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Thursday Oct. 9, 2025

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8 am – 5 pm

Gagosian presents Christopher Kulendran Thomas’ first solo exhibition in the United States: Peace Core

Free

GagosianPark Avenue

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9 am – 5 pm

Adapt/Evolve

Art
Free

FIT Art and Design Gallery

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10 am – 4 pm

Cat Chow Therapod

Ages: All
Animals
Family
Free

100 Washington Square East

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10 am – 4 pm

Cat Chow Therapods

Animals
Free

High Line Gansevoort PlazaMeatpacking

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10 am – 1 pm

Triumph of the Human Spirit Day – 25th Anniversary Event

11 am – 6 pm

ASCEND: The Evolution of Identity

Art
Free

Alessandro Berni GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 7 pm

IKEA House Warming

Ages: All
Family
Free

IKEA House Warming

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11 am – 2 pm

UBS House of Craft: Icons of Time

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

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Noon – 8 pm

Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Art
Free

The Museum at FITChelsea

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Noon – 5 pm

L’Alliance New York Announces North American Premiere of Les tutomouves 2025 Crossing The Line Festival

L’Alliance New York

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Noon – 2 pm

Meta CMO Alex Schultz on The Art and Science of Digital Marketing at Manhattan University

Manhattan UniversityRiverdale

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2 – 8 pm

NYC Public Interest Technology (PIT) Pop-Up

Free

The Oculus World Trade CenterLower Manhattan

Fresh Tire Tracks and Other Snow Markings

6 – 8 pm

Opening Reception of “Configurations” – New Paintings by Rallou Malliarakis

Art
Free

First Street GalleryChelsea

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square Park

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