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Saturday March 15, 2025

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10 am – noon

Camille Harris and the Silly Jazz Band Book Launch and Concert

Ages: 8 and under
Books & Readings
Family
Music

ShapeShifter LabPark Slope

Tuesday March 18

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7 – 9 pm

Brooklyn Books & Booze at Barrow’s Intense

Barrows Intense Ginger Tasting RoomIndustry City

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7 – 9 pm

Poetry in the Parlor: An Introductory Writing Workshop on the Poetic Process

The UrbaneDitmas Park

Tuesday March 25

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7 – 9 pm

Poetry in the Parlor: An Introductory Writing Workshop on the Poetic Process

The UrbaneDitmas Park

Thursday March 27

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All day

National Black Writers Conference 2025 Biennial Symposium

Medgar Evers College

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All day

National Black Writers Conference 2025 Biennial Symposium

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Books & Readings
Family

Center for Black Literature (CBL) at Medger Evers College, CUNY

Friday March 28

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All day

National Black Writers Conference 2025 Biennial Symposium

Medgar Evers College

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All day

National Black Writers Conference 2025 Biennial Symposium

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Books & Readings
Family

Center for Black Literature (CBL) at Medger Evers College, CUNY

Saturday March 29

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All day

National Black Writers Conference 2025 Biennial Symposium

Medgar Evers College

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All day

National Black Writers Conference 2025 Biennial Symposium

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Books & Readings
Family

Center for Black Literature (CBL) at Medger Evers College, CUNY

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10:30 – 11:15 am

K–5 Poetry Workshop

Boreum Hill

Tuesday April 1

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7 – 9 pm

Poetry in the Parlor: An Introductory Writing Workshop on the Poetic Process

The UrbaneDitmas Park

Tuesday April 8

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7 – 9 pm

Poetry in the Parlor: An Introductory Writing Workshop on the Poetic Process

The UrbaneDitmas Park

Tuesday April 15

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7 – 9 pm

Poetry in the Parlor: An Introductory Writing Workshop on the Poetic Process

The UrbaneDitmas Park

Tuesday April 22

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7 – 9 pm

Poetry in the Parlor: An Introductory Writing Workshop on the Poetic Process

The UrbaneDitmas Park

Saturday April 26

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10:30 – 11:15 am

K–5 Poetry Workshop

Boreum Hill

Saturday May 17

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10:30 – 11:15 am

K–5 Poetry Workshop

Boreum Hill

Saturday June 7

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10:30 – 11:15 am

K–5 Poetry Workshop

Boreum Hill

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