Green-Wood

Dead Distillers Trolley Tour
2018-06-23 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Green-Wood is teaming up with our friends at Kings County Distillery to delve into the storied past of distilling in Brooklyn. The afternoon kicks off with a trolley tour of the cemetery’s “permanent residents” with whiskey connections, including the one and only casualty of the Brooklyn Whiskey Wars of the late 1860s and early 1870s. Afterward, the trolley will head to Kings County Distillery in the Brooklyn Navy Yard where visitors will see first-hand how whiskey is made and enjoy a tasting of four delectable varieties.

This tour is based upon the newly published book “Dead Distillers: A History of the Upstarts and Outlaws who Made American Spirits” by Colin Spoelman, co-founder and Master Distiller at Kings County Distillery. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the distillery.

You must be 21 or older to participate in this tour; I.D. required.

$35 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $40 for non-members

Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. In order to accommodate a wheelchair or other mobility device on the trolley, advance arrangements must be made. Please call (718) 210-3080, ext. 1. Please note that portions of the tour take place outside the trolley and may require exiting the vehicle on multiple occasions. Please contact the Historic Fund for more information.

For this program you will check in at the Gothic Arches, right at the main entrance. Trolley tours are run rain or shine, with the exception of dangerous conditions as determined by Green-Wood. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

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Twilight Tour
2018-06-23 19:30 - 21:30, 2018-06-29 19:30 - 21:30, 2018-06-30 19:30 - 21:30, 2018-07-06 19:30 - 21:30, 2018-07-07 19:30 - 21:30, 2018-07-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2018-07-14 19:30 - 21:30
There are few places more atmospheric than a cemetery at dusk – and Green-Wood is top notch when it comes to beauty and atmosphere. As the sun sets on 478 spectacular acres, you’ll weave through stunning landscapes 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.

A flashlight and comfortable shoes are recommended for this tour.

$20 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $25 for non-members

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Twilight Tour Part Two
2018-06-23 19:30 - 21:30, 2018-06-30 19:30 - 21:30
Have you been on Green-Wood’s popular Twilight Tour and want to explore more? Or have you just always been curious to experience the Cemetery after the gates close to the public? Here’s your big chance! As the sun fades over the horizon, go beyond Battle Hill and the Catacombs to discover the other side of Green-Wood. Stroll alongside our two biggest glacial ponds. See the monuments to Indian Princess Do Hum Me and Charles Calverley’s bas-relief portrait of four year-old George Cuyler (“Precious Georgie”). Learn about Emma Cunningham’s sensational trial for the murder of Harvey Burdell in 1857 and the 1854 sinking of the S.S. Arctic, among other fascinating tales.

A flashlight and comfortable shoes are recommended for this tour.

$20 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $25 for non-members

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Birding in Peace
2018-06-24 06:00 - 07:30, 2018-07-08 06:00 - 07:30, 2018-07-15 06:00 - 07:30
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. Comfortable footwear is recommended.

Birds of Early-Spring Migration
Sunday, April 8, 15, 22, & 29 from 6:30 AM to 8:00 AM
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 north as well as arriving herons & egrets at Green-Wood’s glacial ponds.

Peak Spring Migration Birding
May 5 and 6 (Sat/Sun), 13 (Sun), 19 and 20 (Sat/Sun), & 27 (Sun) from 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM
From Ruby-throated Hummingbirds to over 20 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 active time of day for birds.

Summer Birding Sundays
June & July from 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM (except July 1st)
Sunday August 5th from 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM & August 19th from 6:30 AM to 8:00 AM
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.

Grab a copy of our Bird Checklist before you begin. Comfortable footwear is recommended.
$10 for members of Green‑Wood and BHS/$15 for non-members.
For these programs you will check in at the Gothic Arches, right at the main entrance. Click here for our inclement weather policy.
Image courtesy of Jennifer Kepler.

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(Sold Out) Historic Trolley Tours
2018-06-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Credit: Robert Denbo
This tour is sold out. Please scroll down to buy tickets for another trolley tour date. Make sure you never miss out on tickets again! Green-Wood members get access to tickets weeks before the general public. Join today.
Experience the most magnificent and historic 478 acres in New York City. Join our expert tour guides 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.
Trolley Tour Schedule:
Sunday, Jun. 3 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jun. 6 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Jun. 10 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jun. 13 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Jun. 17 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jun. 20 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Jun. 24 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jun. 27 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Jul. 1 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Jul. 8 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jul. 11 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Jul. 15 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jul. 18 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Jul. 22 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jul. 25 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Jul. 29 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Aug. 1 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Aug. 5 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Aug. 8 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Aug. 12 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Aug. 19 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Aug. 26 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Aug. 29 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Sep. 2 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Sep. 5 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Sep. 9 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Sep. 12 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Sep. 16 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Sep. 19 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Sep. 23 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Sep. 26 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Oct. 7 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Oct. 14 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Oct. 21 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Oct. 28 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Oct. 31 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Nov. 4 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Nov. 11 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Nov. 18 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Nov. 25 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Dec. 2 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Dec. 16 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Dec. 26 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
$15 for members of Green-Wood. / $20 for non-members. Seating is limited. Trolley tours routinely sell out. We strongly suggest that you reserve tickets in advance to ensure a spot for your preferred day!
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. Please note that portions of the tour take place outside the trolley, however attendees may stay seated in the trolley if they wish. Please contact the Historic Fund for more information.
For this program you will check in at the Gothic Arches, right at the main entrance. Trolley tours are run rain or shine, with the exception of dangerous conditions as determined by Green-Wood. Click here for our inclement weather policy.
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New or renewing members are entitled to one free tour ticket a year! This could be a free ride: Click here for all of our membership levels and information. Free tickets must be arranged by phone. Please call (718)210-3080 to redeem.
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Death and Dying in the LGBTQ Community
2018-06-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Credit: William Wood
Death is notable for its universality, but death and dying are often experienced differently by those in the LGBTQ community. Disparities associated with social inequality as well as institutionalized homophobia and transphobia greatly affect the mental and physical health of LBGTQ persons worldwide. The Center for Disease Control stresses the “need for culturally competent medical care and prevention services” specific to this population.
Join death educator Amy Cunningham, trust and estate attorney Michael Bond, Esq., funeral celebrant Donna Henes, and Teresa Theophano, Assistant Director of Care Management Services at SAGE, the advocacy group for LGBTQ elders, in a conversation about death, dying, and funeral rituals in the LGBTQ community. Panelists will explore a range of topics, including historic precedents (among them the discovery of a same sex couple’s tomb in ancient Egypt), the impact of the AIDS epidemic on the rise of alternative bereavement, and the creation of non-traditional families when many churches and families of LGBTQ people turned their backs on – or failed to recognize – their LGBTQ members. Attendees will also learn about vital end-of-life related planning materials.
Free to attend, RSVP recommended. Please register using the Eventbrite box below.
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Jazz at Twilight
2018-06-28 19:30 - 21:30
Celebrate summer at Green-Wood! Arrive just before the sun begins to dip below the horizon to enjoy sweeping views of the cemetery, New York Harbor, and downtown Manhattan awash in dazzling golden light. Then sit back and enjoy tunes from some of the best jazz bands in New York City as they play you into the night. Bring a blanket, pack a picnic, and take in the ambience of Green-Wood’s magnificent landscape at sunset.

Thursday, June 28, 2018; 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
The Brain Cloud (Western Swing)

Thursday, July 19, 2018; 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Mara Kaye (Old Time Blues)

Thursday, August 16, 2018; 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Jason Prover and the Sneak Thievery Orchestra (New Orleans Jazz)

Thursday, September 6, 2018; 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
The Bailsmen (Gypsy Jazz)

$20 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $25 for non-members.

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Morbid Anatomy Summer Garden Party
2018-06-29 19:00 - 21:30
As summer comes into full swing, it is time to bid adieu to Morbid Anatomy’s exhibition The Power of Images: Life, Death, and Rebirth. Join us to celebrate the successful run of this exhibition with a festive garden party that includes an opportunity to meet Morbid Anatomy’s creators Joanna Ebenstein and Laetitia Barbier, as well as artists and collectors who contributed to the show. Enjoy great conversation, music, complimentary refreshments, and, if you would like to join, a short walking tour of Green-Wood.
Morbid Anatomy, beloved purveyor of esoterica, whose most recent incarnation was the quirky Brooklyn-based museum that abruptly shuttered in December 2016, took up temporary residence at Green-Wood’s Fort Hamilton Gatehouse in March 2018. Throughout the spring and summer, Morbid Anatomy and Green-Wood will present a series of engaging and thought-provoking programs, including an upcoming conversation with acclaimed artist Joe Coleman.
Tickets are $10 / $5 for Green-Wood members.
Location: Fort Hamilton Gate House, located at Fort Hamilton Parkway and Micieli Place, easily accessible on the F and G trains at Fort Hamilton Station. If arriving at the main entrance (25th Street and 5th Avenue) the Gate House is approximately a 25 minute walk through the Cemetery.
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Moonlight Tours
2018-06-29 20:30 - 22:30
Join other fearless trekkers to explore Green-Wood’s intriguing tombstones 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.

Comfortable shoes are recommended for this walking tour.

Please bring a flashlight to light your way. Comfortable footwear is recommended.

$20 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $25 for non-members.

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Photo credit: Steven Acres

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Architecture at Green-Wood
2018-06-30 11:00 - 13:00
Green-Wood is home to a spectacular collection of nineteenth-century architectural gems by some of the most renowned architects in American history: James Renwick (St. Patrick’s Cathedral and the Smithsonian Institution Building), Jacob Wrey Mould (Belvedere Castle in Central Park), Gamaliel King (Brooklyn Borough Hall). This trolley tour will explore a remarkable array of monuments and mausoleums by Green-Wood’s “architects in permanent residence” who have transformed the landscape of Green-Wood and New York City.

$20 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $25 for non-members.

Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. In order to accommodate a wheelchair or other mobility device on the trolley, advance arrangements must be made. Please call (718) 210-3080, ext. 1. Please note that portions of the tour take place outside the trolley and may require exiting the vehicle on multiple occasions. Please contact the Historic Fund for more information.

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Secrets in Stone
2018-06-30 15:00 - 17:00
There is a secret language at Green-Wood that’s etched upon the monuments: cemetery symbology. Learn the meaning of the inverted torch, bales of wheat, and an hourglass with wins, along with those that are a bit more difficult to decipher. This eye-opening walking tour will showcase the meaning of these eternal, but sometimes cryptic, images.

Comfortable shoes are recommended for this walking tour.

$15 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $20 for non-members.

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Film Screening: New York Non-Fiction (Short Films)
2018-06-30 19:45 - 23:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
In 1886, The New York Times reported that “It is the ambition of the New Yorker to live upon Fifth Avenue, to take his airings in the [Central] Park, and to sleep with his fathers in Green-Wood.” On this night, among the fathers and mothers resting in Green-Wood, we celebrate New Yorkers, all New Yorkers. From the neighborhood veterans, creepy craigslist roommates, and preachers on the corner, to the weirdos wantonly disrupting traffic, the activists fighting gentrification, and the people who just gentrified your neighborhood, this is a night of stories about you and the other 8.5 million people who live in this city. Whether they are liberated by their creativity or imprisoned by government contractors, the protagonists of these short films are real and they are your neighbors. Come, grab a slice, and hang out with your city.
7:45 PM: Doors Open
8:30 PM: Live Music
9:00 PM: Films Begin
10:30 PM: After-Party Sponsored by Corona Extra, Ketel One Family Made Vodka and Fever-Tree
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Historic Trolley Tours
2018-07-01 13:00 - 15:00, 2018-07-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Credit: Robert Denbo
Experience the most magnificent and historic 478 acres in New York City. Join our expert tour guides 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 (scroll down for schedule of different themed tours available).
$15 for members of Green-Wood. / $20 for non-members. Seating is limited. Trolley tours routinely sell out. We strongly suggest that you reserve tickets in advance to ensure a spot for your preferred day!
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. Please note that portions of the tour take place outside the trolley, however attendees may stay seated in the trolley if they wish. Please contact the Historic Fund for more information.
For this program you will check in at the Gothic Arches, right at the main entrance. Trolley tours are run rain or shine, with the exception of dangerous conditions as determined by Green-Wood. Click here for our inclement weather policy.
Mobile users: Please tap here to buy tickets.

Not a Member?
New or renewing members are entitled to one free tour ticket a year! This could be a free ride: Click here for all of our membership levels and information. Free tickets must be arranged by phone. Please call (718)210-3080 to redeem.
Already a Member?
Click the “Enter promotional code here (members, use your ID#)” link in the bottom right corner of the ticket box and enter your ID number to apply your ticket discount. Please note that the Senior, Individual and Student membership levels are limited to only one Member Ticket per event (for additional tickets, please purchase at the regular price).
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.

Trolley Tour Schedule:
Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Aug. 19 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Aug. 26 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Aug. 29 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Sep. 2 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Sep. 5 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Sep. 9 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Sep. 12 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Sep. 16 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Sep. 19 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Sep. 23 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Sep. 26 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Oct. 7 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Oct. 14 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Oct. 21 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Oct. 28 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Oct. 31 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Nov. 4 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Nov. 11 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Nov. 18 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Nov. 25 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Dec. 2 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Dec. 16 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Dec. 26 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood

Planting for the Next Century
2018-07-07 11:00 - 13:00
Joseph Charap, Green-Wood’s Director of Horticulture, and Sam Bishop, TreesNY’s Education Director, lead a walk about planting trees for the next century.

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Give Trees a Chance: Environmental Justice in South Brooklyn
Green-Wood’s own neighborhood, Sunset Park, is one of the fastest growing and most diverse neighborhoods in all of New York City. Yet, it also faces serious environmental challenges. Car and truck exhaust from the Gowanus Expressway and industrial emissions from its small manufacturers create higher than average levels of harmful air pollution. Street trees to the rescue! They’re nature’s miracle workers: they intercept and absorb storm water runoff, provide oxygen, fight climate change, and lower air temperatures.
The 6,500 street trees of Sunset Park have a job to do. And they need all the help they can get! Together with TreesNY, Green-Wood’s horticulture staff is training a team of tree advocates! If you care about the environment, join us. Visit TreesNY’s website, www.treesny.org, for more information and to RSVP for these free programs.
Funding for this project is provided by the NYS Environmental Protection Fund as administered by the Environmental Justice Community Impact Grant Program of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.

Film Screening: Wild Nights with Emily
2018-07-07 19:45 - 23:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Courtesy of Anna Stypko
Fresh off its SXSW premiere, the dramatic comedy Wild Nights with Emily stars Molly Shannon as the poet Emily Dickinson. The film was inspired by an article in the New York Times that documented how infrared technologies restored erasures that hid romantic content in Dickinson’s letters. The poet’s persona, popularized since her death, was that of a reclusive spinster – a delicate wallflower, too sensitive for this world. This film explores her passionate, vivacious side that was covered up for years – most notably Emily’s lifelong romantic relationship with another woman (Susan Ziegler). After Emily died, a rivalry emerged when her brother’s mistress (Amy Seimetz) along with editor T.W. Higginson (Brett Gelman) published a book of Emily’s poems. Irreverent and surreal, Wild Nights was one of “The 50 Most Anticipated American Independent Films of 2018” (Filmmaker Magazine); you will never look at Dickinson the same way again.
7:45 PM: Doors Open
8:30 PM: Live Music
9:00 PM: Film Begins
10:30 PM: Q&A
11:00 PM: After-Party Sponsored by Corona Extra, Ketel One Family Made Vodka and Fever-Tree
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Death Café
2018-07-10 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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The Doorway to Joe: The Art of Joe Coleman
2018-07-12 18:30 - 20:00
A Conversation with the Artist

“If P.T. Barnum had hired Breughel or Bosch to paint sideshow banners they might have resembled the art of Joe Coleman.” – The New York Times

“Terrible things happen in Joe Coleman’s paintings. Flesh rots. Sores weep. The flames of hell burn brightly. Perversion runs rampant. Things fall apart: Bodies. Cities. The whole social order. Yet there’s beauty here, too: The colors dazzle, the detail astounds. And a stalwart symmetry surrounds his aberrant images, a symmetry born of both faith and fear” – Nancy Shulins, Associated Press

Renowned iconoclast and painter Joe Coleman sits down for a conversation with Harold Schechter, professor of American literature and popular culture at CUNY’s Queens College. The reception will include an exclusive sneak peak of the upcoming feature documentary about Coleman.

This program is presented in partnership with Morbid Anatomy and takes place in Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel, just a short distance inside the main entrance at 5th Avenue and 25th Street.

$15 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $20 for non-members.

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(Sold Out) A Night at Niblo’s Garden
2018-07-13 19:00 - 21:00, 2018-07-14 19:00 - 21:00
Both nights of this event are sold out. Scroll down to join the waitlist for a particular date, and make sure you never miss out on tickets again! Green-Wood members get access to tickets weeks before the general public. Join today.

This popular event is back in 2018 for two nights! Enjoy a Victorian extravaganza put on by our good friends at Bindlestiff Family Cirkus. Begin the evening with a picnic (bring your own) around beautiful Crescent Water pond. Then prepare to be dazzled by nineteenth-century showmanship: fire eaters, musicians, contortionists, performers on floats, and much more – all under the starry summer skies. The evening celebrates Green-Wood permanent resident William Niblo, whose Niblo’s Garden was once one of New York City’s largest and most elaborate theaters (at Prince and Broadway in SoHo) replete with sparkling lanterns, fountains, and an open-air restaurant and bar that featured the top musicians, dancers, and entertainers of the time.

$35 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $40 for non-members.

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This program is presented in partnership with Park Slope Parents.

Photo credit: Maike Schulz

Both nights are completely SOLD OUT. Tickets will NOT be available at the door.

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Click the “Enter promotional code here (members, use your ID#)” link in the bottom right corner of the ticket box and enter your ID number to apply your ticket discount. Please note that the Senior, Individual and Student membership levels are limited to only one Member Ticket per event (for additional tickets, please purchase at the regular price).
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