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Thursday May 9, 2024

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Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean

Atlantic Avenue (Fourth Avenue to the Waterfront)Brooklyn

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1 – 4:30 pm

Blooms at Queens Farm

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Queens County Farm MuseumGlen Oaks

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

Brooklyn Celebrate AAPI Month

3 – 4 pm

Celebrate AAPI Month

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

4 – 4:45 pm

STEAMtastic!: Clay Dishes with Natural Patterns

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

Friday May 10

Noon – 2 pm

AAPI Heritage Celebration

North Oculus Plaza at the World Trade CenterFinancial District

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Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean

Atlantic Avenue (Fourth Avenue to the Waterfront)Brooklyn

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1 – 4:30 pm

Blooms at Queens Farm

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Queens County Farm MuseumGlen Oaks

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Friday Crafternoon

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

Great Kills LibraryStaten Island

5 – 7 pm

PJ Library 18 Year Celebration

Ages: All
Community
Free

Hebrew Union CollegeNoHo

Saturday May 11

9:30 – 10:30 am

Spring Serendipity Hike

Ages: 5 and up
Environment
Free

Greenbelt Nature CenterState Island

10 – 11 am

Saturday Winter/Spring Music Fun with Musician Kurt Gallagher

Ages: 4 and under
Free
Music

Port Chester-Rye Brook Public LibraryPort Chester

10 – 11 am

Whiz Kidz

Ages: 5 – 12
Free

Idlewild ParkSpringfield Gardens

10 am – noon

Kids Club: Kangaroo Mother’s Day Card

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Micheals Craft Store: Pergament MallStaten Island

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Tall Timber Towers: Family Program

Ages: 3 – 12
Classes
Craft & DIY

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park City

11 am

Weekly Storytime

Ages: 3 – 12
Books & Readings
Free

Barnes & Noble Staten Island MallStaten Island

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Mother’s Day + Made in NYC Week

Ages: All
Art
Community

Empire StoresBrooklyn

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Noon – 4:30 pm

Blooms at Queens Farm

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Queens County Farm MuseumGlen Oaks

AA_ArtWalk 2024_poster_8.5×11 sponsors (1)

Noon – 6 pm

Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk

Ages: All
Art
Caribbean

Atlantic Avenue (Fourth Avenue to the Waterfront)Brooklyn

Noon – 2 pm

New York Knicks & Rangers AAPI Month Youth Clinic

Ages: 5 and up
Free
Sports

Lower East Side Preparatory High SchoolLower East Side

1 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

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1 pm

Japan Parade

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

Japan ParadeManhattan

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2 – 4 pm

Crafternoon

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma S. Clark Memorial LibrarySetauket

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3 – 7 pm

Open Stages 2024

Ages: All
Community
Festivals

Brooklyn Conservatory of MusicBrooklyn

Sunday May 12

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3 am – 4 pm

Weekend Art: Sunday Art Hang

Ages: All
Art
Classes

Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn

9 am – noon

NYRR Open Run: Conference House Park

Ages: All
Free

Conference House ParkStaten Island

9 – 10:30 am

Birding: Warbler Watch

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Environment

Clove Lakes ParkStaten Island

10:30 am – 6 pm

Free Second Sundays

Ages: All
Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American ArtManhattan

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11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market: Mother’s Day + Made in NYC Week

Ages: All
Art
Community

Empire StoresBrooklyn

11 am – 12:30 pm

Mother’s Day Mushroom ID Hike

Ages: All
Environment
Free

Arden WoodsStaten Island

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