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Saturday Aug. 9, 2025

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2 – 4 pm

MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

  • Ages: 5 and up
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The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Monday Aug. 11

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2 – 4 pm

MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

  • Ages: 5 and up
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The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Thursday Aug. 14

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Back To School Giveaway

  • Ages: 3 and up
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Neighborhood Care BensonhurstBensonhurst

Saturday Aug. 16

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10:30 am – 6:30 pm

ICP Community Day

  • Ages: 5 – 12
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International Center of PhotographyLower East Side
FAD Market at Governors Island
11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

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Govenors IslandManhattan
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MoMA Family Art Making: Nature Drawings

  • Ages: 5 and up
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The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan
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Family Art Hour: Image Transfer Collage and Exquisite Corpses

  • Ages: 3 – 12
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International Center of PhotographyLower East Side

Sunday Aug. 17

FAD Market at Governors Island
11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

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Govenors IslandManhattan

Friday Aug. 22

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Back to School Giveaway

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Neighborhood Care Fordham RdBelmont

Saturday Sep. 20

11 am – 5 pm

Get Involved Literacy, Health, and Culture Celebration

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Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building PlazaNew York City
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