Good evening, everybody. Please find your seats. Good evening. Thanks for setting up this wonderful event. Mr. Robinson, members of the board, alumni in attendance, students, and ladies and gentlemen. For me, it is a pleasure and an honor to be able to open this event today. I am pleased to see so many faces. Some fairly young faces. And i am particularly pleased knowing the students today do not necessarily cherish things that happened 30 years ago. Be it jon bon jovi or George Michael or dirty dancing, there have been cooler periods in history than the 1980s. That is what my children keep reminding me. This is, however, different. With president reagans speech [speaking german] from president kennedys visit, might be better known in germany and the u. S. Foreign policy nerds know that there is nothing like president reagans addressing withtarygeneral gorbachev his call to tear down this wall. Interestingly, the speech received very little coverage at the time. However, the chancellor
1 00 eastern time. Im Francis Rivera here at msnbc World Headquarters in new york. Heres whats happening. Right now in charlotte, North Carolina, a day of action by protesters who are calling for the release of police video in the Fatal Police Shooting of keith scott. The widow of keith scott has released cell phone video she recorded of the encounter between her husband and police. Nbcs Tammy Leitner is in charlotte. What kind of response is the release of that cell phone video getting there . Reporter you know, francis, i think most of the people we spoke to, they have seen that video, but it raises more questions than answers for people. And therefore, people are still demanding to see the release of the police video. Were talking about the body cam and the dash cam. Now about 600 to 700 protesters showed up last night for the fourth night. We were there marching with them the entire time. It was peaceful, there was no violence. They marched from the city center to the police depart
• Grammy-Award-winning American Roots musician Allison Russell joins her band in a benefit concert for O+ 365 on Friday, May 24, at Old Dutch Church at 272 Wall St., Kingston. Ticket sales will directly support the O+ Exchange Clinic, O+’s year-round exchange-based clinic providing health and wellness services to O+ artists and musician alumni. Tickets […]
• The Rhinebeck Garden Club will meet Wednesday, May 22 at 10 a.m. at the pavilion behind the Starr Library, 68 West Market Street, Rhinebeck. The program for the event, “Songs of our Birds,” will be presented by Alan Peterson of the Waterman Bird Club. Refreshments will be served, and attendees are asked to bring […]
• The Bloomington Fire Department, 14 Taylor St., Bloomington, will have a Food Truck Fiesta on Tuesday, May 21, from 5 to 9 p.m. The rain date is Tuesday, May 28. The band 90 Proof will perform. Beer and wine• Artwork exhibitions from students of SUNY Ulster’s Fine Art/Visual Art and Fashion Design programs will […]