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Whitman Hall

WHITMAN HALL was named for Walt Whitman, the American poet, born in 1819, who lived and worked in Brooklyn. The hall has a 2,500-seat auditorium and is the work center for the performing arts.

"Now understand me well--It is provided in the essence of things, that from any fruition of success, no matter what, shall come forth something to make a greater struggle necessary. " (From Whitman's "The Song of the Open Road")

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