Chautauqua: An Astonishing Journey into the Past

Greenville Chautauqua

CHAUTAUQUA -- interactive theater presenting: "History that Just Won't Stay in a Book"

Our performances take you on an astonishing journey into the past -- to laugh with Mark Twain -- to dream with Martin Luther King, Jr. -- to walk the Trail of Tears with the Cherokee -- to wonder with Rachel Carson. When they answer your questions, you become an "eyewitness" to History. Performed by eminent scholars, our programs reflect America's diversity, feature compelling discussion, and are free and open to the public. History that is interactive is fun. We're not about answers -- we're about asking questions.

"AMERICAN IMAGINATION" CHAUTAUQUA 2010

Revealed through the lives of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes and Dr. Seuss

Chautauqua Annual Events:

New Year's Eve: Prelude to Midnight Gala and Silent Auction - Ticket price: $50
January 21 @ 6:30pm: Greenville County Museum of Art/Chautauqua - Artists Thinking Outside the Box
February 6 @ 3 & 7pm: Winter Chautauqua - Thomas Jefferson: Imagining a Nation
Feb 23 Mar 23 Apr 20 May 18 @ 7pm: Discussions @ Hughes Main Library
June 18, 19, 20, 21, & 22 : Chautauqua Festival, Greenville SC
June 18, 19, 21 & 22: Wofford College Chautauqua, Spartanburg, SC
June 21, 22, 23 & 24: Buncombe County Library Chautauqua, Smith-McDowell House, Asheville, NC

Father's Day week in June 18 - 24, everyone can spend a summer evening outdoors listening to lively entertainment and journeying into the past with a famous historical character. There are also Daytime performances held indoors.

ALL GREENVILLE EVENTS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Link to Calendar of Events

COMING NEXT: Tue Feb 23

Benjamin Franklin and

Thomas Edison, discussion

Learn through Laughter. Joe Sukes tells tales of Ben Franklin - the main who gifured out the electricity was just organized lightning. And Thomas Edison - not just an inventor - an invention industry.

Led by scholars, its the personal experiences of the audience that make these events so much fun.

In cooperation with the Greenville County Library system Tue Feb 23 7:00-8:30pm Hughes Main Library. FREE

More info on Discussions

Map to Hughes Main Library

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Greenville Chautauqua, founded in 1999, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization supported by local citizens and business who value our diversity and our history.

Greenville Chautauqua is funded in part by a grant from the Metropolitan Arts Council, which receives funding from the City of Greenville, BMW Manufacturing Co LLC, Michelin North America, Inc. and the South Carolina Arts Commission with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the John and Susan Bennett Memorial Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation of SC. We are also funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

You can join us

* Greenville Chautauqua * 943 Rutherford Rd * Greenville, SC 29609 * (864) 244-1499 *

Sponsors: Metropolitan Arts Council, South Carolina Arts Commission, Graham Foundation, The Jolley Foundation, The Open Book, Palmetto Bank, Greenville Technical College, PSAV, Greenville News , Greenville Parks & Recreation, Furman University, Dry Ridge Productions

Presenting Partners: Greenville County Library System, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville Technical College, Upcountry History Museum, Buncombe Co Library, Wade Hampton High School, Warehouse Theatre, Wofford College