2018 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
7:00 p.m.
The Grand Hotel
12 Public Square
Lower Level
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
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Aug 9th Dan Emmett Festival 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Center Stage behind First Knox Bank
Junior Scholar Middle School students performing Chautauqua characters.
7:00 p.m. Nellie Bly- Susan Karhl
Center Stage behind First Knox Bank
Junior Scholar Middle School students performing Chautauqua characters.
7:00 p.m. Nellie Bly- Susan Karhl
Emily Jones - Women's Army Corp - Emily will be an 8th grader this fall at MVMS. She enjoyed creating and performing her history day project “WAC/WAAC” where she competed and advanced to the state level. Emily enjoys piano, flute, swimming and competitive trap shooting.
Emily Springer -Mary Tudor Emily is an incoming 8th grader at Mount Vernon Middle School. She enjoys music, ballet, reading, track, and is an involved member of her church. She chose to study King Henry VIII for her History Day probject and will be performing at the Dan Emmett Festival from the perspective of Mary Tudor.
Ella Ackert-Women of the Salem Witch Trial- Ella will be a freshman at Mount Vernon High School. She is looking forward to playing her trumpet in the marching band and appearing on stage in the MTVarts IQ fall production of "Annie Jr." She will also begin her 8th year singing with the Knox Youth Choirs. She enjoys reading, "crafting," and, to be honest, watching Netflix. She also enjoys the process of deeply researching a historical event, writing about it and bringing it to life dramatically. She discovered a great deal of drama in the Salem Witch Trials and will depict three key women in those trials in her presentation today.
7:00 p.m. The Amazing Nelly Bly - (aka Susan Kahrl) reporter who traveled the world in 72 days.
August 16th - Robin Williams (aka Jim Stoner)
Opening- Jeff Putnam
Opening- Jeff Putnam
Aug 30th - Jacob Coxey (aka Perry Brokaw) built the Coxey Steel and Silica Sand Co. on the Arial Foundation Park land before PPG
Opening - Noah Shull
Opening - Noah Shull
September 13th - Beatrix Potter (aka Raylene Hlavaty)
Opening - Sarah Goslee Reed
Opening - Sarah Goslee Reed
September 27th - Annette Funicello (aka Mary Spence)
Opening - Desmond Wall
Opening - Desmond Wall
October 11th - Freedom Riders with Dr. Annette Jefferson
Opening - Music of Peter Paul and Mary - Jeff Putnam, Mike and Chris Petee
Opening - Music of Peter Paul and Mary - Jeff Putnam, Mike and Chris Petee
October 25th - Lady of Pompeii (aka Tammy Souhrada)
Opening - TBA
Opening - TBA
November 8th - Abraham Lincoln (Thanksgiving Tribute) (aka Robert Brugler
Opening - FolkTails
Opening - FolkTails
November 29th - Rick Nelson (aka Desmond Wall)
Opening - Lowell Borcher
Opening - Lowell Borcher
December 4th - Food For the Hungry Concert
December - we'll be taking the month off. Come see the concert and enjoy the holidays. See you the last week of January 2019.