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SUMMARY:Local Author Book Talk: Behind the Scenes of Japanese Baseball with Rob Fitts
DESCRIPTION:On September 10\, award-winning author Robert K. Fitts of Riverdale will talk about baseball in Japan and his new book In the Japanese Ballpark. After providing an overview designed to acquaint new fans with Japanese baseball\, Fitts will give a behind-the-scenes look at what makes Japanese baseball unique—and so much fun. He will talk about the differences between American and Japanese baseball both on the diamond and in the stands.  Come hear about life as a player in Japan\, cheering groups\, fuzzy mascots\, and beer girls. \nA book signing will follow the talk. \nAbout the Author: \nRobert Fitts has published eleven books and numerous articles on the history of baseball in Japan and Japanese baseball cards. He received his Ph.d. in historical archaeology from Brown University and ran excavations in New York City before turning to baseball history. He is the founder and chair of the Society of American Baseball Research’s Asian Baseball Committee and recently received the society’s Chadwick Award for lifetime contributions to baseball history. He was recently a curatorial consultant for the Yakyu-Baseball exhibit at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. \nThis program is supported\, in part\, by public funds from the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development in partnership with the City Council. The Kingsbridge Historical Society’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. \n 
URL:https://kingsbridgehistoricalsociety.org/event/local-author-book-talk-behind-the-scenes-of-japanese-baseball-with-rob-fitts/
LOCATION:Edgehill\, 2570 Independence Ave\, Bronx\, NY\, 10463
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SUMMARY:Between Enemy Lines - Revolutionary War Hike in Van Cortlandt
DESCRIPTION:Register here.\nHike Van Cortlandt Park & learn how Bronx locals endured 8 of the most violent\, dramatic years in the borough’s history. \n\n\n\n\nVan Cortlandt Park was a warzone . . . literally. During the American Revolution\, the land that would become the park was caught between enemy lines as were the people that lived there. This walking tour and hike of the area in and around Van Cortlandt Park tells the story of the soldiers\, generals\, and battles but also the story of how local residents got through the most violent and dramatic 8 years in the history of The Bronx. \nThe first half of the tour is walk through the Van Cortlandt House Museum and surrounding park (about 1 mile). The second half is for anyone interested in continuing on a true hike: we will explore the area around the park to visit little-known places that played in a role in the Revolution (an additional 1.5 miles).The tour begins at the flag pole in front of Van Cortlandt House Museum. The first half ends at the Van Cortlandt family burial vault. You can decide from there if you would like to continue on the hike. \nThe tour will be led by Nick Dembowski (Kingsbridge Historical Society President) and Margaret Holmes (Van Cortlandt House Museum Director). \nAdmission is FREE. Registration is required. Walk-ups may not be accomodated due to space limitations.  \nThis event is sponsored by Van Cortlandt House Museum and the Kingsbridge Historical Society. \nThis program is supported\, in part\, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development in partnership with the City Council. \nThe Kingsbridge Historical Society’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://kingsbridgehistoricalsociety.org/event/between-enemy-lines-revolutionary-war-hike-in-van-cortlandt/
LOCATION:Van Cortlandt House Museum\, 6036 Broadway\, Bronx\, NY\, 10471
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SUMMARY:Symposium - Revolutionary Resistance at Pelham Bay
DESCRIPTION:Link to register: bronxhistory.org/symposium \nThis symposium at SUNY Maritime College on October 4th\, will explore the important Revolutionary War Battle of Pell’s Point/Pelham that happened on October 18\, 1776.  It is widely considered to be the most important battle to occur in The Bronx during the American Revolution. \nThe symposium will feature historians Friederike Baer\, Nick Dembowski of the Kingsbridge Historical Society\, and Professor Lloyd Ultan\, with a Q&A moderated by Steven Payne of Bronx County Historical Society and David Allen\, SUNY Maritime Humanities Department. Participants will also have an opportunity to explore the grounds of SUNY Maritime College\, including historic Fort Schuyler\, and view the New York State Parks travelling exhibit\, “Revisit the Revolution.” Visitors will also enjoy the amazing view of New York City from the base of the Throg’s Neck Bridge. Appropriate for adults and students (high school and beyond). \nMore about the battle of Pell’s Point/Pelham: \nOn October 18\, 1776\, approximately 750 Patriot soldiers under Colonel John Glover – including the 14th Continental Regiment\, also known as the Marblehead Mariners\, and three other Massachusetts regiments — executed a brilliant tactical engagement that delayed and resisted a much larger British force under General William Howe. Howe’s troops had landed on the Pell’s Point peninsula hoping to disrupt American supply lines and possibly block the northward escape of General George Washington’s Continental Army from northern Manhattan\, where it was facing the balance of the British forces.  This little acknowledged but pivotal battle delayed the British and helped Washington’s forces to successfully evacuate Manhattan in 1776 and survive to continue the fight for independence.  The following events will acknowledge the anniversary of the most consequential Revolutionary War battle within the boundaries of the modern Bronx. \nThis event is organized by Revolutionary Westchester 250\, Bronx County Historical Society\, Kingsbridge Historical Society\, and SUNY Maritime College. \nThis program is supported\, in part\, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development in partnership with the City Council. \nThe Kingsbridge Historical Society’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. \n  \n 
URL:https://kingsbridgehistoricalsociety.org/event/save-the-date-battle-of-pells-point-symposium/
LOCATION:SUNY Maritime\, 6 Pennyfield Ave\, Bronx\, NY\, United States
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SUMMARY:Battle of Pell's Point/Pelham Reenactment at Orchard Beach!
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Orchard Beach in Pelham Bay Park to commemorate the most important battle in The Bronx during the American Revolution on its 250th anniversary.  This won’t happen again for another 50 years! \nThe event starts with a bang at 10:00 AM\, when the tall ship Lynx fires its cannon in the waters off of Orchard Beach.  Then the whaleboat Albatross will bring British sailors to a dramatic landing on the sand.  Reenactors will represent the invading Crown forces as they confront the Patriot resistance from Colonel John Glover and his famous Marblehead Mariners\, and other regiments all in historic uniforms.  Spectators will experience the landing and a fully narrated reenactment of the Battle of Pell’s Point/Pelham\, hear fife & drums\, watch military drills and maneuvers and hear from George Washington\, British General Howe\, Colonel Glover\, and a Marblehead Mariner.  Get there early to see the maneuvers! \nPlenty of Free parking available in the Orchard Beach parking lot. \nLead organizers: \n\nRevolutionary Westchester 250\nBronx County Historical Society\nKingsbridge Historical Society\nSUNY Maritime College\nSt. Paul’s Church National Historic Site\nFrom The Bronx\nThe Town of Pelham\n\nMore about the battle of Pell’s Point: \nOn October 18\, 1776\, approximately 750 Patriot soldiers under Colonel John Glover – including the 14th Continental Regiment\, also known as the Marblehead Mariners\, and three other Massachusetts regiments — executed a brilliant tactical engagement that delayed and resisted a much larger British force under General William Howe. Howe’s troops had landed on the Pell’s Point peninsula hoping to disrupt American supply lines and possibly block the northward escape of General George Washington’s Continental Army from northern Manhattan\, where it was facing the balance of the British forces.  This little acknowledged but pivotal battle delayed the British and helped Washington’s forces to successfully evacuate Manhattan in 1776 and survive to continue the fight for independence.  The following events will acknowledge the anniversary of the most consequential Revolutionary War battle within the boundaries of the modern Bronx. \nThis program is supported\, in part\, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development in partnership with the City Council. \nThe Kingsbridge Historical Society’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. \n 
URL:https://kingsbridgehistoricalsociety.org/event/save-the-date-battle-of-pells-point-reenactment/
LOCATION:Edgehill\, 2570 Independence Ave\, Bronx\, NY\, 10463
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SUMMARY:Washington and the King's Bridge
DESCRIPTION:Ken Burns’ remarkable documentary on the American Revolution has dropped in time for the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the military events of 1776 in Brooklyn\, Manhattan and points north. The episodes which captured the actions of George Washington and the Continental Army in 1776 were not able to relate the full history of Washington’s evacuation of Manhattan Island. Rather\, the narrative moves from the skirmish in Harlem Heights directly to the Battle of White Plains\, reducing the actual evacuation to a footnote\, regardless of the near demise of the Continental Army as it departed Manhattan. \nThis presentation at the Riverdale Neighborhood House by Kingsbridge Historical Society member Gerry Bogacz explores the details of Washington’s departure from Manhattan and the near destruction of the Continental Army as it moves north over the King’s Bridge from Manhattan to the mainland in the current northwest Bronx. It includes the critical roles of two Continental Army units in obstructing British General Howe as his force attempts to encircle the departing Americans. The second of these units\, under Colonel John Glover\, included free Black and indigenous soldiers fighting among their white counterparts. \nIf not for these units\, the American forces certainly could have been encircled and destroyed\, which would have ended the Revolutionary enterprise. \nThis program is supported\, in part\, by public funds from the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development in partnership with the City Council. The Kingsbridge Historical Society’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://kingsbridgehistoricalsociety.org/event/washington-and-the-kings-bridge-2/
LOCATION:Riverdale Neighborhood House\, 5521 Mosholu Ave\, Bronx\, NY\, 10471\, United States
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SUMMARY:From Doo Wop to Hip Hop to Reggaeton
DESCRIPTION:For the last 100 years\, people of African descent have played an integral part in the development of Bronx communities and have played an important role in every important musical innovation coming out of the borough.  Beginning with the settlement of Morrisania and Hunts Point by hundreds  of thousands of Black people from the American South and the Anglophone Caribbean in the 1930’s and 1940’s\, which also shaped the demographic component of virtually ever public housing development built in the Bronx in the 1950’s and 1960’s\, the Black population of the Bronx has undergone a dramatic transformation in the late 30 years\, with the majority of new residents coming from West Africa as well as the West Indies\, and with many Black people of Southern origin returning home.  The geographic location of Black neighborhoods has also changed dramatically\, with the majority of Black residents in the Bronx now living in the North Bronx neighborhoods of Wakefield\, Baychester and Co-Op City  But one thing that hasn’t change is the Black contribution to the musical creativity of a place which has spawned more variety of popular music than any urban center in the world.  From the jazz\, latin music\, and doo wop created in Bronx neighborhoods from the 1940’s through the 1960’s\, through funk and salsa poular in the bronx from the mid 60’s through the mid 70’s\, to the hip hop and R and B which emerged in the 1970’s and is still vital\, to the  bachata\, dembo\, reggatone and afrobeat being produced today\, Bronx artists of African descent\, coming from many different countries\, have been in the forefront of the Bronx continuing musical creativity. Just think of the names\, from Thelonious Monk\, Elmo Hope and Arsenio Rodriguez\,  to the Chantels and the Chords\, to Luther Vandross\, Grandmaster Flash\, Cardi B\, Ice Spice\, Romeo Santos\, and Samara Joy\,   What a legacy to leave for future generations! \nThis program is supported\, in part\, by public funds from the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development in partnership with the City Council. The Kingsbridge Historical Society’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://kingsbridgehistoricalsociety.org/event/from-doo-wop-to-hip-hop-to-reggaeton/
LOCATION:Edgehill\, 2570 Independence Ave\, Bronx\, NY\, 10463
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