You are invited to a joint Press Conference:
presented by the
City of Rochester and the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House
Thursday, January 16, 10am City Hall
Special Announcement on joint 2020 Events!
Lovely A. Warren, Mayor
and Deborah L. Hughes, President & CEO of the Anthony Museum
will unveil 2020 plans.
Join us at this historic event as we celebrate Susan B. Anthony’s 200th Birthday with with a special dinner and fundraiser on February 12, 2020 at the Joseph A. Floreano Riverside Convention Center. Dinner is at 6PM with a reception immediately preceding (cash bar). The hall will open at 4:30pm, and the general reception will open at 5:00pm
The evening will feature the keynote speaker, Tena Clark. You may know her as the author of Southern Discomfort, or as a Grammy award-winning musician and composer. But there is a lot more to this woman than you know already. Come find out!
Celebrating Susan B. Anthony’s birthday is a tradition that began in her lifetime, and this year the celebration rises to a new level. At the same time, the celebration continues to honor contemporary women who continue her legacy, and to raise awareness of the educational and inspirational programs offered by the Anthony Museum.
Reservations are now closed.
If you would like to view a video of the event, click here.
Click here for the link to the Broadcast page.
More information here
This event has been postponed until 2021, new date to be announced.
280 N. Union Street, Rochester, NY 14609
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In collaboration with the Rochester Public Market
This event has been postponed until 2021, new date to be announced.
791 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620
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In collaboration with Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery
1820 – Susan Brownell Anthony is born on February 15 in Adams, Massachusetts, the second of seven children.
Ward Stare, conductor
THOMSON The Mother of Us All
The Mother of Us All, an opera by Virgil Thomson to a libretto by Gertrude Stein, chronicles the life of Susan B. Anthony. In fanciful style, it brings together characters, fictional and non-fictional, from different periods of American history.
Join us for a FREE pre-concert chat, located in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, one hour before the concert as conductor and guest artist(s) discuss the program.
Ward Stare, conductor
THOMSON The Mother of Us All
The Mother of Us All, an opera by Virgil Thomson to a libretto by Gertrude Stein, chronicles the life of Susan B. Anthony. In fanciful style, it brings together characters, fictional and non-fictional, from different periods of American history.
Join the RPO for a FREE pre-concert chat, located in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, one hour before the concert as conductor and guest artist(s) discuss the program.
Join Music Director Ward Stare for the world premiere of a new work by renowned composer, Gemma Peacocke. Plus, playwright Mark Mobley is creating a new theatrical work setting the stories of strong Rochester women, past and present, to music.
Join us for a FREE pre-concert chat, located in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, one hour before the concert as conductor and guest artist(s) discuss the program.
