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As we approach the 240th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn, NYU Professor of History Nicole Eustace, author of Passion is the Gale: Emotion, Power, and the Coming of the American Revolution, will look at the pivotal role of emotion in reshaping power relations and reordering society in the critical decades leading up to the Revolution.

This event is FREE, pre-register at www.brooklynhistory.org
Offered in partnership with the Brooklyn Historical Society and Green-Wood Cemetery as part of Battle Week.

Led by Old Stone House Board Member and Hunter College Archaeology Professor William J. Parry.

Meet at Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park, NW corner.

$12 per person/$10 OSH members; includes light refreshments. Wear comfortable shoes.

Register at www.brownpapertickets.com More information: (718) 768-3195/info@theoldstonehouse.org

Additional tour will be held on Saturday, August 27 at 4pm

Led by Old Stone House Board Member and Hunter College Archaeology Professor William J. Parry.

Meet at Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park, NW corner.

$12 per person/$10 OSH members; includes light refreshments. Wear comfortable shoes.

Register at www.brownpapertickets.com More information: (718) 768-3195/info@theoldstonehouse.org

Music, Color Guard & Salute with a Reading of the Names of the Maryland 400, who made their heroic stand here at the site of the Old Stone House during the Battle of Brooklyn and ensured the survival of Washington’s troops to fight another day.

Old Stone House & Washington Park

(718) 768-3195/info@theoldstonehouse.org

The Evergreens Cemetery is one of many present-day sites comprised of land on which the Battle of Brooklyn was fought. Join us for a walking tour exploring it’s historical ties to the American Revolution and the Battle of Brooklyn.

The tour will meet at the Evergreens Cemetery Main Gate, Bushwick Avenue and Conway Street, Brooklyn.

(718) 455-5300/www.theevergreenscemetery.com

A/K/A Benjamin (Franklin’s Women) is an interdisciplinary concert presentation by Concert Timbre celebrating Benjamin Franklin’s female identities, satires, and hoaxes that were used to critique love, gender stereotypes, witch hunts, and the slavery of his era (and a peek at his art and science).

Click the links below for Advance Tickets – $15 Franklin Fan/$25 Benefactor

August 23 @ 8 pm

August 25 @ 8 pm

Limited number of day of tickets available:  $20 at the door 


Featuring original text by Benjamin Franklin

Original Music Composed by:

Benjamin Franklin, Whitney George, Stephanie Greig, Chris Hall, Manuela Lechler, Wolfgang Mozart, Kyoko Oyobe, and Ann Warren

Choreography by Johari Mayfield

Projections by Robert Morton

A/K/A Benjamin

(Franklin’s Women)

Performers:

Piano – Kyoko Oyobe, Alto Sax – Manuela Lechler

Violin – Adam von Housen, Trumpet – Hugh Ash

Bass – John-Paul Norpoth, Drums – Joe Tucker, Guitar – Stephanie Greig

Dancer – Johari Mayfield, Actor – Alejandra Venancio


About Concert Timbre: 

Concrete Timbre artists began working together in 1999 as a studio performance collective to create and record soundscapes, sound installations,  theatrical sound designs, and to produce theatrical performances that feature music and sound.

By 2005 we formalized into a composer driven collective to create opportunities and produce multidisciplinary compositions featuring live music, text, projections, movement, and art.

We are proud to unveil our new permanent exhibit Old Stone House: Witness to WarThis exhibit explores the Battle of Brooklyn, as well as family life in Brooklyn during the Revolution and Occupation.

Come celebrate with us! View the exhibit and sample colonial cocktails and snacks from our wood-fired oven.

Walk along the beach at Denyse Wharf, where the British landed in 1776. Enjoy the wide views of the Lower Bay, meet colonial re-enactors, and learn about this important environmental site. Access via the Belt Parkway’s 4th Avenue Overpass.

www.waterfrontalliance.org

Team up with family & friends for a day of trivia, gaming and historical fun. Activities include:

– Follow “Brooklyn vs. Britain” pop culture clues in an interactive scavenger hunt

– Play our Battle Ship Memory Match game

FREE | No reservations required

718-907-5932 / www.bldg92.org

 

Join the Greater Ridgewood Historical Society at the Vander Ende-Onderdonk House for a day of activities!

Hear the Declaration of Independence read the 18th century way at 2pm & 4pm. Learn about how it was written and the role it played during the Battle of Brooklyn.

Other activities include:  History scavenger hunt, writing with quill pens and making simulated wampum jewelry

Suggested donation: $5 adults/children FREE

718-456-1776 / www.onderdonkhouse.org