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| Greetings,
The daffodils in the park are in bloom, so it
must be Spring. And it couldn't have come any
sooner. There's a lot going on in and around
the park this season and our newsletter is
chock full of
events and information to help further your
enjoyment of springtime in Fort Greene Park.
We hope you are as
excited as we are about the Conservancy's latest
programming and ongoing work to refurbish and
celebrate
our grand park. Your participation and comments
are always welcome.
See you in the park!
Charles Jarden, Chair,
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Update on the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument Celebration
The first Martyrs Monument Memorial
Celebration took place in November 1908 when
the monument was dedicated by
President-elect, William Howard Taft. 100
years later a grand celebration is in the
works for November 2008 to honor the brave
Revolutionary War martyrs who gave their
lives to secure our country's founding
ideals. Centennial-related events will be
taking place all year as well.
Recently the Conservancy launched Centennial2008.org
a new
website for the latest news and information
about the Centennial Celebration. At the site
one can learn about the monument and its rich
history, see the schedule of upcoming
Centennial events
or sign up to volunteer. You can even find
out if you are descended from a Revolutionary
war hero.
The Prison Ship Martyrs Monument Celebration
is looking for Volunteers! November 2008
is not
that far away. The Martyrs Monument Memorial
Centennial Celebration committee is looking
for volunteers to help us with the
festivities. Is this you?
For those interested in helping with this
event please contact the committee's
chairperson, Ruth
Goldstein, at 718-596-0899.
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The First Event of the Centennial Celebration is this Month!
A free walking tour, entitled Walt Whitman's
Fort Greene & Clinton Hill, is being held on
Sunday April 27, 2008 at 2:00 pm. The event
celebrates the founding father of our park,
the poet and Brooklyn resident, Walt Whitman.
Come explore Whitman's Brooklyn on an excursion
that takes you from Fort Greene Park (which
owes its existence in large part to Whitman's
editorials written for the Brooklyn Daily
Eagle), up Myrtle Avenue, and concludes at 99
Ryerson Street, the last existing building in
Brooklyn that was a residence of Walt
Whitman. The tour includes readings of his
prose and poetry and discussions about the
park, the Prison Ship Martyrs and the
monument dedicated to their memory, and
Brooklyn Hospital. Your guide is Greg
Trupiano, Artistic Director of The Walt
Whitman Project.
The tour is sponsored by the Fort
Greene Park Conservancy, Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn Partnership, and The Walt Whitman
Project.
Meet at the Visitors Center, Top of the Hill, in
Fort Greene Park. For information &
reservations (limited to 25
people) call 718-391-8824.
For a schedule of the events in Fort Greene
Park, check the "Calendar of Events" section
on our website
at www.fortgreenepark.org.
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A Thank You from the Conservancy
The Fort Greene Park Conservancy has been
awarded grants, as well as
received donations and pledges that we turn
over to NYC Parks for staffing expenses,
supplies, equipment and programming.
We are very grateful to Independence
Community Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman
Sachs, the
Brooklyn Arts Council, the NYC Department of
Cultural Affairs, the Fiskher "Orange Thumb"
award and the Partnership for Parks/City
Parks Foundation.
The Conservancy would also like to again
thank all the local businesses, civic groups
and friends who helped make the the 2007
Halloween Festival a success. To view the
complete list of supporters go here.
We invite you to get more involved with your
park through the Conservancy's many events
and programs. Your
tax-deductible gifts are helping us
invest in our park and in our
neighborhood. Proceeds from Conservancy
fund-raising efforts support upkeep and
maintenance projects - as well as help
produce the year-round events in and around
the park.
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Artisan Market starts Saturday April 19, 2008.
Come, enjoy and purchase the works of some of
Brooklyn's best artists and designers at
this year's Artisan Market. "You'll find no
fleas here... just independent design & fine
art."
Now in its sixth year, the Artisan Market
runs on Saturdays from April 19 to June 28,
from 9 AM to 6
PM. The market is located adjacent to the
Greenmarket at Fort
Greene Park on DeKalb Ave and Washington
Park. For
more information check the website at
www.artisan-market.org.
The Artisan Market
helps support Fort Greene Park through
donations to the Conservancy.
Painting by Natasha Harsh.
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The 2008 Fort Greene House Tour
This year's Fort Greene House Tour is on
Sunday, May 4th, from Noon to 5 PM. Those who
make the trip this spring will, as in 2006,
enjoy an eclectic array of homes, from
classic brownstones evoking Fort Greene's
rich past to more modern homes at the cutting
edge of taste and style. In addition to Fort
Greene's houses, tour goers will also have
the opportunity to explore some of our local
businesses and other fascinating surprises
that can be found only in Fort Greene.
Advance tickets are $20 and Day of Tour
tickets are $25. Advance tickets are now
available at five locations in Fort Greene:
the BAM box office (30 Lafayette Ave), YU
Interiors (15 Greene Ave), Gnarly Vines (350
Myrtle Ave) the Greenmarket (Saturdays only,
DeKalb and Lafayette), and the Brooklyn
Flea (Sundays only, Clermont and Lafayette).
On the day of the tour tickets will be
available at the BAM Garden (Fulton St &
Lafayette Ave) and the Brooklyn Flea (Clermont
& Lafayette). Tickets can also be purchased
online (via PayPal) at the new dedicated
House Tour website at fgahousetour.org.
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It's My Park Day! May 17, 2008
Come and join the hundreds of volunteers to
celebrate, clean and green our historic park
on Saturday, May 17, from 10 am to 1 pm. This
semi-annual event invites you to participate
in planting, painting and restoration
projects. Kids are welcome!
Meet at the Visitor Center at the top of the
hill for this citywide volunteer day
sponsored by Partnership for Parks. For more
information or to volunteer, please call
Eileen Remor at (212) 360-8126 or visit the
New York Restoration Project's website at www.nyrp.org.
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