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Friday May 16, 2025

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7 – 9:30 pm

Murr from Impractical Jokers performing at The Paramount!

Ages: 13 and up
Comedy
Nightlife

The ParamountHuntington

7 – 9 pm

EPIC Players Theatre presents Seussical the Musical: A Neuro-Inclusive Production

A.R.T/New YorkManhattan

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7 – 8:30 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up

Alice Tully HallManhattan

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7:30 – 9 pm

American Ballet Theatre Studio Company: Spring Moves

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Dance

NYU SkirballManhattan

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7:30 pm

Anne Zander is MOTHER: a postpartum comedy

Ages: All
Caribbean
Comedy

Brooklyn Art HausBrooklyn

SO Time Warp – Ticket Poster Square

8 – 9:30 pm

Sing Out: Time Warp – Presented by AfterWork Theater

Ages: All
Community
Music

Speyer HallManhattan

Saturday May 17

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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Various

The Big Bounce America

Ages: All
Attractions

Broadway CommonsHicksville

Sounds of Silence 5K RunWalk and 10K Run

8 – 11 am

Sounds of Silence 5K Run/Walk and 10K Run

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

Walker BeachBrightwaters

AMP Summer Shred 5K RunWalk

8:30 – 11:30 am

AMP Summer Shred 5K Run/Walk

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

AMP Personal TrainingSyosset

Corlears School – Learn. Play. Grow. – Bubbles at LPG – square crop

9 – 11 am

Learn. Play. Grow. @ Corlears School

Ages: 4 and under
Free

Corlears SchoolChelsea

JFK Runway 5K RunWalk

9 am – noon

JFK Runway 5K Run/Walk

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

JFK International AirportJamaica

Walk This Way invitation(5)

9 am – 1 pm

The Felix Organization’s 5th Annual Walk This Way

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers

Pier 45 at Hudson River ParkChelsea

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

The Great Hawaiian Luau 5K

Ages: All
Fundraisers
Sports

Flushing Meadows Corona Park – ParkingCorona

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10 am – 1 pm

Mad Fun Farm Garden Volunteer Session

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Mad Fun FarmEast Harlem

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Dinosaur Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

10 am – 5 pm

Cradle-Con: A Comic, Collectible and Pop Culture Con

Ages: 5 and up
Expo
Festivals

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Painting to Migratory Birdsongs

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10 – 11:30 am

Young Herbalist Workshop

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes
Craft & DIY

Bartow-Pell Mansion MuseumBronx

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10 am – 4 pm

Fleece & Fiber Festival

Ages: All
Animals
Festivals

Hallockville Museum FarmRiverhead

10 am – noon

Super Seedlings

Ages: 3 – 8
Free

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Garden & Compost SiteBronx

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10 am – 1 pm

South Shore Guidance Center’s Spring Fling Dog Walk

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Community

Cow Meadow ParkFreeport

5:17 Jazzical! Hello, Mandarin

10 – 11 am

Jazzical!

Ages: 12 and under
Dance
Music

Hello, Mandarin!Manhattan

Brooklyn Wonderful Warblers Nature Exploration

10 am – 1 pm

Wonderful Warblers Nature Exploration

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Prospect Park Audubon CenterBrooklyn

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10 am – 6 pm

The LEGO® Botanical Garden Pop-Up at NY Botanical Garden

Ages: All
Attractions

New York Botanical GardenBronx

10 am

Club de Anime en Español

Ages: 5 – 12
Film

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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10:30 – 11:15 am

K–5 Poetry Workshop

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Classes

Church of the IncarnationBoreum Hill

10:30 am – noon

Fishing 101

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Caleb Smith State Park PreserveSmithtown

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10:30 am – noon

Tour of Building A at the MADE Bush Terminal Campus

Ages: All
Free
Tours

MADE BUSH TERMINALBrooklyn

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