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FREE Chautauqua Interactive Theater & Educational Talks - Lifelong Learning

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Cowpens Remembrance

1/14/2027

Abigail Adams Portrayed by Leslie Goddard

3pm

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4:30pm

Spartanburg Headquarters Library. 151 South Church St, Spartanburg, SC 29306

Event Details

1/14/2027

Abigail Adams Portrayed by Leslie Goddard

Registration required at all Spartanburg shows.

Visit https://www.spartanburglibraries.org/Events to register starting about 30 days prior to...

Event Details

3pm

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4:30pm

Spartanburg Headquarters Library. 151 South Church St, Spartanburg, SC 29306

1/14/2027

Abigail Adams Portrayed by Leslie Goddard

7pm

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8:30pm

Spartanburg Headquarters Library. 151 South Church St, Spartanburg, SC 29306

Event Details

1/14/2027

Abigail Adams Portrayed by Leslie Goddard

Registration required at all Spartanburg shows.

Visit https://www.spartanburglibraries.org/Events to register starting about 30 days prior to...

Event Details

7pm

-

8:30pm

Spartanburg Headquarters Library. 151 South Church St, Spartanburg, SC 29306

Winter Chautauqua Al Capone Talk

1/31/2027

Al Capone Talk led by Kathryn Smith

3pm

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4:30pm

Hughes Main Library & Online. 25 Heritage Green Pl, Greenville, SC 29601

Event Details

1/31/2027

Al Capone Talk led by Kathryn Smith

This talk will be presented in collaboration with the Greenville County Library System. This event is a discussion about an upcoming charact...

Event Details

3pm

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4:30pm

Hughes Main Library & Online. 25 Heritage Green Pl, Greenville, SC 29601

Winter Chautauqua

2/11/2027

Al Capone portrayed by Doug Mishler

3pm

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4:30pm

Spartanburg Headquarters Library. 151 South Church St, Spartanburg, SC 29306

Event Details

2/11/2027

Al Capone portrayed by Doug Mishler

Registration required at all Spartanburg shows.

Visit https://www.spartanburglibraries.org/Events to register starting about 30 days prior to...

Event Details

3pm

-

4:30pm

Spartanburg Headquarters Library. 151 South Church St, Spartanburg, SC 29306

2/11/2027

Al Capone portrayed by Doug Mishler

7pm

-

8:30pm

Spartanburg Headquarters Library. 151 South Church St, Spartanburg, SC 29306

Event Details

2/11/2027

Al Capone portrayed by Doug Mishler

Registration required at all Spartanburg shows.

Visit https://www.spartanburglibraries.org/Events to register starting about 30 days prior to...

Event Details

7pm

-

8:30pm

Spartanburg Headquarters Library. 151 South Church St, Spartanburg, SC 29306

2/12/2027

Al Capone portrayed by Doug Mishler

2pm

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3:30pm

Simpsonville Arts Center. 110 Academy St, Simpsonville, SC 29681

Event Details

2/12/2027

Al Capone portrayed by Doug Mishler

 Come early to get a seat. Doors open at 1 pm.

Click here to learn more.

2pm

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3:30pm

Simpsonville Arts Center. 110 Academy St, Simpsonville, SC 29681

2/13/2027

Al Capone portrayed by Doug Mishler

2pm

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3:30pm

Wade Hampton High School. 100 Pine Knoll Dr, Greenville, SC 29609

Event Details

2/13/2027

Al Capone portrayed by Doug Mishler

 Come early to get a seat. Doors open at 1 pm.

Click here to learn more.

2pm

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3:30pm

Wade Hampton High School. 100 Pine Knoll Dr, Greenville, SC 29609

Talks Preceding History Comes Alive June Festival

3/30/2027

Thurgood Marshall Talk led by Teresa Nesbitt Cosby

7pm

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8:30pm

Hughes Main Library & Online. 25 Heritage Green Pl, Greenville, SC 29601

Event Details

3/30/2027

Thurgood Marshall Talk led by Teresa Nesbitt Cosby

This talk will be presented in collaboration with the Greenville County Library System. This event is a discussion about an upcoming charact...

Event Details

7pm

-

8:30pm

Hughes Main Library & Online. 25 Heritage Green Pl, Greenville, SC 29601

4/13/2027

Lizzie Borden Talk led by Marian Strobel

7pm

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8:30pm

Hughes Main Library & Online. 25 Heritage Green Pl, Greenville, SC 29601

Event Details

4/13/2027

Lizzie Borden Talk led by Marian Strobel

This talk will be presented in collaboration with the Greenville County Library System. This event is a discussion about an upcoming charact...

Event Details

7pm

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8:30pm

Hughes Main Library & Online. 25 Heritage Green Pl, Greenville, SC 29601

4/27/2027

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Talk led by Elizabeth Smith

7pm

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8:30pm

Hughes Main Library & Online. 25 Heritage Green Pl, Greenville, SC 29601

Event Details

4/27/2027

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Talk led by Elizabeth Smith

This talk will be presented in collaboration with the Greenville County Library System. This event is a discussion about an upcoming charact...

Event Details

7pm

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8:30pm

Hughes Main Library & Online. 25 Heritage Green Pl, Greenville, SC 29601

5/11/2027

J. Edgar Hoover led by Tim Fehler

7pm

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8:30pm

Hughes Main Library & Online. 25 Heritage Green Pl, Greenville, SC 29601

Event Details

5/11/2027

J. Edgar Hoover led by Tim Fehler

This talk will be presented in collaboration with the Greenville County Library System. This event is a discussion about an upcoming charact...

Event Details

7pm

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8:30pm

Hughes Main Library & Online. 25 Heritage Green Pl, Greenville, SC 29601

5/25/2027

Clarence Darrow Talk led by Margaret Oakes

7pm

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8:30pm

Hughes Main Library & Online. 25 Heritage Green Pl, Greenville, SC 29601

Event Details

5/25/2027

Clarence Darrow Talk led by Margaret Oakes

This talk will be presented in collaboration with the Greenville County Library System. This event is a discussion about an upcoming charact...

Event Details

7pm

-

8:30pm

Hughes Main Library & Online. 25 Heritage Green Pl, Greenville, SC 29601

History Comes Alive Festival - June 11-22, 2027

J. Edgar Hoover portrayed by Jeremy Meier

Ruth Bader Ginsburg portrayed by Anne Pasquale

Lizzie Borden portrayed by Leslie Goddard

Thurgood Marshall portrayed by Jim Armstead

Clarence Darrow portrayed by Kevin Treu

Locations and Show Times TBD

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Our Shows

Chautauqua is Interactive Theater. Our performances have taken us on astonishing journeys into the past — to laugh with Mark Twain — to dream with Martin Luther King, Jr. — to walk the Trail of Tears with the Cherokee — to wonder with Rachel Carson. Come along with us for more explorations and become an “eyewitness” to History. Chautauqua performers are part scholar and part actor. Fascinated by their characters for years, they can answer your questions in the character’s own words. Our programs reflect America’s diversity and feature compelling discussion. And it’s not a Chautauqua performance without audience participation. Prepare to meet some incredible people. Keep the questions coming and the conversation going!

Our Mission

Greenville Chautauqua brings history to life, through interactive theater, where compelling discussion stimulates critical thinking. We celebrate the diversity of our culture through a variety of voices from the past. Because our history belongs to all of us, we are committed to keeping our events free, fun and accessible to the entire community.

Our Vision

 A brighter future through an enlightened understanding of the past.

Our Supporters

We would not exist it it weren't for our wonderful donors and volunteers!

Our Partners

South Carolina Arts Commission logo
Metropolitan Arts Council logo
Greenville County logo
Spartanburg County Public Libaries logo
Transylvania County Library logo
Greenville County Library System's logo
Greenville Technical College's logo
Senior Action's  logo
Christ Church School's logo
Centre Stage logo
Wade Hampton High School's logo
All About Seniors logo

This project is funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission

which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

  

This program is funded in part by the Metropolitan Arts Council which receives support from the City of Greenville, BMW Manufacturing Company, and SEW Eurodrive.


Greenville Chautauqua is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

EIN 26-0058066


Greenville Chautauqua Society

P.O. Box 9571, Greenville, SC 29604

USA

Lara@GreenvilleChautauqua.org

864-244-1499


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