Specimen Days: Readings from Walt Whitman's Memoir

Whitman describes Specimen Days as a “huddle of diary-jottings, war-memoranda of 1862-’65, Nature-notes of 1877-’81, with Western and Canadian observations afterwards” and “the most wayward, spontaneous, fragmentary book ever printed.” This memoir is nonetheless an evocative and moving recollection of a great life. Members of the St. Francis College community will read selections concerning the poet in Brooklyn, the Civil War, and his life in post-war America. The readers are Ian S. Maloney, Ph.D., Assistant Academic Dean and the author of the introduction to the Barnes & Noble edition of Specimen Days; students Stefan Fagan, Noel T. Jones, Jaime Squeri; and guest participants Nicole Mitchell, Allison Rutledge, and Hakim Williams. Gregory F. Tague, Ph.D., is the event curator.

• Founders Hall at St. Francis College, 180 Remsen Street between Clinton and Court Streets, Brooklyn Heights
• Admission: FREE
• Information: 718-489-5225 / 718-489-5457

Whitman's Brooklyn

Whitman's Brooklyn http://www.whitmansbrooklyn.org Web designer Russell Granger has created "Whitman's Brooklyn," a website that vividly depicts the connection between Walt Whitman and the Brooklyn he knew of the 1850s. Many of the images on this website have never been published online before, and most have never been seen in such large format.

The site has been built in a format to enable visitors to participate by leaving comments, questions, ideas, and stories. Join in! Whitman's Brooklyn is made possible in part by the generous support of The Walt Whitman Project. http://www.whitmansbrooklyn.org Enjoy • Learn • Share created by Russell Granger, Brooklyn, NY russell.granger@whitmansbrooklyn.org The Walt Whitman Birthplace Association www.waltwhitman.org The Walt Whitman Birthplace, located in Huntington, Long Island, is in jeopardy of closing due to cuts in New York state funding.

Contact the birthplace today to find out what you can do to help keep its door open. In addition, the Birthplace has announced an event to raise much needed funds.It is the first annual Walt Whitman Benefit Galacelebrating Poetry, Literacy, and Scholarship on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at Oheka Castle on Long Island in Huntington, New York, at the historic Otto H. Kahn estate. Walt Whitman Birthplace Association 246 Old Walt Whitman Road Huntington, NY 11746 (631) 427-5240 - (631) 427-5247 fax www.waltwhitman.org

The Sixth Annual Walt Whitman Birthday Bash

Presented by Theater Ten Ten and Judith Jarosz, Producing Artistic Director

Come and celebrate this great American author's 190th birthday with The Walt Whitman Project in a joyous evening of poetry, prose, and music. Speakers include Michael Roberstson, author of “Worshipping Walt: The Whitman Disciples” published by Princeton University Press. Special thanks to Ed Centeno for providing Whitman memorabilia for the raffle prize.

• 1010 Park Avenue on the corner of East 85th Street, Manhattan
• Admission: FREE
• Reservations: 212-288-3246 ext. 3 (24 hrs)
• Theater Ten Ten web site: www.theater1010.com

The Birthday Bash will be preceded by from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. by:
Leaves of Grass on Slabs of Pavement
Actors from ActorCor (Darren Lougée, Artistic Director) recite the words of Walt Whitman on Park Avenue street corners from East 80th to East 90th Streets.

Theater Ten Ten
1010 Park Avenue on the corner of East 85th Street, Manhattan