2019 SCHEDULE 
Chautauqua Series
"Spend an
Evening With......."
Living History Performances

All productions are presented on Thursdays. Always on the last Thursday with additional weeks depending on schedule

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7:00 p.m.

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The Grand Hotel
12 Public Square
Lower Level
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
Parking available in Hotel Parking lot

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COST - DONATION BASIS

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This program is helped to be made possible by a grant from the Ariel Foundation.

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Sponsored by

www.mountvernongrand.com

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January 24th - Dan Emmett -portrayed by Carl Young - Born and buried in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Emmett was the author of "Dixie", "Old Dan Tucker", "Blue Tail Fly" and the father of the Minstrel Show - learn about the music and the man.
Opener - Bill Miller and Mike Petee

Feb 14 – Alan Turing (portrayed by Ken Hammontree) - During WWII Turing was responsible for German naval cryptanalysis and developed an electrmechanical machine that could find settings for the Enigma machine. 
OPENER –Mount Vernon Players Radio Show

Feb 28 – Peter Sellers (portrayed by Leeman Kessler) – Sellers was a British actor and comedian, best known for his Pink Panther movies.
OPENER – Vernon Town

Mar 14 – Ohio First Ladies (portrayed by Amy Stoner, Tammy Souhrada, Chris Petee) – Helen Taft, Lucretia Garfield,  Julia Grant, Ohio’s First Ladies, will be our guests of honor and will tell us their lives and struggles.
OPENER – Zac & Katie Sherman

Mar 28 – Olive Oatman “The Tattooed Girl” (portrayed by Julia Geiger) – captured by Indians, enslaved and later sold to the Mohave Indians. Later she returned to white society and lectured about her experiences.
OPENER– Christina of the Colonies

SCHEDULE CHANGE
Apr 11 –An evening with President and Mrs. Lincoln (Robert & Barbara Brugler) – the President and First Lady talk about their childhoods - life in Springfield, children and ending with some of their family time in Washington
OPENER – Timothy Noble

Apr 25 –Harriet Tubman and Black Women in Civil War (presented by Dr. Annette Jefferson) – the stories of the bravery and courage of black women during the Civil War is seldom told and brought to life by Dr. Jefferson.
OPENER - FolkTails

May 16 –Phyllis Diller (portrayed by Susan Kahrl) –Diller was an American actress and stand-up comedian, best known for her eccentric stage persona, self-deprecating humor, wild hair and clothes, and exaggerated, cackling laugh.
OPENER – Lowell Borchers

May 30 – Bob Ross (portrayed by Ken Barnett) – Ross brought the joy of painting to so many people over the years hosting his own PBS program. This Chautauqua includes him painting for the audience.
OPENER– Music of Peter, Paul & Mary (Jeff, Chris, Mike)

June 13 – Underground Railroad (presented by Bob Ford) – Bob takes to a town meeting to decide how and if, you the audience, will help in going against the fugitive slave law and helping blacks coming north.
No Opener

June 27 - John Adams (portrayed by Greg Patterson) – in honor of 4th of July celebration, join the 2nd President of the United States, who was instrumental in gaining our independence from England.
OPENER – Skeptikells

July 11 - Woody Guthrie (portrayed by Jeff Putnam) – Guthrie was a well-known dust bowl era folk and protest songwriters, whose song “This Land is Our Land”, that continues to influence so many generation after generation.
No Opener

July 25 –Minnie Pearl (portrayed by Chris Petee) - Pearl was indeed a pearl of the comedy and country world. Her trademark was a hat with the price tag still visible on the rim.
OPENER– Gerry Rensel

Aug 8 - DAN EMMETT FESTIVAL – Middle School Chautauqua – 3 middle schoolers portray characters they chose for history day. Jane Goodall, Wilma Rudolph, George Mueller and the Orphans of Bristol

No Opener

Brooklyn is an ambitious 13-year-old, soon to be eighth grader. Last school year, she studied Jane Goodall because she wants to work with exotic animals; primates especially. She found that Jane is truly a hero to generations of women. To celebrate Jane's accomplishments, she decided to portray her in this presentation.

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Rylee Jarosz is an upcoming 8th grader at MVMS. She enjoys singing, performing and is a competitive swimmer. Her project was on Wilma Rudolph. Rylee chose to do a performance for the National History Day project. She chose the Olympic Gold Medalist Wilma Rudolph as her project. This years theme was triumph and tragedy.

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Cora created this production as a way to learn more about George Muller and his work with the Orphans of Bristol, England. Her performance centers on the tragedy the orphans faced and the triumph that came when Muller began investing in their lives.
“Cora McFadden will be an eighth grader at Mount Vernon Middle School. She prepared this project during basketball season, in order to get extra credit. She ended up having a ton of fun with it and made it all the way to the National competition at the University of Maryland in June. She was impressed by the work of George Muller and has enjoyed each performance on every level of competition.

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Aug 15 –Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald (portrayed by Jim & Amy Stoner) - the Fitzgerald’s invoke the Jazz Age, romance, and outrageous early success with all its attendant perils, reckless spending and lost innocence.
OPENER – Joe Rollin Porter

Aug 29 – Rose O’Neal Greenhow (portrayed by Raylene Hlavaty) – Greenhow was a confederate spy during the Civil War, who used her knowledge and contacts in Washington to gain information to pass along to the South.
OPENER – Steve Ball

Sep 12 –Natalie Wood (portrayed by Mary Spence) – born to Russian immigrants, Wood was nominated for 3 Academy Awards before the age of 25 and died under mysterious circumstances at the age of 43.
OPENER – Desmond Wall

Sep 26 –Ida B. Wells (portrayed by Sandra Quick) - was an investigative journalist, educator, and one of the founders of the NAACP. Her life was centered on combating prejudice, violence and the right to vote.
OPENER – Bob Ford

Oct 17 –Agatha Christie (portrayed by Tammy Souhrada) – Christie is the world’s bestselling author according to the Guinness Book of World Records and the longest running play, The Mousetrap.
OPENER – TBA

Oct 31 –Maplehurst Murder (presented by Mark Jordan) – investigative reporter, playwright and author Mark Jordan OPENER – Joshua Hlavaty

Nov 14 –Theodore Roosevelt (portrayed by Larry Marple) – what can you say about the many accomplishments of Theodore Roosevelt, our 26th President. Teddy will enlighten you and enlighten you.
OPENER - FolkTails

Dec 5 – Edward R. Murrow (portrayed by Ken Hammontree) – Murrow’s reported live from England during WWII. He was a pioneer in radio and television and noted for his honesty and integrity in reporting the news.
OPENER – MOUNT VERNON PLAYERS RADIO SHOW

December 2 - FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY CONCERT – annual concert presented by area musicians honoring and paying tribute to Tom Petty and the Rolling Stones
 

December - we'll be taking the month off. Come see the concert and enjoy the holidays. See you the last week of January 2020.