Rowan Renee: The Perimeter Path
2023-08-22 00:00 - 23:59, 2023-08-23 00:00 - 23:59, 2023-08-24 00:00 - 23:59, 2023-08-25 00:00 - 23:59, 2023-08-26 00:00 - 23:59, 2023-08-27 00:00 - 23:59, 2023-08-28 00:00 - 23:59, 2023-08-29 00:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York) and 6 more dates
Credit: Rowan Renee

June 3rd-September 4thFree and Open to the Public Daily10am–5pmHistoric Chapel

In-Person Event

The Perimeter Path is an immersive installation in the Historic Chapel by Green-Wood’s 2022 artist in residence, Rowan Renee. Through extensive onsite research into the public burial lots around the Cemetery’s perimeter and the meticulous crafting of works in marble and glass, Renee investigates how race and class influence memorialization.

Historically, public lots at Green-Wood offered more affordable burial sites for the working class and poor. Many are located near the Cemetery’s perimeter, where land was seen as less valuable because of its proximity to city streets. In a historic site like Green-Wood, known for its stunning and elaborate Victorian era monuments, Renee shifts visitors’ focus to the erasures and absences in the landscape that point to societal and systemic patterns of inequity.

Click here to read more about The Perimeter Path. To learn more about Renee’s creative process, register for Art and Preservation: An Artist Talk with Rowan Renee (Monday, July 10th, 6pm) or To the Perimeter: A Walking Tour with Rowan Renee (Sundays, July 23rd and September 3rd, 10am).

Rowan Renee (b. 1985, West Palm Beach, Florida) is a genderqueer artist currently working in Brooklyn, NY. Their work addresses intergenerational trauma, gender-based violence and the impact of the criminal legal system through image, text and installation. They have been exhibited in solo exhibitions at Brooklyn’s Smack Mellon gallery (2021), FiveMyles in Crown Heights (2021), Aperture Foundation (2017), and Pioneer Works (2015). They have received awards from the Aaron Siskind Foundation, the Harpo Foundation and the Jerome Hill Foundation. You can learn more about their work on their website.

The Perimeter Path was made possible with support from the New York State Council on the Arts.

Free and open to the public, no reservations are necessary. Please consider a donation to The Green-Wood Historic Fund so that we can continue to offer free and low-cost programs throughout the year.

Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour
2023-08-26 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-09-02 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-09-09 13:00 - 15:00
Join our expert tour guides aboard our temperature-controlled trolley to explore Green-Wood’s historic landscape and some of its most fascinating permanent residents. If you have never been to the Cemetery this is your opportunity to discover its 478 acres of art, history, and nature! You will tread where George Washington and his troops fought in the Battle of Brooklyn, visit the grave of one of America’s greatest artists, and much more.

Please note that if only 1 ticket shows as available during the purchase process that is the last ticket available.

Price: $30, and $25 for members

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Before Purchasing A Ticket, Please Note:

COVID-19 Policy: Attendees MUST wear a face covering at all times on the trolley, regardless of vaccine status, and follow instructions and guidance from Cemetery staff and ambassadors.

Tickets: There are no paper or e-tickets! Attendees will be checked in by name.

Where To Go: Check-in takes place at the Historic Chapel near the Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street (500 25th Street).

For Your Safety: This tour includes climbing stairs and walking on grassy and uneven terrain. We strongly encourage attendees to wear suitable footwear. Due to the nature and length of the route, this tour is not recommended for children under the age of 10.

A Little More About Safety: Unless it is a medical emergency, it is not possible to leave the tour early.

Refunds and exchanges: Ticket sales are final. No exchanges or refunds unless the tour is canceled.

Inclement Weather Policy: We monitor the weather throughout the day for the best chance of proceeding with the tour, and will not make a final decision until at least 3 hours before the start of the tour. Cancellations will be announced via Eventbrite email blasts, so check your email and spam folders.

Feeling Sick? Stay home if you are feeling sick or running a fever.

Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. In order to accommodate a wheelchair or other mobility aids on the trolley, arrangements must be made in advance. Please call 718-210-3080, ext. 1 or email events@green-wood.com.

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Revolutionary Spirits
2023-08-26 15:30 - 18:00, 2023-09-09 15:30 - 18:00
Courtesy of Fort Hamilton Distillery

Delve into the storied past of distilled spirits in Brooklyn with Green-Wood and our neighbors at Fort Hamilton Distillery.

The afternoon kicks off with a trolley tour of the Cemetery to discover the Who’s Who of the Revolutionary War and the distillers who made their mark on the young Republic.

Price: $50, and $45 for members

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Afterward, the trolley heads to Fort Hamilton Distillery in Industry City where you’ll experience “white” rye straight off the still, sample whiskey directly from the barrel, and learn how to bottle your own spirits! Also included will be a tasting of four whiskeys, followed by a sampling of their barrel-aged maple syrup.

Fort Hamilton Distillery started barreling whiskey in 2016 when founder Alex Clark embarked on a mission to recapture America’s finest spirits. Based in Industry City, Brooklyn, and steps from the Cemetery, the distillery is surrounded by landmarks of the Revolutionary War, from which the whiskey maker draws his inspiration.

Before Purchasing A Ticket, Please Note:

Attendees MUST be 21 or older to participate. ID cards will be checked!

COVID-19 Policy: In accordance with New York State and CDC guidance, masks are optional. Attendees must follow ALL instructions and guidance from Cemetery staff and ambassadors.

Tickets: There is no need to print tickets! Attendees will be checked in by name.

Where To Go: Check-in takes place at the Historic Chapel near the Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street (500 25th Street).

For Your Safety: This tour includes climbing stairs and walking on grassy and uneven terrain. We strongly encourage attendees to wear suitable footwear. Due to the nature and length of the route, this tour is not recommended for children under the age of 10.

A Little More About Safety: Unless it is a medical emergency, it is not possible to leave the tour early.

Refunds and exchanges: Ticket sales are final. No exchanges or refunds unless the tour is canceled.

Inclement Weather Policy: We monitor the weather throughout the day for the best chance of proceeding with the tour, and will not make a final decision until at least 3 hours before the start of the tour. Cancellations will be announced via Eventbrite email blasts, so check your email and spam folders.

Feeling Sick? Stay home if you are feeling sick or running a fever.

Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. In order to accommodate a wheelchair or other mobility aids on the trolley, arrangements must be made in advance. Please call 718-210-3080, ext. 1 or email events@green-wood.com.

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Click here for all of our membership levels and information.

Already a Member?

Click the gray tickets button to activate the Eventbrite pop-up, then click Enter promo code. Type in your ID number and apply your discount.

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Don’t know your Member ID number? Not sure which ticket or membership type to order? Call 718-210-3080 or email contactus@green-wood.com with any questions.

Exploring George Washington’s “First Oval Office” (Free Member Event)
2023-08-27 10:00 - 11:00
Courtesy of the Museum of the American Revolution

Take a step back in time and into George Washington’s “First Oval Office!” Join us, in partnership with the Museum of the American Revolution, to pitch a full-scale replica of General Washington’s Revolutionary War headquarters. You’ll work together with living historians to hammer stakes and hoist walls, while learning everything this tent and its furniture can tell us about camp life during the Revolution.

Stick around after this program for The Battle of Brooklyn and The Meaning of Freedom, our annual free community program commemorating the largest battle of the Revolutionary War, which was fought in part on land that is now part of Green-Wood.

Price: FREE for members, $10 for non-member guests, and FREE for children under 8

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In-Person Event(see details below)

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

Members will need to use the spring/summer advanced registration password to access tickets. Members at the Donor level and below will not need their member ID, as the member tickets reflect the final member price. (Members at the Perry Fellow level and above can use their member ID as usual to access their complimentary tickets.)

Please email contactus@green-wood.com if you need the password or with other questions.

This program is part of Battle Week organized by our friends at the Old Stone House.

BEFORE Purchasing YOUR Ticket, PLEASE NOTE:

Your membership must be active at the time of the event. Each member is allowed a number of member tickets in line with their membership benefits. Purchases that do not follow these guidelines may be canceled and refunded. Please click here to view ticket allowances for members only events.

Tickets: There are no paper or e-tickets! Attendees will be checked in by name.

Where To Go: Check-in takes place at the front meadow near the Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street (500 25th Street).

For Your Safety: This program involves walking on grassy and uneven terrain. We strongly encourage attendees to wear suitable footwear.

Refunds and exchanges: Ticket sales are final. No exchanges or refunds unless the event is canceled by Green-Wood.

Inclement Weather Policy: We monitor the weather closely for the best chance of proceeding with the tour. Cancellations will be announced via Eventbrite email blasts, so check your email and spam folders.

Feeling Sick? Stay home if you are feeling sick or running a fever.

COVID-19 Policy: In accordance with New York State and CDC guidance, masks are optional. Attendees must follow ALL instructions and guidance from Cemetery staff and ambassadors.

The Battle of Brooklyn and The Meaning of Freedom
2023-08-27 11:00 - 15:00
The Battle of Brooklyn, fought in August 1776, was the first battle of the American Revolution to occur after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Also the largest battle of the Revolutionary War, it included a significant engagement on land that is now part of The Green-Wood Cemetery. What did this battle mean to the many different people in New York and Brooklyn at the time? Green-Wood shares the many perspectives of this revolutionary chapter with kids and families, in partnership with several esteemed institutions.

Price: Free. Registration recommended.

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In-Person Event(see details below)

Join us for a family-friendly afternoon to honor those who fought in the battle and learn more about the diverse world of revolutionary New York!

Highlights of this year’s event include:

Take a tour through the “First Oval Office,” a replica of George Washington’s Revolutionary War Tent, and chat with costumed interpreters.Presented by the Museum of the American Revolution

Learn about the wares of NYC merchants of 1776—and taste some eighteenth century treats.Presented by the New-York Historical Society and DiMenna Children’s History Museum

Participate in a map scavenger hunt and make a tricorn hat.Presented by the Center for Brooklyn History.

Meet participants of the Battle of Brooklyn through an all-new augmented reality experience using the 1776AR app. Created by 360XR, Funded by the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation

See flags from the militias and regiments that fought in the battle, and do a flag scavenger hunt.

Play Dutch toys and games popular in the 1700sPresented by the Wyckoff House Museum

Listen to stories and songs from the Revolution with the New Hudson River Ramblers duo Jonathan Kruk, master storyteller, and Linda Russell, historical balladeer.

Meet the WashingtonsPortrayed by Michael and Maria Grillo and Michael Grillo Jr.

Participate in a parade up to Battle Hill to commemorate the battle and the soldiers who fought and died in it.

And more!

You won’t want to miss this exploration of America’s past! All ages are welcome. This program is part of Battle Week organized by our friends at the Old Stone House.

Price: Free. Registration recommended. Suggested donation of $5 per person registered. Donations help support Green-Wood’s free and low-cost programs throughout the year.

Before Registering, Please Note:

Location: This program begins at the meadow near the Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street (500 25th Street).

This is an outdoor event, attendees must follow ALL instructions and guidance from Cemetery staff and ambassadors.

Attendees must follow ALL instructions and guidance from Cemetery staff and ambassadors. Green-Wood reserves the right to deny entry to anyone who refuses to comply with these guidelines, which are based on CDC, state, and city mandates.

Rooftop Films Presents: Rooftop Shots - Closing Night 2023
2023-09-01 19:45 - 23:30
One last night of summer breezes, bittersweet tales of closings and commencements, and a final fête in the cemetery.

Let’s bid farewell to the summer and another incredible Rooftop season with a captivating finale of our favorite short films. This collection of stories plumbs the depths of the human experience, the familiar and uncanny, through a variety of thought-provoking perspectives. A sailor is propelled through the air and comes to grapple with his place in the world, a young football player navigates the twisted landscape of his own mind after a brutal injury, a woman confined to her apartment grows increasingly agitated.

For more information and to purchase tickets ($17), click here.

In-Person Event

Rooftop Films’ last program of the summer invites us to reflect on not only our own lives, but the lives of those around us as well.

Green-Wood members are eligible for a discount on this program by using a special code (separate from your usual member ID). Current members can email contactus@green-wood.com to request the code.

Birding in Peace
2023-09-03 06:30 - 08:00, 2023-09-13 06:30 - 08:00
Before our gates open to the general public, birding expert Rob Jett leads these peaceful early morning walking tours to discover the many birds that make Green-Wood their home—at least temporarily.

Depending on when you stop by, you may see a variety of different species passing through.

Price: $20, and $15 for members

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Walking Tour(see details below)

By September, offspring of summer’s nesting birds will be on their own. Returning warblers will be in their less flamboyant fall plumage. Large numbers of blackbirds, flycatchers, sparrows, vireos, and swallows will also be passing through. By October, we’ll be on the lookout for returning waterfowl and raptors heading south. November will bring back our overwintering feathered denizens from the north.

All walks are at a slow pace on easy to moderate terrain, but proper, closedtoe footwear is suggested.

Before Purchasing A Ticket, Please Note:

Attendees must follow ALL instructions and guidance from Cemetery staff and ambassadors.

Tickets: There is no need to print tickets! Attendees will be checked in by name.

Where To Go: Check-in takes place at the meadow near the Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street (500 25th Street).

For Your Safety: We strongly encourage attendees to wear suitable footwear. The route includes several steep hills, some stairs, as well as grassy and uneven terrain. There is no place to sit down during the tour. Due to the challenging nature of the route, this tour is not ADA compliant and is not recommended for children under the age of 10.

A Little More About Safety: Unless it is a medical emergency, it is not possible to leave during the tour. Please consider your own abilities–as well as those in your party–before purchasing tickets.

Refunds and exchanges: Ticket sales are final. No exchanges or refunds unless the tour is canceled. If a rain date is scheduled, tickets will be honored only on that date.

Inclement Weather Policy: We monitor the weather throughout the day for the best chance of proceeding with the tour, and will not make a final decision until at least 3 hours before the start of the tour. Cancellations will be announced via Eventbrite email blasts, so check your email and spam folders.

Feeling Sick? Stay home if you are feeling sick or running a fever.

Not a Member?

Click here for all of our membership levels and information.

Already a Member?

Click the gray tickets button to activate the Eventbrite pop-up, then click Enter promo code. Type in your ID number and apply your discount.

Questions?

Don’t know your Member ID number? Not sure which ticket or membership type to order? Call 718-210-3080 or email contactus@green-wood.com with any questions.

To the Perimeter: A Walking Tour with Rowan Renee
2023-09-03 10:00 - 12:00
Artist Rowan Renee will lead a walking tour that begins in the Historic Chapel to experience The Perimeter Path before setting out on foot to explore the Cemetery’s grounds and visit the public lots referenced in the installation.

The Perimeter Path is an immersive installation currently on view in the Historic Chapel. Through extensive onsite research into the public burial lots around the Cemetery’s perimeter and the meticulous crafting of works in marble and glass, Renee investigates how race and class influence memorialization.

Price: Free. Registration required.

Get Tickets

In-Person Event(see details below)

Historically, public lots at Green-Wood offered more affordable burial sites for the working class and poor. Many are located near the Cemetery’s perimeter, where land was seen as less valuable because of its proximity to city streets. In a historic site like Green-Wood, known for its stunning and elaborate Victorian era monuments, Renee shifts visitors’ focus to the erasures and absences in the landscape that point to societal and systemic patterns of inequity.

Free. Registration required. Please consider a donation to the Green-Wood Historic Fund so that we can continue to offer free and low-cost programs throughout the year.

BEFORE RESERVING YOUR SPOT, PLEASE NOTE:

For your Safety: This is a long walking tour that goes over hilly and uneven terrain, appropriate attire and footwear is recommended.

COVID-19 Policy: In accordance with New York State and CDC guidance, masks are optional. Attendees must follow ALL instructions and guidance from Cemetery staff and ambassadors.

Where to go: Contactless check-in will take place at the Modern Chapel.

Green-Wood’s Greatest Hits
2023-09-03 13:00 - 14:30
Credit: Amy Nieporent

Join our expert tour guides to explore Green-Wood’s historic landscape and visit its 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 of the massive fire that struck the Brooklyn Theatre in 1876; pay your respects to the maestro, Leonard Bernstein; and discover much more.

Price: $25, and $20 for members

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Walking Tour(see details below)

Before Purchasing A Ticket, Please Note:

Attendees must follow ALL instructions and guidance from Cemetery staff and ambassadors.

Tickets: There is no need to print tickets! Attendees will be checked in by name.

Where To Go: Check-in takes place at the meadow near the Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street (500 25th Street).

For Your Safety: We strongly encourage attendees to wear suitable footwear. The route includes several steep hills, some stairs, as well as grassy and uneven terrain. There is no place to sit down during the tour. Due to the challenging nature of the route, this tour is not ADA compliant and is not recommended for children under the age of 10.

A Little More About Safety: Unless it is a medical emergency, it is not possible to leave during the tour. Please consider your own abilities–as well as those in your party–before purchasing tickets.

Refunds and exchanges: Ticket sales are final. No exchanges or refunds unless the tour is canceled. If a rain date is scheduled, tickets will be honored only on that date.

Inclement Weather Policy: We monitor the weather throughout the day for the best chance of proceeding with the tour, and will not make a final decision until at least 3 hours before the start of the tour. Cancellations will be announced via Eventbrite email blasts, so check your email and spam folders.

Feeling Sick? Stay home if you are feeling sick or running a fever.

Not a Member?

Click here for all of our membership levels and information.

Already a Member?

Click the gray tickets button to activate the Eventbrite pop-up, then click Enter promo code. Type in your ID number and apply your discount.

Questions?

Don’t know your Member ID number? Not sure which ticket or membership type to order? Call 718-210-3080 or email contactus@green-wood.com with any questions.

From Canvas to Stage: A Tribute to Basquiat
2023-09-07 19:00 - 22:00
Produced by Wordsmith and Danny Simmons

Rain Date: Friday, September 8th, 7–10pm

Doors Open at 7:00pm, Performances 8–10:00pm

“Jean-Michel is an icon of blazing one’s own way and in doing so creating indelible paths for generations of creative people to come.” – Danny Simmons, artist, poet, and philanthropist.

Brooklyn native Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988) revolutionized the art world with bold expressive works that spoke to the grit and excess of the 1980s. His untimely death at the age of 27 did little to quell his stardom. Thirty five years later, he remains an icon of American art, with tens of thousands paying their respects at his gravesite in Green-Wood. This evening of music, poetry, and visual art honors Basquiat in the Cemetery where he is laid to rest, in the borough he called home.

Price: $45, $30 for members

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In-Person Event(see details below)

From Canvas to Stage is produced by WordSmith and Danny Simmons. He will be joined on stage by a rock-star roster of acclaimed musicians and poets against a backdrop of work by contemporary artists, including:

Host: Lezlie Harrison

Music: Lezlie Harrison, Shrine for the Black Madonna, and Firey Strings Company with Nioka Workman.

Poetry: Toni Blackman, Bonafide Rojas, Kraal “Kayo” Charles, Derick D. Cross, Vanessa Hidary, Abiodun Oyewole (The Last Poets), and Danny Simmons

Visual Art: Patrick Dougher, Raphael Tiberino, Anthony Carlos Molden, and Danny Simmons

BEFORE Purchasing Your Tickets, PLEASE NOTE:

Rain Date Notice: Ticket sales are final. No exchanges or refunds. In case of inclement weather, tickets will be honored on the rain date: Friday, September 8th, 7–10pm

Where To Go: Check-in ONLY takes place at the Main Entrance on Fifth Avenue and 25th Street (500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232). No paper or e-tickets will be necessary, attendees will be checked in by name. The program takes place near the Gothic Arch at the Main Entrance on Fifth Avenue and 25th Street.

For Your Comfort and Safety: Chairs will be provided on a first come, first served basis, but we encourage attendees to bring blankets for grass seating.

Refreshments: Beer, wine, and water will be available for sale; no outside food or drinks are permitted on site.

Parking? There is no onsite parking for this event.

Feeling Sick? Stay home if you are feeling sick or running a fever.

Bugging Out!
2023-09-10 10:30 - 12:00
At least 950 species—and counting—of insects and spiders have been sighted in Green-Wood. (A number we have thanks to the observations of citizen scientists on iNaturalist!) Herbivores and carnivores, pollinators and parasites, beneficial and detrimental, beautiful and, sometimes, frightening—the Cemetery’s smallest, most ephemeral life-forms provide a fascinating wealth of learning opportunities.

Price: $25, and $20 for members

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Walking Tour(see details below)

Join Matthew Wills for an afternoon of insect watching! In the same spirit as bird watching, we’ll observe those tiny invertebrates that your favorite birds eat and that pollinate the flowers around us. Wills is a writer, educator, and amateur naturalist. In addition to leading bird, bug, and tree ID tours in Green-Wood, he has given natural history tours for the Brooklyn Bird Club in Prospect Park and Brooklyn Bridge Park and worked as a consultant with the National Wildlife Federation’s Green Schools program in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. He writes about natural history at matthewwills.com.

Before Purchasing A Ticket, Please Note:

Attendees must follow ALL instructions and guidance from Cemetery staff and ambassadors.

Tickets: There is no need to print tickets! Attendees will be checked in by name.

Where To Go: Check-in takes place at the meadow near the Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street (500 25th Street).

For Your Safety: We strongly encourage attendees to wear suitable footwear. The route includes several steep hills, some stairs, as well as grassy and uneven terrain. There is no place to sit down during the tour. Due to the challenging nature of the route, this tour is not ADA compliant and is not recommended for children under the age of 10.

A Little More About Safety: Unless it is a medical emergency, it is not possible to leave during the tour. Please consider your own abilities–as well as those in your party–before purchasing tickets.

Refunds and exchanges: Ticket sales are final. No exchanges or refunds unless the tour is canceled. If a rain date is scheduled, tickets will be honored only on that date.

Inclement Weather Policy: We monitor the weather throughout the day for the best chance of proceeding with the tour, and will not make a final decision until at least 3 hours before the start of the tour. Cancellations will be announced via Eventbrite email blasts, so check your email and spam folders.

Feeling Sick? Stay home if you are feeling sick or running a fever.

Not a Member?

Click here for all of our membership levels and information.

Already a Member?

Click the gray tickets button to activate the Eventbrite pop-up, then click Enter promo code. Type in your ID number and apply your discount.

Questions?

Don’t know your Member ID number? Not sure which ticket or membership type to order? Call 718-210-3080 or email contactus@green-wood.com with any questions.

I cannot not grieve: CRY SCREAM SHOUT SING
2023-09-10 16:00 - 17:00
Presented in Partnership with More Art

I cannot not grieve: CRY SCREAM SHOUT SING, a newly commissioned performance by multidisciplinary artist Freya Powell, draws upon the Sophoclean character of Elektra and a Greek chorus to recognize the experience of ambiguous loss as a means to counter the statistic-based records of the COVID-19 pandemic. The performance addresses the permanent state of grief we have been living in since the start of the pandemic.

Price: Free

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In-Person Event(see details below)

Exploring the voice as medium this piece tests pitch, tone, pacing, and silence from operatic singing to theatrical utterances. Through varied public expressions of grief (crying, screaming, shouting, and singing) this performance will shroud the listener in an exploration of these outward bodily utterances.

To reserve your ticket or more information, visit More Art’s website.

Freya Powell uses time-based and linguistic platforms to explore language and its relationship to memory, myth, and history. Her work has been exhibited in solo shows at Art in General, Brooklyn, NY (2017); Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN (2017); and Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona, Spain (2014). She has participated in group shows at institutions including MoMA PS1 (NY), EFA Project Space (NY), Queens Museum (NY), Socrates Sculpture Park (NY), and the Bronx Museum (NY), among others. Most recently she was awarded a development residency at MoMA PS1 (2019) and two New Work Grants from the Queens Council on the Arts (2019 & 2021). Powell holds an MFA in Combined Media from Hunter College and a BA from Bard College.

Death Cafe
2023-09-12 18:30 - 20:00
The Death Cafe is a simple concept. Bring strangers together to discuss one of the great universal truths: death. With thousands of chapters in over 25 countries around the world, Death Cafes are informal gatherings that aim to “increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their lives.” There is no set agenda, but small group conversations might include thoughts on burial and cremation versus water cremation and natural organic reduction, what music you want played at your funeral, the way death is depicted in literature and film, or a personal experience you had dealing with grief.

Price: Free. Registration required.

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In-Person Event(see details below)

Taking place in the Cemetery’s Modern Chapel, Gabrielle Gatto, Green-Wood’s coordinator of public programs and a death doula who holds a certificate in thanatology, invites you to share their thoughts, anxieties, hopes, and questions about death. It’s an opportunity for safe and open exchanges—along with tea and pastries!

In remembrance of the 22nd anniversary of 9/11, we will reserve space in this meeting to reflect on the particular branch of grief that finds its roots in tragedy. Green-Wood is the final resting place of many victims of 9/11; we will honor them with a reflection at the beginning of the program.

Free. Registration required. Please consider a donation to the Green-Wood Historic Fund so that we can continue to offer free and low-cost programs throughout the year.

BEFORE RESERVING YOUR SPOT, PLEASE NOTE:

Attendees must follow ALL instructions and guidance from Cemetery staff and ambassadors.

Tickets: There is no need to print tickets. Attendees will be checked in by name.

Where to go: Contactless check-in will take place at the Modern Chapel near the Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street (500 25th Street).
