Chautauquan
Pine Nuts with McAvoy Layne: Wisdom gleaned among Old Lake Tahoe Athletic Club members
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/18/2021 - 8:36pm
Like Will Rogers, I'm not a member of any organized political party. I'm an OLTACer, as in Old Lake Tahoe Athletic Club, "Old" being the operative word. Yes, we are 10 members strong, and our good-natured motto is, "I don't give a (fill in the blank with your own inappropriate word) what you think."
Pine Nuts with McAvoy Layne: Name one good thing about 2020
Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/28/2020 - 1:15pm
Most of us might agree, 2020 was the annus horribilis of our lifetime. But just as the darkest cloud has a silver lining, 2020 has offered one thing about which we can all brag and be proud. I can't think of what that one thing might be just now, though it does occur to me that learning how to cut our own hair might be a thing to celebrate and be genuinely proud, unless of course you're a barber.
I should think that my being the first person in our village to grow moss on my face should amount to something to brag about, though my dear mother covers her eyes when she greets me.
Pine Nuts with McAvoy Layne: Voting is the most American thing we do
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/12/2020 - 2:06pm
This Saturday I will drive a good friend with 93 years of knowledge to our voting place where we will cancel each other out. It's the American way. Voting is the most American thing we do. My mother and father took great delight in canceling each other every four years without damaging their sweet relationship in the least.
I tend to spend more time in the 19th century than the 21st, so call me a dreamer, but I like to remember how Stephen Douglas characterized Abraham Lincoln prior to their great debate, "a kind, amiable and intelligent gentleman, a good citizen and honorable opponent."
Chautauqua of Hiram D. Scott at Dangberg Historic Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 09/08/2019 - 2:14pm
Event Date:
September 22, 2019 - 10:00am The final Chautauqua of the 2019 Festival season will portray Hiram D. Scott, Alpine County, California pioneer, on Sunday, September 22, at 10:00 am.
Hiram Daniel Scott was a ship builder from Pittston, Maine by trade. Initially he settled in Santa Cruz, California in 1847, then followed the Gold Rush when gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill. There he operated a ferry business across the San Joaquin River.
Chautauqua Presentation "Sisters of the Sage" at Dangberg Historic Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/18/2019 - 2:09pm
Event Date:
August 28, 2019 - 6:30pm August closes with a Chautauqua presentation “Sisters of the Sage” which will highlight the lives of Annie H. Martin, Lillian V. Finnegan and Anna N. Harris at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Wednesday, August 28, at 6:30 pm.
These three influential women from the early days of Nevada will meet to reminisce about their early lives, the suffrage movement and their accomplishments as women, in both Carson Valley and Carson City.
Chautauqua of Lizzie Borden and historian Mark McLaughlin at Dangberg Historic Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 06/30/2019 - 1:31pm
Event Date:
July 10, 2019 - 6:30pm Chautauquan Kim Harris will portray Lizzie A. Borden on Wednesday, July 10, at 6:30 pm, and historian Mark McLaughlin will speak on “Lake Tahoe and the Comstock Era; Stories, Facts and Fun” on Saturday, July 13, at 10:00 am, at Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park.
Lizzie Andrew Borden was tried and acquitted in a court of law for the axe murders of her father and stepmother in 1892, in Fall River, Massachusetts. The court of public opinion sentenced her to a life of public scrutiny and branded her a social pariah.
Chautauqua of Annie H. Martin at Dangberg Historic Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/24/2018 - 11:39am
Event Date:
August 29, 2018 - 6:30pm Chautauquan Cindy Southerland will portray “Annie H. Martin: The First Woman to Head a U.S. Treasury Facility, the Assay Office at Carson City” at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Wednesday, August 29 at 6:30 pm.
Chautauqua of Virginia City Watchman Alex Coryell at Dangberg Historic Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/12/2018 - 2:12pm
Event Date:
August 15, 2018 - 6:30pm Chautauquan Deke DiMarzo will portray Watchman Alex Coryell: Virginia City Police Department 1873 to 1891 at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Wednesday, August 15 at 6:30 pm.
Alex R. Coryell was a watchman for the Virginia City Police Department from 1873 until June 25, 1891. Coryell was a Civil War veteran who left the state of Virginia after the war and moved to Virginia City, Nevada. His family became well known and prominent in Virginia City, with one of his relatives becoming a pharmacist on C Street.
Chautauqua of H. F. Dangberg, Sr. at Dangberg Historic Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/25/2018 - 11:54am
Event Date:
August 4, 2018 - 10:00am Chautauquan and noted local historian Michael Fischer will portray “Heinrich Friedrich Dangberg, Sr.” in a free presentation at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, August 4, at 10:00 am.
H. F. Dangberg, Sr. helped to shape the agricultural and livestock history of Carson Valley. Beginning with 160 acres in 1856, Dangberg built an empire of ranches and farms that covered over 30,000 acres by 1902 when he formed the H. F. Dangberg Land & Live Stock Company. Some of the irrigation ditches, canals and reservoirs he dug are still in use today.
Authors to Speak on Book About Genoa Cemetery
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/20/2018 - 2:40pm
Event Date:
July 28, 2018 - 10:00am Authors Karen Dustman and Laurie Hickey will speak on their book The Old Genoa Cemetery: A Walking Tour – Book 1, in a free presentation at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, July 28, at 10:00 am.
The Old Genoa Cemetery: A Walking Tour – Book 1 is the first book in a four volume series of books written by historians Karen Dustman and Laurie Hickey, which highlight Genoa and Carson Valley’s earliest and most prominent settlers.
Chautauqua of Stagecoach Robber Black Bart at Dangberg Historic Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/15/2018 - 1:47pm
Event Date:
July 18, 2018 - 6:30pm Chautauquan Larry Lippmann will portray notorious stagecoach robber Black Bart at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Wednesday, July 18 at 6:30 pm.
Stagecoach robber Black Bart was one of the most famous bandits of the old West. Between 1875 and 1883 he successfully robbed twenty-eight Wells Fargo stagecoaches without harming anyone and without taking a dime from any passenger. The story of how he was so successful and how he was eventually apprehended, ranks among the great legends of all time.
Chautauqua of P.T. Barnum at Dangberg Historic Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/05/2018 - 4:01pm
Event Date:
July 11, 2018 - 6:30pm Chautauquan Doug Mishler will portray circus showman P.T. Barnum at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Wednesday, July 11 at 6:30 pm.
Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, politician and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus. The circus business was the source of much of his enduring fame. He established "P. T. Barnum's Grand Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan & Hippodrome", a traveling circus, menagerie, and museum of "freaks", which adopted many names over the years.
Chautauqua of John Steinbeck and Star Party at Dangberg Historic Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 06/03/2018 - 3:49pm
Event Date:
June 13, 2018 - 6:30pm Chautauquan Tom Lorentzen will portray American author John Steinbeck at 6:30 pm, followed by stargazing with the Astronomical Society of Nevada at 9:00 pm, on Wednesday, June 13 at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park.
John Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1962. Among his classic works are The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden and Of Mice and Men. The year 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of his death. Although most recognized for his fiction, Steinbeck also wrote non-fiction.
Chautauqua of Governor John Sparks at Dangberg Historic Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/20/2017 - 12:08pm
Event Date:
August 23, 2017 - 6:30pm Michael E. Fischer will portray the tenth governor of Nevada, John Sparks, at Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Wednesday, August 23, at 6:30 pm.
Storytelling Weekend - June 25
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/16/2017 - 4:00pm
Event Date:
June 25, 2017 - 1:00pm The featured tellers at this year’s event are Willy Claflin, world music percussion band The Batamba Collective, Mother Lode Storytelling Guild tellers Linda Kennedy and Joan McCammon, and chautauquan Larry Lippmann as “Hank Monk”. The weekend also features early afternoon shows specifically for families and children, an open mic storytelling concert and a storytelling group Carson Valley Memories led by Nancy Raven.
Storytelling Weekend - June 24
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/16/2017 - 3:56pm
Event Date:
June 24, 2017 - 1:00pm The featured tellers at this year’s event are Willy Claflin, world music percussion band The Batamba Collective, Mother Lode Storytelling Guild tellers Linda Kennedy and Joan McCammon, and chautauquan Larry Lippmann as “Hank Monk”. The weekend also features early afternoon shows specifically for families and children, an open mic storytelling concert and a storytelling group Carson Valley Memories led by Nancy Raven.
Saturday, June 24 starts at 1:00pm with a Family Concert with Willy Claflin. Clafliin is a nationally recognized teller. Check out his website at http://www.willyclaflin.com/
Chautauqua of Mark Twain by McAvoy Layne
Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/12/2016 - 5:00pm
Event Date:
June 22, 2016 - 6:30pm
Mark Twain will share how, as Samuel Clemens, he traveled from the Mississippi River to Nevada Territory and why he came west. He will describe what he saw when he got here in 1861, and if he really took his pen name "Mark Twain" while living in Nevada. This lighthearted, humorous, yet rigorously researched Chautauqua presentation examines Nevada through the eyes of one of America’s greatest literary figures. Offering fresh insight into the much loved writer, this presentation is intended to motivate the reading of good books and inspire the pursuit of creative writing.
Chautauquan Michael E. Fisher portrays Heinrich F. Dangberg
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/12/2015 - 12:06pm
Event Date:
June 20, 2015 - 10:00am Chautauqua performer Michael E. Fischer will portray Carson Valley rancher Heinrich F. Dangberg in a free presentation at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park.
Nevada Governors to Meet at Historic Dangberg Ranch
Submitted by paula on Wed, 09/04/2013 - 1:10pm
Event Date:
September 21, 2013 (All day)
Three former governors of the state of Nevada will be part of a dinner and presentation held at the historic Dangberg Ranch in Minden, NV on September 21 from 4 pm to 8:30 pm. Governor Richard Bryan, who was governor from 1983 to 1989 will take part in a panel discussion while the late John Sparks will be portrayed by Chautauquan Michael Fischer. Former Governor Robert List will also be in attendance.
