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Ongoing Events:
The Prison Ship Martyrs Monument Centennial Celebration!
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A Musical Tribute to Brooklyn's First Poet, Walt Whitman
Aug 14, 2008 at 7pm at the Old Stone House
Presented as part of the Conservancy's year-long Prison Ship Martyrs Memorial 2008 Centennial Celebration, this free event honors one of our park's founding fathers, Walt Whitman. In the 1850s while working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Walt Whitman advocated for a lasting memorial to the brave martyrs of who died on the notorious Prison Ships during the American Revolution. His efforts eventually resulted in the erection of the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument and the creation of Fort Greene Park. The concert will be held at one of Brooklyn's most important Revolutionary War sites, the Old Stone House, located on Fifth Avenue in Gowanus, and features Opera on Tap (OOT), Brooklyn's favorite populist opera company, along with American Opera Projects (AOP).
OOT will perform songs based on Whitman poems by composers from AOP's Composers & the Voice program. Honoring Whitman's influence on American poetry, Opera on Tap will round out the show with songs and texts by other American greats such as Emily Dickinson, James Agee and e.e. cummings. The songs will be introduced with historical footnotes provided by Greg Trupiano, Artistic Director of Brooklyn's Walt Whitman Project.
The Old Stone House of Brooklyn is located in JJ Byrne Park at 3rd Street at 5th Avenue. Brooklyn, NY 11215. Visit their website for more information about the building's importance in the Revolutionary War.
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| Help Support the Fort Greene Park Conservancy! |
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Shop at the Fort Greene Park Greenmarket!
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The Fort Greene Park Greenmarket is open every Saturday year round from 8am-5pm. Located on the corner of Washington Park and DeKalb Avenue, the market brings a variety of farm-fresh foods to Fort Greene -- from vegetables, meats, fresh seafood, and breads, to fresh flowers, perennials & fruit. |
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Greenmarket is a program of the Council on the Enviornment of NYC.
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All contents copyright 2008, Fort Greene Park Conservancy Inc. All rights reserved.
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Contact the Conservancy for further information.
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The Fort Greene Park Conservancy, Inc.
85 South Oxford Street
Brooklyn, NY, 11217
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Website designed and hosted by weissmanconsulting.com, Brooklyn, NY. 11217
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Contact AbbyW for information and comments.
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| Local businesses can help support the Fort Greene Park Conservancy. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact us |
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Fresh seafood, herbs, salad greens. chicken, beef, pork, bacon, turkey, plants, herbs, salad greens. fresh flowers, apples, cider, milk, yogurt, butter, cheese, honey, ice cream, baked goods, mushrooms, seasonal fruits and vegetables
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Fort Greene Park, Every Saturday, 8 am - 5 pm
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