Remembering Whistler, BC pioneer Werner Himmelsbach
The mountaineer, backcountry hut designer, rescuer, skier and all-around BC legend died on June 16 at the age of 91, but not without leaving a few stories.
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The mountaineer, backcountry hut designer, rescuer, skier and all-around BC legend died on June 16 at the age of 91, but not without leaving a few stories.
Exhibitions on view this fall include, photography of the Nagakin Capsule Tower and cyanotypes from architect, photographer Randhir Singh.
Cemeteries are more than final destinations for the dead. Just ask the tombstone tourists who love them.
Green-Wood’s annual Memorial Day concert will make a triumphant return following a two-year hiatus. On Monday, May 30th from 2:30–4:30pm, the community is welcomed to enjoy a concert beside the Cemetery’s iconic Gothic Arch near the Main Entrance at 25th Street and Fifth Avenue. Visitors are encouraged to bring friends and family, pack a blanket and picnic lunch, or purchase sandwiches on site from nearby Baked in Brooklyn, all while enjoying a classical symphonic repertoire.
Kevin Condon Gil Shaham & The Knights perform "Pocket Beethoven" at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn on June 25, 2021. New York's Death of Classical performance series returned Friday (June 25) evening within Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery with Gil Shaham and the Knights taking on Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61. It's a rarity to make out any constellation in New York City, so when the Big Dipper appeared, tilting down above the six-piece "pocket orchestra," it was hard not to be arrested by the simple pleasure of live music under the night sky after a difficult year. As for co...