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SPECIAL MUSEUM EXHIBITION
Action, and Action Now! FDR's First 100 Days
FDR Presidential Library
William J. vanden Heuvel Gallery

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the start of the New Deal, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will mount a major special exhibition that explores the dramatic and nation-changing "First 100 Days" of FDR's Presidency in the William J. vanden Heuvel Gallery.

Exhibition Page

An evening of WWII-era entertainment will transport visitors back to the Roosevelt days as the FDR Presidential Library and Museum hosts a USO Show. Attendees will enjoy an evening of comedy and entertainment, historic newsreels, and music from the 1940s. Wearing of period dress and dancing in the aisles is encouraged.

Saturday, May 24, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Bivouac - Living History
9 AM to 4 PM
FDR Library Lawn

The lawn in front of the FDR Presidential Library and Museum will take on the appearance of a WWII encampment on Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25. Period military vehicles of all sizes and soldiers in battle dress will be on hand to share their love of history with World War II enthusiasts, families, teachers, and students. Civilians are encouraged to look around and interact with the troops; guests are invited to ask questions, touch artifacts, and explore the military vehicles. Military uniforms, weapons, insignia, and vehicles from 1917 to the present day will be on display; throughout the day re-enactors will hold demonstrations of military equipment and explain what it was like for military personnel in World War II.

Saturday, June 21, 2008
Roosevelt Reading Festival - New Deal Books
10 AM to 5 PM
Wallace Center

On Saturday, June 21, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will host the Roosevelt Reading Festival. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center. All Roosevelt Reading Festival activities are open to the public free of charge.

This years theme -- New Deal Books -- relates to the Library's new special exhibition, "Action, and Action Now" FDR's First 100 Days. Following the event, attendees can visit the new exhibition in the Roosevelt Library free of charge.

In six concurrent sessions taking place throughout the day, twelve authors of recently published works that draw upon the Roosevelt Library archives will present author talks followed by book signings and question and answer sessions. Copies of all of the authors' books will be available for sale in the New Deal Museum Store located in the Wallace Center.

Teaching Hudson Valley Diversity: Culture, History, and Nature, 1609-2009, July 29 - 31. Join teachers, museum staff, environmental educators, and others to learn more about the Hudson Valley and place-based education. This year's focus is tolerance and diversity including how the Dutch, in particular, shaped the region's culture and history. Threaded throughout will be sessions on how human communities in the Valley benefit from and affect biodiversity.

Details and registration form available at THV's web site. The institute features a range of sessions and approaches. Some workshops apply directly to K-12 classrooms; others will deepen or broaden participants' knowledge of the region and subjects ranging from literature to science. Registration before July 20: $90, including breakfast and lunch. Certificates will be awarded through the Mid-Hudson Teachers Center.

Facilitators and speakers include classroom teachers, scientists, historians, scholars, activists, and other experts from Arm of the Sea Theater, Bard College, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Cornell University, Ellenville Middle School, Fiscal Policy Institute, Half Moon/New Netherland Museum, Historic Huguenot Street, Hudsonia, Krieger ES (Poughkeepsie), New Netherland Project, Philipsburg Manor, Hudson River Estuary Program, Sanfordville ES (Warwick), Teatown Lake Reservation, The Nature Conservancy's Sam's Point Preserve, University of Denver, and Woodstock Day School.

For additional information call 845-229-9116, ext. 35.