Jos Prol: ARRIVALS
Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJos Prol: ARRIVALS
Reception: November 9 (5-8pm)
Open 1-5 PM Saturdays in November or by appointment
12 events found.
PLEASE NOTE: We have two launch locations, the Boathouse at 165 2nd St. / off Bond St. and the Bunker at the end of 19th St. off of 3rd Ave. The starting place for each activity is listed with the event listing. In general, guided tours leave from 19th St. Walk-Up paddling may be at either location, depending on the current status of the work in the canal. It takes about 35 minutes to walk between the locations and about 10 minutes to drive. PLEASE CHECK the location to ensure you are not late to a timed tour. Trips can not be joined once the group leaves the dock.
[ Rain 30 min. Prior to start time may cancel event and dates +30 days in the future are subject to change ]
Arts
Brooklyn Folk Festival: Banjo Toss Competition
Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesEach year, as part of the Brooklyn Folk Festival , contestants gather on the banks of the fetid Gowanus Canal to see who can throw a banjo the farthest in the - BANJO TOSS: BANJO THROWING COMPETITION! The special "throwing banjo", attached to a rope is tossed into the canal, a federally designate Super Fund site. The marked rope pays out, showing how far the banjo has been tossed. It is then hauled back in for the next throw.
Jos Prol: ARRIVALS
Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJos Prol: ARRIVALS
Reception: November 9 (5-8pm)
Open 1-5 PM Saturdays in November or by appointment
Canceled Comedy at the Boathouse
Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesThe only comedy show in a Brooklyn boathouse. Hosted by Chase Shanahan.
Free show, BYOB
Lineup TBA, follow @shahanagans on Instagram for more information.
Jos Prol: ARRIVALS
Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJos Prol: ARRIVALS
Reception: November 9 (5-8pm)
Open 1-5 PM Saturdays in November or by appointment
Harmony 3: Sequoia Trio
Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJoin Harmony 3 for a 'mini' concert, where they'll perform three movements from Janni Brandon's Sequoia Trio, inside the large "Leviathan" artwork by Jos Prol.
BEHEMOTH – Poetry Night
Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJoin Gowanus poet Brad Vogel and friends at the Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse at 165 2nd Street, Brooklyn, for BEHEMOTH, a poetry reading after dark wrapped in the coils of Leviathan, a giant driftwood sculptural installation by artist Jos Prol (both leviathan and behemoth are primordial monsters mentioned in the ancient Book of Job).
Free
Jos Prol: ARRIVALS
Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJos Prol: ARRIVALS
Reception: November 9 (5-8pm)
Open 1-5 PM Saturdays in November or by appointment
Street / Art Gowanus walking tour
Local artist Rich Garr leads this exploration through the Gowanus waterfront. He is a longtime area artist focusing on public art and community. This walking tour is a multi-sensory collage featuring art, and responding to the area's renowned history and current events.
Inner and Outer Transformations: The Climate Crisis By Olive Toran
Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States"Inner and Outer Transformations: The Climate Crisis" is an immersive multimedia exhibition curated through a blend of fine art photography, poetry, live music, and community climate engagement activities on climate adaptation on flooding in NYC.
Street / Art Gowanus walking tour: Beatles Theme
Rich Garr leads this comfortable open-air exploration through the Gowanus waterfront. He is a longtime area collage artist focusing on public art and community. These walks respond to both current events and history, and a central component of his interdisciplinary collage art practice.
Street / Art Gowanus walking tour: Women’s March Theme
Rich Garr leads this comfortable open-air exploration through the Gowanus waterfront. He is a longtime area collage artist focusing on public art and community. These walks respond to both current events and history, and a central component of his interdisciplinary collage art practice.