Nevada Humanities

2009 Chautauqua Schedule

Evening Programs

Sunday – Thursday main stage programs begin with music at 6:00 p.m. and Chautauqua performances start at 7:00 p.m. Stadium-style seating and lawn space are available. Parking is free.

• Sunday, June 21: An Evening of Young Chautauqua: Myth vs. Reality, featuring local students. This program is free and open to the public.

• Monday, June 22: Exploration and Confrontation, Sarah Winnemucca portrayed by Alexandra Voorhees and John C. Frémont portrayed by Frank Mullen.

• Tuesday, June 23: Life on the Comstock, Mary McNair Mathews portrayed by Anita Watson and Mark Twain portrayed by McAvoy Layne.

• Wednesday, June 24: Politics Western Style, Governor John Sparks portrayed by Michael Fischer and Theodore Roosevelt portrayed by Doug Mishler.

• Thursday, June 25: The Myth and Reality of the West, Zitkala-Sa portrayed by Nicole Piechocki, Annie Oakley portrayed by Tyler Stewart, and Zane Grey portrayed by David Fenimore.

Daytime Activities

Free community events take place throughout the area during Nevada Humanities Chautauqua week.

• Coffee with the Chautauquans, Tuesday, June 23 – Friday, June 26, 7:30 – 9:00 a.m., Sundance Bookstore, 1155 West Fourth Street, Reno. Nevada Humanities Chautauqua audiences will have an opportunity to continue the discussion begun at the performance the previous evening. Free and open to all.

• Young Chautauqua on Stage, Monday, June 22 – Thursday, June 25, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Flying B Pavilion at Bartley Ranch Regional Park, Reno. Morning Young Chautauqua on Stage events also include hands-on craft activities for young people. These performances are free and open to all.

• Daily Life on the Comstock: Mary McNair Mathews, a Chautauqua performance.
  Monday, June 22, 7 p.m., Fourth Ward School, Virginia City.

• Women Entertainers of the Old West
  The lives of female performers on the frontier. Tuesday, June 23, 10 a.m., Senior Center Library, Reno.

• Native Americans: Myth and Reality
  Native Americans in popular culture. Tuesday, June 23, 11 a.m., Sparks Heritage Museum.

• How the West Was Sung: Folk Music in the Western Films of John Ford
  Use of folk music in John Ford westerns. Tuesday, June 23, 1 p.m., South Valleys Library, Reno.

• Women Entertainers of the Old West
  The lives of female performers on the frontier. Wednesday, June 24, 4 p.m., Incline Village Library.

• Being John C. Frémont: The Nuts and Bolts of 19th Century Exploration
  Hands-on instruction on how the Frémont expedition mapped the West. Thursday, June 25, 2 p.m., Northwest Reno Library.

• Theodore Roosevelt: the American Cowboy
  Impact of the West on Roosevelt's character. Thursday, June 25, 4 p.m., Sparks Library.