{"id":11709,"date":"2025-11-08T17:41:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T17:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/opening-reception-the-black-man-in-the-high-castle\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T17:41:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T17:41:56","slug":"opening-reception-the-black-man-in-the-high-castle","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.afrothentik.com\/events\/opening-reception-the-black-man-in-the-high-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening Reception &#8211; The Black Man in the High Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"em em-view-container\" id=\"em-view-1662329997\" data-view=\"event\">\r\n\t<div class=\"em pixelbones em-item em-item-single em-event em-event-single em-event-46 \" id=\"em-event-1662329997\" data-view-id=\"1662329997\">\r\n\t\t\n<section class=\"em-item-header\"  style=\"--default-border:#a8d144;\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"em-item-image \">\n\t\t<img 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