Ohio Chautauqua

The Ohio Chautauqua Living History Tour is coming to Clifton this summer! Surrounding communities will also share in the experience during Chautauqua week, June 30-July 4th. Daily workshops by the Ohio Humanities scholars will be held at area libraries (Yellow Springs, Cedarville, Xenia, and New Carlisle), as well as the Heritage Center in Springfield, the Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce, and the Clifton Gorge Naturalist Center.

For the complete schedule of events, visit: http://www.villageofclifton.com/schedule-of-events/

Wednesday, July 1st

10:00 am – Cedarville Library – Hank Fincken leads youth workshop, “Gold Fever: To Go or Not To Go; That Is the Question” – Play theater games and debate the details of gold rush fever.

2:00 pm – Xenia Library – Dianne Moran leads adult workshop, “A Profound Destiny” – A closer look at boundarieschanged by wars, westward expansion, and general attitudes of Americans toward Native peoples.

6:45 pm – Main Stage Tent, Clifton Leslie Stratton, Principal Harpist for the Dayton Philharmonic

7:30 pm – Main Stage Tent, Clifton Titanic Survivor Edith Russell story performed by Debra Conner