Kansas Humanities Council Seeks Hosts for 1930s
Chautauqua
Date: September 11, 2007
TOPEKA - The Kansas Humanities Council is seeking six communities
to host the Bright Dreams, Hard Times: America in the
Thirties Chautauqua. Two communities per year will
be selected to host this event each June from 2008 through 2010.
The Bright Dreams, Hard Times: America in the Thirties
Chautauqua will explore critical changes in cultural and
political life in the 1930s through the lives of five historical
figures: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Louisiana Governor and
Senator Huey Long, Pentecostal leader Aimee Semple McPherson, Harlem
Renaissance writer and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston, and humorist
Will Rogers.
Each community selected to host the Bright Dreams, Hard
Times: America in the Thirties Chautauqua will offer
nearly a week’s worth of educational programming provided
by KHC, including four evening presentations in the large Chautauqua
tent by scholars portraying the historical figures; workshops for
adults and children related to the theme of America in the 1930s;
a documentary program for high school students based on the WPA
photographic work of the 1930s; a Youth Chautauqua Camp for middle
school students; and a companion exhibition on the Dust Bowl. Book
discussions and film series exploring the 1930s will be available
to the host communities prior to the Chautauqua.
To be selected, applicants must make a minimum cash contribution
toward program costs, appoint a local coordinator, form a Chautauqua
planning committee, provide facilities for the outdoor tent and
indoor workshops, and coordinate local events. The Kansas Humanities
Council provides extensive orientation and ongoing consultation
prior to Chautauqua, as well as publicity through statewide promotions
and a website.
The Nebraska Humanities Council and the Kansas Humanities Council
received a $284,010 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
in support of the Bright Dreams, Hard Times: America
in the Thirties Chautauqua. The Chautauqua will tour
a total of 12 communities from 2008 to 2010: six in Kansas and six
in Nebraska.
Applications for host communities must be received by October 31,
2007. The selection will be made in December 2007.
For more information, or to request an application, contact Tracy
Quillin at 785/357-0359 or tracy@kansashumanities.org.
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