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Saturday May 17, 2025

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10 – 11:30 am

Young Herbalist Workshop

Ages: 5 – 12
Classes
Craft & DIY

Bartow-Pell Mansion MuseumBronx

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11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

2 – 3:30 pm

Spring Varietal

Ages: 3 and up
Dance
Theater

LTV StudiosWainscott

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2 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up
Theater

Alice Tully HallManhattan

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7 pm

Backbone

Ages: 5 and up
Theater

Alice Tully HallManhattan

Sunday May 18

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10 am – noon

Party on Wheels

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

New York Transit MuseumBrooklyn

10 am – 5 pm

Cradle-Con: A Comic, Collectible and Pop Culture Con

Ages: 5 and up
Expo
Festivals

Cradle of Aviation MuseumGarden City

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10 am – 4 pm

The Big Nest

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Painting to Migratory Birdsongs

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10 am – 5:30 pm

Wings Over Wave Hill

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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11 am – 3 pm

Guggenheim Museum Free Sunday Funday

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Brooklyn Rock and Roll Playhouse

Noon – 1 pm

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays the Music of Bruce Springsteen

Ages: 8 and under
Music

Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn

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12:30 – 2 pm

Owl Pellet Dissection

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Environment

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1 – 2 pm

Public Garden Highlights Walk

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Free

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1 – 2 pm

Meet the Raptors!

Ages: All
Animals
Environment

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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Falconry Presentation: Skyhunters in Flight

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Environment

Thursday May 22

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

5:30 – 6:30 pm

Time for Good

Ages: 13 and up
Community
Volunteering

Sid Jacobson JCCEast Hills

7 – 8:30 pm

TAP: Revolution in Rhythm

Ages: 3 and up
Dance

Guild HallEast Hampton

Friday May 23

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Saturday May 24

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Turtle Friends

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Sunday May 25

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Turtle Friends

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – noon

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Year of the Snake

Allison Pond ParkStaten Island

Brooklyn Rock and Roll Playhouse

Noon – 1 pm

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays the Music of Taylor Swift + More

Ages: 8 and under
Music

Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn

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1 – 2 pm

Public Garden Highlights Walk

Ages: 13 and up
Environment
Free

Wednesday May 28

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11 am – noon

Guggenheim Museum Stroller Tours

Ages: 2 and under
Art
Attractions

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Thursday May 29

Release the Kraken Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Release the Kraken! Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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3:30 – 5 pm

Cross Stitch Circle

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The New York HistoricalUpper West Side

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