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What is the Hot in Hot Chocolate? Bean to Cup

Jan18

Historic cook Diane Schwindt will explore the history behind hot chocolate and use authentic 18th century tools, methods and techniques to create hot chocolate

Where

Bayport-Blue Point Public Library

186 Middle Rd.

Blue Point, NY

Price

free

The Roosevelts in New York City

Feb15

Author, historian and former Newsday reporter Bill Bleyer will discuss the history of the Roosevelt family in New York City, including the arrival of the Roosevelts in New Amsterdam, Theodore Roosevelt's birthplace in the Flatiron District, the Roosevelt House on the Upper East Side and more

Where

Bayport-Blue Point Public Library

186 Middle Rd.

Blue Point, NY

Price

free

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