21st-century Chautauquas

The Chautauqua adult education movement flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, then declined. However, some Independent Chautauquas still operate today, and these are the 21st century Chautauquas. They are divided into two categories, Continuously Operating Chautauquas and Revival Chautauquas.

Continuously Operating Chautauquas

All references agree that at least these four Chautauquas have continued operations, without missing a year, from the heyday of the Chautauqua Movement (1920s or earlier) into the 21st Century:

In addition, several other entities self-report that their activities constitute Continuously Operating Chautauquas:

Revival Chautauquas

Some other organizations have honored the Chautauqua tradition by starting (or restarting) similar operations in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Examples include the following:

gollark: It *cannot be proven* that this holds in all situations ever, because this is a statement about reality and not our models.
gollark: As far as anyone knows, yes.
gollark: Current physical theories say it can't. They seem to be right about this so far, but the models *do not create reality*, it goes the other way round.
gollark: ...
gollark: > If someone found tomorrow that you could create energy from nothing, and it can't be proved that that can't happen unless you already start from a model, the models would have to be updated.

References
  • The Chautauqua Network of the Chautauqua Institution
  • Galey, Mary (1981): The Grand Assembly: The Story of Life at the Colorado Chautauqua. Boulder, Colorado: First Flatiron Press, ISBN 0-9606706-0-2.
  • Pettem, Silvia (1998): Chautauqua Centennial, a Hundred Years of Programs http://www.silviapettem.com/books.html
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.