The Ohio Chautauqua Tour is in Champaign County this week, providing live entertainment and workshops that performers and organizers call “edutainment.” “Edutainment” has been the buzzword for the tour since its performers and scholars educate and entertain audiences.
The Ohio Humanities Council selected Urbana as one of its stops for the 14th annual Ohio Chautauqua Tour for the first time ever this summer. The tour kicked off in Marietta and will continue in Burton, Gallipolis and Warren after this week. This year’s theme is “When Ohio was the Western Frontier.”
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Watch a clip from Thursday's musical performance
Ohio Humanities Council Public Relations Director Fran Tiburzio says not just any town can host the Ohio Chautauqua Tour.
Listen to Fran describe what it takes to host the Ohio Chautauqua Tour
Workshops were held throughout Champaign County beginning Tuesday. Evening entertainment has followed each night at Urbana University. The university hosted musical entertainment by Gene Park and Harold Darding and a living history performance by Dan Cutler as Chief John Logan Thursday evening.
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Watch Dan bring Chief John Logan to life
Cutler says a lot of work goes into portraying a historical character.
Listen to how Dan developed his character
All workshops and entertainment are free of admission. The schedule for Friday and Saturday is as follows:
Friday June 29th:
-10:30 a.m. Adult Workshop: Hank Fincken, “John & Johnny: Past, Present, and Future.”
UU Johnny Appleseed EC&M
-2:30 p.m. Youth Workshop: Marvin Jefferson, “Telling a Tall Tale.” Goshen Memorial
Park–Mechanicsburg
-6:45 p.m. Musical Entertainment: Main Street Brass
-7:30 p.m. An evening with Margaret Blennerhassett. Urbana University
Saturday June 30th:
-10:30 a.m. Adult Workshop: Dan Cutler, “History in a Nutshell: The American Indian
Perspective.” St. Paris Library
-2:30 p.m. Youth Workshop: Jeremy Meier, “A Star Spangled Banner.” Champaign Co.
Library
-6:45 p.m. Musical Entertainment: Champaign County Dulcimer Club
-7:30 p.m. An evening with Johnny Appleseed / John Chapman. Urbana University
For more details on the Ohio Chautauqua Tour in Urbana, visit www.urbana.edu/ohc.
