Unless otherwise noted, canoeing events depart from 19th St. off of 3rd Ave. Walking tours start from different locations and bicycle tours depart from Brooklyn Borough Hall. Other events occur inside or outside our boathouse, at 165 2nd St. / off Bond St.
[ Rain 30 min. Prior to start time may cancel event and dates +30 days in the future are subject to change ]
Wednesdays April 3 through October 30th, 2024 6:00 - 8:30 PM 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 […]
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 Third Thursday of the month, 6:30 PM 165 2nd St. (THE BOATHOUSE)
Join us at the Bunker (2 19th St.) for an Earth week shoreline clean & green! We're going to get the site ready for the upcoming season opening in May. Our plans include working on the OPTI habitats, creating some planters on the site and sprucing up everything to get ready to welcome the public […]
Two Doors Down from the ordinary, step into a Smoky Mountain fairy tale. This spring, the Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse transforms into a Dolly Parton paradise. Big hair, dazzling sequins, and country classics await! Don't just Think About Love, come experience it in every strum and harmony! RSVP here. Featuring Amie Amis, Angus Loten, Claudia Goddard, […]
Wednesdays April 3 through October 30th, 2024 6:00 - 8:30 PM 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 […]
"Broadchannel" is a solo by Mia Martelli that visits childhood bedroom performance-making. Photo by Kiana Kodama The early 2000s-era sounds, drawings, lighting, poems, and unfinished choreographies created in private are put on display and repurposed as a platform for contemporary questions around aging, spirituality, and environmental collapse. Improvised dances emerge in response to the rhythm, […]
"Broadchannel" is a solo by Mia Martelli that visits childhood bedroom performance-making. Photo by Kiana Kodama The early 2000s-era sounds, drawings, lighting, poems, and unfinished choreographies created in private are put on display and repurposed as a platform for contemporary questions around aging, spirituality, and environmental collapse. Improvised dances emerge in response to the rhythm, […]
Wednesdays April 3 through October 30th, 2024 6:00 - 8:30 PM 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 […]
As part of the ongoing Superfund cleanup of the Gowanus Canal, the federal government is required to study the impact of both the historic pollution and its cleanup on natural resources (fish, wildlife, air, water, etc.) and their uses (everything from habitat to breathing to boating) — and to identify funding and projects that will […]
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 […]
Wednesdays April 3 through October 30th, 2024 6:00 - 8:30 PM 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 […]
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. Get your now! We'll head out in the morning from our 19th St. Bunker Launch site and see what kind of […]
