Southern Prairie Library System,Library,Public

Southern Prairie Library System
Serving Jackson & Harmon counties		Since 1972 in Southwest Oklahoma
421N. Hudson, Altus, Ok 73521 ph: (580)477-2890 fax: (580) 477-3626 Toll Free: (888) 302-9053 email:spls@spls.lib.ok.us

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Oklahoma Chautauqua 2013

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Welcome to the Library System

The Southern Prairie Library System provides public library services to residents of Jackson and Harmon counties in southwest Oklahoma through two branch libraries located at Altus and Hollis; and extension services to rural residents in both counties.
The administrative offices of the library system are located at the Altus Public Library at 421 North Hudson, Altus, OK 73521.

YOU ARE INVITED
Oklahoma Chautauqua 2013
"Anything Goes: America in the 1920s"
May 28 - June 1, 2013
Altus, Oklahoma
Tent performances each evening at
Western Oklahoma State College.
Workshops morning and afternoon at the Altus Public Library.

Tuesday, May 28^th

10:00 a.m. - "The Automobile and the Development of Modern America 1890-1960" with Dr. Doug Mishler

2:00 p.m. - "Get Square" with Debra Conner.

7:00 p.m. - Musical entertainment under the tent by Mackenzie Hazel & Kathy McMahan

7:30 p.m. - Will Rogers portrayed by Dr. Doug Watson.

Wesdnesday, May 29^th

10:00 a.m. - "Born Sober" and "Staggering to the Polls" - Prohibition in Oklahoma with Dr. Doug Watson

12:30 p.m. - Hollis Luncheon with Will Rogers (Dr. Doug Watson) and Bessie Coleman (Ilene Evans) Hollis Civic Center, 208 W. Jones, Hollis, OK (Cost is $5.00 per person)

2:00 p.m. - "Popular Culture and the Dawn of Modern America 1900-1930" with Dr. Doug Mishler

7:00 p.m. - Musical entertainment under the tent by SSgt. Alfred Springer & "Sangwook Park"

7:30 p.m. - Henry Ford portrayed by Dr. Doug Mishler

Thursday, May 30^th

10:00 a.m. - "The Crack Up" with Debra Conner

2:00 p.m. - "Sports in the Roaring Twenties" with Gene Worthington

7:00 p.m. - Musical entertainment under the tent by the Gloria Rustmann Dance Team & Gary Gardner

7:30 p.m. - Bessie Coleman portrayed by Ilene Evans

Friday, May 30^th

10:00 a.m. - "African American Expressive Art in Dances, Stories, Games, and Songs" with Ilene Evans

2:00 p.m. - "Boom and Bust - Will Rogers on Wealth and the Economy" with Dr. Doug Watson

7:00 p.m. - Musical entertainment under the tent by Clark Huey & Edie Lazenby

7:30 p.m. Babe Ruth portrayed by Gene Worthington

Saturday, June 1^st

10:00 a.m. - "Our Proper Sphere" with Ilene Evans

2:00 p.m. - "Fields of Dreams" with Gene Worthington

7:00 p.m. - Musical entertainment under the tent by the "Just Call Us When You Need Us" band - Donna Tucker, Jack Smiley, Gary Kincannon, Terry Mosley, Phil Bailey, & Brad Pickett

7:30 p.m. - Zelda Fitzgerald portrayed by Debra Conner

Each evening under the tent enjoy poetry by former Oklahoma Poet Laureate Eddie D. Wilcoxen written especially for the Chautauqua 2013 "Roaring Twenties" series. All programs are free and open to the public. Those attending the scholar luncheon in Hollis are responsible for their own meals. In case of inclement weather, evening performances will be held at the Western Oklahoma State College Gym. All workshops will take place at the Altus Public Library, 421 N. Hudson. All workshops are for adults and older children. For more information, call the Altus Public Library (580) 477-2890.
	Oklahoma Chautauqua 2013 in Altus is brought to you by:

Presented by the Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa in association with the Oklahoma Humanities Council

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Events

Shortgrass Arts Institute Schedule
Date	Time	Program	Instructor

All classes partially funded and made possible by the
Oklahoma Arts Council

for more information called Altus Public Library 477-2890

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Altus Early Days	Historical Tapestry Tour Of Southwest Oklahoma	Olustee Library and Park
Jackson County Couthouse	Five selected sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places	Perryman Ranch
Passenger Depot		Cross S Ranch Headquarters
Oklahoma Humanities Council	Partially funded by the Oklahoma Humanities Council (OHC) and the We the People initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).	National Endowment for the Humanities We the People Initiative

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Questions or comments can be sent to spls@spls.lib.ok.us