(Canceled) 235th Anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn
Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesSunday, August 28, 2011 All Sunday, August 28th Battle of Brooklyn tours and events are CANCELED due to weather. Please check www.green-wood.com or call 718-210-3080 for updates. Green-Wood will be reaching out as soon as possible to ticket-holders using available contact information. Please know that: Paid tour tickets will be honored for any other Green-Wood ... Read more
(Canceled) 1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesSunday, August 28, 2011 This tour is CANCELED due to weather. Please check www.green-wood.com or call 718-210-3080 for updates. Green-Wood will be reaching out as soon as possible to ticket-holders using available contact information. Please know that: Paid tour tickets will be honored for any other Green-Wood tour anytime. You may also opt to donate ... Read more
1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesWednesday, August 31, 2011 Every Wednesday there is a 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, ... Read more
1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesWednesday, September 7, 2011 Experience the most magnificent and historic 478 acres in New York City. Join our expert tour guide to hear fascinating stories of Green-Wood’s permanent residents, see breathtaking views of Manhattan, tread where George Washington and his troops fought the Battle of Brooklyn and much more. September: 7 (The Far Side of ... Read more
7 p.m. Flashlight Walking Tour
Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesSaturday, September 10, 2011 “Best Creepy Stroll”—Village Voice A four-time New York Times “Spare Times” Pick Armed with a flashlight and the full moon’s brilliance, fearless trekkers can explore the tombstones and catacombs with Green-Wood historian Jeff Richman. Those inclined to believe in ghosts should look out for the spirits of cemetery residents such ... Read more
1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesSunday, September 11, 2011 Experience the most magnificent and historic 478 acres in New York City. Join our expert tour guide to hear fascinating stories of Green-Wood’s permanent residents, see breathtaking views of Manhattan, tread where George Washington and his troops fought the Battle of Brooklyn and much more. Dates: Sep 11 & 25, Oct ... Read more
1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesWednesday, September 14, 2011 Experience the most magnificent and historic 478 acres in New York City. Join our expert tour guide to hear fascinating stories of Green-Wood’s permanent residents, see breathtaking views of Manhattan, tread where George Washington and his troops fought the Battle of Brooklyn and much more. September: 7 (The Far Side of ... Read more
5:30 p.m. Fourth Annual Benefit
Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesThe Fourth Annual Presentation of the De Witt Clinton Award for Excellence to Pete HamillThursday, September 15, 2011 The Fourth Annual Benefit for The Green-Wood Historic Fund, honoring writer and author Pete Hamill. A cocktail reception featuring previews of Brooklyn Underground: Theatrical Stories from the Green-Wood Cemetery, a play by The Artful Conspirators. Call or ... Read more
1 p.m. The Far Side of Green-Wood Walking Tour
Green-Wood Fort Hamilton Entrance Fort Hamilton Parkway and Micieli Place, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesSaturday, September 17, 2011 Explore the less-visited other side of Green-Wood, whose deceased denizens are no less fascinating. Visit with Green-Wood Historic Fund tour guide Ruth Edebohls the last resting places of artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and John Frederick Kensett, a silent western film star, the Wizard of Oz, the founder of the ASPCA, the inventor ... Read more
1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesWednesday, September 21, 2011 Experience the most magnificent and historic 478 acres in New York City. Join our expert tour guide to hear fascinating stories of Green-Wood’s permanent residents, see breathtaking views of Manhattan, tread where George Washington and his troops fought the Battle of Brooklyn and much more. September: 7 (The Far Side of ... Read more
8 p.m. Brooklyn Underground: Theatrical Stories from the Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesFriday, September 23, 2011 Brooklyn Underground brings to the stage an imaginative and entertaining intermingling of Green-Wood’s permanent residents and its modern-day neighbors. Hear 19th-century stage star Kate Claxton, “the Sarah Bernhardt of America,” give a first-hand account of the Brooklyn Theatre Fire of 1885 that killed 278 people. Watch actress Laura Keene perform at ... Read more
Green-Wood’s public programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, as well as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
