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Walt Whitman Beard and Mustache Competition
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Walt Whitman Beard and Mustache Competition

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Jun 8, 2019 - Ongoing

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DeKalb Ave/S Portland Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
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Walt Whitman was known for his epic poems about New York and also his trademark beard. Celebrate the bicentennial of Whitman's birth with this beard and mustache contest...

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Fort Greene Park

DeKalb Ave/S Portland Ave Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA

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