Special Event
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Green Metropolis
Delving into unlikely oases, the legendary Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, who launched the restoration of Central Park in the 1980s and saved it from a state of near ruin , now introduces us to seven remarkable green spaces in and around New York City, giving us the history—both natural and human—of how they have been transformed over time. Copies of her book will be available for signing and sale after the program.
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Evening Bike Tour
Exclusively for Patron Circle members! It is the great desire of bicyclists from near and far to bike the serene, rolling hills of Green-Wood. Yet, cycling is not permitted within our gates. Except now! With special dispensation from the president, Patron Circle members can enjoy a private, after-hours bike tour curated by the experts at Turnstile Tours. Your guide will lead the way to Green-Wood’s most popular attractions while also unveiling high points of Brooklyn history. Don’t miss out on this special evening ride! Be among the few to enjoy this beautiful landscape – its trees, its glacial ponds, its hills and mercifully its flatlands as well – as a cyclist. Please note: BYOB (Bring your own bicycle.)
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unSeen Green
Green-Wood has invited artist Aaron Asis to develop a series of experiential interventions designed to highlight the perception and significance of being "unseen" in Green-Wood. Over the next nine months, Asis will work to accentuate lesser appreciated elements of the cemetery's physical environments, and to celebrate them as places of both memorialization and of public congregation.
unSeen Green will kick-off with a two week site-specific installation in Green-Wood's Chapel - one of our most visible landmarks - and feature two musical encore events by percussionists Owen Weaver and Dennis Sullivan performing Tristan Perich's large-scale work Impermanent for tubular bells and two-channel 1-bit electronics.
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(Sold Out) Cremation: History and the Modern Process
What is cremation? How long have we been doing it, and how does it work? Amy Cunningham, death educator, leads this tour of cremation’s history (from its origins 32 thousand years ago in Australia!) and its impact on the present and future of funerals. This engaging and sometimes jolly journey will also explore how to choose an end-of-life mode of disposition that expresses your own beliefs and values. Afterward, you will have the opportunity to visit the crematory with Gema LaBoccetta, Green-Wood’s Crematory Manager, as well as enjoy discussion and questions at a short reception.
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unSeen Green
Green-Wood has invited artist Aaron Asis to develop a series of experiential interventions designed to highlight the perception and significance of being "unseen" in Green-Wood. Over the next nine months, Asis will work to accentuate lesser appreciated elements of the cemetery's physical environments, and to celebrate them as places of both memorialization and of public congregation.
unSeen Green will kick-off with a two week site-specific installation in Green-Wood's Chapel - one of our most visible landmarks - and feature two musical encore events by percussionists Owen Weaver and Dennis Sullivan performing Tristan Perich's large-scale work Impermanent for tubular bells and two-channel 1-bit electronics.
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(Sold Out) Spirited Stroll
A perennial favorite! Historian Jeff Richman will lead this popular tour through the beautiful fall foliage with tales of murder, mayhem, spirits and the utterly bizarre. Visit the graves of The Wizard of Oz (the actor who played him), George Washington’s favorite dentist, the somewhat shady originator of Spiritualism, and many more. You’ll even get to tour Green-Wood’s Catacombs, usually closed to the public.
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(Sold Out) Spirited Stroll
A perennial favorite! Historian Jeff Richman will lead this popular tour through the beautiful fall foliage with tales of murder, mayhem, spirits and the utterly bizarre. Visit the graves of The Wizard of Oz (the actor who played him), George Washington’s favorite dentist, the somewhat shady originator of Spiritualism, and many more. You’ll even get to tour Green-Wood’s Catacombs, usually closed to the public.
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(Sold Out) Cremation: History and the Modern Process
What is cremation? How long have we been doing it, and how does it work? Amy Cunningham, death educator, leads this tour of cremation’s history (from its origins 32 thousand years ago in Australia!) and its impact on the present and future of funerals. This engaging and sometimes jolly journey will also explore how to choose an end-of-life mode of disposition that expresses your own beliefs and values. Afterward, you will have the opportunity to visit the crematory with Gema LaBoccetta, Green-Wood’s Crematory Manager, as well as enjoy discussion and questions at a short reception.
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The Gallant Samuel Sims Talk and Tour
Green-Wood's historian, Jeff Richman – author of the recently published The Gallant Samuel Sims - will discuss the life of Brooklyn native and Civil War hero Captain Samuel Sims, and how the collections of papers and objects that tell his story miraculously were saved from a trash can in California and an old trunk in New York and wound up at Green-Wood. Afterward, Richman will lead a trolley tour exploring the cemetery’s rich Civil War history--including a visit to Captain Sims's grave.
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Happy 200th Birthday, Mr. Wheatley!
Love musicals? Then you won’t want to miss this musical tribute to the guy who got it all started. William Wheatley (1816 – 1876) Green-Wood permanent resident and stage star produced The Black Crook, the first American musical. Think of it — the actors acted and sang — and boy did they sing! The show was five hours long and ran for a record-breaking 474 performances at the famed Niblo’s Garden. What got audiences so excited? This your chance to find out. But that's not all! Songs written, performed, and produced by other Green-Wood residents - including a jingle for five cent cigars, ballads from classic Broadway productions, and a tiny bit of disco - will make this celebration of Wheatley’s 200th birthday a party not to be missed! Be sure to save room for cake!
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.