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Thursday May 16, 2024

Long Island Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!

Various

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

8 am – 5 pm

Open Village

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

9 – 9:45 am

Postnatal Yoga: Caregiver & Baby

Ages: 2 and under

The Canopy NYCBrooklyn

ATH _ ASE Afro Frequencies -6-min (1)

10 am – 5 pm

ASE: AFRO FREQUENCIES

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCMeatpacking

10 – 10:45 am

Interactive Storytime with Ms. Helena

Ages: 4 and under
Books & Readings

The Canopy NYCBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Animal Chronicles

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

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10:30 – 11:15 am

Summer on the Hudson: Locomotive Lawn Live!

Ages: 8 and under
Free
Music

Locomotive Lawn in Riverside Park SouthManhattan

11 am – 4 pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Scrimshaw Secrets

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am – 8 pm

BLOOMTANICA

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Genesis HouseMeatpacking District

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Little Movers Storytime: Toddlers and Tales

Ages: 2 and under

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

12:30 – 2 pm

Jazz Lunch Thursday

Ages: All
Community
Concert

Smyth TribecaTribeca

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1 – 4:30 pm

Blooms at Queens Farm

Ages: All
Attractions
Free

Queens County Farm MuseumGlen Oaks

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1:30 – 3 pm

Pop into Spring

Ages: All
Environment

New York Botanical GardenBronx

3 – 5 pm

Open Hours at the Environmental Education Center

Ages: All
Free

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Environmental Education CenterBrooklyn

Brooklyn Celebrate AAPI Month

3 – 4 pm

Celebrate AAPI Month

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Free

Dongan Hills Library

Brooklyn Chinese Calligraphy Keepsake Boxes

4 – 5 pm

Chinese Calligraphy Keepsake Boxes

Ages: 13 and up
Craft & DIY
Free

Brooklyn Public Library – Saratoga BranchBrooklyn

4 – 5 pm

Magic Alive! With Urban Stages

Ages: All
Free

Queens Public Library – PomonokFlushing

Dreamland – rollercoaster 900×600

5 – 10 pm

Bald Hill Fair at Catholic Health Amphitheater

Catholic Health Ampitheater at Bald HillFarmingville

6 – 7 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Classes
Free

Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square ParkManhattan

6 – 7:30 pm

“The roles of clouds and aerosols in climate, weather, and renewable energy”

Ages: All
Free
Virtual

East Meadow

8 – 11 pm

Jenny Holzer, “For the Guggenheim” Light Projection

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Friday May 17

Long Island Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!

Various

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

8 am – 5 pm

Open Village

Historic Richmond TownStaten Island

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9 am – 4 pm

Long Island Island Kennel Club Show

Ages: All
Animals
Expo

Planting Fields ArboretumOyster Bay

ATH _ ASE Afro Frequencies -6-min (1)

10 am – 5 pm

ASE: AFRO FREQUENCIES

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCMeatpacking

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10 am – 5 pm

Animal Chronicles

Ages: All
Animals
Attractions

Brooklyn Spring First Discoveries

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Spring First Discoveries

Ages: All
Environment

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

11 am – 4 pm

Museum Adventure Activity: Scrimshaw Secrets

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Balloon flowers

11 am – 7 pm

SPRING IS POPPIN: The Makers Show & Balloon Flower Pop-Up at City Point

Ages: All
Festivals
Free

City Point BKLYNBrooklyn

11 am – 8 pm

BLOOMTANICA

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

Genesis HouseMeatpacking District

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