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BATTLE WEEK: 8/20 – 8/28
Enjoy these events and activities commemorating the opening chapter in America’s drive for independence, the Battle of Brooklyn! Display of Revolutionary War Flags & Their History The Green-Wood Cemetery 8/20 - 8/28 Free Battle of Brooklyn Canoes Gowanus! 3rd Ave & 19th Street 8/20 at 10 am & 8/24 at 7 pm $29 […]
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Battle of Brooklyn Bike Tour
Join local artist, educator, and guide Rich Garr for this bicycling tour commemorating the 246th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn. This tour explores important sites from the borough’s Revolutionary past beginning at Grand Army Plaza and ending in Brooklyn Heights overlooking New York Harbor. The tour is anticipated to take 3 hours. Please make […]
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Battle of Brooklyn: An Eighteenth Century American Faire
The Battle of Brooklyn, fought in 1776 on land that is now a part of Green-Wood Cemetery, was the first battle of the American Revolution to occur after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Join our friends at Green-Wood for a family-friendly afternoon to honor those who fought in the battle and learn more […]
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“Temple of Acacia” a solo exhibition by Dario Mohr
Temple of Acacia is dedicated to the spiritual practices of West Africa that have been and continue to be suppressed in the U.S. cultural zeitgeist. The Acacia tree is native to many regions of Africa, and became the primary icon representing the diverse tribal nations from which people of the African diaspora in the Americas […]
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Democracy Now! Exhibit at Gallery GAIA
This contemporary art exhibition brings together 25 artists to comment on the concept of democracy from their own unique points of view. “It’s believed that the origins of democracy can be traced back to Greece during the 6th century B.C. Some believe democratic ideals were practiced earlier: in India, Mesopotamia, and Sparta. Our founding fathers […]
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