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Tuesday Aug. 19, 2025

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Various

Waterfront Walks

Ages: All
Family
Free
Tours

Brooklyn Bridge ParkBrooklyn

Royal Botania at The Roundtree Amagansett

Midnight

Royal Botania, Thayers, and The Roundtree, Amagansett Launch a Summer Design Pop-Up

The Roundtree, AmagansettAmagansett

Mulford Farm from south

All day

Long Island History Hunt

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All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Family
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

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All day

Nex Playground’s Gameplay Booth at US Open Fan Week

Ages: 5 – 8
Family
Free
Games

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing

9 am – 5 pm

Being Hyper Human Exhibition

Art
Film

FIT Art and Design GalleryChelsea

9 am – 9 pm

“Narratives in Motion – The Evolution of a Storyteller” a solo exhibit by Jennifer A. Uihlein

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

10 – 11:30 am

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Family
Free

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Nature Interpretive CenterStaten Island

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

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10 – 11 am

Bryant Park Yoga Presented by Halara

West Wind by Jon Van Brunt

10 am – 4 pm

The Atelier at Flowerfield is excited to present “Long Island Landscapes,” a dual exhibition of local artists Jonathan Van Brunt and Patricia Yantz opening Thursday, August 14th

Art
Classes

The Atelier at FlowerfieldSt. James

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10 am – 5 pm

The Original Fossil Diner

The Soho DinerSoho

10:30 am – noon

Bluey Family Fun

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Community
Family

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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10:30 am

StoryTime with Cali Co Cat

Ages: 8 and under
Family
Free

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Young Sprouts Gardening

Rockefeller Park

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10:30 am – noon

Bluey Family Fun (Pre-K – Grade 2 w/ caregiver)

Ages: 3 – 8
Community
Craft & DIY
Family

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

11 am – noon

Storytime: Ladybugs

Greenbelt Nature CenterStaten Island

2025 Juried Show image matrix

11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

11 am – 6 pm

“Narratives in Motion – The Evolution of a Storyteller” a solo exhibit by Jennifer A. Uihlein

Art
Free

The Firefly ArtistsNorthport

11 am – 12:30 pm

Tot Time Tuesdays

Ages: 4 and under
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Shirley Chisholm State Park (Hendrix Creek Patio)Brooklyn

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Noon – 6 pm

Homage: Queer lineages on video

Art
Free

Wallach Art GalleryManhattanville

Sing with SOUL

Noon – 2 pm

Sing with SOUL @ The Pearl

The PearlStaten Island

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Noon – 1:30 pm

Plant Powered: Batch Cooking Basics to Improve Blood Sugar

Ages: All
Beauty
Classes
Family

Neighborhood Care Fordham Rd, 254 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458New York City

27ELogos(800 x 400 px) (50)

2 – 3:30 pm

Poetry Potpourri

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Tarts n’ Karts (2160 x 1080 px)

2 – 3 pm

Tarts n’ Karts

Ages: 9 – 12
Family
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

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2 – 7 pm

Open Call: Portals

Art
Free

The Shed NYCHudson Yards

Untitled design

2 – 6 pm

Bruce Sherman: Bonsai and Spirit Rocks

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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2 – 6 pm

Daisuke Kiyomiya: Forms of Perception

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

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