Apr 20 Saturday
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The Roosevelt Library and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District will host the annual Hudson Valley History Reading Festival on Saturday, April 20, 2024.
In four sessions, beginning at 10:00 a.m., authors of books on Hudson Valley history -- including Susan Stessin-Cohn and Robert & Johanna Titus -- will present author talks followed by book signings in the Wallace Center.
This is a free public event.Registration is not required.
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Acclaimed Cellist Alex Prizgintas presents "Music of the Jazz Ambassadors" on Saturday, April 20 at 7 p.m. on the library's main floor.
The Jazz Ambassadors was a title given to a number of leading jazz artists from America who acted as Good Will Ambassadors starting in 1956. They included Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, and Dave Brubeck. These Ambassadors were sponsored by the U.S. State Department and toured Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central and Southern Asia, and Africa.
Over 20 musicians and singers jam together, great food, drink and fun, no cover!
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