MOUNT VERNON – According to Biography.com, “Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. In 1882, she was stricken by an illness that left her blind and deaf. Beginning in 1887, Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan, helped her make tremendous progress with her ability to communicate, and Keller went on to college, graduating in 1904. During her lifetime, she received many honors in recognition of her accomplishments.”
The Chautauqua Series, now in its 12 season, is happy to present Amy K. Stoner as Helen Keller at the Grand Hotel, located at 12 Public Square in Mount Vernon, Ohio. The event is donation based program with the donations going to the presenters. And will be held on March 29, 2018 at 7 PM with doors opening at 6 PM to help those with special needs to be seated in this first floor conference room.
Amy K. Stoner is no stranger to the Chautauqua stage, having portrayed several first person living history performances of women throughout the ages, from Pocahontas to Amelia Earhart, Helen Zelkowitz to Princess Diana and now Helen Keller.
Opening the event will be the music of Kat’s Eye Moon from the Mount Vernon Nazarene University, making their Chautauqua debut.
The Chautauqua Series is supported in part by a grant from The Ariel Foundation and is the only monthly year round Chautauqua in the United States. The Chautauqua Series goal is to present to our community the lives of local, state, national and international people that goes beyond the history books to portray each person as realistic has possible and delve into like they really were like.
For information on this and upcoming programs, visit www.elixirpresents.com or www.VisitKnoxOhio.org or call either 740-392-6102 or 740-392-3018. If you would like to receive a “Gentle Reminder” via email on the Sunday before each program, contact Mike Petee at elixir_petee@hotmail.com. If you would like to friend us on Facebook visit www.facebook.com/elixir.americana.
The Chautauqua Series, now in its 12 season, is happy to present Amy K. Stoner as Helen Keller at the Grand Hotel, located at 12 Public Square in Mount Vernon, Ohio. The event is donation based program with the donations going to the presenters. And will be held on March 29, 2018 at 7 PM with doors opening at 6 PM to help those with special needs to be seated in this first floor conference room.
Amy K. Stoner is no stranger to the Chautauqua stage, having portrayed several first person living history performances of women throughout the ages, from Pocahontas to Amelia Earhart, Helen Zelkowitz to Princess Diana and now Helen Keller.
Opening the event will be the music of Kat’s Eye Moon from the Mount Vernon Nazarene University, making their Chautauqua debut.
The Chautauqua Series is supported in part by a grant from The Ariel Foundation and is the only monthly year round Chautauqua in the United States. The Chautauqua Series goal is to present to our community the lives of local, state, national and international people that goes beyond the history books to portray each person as realistic has possible and delve into like they really were like.
For information on this and upcoming programs, visit www.elixirpresents.com or www.VisitKnoxOhio.org or call either 740-392-6102 or 740-392-3018. If you would like to receive a “Gentle Reminder” via email on the Sunday before each program, contact Mike Petee at elixir_petee@hotmail.com. If you would like to friend us on Facebook visit www.facebook.com/elixir.americana.
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