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. Southern Prairie Library System ShortgraShortgrassssss ArtsArts andand HuHummmaaanitiesnities CouncilCouncil This year we are excited to be virtually “hosting” five Visionaries of the 20th Century whose work changed the way we WesternWestern TrailTrail HistHistoororricalical SocietSocietyy understand and see our world, portrayed by outstanding Chautauqua scholars: WesternWestern OklahoOklahommaa StateState CollegeCollege –– FFrFrriendsiends ofof thethe WWWOOOSCSC PerforPerformminging ArtsArts Gene Roddenberry, The Ultimate Trekkie - Dr. Doug Mishler Community Community Partners:Partners: SpecialSpecial ThanksThanks To:To: AAltltuususs SSWSWW AreaArea EconEconoomommicic DDeveDeevveeloloppmentpmmeenntt CCoCoorprp CityCity ooff AAltusltus Gertrude Bell, Queen of the Desert - Karen Vuranch AAllttuusssutlA CChhaammbbeerrrebmahC oofffo CCoommmmeerrcceecremmoC e ChautauquaChautauqua 20212021 HostHost CommitteeCommittee FFrriieennddsssdneirF oofffo tthheeeht LLiibbrraarryyyrarbiL SAHCSAHC AnnualAnnual FestivalFestival ofof TreesTrees Marshall McLuhan, Seer of Cyberspace - Dr. John Dennis Anderson KKKEYBEEYYBB MeMeMediaddiiaa SSSpecialtiesppecialtiesecialties Contributors,Contributors, SponsorsSponsors andand ParticipantsParticipants TheThe MiMissssiiionoonn CCCorpoorrpporaoratitiooonnn ooff AAltltuuus,ss,, OKOK Altus Times Marie Skłodowska Curie, Visionary Scientist – Susan Marie Frontczak Altus Times AAAltusltltuuss MMMiniiinnii SSStoragettoorraaggee && AAAltusltultuss CaCaCarrr WWWaaashsh KWHWKWHW AM/FMAM/FM RadioRadio MMMusuusseueumm ooofff ttthehhee WWWesterneesstteerrnn PPPrrraaiirriieeeiria Jennie Buchanan Frank Lloyd Wright, Contrarian Architect – Dr. Ted Kachel Jennie Buchanan TrudyTrudy CalvilloCalvillo In a time in world history when there is a strong focus on science, technology and mathematics, it may seem to some OOOkkklalahhomaoma ChChauChaauutatauquuquauquaa 20212021 CCommitteeommittee MemMembberers:s: that the humanities and humanities degrees are receiving substantially less promotion in education. 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CHAUTAUQUA MAY 25-29, 2021 ALTUS 20th century visionaries: ccatalystsatalysts for change 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. ForFor moremore iiinnnformation,formation, pleaspleasee callcall thethe librlibraaary:ry:ry: 580-477-2890580-477-2890 SSeeee ououourrr FFFaaacecebookbook PPPage:agagee:: @S@S@SPLSAltusPPLSALSAllttusus oror ooouruurr wwwebpeebpbpage:age: spspsplsllss.li.libb.o.okkk.us..usus SPONSORINGSPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS:ORGANIZATIONS: SSoutheoutherrrnnn PrPraiairrieie LiLibrbrbraryaarryy SSSysyysstemtem ShortgraShortgrassssss ArtsArts andand HuHummmaaanitiesnities CouncilCouncil WesternWestern TrailTrail HistHistoororricalical SocietSocietyy WesternWestern OklahoOklahommaa StateState CollegeCollege –– FFrFrriendsiends ofof thethe WWWOOOSCSC PerforPerformminging ArtsArts Community Community Partners:Partners: SpecialSpecial ThanksThanks To:To: AAltltuususs SSWSWW AreaArea EconEconoomommicic DDeveDeevveeloloppmentpmmeenntt CCoCoorprp CityCity ooff AAltusltus AAllttuusssutlA CChhaammbbeerrrebmahC oofffo CCoommmmeerrcceecremmoC e ChautauquaChautauqua 20212021 HostHost CommitteeCommittee FFrriieennddsssdneirF oofffo tthheeeht LLiibbrraarryyyrarbiL SAHCSAHC AnnualAnnual FestivalFestival ofof TreesTrees KKKEYBEEYYBB MeMeMediaddiiaa SSSpecialtiesppecialtiesecialties Contributors,Contributors, SponsorsSponsors andand ParticipantsParticipants