A Journey into The American Chautauqua Movement
Thursday, January 24 - Sunday, January 27, 2013
Historic DeFuniak Springs, Florida
Thursday, January 24 - Sunday, January 27, 2013
Historic DeFuniak Springs, Florida
A 4-day educational program for the entire family will be held January 24-27 in historic DeFuniak Springs, Florida. The Florida Chautaqua Assembly presents a series of events and exhibits including famous or notable keynote speakers, breakout sessions, performance teas, evening dinner performances and several living history exhibits.
January 25 from 9:15am to 11:15am
Featured keynote presentation by former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. She will discuss the significance of Chautauqua and Plains, Georgia during the American Chautauqua Movement.
For full schedule of events, locations of each, and tickets/passports, please visit Florida Chautauqua Assembly website at http://www.florida-chautauqua-center.org/schedule.
For further information please call 850-892-7613
2013 Schedule of Events includes a range of sessions, teas, trolley tours, demonstrations and exhibits in various locations over the course of the assembly:
Exhibits of the 2013 Florida Chautauqua Assembly:
Living History Presentations of Our American Culture:
- Civil War Camp & Reenactments - Lake Yard
- Florida Frontiersmen Settlement Camp - Lake Yard
- Muscogee Nation of Florida Camp – Lake Yard
- A Journey Through the Chautauqua Trail Student Museum Exhibit– Chautauqua Hall of Brotherhood
- Walton Heritage Museum (Train Depot) – Circle Drive
- Historic DeFuniak Springs Library – Circle Drive
- The Historic Grounds of the original Florida Chautauqua Assembly (1885-1927) - Circle Drive
- Camp Conservation – Walton County Fairgrounds
- Florida Chautauqua History Exhibit – Walton County Fairgrounds
- Porcelain Art Exhibit - Community Center
- Discovering DeFuniak Springs (Friday, Jan. 25, 10 am - 2 pm Only)
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