Green-Wood

Hymn to the City
2021-06-05 19:15 - 21:45, 2021-06-05 19:45 - 22:15, 2021-06-05 20:15 - 22:45, 2021-06-05 20:45 - 23:15 (America/New_York) | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
The New York Philharmonic

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The Long Story

Hymn to the City is a ground-breaking collaboration between Death of Classical, The Green-Wood Cemetery, and The New York Philharmonic—a sprawling, immersive event that pays tribute to New York’s singular spirit of resilience and renewal after a year of collective trauma, loss, and mourning.

Attendees will be taken on a journey across the Cemetery, hearing the stories of Green-Wood’s extraordinary permanent residents—many of whom are members of the New York Philharmonic community—interwoven with music, dance, and poetry. From Leonard Bernstein’s gravesite to the Hill of Graves, the Civil War Soldiers Monument to the Catacombs, we’ll remember the battles lost and won, the challenges overcome, and the boundless ingenuity, open-hearted creativity, and indomitable strength of our beloved city.

The Short Story

A once-in-a-lifetime celebration of the greatest city in the world.

$100. There are no paper or e-tickets. Attendees will be checked in by name. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Important things to note before purchasing your tickets

Attendees must fill out a health survey in advance of the event.Arrive on time! We will start with thirty minutes to enjoy whiskey tastings and snacks (all free!), and the beauty of the Cemetery, before the program begins. No late admittance. The program is mainly outdoors and runs for approximately two hours, which includes walking over hilly and uneven terrain; proper footwear is recommended. Health and safety protocols will be strictly enforced, including wearing a mask and keeping a distance of at least 6 feet from those not in your party. Follow directions given by Cemetery staff and ambassadors.Rain date Sunday, June 6th.Sorry, we cannot refund or exchange tickets for another performance or timeslot. There are no member discounts for this performance.

All pianos are generously provided by Yamaha.

Mandatory Safety Protocols

– Attendees must wear a face covering at all times and maintain at least a 6-foot distance from those not in their group.

– Follow ALL instructions and guidance from Cemetery staff and ambassadors.

– Travel Safely: Green-Wood recommends following all safety precautions while traveling to and from the Cemetery, whether by foot, mass transit, or driving. If taking mass transit, please check the MTA’s guidelines.

– Feeling Sick? Stay home if you are feeling sick or running a temperature. Please use good judgement if you have recently been exposed to someone with COVID-19. For more information about COVID-19, please check the CDC website.

Green-Wood reserves the right to deny entry to any visitor who refuses to comply with the safety guidelines.

If you observe a situation or behavior that does not reflect these protocols, please advise an ambassador or other staff member immediately. With everyone’s cooperation this will be a memorable and safe unique experience.

Green-Wood After Hours
2021-06-05 19:30 - 21:30, 2021-06-11 19:30 - 21:30, 2021-06-12 19:30 - 21:30, 2021-06-18 19:30 - 21:30, 2021-06-19 19:30 - 21:30
Long after Green-Wood’s gates close to the public, explore its historic grounds under the cover of night. You’ll weave through the Cemetery’s stunning landscape and visit the graves of fascinating figures in New York and American history. This not-to-be-missed walking tour ends with a visit to the Catacombs, which are normally closed to the public.

$30/ $25 for members. There are no paper or e-tickets. Attendees will be checked in by name.

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The walk is over hilly and uneven terrain, a flashlight and comfortable shoes are recommended for this tour.

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Mandatory Safety Protocols

– Attendees must wear a face covering at all times and maintain at least a 6-foot distance from those not in their group.

– The tour guide will be using a voice amplifier to ensure all social-distancing protocols are adhered to.

– Follow ALL instructions and guidance from Cemetery staff and ambassadors.

– Travel Safely: Green-Wood recommends following all safety precautions while traveling to and from the Cemetery, whether by foot, mass transit, or driving. If taking mass transit, please check the MTA’s guidelines.

– Feeling Sick? Stay home if you are feeling sick or running a temperature. Please use good judgement if you have recently been exposed to someone with COVID-19. For more information about COVID-19, please check the CDC website.

– Green-Wood reserves the right to deny entry to any visitor who refuses to comply with the safety guidelines.

If you observe a situation or behavior that does not reflect these protocols, please advise an ambassador or other staff member immediately. With everyone’s cooperation this will be a memorable and safe unique experience.

Birding in Peace
2021-06-06 06:00 - 07:30, 2021-06-13 06:00 - 07:30, 2021-06-20 06:00 - 07:30
Courtesy of Jennifer Kepler.

Before our gates open to the general public, birding expert Rob Jett leads these peaceful Sunday morning walking tours to discover the many birds that call Green-Wood home. Green-Wood’s official birding checklist is available to pick up from the security guard at the Main Entrance on 25th Street or to print here.

Please note: All walking tours traverse hilly and at times uneven terrain. Comfortable footwear is suggested.

Tickets are $20/$15 for members. There are no paper or e-tickets. Attendees will be checked in by name.

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Early-Spring Migration

Our April tours will be a feast for the ears and eyes with the trilling song of pine warblers and drumming pronouncements of woodpeckers on newly blossoming trees (including magnolias, maples, quinces, and dogwoods). We’ll discover thousands of songbirds resting before their trip farther north as well as arriving herons and egrets at Green-Wood’s glacial ponds.

Peak Spring Migration

From ruby-throated hummingbirds to over twenty species of colorful wood warblers, our peak migration tours will feature many of the 163 bird species that have been recorded at Green-Wood during the month of May. Beginning just after sunrise, we will experience spring’s dawn chorus at the most active time of day for birds.

Summer Birding

In July we should see the offspring of our resident red-tailed hawk bravely preparing to leave the nest. Warbler songs will be replaced by chirring cicadas and the tweets of fledgling birds. Butterflies and dragonflies are abundant. By late-July, expect the arrival of the first southbound migrants.

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Mandatory Safety Protocols

– Attendees must wear a face covering at all times and maintain at least a 6-foot distance from those not in their group.

– Follow ALL instructions and guidance from Cemetery staff and ambassadors.

– Travel Safely: Green-Wood recommends following all safety precautions while traveling to and from the Cemetery, whether by foot, mass transit, or driving. If taking mass transit, please check the MTA’s guidelines.

– Feeling Sick? Stay home if you are feeling sick or running a temperature. Please use good judgement if you have recently been exposed to someone with COVID-19. For more information about COVID-19, please check the CDC website.

– Green-Wood reserves the right to deny entry to any visitor who refuses to comply with the safety guidelines.

If you observe a situation or behavior that does not reflect these protocols, please advise an ambassador or other staff member immediately. With everyone’s cooperation this will be a memorable and safe unique experience.

Green-Wood’s Greatest Hits
2021-06-06 13:00 - 14:30, 2021-06-12 13:00 - 14:30, 2021-06-13 13:00 - 14:30, 2021-06-19 13:00 - 14:30, 2021-06-20 13:00 - 14:30
Credit: Amy Nieporent

Join our expert tour guides to explore Green-Wood’s historic landscape and most fascinating permanent residents. If you have never been to the Cemetery, this is your opportunity to discover the highlights of some of its 478 acres of art, history, and nature!

On this walking tour, you will tread where George Washington and his troops fought in the Battle of Brooklyn; learn the tragedy that struck the Brooklyn Theatre; pay your respects to the maestro, Leonard Bernstein; and discover much more.

$25 / $20 for members.

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There are no paper or e-tickets. Attendees will be checked in by name. The walk is over hilly and uneven terrain, comfortable footwear is encouraged. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Location: Check-in takes place in the meadow at the Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street. Look for signage.

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Mandatory Safety Protocols

– Attendees are strongly encouraged to wear a face covering at all times and maintain at least a 6-foot distance from those not in their group.

– The walk is over hilly and uneven terrain, comfortable footwear is encouraged.

– Follow ALL instructions and guidance from Cemetery staff and ambassadors.

– Travel Safely: Green-Wood recommends following all safety precautions while traveling to and from the Cemetery, whether by foot, mass transit, or driving. If taking mass transit, please check the MTA’s guidelines.

– Feeling Sick? Stay home if you are feeling sick or running a temperature. Please use good judgement if you have recently been exposed to someone with COVID-19. For more information about COVID-19, please check the CDC website.

– Green-Wood reserves the right to deny entry to any visitor who refuses to comply with the safety guidelines.

If you observe a situation or behavior that does not reflect these protocols, please advise an ambassador or other staff member immediately. With everyone’s cooperation this will be a memorable and safe unique experience.

History Happy Hour: Hidden Green-Wood
2021-06-08 18:00 - 19:00
Green-Wood isn’t wanting for extraordinary and monumental tombs, but many of its most remarkable residents lay buried under unmarked, modest, or sunken stones. It’s no wonder that visitors spend so much time looking for graves that are often easy to miss! You’ll learn about some of Green-Wood’s lesser-known—but equally fascinating—monuments across our 478 acres. Highlights will include suffragist Elizabeth Tilton, whose stone is marked simply as “Grandmother;” Robert “Little Dougie” Spedden, a child survivor of the Titanic; and teenage military cadet Andrew Culver Jr., whose marble gravestone is one of the Cemetery’s most underrated gems.

While we can’t actually bring the bar or the drinks to you, we can offer some history on tap! Bring your own beverage–why not try our recommended cocktail of the evening–and raise a glass to the past as we stay connected through our latest series, History Happy Hour.

$9 / $4 for members. A Zoom link and recipe will be in your confirmation email upon registration.

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We Remember: A Community COVID Memorial
2021-06-08 18:00 - 21:00
Presented by Naming the Lost Memorials and The Green-Wood Cemetery

Since May 2020, Naming the Lost Memorials, a small team of volunteer artists, activists, and folklorists, has been creating memorial sites in New York City to name and remember victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. The memorials consist of tens of thousands of nameplates with personalized drawings and photos. Collectively they create an overwhelming visual representation of the enormity of the loss. On June 8th, they will unveil We Remember: A Community Covid Memorial near Green-Wood’s Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street.

During this special ceremony, We Remember will be dedicated and activated by artists, religious leaders, and performers. We invite you to participate through song, movement, invocation, prayer, and a simple candle ritual allowing us to call out the names of the dead.

NOTE: Activities and dedication moved to the Historic Chapel due to rain.

Naming The Lost Memorials Installation in Brooklyn. (Photo by Erik McGregor)

6-7pm:

Procession to Green-Wood – CANCELLED DUE TO RAINPlease meet instead at the Historic Chapel near the Main Entrance of the Cemetery at 25th Street and Fifth Avenue.

Drum call, poetry, and making of memorial name platesHistoric Chapel near Main Entrance (moved due to rain)

7-8pm:

Dedication and activation of the memorialHistoric Chapel near Main Entrance (moved due to rain)

8-9pm:

Music, placement of candles, and additional opportunities to create and add a nameplate to the memorial.

The memorial, which seeks to honor the nearly 600,000 people in the United States who have died during the COVID-19 pandemic, will remain active and on display through June 28th. Sections of the memorial are available for adding names from June 8th-28th.

There is no registration required to attend this event. This event will go on rain or shine; in case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the Historic Chapel near Green-Wood’s Main Entrance.

Attendees are welcomed to bring blankets or chairs to sit on inside the Cemetery during the ceremony.

Una Ofrenda Comunitaria para los Fallecidos de Covid

Nombrando a los Desaparecidos y el Cementerio de Green-Wood le hacen una cordial invitación a unirse con nosotros en Recordamos: Una Ofrenda Comunitaria para los Fallecidos de Covid.

Veinte grupos comunitarios de la ciudad de Nueva York se están uniendo para crear una ofrenda en honor a los que perdimos por Covid-19. Únase a nosotros el 8 de Junio, mientras honramos a nuestros muertos a través de la música y la danza, crearemos y compartiremos un espacio para la reflexión así como podrán ayudarnos a terminar la ofrenda , que permanecerá durante el mes de junio.

ACTUACIONES Y OFRENDAS:

La Troupe Makandal, José Ortiz, Aeilushi Mistry, Winston “Jeggae” Hoppie, Rev. Katherine Salisbury, Mazarte & the Villalobos Brothers, Judith Berkson, Monica Hope & Kelvyn Bell, y Brooklyn Roots Lullaby Project.

LUGAR:

Cementerio de Green-Wood en Brooklyn, puerta principal de la 5ta Avenida y Calle 25.Metro más cercano: Tren R hasta la calle 25.

DEDICACIÓN:

Naming The Lost Memorials Installation in Brooklyn. (Photo by Erik McGregor)

6-7pm:

reunión, toque de tambor, poesía, procesión.

7-8pm:

Ceremonia de Dedicación y Actuaciones de grupos invitados.

8-9pm:

Canciones de cuna y oportunidad de crear dibujos para agregar al altar.

ACCESIBILIDAD:

Nos reuniremos a las 6pm en la 5ta avenida y la calle 25 para iniciar la procesión. A las 7pm se llevara a cabo la ceremonia en el césped de la entrada principal del cementerio Green-Wood. Habrá sillas plegables disponibles, y aquellos que puedan sentarse en el césped están invitados a hacerlo. Los baños accesibles para sillas de ruedas se encuentran dentro del cementerio. Este evento se lleva a cabo al aire libre y seguiremos las recomendaciones de seguridad actuales de Covid-19. Por favor, si tiene alguna pregunta o requiere más información, contáctenos en namingthelostmemorials@gmail.comGracias!

Translation/ traducción:

Martha Zárate-AlvarezFounder & Artistic DirectorMazarte Dance Company646-785-7537https://mazarte.org/https://m.facebook.com/mazartedance/

Six Degrees of Lincoln: Green-Wood and The Great Emancipator—Part 2
2021-06-09 18:00 - 19:00
You can hardly walk through Green-Wood without coming upon the grave of someone connected to Abraham Lincoln. There’s the general who led all Union armies from 1862 to 1864, the telegrapher and companion with whom he awaited news from the battlefield, and the newspaper publishers who reported on his administration. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. The actress who was on stage at Ford’s Theatre when Lincoln was assassinated and the doctor who embalmed his body are also interred at Green-Wood, among many others.

For this evening’s discussion we welcome back Harold Holzer for a discussion of even more Lincoln! He’ll be joined by Green-Wood Historian Jeff Richman to discuss Green-Wood’s many connections to the Great Emancipator.

Harold Holzer, a prolific scholar and lecturer, has authored, coauthored, and edited fifty-four books including Lincoln and the Power of the Press. He served for six years (2010–2016) as Chairman of The Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation.

You need not have attended Part 1 of this program to enjoy Part 2.

This conversation is part of our series of virtual programs about the history of Green-Wood and its permanent residents, Zooming in on History.

$9 / $4 for members. A Zoom link will be in your confirmation email upon registration.

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Striking the Right Chord: Music and Prose for Funerals
2021-06-10 18:00 - 19:00
Gerard Fortune, Gede (Ghede, Guede)

How does one begin to find the right words and music for a funeral or memorial event? Many funerals today involve collaborating with clergy, a secular officiant, or close family members, and yet some decisions can still be ours alone. Through cued musical selections, scripture, poetry, and a powerpoint presentation, we will review basic end-of-life ceremony structure (beginnings, middles, and endings). We’ll contemplate ways to support grief at any gathering, as well as to open the hearts of those present. This program will be led by funeral director Amy Cunningham, who writes about funeral planning at TheInspiredFuneral.com, and will share resources with those in attendance that they may print out and save.

Free, suggested donation $10. Please consider a donation to Green-Wood when reserving your ticket.

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History Happy Hour: A Grave Concern—Nineteenth-Century Body Snatching
2021-06-15 18:00 - 19:00
Once a burial takes place, it’s all about resting in peace for eternity, right? That wasn’t always the case! In the nineteenth century, there was a demand by medical schools for cadavers so doctors and students could study human anatomy. The shockingly profitable “resurrection” business was created by grave robbers to fulfill the needs of medical schools by stealing bodies in the middle of the night. Fortunately, Green-Wood’s extensive records do not indicate any such thievery on our grounds, but other New York City burial sites were not so lucky! Join us for a look into the history of grave robbing in New York City and to learn about a few of Green-Wood’s permanent residents who may have dug up a body… or two.

While we can’t actually bring the bar or the drinks to you, we can offer some history on tap! Bring your own beverage–why not try our recommended cocktail of the evening–and raise a glass to the past as we stay connected through our latest series, History Happy Hour.

$9 / $4 for members. A Zoom link and recipe will be in your confirmation email upon registration.

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Nineteenth-Century New York in 3D: Part 2
2021-06-16 18:00 - 19:00
It’s your best opportunity to time travel back in time to the New York City that you were born too late to live in! Over a span of four decades, Jeff Kraus has put together an extraordinary collection of stereoviews of life in the burgeoning metropolis. In the nineteenth century, stereoviews were a popular type of photograph, created using a technique that gave the appearance of three-dimensional images. In this follow-up program, Jeff Kraus once again joins Green-Wood Historian Jeff Richman, for a lively discussion of some of the most fascinating images of the city that so many of Green-Wood’s permanent residents lived in and knew so well. Sign up early to make sure you get your 3D glasses well before this event.

You need not have attended Part 1 of this program to enjoy Part 2.

PLEASE NOTE: Everyone who signs up for this program by the end of day on Monday, June 7th will be mailed a pair of 3D glasses. Tickets purchased after this date will not be mailed a pair of glasses. You will need these glasses to properly experience the program. When purchasing your ticket, please make sure that the home address you enter on Eventbrite is your mailing address.

$9 / $4 for members. A Zoom link will be in your confirmation email upon registration.

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Wild Bees of Green-Wood
2021-06-17 18:00 - 19:00
Presenter: Sarah Kornbluth

From bumblebees to leafcutters, there are dozens of wild bee species buzzing around Green-Wood. Join Sarah Kornbluth from the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and Green-Wood’s manager of horticulture operations, Sara Evans, to learn about the different groups of bees found during our research collaboration with AMNH. We’ll see examples of the visual cues to identify bees and talk about the differences in their behavior and nesting requirements. You’ll be on the lookout for their amazing diversity the next time you visit Green-Wood or spot flower foragers in your own neck of the woods!

This conversation is part of our series of virtual programs about the horticulture and wildlife of Green-Wood, Zooming in on Nature.

$5/Free for members, RSVP required. A Zoom link will be in your confirmation email upon registration.

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Death Café
2021-06-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
The Death Café is inspired by the centuries-old European salon (or café), an informal gathering to discuss philosophical, political or scientific ideas. In 2011, British entrepreneur Jon Underwood brought this concept to discussions of the most universal topic of all: death. Underwood’s intention was to provide an opportunity to “increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their lives.” Today, there are over 4,400 Death Cafes in 26 countries around the world.
Green-Wood is proud to host monthly gatherings of the Death Café here in our beautiful, modern chapel. Amy Cunningham, death educator and creator of the Brooklyn-based blog TheInspiredFuneral.com, invites participants to share their thoughts and feelings on death. It’s an opportunity for safe and open exchanges, without an agenda. Tea and light snacks are provided.
“A place for people to discuss our inevitable fate.” – Gothamist
“It’s a reversal for American culture, which for a long time has shied away from these conversations.” – Village Voice
“[E]ncouraging people to talk about death more freely and naturally.” – Haaretz
Free to attend, RSVP recommended. Please register using the Eventbrite box below.
This program takes place in our Modern Chapel just to the right after passing through the Gothic Arches at the main entrance. All events will take place rain or shine. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

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Spring Plant Walk with the Next Epoch Seed Library
2021-06-19 11:00 - 12:30
Spring is a great time to meet some of the wild, weedy, and resilient plants who make their homes in Green-Wood’s urban meadows! Join Ellie Irons and Anne Percoco of the Next Epoch Seed Library for a socially distanced, multisensorial walking tour focused on spontaneous urban flora. As we find and interact with individual plants, we’ll consider the role of plant-human reciprocity in ecosystem function, and how different management strategies impact our plant neighbors and the many other life forms who rely on them. We’ll also make a visit to the Cemetery’s rewilding experiment “Rethinking Urban Grasslands,” where we’ll meet some of the vegetal collaborators who are helping make it happen.

Location: Check-in takes place in the meadow at the Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street. Look for signage.

$25/ $20 for members. There are no paper or e-tickets. Attendees will be checked in by name. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

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– Attendees must wear a face covering at all times and maintain at least a 6-foot distance from those not in their group.

– The tour guide will be using a voice amplifier to ensure all social-distancing protocols are adhered to.

– Follow ALL instructions and guidance from Cemetery staff and ambassadors.

– Travel Safely: Green-Wood recommends following all safety precautions while traveling to and from the Cemetery, whether by foot, mass transit, or driving. If taking mass transit, please check the MTA’s guidelines.

– Feeling Sick? Stay home if you are feeling sick or running a temperature. Please use good judgement if you have recently been exposed to someone with COVID-19. For more information about COVID-19, please check the CDC website.

– Green-Wood reserves the right to deny entry to any visitor who refuses to comply with the safety guidelines.

If you observe a situation or behavior that does not reflect these protocols, please advise an ambassador or other staff member immediately. With everyone’s cooperation this will be a memorable and safe unique experience.

Graveyards to Green-Wood: The Evolution of NYC’s Burial Grounds
2021-06-23 18:00 - 19:00
Before Green-Wood was founded in 1838, churchyards, potter’s fields, and other graveyards were the final resting places for New York City’s dead. These early burial sites were a far cry from the romantic pastoral landscapes of the cemeteries that were to come, during the Rural Cemetery Movement. Nonetheless, they provide valuable insight into perspectives on death in early New York—telling us not just about the dead, but the living. Archeologist Dr. Elizabeth D. Meade joins Green-Wood Historian Jeff Richman for a lively discussion about the pre-Green-Wood fate of the dead. Dr. Meade, whose recently published doctoral dissertation, “‘Prepare for Death and Follow Me:’ An Archaeological Survey of the Historic Period Cemeteries of New York City,” will share some of her extensive research into the hundreds of burial sites across the city’s deathscape. Her fascinating work can be viewed at www.cemeteriesofnyc.com.

$9 / $4 for members. A Zoom link will be in your confirmation email upon registration.

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Humane Insight: African American Suffering & Death
2021-06-24 18:00 - 19:00
Gerard Fortune, Gede (Ghede, Guede)

Throughout American history, images of wounded and dead Black bodies have pervaded the cultural sphere, including the graphic brutality of the 1834 Lalaurie affair; Emmett Till’s murder and funeral; and the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Questioning the role of the role of the spectator and the victim, Dr. Courtney R. Baker’s book Humane Insight (2015) explores the uses of Black suffering and death in African American liberation movements. In this presentation, Dr. Baker will share her discoveries from this research, highlighting the evolution of African Americans’ relationship to civic policies and the concept of humanity as well as the central role that African American women have played in rendering mourning as a form of activism.

Dr. Baker is a scholar of African American visual culture and liberation, and is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at University of California Riverside. You can learn more about her work and current research on her website.

This program is presented as part of a new Death Education series at Green-Wood, Death & Us. Death is the great universal, but the ways in which the dead are grieved and memorialized vary across racial, cultural, and economic divides in the United States. This series brings together a myriad of voices—from historians and preservationists to activists and funeral practitioners—to explore how diverse communities mourn and commemorate the departed from our nation’s founding to today.

Free, suggested donation $10. Please consider a donation to Green-Wood when reserving your ticket.

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Moonlight Tours
2021-06-24 20:00 - 22:00
Credit: Steven Acres

Join other fearless trekkers to explore Green-Wood’s intriguing monuments and unforgettable Catacombs under the glow of the full moon. Historian Jeff Richman leads these immensely popular walking tours, which begin at sunset and are accompanied by the ethereal and atmospheric sounds of live accordion music. Buy your tickets soon; these tours always sell out.

$30 / $25 for members. There are no paper or e-tickets. Attendees will be checked in by name.

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The walk is over hilly and uneven terrain, a flashlight and comfortable shoes are recommended for this tour. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Location: Check-in takes place in the meadow at the Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street.

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Mandatory Safety Protocols

– Attendees must wear a face covering at all times and maintain at least a 6-foot distance from those not in their group.

– The walk is over hilly and uneven terrain, comfortable footwear is encouraged.

– Travel Safely: Green-Wood recommends following all safety precautions while traveling to and from the Cemetery, whether by foot, mass transit, or driving. If taking mass transit, please check the MTA’s guidelines.

– Feeling Sick? Stay home if you are feeling sick or running a temperature. Please use good judgement if you have recently been exposed to someone with COVID-19. For more information about COVID-19, please check the CDC website.

– Green-Wood reserves the right to deny entry to any visitor who refuses to comply with the safety guidelines.

If you observe a situation or behavior that does not reflect these protocols, please advise an ambassador or other staff member immediately. With everyone’s cooperation this will be a memorable and safe unique experience.

Beethoven Violin Concerto (pocket edition)
2021-06-25 19:00 - 22:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Gil Shaham & The Knights

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The Long Story

Normally, in order to perform Beethoven’s luminous, life-affirmingly beautiful Violin Concerto, one needs a full orchestra…fortunately, we have superstar violinist Gil Shaham and a contingent of five top-shelf players from Brooklyn’s own ensemble, The Knights (including founding brothers Colin and Eric Jacobsen), who have shrunk the work down to their pandemic-proof “pocket Beethoven” version. They’ll make six players sound like sixty, and cut to the core of this transcendent masterwork.

Join us for this one-of-a-kind, one-night-only outdoor event. The evening opens with jazz at sunset accompanied by a tasting of whiskey, mezcal, gin and other spirits from distilleries like Appalachian Gap Distillery, Madre Mezcal and more. At dusk, Gil and the Knights will take the stage for some deliciously bite-sized Beethoven!

The Short Story

One of today’s greatest living violinists and one of Brooklyn’s most beloved ensembles, stripping away the layers of Beethoven’s immortal work until they find the eternity that lies at its center.

$60. There are no paper or e-tickets. Attendees will be checked in by name. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Important things to note before purchasing your tickets

Attendees must fill out a health survey in advance of the event.Doors open at 6:45 PM, and the program starts at 7 PM, and lasts approximately three hours. No admittance after 8:30PM.The evening begins with jazz music and a spirits tasting from 7-9 PM. Then, from 9-10PM, Gil Shaham & The Knights take the stage. Outside food and drinks are prohibited, except water.Rain date Saturday, June 26.Health and safety protocols will be strictly enforced, including wearing a mask and keeping a distance of at least 6 feet from those not in your party. Follow directions given by Cemetery staff and ambassadors.Sorry, we cannot refund or exchange tickets for another performance or timeslot. There are no member discounts for this performance.

Mandatory Safety Protocols

– Attendees must wear a face covering at all times and maintain at least a 6-foot distance from those not in their group.

– Follow ALL instructions and guidance from Cemetery staff and ambassadors.

– The walk is over hilly and uneven terrain, comfortable footwear is encouraged.

– Travel Safely: Green-Wood recommends following all safety precautions while traveling to and from the Cemetery, whether by foot, mass transit, or driving. If taking mass transit, please check the MTA’s guidelines.

– Feeling Sick? Stay home if you are feeling sick or running a temperature. Please use good judgement if you have recently been exposed to someone with COVID-19. For more information about COVID-19, please check the CDC website.

Green-Wood reserves the right to deny entry to any visitor who refuses to comply with the safety guidelines.

If you observe a situation or behavior that does not reflect these protocols, please advise an ambassador or other staff member immediately. With everyone’s cooperation this will be a memorable and safe unique experience.
