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Annual League Centennial Celebration Cocktails & Dinner 5:30 pm

 

Join us to celebrate the LWV Greenwich's 100 years of defending democracy in our community. We cannot wait to SEE all of our members and their guests at the Riverside Yacht Club on Thursday, September 23rd at 5:30pmCLICK HERE to register.*

Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres served from 5:30 to 6:30pm with a beautiful view of Long Island Sound (cash bar). Dinner will be in the ballroom beginning at 6:30pm. Price for the evening is $75.00 per person for members and their guests. Please sign up early as space is limited. 

Our keynote speaker will be Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University Akhil Reed Amar, who will discuss his new book The Words That Made Us. Professor Amar will talk about how Americans addressed the weighty issues facing them in the formative decades of the United States and its constitution.  The New York Times reviewed his book on May 7, 2021.  READ IT HERE.

Professor Amar will be signing copies of his book at the event from 5:30 to 6:30pm. You can pre-purchase from Diane's Books. The book will also be available for sale at the event. CLICK HERE to pre-purchase. (Note: Pre-purchased books will either be sent to your home or available for pick up at Diane's Books.)

Our evening is an acknowledgement of the hard work of so many of our volunteers. This year we will be presenting The Mary Award to two of our Board Members, Rebecca Gillan and Joanne Walsh Stavrou. Please see our award page for information on the award and the work of these extraordinary women. 

Please join us.  

*PLEASE NOTE: The event is open to all COVID vaccinated members & guests. Proof of vaccination will be required at check-in.



When:
Thursday, September 23, 2021, 5:30 PM
Where:
Riverside Yacht Club
RYC Website
102 Club Road
Riverside, CT  06878

(203) 637-1706
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Pamela Toper
Category:
LWV Greenwich Events
Registration is closed
Payment In Full In Advance Only
Capacity:
100
Available Slots:
24
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