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March 2020
April 2020
The Adirondack Film Society (AFS) is partnering with John Brown Lives! (JBL!), and the region’s indispensable cultural hub, the Lake Placid Center for the Arts (LPCA) on a screening of A Hidden Life. "Based on real events, from visionary writer-director Terrence Malick, A Hidden Life is the story of an unsung [...]
Find out moreMay 2020
Save The Date! John Brown Day 2020, a John Brown Lives! gathering at the John Brown Farm dedicated to honoring the men and women whose work invokes the passion and conviction of the 19th century abolitionist who dedicated his life to the cause of liberation through the Spirit of John [...]
Find out moreJune 2020
“Juneteenth” at the John Brown Farm John Brown Lives! will join the Black Lives Matter movement calling upon people and communities of good faith around the country to commemorate Juneteenth on Friday, June 19, by inviting the public to gather from 4-6pm at the John Brown Farm State Historic [...]
Find out moreJuly 2020
John Brown Lives! invites you to a gathering on Sunday, July 5th from 5-7 PM at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site. WANDER STAY DEDICATION REFLECTION READING Frederick Douglass' speech July 5th, 1852 "what to the Negro is the Fourth of July" A CALL FOR COMPASSION AND ACTION for [...]
Find out moreAugust 2020
View the Violin Vigil for Elijah highlights video on our YouTube Channel. Due to weather the Vigil will occur on the rain date of Sunday, August 30, 4 pm instead of Saturday. The Violin Vigil for Black Lives is an open-air, free event in the Memorial Field for Black Lives, [...]
Find out moreSeptember 2020
Save the Date! Blues at Timbuctoo delivers a generously spirited, deeply meaningful day of the Blues at the home of abolitionist John Brown. Held on a grassy hillside under open skies at the 270-acre John Brown Farm State Historic Site in Lake Placid, renowned vocalists, instrumentalists, performers, and storytellers come [...]
Find out moreSave the Date! Virtual screening of the award-winning short documentary of two young women and their Rites of Passage. For four years they are challenged spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically to shape the Mohawk women they become. The Mohawk Community of Akwesasne straddles the US/Canada border. www.underthehuskfilm.com/ Conversation and Q&A [...]
Find out moreNovember 2020
Please join John Brown Lives! for this very special event Closing Ceremony: Say Their Names All Saints Day 2020 at 4PM as the sun sets. (Please note sunset will be about 1 hour earlier Nov. 1st than the day before. Daylight savings time begins Sunday at 2 AM.) A movement [...]
Find out moreJanuary 2021
Photo by Janet McFetridge Join John Brown Lives! for a 1st Day Hike at the Farm celebrating Emancipation Day! Join a conversational tour of the John Brown Farm accompanied by JBL! board members and friends on New Years' Day starting 11 am with hikes running through 1 pm. Free event, [...]
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