Eleanor Roosevelt "Small Places" Commemoration in Tivoli All Weekend

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

• Saturday, Dec 7^th, 2019
  MHRR Club 40th Knights of Columbus Holiday Run - 8:00 am
• Saturday, Dec 7^th, 2019
  44th ANNUAL PIGGY BANK BAZAAR at the New Hackensack Reformed Church, - 9:00 am
• Saturday, Dec 7^th, 2019
  Children's Holiday Craft Workshop Hosted Verplanck Garden Club at Fishkill Town Hall - 9:30 am
• Saturday, Dec 7^th, 2019
  Dutchess Handmade Pop-Up Shop At Arts Mid-Hudson - 10:00 am
• Saturday, Dec 7^th, 2019
  St. Denis Silver Tea and Craft Fair - 10:00 am

• Tuesday, Dec 31^st, 2019
  The Grandview New Year's Eve Gala - 7:00 pm
• Sunday, Dec 15^th, 2019
  Winter Songfest at Bard College Fisher Center for Performing Arts - 3:00 pm
• Saturday, Dec 14^th, 2019
  The Rhinebeck Historical Society Holiday Party "The 100th Anniversary of women's Suffrage" - 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, Feb 4^th, 2020
  Bard CCE Event Featuring Filmmakers Charles Burnett, Julie Dash and Bradford Young - 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, Dec 31^st, 2019
  Ring in 2020 with Mill Creek Caterers - Two Events - 6:00 pm