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Window display project

WORD is seeking artists (amateur and accomplished) to create original window displays.

We are looking for ideas involving, but not specific to, literature, books, the neighborhood and our store, with occasional window displays geared toward in-store events. Of course we are also open to all sorts of exhibits and eagerly await your thoughts and visions.

Please drop off or email a proposal which can consist of anything you see fit to communicate your idea (sketches, photographs, a letter, etc.) along with your contact information.

Unfortunately we cannot offer any compensation for materials or installation hours, but we can offer a beautiful well-lit space to display your work to the public for one month, twenty-four hours a day.

Events

Tuesday, May 13, 7:30pm:
WORD book club discussion: The Savage Detectives

Thursday, May 15, 7:30pm:
Contributors to Brooklyn Was Mine, including Philip Dray, Rachel Cline and Joanna Hershon

Tuesday, May 20, 7:30pm:
WORD monthly game night: bring your favorite game!

Wednesday, May 21, 7:30pm:
Reading and signing for Apocalypse How: Turn the End-Times into the Best of Times! by humorist Rob Kutner

Thursday, May 22, 7:30pm:
Music writing event featuring 33 1/3 authors Matthew Stearns (Sonic Youth’s Daydream Nation), Michael Fournier (The Minutemen’s Double Nickels on the Dime), and Amanda Petrusich (Nick Drake’s Pink Moon). The discussion will be moderated by Rolling Stone’s Jenny Eliscu.

Thursday, June 5, 7:30pm:
Brooklyn Noir 3 event featuring contributors Rosemarie Yu, Christopher Musella, Dennis Hawkins, and editor Tim McLoughlin. This volume of the popular Noir series has a true crime theme.

Saturday, June 21, 12:00pm:
Adrienne Onofri, author of Walking Brooklyn, will lead us on a walking tour of Greenpoint

Friday, July 11, 7:30pm:
Willy Vlautin & Ross Raisin, accompanied by live music!

Ongoing monthly events:
Every third Tuesday of the month: WORD game night

Email us for more information.

Past Events:

Sean Bryan and Tom Murphy: May 10, 2008

Contributors to Santi: Lives of Modern Saints: James P. Othmer, Greg Downs, author/editor Luca Dipierro and illustrator Rachel Bradley: April 30, 2008

Contributors to Broken Land: Poems About Brooklyn: April 23, 2008

Jon Springer and Spike Vrusho: April 17, 2008

Kevin Somers and Puck: April 12, 2008

Anya Ulinich and Kevin Kinsella: April 3, 2008

Elizabeth Crane and Paul Fattaruso: March 30, 2008

Nina Siegal: March 12, 2008

Kevin Walsh: March 6, 2008

Tim McLoughlin, Arthur Nersesian, Maggie Estep, Robert Knightly and Jillian Abbott: February 21, 2008

Carl Wilson: January 22, 2008

Sarah Langan: January 16, 2008

Cristin O’Keefe with Shappy Seasholtz, Rachel McKibbens and Michael Cirelli: January 9, 2008

Bob Eckstein: December 18, 2007

Meredith Walters and Uche Nduk: December 6, 2007

Kara Jessella and Marisa Meltzer: November 28, 2007

Hotel St. George event with Aaron Petrovich and Alex Rose: November 16, 2007

Jennifer Bartlett: November 9, 2007

The Brooklynites: November 6, 2007

Jason Roeder: November 1, 2007

David Rees: October 26, 2007

Define-a-Thon: October 10, 2007

Mo Willems: October 4, 2007

Jia Lee, on September 30th, 2007 at 8:39 pm Said:

Hi! I was interested in bringing my son to the Mo Willems reading this Thursday. Do I need to sign up?

Thanks!

Word, on October 2nd, 2007 at 6:52 pm Said:

Hi there. We’re not taking reservations for the Mo Willems event but try to get here early to be assured a spot. We’ll start handing out numbers at 4:30pm. Thanks!