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Fourth Annual Benefit

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The Fourth Annual Presentation of the De Witt Clinton Awardfor ExcellencetoPete Hamill Thursday, September 15 * 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres and cocktails al fresco, featuring Governor De Witt Clinton’s favorite drink. Also: VIP Reception with Mr. Hamill for members of the Host Committee, board members, and VIP ticket holders until 6:30 … Read more

Restoration Before and After Photos

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Intro text here… Before photos are on the left-hand side, after photos on the right. Click on an image to expand — you can then toggle between the expanded before and after images using your left/right arrow keys. Caption here   Caption here   Caption here   Caption here   Caption here   Caption here … Read more

The Spoon River Project

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THE LATE SHOW: OUTDOOR THEATER COMES TO GREEN-WOOD with THE SPOON RIVER PROJECT   Imagine sitting deep within Green-Wood Cemetery on a beautiful summer’s night when some of its permanent residents begin to appear in the distance, assemble in front of you, and one by one divulge their secrets, their private thoughts, their regrets and … Read more

Trolley Tour Descriptions

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NOTE: All tours visit Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel and Battle Hill, the site of George Washington’s 1776 Battle of Brooklyn. Tours are conducted on the Green-Wood trolley, but do entail some walking and stair-climbing. Discover Green-Wood: You will also visit De Witt Clinton, Leonard Bernstein, Elias Howe, who patented the sewing machine and whose dog Fannie … Read more

National Sculpture Society Sculptors of Green-Wood

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Green-Wood is proud to be the home of a significant body of sculpture created by members of the prestigious National Sculpture Society (NSS).  Click play below to view a photo slideshow of many of these works (more info on Flickr here), and then scroll down to read a list of the eminent artists behind them. … Read more