Season Program | Big Top Chautauqua 2018 | Page 40

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Celebrating Lake Superior and Our Waters
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toward protection? Is recent “Water Deregulation” a threat or an advantage? Experts will join us from
Wisconsin Green Fire: Voice for Conservation, the Bad River Tribe, and others on the front lines of
water research and protection, including guests Terry Daulton, Bob Martini, Mike Wiggins, and
Mary Dougherty.
Superior! Songs and Stories of the Big Lake, an original production by members of the Blue
Canvas Orchestra, was a new show in 2017 and is back for several showings in 2018 by popular
demand. Written and directed by Jan Lee with co-composers Severin Behnen, Tom Draughon,
Molly Otis, and storytellers Tom Mitchell and Frank Montano, Superior! is a celebration in song
and story of the majesty, history, beauty, power, and fragility of world’s largest fresh water
lake. Featuring thoughtful and sometimes humorous original songs, stories, and visuals on the
giant Big Top screen of Lake Superior’s formation, shipwrecks, Native peoples, fishing heritage,
seasonal beauty, natural wonders, and vastness, this production seeks to call to and inspire people
of all generations into stewardship of this magnificent inland
Jan Lee, Writer and Director of
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Superior! Songs and Stories of the Big Lake
There is one line from Superior! that best summarizes what
the show attempts to capture: “If this water could speak…what would it say?” It’s a great year to
talk about and celebrate Lake Superior and the magnificent waters that we are fortunate to have
surrounding us.
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“Locally Serving Ashland & Bayfield Counties”
August 18 th ~ 19 th
Lake Superior’s south
shore is alive with art!
See the work of nationally and
regionally acclaimed artists in
their galleries and home studios.
The artists will be present to
discuss their art - the techniques,
the materials, and the ideas
behind their work.
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