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  • Brooklyn Folk Festival: Banjo Toss Competition

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Each 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.

  • November Monthly Meeting

    Monthly Meeting
    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Socialize with the Dredgers at our BOATHOUSE (165 2nd St.) to discuss the latest updates on Gowanus and get involved.  We continue to plan new and fun events on our shoreline and waterway. MONTHLY MEETING Wednesday, November 12th 6:30 PM 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 We've made the switch from meeting at the Bunker […]

  • Bunker Work Day

    Gowanus Dredgers Bunker (19th St.) 2 19th St., Brooklyn, NY

    Help us close down the Bunker for the season. We'll be doing some light construction work and building out a new canoe rack, come ready to get dusty and dirty and have some fun.

  • Argentinian Folk EP Listening party with LULITA

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Join LULITA for a listening party for her upcoming Argentinian Folk EP. Light snacks and drinks will be served, and the EP listening will be followed by a short live performance. 

  • 25th Anniversary & End-of-Season Celebration

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    We're 25! Come by the boathouse at 2nd and Bond to help us celebrate our anniversary and the end of a fantastic season.

  • 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.

  • General Annual Meeting

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    The public is welcome to attend The Gowanus Dredgers annual meeting at the Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse (165 2nd st.) to discuss activities, ideas and goals for the upcoming season on the Gowanus, Red Hook, Long Island City and Staten Island.  Activity Committees will deliver program reports and announce agenda and goals for this year. 

  • TAGA Bus and Scientist Meet + Greet

    Evalyn's Tap House 236 Butler St., Brooklyn, NY

    Meet the EPA scientists keeping an eye on our local air quality and visit their mobile laboratory! Get a behind-the-scenes peek inside the "science lab on a bus" that's helping keep an eye on what's in the air in Gowanus! EPA scientists, educators, and other community members will be on hand to answer questions about the ongoing cleanup of the Gowanus Canal, how the EPA is helping monitor the neighborhood for air quality issues during construction, and what you can do to stay safe and informed.

  • MUCKING THINGS UP: Cody Herrmann

    MUCKING THINGS UP: An Intertidal Speaker Series
    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Join the Gowanus Dredgers for a talk in our new Mucking Things Up series launching this year! We're hosting a series of informal talks focused more on storytelling than slideshows. Come learn about our harbor habitat.