Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 4:30 p.m.
and
Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 12 noon
The Walt Whitman Project recommends
Reading by Poet in Residence X. J. Kennedy (May 30)
2009 Walt Whitman Birthday Celebration with Poet in Residence X. J. Kennedy (May 31)
- 246 Old Walt Whitman Road , Huntington, Long Island
- 631-427-5240
- www.waltwhitman.org
June 3 through Sunday June 7, 2009
7:00 p.m.
A special Dream Music Puppetry engagement featuring innovative puppet works by Bart Buch and Brian Selznick in response to work by American master Walt Whitman. Mr. Buch's appearance is underwritten in part by a grant from The Walt Whitman Project.
- Here Arts Center, 145 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan
- 212-647-0202
- www.here.org
June 3, 2009
6:30 p.m.
The Walt Whitman Project recommends
Inaugural Benefit Gala at Oheka Castle in Huntington, New York
Please join the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association in its fundraising endeavor to fulfill its mission in celebrating the poet's vision. Proceeds will benefit the organization's literacy programs.
- Reservations: 631-427-5240, ext. 112
- www.waltwhitman.org
- wwbagala@optonline.net
June 4, 2009
7:00 p.m.
The Walt Whitman Project recommends
Blades of Grass: A Merrymaking Benefit for the Artful Conspirators
An evening of fun at the Old Stone House in Park Slope, New York, to help raise funds for the Brooklyn-based theater company Artful Conspirators and its upcoming summer productions of Whitman inspired works.
- Suggested donation: $20
- www.artfulconspirators.org
July 12, 2009
1:00 p.m.
Walt Whitman's Fort Greene Park
A stroll sponsored by Fort Greene Park Conservancy and The Walt Whitman Project
Walk around Fort Greene Park, a greensward that owes its existence in large part to Walt Whitman’s editorials written for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, and learn about this poet’s intimate connection with Brooklyn’s first official park. The afternoon includes readings of Whitman’s prose and poetry and discussions about the park, the Wallabout Martyrs and the monument dedicated to their memory, and Brooklyn Hospital. Your guide is Greg Trupiano, Artistic Director of The Walt Whitman Project. This event will conclude with a walk up Myrtle Avenue to 99 Ryerson Avenue, the last existing building in Brooklyn that was a residence of Walt Whitman.
- Meet at the Visitors Center, Top of the Hill, Fort Greene Park
- Enter at Myrtle Avenue, Washington Park, or DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn
- FREE event / rain or shine
- Information & Reservations (limited to 25 people): 718-391-8824
Whitman's Brooklyn
http://www.whitmansbrooklyn.org
Web designer Russell Granger has created "Whitman's Brooklyn," a website that vividly depicts the connection between Walt Whitman and the Brooklyn he knew of the 1850s. Many of the images on this website have never been published online before, and most have never been seen in such large format. The site has been built in a format to enable visitors to participate by leaving comments, questions, ideas, and stories. Join in!
Whitman's Brooklyn is made possible in part by the generous support of
The Walt Whitman Project.
http://www.whitmansbrooklyn.org
Enjoy • Learn • Share
created by Russell Granger, Brooklyn, NY
russell.granger@whitmansbrooklyn.org
The Walt Whitman Birthplace Association
www.waltwhitman.org
The Walt Whitman Birthplace, located in Huntington, Long Island, is in jeopardy of closing due to cuts in New York state funding. Contact the birthplace today to find out what you can do to help keep its door open.
In addition, the Birthplace has announced an event to raise much needed funds.It is the first annual Walt Whitman Benefit Galacelebrating Poetry, Literacy, and Scholarship on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at Oheka Castle on Long Island in Huntington, New York, at the historic Otto H. Kahn estate.
Walt Whitman Birthplace Association
246 Old Walt Whitman Road
Huntington, NY 11746
(631) 427-5240 - (631) 427-5247 fax
www.waltwhitman.org
whitmanpro@aol.com