5/18 InternationalMuseumDay tinyurl.com/yck8w8hx @IcomOfficiel “#Museums have no borders, they have a network” 1) 5 Not-To-Be-Missed #Museums in #Paris tinyurl.com/d47djm5w 2) Discover all the cool stuff going on at #NYC #museums tinyurl.com/bdhw7tm6 (The Frick)

5/18-24 #Jazz lovers #Paris @JazzStGermain Fest bit.ly/1TpRFhg #streaming concerts & other cool music venues bit.ly/1SficCX

Every week is #ArtWeek in #NYC Visit 5 FABULOUS ART FOUNDATIONS IN NYC tinyurl.com/sx6v4347

#photography buffs South Street Seaport Museum & @photoville @seaportmuseum.bsky.social #NYC “Elements of Wonder: When Nature Becomes Art” 4/22–6/14/26 Jon McCormack @jonmccormackphoto.bsky.social

May 15-mid Nov #Architecture #Design lovers Go c famed designer Russel Wright's groovy retreat #Manitoga & fab nature walk thru the lovely woodland property he also designed! @visitmanitoga “Day Trips: Visit 4 Knockout Homes by Famous Architects & Designers” bit.ly/1AqLBPt

5/16-30 #photography buffs @photoville all 5 #boroughs #nyc photoville.nyc + artists’ talks, walks, workshops, etc. #BrooklynBridgePark & more cool stuff 2 do #Brooklyn tinyurl.com/7z6acu55 (Jazz musician Santi Debriano photo: Breea Ray)

5/16-17 #architecture lovers NY Landmark Conservancy's Sacred Sites open house @NYLCstaff tinyurl.com/sffk3v2c @nylandmarks

5/16 #Art fans #NYC Madison Avenue Spring Gallery Walk & Talks madisonavenuebid.org @MadisonAveBID 45+ participating galleries on Madison Ave & side streets from East 57 St to East 86 St.

5/15-17 #Art fans @LICArtists Artists Open Studios #LongIslandCity #Queens licartsopen.com (#artist: Sheila Ross)

5/15-19 Lovers of #Art #Antiques & way-cool #Ceramics @TEFAF #NYC @ParkAveArmory bit.ly/2oqhRRg Every object on display is professionally vetted for the art fair (@adrian_sassoon_gallery Pippin Drysdale @drysdalepippin)

5/14-20 Fans of #French #Design Oui Design! exhibits, open studios, panel discussions & special events across #NYC @villa.albertine tinyurl.com/yxj7t277 + 15+ Great Ways to Vive La France in NYC tinyurl.com/29ut24u4 (Guy de Rougemont)

5/14-6/14 #ClassicalMusic lovers Dresden Music Festival #Germany @dresdenfestival ‏ tinyurl.com/26ey5jk8

5/14-17 #Photography fans Photo #London photolondon.org @photolondonfair @thamesandhudson presents: Birdland the photography of Leila Jeffreys @leilajeffreys “I work with ‘super models’”

5/13-11/25 #Foodies there's a #farmersmarket at an actual #farm right in #Queens #NY @queensfarm open since 1697, celebrating 329 yrs of city farming! tinyurl.com/ynk4zucv + more cool ways to experience the Great Outdoors right in #NYC tinyurl.com/acy2d3jm

5/13-17 #art lovers New York Art Week tinyurl.com/43f6b9cu plus off-the-beaten-path Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk www.atlanticave.org/artwalk + more cool things 2 do in #Brooklyn tinyurl.com/7z6acu55

5/15–17 #Arts + #culture fans #Yonkers Arts Weekend tinyurl.com/h8endksj Check out all the cool events around town & be sure 2 visit @HudsonRivMuseum + @untermyergardens tinyurl.com/y6b5wvfv @yonkersdowntown

5/13-17 #art lovers New York Art Week tinyurl.com/43f6b9cu NADA New York at the Starrett-Lehigh Building, New Art Dealers Alliance: galleries of contemporary art tinyurl.com/2ckvbre7 @newartdealers

5/11-12 & 5/18-19 #music lovers American Symphony Orchestra’s annual outdoor #concert series on the upper terrace of Bryant Park #NYC @bryantparknyc @americansymphony tinyurl.com/4m67mkja

5/11-17 London #Craft Week showcasing exceptional craftsmanship at open studios #workshops #galleries #museums #shops #stores @Londoncraftweek bit.ly/1yqxchZ (@maisonmichel #hatmaker since 1936)

Great #Staycation #DayTrips from #NYC Stroll thru #Greenwich #CT #art fans visit the terrific @thebrucemuseum & the lovely waterfront tinyurl.com/y6b5wvfv @GreenwichCTOFS

5/9 “Spring into Newburgh” Fest a good excuse 2 discover #Newburgh #NY Hidden Gem on the #HudsonRiver tinyurl.com/d87ed8b9 @CityOfNewburgh @newburghnyfarmersmarket @shopdowntownnbny

5/8-10 #ceramic fans mind-blowingly beautiful work @ceramicartlondon www.ceramicartlondon.com @barrystedman the one, the only…

5/8-11 #Art lovers #PortesOuvertes #Artists Open Studios #Paris in the Père Lachaise 'hood is known 4 its' cemetery but 30+ "living" artists r there as well tinyurl.com/552x3k6f @ateliersduperelachaise

Great #Staycation #DayTrips from #NYC #Garden lovers must-c @untermyergardens #Yonkers #NY tinyurl.com/y6b5wvfv

5/7 #Foodies Celebrate #MadisonSquarePark! Great eats #ShakeShake 2 benefit @MadSqParkNYC tinyurl.com/58yjj8cy + Discover the 'hood #NYC's Hot, Hip #Flatiron District tinyurl.com/4y3vwc33

5/1-9 #music fans Santa Monica #jazz fest www.smjazzfest.com @smjazzfest

Saturdays/Thursdays #Book #Literature & #Pub fans @litpubcrawl.bsky.social tours #NYC are back in-person bit.ly/2J52loQ Lift a glass & learn some truly fascinating facts.

5/6-10 #art fans Hamstead #Affordable Art Fair #London tinyurl.com/2cj8edab @affordableartfairuk

#art lovers did u know #Yonkers #NY has a terrific #museum? @hudsonrivermuseum.bsky.social tinyurl.com/y6b5wvfv

After being stuck at home during the gloomy winter months missing #art & #nature? Some lovely, small #museums & #gardens in the #TriState area are great for #staycation #daytrips tinyurl.com/y6b5wvfv

#Theater fans En Garde Arts always does way-cool, site-specific work: 73 SECONDS is in a planetarium! Up till 5/18/26 tinyurl.com/yrahxav4 @jaredmezzocchi @engardearts

Spring is the perfect time #Art + #Sculpture fans 1st Fridays Free admission: Lovely garden & sculptures by #JapaneseAmerican Isamu Noguchi @NoguchiMuseum #Queens & more cool Japanese-related things 2 do extended hrs tinyurl.com/48uhy78y

May National #Military Appreciation Month Thanks 2 all #GoldStar & #BlueStar Families At ease, enjoy Best Military #Movies bit.ly/1HVwssa @militarytimes.bsky.social

5/3 Do this instead: @TheDebtGala raises funds for medical & other #debt This is a better function, with a more important message than #TheMetGala www.debtgala.com #thedebtgala Can make the event? U can still donate to help others in need!

Discover #France’s La Vendée Region: 11 Great Reasons To Visit Noirmoutier Island tinyurl.com/bdx48hh5 Best times to go: Spring & Fall, so start planning! Stay at the delightful The Corner

5/2 It's 1st Saturday @bkooklynmuseum Beyond Art: Great Entertainment at 12 Top New York City Museums tinyurl.com/bdhw7tm6

Robert Wilson's MOBY DICK at BAM this weekend tinyurl.com/yrahxav4

5/2 #GiveNOLAday Pls help #nonprofits in #NOLA stay strong @GNOFoundation givenola.org

5/2 #Volunteer 4 #ILoveMyParkDay A great way 2 celebrate spring! @PTNY www.ptny.org/events/i-lov...

#theater fans MOBY DICK bares the imprint of avant-garde director Robert Wilson’s visually-striking theatrical world for the doomed whalers. Stunning everything + fab #music/#songs by Anna Calvi. At BAM just till 5/3. tinyurl.com/yrahxav4 @bam_brooklyn @duesseldorfer.schauspielhaus

5/1-6/7 #theater + #music fans #Chicago ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE americanbluestheater.com the always-fabulous @liz_chid as #patsycline + @nilkoandreas (#guitar) @american_blues_theater

5/1-3 #Culture #Film + #anthropology fans annual Margaret Mead Film Fest tinyurl.com/4smbz2dz + Beyond Art: Great Entertainment at 12 Top #NYC #Museums tinyurl.com/bdhw7tm6 @AMNH ‏@natural-history.bsky.social

5/1-3 #Art lovers @GalleryWeekend #Berlin special events & guided tours @BerlinTourism bit.ly/1Gm4K4z & 4 cool places 2 stay bit.ly/J97AQe

5/1-7 #MadeinNYCWeek 2026 check out all the local creativity #popups #retail #demos #factorytours www.madeinnyc.org #NYC @madeinnyc @madeinnewyorkcity

5/1-7 #Film buffs experience a bit of #LatinAmerica in #NYC annual #Havana Film Fest 40+ Latin American #movies www.hffny.com @HFFNY

5/1-9 #Music fans #acappella fest #Leipzig #Germany tinyurl.com/2k3zswwc + more cool stuff 2 do tinyurl.com/59shxavw @LeipzigTourist

4/30-5/3 #Literature + #Book lovers Put down your iPads Kindles & Nooks; Head to #TheNewYorkAntiquarianBookFair @ABAA49 @ParkAveArmory bit.ly/1Va7F9V

4/30 Celebrate @IntlJazzDay with some worldwide #virtual #concerts jazzday.com #JazzDay or go hear great #jazz on a #Budget #NYC unique venues tinyurl.com/yc6b9s3f & cool clubs tinyurl.com/4zxfcj3m #JazzDay

4/29 Happy Bday #WillieNelson #music fans If you can write a song like “Crazy” you should never ever have to pay income tax! @willienelsonmusic.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYtr...

4/26/1564 #Shakespeare’s baptismal day Celebrate the bard's 462th bday @PublicTheaterNY a) Mobile Unit in all 5 boroughs b) Delacorte theater in Central Park c) Public Works #NYC #Delacorte tinyurl.com/48swx5jv