Arts Al Fresco Series

About the Series

Con Edison is a longstanding partner for the arts community in New York City and Westchester, both of which were hard-hit by COVID-19. As New York sets on a path to recovery, the arts sector is going to be key in its revitalization.

Con Edison is providing over $800,000 in support of free and safe events to the public through outdoor arts experiences, from grand stages to pocket parks in communities of all kinds across the company’s service territory.

Power of Giving Program

We support hundreds of nonprofit organizations in New York City and Westchester County to strengthen neighborhoods, sustain communities, and improve lives. These philanthropic efforts support the arts, environment, and important educational initiatives in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Many of Con Edison's 14,000 employees share a personal commitment to the region's vitality through their own volunteer efforts and choose to support communities through the company's matching gifts program.

Ongoing

Free Shakespeare in the Park

Organization: The Public Theater
Borough: Manhattan
Dates: July 5 to August 29
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RE:GROWTH

Organization: Riverside Park Conservancy
Borough: Manhattan
Dates: June - September
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Maya Lin: Ghost Forest

Organization: Madison Square Park Conservancy
Date: May 10 – November 14, 2021
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June 2021

Brooklyn Museum, First Saturday Lite

Organization: Brooklyn Museum
Borough: Brooklyn
Dates: Saturday, June 5, 2–6 p.m.
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Field Guide Workshops: Wild Body Dreaming & Embodied Listening

Organization: Socrates Sculpture Park
Borough: Queens
Date: Saturday, June 5
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Field Guide Workshops: Propagation: Take the Whole Park Home with You! 

Organization: Socrates Sculpture Park
Borough: Queens
Dates: Saturday, June 26
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Juneteenth Celebration

Organization: Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden
Borough: Staten Island
Dates: Saturday, June 19, 10 AM – 4 PM
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Weekend Wonders: Music with Patrick

Organization: Staten Island Children’s Museum
Borough: Staten Island
Date: June 5, 2021
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Queens Symphony Orchestra Family Concert Series

Organization: Queens Symphony Orchestra
Borough: Queens (Juniper Valley Park)
Dates: Saturday, June 5 at 7pm
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Red Hook Fest

Organization: Hook Arts Media
Borough: Brooklyn
Dates: June 4 – June 12, 2021
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Mark Morris on the Plaza

Organization: Mark Morris Dance Group
Borough: Brooklyn
Dates: June 11 -13, 2021
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SummerStage – Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Organization: City Parks Foundation
Borough: Manhattan (Central Park)
Dates: June 17, 2021
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Juneteenth Celebration: (RE)VISION

Organization: 651 ARTS
Borough: Brooklyn
Dates: June 18 – June 19, 2021
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Weekend Wonders: Harambee Dance Company

Organization: Staten Island Children’s Museum
Borough: Staten Island
Date: June 19, 2021
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Juneteenth Celebration at Alice Austen House

Organization: Alice Austen House
Borough: Staten Island
Date: June 19, 2021
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SummerStage - Screening: Summer of Soul

Organization: City Parks Foundation
Borough: Manhattan (Marcus Garvey Park)
Date: June 19, 2021
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The L'Unicorns Performance & Family Day

Organization: Alice Austen House
Borough: Staten Island
Date: June 20, 2021
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SummerStage - Screening: Monsoon Wedding/Falu

Organization: City Parks Foundation
Borough: Queens (Flushing Meadows Corona Park)
Date: June 24, 2021
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SummerStage – George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic

Organization: City Parks Foundation
Borough: Manhattan (Central Park)
Date: June 27, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: Opening Concert with esperanza spalding, Terri Lyne Carrington & Leo Genovese

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Thursday, June 10, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: WS, a longer super nova, Directed by Arthur Jafa

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Thursday, June 10, 2021
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LOS GRISES/THE GRAY ONES

Organization: Teatro SEA
Borough: Bronx
Date: Thursday, June 10, 2021
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DRAW on Dominick St Open Street in Hudson Square

Organization: Street Lab
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Thursday, June 10, 2021
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LOS GRISES/THE GRAY ONES

Organization: Teatro SEA
Borough: Queens
Date: Friday, June 11, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: A Day at The Arts Center at Governors Island

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Saturday, June 12, 2021
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Field Guide Workshops

Organization: Socrates Sculpture Park
Borough: Queens
Date: Saturday, June 12, 2021
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Together Outdoors Concert Series - String ‘Stravaganza

Organization: Third Street Music School
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Saturday, June 12, 2021
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Together Outdoors Concert Series - Guitar Performance Showcase

Organization: Third Street Music School
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Saturday, June 12, 2021
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Red Hook Festival Organization: Hook Arts Media

Borough: Brooklyn
Date: Saturday, June 12, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: The Stranger, Damon Davis

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Saturday, June 12, 2021
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Queens International Children’s Festival Organization: Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning

Borough: Queens
Date: Saturday, June 12, 2021
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READ at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum  

Organization: Street Lab
Borough: Brooklyn
Date: Saturday, June 12, 2021
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Red Hook Festival

Organization: Hook Arts Media
Borough: Brooklyn
Date: Saturday, June 12, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: SONGWRIGHTS APOTHECARY LAB, esperanza spalding

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Saturday, June 12 through Tuesday, June 22, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: Processions with Miguel Gutierrez

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Sunday, June 13, 2021
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LOS GRISES, a puppet show for children & adults presented by Teatro SEA

Organization: Thalia Spanish Theatre
Borough: Queens
Date: Sunday, June 13, 2021
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Queens International Children’s Festival

Organization: Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning
Borough: Queens
Date: Sunday, June 13, 2021
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Twelve Cellos, Rainspace Judson Church

Organization: Washington Square Music Festival
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: Womxn in Windows

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Tuesday, June 15 through Sunday, June 27, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: As Above So Below, Black Gotham Experience

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2021
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LOS GRISES/THE GRAY ONES

Organization: Teatro SEA
Borough: Bronx
Date: Thursday, June 17, 2021
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DRAW on Dominick St Open Street in Hudson Square

Organization: Street Lab
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Thursday, June 17, 2021
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LOS GRISES/THE GRAY ONES

Organization: Teatro SEA
Borough: Bronx
Date: Friday, June 18, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: As Above So Below, Black Gotham Experience

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Saturday, June 19, 2021
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Stage Garden Rumba! Kickoff Event

Organization: Pregones/PRTT
Borough: Bronx
Date: Saturday, June 19, 2021
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READ at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum

Organization: Street Lab
Borough: Brooklyn
Date: Saturday, June 19, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: Processions with Okwui Okpokwasili

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Sunday, June 20, 2021
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ZARZUELA AND LATINO ROMANTIC MUSIC, Latino romantic songs and Spanish operettas in concert

Organization: Thalia Spanish Theatre
Borough: Queens
Date: Sunday, June 20, 2021
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Stage Garden Rumba 

Organization: Pregones/PRTT
Borough: Bronx
Date: Monday, June 21, 2021
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Grammy winner Pedro Giraudo tango and jazz improvisations Strings, piano, bandoneon Rainspace Judson Church

Organization: Washington Square Music Festival
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: As Above So Below, Black Gotham Experience

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: As Above So Below, Black Gotham Experience

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Thursday, June 24, 2021
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Music in Abe Lebewohl Park Concert Series: Art Barron and Friends 

Organization: Third Street Music School
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Thursday, June 24, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: Processions with The Illustrious Blacks

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Friday, June 25, 2021
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LOS GRISES/THE GRAY ONES

Organization: Teatro SEA
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Friday, June 25, 2021
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“All Stories True" Juneteenth performance

Organization: Socrates Sculpture Park
Borough: Queens
Date: Friday, June 25, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: Futurity, Mariana Valencia

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Friday, June 25, 2021
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LOS GRISES/THE GRAY ONES

Organization: Teatro SEA
Borough: Queens
Date: Friday, June 25, 2021
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Jamaica Mic Drop concerts, Parsons Plaza (corner of Jamaica Ave and Parsons Ave)

Organization: Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning
Borough: Queens
Date: Friday, June 25, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: Futurity, Mariana Valencia

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Saturday, June 26, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: TOGETHER (2019), Maria Hassabi

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Saturday, June 26, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: Nehanda, nora chipaumire

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Saturday, June 26, 2021
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Stage Garden Rumba

Organization: Pregones/PRTT
Borough: Bronx
Date: Saturday, June 26, 2021
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READ at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum

Organization: Street Lab
Borough: Brooklyn
Date: Saturday, June 26, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: Futurity, Mariana Valencia

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Sunday, June 27, 2021
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2021 River To River Festival: TOGETHER (2019), Maria Hassabi

Organization: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Sunday, June 27, 2021
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FLAMENCO SHOW presented by Danza España

Organization: Thalia Spanish Theatre
Borough: Queens
Date: Sunday, June 27, 2021
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NY Jazzharmonic, TradJazz Sextet and Vocalist

Organization: Washington Square Music Festival
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2021
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DRAW on Dominick St Open Street in Hudson Square

Organization: Street Lab
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2021
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July 2021

Music in Abe Lebewohl Park Concert Series: Mike Freeman Zonavibe

Organization: Third Street Music School
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Thursday, July 1, 2021
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Music in Abe Lebewohl Park Concert Series: Third Street Chamber Music Players

Organization: Third Street Music School
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Thursday, July 8, 2021
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Stage Garden Rumba

Organization: Pregones/PRTT
Borough: Bronx
Date: Saturday, July 10, 2021
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Queensboro Dance Festival

Organization: Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning
Borough: Queens
Date: Saturday, July 10, 2021
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Field Guide Workshops

Organization: Socrates Sculpture Park
Borough: Queens
Date: Saturday, July 10, 2021
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Summer Serenades: Music for Winds and Brass at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum

Organization: Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Borough: Bronx
Date: Sunday, July 11 at 3pm
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Music in Abe Lebewohl Park Concert Series:Neal Kirkwood Vibes Quartet

Organization: Third Street Music School
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Thursday, July 15, 2021
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Stage Garden Rumba

Organization: Pregones/PRTT
Borough: Bronx
Date: Saturday, July 17, 2021
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Field Guide Workshops

Organization: Socrates Sculpture Park
Borough: Queens
Date: Saturday, July 17, 2021
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Summer Serenades; Music for Winds and Brass at Snug Harbor Cultural Center

Organization: Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Borough: Staten Island
Date: Sunday, July 18 at 3pm
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Summer Serenades: Music for Winds and Brass at the Brooklyn Public Library

Organization: Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Borough: Brooklyn
Date: Monday, July 19 at 3pm
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Summer Serenades: Music for Winds and Brass at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Organization: Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Wednesday, July 21 at 3pm
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Music in Abe Lebewohl Park Concert Series: Third Street Piano Players

Organization: Third Street Music School
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Thursday, July 22, 2021
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Summer Serenades: Music for Winds and Brass at Queens Theatre

Organization: Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Borough: Queens
Date: Thursday, July 22 at 7pm
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Field Guide Workshops

Organization: Socrates Sculpture Park
Borough: Queens
Date: Saturday, July 24, 2021
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Stage Garden Rumba

Organization: Pregones/PRTT
Borough: Bronx
Date: Saturday, July 24, 2021
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Southeast Queens JAM Fest

Organization: Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning
Borough: Queens
Date: Saturday, July 24, 2021
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Music in Abe Lebewohl Park Concert Series: Arturo O’Farrill Latin-Jazz Group

Organization: Third Street Music School
Borough: Manhattan
Date: Thursday, July 29, 2021
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Jamaica Mic Drop concerts, Parsons Plaza (corner of Jamaica Ave and Parsons Ave)

Organization: Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning
Borough: Queens
Date: Friday, July 30, 2021
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Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, Opening Night

Organization: BRIC
Borough: Brooklyn
Date: Opening Night - July 31, 2021
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August 2021

Brooklyn Museum, First Saturday Lite

Organization: Brooklyn Museum
Borough: Brooklyn
Date: Saturday, August 7, 2–6 p.m.
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Field Guide Workshops

Organization: Socrates Sculpture Park
Borough: Queens
Date: Saturday, August 7, 2021
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Spirit of the Caribbean Festival

Organization: Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning
Borough: Queens
Date: Saturday, August 7 - 8, 2021
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Field Guide Workshops

Organization: Socrates Sculpture Park
Borough: Queens
Date: Saturday, August 14, 2021
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Field Guide Workshops

Organization: Socrates Sculpture Park
Borough: Queens
Date: Saturday, August 21, 2021
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Jamaica Mic Drop concerts, Parsons Plaza (corner of Jamaica Ave and Parsons Ave)

Organization: Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning
Borough: Queens
Date: Friday, August 27, 2021
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September 2021

Field Guide Workshops

Organization: Socrates Sculpture Park
Borough: Queens
Date: Saturday, September 11, 2021
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Field Guide Workshops

Organization: Socrates Sculpture Park
Borough: Queens
Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021
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