Some July arts news for you

Community Potluck for Creatives 
De-Construkt 

Each Sunday of the last month, De-Construkt Studio, a full service creative studio, encourages creatives from the neighborhood to bring their favorite dishes to meet other artists in the area. If talking process of any craft excites you, here are your people. They’re also not opposed to conversations about branding and visual identity, whether personal or for a company. De-Construckt Design has been around since 2009 and encourages art through any media.

41 Seabring St, third floor
(617) 417-3899 

Pulitzer-Prize Winner Gilbert King 
Brooklyn Historical Society  

King appears at the Brooklyn Historical Society on July 19 to discuss his new book about a racial injustice in the 1950s south. “Beneath a Ruthless Sun” follows a journalist in a small Florida town reaching the truth of a murder case over a 20-year period. King reviewed thousands of pages of unpunished memoirs and unreleased court documents to uncover the class and racial dynamics that still percolate today.

128 Pierrepoint St
(718) 222-4111  

Fashion, Art, and Design Market 

City Point FAD Market is a popular, nomadic pop-up market featuring local wares from your more artistic neighbors. In downtown Brooklyn July 21 and 22 from 11am to 6pm, the fair is a wonderful way to discover the art, clothes, and home décor you didn’t know you needed.

445 Albee Square West 
(917) 775 – 4636 

Fort Greene Summer Youth Program & Literary Festival 

New York Writers Coalition is currently accepting applications for their six-week summer writing program in August. Kids 6 to 18 can hone their creative writing skills, meet other similarly-minded students, and hear readings from some of NYC’s greatest writers, including Colson Whitehead, Jennifer Egan, and Jhumpa Lahiri. It is $25 to attend, and scholarships are available.

80 Hanson Place 
(718) 398-2883 

 

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