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SUMMARY:The Boathouse Jam
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays April 2 through October 29th\, 2025 6:00 – 8:30 PM  \nThe 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. \nChristian Apuzzo leads most sessions. He is a Brooklyn-based vocalist\, guitarist\, and music educator. Long Island-raised\, this musician started his journey as a certified public school music teacher but has since found the wide-open pastures of the freelance music world in NYC. Playing mostly folk\, bluegrass\, and country music\, Christian plays with numerous groups all over our five boroughs including bluegrass group Cole Quest and the City Pickers and local supergroup the Grass Messengers. He also teaches music lessons and classes for all ages at Jalopy Theatre in Red Hook\, Brooklyn. \nFree but a $5 suggested donation is encouraged\, limited beverages are provided. \nThe Boathouse is located at 165 2nd Street\, Brooklyn NY between Bond Street and the Gowanus Canal. Sessions are rain or shine\, we gather outside the Boathouse unless it’s cold or raining then we move inside.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/the-boathouse-jam-2/2025-06-04/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:FREE Walk-Up Paddling - 2nd St.
DESCRIPTION:FREE (donations encouraged) self-guided canoeing of the Gowanus Canal! \nParticipants utilize club canoes for a paddle at their own pace inside the protected Canal. Enjoy discovering the canal’s unique mix of wildlife and urban waterway infrastructure! After being fitted with a life jacket (which must be worn at all times) at the dock\, we give instruction on how to paddle\, safety tips on how to use a canoe and we help with boarding and supervise your departure.  We ask for a donation contribution upon your return as funding to sustain our programs. \nSelf-guided voyages can be limited to 15-20 min. if there’s a crowd but otherwise\, we expect you to return to the dock 15 min. prior to closing. \nWeather (wind\, waves or evidence of storm) may cancel programming with one hour advance notice. Meet at Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY 11231\, wear sunscreen and bring a bottle filled with water. Close-toed shoes are recommended\, and wear clothing you don’t mind potentially being splashed. All paddlers must sign a waiver\, minors require guardian signature on site to authorize canoeing.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/free-walk-up-paddling-2025/2025-06-01/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:On the Water
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SUMMARY:Canoegrass: Jam on the Water
DESCRIPTION:Our first boathouse-jam ON the water! Join us as a musician\, a paddle volunteer to help keep the boats together\, or an audience member from land. Stick around after the jam for our FREE walk-up paddle. \nSign up to participate as a jammer or a paddler here.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/canoegrass-jam-on-the-water/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,On the Water
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T153000
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SUMMARY:A Persistence of Cormorants Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION: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. \nGerry reads poetry at the canal\nThe readings will be followed by open mic time limited to ten readers (one poem no longer than 3 minutes) who have signed up the day of the reading on a first come basis. \nReading will be outdoors at the Gowanus open shoreline and we invite you to engage with the emerging Gowanus Canal habitat as we witness the EPA conduct their SuperFUN/d cleanup program. Event may move to inside the boathouse if it begins to rain or we want to escape the summer heat. If other activity is occurring on the street or esplanade\, event may move inside. \nParticipation is free but we encourage donations to sustain the efforts of the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club\, an advocacy stewardship organization who has been representing neighborhood interests for over two decades. \nMay4th: Gregory Crosby\, Brad Vogel\, Melinda Wilson\, Anthony Cappo18th: Scott Hightower\, Abigail Wellhouse\, Kristina Andersson\, Estha Weiner 25th: Michael Broder\, James Diaz\, Kristine Esser Stenz\, Sarah Sari \nJune1st: Susan Cohen\, Sarah Wallace\, Jiwon Choi\, Caroline Hagood 8th: Jo Solfren\, Amy Lemmon\, Sam Cha\, TBA22nd: Bruce E. Whitacre\, Gerry La Femina\, Jordan Franklin\, TBA29th: Ruth Danon\, Miranda Beeson\, Matt Coonan\, Joanna Fuhrman \nJuly13th: Mervyn Taylor\, Pichchenda Bao\, Carla Carlson\, Sarah Arvio20th: Jennifer Micael Hecht\, Amy Holman\, Billy Cancel\, Genevieve Farnsworth27th: Broadstone Books: Hilary Sideris\, Myra Malkin\, Meredith Trede\, Amy Barone TBA \nAugust3rd: Lynn Mcgee\, Ashley Mabbit\, Jennifer Franklin\, Sarah Sarai 10th: Linda Lerner\, David Francis\, William Lesard\, Mary Newell 17th: KGB Hosts: John Deming\, Tyler Allan Penny\, Susan Lewis\, Selena Spier\, Jada Gordon 24th: Michael Montlack\, Jerome Ellison Murphy\, Sarah Sala\, David Formanek \nSeptember7th: Terence Degnan\, Caitlin McDonnell\, Nicole Callihan\, Zoe Ryder White\, Denver Butson14th: Tom Sleigh\, Neil Shepard\, Karen Neuberg\, Dennis Nurkse 21st: Richard Levine\, Wendy Sloan\, Elaine Sexton\, JoAnne MacFarland\, Rachelle Parker28th: Austin Alexis\, Karen Hildebrand\, Lisa Badner\, Lisa Andrews \nOctober5th: Sean Singer\, Arden Levine\, Robin Rosen Chang\, Lily Greenberg 13th: Broadstone Books: Ellen Devlin\, Margo Stever\, Susana H. Case\, Mary Moloney\, Macia Le Beau
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/a-persistence-of-cormorants-poetry-reading-2/2025-06-01/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community
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SUMMARY:Ukulele Cabaret: 2025 Dredgers Season
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating two decades of songs\, costumes and shenanigans.\n\n\n\n\n\nFor twenty years the Ukulele Cabaret has provided a stage for musicians\, artists and performers from New York’s underground ukulele scene!  \n\nJoin us at:\nGowanus Dredgers Boathouse\n165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\nhttps://ukulelecabaret.com/\nFeaturing: Alan Drogin and Steve Swartz\,Amie Amis\, Angus Loten\, Anthony Rev Wills III\, Carol Wierzbicki\, Dana McCoy\, Gio Gaynor\, Jamie Scandal\, Les Chauds Lapins\, Lloyd United\, Pete Sturman\, Rush Kress\, Saint and Sinners\, Uke Goldberg\, Uke Skywalker and Ukelinda hosted by Sonic Uke. \n\n\n \nTed and Jason of Sonic Uke started the cabaret in May 2005 in the back of Julius bar in West Village. After outgrowing our stage there we settled in for a residency at legendary East Village gastropub Jimmy’s 43\, with cameos at Barbes\, The Zipper Factory and Banjo Jim’s before moving to The Red Room at the KGB Bar — an East Village speakeasy that in 1914 was the headquarters of Emma Goldman’s Secret Society of anarchists.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/ukulele-cabaret-2025-dredgers-season/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T111537
CREATED:20250419T211020Z
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SUMMARY:Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
DESCRIPTION: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.\nJam Leader: Papa Ernie Vega\nDredger Host: Liz Rabson Schnore\n$5 Suggested Donation\n  \nWhat  Jug band and String band music?\n\nLet’s start with String band music. Black String band music\, which will be our focus\, was created by Southern Blacks and pre-dates the Blues & Jazz. Groups which consisted of mostly stringed instruments (guitar\, banjo\, bass\, violin\, mandolin\, ukulele\, etc) performed a wide variety of songs and styles for all manner of social functions and for personal enjoyment;  two-steps\, waltzes and breakdowns for dances\, ballads and love songs\, humorous & novelty songs\, as well as blues\, jazz\, and pop tunes as they came into fashion. This genre\, sadly\, was under-represented by the burgeoning recording industry in the 1920’s and 30’s\, which helped contribute to its already declining popularity in the wake of the success of the Blues and Jazz: though groups like the Mississippi Sheiks and the Dallas String Band did make great and popular recordings. The genre never completely died out\, however\, and is alive and well today thanks to the perseverance of its practitioners and the dedication of its fans\, which has led to a rediscovery and a new appreciation by audiences young and old. \nJug band music developed in the early 20th century within Southern Black communities and was essentially a string band with a jug used as a “poor man’s tuba”\, in the role of a bass instrument. Other household items as instruments were popular as well; washboard and/or spoons for percussion\, washtub bass\, and kazoo. These combined with the guitars\, banjos\, mandolins/violins of the traditional string band\, along with the harmonica\, made for a unique sound that won the hearts of the public in the early days of the recording industry. The Memphis Jug Band and Cannon’s Jug Stompers recorded well over a hundred examples of blues\, ballads\, pop and dance numbers – and they’re just the tip of the iceberg. The genre found new life in the Folk Music Revival of the 1960’s and remains popular to this day.\nThese sessions will be open to Intermediate and above players\, and we encourage you to sing along and bring a song to lead. To lead a song\, you will be expected to sing it loudly enough for those around you to hear\, to know the key you will sing in\, and to explain the chord changes and form of the song if need be.  We may also discuss some ideas for performing in an ensemble to help everyone find their place in the music. \n\n\nPapa Ernie Vega is a NYC singer\, instrumentalist\, bandleader\, teacher\, songwriter and performing/recording artist. He has over 20 years of professional experience and has performed at the Newport Folk Festival\, the Jug Band Jubilee and the Osaka Jug Band Festival. He also taught and performed at the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival from 2016-2021. He is a lover of fine cheap food\, old movies\, humor\, and photography.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/gowanus-jug-string-band-sessions/2025-05-29/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250528T180000
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SUMMARY:The Boathouse Jam
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays April 2 through October 29th\, 2025 6:00 – 8:30 PM  \nThe 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. \nChristian Apuzzo leads most sessions. He is a Brooklyn-based vocalist\, guitarist\, and music educator. Long Island-raised\, this musician started his journey as a certified public school music teacher but has since found the wide-open pastures of the freelance music world in NYC. Playing mostly folk\, bluegrass\, and country music\, Christian plays with numerous groups all over our five boroughs including bluegrass group Cole Quest and the City Pickers and local supergroup the Grass Messengers. He also teaches music lessons and classes for all ages at Jalopy Theatre in Red Hook\, Brooklyn. \nFree but a $5 suggested donation is encouraged\, limited beverages are provided. \nThe Boathouse is located at 165 2nd Street\, Brooklyn NY between Bond Street and the Gowanus Canal. Sessions are rain or shine\, we gather outside the Boathouse unless it’s cold or raining then we move inside.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/the-boathouse-jam-2/2025-05-28/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250525T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250525T153000
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SUMMARY:A Persistence of Cormorants Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION: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. \nGerry reads poetry at the canal\nThe readings will be followed by open mic time limited to ten readers (one poem no longer than 3 minutes) who have signed up the day of the reading on a first come basis. \nReading will be outdoors at the Gowanus open shoreline and we invite you to engage with the emerging Gowanus Canal habitat as we witness the EPA conduct their SuperFUN/d cleanup program. Event may move to inside the boathouse if it begins to rain or we want to escape the summer heat. If other activity is occurring on the street or esplanade\, event may move inside. \nParticipation is free but we encourage donations to sustain the efforts of the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club\, an advocacy stewardship organization who has been representing neighborhood interests for over two decades. \nMay4th: Gregory Crosby\, Brad Vogel\, Melinda Wilson\, Anthony Cappo18th: Scott Hightower\, Abigail Wellhouse\, Kristina Andersson\, Estha Weiner 25th: Michael Broder\, James Diaz\, Kristine Esser Stenz\, Sarah Sari \nJune1st: Susan Cohen\, Sarah Wallace\, Jiwon Choi\, Caroline Hagood 8th: Jo Solfren\, Amy Lemmon\, Sam Cha\, TBA22nd: Bruce E. Whitacre\, Gerry La Femina\, Jordan Franklin\, TBA29th: Ruth Danon\, Miranda Beeson\, Matt Coonan\, Joanna Fuhrman \nJuly13th: Mervyn Taylor\, Pichchenda Bao\, Carla Carlson\, Sarah Arvio20th: Jennifer Micael Hecht\, Amy Holman\, Billy Cancel\, Genevieve Farnsworth27th: Broadstone Books: Hilary Sideris\, Myra Malkin\, Meredith Trede\, Amy Barone TBA \nAugust3rd: Lynn Mcgee\, Ashley Mabbit\, Jennifer Franklin\, Sarah Sarai 10th: Linda Lerner\, David Francis\, William Lesard\, Mary Newell 17th: KGB Hosts: John Deming\, Tyler Allan Penny\, Susan Lewis\, Selena Spier\, Jada Gordon 24th: Michael Montlack\, Jerome Ellison Murphy\, Sarah Sala\, David Formanek \nSeptember7th: Terence Degnan\, Caitlin McDonnell\, Nicole Callihan\, Zoe Ryder White\, Denver Butson14th: Tom Sleigh\, Neil Shepard\, Karen Neuberg\, Dennis Nurkse 21st: Richard Levine\, Wendy Sloan\, Elaine Sexton\, JoAnne MacFarland\, Rachelle Parker28th: Austin Alexis\, Karen Hildebrand\, Lisa Badner\, Lisa Andrews \nOctober5th: Sean Singer\, Arden Levine\, Robin Rosen Chang\, Lily Greenberg 13th: Broadstone Books: Ellen Devlin\, Margo Stever\, Susana H. Case\, Mary Moloney\, Macia Le Beau
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/a-persistence-of-cormorants-poetry-reading-2/2025-05-25/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250524T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250524T220000
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SUMMARY:UPDATED!! Unheard-of + The Gowanus Dredgers Present: Summoning You Feat. Leila Adu
DESCRIPTION:UPDATED INFORMATION BELOW\nElectropop\, avant-classical singer-songwriter Leila Adu joins Unheard-of to kick off the 2025 Cultural Ecologies season\n\n\n\n\nSummoning You Featuring Leila Adu\nOpening: Jessica Ackerley\nDate: May 24th\, 2025\, 8PM Music\, 6:30PM Canoe Launch\nLocation: Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY 11231\n🎟️ RSVP & Tickets 🎟️ \nElectropop\, avant-classical singer-songwriter Leila Adu joins Unheard-of to kick off the 2025 Cultural Ecologies season with new and recent arrangements of her music including her Freedom Suite and music from her latest album Moonstone & Tar Sands. Compared to Nina Simone and Joanna Newsome by WNYC\, Adu has released five acclaimed albums\, and has given visionary solo BBC and WQXR performances. \nHawai’i-based jazz guitarist\, composer\, and improvisor Jessica Ackerley opens the performance with a set of her original work. Their music has been featured and reviewed in Pitchfork\, Wire Magazine\, BBC Radio\, Whole Note\, MusicWorks Magazine\, New York City Jazz Record\, and BandCamp’s monthly “Best of” lists. \n\n\nWHAT IS THE CULTURAL ECOLOGIES SERIES? \nUnheard-of Ensemble\, in collaboration with the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club\, launches its newest performance series\, Cultural Ecologies\, an immersive set of multimedia concerts utilizing Brooklyn’s own Gowanus Canal as our stage. This four-show series features world premieres and cutting edge pieces by artists exploring stories of climate change\, technology’s impact on our mental health\, racial violence\, and feminism presented in a setting that brings people closer together in an open and adventurous way. \n\n\n—— \nUPDATED INFORMATION: This performance takes place at the 2nd St Boathouse\, on the Gowanus Canal waterfront\, with a pre-show paddle for canoe-seat ticketholders\, from the 2nd St. Boathouse dock. Limited boat access and on-water support are provided by The Gowanus Dredgers. \n—— \nThis program is supported\, in part\, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. \nUnheard-of’s performances are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. \nWeather may postpone event.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/unheard-of-the-gowanus-dredgers-present-summoning-you-feat-leila-adu/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,On the Water
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T111537
CREATED:20250419T211020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T143700Z
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SUMMARY:Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
DESCRIPTION: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.\nJam Leader: Papa Ernie Vega\nDredger Host: Liz Rabson Schnore\n$5 Suggested Donation\n  \nWhat  Jug band and String band music?\n\nLet’s start with String band music. Black String band music\, which will be our focus\, was created by Southern Blacks and pre-dates the Blues & Jazz. Groups which consisted of mostly stringed instruments (guitar\, banjo\, bass\, violin\, mandolin\, ukulele\, etc) performed a wide variety of songs and styles for all manner of social functions and for personal enjoyment;  two-steps\, waltzes and breakdowns for dances\, ballads and love songs\, humorous & novelty songs\, as well as blues\, jazz\, and pop tunes as they came into fashion. This genre\, sadly\, was under-represented by the burgeoning recording industry in the 1920’s and 30’s\, which helped contribute to its already declining popularity in the wake of the success of the Blues and Jazz: though groups like the Mississippi Sheiks and the Dallas String Band did make great and popular recordings. The genre never completely died out\, however\, and is alive and well today thanks to the perseverance of its practitioners and the dedication of its fans\, which has led to a rediscovery and a new appreciation by audiences young and old. \nJug band music developed in the early 20th century within Southern Black communities and was essentially a string band with a jug used as a “poor man’s tuba”\, in the role of a bass instrument. Other household items as instruments were popular as well; washboard and/or spoons for percussion\, washtub bass\, and kazoo. These combined with the guitars\, banjos\, mandolins/violins of the traditional string band\, along with the harmonica\, made for a unique sound that won the hearts of the public in the early days of the recording industry. The Memphis Jug Band and Cannon’s Jug Stompers recorded well over a hundred examples of blues\, ballads\, pop and dance numbers – and they’re just the tip of the iceberg. The genre found new life in the Folk Music Revival of the 1960’s and remains popular to this day.\nThese sessions will be open to Intermediate and above players\, and we encourage you to sing along and bring a song to lead. To lead a song\, you will be expected to sing it loudly enough for those around you to hear\, to know the key you will sing in\, and to explain the chord changes and form of the song if need be.  We may also discuss some ideas for performing in an ensemble to help everyone find their place in the music. \n\n\nPapa Ernie Vega is a NYC singer\, instrumentalist\, bandleader\, teacher\, songwriter and performing/recording artist. He has over 20 years of professional experience and has performed at the Newport Folk Festival\, the Jug Band Jubilee and the Osaka Jug Band Festival. He also taught and performed at the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival from 2016-2021. He is a lover of fine cheap food\, old movies\, humor\, and photography.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/gowanus-jug-string-band-sessions/2025-05-22/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T111537
CREATED:20250225T042301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250330T160353Z
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SUMMARY:The Boathouse Jam
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays April 2 through October 29th\, 2025 6:00 – 8:30 PM  \nThe 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. \nChristian Apuzzo leads most sessions. He is a Brooklyn-based vocalist\, guitarist\, and music educator. Long Island-raised\, this musician started his journey as a certified public school music teacher but has since found the wide-open pastures of the freelance music world in NYC. Playing mostly folk\, bluegrass\, and country music\, Christian plays with numerous groups all over our five boroughs including bluegrass group Cole Quest and the City Pickers and local supergroup the Grass Messengers. He also teaches music lessons and classes for all ages at Jalopy Theatre in Red Hook\, Brooklyn. \nFree but a $5 suggested donation is encouraged\, limited beverages are provided. \nThe Boathouse is located at 165 2nd Street\, Brooklyn NY between Bond Street and the Gowanus Canal. Sessions are rain or shine\, we gather outside the Boathouse unless it’s cold or raining then we move inside.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/the-boathouse-jam-2/2025-05-21/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:A Persistence of Cormorants Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION: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. \nGerry reads poetry at the canal\nThe readings will be followed by open mic time limited to ten readers (one poem no longer than 3 minutes) who have signed up the day of the reading on a first come basis. \nReading will be outdoors at the Gowanus open shoreline and we invite you to engage with the emerging Gowanus Canal habitat as we witness the EPA conduct their SuperFUN/d cleanup program. Event may move to inside the boathouse if it begins to rain or we want to escape the summer heat. If other activity is occurring on the street or esplanade\, event may move inside. \nParticipation is free but we encourage donations to sustain the efforts of the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club\, an advocacy stewardship organization who has been representing neighborhood interests for over two decades. \nMay4th: Gregory Crosby\, Brad Vogel\, Melinda Wilson\, Anthony Cappo18th: Scott Hightower\, Abigail Wellhouse\, Kristina Andersson\, Estha Weiner 25th: Michael Broder\, James Diaz\, Kristine Esser Stenz\, Sarah Sari \nJune1st: Susan Cohen\, Sarah Wallace\, Jiwon Choi\, Caroline Hagood 8th: Jo Solfren\, Amy Lemmon\, Sam Cha\, TBA22nd: Bruce E. Whitacre\, Gerry La Femina\, Jordan Franklin\, TBA29th: Ruth Danon\, Miranda Beeson\, Matt Coonan\, Joanna Fuhrman \nJuly13th: Mervyn Taylor\, Pichchenda Bao\, Carla Carlson\, Sarah Arvio20th: Jennifer Micael Hecht\, Amy Holman\, Billy Cancel\, Genevieve Farnsworth27th: Broadstone Books: Hilary Sideris\, Myra Malkin\, Meredith Trede\, Amy Barone TBA \nAugust3rd: Lynn Mcgee\, Ashley Mabbit\, Jennifer Franklin\, Sarah Sarai 10th: Linda Lerner\, David Francis\, William Lesard\, Mary Newell 17th: KGB Hosts: John Deming\, Tyler Allan Penny\, Susan Lewis\, Selena Spier\, Jada Gordon 24th: Michael Montlack\, Jerome Ellison Murphy\, Sarah Sala\, David Formanek \nSeptember7th: Terence Degnan\, Caitlin McDonnell\, Nicole Callihan\, Zoe Ryder White\, Denver Butson14th: Tom Sleigh\, Neil Shepard\, Karen Neuberg\, Dennis Nurkse 21st: Richard Levine\, Wendy Sloan\, Elaine Sexton\, JoAnne MacFarland\, Rachelle Parker28th: Austin Alexis\, Karen Hildebrand\, Lisa Badner\, Lisa Andrews \nOctober5th: Sean Singer\, Arden Levine\, Robin Rosen Chang\, Lily Greenberg 13th: Broadstone Books: Ellen Devlin\, Margo Stever\, Susana H. Case\, Mary Moloney\, Macia Le Beau
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/a-persistence-of-cormorants-poetry-reading-2/2025-05-18/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community
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SUMMARY:FREE Walk-Up Paddling - 2nd St.
DESCRIPTION:FREE (donations encouraged) self-guided canoeing of the Gowanus Canal! \nParticipants utilize club canoes for a paddle at their own pace inside the protected Canal. Enjoy discovering the canal’s unique mix of wildlife and urban waterway infrastructure! After being fitted with a life jacket (which must be worn at all times) at the dock\, we give instruction on how to paddle\, safety tips on how to use a canoe and we help with boarding and supervise your departure.  We ask for a donation contribution upon your return as funding to sustain our programs. \nSelf-guided voyages can be limited to 15-20 min. if there’s a crowd but otherwise\, we expect you to return to the dock 15 min. prior to closing. \nWeather (wind\, waves or evidence of storm) may cancel programming with one hour advance notice. Meet at Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY 11231\, wear sunscreen and bring a bottle filled with water. Close-toed shoes are recommended\, and wear clothing you don’t mind potentially being splashed. All paddlers must sign a waiver\, minors require guardian signature on site to authorize canoeing.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/free-walk-up-paddling-2025/2025-05-17/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:On the Water
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T203000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting + Paddle
DESCRIPTION: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. \nMeet at the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club 19th St. Launch\, 2 19 St\, Brooklyn\, (off of 3rd Ave.). If you plan to join the paddle\, wear sunscreen and bring a bottle filled with water. Close-toed shoes are recommended\, and wear clothing you don’t mind potentially being splashed. Use a restroom before arrival\, as we have limited facilities on-site. All paddlers must sign a waiver. \nWeather (wind\, waves or evidence of storm) may cancel the paddling portion with one hour advance notice. In case of inclement weather\, meeting will be relocated follow us on Instagram or sign up for our mailing list to stay informed.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/monthly-meeting-paddle/2025-05-15/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community,On the Water
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T203000
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SUMMARY:Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
DESCRIPTION: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.\nJam Leader: Papa Ernie Vega\nDredger Host: Liz Rabson Schnore\n$5 Suggested Donation\n  \nWhat  Jug band and String band music?\n\nLet’s start with String band music. Black String band music\, which will be our focus\, was created by Southern Blacks and pre-dates the Blues & Jazz. Groups which consisted of mostly stringed instruments (guitar\, banjo\, bass\, violin\, mandolin\, ukulele\, etc) performed a wide variety of songs and styles for all manner of social functions and for personal enjoyment;  two-steps\, waltzes and breakdowns for dances\, ballads and love songs\, humorous & novelty songs\, as well as blues\, jazz\, and pop tunes as they came into fashion. This genre\, sadly\, was under-represented by the burgeoning recording industry in the 1920’s and 30’s\, which helped contribute to its already declining popularity in the wake of the success of the Blues and Jazz: though groups like the Mississippi Sheiks and the Dallas String Band did make great and popular recordings. The genre never completely died out\, however\, and is alive and well today thanks to the perseverance of its practitioners and the dedication of its fans\, which has led to a rediscovery and a new appreciation by audiences young and old. \nJug band music developed in the early 20th century within Southern Black communities and was essentially a string band with a jug used as a “poor man’s tuba”\, in the role of a bass instrument. Other household items as instruments were popular as well; washboard and/or spoons for percussion\, washtub bass\, and kazoo. These combined with the guitars\, banjos\, mandolins/violins of the traditional string band\, along with the harmonica\, made for a unique sound that won the hearts of the public in the early days of the recording industry. The Memphis Jug Band and Cannon’s Jug Stompers recorded well over a hundred examples of blues\, ballads\, pop and dance numbers – and they’re just the tip of the iceberg. The genre found new life in the Folk Music Revival of the 1960’s and remains popular to this day.\nThese sessions will be open to Intermediate and above players\, and we encourage you to sing along and bring a song to lead. To lead a song\, you will be expected to sing it loudly enough for those around you to hear\, to know the key you will sing in\, and to explain the chord changes and form of the song if need be.  We may also discuss some ideas for performing in an ensemble to help everyone find their place in the music. \n\n\nPapa Ernie Vega is a NYC singer\, instrumentalist\, bandleader\, teacher\, songwriter and performing/recording artist. He has over 20 years of professional experience and has performed at the Newport Folk Festival\, the Jug Band Jubilee and the Osaka Jug Band Festival. He also taught and performed at the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival from 2016-2021. He is a lover of fine cheap food\, old movies\, humor\, and photography.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/gowanus-jug-string-band-sessions/2025-05-15/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:2025 Five Borough Waterfront Mayoral Forum
DESCRIPTION:The Gowanus Dredgers are co-sponsoring the 2025 Five Borough Waterfront Mayoral Forum. We advocate for and operate water access in seven locations across Brooklyn\, Queens\, and Staten Island\, and we’re excited to hear from this year’s mayoral candidates on their vision for our collective waterfront. Register for the Zoom event here! \nNew York City’s waterfront is home to people\, parks and beaches\, businesses\, docks\, trains\, roads\, ports\, and critical infrastructure that support our daily lives. The next Mayor must embrace the waterfront as a signature priority of their administration. We will be asking candidates a series of questions about the various aspects of the waterfront. The Five Borough Waterfront Forum is where candidates for Mayor will answer questions and present their vision for climate\, recreation\, maritime\, workforce\, public access\, and all things across New York City’s 520 linear miles of shoreline. \nThis Forum is sponsored by the following organizations: \nCity Island Rising\, Environmental Defense Fund\, Gowanus Canal Conservancy\, Gowanus Dredgers\, Jamaica Bay – Rockaway Parks Conservancy\, LES Ready!\, Natural Areas Conservancy\, NYC Soil and Water Conservation District\, New York League of Conservation Voters – EF\, Newtown Creek Alliance\, Ocean Bay CDC\, Regional Plan Association\, South Bronx Unite\, Staten Island Urban Center\, SWIM Coalition\, Urban Green Council\, and the Waterfront Alliance. \nThis event is coupled with the 2025 Waterfront Conference\, hosted in-person at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Battery Park City\, on May 13. Registration for the Waterfront Conference is not required to attend the Virtual Mayoral Candidates Forum. For more information about the 2025 Waterfront Conference\, visit https://waterfrontalliance.org/waterfront-conference
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/2025-five-borough-waterfront-mayoral-forum/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:The Boathouse Jam
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays April 2 through October 29th\, 2025 6:00 – 8:30 PM  \nThe 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. \nChristian Apuzzo leads most sessions. He is a Brooklyn-based vocalist\, guitarist\, and music educator. Long Island-raised\, this musician started his journey as a certified public school music teacher but has since found the wide-open pastures of the freelance music world in NYC. Playing mostly folk\, bluegrass\, and country music\, Christian plays with numerous groups all over our five boroughs including bluegrass group Cole Quest and the City Pickers and local supergroup the Grass Messengers. He also teaches music lessons and classes for all ages at Jalopy Theatre in Red Hook\, Brooklyn. \nFree but a $5 suggested donation is encouraged\, limited beverages are provided. \nThe Boathouse is located at 165 2nd Street\, Brooklyn NY between Bond Street and the Gowanus Canal. Sessions are rain or shine\, we gather outside the Boathouse unless it’s cold or raining then we move inside.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/the-boathouse-jam-2/2025-05-14/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Full Moon Gowanus Voyage - May
DESCRIPTION:Join our Crew on a full-moon guided adventure!! Meet at the the Gowanus Dredgers Bunker\, at the end of 19th St / off 3rd Ave\, 11232 – NOT our 2nd St. boathouse. Tickets are required and are available here. Don’t forget members get a discount\, join now! \nMoonrise 7:27 | Sunset 8:03 | Civil End 8:34 | Nautical End 9:12 \nThe stars should be on display along with harbor lights. We will provide lights for each canoe\, you’re welcome to bring/wear your own head lamp as well. Each canoe will have up to 3 people. Solo paddlers are welcome\, you will be paired with other members of the group based on experience and comfort in a canoe. Close-toed shoes are recommended\, and wear clothing you don’t mind potentially being splashed. Use a restroom before arrival\, as we have limited facilities on-site. \nDue to EPA cleaning of the Gowanus Canal\, voyage will be focused on the Gowanus Bay and our South Gowanus Bunker\, and will not proceed past the 9th St. Bridge. \nIf raining or threatening weather (high winds\, lightning) by 6:00pm we may cancel. Attendees will be notified via the email used to purchase tickets. Tour is not cancelled due to clouds but let’s hope for a clear sky for the moon rise! \nTickets are nonrefundable for any event that proceeds as planned. We will offer the option to transfer your ticket to another event if we have to cancel for weather. Transfer must be requested before the tour starts. If you choose not to transfer\, the cost of your ticket becomes a tax-deductible donation to the Gowanus Dredgers.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/full-moon-gowanus-voyage-may-25-2/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Bunker (19th St.)\, 2 19th St.\, Brooklyn\, NY
CATEGORIES:Guided Tours,On the Water
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SUMMARY:A Persistence of Cormorants Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION: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. \nGerry reads poetry at the canal\nThe readings will be followed by open mic time limited to ten readers (one poem no longer than 3 minutes) who have signed up the day of the reading on a first come basis. \nReading will be outdoors at the Gowanus open shoreline and we invite you to engage with the emerging Gowanus Canal habitat as we witness the EPA conduct their SuperFUN/d cleanup program. Event may move to inside the boathouse if it begins to rain or we want to escape the summer heat. If other activity is occurring on the street or esplanade\, event may move inside. \nParticipation is free but we encourage donations to sustain the efforts of the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club\, an advocacy stewardship organization who has been representing neighborhood interests for over two decades. \nMay4th: Gregory Crosby\, Brad Vogel\, Melinda Wilson\, Anthony Cappo18th: Scott Hightower\, Abigail Wellhouse\, Kristina Andersson\, Estha Weiner 25th: Michael Broder\, James Diaz\, Kristine Esser Stenz\, Sarah Sari \nJune1st: Susan Cohen\, Sarah Wallace\, Jiwon Choi\, Caroline Hagood 8th: Jo Solfren\, Amy Lemmon\, Sam Cha\, TBA22nd: Bruce E. Whitacre\, Gerry La Femina\, Jordan Franklin\, TBA29th: Ruth Danon\, Miranda Beeson\, Matt Coonan\, Joanna Fuhrman \nJuly13th: Mervyn Taylor\, Pichchenda Bao\, Carla Carlson\, Sarah Arvio20th: Jennifer Micael Hecht\, Amy Holman\, Billy Cancel\, Genevieve Farnsworth27th: Broadstone Books: Hilary Sideris\, Myra Malkin\, Meredith Trede\, Amy Barone TBA \nAugust3rd: Lynn Mcgee\, Ashley Mabbit\, Jennifer Franklin\, Sarah Sarai 10th: Linda Lerner\, David Francis\, William Lesard\, Mary Newell 17th: KGB Hosts: John Deming\, Tyler Allan Penny\, Susan Lewis\, Selena Spier\, Jada Gordon 24th: Michael Montlack\, Jerome Ellison Murphy\, Sarah Sala\, David Formanek \nSeptember7th: Terence Degnan\, Caitlin McDonnell\, Nicole Callihan\, Zoe Ryder White\, Denver Butson14th: Tom Sleigh\, Neil Shepard\, Karen Neuberg\, Dennis Nurkse 21st: Richard Levine\, Wendy Sloan\, Elaine Sexton\, JoAnne MacFarland\, Rachelle Parker28th: Austin Alexis\, Karen Hildebrand\, Lisa Badner\, Lisa Andrews \nOctober5th: Sean Singer\, Arden Levine\, Robin Rosen Chang\, Lily Greenberg 13th: Broadstone Books: Ellen Devlin\, Margo Stever\, Susana H. Case\, Mary Moloney\, Macia Le Beau
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/a-persistence-of-cormorants-poetry-reading-2/2025-05-11/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250510T100000
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SUMMARY:Birding By Canoe
DESCRIPTION:Birding by canoe\, what could be better? Gowanus is an industrial area teeming with wildlife. Paddling along the canal and the mouth of the Gowanus bay is a great way to experience the vast biodiversity around us. [Tickets] required\, this one fills up fast! \nWe’ll head out in the morning from our 19th St. Bunker Launch site and see what kind of birds and wildlife we can find. Loyan Beausoleil will be our birding guide. Loyan is the Bird Program Manager for the Local Nature Lab and helps with the podcast of Your Bird Story\, which is hosted by Georgia Silvera Seamans. We’ll watch for water birds fishing and swooping and migratory birds hanging out in trees along the shore. If we’re lucky we might spot an osprey working on its nest!is the We’ll watch for water birds fishing and swooping and migratory birds hanging out in trees along the shore. If we’re lucky we might spot an osprey working on its nest! \nTickets are required to join. Each canoe will have up to 3 people. Solo paddlers are welcome\, you will be paired with other members of the group based on experience and comfort in a canoe. \nWeather (wind\, waves or evidence of storm) may cancel programming with one hour advance notice. Meet at the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club 19th St. Launch\, 2 19 St\, Brooklyn\, (off of 3rd Ave.)\, wear sunscreen and bring a bottle filled with water. Close-toed shoes are recommended\, and wear clothing you don’t mind potentially being splashed. Use a restroom before arrival\, as we have limited facilities on-site. \nLocal Nature Lab is committed to nurturing a love for nature and promoting biodiversity conservation through education\, outreach\, and hands-on experiences. The NYC Urban Bird Explorers program is made possible by a Blake-Nuttall ornithology grant. \nProceeds from ticket sales support the work of both the Gowanus Dredgers and Local Nature Lab. \n 
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/birding-by-canoe-2/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Bunker (19th St.)\, 2 19th St.\, Brooklyn\, NY
CATEGORIES:Guided Tours,On the Water
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SUMMARY:Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
DESCRIPTION: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.\nJam Leader: Papa Ernie Vega\nDredger Host: Liz Rabson Schnore\n$5 Suggested Donation\n  \nWhat  Jug band and String band music?\n\nLet’s start with String band music. Black String band music\, which will be our focus\, was created by Southern Blacks and pre-dates the Blues & Jazz. Groups which consisted of mostly stringed instruments (guitar\, banjo\, bass\, violin\, mandolin\, ukulele\, etc) performed a wide variety of songs and styles for all manner of social functions and for personal enjoyment;  two-steps\, waltzes and breakdowns for dances\, ballads and love songs\, humorous & novelty songs\, as well as blues\, jazz\, and pop tunes as they came into fashion. This genre\, sadly\, was under-represented by the burgeoning recording industry in the 1920’s and 30’s\, which helped contribute to its already declining popularity in the wake of the success of the Blues and Jazz: though groups like the Mississippi Sheiks and the Dallas String Band did make great and popular recordings. The genre never completely died out\, however\, and is alive and well today thanks to the perseverance of its practitioners and the dedication of its fans\, which has led to a rediscovery and a new appreciation by audiences young and old. \nJug band music developed in the early 20th century within Southern Black communities and was essentially a string band with a jug used as a “poor man’s tuba”\, in the role of a bass instrument. Other household items as instruments were popular as well; washboard and/or spoons for percussion\, washtub bass\, and kazoo. These combined with the guitars\, banjos\, mandolins/violins of the traditional string band\, along with the harmonica\, made for a unique sound that won the hearts of the public in the early days of the recording industry. The Memphis Jug Band and Cannon’s Jug Stompers recorded well over a hundred examples of blues\, ballads\, pop and dance numbers – and they’re just the tip of the iceberg. The genre found new life in the Folk Music Revival of the 1960’s and remains popular to this day.\nThese sessions will be open to Intermediate and above players\, and we encourage you to sing along and bring a song to lead. To lead a song\, you will be expected to sing it loudly enough for those around you to hear\, to know the key you will sing in\, and to explain the chord changes and form of the song if need be.  We may also discuss some ideas for performing in an ensemble to help everyone find their place in the music. \n\n\nPapa Ernie Vega is a NYC singer\, instrumentalist\, bandleader\, teacher\, songwriter and performing/recording artist. He has over 20 years of professional experience and has performed at the Newport Folk Festival\, the Jug Band Jubilee and the Osaka Jug Band Festival. He also taught and performed at the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival from 2016-2021. He is a lover of fine cheap food\, old movies\, humor\, and photography.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/gowanus-jug-string-band-sessions/2025-05-08/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Meeting: Help Grow Public Boating in Sunset Park!
DESCRIPTION:The NYC Water Trail Association and the Gowanus Dredgers are looking to offer another round of community boating events in Sunset Park this summer! We’ll be holding an organizational meeting on Thursday May 8 from 6-7:30 PM. The location is the lobby of Building A\, a waterfront warehouse at the end of 41st Street that was recently renovated by the city’s Economic Development Corporation.\n\nPlease consider joining us if you’re interested in seeing more community boating in Sunset Park! Whether you’re interested in volunteering or just participating in this summer’s events\, this event’s for you.\n\nWe’ll be deciding on dates and discussing logistics\, partnerships and promotional strategies\, etc. — as well as discussing the long-term possibilities for recreational boating and waterfront education in Sunset Park. The EDC plans to offer a substantial amount of ground floor space in Building A for use by community groups and water-dependent nonprofits\, so we’ll be discussing that\, as well as some of the nearby possibilities for water access.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/meeting-help-grow-public-boating-in-sunset-park/
LOCATION:MADE Bush Terminal\, 13 42nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250507T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250507T203000
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SUMMARY:The Boathouse Jam
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays April 2 through October 29th\, 2025 6:00 – 8:30 PM  \nThe 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. \nChristian Apuzzo leads most sessions. He is a Brooklyn-based vocalist\, guitarist\, and music educator. Long Island-raised\, this musician started his journey as a certified public school music teacher but has since found the wide-open pastures of the freelance music world in NYC. Playing mostly folk\, bluegrass\, and country music\, Christian plays with numerous groups all over our five boroughs including bluegrass group Cole Quest and the City Pickers and local supergroup the Grass Messengers. He also teaches music lessons and classes for all ages at Jalopy Theatre in Red Hook\, Brooklyn. \nFree but a $5 suggested donation is encouraged\, limited beverages are provided. \nThe Boathouse is located at 165 2nd Street\, Brooklyn NY between Bond Street and the Gowanus Canal. Sessions are rain or shine\, we gather outside the Boathouse unless it’s cold or raining then we move inside.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/the-boathouse-jam-2/2025-05-07/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T203000
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SUMMARY:MUCKING THINGS UP: May
DESCRIPTION:MUCKING THINGS UP:\n\nan intertidal talk with the Gowanus Dredgers \n\n  \n\nMay 6\, 2025\n7 pm\nGowanus Dredgers Boathouse\n165 2nd Street\, Brooklyn\nFree\nCarrie Roble (she/her) is an aquatic ecologist\, science communicator\, STEM mentor\, and life-long water adventurer. As the head of Hudson River Park’s River Project\, Carrie leads complex coastal resiliency projects\, cross-sector partnerships for innovative STEM research\, place-based environmental education\, and interdisciplinary teams. She dedicates her work to the health of urban waterways and to empowering local communities to be environmental stewards through participatory science. Carrie has a M.S. in aquatic science and environmental justice from University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability and is a proud Bowdoin College polar bear. \nSiddhartha Hayes (he/him) is a field scientist\, aquarist\, etymology enthusiast\, and fish whisperer. As Manager of Research & Aquaria at Hudson River Park\, he conducts and oversees various ecological sampling projects\, from year-round fish trapping and river condition monitoring to surface water pathogens\, shoreline plastics\, oysters\, and more. He also manages the Pier 40 River Project Wetlab\, a flow-through aquarium of native Hudson River organisms that serves as one of the Park’s primary education sites. He has worked for 10 years to facilitate research that answers important questions about the river and its denizens and spark a sense of wonder by connecting people with their aquatic neighbors. Siddhartha has a Bachelor’s in Biology and Greek & Roman Studies from Vassar College. \n\n\nMade possible with support from Citizens Committee for New York City.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/mucking-things-up-may/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Science & Ecology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T180000
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SUMMARY:FREE Walk-Up Paddling - 2nd St.
DESCRIPTION:FREE (donations encouraged) self-guided canoeing of the Gowanus Canal! \nWe’ll have a special guest for our opening paddle: The Garbage Pearl Picnic! \nCome for the canoeing and snacks\, stay for the community – The Garbage Pearl Picnic is a celebration of the Canal and all the organizations\, artists\, and more than human friends who make it weird and wonderful. \nParticipants utilize club canoes for a paddle at their own pace inside the protected Canal. Enjoy discovering the canal’s unique mix of wildlife and urban waterway infrastructure! After being fitted with a life jacket (which must be worn at all times) at the dock\, we give instruction on how to paddle\, safety tips on how to use a canoe and we help with boarding and supervise your departure.  We ask for a donation contribution upon your return as funding to sustain our programs. \nSelf-guided voyages can be limited to 15-20 min. if there’s a crowd but otherwise\, we expect you to return to the dock 15 min. prior to closing. \nWeather (wind\, waves or evidence of storm) may cancel programming with one hour advance notice. Meet at Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY 11231\, wear sunscreen and bring a bottle filled with water. Close-toed shoes are recommended\, and wear clothing you don’t mind potentially being splashed. All paddlers must sign a waiver\, minors require guardian signature on site to authorize canoeing.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/free-walk-up-paddling-2025-2/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:On the Water
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T153000
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SUMMARY:A Persistence of Cormorants Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION: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. \nGerry reads poetry at the canal\nThe readings will be followed by open mic time limited to ten readers (one poem no longer than 3 minutes) who have signed up the day of the reading on a first come basis. \nReading will be outdoors at the Gowanus open shoreline and we invite you to engage with the emerging Gowanus Canal habitat as we witness the EPA conduct their SuperFUN/d cleanup program. Event may move to inside the boathouse if it begins to rain or we want to escape the summer heat. If other activity is occurring on the street or esplanade\, event may move inside. \nParticipation is free but we encourage donations to sustain the efforts of the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club\, an advocacy stewardship organization who has been representing neighborhood interests for over two decades. \nMay4th: Gregory Crosby\, Brad Vogel\, Melinda Wilson\, Anthony Cappo18th: Scott Hightower\, Abigail Wellhouse\, Kristina Andersson\, Estha Weiner 25th: Michael Broder\, James Diaz\, Kristine Esser Stenz\, Sarah Sari \nJune1st: Susan Cohen\, Sarah Wallace\, Jiwon Choi\, Caroline Hagood 8th: Jo Solfren\, Amy Lemmon\, Sam Cha\, TBA22nd: Bruce E. Whitacre\, Gerry La Femina\, Jordan Franklin\, TBA29th: Ruth Danon\, Miranda Beeson\, Matt Coonan\, Joanna Fuhrman \nJuly13th: Mervyn Taylor\, Pichchenda Bao\, Carla Carlson\, Sarah Arvio20th: Jennifer Micael Hecht\, Amy Holman\, Billy Cancel\, Genevieve Farnsworth27th: Broadstone Books: Hilary Sideris\, Myra Malkin\, Meredith Trede\, Amy Barone TBA \nAugust3rd: Lynn Mcgee\, Ashley Mabbit\, Jennifer Franklin\, Sarah Sarai 10th: Linda Lerner\, David Francis\, William Lesard\, Mary Newell 17th: KGB Hosts: John Deming\, Tyler Allan Penny\, Susan Lewis\, Selena Spier\, Jada Gordon 24th: Michael Montlack\, Jerome Ellison Murphy\, Sarah Sala\, David Formanek \nSeptember7th: Terence Degnan\, Caitlin McDonnell\, Nicole Callihan\, Zoe Ryder White\, Denver Butson14th: Tom Sleigh\, Neil Shepard\, Karen Neuberg\, Dennis Nurkse 21st: Richard Levine\, Wendy Sloan\, Elaine Sexton\, JoAnne MacFarland\, Rachelle Parker28th: Austin Alexis\, Karen Hildebrand\, Lisa Badner\, Lisa Andrews \nOctober5th: Sean Singer\, Arden Levine\, Robin Rosen Chang\, Lily Greenberg 13th: Broadstone Books: Ellen Devlin\, Margo Stever\, Susana H. Case\, Mary Moloney\, Macia Le Beau
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/a-persistence-of-cormorants-poetry-reading-2/2025-05-04/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community
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SUMMARY:Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
DESCRIPTION: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.\nJam Leader: Papa Ernie Vega\nDredger Host: Liz Rabson Schnore\n$5 Suggested Donation\n  \nWhat  Jug band and String band music?\n\nLet’s start with String band music. Black String band music\, which will be our focus\, was created by Southern Blacks and pre-dates the Blues & Jazz. Groups which consisted of mostly stringed instruments (guitar\, banjo\, bass\, violin\, mandolin\, ukulele\, etc) performed a wide variety of songs and styles for all manner of social functions and for personal enjoyment;  two-steps\, waltzes and breakdowns for dances\, ballads and love songs\, humorous & novelty songs\, as well as blues\, jazz\, and pop tunes as they came into fashion. This genre\, sadly\, was under-represented by the burgeoning recording industry in the 1920’s and 30’s\, which helped contribute to its already declining popularity in the wake of the success of the Blues and Jazz: though groups like the Mississippi Sheiks and the Dallas String Band did make great and popular recordings. The genre never completely died out\, however\, and is alive and well today thanks to the perseverance of its practitioners and the dedication of its fans\, which has led to a rediscovery and a new appreciation by audiences young and old. \nJug band music developed in the early 20th century within Southern Black communities and was essentially a string band with a jug used as a “poor man’s tuba”\, in the role of a bass instrument. Other household items as instruments were popular as well; washboard and/or spoons for percussion\, washtub bass\, and kazoo. These combined with the guitars\, banjos\, mandolins/violins of the traditional string band\, along with the harmonica\, made for a unique sound that won the hearts of the public in the early days of the recording industry. The Memphis Jug Band and Cannon’s Jug Stompers recorded well over a hundred examples of blues\, ballads\, pop and dance numbers – and they’re just the tip of the iceberg. The genre found new life in the Folk Music Revival of the 1960’s and remains popular to this day.\nThese sessions will be open to Intermediate and above players\, and we encourage you to sing along and bring a song to lead. To lead a song\, you will be expected to sing it loudly enough for those around you to hear\, to know the key you will sing in\, and to explain the chord changes and form of the song if need be.  We may also discuss some ideas for performing in an ensemble to help everyone find their place in the music. \n\n\nPapa Ernie Vega is a NYC singer\, instrumentalist\, bandleader\, teacher\, songwriter and performing/recording artist. He has over 20 years of professional experience and has performed at the Newport Folk Festival\, the Jug Band Jubilee and the Osaka Jug Band Festival. He also taught and performed at the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival from 2016-2021. He is a lover of fine cheap food\, old movies\, humor\, and photography.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/gowanus-jug-string-band-sessions/2025-05-01/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:The Boathouse Jam
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays April 2 through October 29th\, 2025 6:00 – 8:30 PM  \nThe 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. \nChristian Apuzzo leads most sessions. He is a Brooklyn-based vocalist\, guitarist\, and music educator. Long Island-raised\, this musician started his journey as a certified public school music teacher but has since found the wide-open pastures of the freelance music world in NYC. Playing mostly folk\, bluegrass\, and country music\, Christian plays with numerous groups all over our five boroughs including bluegrass group Cole Quest and the City Pickers and local supergroup the Grass Messengers. He also teaches music lessons and classes for all ages at Jalopy Theatre in Red Hook\, Brooklyn. \nFree but a $5 suggested donation is encouraged\, limited beverages are provided. \nThe Boathouse is located at 165 2nd Street\, Brooklyn NY between Bond Street and the Gowanus Canal. Sessions are rain or shine\, we gather outside the Boathouse unless it’s cold or raining then we move inside.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/the-boathouse-jam-2/2025-04-30/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T180000
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SUMMARY:Bunker Spring Clean and Season Prep
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Bunker (2 19th St.) for a shoreline clean & green! \nWe’re going to get the site ready for the upcoming season opening in May. Help us spruce up everything to get ready to welcome the public for events and guided tours.  Expect some linseeding of the dock\, light construction\, painting and checking over our fleet. \nWear clothes you don’t mind getting a bit messy in. We have limited facilities on-site (a porta-san) so bring potable water and some snacks\, and don’t forget your sunblock! If the weather is nice we may conclude the day with a quick paddle.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/bunker-spring-clean-and-season-prep/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Bunker (19th St.)\, 2 19th St.\, Brooklyn\, NY
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T203000
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SUMMARY:The Boathouse Jam
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays April 2 through October 29th\, 2025 6:00 – 8:30 PM  \nThe 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. \nChristian Apuzzo leads most sessions. He is a Brooklyn-based vocalist\, guitarist\, and music educator. Long Island-raised\, this musician started his journey as a certified public school music teacher but has since found the wide-open pastures of the freelance music world in NYC. Playing mostly folk\, bluegrass\, and country music\, Christian plays with numerous groups all over our five boroughs including bluegrass group Cole Quest and the City Pickers and local supergroup the Grass Messengers. He also teaches music lessons and classes for all ages at Jalopy Theatre in Red Hook\, Brooklyn. \nFree but a $5 suggested donation is encouraged\, limited beverages are provided. \nThe Boathouse is located at 165 2nd Street\, Brooklyn NY between Bond Street and the Gowanus Canal. Sessions are rain or shine\, we gather outside the Boathouse unless it’s cold or raining then we move inside.
URL:https://gowanusdredgers.org/event/the-boathouse-jam-2/2025-04-23/
LOCATION:Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse\, 165 2nd St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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