Badlands Chautauqua:
A Gathering of Teddys | July 14-16, 2023
Named for the region where the movement began, Chautauquas were an education movement popular at the turn of the century. Academics, scholars, experts and the public gathered to learn and be inspired.
“A gathering that is typically American in that it is typical of America at its best.”
July 14-16, 2023
FRIDAY
8:00 Morning on Town Butte
with Joe Wiegand
at Point to Point Trails
9:00 Chautauqua – Session 1
at the Von Hoffman House
10:00 Young Teddy Roosevelt
with Nolan Reynolds
at the Maltese Cross Cabin
11:00 Stories & Games with the Roosevelts
with Larry and Julia Marple
on the Ferris Store Lawn
3:30 The Teddy Roosevelt Show
with Joe Wiegand
at the Old Town Hall Theater
7:30 The Medora Musical
at the Burning Hills Amphitheater
SATURDAY
8:00 Strenuous Life Hike
with Joe Wiegand
at Point to Point Trails
11:00 Stories & Games with the Roosevelts
with Larry and Julia Marple
on the Ferris Store Lawn
11:30 Chautauqua – Session 3
at the Von Hoffman House
1:00 Tea with the Roosevelts
with Larry and Julia Marple
at the Von Hoffman House
11:30 Chautauqua – Session 4
at the Von Hoffman House
3:30 The Teddy Roosevelt Show
with Joe Wiegand
at the Old Town Hall Theater
7:00 This is Our Home: the Mary Sewall Story
with Donna Sewall Davidge
at the Old Town Hall Theater
8:00 Too Many Teddys
at the Old Town Hall Theater
SUNDAY
11:00 Stories & Games with the Roosevelts
with Larry and Julia Marple
on the Ferris Store Lawn
11:30 Chautauqua – Session 5
at the Von Hoffman House
1:00 Tea with the Roosevelts
with Larry and Julia Marple
at the Von Hoffman House
1:00 Historic Chocolate Tasting
featuring the life of Margaret Roberts
at the Von Hoffman House
2:00 Chautauqua – Session 6
at the Von Hoffman House
3:30 Conversation with the Roosevelts
with Larry and Julia Marple
at the Old Town Hall Theater
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