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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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 musicians include members of our community and surrounding areas, including veterans, community bands, high schools, educators, and professionals.
On Sunday, May 29, at 9:09 pm, Taps will be played simultaneously by buglers strategically placed on Wawasee, Syracuse Lake, and Papakeechie Lake. Taps will be audible on all three lakes. We are requesting one minute of silence starting at 9:08 prior to the performance. Participating musicians include members of our community and surrounding areas, including veterans, community bands, high schools, educators, and professionals. The musical director is Dr. Matt Murdock, an educator who resides in North Webster.
What: Memorial Day Tribute
When: May 29, 9:08pm – 9:09pm
Where: Your pier, pontoon, the shore at public areas, Lakeside Park, Oakwood Resort lawn
See www.ChautauquaWawasee.org or Facebook or call 574-377-7543
Locations for this event are as follows-
Syracuse locations: pier 442, Syracuse public pier, pier 58
Papakeechie: water spill outlet
Wawasee locations: piers# 35, 58, 95, 123, 142, 143-J120, 153, 198, 304, 345, 435, 484, 559, 599, 640, 676, 694, 731,754, 795.
You may also hear the event outdoor at the Channel Marker, Frog, Oakwood, the main channel bridge by the Channel Marker, and the public boat launch.
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’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 prizes for categories such as Best Pet Video, Best Tubing Video, and others. So, add to the fun by uploading your phone videos via the link at the bottom of this page. Please record in landscape format if you wish to participate.
What: Film Festival (Your Phone Videos)
When: August 6, 10:00-11:00am
Where: Pickwick Theater, Syracuse
Tickets: All Free
See www.ChautauquaWawasee.org or follow us on Facebook or call 574-377-7543
Please submit videos HERE.
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
Follow us on Facebook or call 574-377-7543
Love Nature?
“How do you know it loves you back?”
Chautauqua Wawasee has a unique program for WACF’s Earth Day, April 30. For the first time ever, Dani Tippman, Cliff Kindy and John Edgerton are collaborating to discuss a message of hope, harmony, and humility.
10:00 – 10:50 a.m. REMEMBRANCE:
Water is Life; Human/Plant diversity makes us stronger. (Facilitated by Dani Tippman)
11:00 – 11:50 a.m. DIALOGUE:
How can we accept the coming difficulties of our distressed planet, so that we and our children can meet them with courage, empathy and resilience? (Facilitated by Cliff Kindy)
12:45 – 1:35 p.m. EARTH STORIES:
Sharing stories about how we each are needed in the web of life, and how harmony and mutual understanding are vital to our survival. These ancient stories are now beginning to be validated by modern science. (Facilitated by John Edgerton)
Learn about Native American methods for plant diversification; organic farming techniques with water conservation and carbon-free methods; and ancient stories that are now beginning to be validated by modern science. This program is free.
Chautauqua Wawasee will also have a booth where Cindy Gackenheimer of Flutterby Gardens in Claypool will share information about Monarch butterflies and how to attract them in your yard. Free flower seeds will be available.
When: WACF’s Earth Day April 30, 10:00 – 2:00
Where: WACF Amphitheater
THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT, but don’t worry, we will be releasing information on our fall cruise soon!
Chautauqua-Wawasee and the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum will once again enjoy local historian Ann Garceau as she
narrates a cruise of Lake Wawasee highlighting “Points of Interest” aboard the SS Lillypad II.
This event is always popular so get your tickets early.
Ann will share her knowledge about historic hotels, events, property owners, restaurants, entertainment venues, boat taxis, marinas, other points of interest, and little-known facts as the SS Lillypad proceeds around the shoreline of the lake. Snack food will be provided along with a cash bar.
Again, this event will sell out so buy your tickets early.
Boarding begins at 12:45 at The Frog Tavern.
What: 2-hour Lake Wawasee Cruise
When: Thursday, May 19, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Where: The Frog Tavern, Syracuse, Indiana
You may purchase your tickets HERE, for $25 each
or www.facebook.com/ChautauquaWawasee/
Don’t forget to check out our calendar for more great events!
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!