Summer 2010 tour and events schedule @ Green-Wood

Summer 2010 tour and events schedule @ Green-Wood

Historic Trolley Tours-Every Wednesday and the last Sunday of every month!

Every Wednesday a new historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds, the Cemetery’s history, its bird life, the most fascinating tales of its permanent residents, views of Manhattan’s skyline, The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and its preservation program, and more.

Reservations are not required, but recommended. $10 historic Fund Members / $15 non-members http://www.green-wood.com/toursevents

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Sunday, June 13, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Underground Muses of Green-Wood

Many famous and fascinating artists, actors and composers have made Green-Wood Cemetery their place of final repose. Leonard Bernstein, Fred Ebb, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Asher B. Durand, George Caitlin, Currier and Ives, and William Merritt Chase are just a few we will visit. Walk may be hilly and strenuous.

The tour is $5 for Historic Fund members / $10 for non-members. Reservations are recommended. Reserve your ticket online today or call 718.768.7300. http://www.green-wood.com/store.php/store/category/2/tour/121

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Sunday, June 13, 2010 at 7:00 PM
The Danny Kalb Trio

Danny Kalb’s smooth blues and folk melodies have thrilled audiences since the 1960s when he started as a solo performer, founding member of the Blues Project and session player with Phil Ochs, Judy Collins and Pete Seeger. This summer, The Danny Kalb Trio will bring that All-American blues vibe to Brooklyn’s Historic Green-Wood Cemetery with an unforgettable evening concert held at the Cemetery’s Historic Chapel.

Tickets are $15 for Historic Fund Members / $20 for non-members. Advance tickets available online, space is limited. http://www.green-wood.com/store.php/store/category/2/event/45

Refreshments will be for sale during the concert.

All proceeds will go directly to benefit The Green-Wood Historic Fund.

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Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 1:00 PM
What Lies Beneath: Secrets of 19th-Century Brooklynites

Join Jocelyn Wills, history professor at Brooklyn College, assisted by Green-Wood Cemetery historian Jeff Richman, on a trolley tour of the Cemetery grounds, featuring 19th-century Brooklynites who were economic and social climbers, some of whom triumphed, some of whom did not. Tales of murder, suicide and bankruptcy (financial and otherwise) will be featured.

The trolley tour is $10 for Historic Fund members / $20 for non-members.. Reservations are recommended. Reserve your ticket online today or call 718.768.7300. http://www.green-wood.com/store.php/store/category/2/tour/108

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Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 1:00 PM
The Far Side of Green-Wood

Explore the less-visited other side of Green-Wood, whose deceased denizens are no less fascinating. The tour will visit the last resting places of artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and John Frederick Kensett, a silent western film star, the original Wizard, the founder of the ASPCA. the inventor of the hot dog, minstrels, several Civil War Generals and many more.

The tour is $5 for Historic Fund members / $10 for non-members. Reservations are recommended. Reserve your ticket online today or call 718.768.7300. http://www.green-wood.com/store.php/store/category/2/tour/122

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Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Written in Stone: Tales of Green-Wood

The monuments and mausoleums of Green-Wood have many fascinating stories to tell and some of the most interesting are not about the most famous. Visit the final resting places and hear the stories of the Indian Princess, the girl who died on her 17th birthday, the heart-broken husband who waved good-bye to his wife in the morning never to see her again, the man who built "The Funny Place", an inventor and his dog, and many more. A tourist attraction 150 years ago, Green-Wood today still has the power to draw us and keep us coming back with its beauty, grandeur and history. Walk may be hilly and strenuous.

The tour is $5 for Historic Fund members / $10 for non-members. Reservations are recommended. Reserve your ticket online today or call 718.768.7300. http://www.green-wood.com/store.php/store/category/2/tour/123

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Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Battle of Brooklyn Commemoration Ceremonies

In memory of the brave patriots who fought for our country’s independence in this first battle after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Part of Brooklyn Battle Week.

FREE EVENTS: 10:00 AM - Tribute to George Washington’s Irish Generals, The Bold Fenian Men/The Civil War, Irish Korean War Memorial, Matilda Tone, John Gallagher & Charles Higgins.

12:30 PM - Revolutionary War Re-Enactors will relive a portion of the Battle of Brooklyn in Green-Wood’s Meadow and the surrounding area near Green- Wood’s main entrance.

1:30 PM - The Green-Wood Historic Fund and United States Merchant Marine Academy sponsor the Annual Battle of Brooklyn Parade. Meet at the main gate for a parade to Battle Hill led by George M. Cohan’s own, The Regimental Band of the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

2:00 PM - Battle of Brooklyn Commemorative Ceremony honoring the Patriots who fought the first battle of our new nation on this sacred ground 234 years ago.

This is a FREE event. Reservations are not necessary. http://www.green-wood.com/store.php/store/category/2/event/6

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