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Pay-What-You-Can Summer Creative Writing Workshops at Uptown Stories
Event: July through August 2025
Contact: Dorkys Ramos | dorkys@uptownstories.org | 929-277-8679
Uptown Stories' summer is here, and we’ve got weeks of excitement, thrills, and storytelling adventures. The Nature of Poetry will have you exploring everything the parks of upper Manhattan have to offer. The Elements of Fiction and Creating Otherworlds are back and ready to guide you to new places of your own creation. If you've mastered the basics, you can keep upping your writing game in Advanced Fiction. If you prefer to draw your story, Anime: IKŌ! is the way to go! And we’re so excited for our new digital journalism class, Scoop, There It Is! Get ready for your best summer yet. All you need to do is decide: how many stories will your summer hold? All workshops are Pay-What-You-Can for every family — no exceptions, no proof of income needed. Uptown Stories is located at 178 Bennett Ave, New York, NY 10040. Register today on the Uptown Stories Website.
American Museum of Natural History Discoverer Membership
Event/Deadline: Ongoing
Contact: membership@members.amnh.org | 212-769-5606
Beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in New York State are now eligible to receive a complimentary membership to the American Museum of Natural History. Called the Discoverer Membership, benefits include free general Museum admission plus one free ticketed exhibition—including the Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium, the Invisible Worlds immersive experience, and the Hayden Planetarium Space Show, among others—on every visit for each New York SNAP EBT cardholder and up to four of their guests. Learn more here. And remember, the American Museum of Natural History offers pay-what-you-wish General Admission to all New York State residents (with ID). Plan your visit today!
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High School
High School Fellow Recruitment: Clear Direction Mentoring
Registration Deadline: July 13, 2025
Event: October 4, 2025 – May 2, 2026
Contact: cleardirectionmentoring@gmail.com
Clear Direction Mentoring (CDM) is a FREE mentorship program dedicated to increasing diversity and inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine (STEMM) fields by providing 1-on-1, group, and peer mentorship support to outstanding high school students from underrepresented backgrounds in STEMM. Please go to ClearDirectionMentoring.com/join-us for more information.
Queering New York FREE Video Series Focused on Sites Connected to LGBTQ History
Deadline: Ongoing
Contact: info@nyclgbtsites.org
Learn LGBTQ history through sites in New York City by exploring “Queering New York.” This fun and informative free video series features 20 videos––each under seven minutes––that can be viewed on your computer or smart phone. Each video, focused on sites connected to a person, group, or event, includes such important sites as the James Baldwin Residence, Transy House, Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop, Alice Austen & Gertrude Tate Residence, Lorraine Hansberry Residence, and Gay Activists Alliance Firehouse. The videos allow students to explore LGBTQ historic sites on topics related to classroom studies, including humanities and social studies. Teachers can access these FREE tools by visiting https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/educator-tools/.