OPEN BOOK LITERARY OPEN MIC THURS MAY 21!!!
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Literary open mic hosted by @becka.dots at @crystal_lake_brooklyn
4-7pm HH
7-745pm Signup
8pm-late readings
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Flyer design and artwork by @strange.garden.studio from @writingundertheinfluencenyc ! Check out link in their bio to shop their etsy shop!
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This event is apart of @communityweek.nyc ! A citywide celebration of belonging that spotlights the organizers, spaces, and communities connecting New Yorkers
Once in a blue moon, three stellar queer collectives gather to create the best party in the Lower East Side. Join Open Book, SLOTH, and Wet Spot as we embark on our annual 3x3 lunar mission, featuring nine dazzling performers from across our communities. We’d tell you that we are over the moon about this event, but we are clearly pretty moonstruck. 🌙
Threesome still means three groups, not an orgy. But shoot for the moon and you may land among the stars!
PLUS flash tattoos from Hmac
Calling all goths! I invite you to join my next creative writing workshop "The Jaws of Hell: Writing the Afterlife." All levels welcome, whether you're working on your craft just want to learn something new 🖤 This is a four week class on Tuesdays @ 7:30pm, starting June 2nd.
Hell isn’t always fire and brimstone; sometimes it's an infinite library, an AI wasteland, or a hotel room with strangers. We'll examine hellish fiction, analyzing what makes these strange afterlifes so gruesome—and alluring. Genres will range: poetry, novella, short story, stage play, and visual art.
Then, you'll take inspiration from the works to write about your own demons and underworlds. Each session will include writing prompts and exercises based on the week's topic. Through mini group workshops and partner critiques, you’ll get instant feedback on your fresh ideas, helping your story take shape early on.
Sign up link in bio!
We love community! Sunday’s Open Pages event will feature @jemhunts !
Jemhunts is a sustainable & attainable clothing re-seller specializing in vintage & second-hand finds. Sourced with an eye for individuality, wearability, & personal style & built around the idea that great fashion already exists. JEM HUNTS gives pre-loved pieces a second life through thoughtful sourcing, community, & circular fashion.
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We love all things community at Open Book so can’t wait to share space with everyone this Sunday!
4/30 Another Way workshop at @recessgrove was truly special. Inspired by @ayanaeliza ‘What if We Get it Right?’ An invitation to imagine how we could better care for ourselves, each other, and our planet.
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Collaborating, conversing, and creating alongside these two humans reminded me of the joy I experience when I’m in like minded spaces or more importantly spaces that are open to listen and ACT. So, so much work to do.
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Catch @scarey513 and I Sunday for Open Pages! Flyers/info on grid and link in bio.
Open Book presents Open Pages: topic SUSTAINABILITY
Meet our panelists! See you Sunday! Link in bio
🌺📖 @johannamariesilver Johanna Silver lives and works in NYC and is originally from Santa Fe, NM. As a writer/journalist, she has written about a range of topics from fashion to local news to national politics, and currently works as a Digital Producer for the ACLU. She also writes about purpose-driven enterprises around New York on her website @magnanimousnewyork
Open Book presents Open Pages: topic SUSTAINABILITY
Meet our panelists! See you Sunday! Link in bio
🌺📖 @madeleinedanz is a Sustainability and Social Impact Program Manager at Steve Madden, working across product circularity, corporate philanthropy, ESG reporting, and community partnerships. She is passionate about finding unrealized value across the product lifecycle and building the systems that make a more responsible fashion industry operational, not aspirational.
Open Book presents Open Pages: topic SUSTAINABILITY
Meet our panelists!
🌺 📖 Ragini Srikrishna- multi media artist and community builder based in Brooklyn, NY
If you need it here’s more on me:
She cares deeply about community and equity. She seeks to use her art, design, and storytelling to both educate herself and others with an eye to creating a better world.
Her words have appeared in Teen Vogue, Bustle, Dame, Patch, WearYourVoice, YourStory Media, and more.
Open Book (the monthly literary open mic you know and love) presents Open Pages! A paneled discussion event speaking on Sustainability followed by a mixer! In these times it’s important to come together to connect, create and share resources! Free and open to all!
Cohosted by @becka.dots (founder of @openbook.nyc ) and Sarah Carey (founder of @our_commonwealth )
📖 4-6pm casual writing workshop in the cafe area! Prompts and writing supplies will be provided
📖 6-8pm panel discussion and community mixer
(Also Happy Hour!)
Panelists
🌳 @madeleinedanz - works in Sustainability at Steve Madden
🌳 @johannamariesilver -writer and founder of Magnanimous New York highlighting purpose driven persuits
🌳 Ragini Srikrishna- multi media artist and community builder based in Brooklyn, NY
Stay after the discussion to hang and shop /swap second hand goods!
Follow link in bio for more info! Hoping to see you all there!
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This event is apart of @communityweek.nyc ! A citywide celebration of belonging that spotlights the organizers, spaces, and communities connecting New Yorkers
