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Sunday Sep. 15, 2024

Queens New York on Location

Noon – 4 pm

“New York On Location” Street Fair

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY

Thursday Sep. 19

All day

The Feast of San Gennaro

Ages: All
Food & Drink
Free

Little ItalyManhattan

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Various

Free Kayaking

Ages: 5 and up
Boating
Community

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

All day

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents Sky’s The Limit: Style As Resistance

Ages: All
Art
Community

The Billie Holiday TheatreBrooklyn

2024-08-19 Art at Living Room – Ronald Glover & Francis Palazzolo

10 am – 5 pm

“Culture of Belonging” Exhibit & Participatory Art Event Showcasing BronxWorks Artists

Ages: All
Art
Community

Boricua College GallerySouth Bronx

Noon – 6 pm

The Latin GRAMMYs®: 25 Years of Musical Excellence

Ages: All
Free

The Paley MuseumManhattan

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

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3 – 3:30 pm

Nature Storytime

Ages: 3 – 8
Books & Readings
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

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3 – 3:45 pm

New York City Storytime with Adina Oberman

Ages: 4 and under
Books & Readings
Community

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

4 – 5 pm

Create Tin Foil Art

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Free

Allerton LibraryBronx

4 – 5 pm

Make Your Own Maracas

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

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5 – 7 pm

Free Kayaking

Ages: All
Free
Outdoors

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2 DockBrooklyn

6 – 7 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square ParkManhattan

College essay approach

6 – 7:30 pm

College Essay Approach from Cornell Director of Admissions

Ages: 13 and up
Free
Virtual

Virtual

September 19 2024 – FB Event Cover- Hampton Bays Public Library

7 – 8 pm

The Role of Trustee and Executor

Ages: All
Classes
Community

Hampton Bays Public LibraryHampton Bays

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