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Thursday Aug. 28, 2025

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11 am – noon

Reading with New York Therapy Animals

  • Ages: 5 – 12
  • Animals
  • Art
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

Monday Sep. 1

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10 am – 1 pm

Touch Tank

  • Ages: 3 and up
  • Animals
  • En Español
Jones Beach Energy and Nature CenterWantagh

Sunday Sep. 7

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12:30 – 4:30 pm

Field Report: The Filmmaker & the Scientist

  • Ages: 9 – 12
  • Animals
  • Environment
Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

Thursday Sep. 11

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5:30 – 6:30 pm

Goat and Alpaca Yoga

  • Ages: 5 and up
  • Animals
  • Health & Fitness
The Smithtown Historical SocietySmithtown

Saturday Sep. 20

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Noon – 5 pm

Kew Gardens Community Arts Day 2025

  • Ages: 5 and up
  • Animals
  • Art
Kew Gardens Business DistrictKew Gardens

Sunday Sep. 21

Paws Walk Flyer
8 am – 1 pm

4th Annual Long Island Cares 5k & Paws Walk

  • Ages: All
  • Animals
  • Community
Belmont Lake State ParkNorth Babylon

Sunday Sep. 28

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10 am – 4 pm

The Great Whale Takeover

  • Ages: All
  • Animals
  • Art
The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor
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