This is Chautauqua. Community events for the whole family hosted in Syracuse Indiana and Lake Wawasee.
Our goal is to “raise the bar” continually by improving the quality of programs, authors, and presenters. Your support enables us to grow and carry out our mission of providing valuable programs related to education, arts, faith and recreation. Our vision is for Chautauqua-Wawasee to be cited as one reason a business and/or people choose to move and live in Syracuse, Kosciusko County, and Indiana. We promise to use all gifts wisely and responsibly toward this vision.
Mail Donations to:
Oakwood Foundation Inc.
Chautauqua-Wawasee
702 E. Lake View Rd
Syracuse, IN 46567
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”. Nikki Addington Stained Glass & Epoxy Resin Paul Albritton Jewelry Norah Amstutz Ceramics www.norahruthpottery.com Patrick […]
Taps Across the Water at Dusk Chautauqua-Wawasee and Syracuse American Legion Post #223 are collaborating for a Memorial Day tribute to honor veterans and those who have died in the performance of their duties while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Both solo and echo renditions of Taps will be audible depending on your location. Participating […]
Chautauqua-Wawasee’s second annual Fun Film Festival is set for August 6 at Syracuse’s Pickwick Theater. The Film Festival will feature personal phone videos of family fun on the water, biking, boating, pets, skating…anything fun or funny. The videos are uploaded by you to a dropbox for editing, adding captions, trimming, and judging. There will be […]
Lake Wawasee “Then and Now” Historical Cruise- September 29, 2022
Local historian Ann Garceau will narrate a Historical Cruise of Lake Wawasee aboard the SS Lillypad II Chautauqua-Wawasee is repeating last year’s successful “Lake Wawasee, Then & Now” presentation by local historian Ann Garceau of the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum. As Ann shares interesting stories about historic structures that stood around the lake, you will be […]
Wawasee Oakwood 2022 Featured Artists
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”. Nikki Addington Stained Glass & Epoxy Resin Paul Albritton Jewelry Norah Amstutz Ceramics www.norahruthpottery.com Patrick […]
Taps Across the Water at Dusk (Location details included)
Taps Across the Water at Dusk Chautauqua-Wawasee and Syracuse American Legion Post #223 are collaborating for a Memorial Day tribute to honor veterans and those who have died in the performance of their duties while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Both solo and echo renditions of Taps will be audible depending on your location. Participating […]