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Cy Young CHAUTAUQUA Thursday May 28

5/23/2015

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Cy Young to Speak at Chautauqua

Mount Vernon – How many of you reading this knew that the famous pitcher Cy Young retired and lived his twilight years in a small house just outside Peoli, Ohio, located between Newcomerstown and Freeport, approximately 50 miles from Mount Vernon? He stayed until his death at age 88 in 1955 and is buried there. Young is best known for numerous pitching records, some of which have stood for a century. He compiled 511 wins, still the most ever and 94 ahead of Walter Johnson who is second on the list. Young was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937.

Christopher Hart, veteran of the Chautauqua stage will present Cy Young as part of the 9th season of the Chautauqua Series, Thursday May 28. The program will be at ThePlace@TheWoodward located in downtown Mount Vernon at 120 S. Main Street. The facility is a first floor theater and easily accessible to those with special needs. Doors open at 6 PM, the program starts at 7 PM.

Opening the program will be Owl Creek, an all original group of musicians from this area that have a style that will woo and soothe you. The presentation by Mr. Hart will be in first person living history style and he will take questions from the audience in character immediately after the presentation.

The best part, this program is brought to you by the members of Elixir and supported in part by The Ariel Foundation and is presented on a donation basis, with all money received going directly to the performers.

For more information on this program and future programs in the series, call 740-392-6102 or visit www.elixirpresents.com or www.VisitKnoxOhio.org.


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Ken Hammontree as Civil War Soldier THURSDAY MAY 21, 2015

5/16/2015

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CIVIL WAR SOLDIER TO TELL HIS STORY

MOUNT VERNON – The re-scheduled portrayal of life as an average soldier during the Civil War originally scheduled in January but canceled due to weather conditions will be presented this coming Thursday May 21. Ken Hammontree will present life on the front lines as a member of the 87th Pennsylvania, Jack Skelly. Why this particular soldier? Ken wrote a book about the interesting story of Jack Skelly, Jennie Wade and their childhood friend Wesley Culp. The three friends were from Gettysburg, Culp decided to fight for the Confederacy, Jack became engaged to Jennie and joined the Union cause, and was mortally wounded at the battle of Winchester. As he lay dying, amazingly, Culp saw him and promised to deliver Jack’s last letter he had written to Jennie in Gettysburg. However, Robert before he could deliver the letter, Culp was killed on the Gettysburg property of his uncle, Culp’s Hill. Jennie died of a stray bullet at Gettysburg and ironically, Jack, the first of the three to be wounded was the last of the three to die.

Ken will tell the story in his first person living history Chautauqua presentation on Thursday May 21 at ThePlace@TheWoodward [120 S. Main Street, Mount Vernon, Ohio]. Doors open for this donation based program at 6 PM and the presentation starts at 7 PM. Elixir, sponsors of the series, will present their own brand of music and merriment and the feature performance will follow at 7:45 PM with a question and answer period immediately at the end.

ThePlace@TheWoodward is a first floor facility and accessible to those with special needs such as walkers, wheel chairs and strollers and the programs are rated G, families and children are encouraged to come to enhance their understanding of history. Elixir thanks the Ariel Foundation for grant assistance to help support this community centered activity.

For more information on upcoming programs in the Chautauqua/Lyceum Series, now in its 9th season, visit www.elixirpresents.com, www.VisitKnoxOhio.org or call 740-392-6102.

 

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Elizabeth Montgomery of Bewitched fame to speak at Chautauqua THURSDAY May 14

5/10/2015

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Elizabeth Montgomery Next Chautauqua Guest Speaker

MOUNT VERNON – The actress best known for twitching her nose and making things appear or disappear, Elizabeth Montgomery, will be the next guest speaker at the Chautauqua [first person living history] presentation at ThePlace@TheWoodward [120 S. Main Street in downtown Mount Vernon, Ohio] at 7 PM on May 14, 2015. Presenting Elizabeth will be Hope Dial, a veteran of the Chautauqua stage, having provided programs on Marilyn Monroe and Jean Harlow.

Elizabeth Montgomery in the beloved 60’s sitcom “Bewitched” that also starred Mount Vernon’s own Paul Lynde, appeared in over 30 movies and over 30 television series, received 12 Emmy nominations and was very active in championing women’s rights, prolife and gay rights and working to raise money for multiple charities.

The program is presented on a donation basis and sponsored in part by a grant from The Ariel Foundation and the efforts of organizers, the members of the local musical group Elixir. Doors open at 6 PM at this first floor facility that is accessible for those with special needs, opening the program will be Desmond Wall performing his own style of music at 7 PM, with Hope Dial as Elizabeth Montgomery at 7:45 PM with a chance to ask questions immediately after the presentation.

For more information on this and future programs in the 9th season of the Chautauqua Series, visit www.elixirpresents.com, www.VisitKnoxOhio.org or call 740-392-6102. If you would like to receive an email reminder the weekend before each program, contact Mike Petee at elixir_petee@hotmail.com to be added to the gentle reminder list.

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