Eleanor Roosevelt "Small Places Commemoration in Tivoli

Events throughout the weekend

Friday, October 11, 6pm, Watts-De Peyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli.
Reception and celebration of Mrs. Roosevelt’s 135th birthday, featuring a talk by
Jeffrey Urbin, Director for Education at the FDR Presidential Library, “Becoming Eleanor”

Saturday, October 12 , 10am,  St. Paul’s Church, 39 Woods Road, Tivoli
Ribbon cutting and remarks by Tivoli Mayor Joel Griffith,  Mrs. Roosevelt’s granddaughter Laura Roosevelt, The Right Reverend Allen Shin, Suffragan Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, The Rev. Canon James Elliot Lindsley, and others

Picnic lunch at the Harris-Smith Post of the American Legion, 86 Broadway, Tivoli
Hot Dogs, hamburgers, veggie burgers

Presentations begin at 1pm at Watts-De Peyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli
“Eleanor Roosevelt: The Evolution of a Leader”
Franceska Macsali-Urbin, the Supervising Ranger at the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site aka Val-Kill and Sally-Dwyer McNulty, Professor of History at Marist College

“The Meaning of Human Rights in Eleanor’s Time and Ours”
Larry Cox, former Executive Director of Amnesty International USA

“Human Rights in the Hudson Valley”
A panel discussion lead by Jen Drake of the Dutchess County Commission on Human Rights, including DCCHR Chair Jody Miller, Deputy Commissioner for Special Needs Toni Ciarfella, Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center Director Jeff Rindler, and the Worker Justice Center of New York’s Human Trafficking Specialist Cecilia Cortina among others.

Sunday, October 13, 10am, St. Paul’s & Trinity Parish, 39 Woods Road, Tivoli
A Festive Service Commemorating the Life and Legacy of Eleanor Roosevelt,
celebrated by The Rev. Masud Ibn Syedullah

• Friday, Aug 14^th, 2020
  Sunflower Festival at Barton Orchards - 10:00 am
• Friday, Aug 14^th, 2020
  Garden Tours at Locust Grove Estate in Poughkeepsie - 1:00 pm
• Saturday, Aug 15^th, 2020
  Sunflower Festival at Barton Orchards - 10:00 am
• Saturday, Aug 15^th, 2020
  Garden Tours at Locust Grove Estate in Poughkeepsie - 11:00 am
• Saturday, Aug 15^th, 2020
  Outdoor Tours at Wilderstein Historic Site - 1:00 pm

• Friday, Aug 28^th, 2020
  Drive-in Night at Wilcox Memorial Park - 7:30 pm
• Tuesday, Aug 18^th, 2020
  Summer Concerts at Greenvale Park in Poughkeepsie - 6:30 pm
• Sunday, Aug 30^th, 2020
  Outdoor Tours at Wilderstein Historic Site - 1:00 pm
• Tuesday, Aug 25^th, 2020
  Summer Concerts at Greenvale Park in Poughkeepsie - 6:30 pm
• Saturday, Aug 15^th, 2020
  Outdoor Tours at Wilderstein Historic Site - 1:00 pm