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The Boathouse Jam is hosted by the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club to activate our shoreline while fostering the continued resurgence of acoustical collaborations in Brooklyn. We are inclusive of all - young & old, new & seasoned musicians. Just bring a smile and your musical instrument and/or your voice to join our one night makeshift band.
Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
Thursday evenings starting May 1st, 6-8:30 at the Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse
165 2nd Street between Bond and the Gowanus Canal. We are excited to expand our musical offerings with this new weekly jam.
Jam Leader: Papa Ernie Vega
Dredger Host: Liz Rabson Schnore
Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride & paddle with us in June as we offer a special voyage of Gowanus Bay and lower Canal. This is our seventh annual Pride Paddle! We persisted right through each year of the pandemic, because celebrating and signaling the importance of inclusion on the waterfront is crucial to our work. Meet at our 19th […]
Two weekends of on-water adventure, skill-building, and summer camp vibes! Build skills, have fun, and feel more confident on the water.
Rhythm & Flow brings together the vibrant, material-driven practices of David Barthold and Josh Lambert in a dynamic dialogue of structure, motion, and pattern. Both artists explore rhythm—Barthold through the exuberant visual culture of urban life and Lambert through the intuitive sequencing of abstract form. Barthold’s sculptures draw from the theatrical and the everyday, transforming […]
Two weekends of on-water adventure, skill-building, and summer camp vibes! Build skills, have fun, and feel more confident on the water.
The Boathouse Jam is hosted by the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club to activate our shoreline while fostering the continued resurgence of acoustical collaborations in Brooklyn. We are inclusive of all - young & old, new & seasoned musicians. Just bring a smile and your musical instrument and/or your voice to join our one night makeshift band.
Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
Thursday evenings starting May 1st, 6-8:30 at the Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse
165 2nd Street between Bond and the Gowanus Canal. We are excited to expand our musical offerings with this new weekly jam.
Jam Leader: Papa Ernie Vega
Dredger Host: Liz Rabson Schnore
Socialize with the Dredgers at our BUNKER (2 19th St, off of 3rd Ave) for a casual volunteer orientation (sign-up here), member catch-up and paddle! We’ll gather at 6:30 to start the orientation and aim to be on-water around 7:15.
Rhythm & Flow brings together the vibrant, material-driven practices of David Barthold and Josh Lambert in a dynamic dialogue of structure, motion, and pattern. Both artists explore rhythm—Barthold through the exuberant visual culture of urban life and Lambert through the intuitive sequencing of abstract form. Barthold’s sculptures draw from the theatrical and the everyday, transforming […]
Stop down and launch a canoe for a self-guided paddle from our boathouse at 2nd Street!
A Persistence of Cormorants is a summer-long poetry reading series on our shoreline featuring accomplished and exceptional poets from the New York area, many of who live in Brooklyn. On each of the scheduled Sundays, from 1:30 to 3:30, up to four featured poets will read for 10 to 15 minutes each. Gerry reads poetry at […]
