OHIO CHAUTAUQUA

The Ohio Humanities Council is pleased to announce plans for the upcoming tour of OHIO CHAUTAUQUA. In OHIO CHAUTAUQUA, audiences encounter history in its most compelling form—first-person historical portrayals.

An exciting mixture of education and entertainment, OHIO CHAUTAUQUA 2008 will focus on INVENTORS & INNOVATORS. In these programs, scholar/presenters will explore the lives and legacies of those who helped shape our modern world. Characters for OHIO CHAUTAUQUA 2008 are Thomas Edison, Mary McLeod Bethune, Andrew Carnegie, George Washington Carver, and Alexander Graham Bell. These characters will share some of their fascinating experiences and help us better understand how their innovations moved America and the world toward new ways of life. Discussions with these characters will also help us examine current topics like business ethics, race relations, education, philanthropy, women’s issues, and pop culture.

INVENTORS & INNOVATORS will travel to five unique communities across the state. The summer schedule begins June 17-21 in Lebanon, a community that delights in celebrating and sharing its history. New Concord hosts programs from June 24-June 28, in conjunction with Muskingum College’s summer teacher training institute. Westerville will present OHIO CHAUTAUQUA on July 2-6, as the centerpiece of their special sesquicentennial July 4th celebration. Port Clinton will pitch the tent on the shores of Lake Erie from July 8-12. The charming community of Gallipolis will host the programs from July 15-19, as the final stop in this summer’s tour.

OHIO CHAUTAUQUA programs are fun for the entire family! Each evening, a trained scholar will assume the costume and character of a historical figure, presenting an exciting and engaging living history performance. Everyone meets under the old-fashioned red & white striped chautauqua tent to learn from and talk with famous characters from our past. In addition to major living history presentations, each scholar will present daytime workshops for children and adults in venues throughout the host community.

For additional details, please check our website: www.ohiohumanities.org. Please contact Fran at 1-800-293-9774 or frant@ohiohumanities.org for more information.

	THE OHIO HUMANITIES COUNCIL: Established in 1972, the Ohio Humanities Council (OHC) is an independent, nonprofit organization funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the State of Ohio, and private contributions. OHC’s mission is “to increase Ohioans’ appreciation and understanding of the humanities” through the Council’s grant-making capacity and through programs developed by the Council itself. Based in Columbus but operating statewide, the Council awards grants, offers its own programs, and promotes the humanities in Ohio through collaborations with cultural and educational institutions.
	WE THE PEOPLE: We The People is a special history initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), an independent federal agency, is the largest funder of humanities programs in the United States. The NEH provides grants for high-quality humanities projects in four areas: preserving and providing access to cultural resources, education, research, and public programs.
	THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY HUMANITIES INSTITUTE: The Ohio State University Humanities Institute promotes collaboration among humanities scholars and the engagement of the humanities with the population outside the university.

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