{"title": "Chinese Brush Painting", "start": "2026-10-31T13:30:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T15:30:00-04:00", "place": "Brooklyn Botanic Garden", "address": "Washington Avenue at Montgomery Street, Brooklyn, NY", "price": "$188 ($172 for members)", "price_from": "188.00", "price_to": "188.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "A five-Saturday class in Chinese brush painting, taught with bamboo brush, ink, and rice paper. 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Cosplay is encouraged, no experience is needed, and beginners are welcome; attendees are warned that sumi ink does not wash out of fabric. 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