Prairieland Chautauqua - Annual Events - Jacksonville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

12th Annual Prarieland Chautauqua
"American Originals"
Under the big tent in Community Park, Jacksonville, Illinois
Friday, September 3, to Monday, September 6th, 2010
Director: Wolf D. Fuhrig

The Morgan County Historical Society produces the annual Chautauqua filled with historical re-enactments, storytelling, lectures, music, and dance. Each year, some 2,000 spectators enjoy the Chautauqua's education, entertainment, food, and fellowship. Each year, the number of vistors from beyond Morgan County has increased. The theme of this year's Prairieland Chautauqua will is "American Originals." The four-day event will again be staged under the big tent in Jacksonville's Community Park from Friday, September 3, to Monday, September 6th, 2010.

Friday, September 3:
4pm: Music
5pm: Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849), American mystery writer, portrayed by Brian "Fox Ellis, Peoria, Illinois
6pm: Supper
7pm: Music
8pm: Mother Jones (1837-1930), American labor organizer, portrayed by Nancy Huse of Rock Island, Illinois

Saturday, September 4:
4pm: Music
5pm: Daniel Boone (1734-1820), American frontiersman, portrayed by Patrick Lee of Ashland, Missouri
6pm: Supper
7pm: Music
8pm: Walt Whitman (1819-1892), American poet, portrayed by Brian "Fox" Ellis of Peoria, Illinois

Sunday, September 5:
4pm: Music
5pm: Johnny Appleseed (1774-1845), American nurseryman, portrayed by Hank Fincken of Indianapolis, Indiana
6pm: Supper
7pm: Music
8pm: Thomas Jefferson (1734-1820), President of the United States, portrayed by Patrick Lee of Ashland, Missouri

Monday, September 6:
4pm: Music
5pm: Mark Twain (1835-1910), American humorist
6pm: Supper
7pm: Music
8pm: W.C. Fields (1880-1946), American comedian, portrayed by Hank Fincken of Indianapolis, Indiana

Dinners At Prairieland Chautauqua 2010

Service Friday, September 3 to Monday September 6 daily beginning at 6:00pm and ending at 6:50pm

Dinner reservations need to be made at least a day in advance at Hamilton's Catering. Phone 217-675-2720, fax 217-675-2711; or e-mail info@hamiltonscatering.com. For the answering service, please leave your full name, the date of the reservation, and the number of meals ordered. Price per dinner is $10.00.

Publicity: The Jacksonville Journal Courier
Lighting and Sound: George Westenberger
Catered Meals: Hamilton's Catering

To sustain the Chautauqua as a distinctive event of the Jacksonville area community into the future, the newly established Morgan County Chautauqua Society (a committee of the Morgan County Historical Society) solicits your participation with your ideas, your skills, and your material support. To become a patron of the Prairieland Chautauqua, please contact Dr. Wolf D. Fuhrig at WDFuhrig@aol.com.

For more information or to become a patron of the Jacksonville Chautauqua, contact:
Director: Dr. Wolf D. Fuhrig
503 West College, Jacksonville, IL 62650
Phone: 217-243-2423, Fax 217-245-1226
E-mail: WDFuhrig@aol.com