鶹Ƶ at Geauga is once again proud to sponsor Ohio Chautauqua as it returns to Geauga County's Century Village from June 6th – 10th. History comes alive and it's an experience you won't want to miss. All events are free and are open to all ages!
Big-tent performances each evening in Burton’s Century Village begin with live music at 6:30 p.m. Actor performances at 7:30 p.m.
Building on the 19th-century tradition established on the shores of New York’s Chautauqua Lake, Ohio Chautauqua is a five-day event that combines living history performances, music, education, and audience participation into a one-of-a-kind cultural event the entire community will enjoy. This season’s theme is “The Natural World” with historical characters who spent their lives immersed in nature, using it as a source of creativity, discovery and spiritualism, including:
Dian Fossey, zoologist and author of Gorillas in the Mist
Theodore Roosevelt, reformist president and outdoorsman
Mary Shelley, gothic novelist
Chief Cornstalk, Native American leader of the Shawnee nation
Marie Curie, French physicist and chemist
For those that are looking for something to do during the daytime, the Chautauqua experience will have additional performances throughout the week. 鶹Ƶ Geauga, along with other community partners, will host the actors, who will present on various interesting topics.
Check out Ohio Chautauqua-Burton Daytime Schedule:
Tuesday, June 6th:
10 a.m. Dan Cutler
“The Skin Trade & Native Values”
鶹Ƶ-Geauga Campus
14111 Claridon-Troy Rd., Burton
440-834-4187
Wednesday, June 7th:
10 a.m. Gene Worthington
“Presidential Firsts"
Middlefield Branch-Geauga County Public Library
16167 E. High St., Middlefield
440-632-1961
12 p.m. Special Grant Writing Workshop
鶹Ƶ's Geauga Campus
Free Workshop but space is limited.
1:30 p.m. Susan Marie Froncczak (Curie)
“Marie Curie’s Legacy”
鶹Ƶ, Geauga Campus
14111 Claridon-Troy Rd., Burton
440-834-4187
Thursday, June 8th:
10 a.m. Guided Meditation in the Garden with Japanese Shakuach with Flute
Lydia Snyder
Burton Public Library
144588 West Park St., Burton
440-834-4466
1:30 p.m. Diann Moran
“The Darker Side of Wildlife Conservation”
West Woods, Oakwood Room
9465 Kinsman Rd., Russell
440-286-9516
Friday, June 9th:
10 a.m. Susan Marie Frontczak(Shelly)
“Does a Clone Have a Soul?”
Burton Public Library
14588 West Park St., Burton
440-834-4466
11 a.m. The Science & Ethics of Cloning
Dr. Erin Lamb, Hiram College Biomedical Humanities, Associate Professor
Dr. Nicolas Hirsch, Hiram College, Biology Department
There will be a special day for families and our youth!
Saturday, June 10: Family Day-Youth Programs
Geauga County Historical Society, Century Village Museum
14653 East Park St., Burton
440-834-1492
9:30-10:30 Susan Marie Frontczak (Shelley)
“Treasure the Earth’s Magic”
10:30-12:00 Gene Worthington
“Nature Walk”
12:30-1:30 Dan Cutler
“How Primitive were Prehistoric People”
1:30-2:30 Susan Marie Frontczak
“Young Scientists”
2:30-3:30 Diann Moran
"Animal Researchers"
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