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Tuesday Aug. 19, 2025

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

11 am – noon

Storytime: Ladybugs

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

Diabetes JPEG

Noon – 1:30 pm

Plant Powered: Batch Cooking Basics to Improve Blood Sugar

Ages: All
Beauty
Classes

Neighborhood Care Fordham Rd, 254 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458New York City

David Helfand

7 – 8 pm

The Universal Timekeepers: Reconstructing History Atom by Atom (A Free, In-Person Lecture & Book Signing)

Ages: 13 and up
Books & Readings
Community

East Hampton LibraryEast Hampton

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