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July 2019
Adirondack Life writer Amy Godine explores the history of pilgrimages to John Brown's shrine, with a focus on the yearly visits of black activists who from 1921 into the 1970s honored John Brown's memory with speeches, sermons and song. Of special interest is the vexed relationship of the black pilgrims with the [...]
Find out moreJoin Leah Penniman, co-founder of Soul Fire Farm and author of “Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land.” Reception in the upper barn, 5-6 p.m., followed by dinner, book talk and conversation with Leah under the tent from 6-8 p.m. Dinner prepared by Craigardan [...]
Find out moreHelp us celebrate Walt Whitman's 200th birthday as we read his poetry and celebrate with cake and ice cream.
Find out moreCome out and build a rain barrel for your yard, and learn about other lake-friendly tips, like rain gardens! Fee includes supplies. Hosted by the Lake Placid Land Conservancy in partnership with John Brown Lives! and the Essex County Soil & Water Conservation District.
Find out moreAugust 2019
Monuments are signposts of who and what was significant to some group at some moment in time. Sandra Weber is an Adirondack author, performer and lecturer who will discuss the tombstone, tablets, monuments and statue at the John Brown Farm site, examining their history and their significance, then and now.
Find out moreJohn Brown Lives! and Alliance of Families for Justice invite you to Riverbank State Park in Harlem for a free concert featuring the Jerry Dugger Blues Band, Dawn Watson, and other special guests!
Find out moreSeptember 2019
Our 4th annual concert will feature Jerry Dugger and an all-star line-up! Pack a picnic and a blanket or lawn chair to settle in for a great day of music. Blues at Timbuctoo is made possible, in part, with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New [...]
Find out moreFebruary 2020
Champlain Area Trails (CATS) and John Brown Lives! (JBL!) will co-host a Full Moon Hike at the Viall's Crossing Trail in Westport will now be on Friday, Feb. 7th, 2020. The hike will begin at 6 p.m. under the second full moon! Although this is the first collaboration between CATS and [...]
Find out moreJoin us for a discussion between Darold Cuba, storyteller and graduate candidate at Columbia's Oral History Masters of Arts program, as he discusses Freedom Colonies and how the Adirondacks own Timbuctoo fits in conversation with local archaeologist Dr. Hadley Kruczek-Aaron. To learn more about Darold click here. Since the inception of Western colonialism, [...]
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