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It began in early 1998. A young theater company, The New Ensemble, was looking to raise money for their inaugural production of Romeo and Juliet. Regular “company meetings” would be held at the White Horse Tavern, Chumley’s, and the old Cedar Tavern among others. Quickly the idea came about to hold regular readings of these writer's works. Picking up cues from the 1960’s village Beats, where you could “Rent a Beatnik” or go on Beat tours of the village, The New Ensemble held several roving readings at their favorite pubs. They would often come across the Jazz Blues tour of Greenwich Village, and started discussing the idea of turning those readings into a regularly scheduled event. Around the same time, one of the company members attended the Dublin Literary Pub Crawl (which we highly recommend). The stars aligned and in April of 1998 the first Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl was born!
As the longest running tour in the Village, we’ve cemented ourselves as the pre-eminent drunken gurus of Village lore. Since that time numerous walking tours and pub crawls have emerged, but when you hear the stories and the research, along with recitations of the writers work, it becomes clear why our Pub Crawl is ranked as one of the best tours in the city. We’ve worked hard to not only keep this history alive, but to revive and inspire the spirit of the Village and the writers who helped shaped this nation and the world.
We hope you’ll come share a drink and a story with us sometime soon!
As the longest running tour in the Village, we’ve cemented ourselves as the pre-eminent drunken gurus of Village lore. Since that time numerous walking tours and pub crawls have emerged, but when you hear the stories and the research, along with recitations of the writers work, it becomes clear why our Pub Crawl is ranked as one of the best tours in the city. We’ve worked hard to not only keep this history alive, but to revive and inspire the spirit of the Village and the writers who helped shaped this nation and the world.
We hope you’ll come share a drink and a story with us sometime soon!
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