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SPECIAL CHAUTAUQUA WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN & JEFFERSON DAVIS - THURSDAY APRIL 2

3/27/2015

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Chautauqua Presents Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis

MOUNT VERNON - The story of Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln is the story of the United States, and without either of their lives and influence we would not be the nation we are today. Davis and Lincoln were born within 9 months and 100 miles of each other in Kentucky log cabins. Their parallel lives from that point forward were eerily similar in spite of Davis remaining a life-long Southerner and Lincoln moving to and settling in Illinois. Both men were ambitious and drawn to the world of politics where Davis, an ardent slaveholder and state rights leader and Lincoln, seeking to limit and eradicate slavery, worked tirelessly to avoid Civil War up to the moment of Southern secession. Lincoln and Davis were each considered martyrs after leading their nations through the conclusion of the Civil War and the stark political events of their era are still being replayed across today’s America.

So what if the two men held a joint press conference? As part of the 150th anniversary of Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox in April, 1865, the Chautauqua Series welcomes the 2 leaders to ThePlace@TheWoodward      (120 S. Main Street in downtown historic Mount Vernon, Ohio is a first floor facility fully accessible for those with special needs) on Thursday April 2. Doors open for this donation basis event at 6 PM, Elixir (local trio specializing in 1800’s American music) will start the program at 7 PM and then the 2 Presidents will speak at 7:45 PM and conclude with a Question & Answer period with the audience.

The Chautauqua Series, now in its 9th season, is the only year round Chautauqua [first person living story] in the country, is organized by Gerry Rensel, Chris Petee and Mike Petee and sponsored in part by a grant from the Ariel Foundation. For more information on programs in the series, call 740-392-6102 or visit www.elixirpresents.com, www.VisitKnoxOhio.org. To receive a gentle reminder the weekend before each program, contact Mike Petee at elixir_petee@hotmail.com.

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Clement Vallandigham Chautauqua Thursday March 26 - when he spoke in Mount Vernon in 1863 - he drew 10,000 people

3/21/2015

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Vallandigham to Speak at Chautauqua

MOUNT VERNON – On the square in Mount Vernon stands an Ohio Historical Marker with the following written on it: “On May 1, 1863, Peace Democratic Party leader Clement L. Vallandigham spoke to 10,000 people from this spot. Vallandigham's party, known by their opponents as "Copperheads," opposed the Civil War as an encroachment on both individuals' and states' rights, and favored a peaceful settlement with the Confederacy. Shortly after the beginning of the war, President Lincoln had suspended the writ of habeas corpus, which requires the state to show cause for arrest, as an emergency wartime measure. Peace Democrats viewed the suspension as unconstitutional. Vallandigham's speech intentionally tested the stringent wartime laws against "implied treason." 
After two years of bloody battles with few Union victories, the Lincoln administration faced losing influence in several northern states. Lincoln once confided that he feared "the fire in the rear" (a reference to Midwestern dissent) as a greater threat to the Union than military reverses. General Ambrose Burnside ordered Vallandigham arrested; subsequently Lincoln banished him to the South. Vallandigham evaded the federal naval blockade and traveled to Canada, where he campaigned in exile for the governorship of Ohio. Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg in July 1863 defused the Peace Movement and helped assure Lincoln’s reelection. Vallandigham's arrest was the greatest challenge to free speech during the war.


So who was Vallandigham, why did he speak in Mount Vernon, drawing 10,000 people to the square? Come to ThePlace@TheWoodward [first floor facility at 120 S. Main Street in downtown Mount Vernon, Ohio] on Thursday March 26 at 7 PM and find out as the 9th season of the Chautauqua Series brings Clement Vallandigham to speak once more in Mount Vernon. Doors open at 6 PM, the Harmony Brothers will provide a rich vocal blend to open the program and Clement will discuss his life at 7:45PM. This event is present on a donation basis by the members of Elixir and supported in part by a grant from the Ariel Foundation.

For more information on this program and future presentations in the series, call 740-392-6102 or visit www.elixirpresents.com or www.VisitKnoxOhio.org. To remember a gentle reminder of each program on the Sunday before each show, please contact Mike Petee at elixir_petee@hotmail.com.

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GEORGE BURNS - March 12

3/7/2015

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George Burns to Warm Up Chautauqua

MOUNT VERNON – What’s not to love about George burns. Chautauqua veteran Greg Patterson returns to provide an evening of laughter and stories as only George Burns could tell. George Burns reached the age of 100 and in those years managed to be award-winning actor and best-selling writer and successfully entertain millions in vaudeville, film, radio, and television. His arched eyebrow and cigar-smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three-quarters of a century. When Burns was 79, his career was resurrected as an amiable, beloved and unusually active old comedian in the 1975 film “The Sunshine Boys”, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He continued to work until shortly before his death, in 1996, at the age of 100.

This Thursday, March 12, join Greg Patterson and your fellow Chautauqua goers at ThePlace@TheWoodward [a first floor theater, now located at 120 S. Main Street in downtown Mount Vernon, Ohio]. The doors open for this donation based event at 6 PM, show starts at 7 PM with the Mount Vernon Players providing a Golden Age of Radio Show and then George Burns at 7:45 PM with a questions and answer period at the end of the presentation.

The Chautauqua Series, in its 9th season, is brought to you by the members of Elixir [a local trio of musician entertainers] with support of the Ariel Foundation and contribution from the Rolls-Royce Charity/Civics Fund. With their help, all donations the audience give, go to the performers bringing our community a wonderful opportunity for continuous education, entertainment and an evening to join your family and friends for family friendly productions.

For more information on this program and future presentations, visit www.elixirpresents.com, www.VisitKnoxOhio.org or call 740-392-6102. If you’d like to receive a friendly reminder on the Sunday before each program, please make request to Mike at elixir_petee@hotmail.com. 

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