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Wednesday Jan. 21, 2026

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All day

Resistance in Memory: Visions of Sudan

Art
Free

The Africa CenterEast Harlem

Bethesda AR Heather

All day

Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain Visits Heckscher Park Through Immersive AR Experience

Art
Free

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

All day

Lost and Found, an art exhibit at the Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library

Free

Cutchogue New Suffolk Free LibraryCutchogue

Panera Bread

6 am – 8 pm

Panera Bread® Grand Opening

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

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8 am – 11 pm

The Rink at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

information table

9 am – 5 pm

Medicare Savings Program & Medicaid Application Assistance for 65+

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

10 – 10:45 am

Kindie Rock

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free
Music

6 River TerraceBattery Park City

11 am – 6 pm

Poetics of the Photographic: Language of Resistance

Art
Free

Clive Davis GalleryBrooklyn

11 am – noon

Story Play

Ages: 3 – 4
Family
Free

Brooklyn Public Library Sheepshead BayBrooklyn

bird watching

11 am – noon

Wild Birds Of Long Island

Free
Talks

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

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11:30 am – 6 pm

An Ecology of Quilts: The Natural History of American Textiles

Art
Free

American Folk Art MuseumLincoln Square

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Noon – 8 pm

2026 Discover Boating New York Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive

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Noon – 8 pm

2026 Discover Boating New York Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive

Jacob Javits Convention CenterAll

3 – 4:30 pm

Huguenot Park Pokémon Trainer Academy

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Huguenot Park LibraryStaten Island

3 – 4 pm

The Vinny Voltage Super Science Show

Ages: 5 – 12
Family
Free

Queens Public Library MaspethMaspeth

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3:30 – 5:30 pm

Faber Recreation First Lego League Robotics

Ages: 9 and up
Community
Family
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

3:30 – 5 pm

Learn to Crochet for Children and Teens

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

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3:30 – 4:30 pm

Paint Your heART Out! Painting Class for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Family
Free

The Art Studio NY

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4 – 7 pm

Long Island Clean Energy Hub Information Table

Connetquot Public LibraryBohemia

7 – 9:03 pm

Winter Dance at The Lodge at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Free

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

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