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chautauqua_tickets.gif_163TICKETS ON SALE NOW
 
Nevada Humanities Chautauqua tickets are NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE. Tickets are also available at the gate the evening of the performance.

General admission is $15 per night/$45 per weeklong pass. General admission allows first come/first served access to unreserved seats and lawn (only low-back chairs and blankets on the grass).

Reserved seating is $30 per night/$90 per weeklong pass. Reserved seating is only available for purchase online. Reserved seating tickets allow access to a block of seats in a prime location held for reserved ticket holders. Seats are not assigned. With reserved seats you can arrive any time you want and get a great seat.

Doors open for evening performances at 5:00 pm. Call Nevada Humanities at 775-784-6587 for assistance with ticket purchases. Admission for the Sunday, June 21, evening program is free.

2009 Chautauqua Schedule  

About Nevada Humanities Chautauqua 2009:  The 2009 Nevada Humanities Chautauqua festival will be held from June 21 – 25 at the Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater at Bartley Ranch Regional Park, Reno. This year’s program theme is “The American West” with an emphasis on Nevada. Performers portraying characters such as Sarah Winnemucca, John C. Frémont, Mark Twain, Annie Oakley, and Zane Gray will investigate “Exploration and Confrontation” and “The Myth of the West” among other themes. 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.

If you love history, enjoy a good show, or want to engage with people from the past, then Nevada Humanities Chautauqua is for you. The Nevada Humanities Chautauqua format is simple: a presenter in the guise of a historical figure describes important episodes in his or her character’s life and thought. After the monologue the audience and presenter have a lively dialogue.

Reno resident Bonnie Buckley, one of the founders of Nevada Humanities Chautauqua, has been a fan since its inception in 1992. “I was hooked on Chautauqua from the first time I witnessed a program where Thomas Jefferson was the keynote speaker. I felt as though I were actually in the presence of this great man.”

Nevada Humanities Chautauqua also features free community events held at venues throughout Reno and daytime Young Chautauqua performances by area students at the Flying B Pavilion at Bartley Ranch Regional Park, Reno.