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Thursday Sep. 11, 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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8:10 am

Table of Silence Project 9/11

Ages: All
Community
Dance
Family

Lincoln Center, Josie Robertson Plaza

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11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 6 pm

Rachel Siporin: Bathers

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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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 – 6 pm

Heather Stivison – Ebb & Flow: The Many Faces of Water

Art
Free

Pleiades GalleryChelsea

Dressing The Roots

1 – 2 pm

“Dressing the Roots: A Live Fashion + Art Experience in the Heart of the Garment District”

Art
Free

Broadway Pedestrian PlazasGarment District NYC between West 39th St and West 40th Street

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6 – 8 pm

‘Golden Hour’ Live Jazz at Plaza 33

Free
Music

Plaza33Penn District

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6 – 8:30 pm

The American Tap Dance Foundation Presents the 2024 & 2025 Tap City Awards

Dance
Free

New York Public Library for the Performing Artsupper west side

6:30 – 8 pm

Double Dutch

Ages: All
Family
Free
Sports

Garibaldi Plaza at Washington Square Park

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7 – 8 pm

Transforming Data into Art: The Kinetic Creations of BREAKFAST

Art
Free

The National Arts ClubGramercy

8 pm

Movie Nights on the Overlook

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Central Park Wollman Rink

Friday Sep. 12

All day

The Feast of San Gennaro

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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

8 am – 7 pm

Grand Central Dance Hall Presented by Tecovas

Free

Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal

10 – 11 am

Le Carrousel Extravaganza

Ages: All
Family
Free

2025 Juried Show image matrix

11 am – 6 pm

Bowery Gallery’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

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11 am – 6 pm

Rachel Siporin: Bathers

Art
Free

Bowery GalleryChelsea

Kang Seung Lee_The Heart of A Hand (still)_2023

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 – 6 pm

Heather Stivison – Ebb & Flow: The Many Faces of Water

Art
Free

Pleiades GalleryChelsea

Glance AI US image

Noon – 6 pm

Glance AI New York Fashion Week Pop-Up

Free

Bustle Plaza, Penn 2 NYC

1 – 8 pm

Savor The Summer Pop-Up with Outshine

Sailor’s Choice

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5 – 10 pm

Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Whitney Museum of American Art

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5:30 – 8:30 pm

MoMA Free Friday Nights

Art
Free

The Museum of Modern Art

6 – 8 pm

Free Movie Nights at Hudson Yards

Ages: All
Family
Film
Free

Backyard at Hudson Yards, Public Square & Gardens

American Symphony Orchestra- New York Profiles

7 – 8:15 pm

Bryant Park Picnic Performances Presented by Bank of America: American Symphony Orchestra | New York Profiles

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

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7 – 9 pm

Questioning AI, Louffa Press Anthology Book Launch & Performances

Bureau of General Services—Queer DivisionGreenwich Village

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8 – 10:30 pm

ORGAN MONK x GARAGE SALE VINTAGE

Free
Music

Garage Sale VintageChelsea

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10:30 pm

Sinatra Under The Stars

Somewhere Nowhere NYCManhattan

Saturday Sep. 13

All day

The Feast of San Gennaro

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