21st century Chautauquas

The Chautauqua movement flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, then declined. However, some Independent Chautauquas still operate today, and these are the 21st century Chautauquas. They are divided into two categories, "Continuously Operating Chautauquas" and "Revival Chautauquas".

Continuously Operating Chautauquas

All references agree that at least these four Chautauquas have continued operations, without missing a year, from the heyday of the Chautauqua Movement (1920s or earlier) into the 21st Century:
* Chautauqua Institution (the original "Chautauqua" in New York State).
* Lakeside Chautauqua in Lakeside, Ohio
* Monteagle Sunday School Assembly in Monteagle, Tennessee
* Colorado Chautauqua in Boulder, Colorado

In addition, as of January 2007 several other entities self-report that their activities constitute Continuously Operating Chautauquas:
* [http://nmhum.org/ State of New Mexico Chautauqua program, operated by NM Humanities Council]
* [http://www.mvcma.org/ Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association] in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
* [http://www.oceangrove.org/ Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association] in Ocean Grove, New Jersey
* [http://www.bayviewassoc.com/pages/introduction.html Bay View Camp Meeting Association] in Bay View, Michigan
* [http://www.fountain-park.org/ Fountain Park Chautauqua] in Remington, Indiana
* Miami Valley Chautauqua Association in Miamisburg, Ohio
* various other Sunday School Assemblies

Revival Chautauquas

Some other organizations have honored the Chautauqua tradition by starting (or restarting) similar operations in the late 20th century and early 21st century. Examples include the following:
* [http://www.bigtop.org Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua] near Bayfield, WI Bayfield, WI
* [http://www.oceanpark.org/home.html Chautauqua-by-the-Sea] at Ocean Park, Old Orchard Beach, Maine
* [http://www.mtgretna.com/artscouncil/cal.html Pennsylvania Chautauqua at Mount Gretna] in Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania
* The annual Chautauqua Festival held in Wytheville, Virginia since 1985
* [http://www.chautauqua-ave.com/index.htm Chautauqua Andrews Valley Experience] in Andrews, North Carolina
* The [http://www.florida-chautauqua-center.org/what_history.htm Florida Chautauqua Assembly] held in DeFuniak Springs, Florida since 1996
* The New Piasa Chautauqua in Chautauqua, Illinois
* The [http://members.aol.com/AlphaChautauquan/waxahach.html Waxahachie Chautauqua] held in Waxahachie, Texas since 2000

References

* [http://www.ciweb.org/chautauqua_network.html The Chautauqua Network] of the Chautauqua Institution
* Galey, Mary (1981): "The Grand Assembly: The Story of Life at the Colorado Chautauqua". Boulder, Colorado: First Flatiron Press, ISBN 0-9606706-0-2.
* Pettem, Silvia (1998): "Chautauqua Centennial, a Hundred Years of Programs". Longmont, Colorado: The Book Lode, ISBN 1-891274-00-7.