I just got a tip about a groovy event at the Brooklyn Brewery this Thursday (Feb. 26). It's a benefit for the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, a nonprofit
environmental organization that conducts environmental science lessons
for elementary school kids aboard a big wooden boat.
They're throwing this party in Brooklyn to celebrate the fact that they recently gained
access to a dock in Red Hook- which will make it much easier for them to serve Brooklyn schools (previously, their only NYC dock was in Manhattan
at 79th Street, which prevented most Brooklyn schools from taking
advantage of their programs).
So come one come all to the fundraiser for the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Benefit at the Brooklyn BreweryBrooklyn Brewery, a great way to support this terrific program, described below:
"During
the 1960s, the Hudson River was incredibly polluted. Folk singer /
activist Pete Seeger decided to solve the problem by building a large
wooden boat. The idea: the Hudson is everyone’s river; if people have
access, they’ll care about the river, and will work to prevent industry
from filling it with crap. So Pete founded Clearwater and built the
boat, which has sailed up and down the Hudson for 30 years, conducting
on-board environmental education for children and adults. The
organization also promotes sound environmental policy in the watershed,
and fights polluters like GE, Entergy, ARCO, etc. Thanks in large part
to Clearwater’s efforts, the Hudson is now clean enough for swimming,
fishing, and emergency airplane landings.
"We've
always offered educational sails not only for schools in wealthy
suburbs, but also for those in underserved and/or urban communities;
this year, we finally gained access to a dock in Brooklyn, which
dramatically increases our ability to serve students in NYC. To
celebrate (and raise much-needed funds to support our programs), we’re
having a party at the Brooklyn Brewery. There’ll be food, live music
by Chris Cubeta and the Liars Club & Medicine Woman, and various
salty crew members from the boat. We’re asking for a $20 donation,
which includes (limited) free beer courtesy of the Brooklyn Brewery."
The Where and When
Brooklyn Brewery
79 North 11th Street (between Wythe and Berry), Brooklyn, NY (map)
7-9:30 pm
cost: $20
www.clearwater.orgEvent info on facebook