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Thursday Nov. 6, 2025

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2 – 6 pm

ERIDU a Science Fiction Art Show

Art
Free

Westbury ArtsWestbury

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2 – 8 pm

NYC Public Interest Technology (PIT) Pop-Up

Free

The Oculus World Trade CenterLower Manhattan

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2 – 8 pm

NYC PIT Pop-Up

Art
Classes

The Oculus World Trade Center

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3 – 6 pm

Jennifer’s Playground Free Afterschool Program

Ages: 5 – 12
Community
Family
Free

Jennifer’s PlaygroundStaten Island

3:45 – 4:45 pm

Creative Cardboard Club (ages 9-14)

Classes
Free

Project Most Community Learning CenterEast Hampton

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
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Family

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

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4 – 5 pm

HOW TO DRAW EVERYTHING: UNICORNS, ANIMALS, SUPERHEROES, FAIRIES AND MORE

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

The Art Studio NY

5 – 6:30 pm

Museum Tour & Book Discussion

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions
Family

The Long Island MuseumStony Brook

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6 – 8 pm

Stories of Service: Honoring Veterans in Their Own Words

:iidrr GalleryLower East Side

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Warby Parker x It’s Nice That Event

Art
Free

Warby Parker Greene St.

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7 – 9 pm

Skills for Disagreeing Better – A Bridging Workshop (FREE)

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Bay ShoreBay Shore

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8 – 9:30 pm

Slander Factory at Talon Bar! Free Stand-Up Comedy Every Thurs. in Bushwick

Comedy
Free

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8 – 10 pm

Wiseguys! A Trivia Game Show

Comedy
Free

Neir’s TavernWoodhaven

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9:30 – 11:30 pm

Superstar Open Set

Pink MetalBrooklyn

Friday Nov. 7

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All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

Pickleball Pandemonium

8 – 10:30 am

Pickleball Pandemonium!

Free
Sports

Gymnasium in Kwame Ture Recreation CenterBronx

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

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8:30 am – 2:30 pm

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Conference

Hilton Long IslandMelville

10 am

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Ages: 2 and under
Family
Free
Holiday

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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10 am – 7 pm

Canstruction New York at Brookfield Place

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11 am – 5 pm

Here & There: The Church’s First Churchennial

The ChurchSag Harbor

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11 am – 6 pm

Visual Tempo

Art
Free

11:30 am

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Ages: 2 and under
Family
Free
Holiday

Carnegie HallMidtown Manhattan

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Noon – 8 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

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Noon – 1 pm

THEATERLAB’S ROUND THE BLOCK!™ FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING FOR THE GARMENT DISTRICT

520 8th AvenueGarment District

Katherine Liepe-Levinson at Alex Ferrone Gallery

Noon – 5 pm

Autumn Selects Art Exhibition

Alex Ferrone GalleryCutchogue

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Noon – 8 pm

Holiday Shops at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Family
Free
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Bryant Park 6th Avenue between 40th and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018

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Noon – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House Warming

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2 – 6 pm

Fitzhugh Karol: On the Grounds

Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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2 – 6 pm

ERIDU a Science Fiction Art Show

Art
Free

Westbury ArtsWestbury

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