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Saturday Nov. 1, 2025

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11 am – noon

Family First Saturdays: Storytime at the Morgan

Ages: 3 – 8
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The Morgan Library & MuseumMurray Hill

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Noon – 1 pm

Story time and craft with author Tess Thomas

Mcnally Jackson SeaportManhattan

2 – 5 pm

Art as Prayer or Mindfulness

Saint Luke’s Episcopal ChurchForest Hills

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4 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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7 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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9 pm

Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours

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