The Gowanus Dredgers work to foster awareness of issues affecting New York waterways. We deliver musical programs to the Gowanus and neighboring communities, providing a space where local musicians of all levels can gather and where the community can hear music in a unique waterfront setting. These programs include the Boathouse Jams; Creekers Jamboree/Ukulele Cabaret a series of free, live ukulele friendly concerts; and additional pop-up musical events. The Roots Music on the Gowanus program delivers public arts events along the waterfront each year.

Musical events take place April through October with special pop-up performances throughout the canoe season at the Boathouse and Bunker launch sites.

The Roots Music on the Gowanus program, hosted by the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club, is delivered through a dedicated team of volunteers within the organization. Program events are hosted year-round at the Dredgers Boathouse and in outdoor locations along the canal.

Our waterfront city is rich in cultural heritage, strong through its diverse voices, and ever hungry to create. It is also under threat. As

an EPA Superfund clean-up site and a coastal wetland area, the Gowanus Canal poignantly represents the hazards we have

inherited from generations of pollution and the challenges we face from a changing climate. As environmental restoration and

community development reshape this storied patch of Brooklyn, we believe it is critical that residents reclaim a sense of ownership

and pride for these iconic public spaces. We believe resilient, flourishing communities are only possible when all voices are

engaged in meaningful ways. Few things gather and create community like music.

Our thriving Roots Music on the Gowanus is a proven and ready model that, with expanded funding and partnership, provides an ideal opportunity to expand access to the arts while empowering our community to reimagine and reclaim their public open spaces.