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Friday July 25, 2025

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7 – 9 pm

TransVolution, folk-punk playlist featuring Déa Thatcher

The Powerhouse ArenaDUMBO

Tuesday July 29

July Letters & Sodas

7 – 8:30 pm

Letters & Sodas: LIC Reading Series

The Greats of Craft – LICLong Island City

Thursday July 31

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7 – 8:30 pm

Drunk Black History (Museum of Food and Drink Event)

Museum of Food and Drink

Friday Aug. 1

6 – 8:15 pm

First Novel Friday: Hot Girls with Balls, Gingko Season, and Lonely Crowds

The Center for FictionDowntown Brooklyn

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