Tweens (9–12) in NYC

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Saturday May 17, 2025

Peace Seekers XI

7 – 9 pm

Spring Concert for the Environment

Ages: 9 and up
Classes
Music

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music CenterManhattan

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7:30 – 9 pm

American Ballet Theatre Studio Company: Spring Moves

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Dance

NYU SkirballManhattan

Sunday May 18

DinoSafari

9 – 10:30 am

Bronx Zoo Family Morning: Dino Safari

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

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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

10 am – 4 pm

The Great Staten Island Lighthouse Hunt

Ages: All

National Lighthouse MuseumStaten Island

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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

11 am

日本語ストーリータイム Family Storytime in Japanese

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

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12:30 – 2 pm

Owl Pellet Dissection

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Environment

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1 – 2 pm

Meet the Raptors!

Ages: All
Animals
Environment

1 – 3 pm

Alice’s Afternoon Tea

Ages: 5 – 12
Fundraisers

Rock Hall MuseumLawrence

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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Falconry Presentation: Skyhunters in Flight

Ages: 5 and up
Animals
Environment

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6 – 7 pm

Child’s Play NY presents: Hamlet

Ages: 5 – 12
Caribbean
Theater

First Unitarian Congregational Society in BrooklynBrooklyn, NY

Monday May 19

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7:30 am – 9:30 pm

Children’s Orchestra Society 31st Discovery Gala Concert

Alice Tully HallNew York, NY

Anne Frank (1)

9:30 am – 7:30 pm

Anne Frank The Exhibition

Center for Jewish HistoryManhattan

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11 am

Huguenot Park Kidz Craft Club

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Huguenot Park LibraryIn-person I On-siteStaten Island

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

3 pm

After School Arts & Crafts: Color Craze

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

Epiphany Library

3 pm

Kids STEAM: Storytime STEAM

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Riverdale LibraryBronx

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Hip Hop Art with D. Cross

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

Far Rockaway LibraryFar Rockaway

3:30 pm

Storytime, Playtime, Good times!

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Tottenville LibraryStaten Island

4 pm

Multilingual Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Battery Park City Library

Tuesday May 20

Admissions Open House 4_20 Lockup 2025 Final

9 – 11 am

Ross Lower School Open House

Ages: 3 – 12
Free

Ross Lower SchoolBridgehampton

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