Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

Chautauqua Saturday Chagrin Foundation for Arts and Culture

Performance Dates & Tickets

About the Event

Chautauqua Saturday, a one-day spa for your mind...

For more info, including maps, directions, and lunch suggestions, visit www.chagrinfoundation.org

The “Chagrin Arts” winter series begins on Saturday, January 26, with “Chautauqua Saturday”, a daylong lecture series hosted at venues throughout Chagrin Falls. Building upon the success of last summer’s Chautauqua-in-Chagrin series and billed as a “one-day spa for your mind,” the day’s speakers include Ralph G. Williams, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of English at the University of Michigan and frequent speaker with the Royal Shakespeare Company; Ori Z. Soltes, professorial lecturer in Fine Arts and Theology at Georgetown University and former Director and Curator of the National Jewish Museum; Ross W. Duffin, Kulas Professor of Music at Case Western Reserve University; and The Honorable William Purcell, former Mayor of Nashville.

Additionally, and in the Chautauqua tradition of the Young Readers Program, the Chagrin Falls Library hosts the free “Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions,” with an interactive drum performance by Rhythm Culture.

Gate passes for the entire day are $40 for preferred seating and reception with speakers and $25 for general seating. Individual lecture tickets, if available, will go on sale at $10/lecture on January 21. Complimentary shuttle bus service is provided from venue to venue.

Event Schedule

• 10:00am, Federated Church, “Be Your Tears Wet?” Shakespeare, The Sense of Touch, and the Human Ralph G. Williams, Professor of Literature at the University of Michigan; frequent speaker with the Royal Shakespeare Company
• 1:30pm, Valley Lutheran Church, Sacred Signs: Shared Symbols in Christian, Jewish and Muslim Art Ori Z. Soltes, Professorial Lecturer at Georgetown University; former Director and Curator of the National Jewish Museum
• 1:30pm, Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, Reconstructing Shakespeare’s Songbook Ross W. Duffin, Kulas Professor of Music at Case Western Reserve University
• 2:00pm, Chagrin Falls Library, Young Readers Program in the Chautauqua tradition (FREE) Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions, with special interactive drum performance by Rhythm Culture
• 3:00pm, Federated Church, A 21st Century City That Works The Honorable William Purcell, former Mayor of Nashville
• 4:30 p.m., Township Hall, Reception with Speakers (for preferred seating ticket holders ONLY)

Chagrin Foundation "Chagrin Arts" Series

• Chautauqua Saturday, a one-day spa for your mind - JAN 26th
• Artists from Oberlin: Darrett Adkins and Friends - FEB 19th
• GroundWorks Dancetheater - APR 15th