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.
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.
The RPO has a 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 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, 123 E. Main Street, Rochester, NY, 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
The Convention Center will open at 4:30 pm, with the general reception (cash bar) open at 5:00pm. Dinner is at 6:00 pm.
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.
Corporate sponsorships are available. Contact Lesia Telega at 585/279-7490 x 12 for more information.
Reservations for our 2020 Dinner Celebration are closed.
The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House proudly presents the 17th season of its popular Monday Lecture Series. June’s featured speaker is Dr. Jennifer M. Lloyd, History Professor Emerita, The College at Brockport , who will present “Carrie Chapman Catt: the woman behind the passage of the 19th Amendment.”
This presentation is offered as an online presentation at 1pm. Invitations will be sent to registered attendees.
Register to attend the online presentation here.
The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House proudly presents the 17th season of its popular Monday Lecture Series. April 2020’s featured speaker is Dr. Christina Wolbrecht, Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame, who will present “Was Women’s Suffrage a Failure?”
This presentation is offered as an online presentation at 1pm. Invitations will be sent to those previously registered.
The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House proudly presents the 17th season of its popular Monday Lecture Series. May 2020’s featured speaker is Autumn Haag, Special Collections Librarian/Archivist for Research & Collections, University of Rochester, who will present “The Genuine Article: The University of Rochester Suffrage Collection.”
This presentation has been rescheduled from March 16. This presentation is offered as an online presentation at 1pm. Invitations will be sent to those previously registered.
Register for the online presentation here.
The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House proudly presents the 17th season of its popular Monday Lecture Series. January 2020’s featured speaker is Dr. Brianna Theobald, Professor of History, University of Rochester, who will present “Native American Women and the Fight for Reproductive Justice.”
This presentation is offered in the Anthony Museum Carriage House as a lecture and catered lunch at noon ($35) and as a lecture and informal tea at 2 pm (SOLD OUT). Click here for registration.
The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House proudly presents the 17th season of its popular Monday Lecture Series. December’s featured speaker is Dr. Catherine Cerulli, Director of Susan B. Anthony Center and the Laboratory of Interpersonal Violence and Victimization, University of Rochester, who will present “Intimate Partner Violence: Past & Present.”
This presentation is offered in the Anthony Museum Carriage House as a lecture and catered lunch at noon ($35) and as a lecture and informal tea at 2 pm (SOLD OUT). Click here for registration.
Rochester, NY– The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House will host a ceremonial wreath hanging on the front steps of 17 Madison Street, the National Historic Landmark that was Susan B. Anthony’s home and headquarters, on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.
The brief ceremony commemorates the 113th anniversary of Susan B. Anthony’s death on March 13, 1906, and will include remarks by Anthony Museum President & CEO, Deborah L. Hughes.
This event is free and open to the public.
Here is a short video of part of the remarks given at the ceremony.
