
Family

flatbush libraryBrooklyn

5 – 5:45 pm

Reading Buddies (Gr. 1-3)

Ages: 5 – 8
Books & Readings
Family
Free

Finkelstein Memorial LibrarySpring Valley

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6 – 6:45 pm

Mr. Kurt in Concert

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free
Music

Nanuet Public LibraryNanuet

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke con Estrellas de Broadway

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

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6 – 9 pm

Karaoke with Broadway Stars

Free
Music

Baby Grand LESLower East Side

Scenes from a literary black list

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Scenes from the Literary Blacklist

The Merrick LibraryMerrick

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7 – 8:30 pm

Acoustic Jam Session

Free
Music

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

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7 – 9 pm

Romantic Comedy Brooklyn with special guest Allison Raskin

The Ripped BodiceBrooklyn

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