​W C Fields to Tickle Funny Bone at Chautauqua
 
MOUNT VERNON – On Thursday, July 26, the Chautauqua Series invites a famous comedian to leave everyone laughing. We can all use some humor and we are happy to bring to our community, W.C. Fields portrayed by Greg Patterson, a professional entertainment lawyer, former impressionist and comedian (some irony there). Before becoming a lawyer, Patterson opened programs for Bob Hope.
 
New to say about W.C. Fields, try this out for size. He was one of the characters that adorned the cover of The Beatles album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” that was released 50 years ago. Paul McCartney and John Lennon chose to honor Fields at the suggestion of painter Peter Blake.
 
As W.C. Fields, Patterson will use his Impressionist skills to display the comedic timing of Fields and take us on a journey to what it might be like to witness the wit and wisdom of the real William Claude Dukenfield, better known as W.C. Fields.
 
The performance will be at the Grand Hotel in downtown Mount Vernon, Ohio, located at 12 Public Square and is offered on a donation basis. Elixir Presents in association with the Ariel Foundation and The Grand Hotel bring our community year round Chautauqua style performances of historical figures from a wide range of eras from the American Revolution to World War II the Entertainment World to less famous women and men, who have made a difference to our community and the world.
 
The doors open at 6 PM for the program that is assessable to those with special needs and begins at 7 PM with the Mount Vernon Players presenting an Old Time Radio Show, an audience favorite, a performance by W.C. Fields, and concluded with a question and answer period with the audience.
 
For more information about this and upcoming programs in the Chautauqua Series, visit www.elixirpresents.com or call 740-392-6102 or 740-392-3018. If you’d like to receive a gentle reminder email on the Sunday before each program, send request to Mike Petee at elixir_petee@hotmail.com.

“Who can turn the world on with her smile?
Who can take a nothing day, and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?
Well it's you girl, and you should know it
With each glance and every little movement you show it”

• Mary Tyler Moore Show Theme Song – written by Sonny Curtis

 
MOUNT VERNON - Who can forget Mary Tyler Moore, whose witty and graceful performances on two top-rated television shows in the 1960s and ’70s helped define a new vision of American womanhood? She won four of her seven Emmy Awards in the role of Mary Richards, where she expressed both the exuberance and the melancholy of the single career woman who could plot her own course without reference to cultural archetypes.
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Although Mary Tyler Moore died in 2017, Amy K. Stoner will bring her to life in the Chautauqua style first person living history as part of the 2018 Chautauqua Series at the Grand Hotel (12 Public Square in downtown Mount Vernon) on Thursday July 12 The Chautauqua Series supported in part by the Ariel Foundation and the Grand Hotel is organized and brought to our community on a donation basis by Elixir Presents.

The programs feature an opening act to set the mood, this show will open with Chris Petee singing the music of Linda Ronstadt. After the opening act, Amy will become Mary Tyler Moore and after her presentation she will take questions about Moore from the audience.

Doors open at 6 PM at this theater that is special needs friendly with show starting at 7 PM.
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For more information about this or upcoming programs - visit www.elixirpresents.com, www.VisitKnoxOhio.org or phone                   740-392-6102 or 740-392-3018. If you If you would like to receive a “Gentle Reminder” email on the Sunday before each program, please contact Mike Petee at elixir_petee@hotmail.com or friend us at ww.facebook.com/elixir.americana.