{"title": "Ditmas Lit", "start": "2026-10-28T20:00:00-04:00", "end": null, "place": "The Urbane Arts Club", "address": "Beverley Road 1016, 11218 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "Ditmas Lit is a monthly reading series in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, dedicated to showcasing a diverse range of emerging and established writers in all genres. This edition features Andrew Colarusso, author of \"Pettyg-d: Poems\" and \"Black Body Index\" and owner of Taylor & Co. 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