Chautauqua: An Astonishing Journey into the Past

Greenville 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.

Chautauqua Annual Events:

January 16: Greenville County Museum of Art/Chautauqua -
February 5 : Winter Chautauqua
Tuesday Discussions Feb 22, Mar 22, Apr 19 May 17 @ 7pm - Hughes Main Library
June 17-22 : Chautauqua Festival, Greenville SC (free)
June 17-22 : Chautauqua Festival, Spartanburg, SC (free)
June 20, 21, 22, 23: Buncombe County Library Chautauqua, Smith-McDowell House, Asheville, NC (nominal admission charge)

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

Link to Calendar of Events

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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 Corporation, Michelin North America, Inc, SEW Eurodrive, 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.

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CHAUTAUQUA 2011

Ideas that Changed America

Revealed through the lives of Albert Einstein, Frances Perkins, W.E.B. DuBois, John Muir and Mark Twain

Past Performance Info

Greenville Chautauqua performances are free - and we would like to keep them that way. But a free show does cost money. Please help support these performances with your tax deductible donation.

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

Sponsors: Metropolitan Arts Council, South Carolina Arts Commission, The Graham Foundation, The Jolley Foundation, Greenville Technical College, Publix Super Markets Charities, PSAV, Greenville News, Greenville Parks & Recreation, Furman University, Bostik

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