2001 Tulsa Chautauqua Articles and Photos
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History at the Mansion is Ponca City's Version of Chautauqua  06/17/01
I had the great opportunity to visit the Tulsa Council Chautauqua in the
Ponca City, Oklahoma, site at the Marland Mansion. A great white tent set
at the foot of the historic building held the platform for music and historic
portrayals -- humanities chautauqua staples.
Tulsa Celebrates Ten Years of Original Programming   06/014/01
It began when members of the Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa attempted
to bring the Great Plains Chautauqua Society to Tulsa in 1990. When cuts
in funding thwarted Tulsa's efforts to host a Chautauqua, Marilyn Inhoff-Tucker,
a humanities instructor at Tulsa Community College, had the vision to start
Tulsa's own Chautauqua. Ten original annual programs later, Tulsa
celebrated in June what has become an Oklahoma institution. Members
of the chautauqua committee are committed to presenting to Tulsans -- and
Oklahoma residents in other towns where the Tulsa Chautauqua has visited
-- the best programs of any chautauqua available. In this they have created
a loyal following.
For more information on the Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa Chautauqua, visit The Complete Chautauquan: Tulsa Council Chautauqua, the Tulsa Chautauqua Website, the Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa, or the Oklahoma Humanities Council.
Chautauqua Brings History to Life for Students  06/04/01 Tulsa (Okla.) Chautauquans were joined by community members and parents who were new to Chautauqua when the Second Annual Student Chautauqua was held at the big tent on the campus of OSU-Tulsa. This year the committee decided to try a new approach by giving the young scholars a night of their own, which preceded the Tulsa Chautauqua on June 5-9. Students chosen from Tulsa area schools -- Carver Middle School, Collinsville High School, and Metro Christian Academy -- presented their characters on the Chautauqua platform on June 4. Students who will also present characters at the Tulsa Chautauqua throughout the week are as follows: June 6 - Sarah Childress Polk portrayed by Caroline Leithner; June 7 - Zelda Sayre-Fitzgerald portrayed by Katrina Harrell; June 8 - Catherine Beecher portrayed by Stephanie Ibemeri; and June 9 - Flannery O'Connor portrayed by Jana Schubert. Winners of the Student Chautauqua competition received cash prizes. Chautauqua is free to the public due to donations and support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Oklahoma Humanities Council, and the Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa.
The Complete Chautauquan Collection On Display  05/01/01
The Tulsa (OK) City/County Library is host to a collection of Chautauqua
memorabilia from my collection of Chautauqua books, periodicals, advertising
and souvenirs now through June 7. There are three sections of the display
on the downtown library's second floor in May -- One features the characters
of this year's Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa Chautauqua to be held
June 5-9 at the OSU-Tulsa Campus; the second features a display of the history
of the Tulsa Chautauqua to commemorate its tenth year of original programs;
third is my display on the history of the Chautauqua Movement and its various
aspects.Click on the photo to see a larger view.
The Road to Chautauqua Brings History to Tulsa  04/06/01 Some exciting
people were seen this week on the road to Chautauqua. The five people at
the left are the historic figures who will be featured on the platform of
The Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa Chautauqua tent on June 5-9.
This year the Tulsa Chautauqua will present its tenth original program
with the theme "Navigators of the American Century." From left to right
are Thomas Edison presented by Hank Fincken; Mary McLeod Bethune presented
by Dorothy Mains Prince (sitting); Branch Rickey presented by Charles Chalberg;
Orson Welles presented by Michael Hughes; Georgia O'Keeffe presented by Suzan
King (sitting). The Chautauqua tent will be located on the OSU-Tulsa campus
near the Conference Center again this year.
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Tulsa Chautauqua 2001 -
Navigating a Changing World: The American 20th Century Presented in Tulsa (June5-9), Ponca City (June 11-15), and Henrietta (May 28-June 1), OK CLICK HERE FOR ARTICLES AND PHOTOS FROM THE 2001 CHAUTAUQUA
Tulsa Chautauqua 2000 - The Evolution of the American West: Myth and
Reality
Tulsa Chautauqua 1999 - Voices of Ragtime: Visions of Our Future
Past
Tulsa Chautauqua 1998 - Early America: The Struggle for Freedom
Tulsa Chautauqua 1997
Tulsa Chautauqua 1996
Tulsa Chautauqua 1995
Tulsa Chautauuqa 1994 - A Crisis of Conscience: Reflections on the Civil
War
Tulsa Chautauqua 1993 - Americans Abroad
Tulsa Chautauqua 1992 - The Progressive Era: 1890-1920
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NEW: Learn about the original
Tulsa Chautauqua by visiting
The Complete Chautauquan: The Tulsa Chautauqua
Assembly.
NEW: Learn more about Chautauqua
activities in Oklahoma
as well as Oklahoma and Indian Territories prior to statehood in
The Complete
Chautauquan: Chautauqua in Oklahoma.
"The Road to Chautauqua" fund raiser was the first event
held in the historic Harweldon Mansion, the home of The Arts and Humanities
Council of Tulsa, since its newly completed extensive remodeling project.
Chautauqua supporters moved from one room to the next to visit with each
of the scholars who had their own themed food and decor as well as a chance
to win door prizes. At the end of the evening, drawings were held for prizes
from each scholar's room and other donated items. 