Weeksville Heritage Center

09/16/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Weeksville Green Community Market. We’re back this Saturday, September 19, with even more to discover.

Shop fresh produce and local vendors, take part in Yoga Nidra, Tai Chi, ancestral herbalism, natural dyeing and honey hive tours, or drop in for chess on the lawn. DJ Tara brings the sounds all afternoon.

At 3:30 PM, join us for Where Do We Go From Here?, a community conversation on climate justice, animal rights, and sustainable futures.

RSVP and sign up for workshops: https://bit.ly/4r76crc

Photos: Alex Bershaw

09/15/2026

What does a sustainable future look like for our communities?

Meet the speakers for Where Do We Go From Here? A Community Conversation on Climate Justice.

This Saturday at 3:30 PM, Kwolanne Felix, Haley Duren, and Vanessa Sanchez join moderator Noella Williams for a conversation exploring climate justice, animal rights, ecofeminism, and what sustainable futures can look like in our communities.

Part of the Weeksville Green Community Market.

Free and open to all.
Reserve your seat: https://bit.ly/4Afua7A

09/14/2026

K.O.D.E.: Cajo! by L’Enchanteur, Spring/Summer 2027. Presented at Weeksville Heritage Center for New York Fashion Week.

Weeksville became a stage for fashion, memory, sisterhood, and what we carry forward.

Photos: Ryin Baskin

09/11/2026

Weeksville will be closed to the public on Friday, September 11.

We look forward to welcoming you back on Saturday.

09/10/2026

Food, movement, community, and conversation. The Weeksville Green Community Market returns September 19 from 12 to 5 PM, with something for everyone.

Fresh produce from GrowNYC, chess on the lawn, yoga, ancestral herbalism, natural dyeing, honey hive tours, and a 3:30 PM conversation on climate justice and sustainable futures.

Free and open to all.
Reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/4r76crc

Photos: Alex Bershaw, Ryin Baskin

09/01/2026

In 1898, “Something Good – Negro Kiss “captured one of the earliest known representations of Black intimacy on film: a kiss lasting just seconds. More than a century later, “Glenville” draws inspiration from that historic image.

Directed by Kevin Jerome Everson and Kahlil I. Pedizisai, the film follows a couple on New Year’s Eve: unhurried, present, ordinary.

See “Glenville” as part of Weeksville Watch Night: To Linger in the Ordinary, a free evening of film and reflection this Thursday, September 3.

Curated by Gervais Marsh (Gervais Marsh, PhD) in partnership with Rada Collaborative (Rada Studio).

Doors open at 6 PM.
Reserve your spot today.

Clip from Glenville, Dir Kevin Jerome Everson & Kahlil I. Pedizisai; courtesy the artist(s); trilobite-arts DAC; Picture Palace Pictures

08/29/2026

Tenacious. Devoted. Persevering. A reclaimer of archives.

These are some of the words Weeksville staff shared when asked to describe Joan Maynard.

Today we celebrate the birthday of Joan Maynard. In 1968, Joan helped found the Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant History and went on to lead it for more than 25 years. She raised funds from governments, corporations, and children collecting pennies. She donated her personal savings. She carried slides to schools and community groups across Brooklyn, giving presentations to build support for a history that the history books had ignored.

The houses she fought for were just restored. The community she believed in is still here.

Happy birthday, Joan. We carry your work forward.

Images:

Joan Maynard and Shirley Chisholm, Bash at BAM, September 22, 1973. Courtesy of Weeksville Heritage Center.

Joan Maynard, Automotive High School visit, 1996. Photo by Tequila Minsky. Courtesy of Weeksville Heritage Center.

Joan Maynard, Anne Weinlich, Arlene Robinson, Charles Innes, and William Carey at the Weeksville Houses for the Brooklyn Union Gas Cinderella Project, December 1985. Courtesy of Weeksville Heritage Center.

08/25/2026

Weeksville Heritage Center is growing, and we are looking for talented, mission-driven professionals to join our team!

Weeksville Heritage Center is one of the most significant preserved sites of 19th-century free Black life in America. Our work spans historic preservation, arts and culture, community programming, and education. We are building the team that will carry that work into its next chapter.

We are currently hiring for the following roles:

Executive Assistant to the President and CEO
Director of Administration and Finance
Director of Programs
Building Custodial Assistant
Oral History and Digital Archives Intern

Whether you are a senior leader, an emerging professional, or someone looking to contribute your skills to a living institution with deep roots and an ambitious future, we invite you to explore these opportunities.

Learn more and apply at

Join us at Weeksville Photo Credit: J. Laws Productions Weeksville Heritage Center-Volunteer Opportunities Looking for ways to give back, become a valued

08/13/2026

Every brushstroke tells a story.

Earlier this month, neighbors joined Groundswell teaching artists for a community paint day, bringing a collaboratively designed mural to life on parachute cloth. This fall, it will be installed on the brick wall across from Weeksville, adding a new work of public art to the neighborhood.

Thank you to the young people who designed this work, the Groundswell team who made it possible, and every neighbor who showed up, picked up a brush, and left their mark. We're looking forward to experiencing the finished mural with you.

08/13/2026

The right book at the right moment changes everything.

Bring the whole family to the Weeksville Green Market for a workshop with 18 August Ave on building a home library that reflects your children. Interactive storytime, caregiver reflection, and curated book bundles to take home.

See the full August 22 lineup and reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/3TKzwqQ