FEB. 2
An Evening of 18TH CENTURY MUSIC with E. L. KURTZ
Ernie sings and plays mandolin, guitar, lute and banjo.  His focus is on the 18^th Century,  especially the Revolutionary War and the times surrounding it. His performance is designed  as a  window back into those times.

FEB. 9
MELANIE KUNTZ as
ESTHER WHITLEY
Esther Whitley’s life exemplifies Kentucky’s pioneer women - strong, adventurous, and spirited.  Mrs. Whitley and her husband built the first  brick home in Kentucky and the first “American” race track on which horses ran counter-clockwise on an oval track with a clay surface.  She was also an accomplished markswoman.  The Whitley’s gun is on display at the William Whitley House in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

FEB. 16
JIM SAYRE as
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
A Kentucky Humanities Council Chautauqua program
America’s 16^th President, born in Hodgenville Kentucky in 1809. Come learn more about Lincoln as Kentucky prepares to celebrate the Lincoln Bicentennial in 2009.

FEB. 23
ROB RAMBO as Atta kul kulla
c. 1715—1780
A Kentucky Humanities Council Chautauqua program
Cherokee Peace Chief known as “The Little Carpenter”, played a key  role in the famous land transaction known as the “Transylvania Purchase”. He negotiated the “sale” of what is now western and central Kentucky to the Transylvania Company headed by Richard Henderson. This led to Daniel Boone coming to Kentucky to settle Boonesborough in 1775.