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Marshall Mcluhan, Seer of Cyberspace - Dr When the Oklahoma Chautauqua Committee selected and began planning for our 2020 Theme: 20th Century Visionaries: Catalysts for Change we had no idea how true that theme would prove to be. Not one of us envisioned that we would need to postpone our entire Chautauqua summer event because of a global pandemic. Nor could 20th century visionaries: ccatalystsatalysts for change we have imagined that by 2021, we would still not be in a position to safely welcome back our talented scholars, loyal supporters, and attendees for in-person presentations and workshops. EveningEvening PerformancesPerformances atat 7:007:00 p.m.p.m. WoWoWorkshopsrrkshopskshops offoffereeredd dadaililyy atat 11:0011:00 a.m.a.m. andand 2:002:00 p.m.p.m. There have been many visionaries of our time – names we are all familiar with – Margaret Thatcher, Sam Walton, Rosa Parks, ForFor moremore iiinnnformation,formation, pleaspleasee callcall thethe librlibraaary:ry:ry: 580-477-2890580-477-2890 Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela. Merriam-Webster, in part, defines a visionary as someone having or SSeeee ououourrr FFFaaacecebookbook PPPage:agagee:: @S@S@SPLSAltusPPLSALSAllttusus oror ooouruurr wwwebpeebpbpage:age: spspsplsllss.li.libb.o.okkk.us..usus marked by foresight and imagination. Some of us might define a visionary as one with dreamy or supernatural vision. But in reviewing a host of internet-generated definitions, we see visionaries as being not just successful entrepreneurs but those SPONSORINGSPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS:ORGANIZATIONS: who do exhibit great vision, wisdom and imagination in areas that impact society and its politics, philosophy, technology, Southerrnn Prairie Librbraryary SSysystem health, economics, architecture, agriculture, etc. either regionally, nationally or globally. 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