11 a.m. Civil War Exhibition Opening: “Honoring Their Sacrifice”
The Historic Chapel at Green-Wood 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesSaturday, May 28, 2011 Gathered from private collections, as well as from our own Green-Wood Historic Fund collections, this exhibition features fascinating memorabilia from the Civil War, much of it never before displayed in public. See, up close, two authentic Civil War cannons, life-sized zinc sculptures of Union soldiers, and genuine Civil War uniforms; hear ... Read more
(Postponed) Members-Only Screening, ‘Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child’
The Historic Chapel at Green-Wood 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesThis event has been postponed. A new date will be announced shortly. Plus wine, cheese, and Q&A with the film's producer and a special guest TBA. Centered on a rare interview that director and friend Tamra Davis shot with Basquiat over 20 years ago, this definitive documentary chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of the ... Read more
8 p.m. Guitar Hero and Blues Legend: Danny Kalb
The Historic Chapel at Green-Wood 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesSaturday, April 9, 2011 How often do you get the chance to hear one of Bob Dylan’s earliest inspirations? Danny Kalb has been described as “up there with the best of all blues legends” by the owner of Village’s iconic Café Au Go Go. “I’ve worked with the greatest of all time and he is ... Read more
1 p.m. George Washington’s America: A Biography Through His Maps
The Historic Chapel at Green-Wood 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesSunday, March 13, 2011 “Exquisite reproductions of the maps display 18th-century America as Washington saw it.“ —The New York Times Friend of Green-Wood and best-selling author Barnet Schecter talks about his most recent and widely praised compendium of the maps George Washington both drew and purchased. The book crafts a unique portrait of the Father ... Read more
1 p.m. The Valentine’s Day That Changed America
The Historic Chapel at Green-Wood 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesSaturday, February 12, 2011 On February 14, 1884, two days after a young Theodore Roosevelt became a new father, he suffered an unimaginable tragedy. His mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, succumbed to typhoid fever and was followed in death just eleven hours later by his wife Alice, who died of Bright’s disease. How T.R. coped with ... Read more
1 p.m. Inspired by Green-Wood: A Visit with Artist Saul Chernick
The Historic Chapel at Green-Wood 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesSunday, January 30, 2011 We are especially proud to present our Greenwood Heights neighbor and artist, Saul Chernick. With his unique ink-on-paper style, Chernick creates “zany, consummately skillful drawings” (The New York Times) with “the episodic and atmospheric feel of a gothic graphic novel.” Chernick, a big fan of Green-Wood who often strolls the grounds ... Read more
Green-Wood’s public programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, as well as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
