Mt. Vernon: “Spend an Evening With William Tecumseh Sherman” Chautauqua

By cmccune, posted on January 18th, 2011.

[ April 14, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Mt. Vernon: “Spend an Evening With William Tecumseh Sherman” Chautauqua

Join ELIXIR (Re-Inventing Americana) for their Chautauqua “Spend an Evening with……” series of living history performances. On the anniversary of exactly 150 years since Fort Sumter,   enjoy a performance by Mike Petee as William Tecumseh Sherman. Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, [...]

Mt. Vernon: “Spend an Evening with John Wilkes Booth” Chautauqua

By cmccune, posted on January 18th, 2011.

[ February 10, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Mt. Vernon: “Spend an Evening With John Wilkes Booth” Chautauqua

Join ELIXIR (Re-Inventing Americana) for their Chautauqua “Spend an Evening with……” series of living history performances.   This performance features Jim Stoner as John Wilkes Booth.   Why did this famous actor commit the crime of killing a president? What drove him to do it [...]