Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p This article is about the adult-education movement. For other uses of "Chautauqua," see Chautauqua (disambiguation).Chautauqua (/ʃəˈtɔːkwə/ shə-TAW-kwə) was an adult education movement in the United States, highly popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Named after Chautauqua Lake where the first was held, Chautauqua assemblies expanded and spread throughout rural America until the mid-1920s. The Chautauqua brought entertainment and culture for the whole community, with speakers, teachers, musicians, entertainers, preachers and specialists of the day. Former US President Theodore Roosevelt was quoted as saying that Chautauqua is "the most American thing in America".Historic buildings associated with the movement include Chautauqua Auditorium (Shelbyville, Illinois), Chautauqua Auditorium (Boulder, Colorado) and Chautauqua Hall of Brotherhood in DeFuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida.. }
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- Chautauqua abstract "This article is about the adult-education movement. For other uses of "Chautauqua," see Chautauqua (disambiguation).Chautauqua (/ʃəˈtɔːkwə/ shə-TAW-kwə) was an adult education movement in the United States, highly popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Named after Chautauqua Lake where the first was held, Chautauqua assemblies expanded and spread throughout rural America until the mid-1920s. The Chautauqua brought entertainment and culture for the whole community, with speakers, teachers, musicians, entertainers, preachers and specialists of the day. Former US President Theodore Roosevelt was quoted as saying that Chautauqua is "the most American thing in America".Historic buildings associated with the movement include Chautauqua Auditorium (Shelbyville, Illinois), Chautauqua Auditorium (Boulder, Colorado) and Chautauqua Hall of Brotherhood in DeFuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida.".