The theme of the ninth annual Ashland Chautauqua is "Literary Legends," featuring five scholar-presenters, each of whom will portray a famous figure in American literary history. The lineup includes:

David Skipper as Edgar Allan Poe	Debra Conner as Emily Dickinson
Kevin Radaker as Henry David Thoreau	Emma Palzere-Rae as Harriet Beecher Stowe
George Frein as Mark Twain

A different performance will be held each evening at 8:00 pm at the Myers Memorial Band Shell at Brookside Park. All performances are free and open to the public. The Band Shell is located near the corner of West Main Street and Parkside Drive. For detailed directions click here. For a complete schedule of the week’s events, click here.

Photos of previous Chautauquas:

• 2007: Sport and Society
• 2005: World War II at Home and Abroad
• 2004: The Wild, Wild West

Watch this site in the coming weeks for more information about Ashland Chautauqua 2008, or e-mail or call the Ashland Convention and Visitors Bureau at 419-281-4584.

Ashland Chautauqua is made possible with major support from the Ohio Humanities Council.