Wawasee Oakwood 2022 Featured Artists
Here is the list of the incredibly talented artists that will be at this year’s Wawasee Oakwood Fine Arts Festival! We have entered websites wherever possible so you are able to take a “sneak peek”.
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Love Nature? Love butterflies?
This is the topic to be explored at one session of the upcoming Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation’s Earth Day Festival on April 30.
WACF is organizing more than twenty educational, fun, hands-on programs, and activities to be held outdoors at WACF Education Center south
of Syracuse.
Plan to stop by the Chautauqua-Wawasee booth because they need your help to save the Monarch butterfly!
You will learn from the butterfly lady herself, Cindy Gackenheimer, Flutterby Gardens, Claypool, as she shares about the metamorphosis of a butterfly, the Monarch migration pattern this year, and practical steps you can take to help the Monarch. The booth will provide a “kid-friendly” hands-on learning experience where participants can play a migration game. Also, a special craft is offered which involves stamping the butterfly life cycle on a take-home canvas bag, along with free pollinator seeds to plant which attracts butterflies to your garden or landscape for years to come.
Cost: Free
When: Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Where: Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, located at 11586 IN-13, south of Syracuse.
You may also visit our Facebook site for details or updates. Or, as always, you may give us a call at 574-377-7543.
Chautauqua-Wawasee is inviting you for an encounter with Thomas Jefferson the man who defined American Independence. World-renowned Jefferson re-enactor, J.D. Sutton, as 77-year-old Mr. Jefferson is retired, but still busy. He’s looking back on his life, reflecting on his “services” to our country, the things he’s been able to accomplish as well as things left undone. And so, he’s invited you to his home, so he can explain the events of his life.
After Mr. Jefferson’s talk, join us on the lawn at Oakwood Resort at 7:30 for the annual Patriotic Pops concert. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Stop by our tent to receive a free patriotic gift.
What: Jefferson performance by reenactor J.D. Sutton
When: June 26, 4:30 – 5:30
Where: Wawasee High School Auditorium, Syracuse, Indiana
Tickets: Free
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Chautauqua-Wawasee is holding the 8th annual Wawasee Oakwood Fine Arts Festival on May 28 in the park of Oakwood Resort in Syracuse, Indiana. This Festival brings together over 30 local and regional artists from around Indiana and beyond. All art has been juried to qualify for inclusion in the festival. The beautiful outdoor setting provides a family-friendly environment. Children’s activities and playground are available. Food vendors are onsite for snacks and lunch, with outside seating available. Attendance is free. Stop by the Chautauqua booth for a free gift. The Art Festival will take place rain or shine.
What: Wawasee Oakwood Fine Art Festival
When: May 28, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Where: Oakwood Resort, Syracuse, Indiana
Cost: Free to attend
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March is Women’s History Month and Chautauqua Wawasee would like to take the opportunity to honor some of the amazing ladies who have made a huge impact in the world we live in.
Please visit our Facebook page during the month of March to celebrate these lovely ladies along with us!
Love Nature? A Chautauqua-Wawasee Program for Earth Day
Love nature?
How do you know it loves you back?
Chautauqua-Wawasee presented a unique program as part of WACF’s Earth Day celebration on April 30, bringing together voices focused on hope, harmony, and humility.
For the first time, Dani Tippman, Cliff Kindy, and John Edgerton collaborated to lead a series of sessions exploring humanity’s relationship with the natural world and our shared responsibility for its care.
Program Schedule
10:00–10:50 am | REMEMBRANCE
Water is life. Human and plant diversity make us stronger.
Facilitated by Dani Tippman
11:00–11:50 am | DIALOGUE
How can we face the challenges of our changing planet so that we and our children meet them with courage, empathy, and resilience?
Facilitated by Cliff Kindy
12:45–1:35 pm | EARTH STORIES
Stories exploring how each of us is needed in the web of life, and how harmony and mutual understanding support survival. Ancient wisdom now echoed by modern science.
Facilitated by John Edgerton
Participants also learned about Native American methods of plant diversification, organic farming techniques focused on water conservation and carbon-free practices, and ancient stories increasingly supported by modern science.
This program was free and open to the public.
Chautauqua-Wawasee also hosted a booth featuring Cindy Gackenheimer of Flutterby Gardens in Claypool, who shared information about Monarch butterflies and ways to attract them to home gardens. Free flower seeds were available.
Event Details
When:
WACF’s Earth Day
April 30, 10:00 am–2:00 pm
Where:
WACF Amphitheater
This event has concluded. Information is preserved as part of Chautauqua-Wawasee’s historical programming archive.
If you have juried art we are adding a select few new artists in 2022. This expands the number of artists from 30 to 35. The Festival is in a park setting, attended by families. Attendees and artists appreciate the intimate size of this annual show…and come back year after year.
Our 2021 Old Fashioned Christmas Celebration was a HUGE success!
Thank you to all who volunteered, donated, and attended! Because of YOU, this evening was magical!
Please enjoy this slideshow and we hope to see each and every one of you next year.
Make sure to visit us on Facebook to stay up to date on all of our events!
For the first time in nearly two years, the Purdue Varsity Glee Club is back on the road in 2022. Chautauqua-Wawasee is bringing them to Syracuse for an April 22 performance. This dynamic musical troupe offers a versatile repertoire including gospel, vocal jazz, swing, contemporary hits, romantic ballads, classical choral selections, barbershop, folk melodies, patriotic standards, familiar opera choruses, country, and novelty tunes, and utilizes small groups and outstanding soloists to further enhance each show. The event will be hosted at Wawasee High School’s auditorium.
Tickets are $20.00 and can be purchased HERE
Come early to dine locally. Doors open at 7:00.
Don’t forget to check out our calendar for information on more great Chautauqua Wawasee events!
Old Fashioned Christmas Celebration
Looking for a unique fun-filled Christmas family activity? Chautauqua’s Old Fashioned Christmas is the answer. After Thanksgiving’s turkey stupor, on Saturday, November 27, come to Oakwood Resort in Syracuse. Yes, Santa will be there with his reindeer, and yes, you can pet them! Enjoy the Live Nativity and Sleigh Rides …and, of course, the Big Tree Lighting. The popular reading of the Christmas story from the Bible at the historic Oakwood Chapel is planned. New this year is a photo booth for family Christmas pictures, using your phone camera. Be on the lookout for characters who are roaming around: Frosty, the Grinch, Rudolph, Buddy-the-Elf, Toy Soldier, and Gingerbread Man. The event will be held outdoors on the grounds of Oakwood Resort. The festivities start with music near the Oakwood Inn at 6:00 p.m. Music and carols will be sung around the 60 foot Christmas tree which will be lit at 6:15. Then you and your family may stroll up the lighted path to see Santa and Mrs. Claus. Take pictures with roaming characters! Listen to an elf read “Twas the Night Before Christmas”. Two barbershop quartets will be strolling around singing carols, along with two other music groups. Get warmed up with some hot chocolate and munch on a cookie. Don’t forget to pick up some Deer food to take home for Santa’s reindeer. Stroll up to the historic Oakwood chapel to hear the Christmas story read from the Bible. On your way to the Chapel, stop to see the live nativity. And you’ll want to relax and enjoy a horse-drawn sleigh ride around the park. These are just some of the many fun activities at the Old Fashioned Christmas celebration. Hope for a bit of snow, but if severe weather occurs, check the Chautauqua-Wawasee website www.chqw.org or Facebook site www.facebook.com/ChautauquaWawasee for information and updates.
When: November 27, 6:00 – 8:00 P.M.
Where: Oakwood Resort (outdoor event…dress for the weather)
Syracuse, Indiana
Who: Free to the Public.
For more details:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChautauquaWawasee
Website: www.CHQW.org
Email questions to: debbie@CHQW.org