Ashland Chautauqua: An Evening with Coretta Scott King
Date: 07/25/2026
Time: 08:00 pm-09:15 pm
Location: Guy C. Myers Memorial Band Shell at Brookside Park, 209 Parkside Drive, Ashland, OH 44805
Organizer: Ashland Chautauqua
Cost: Free
Contact and more info:
info@ashlandchautauqua.org
https://www.ashlandchautauqua.org/scheduleofevents.php
About the event:
Scholar Rebecca Marks Jimerson takes on the persona of author, activist, and civil rights leader Coretta Scott King in a living history performance on Saturday, July 25 at 8:00 p.m. at the Guy C. Myers Memorial Band Shell at Brookside Park, 209 Parkside Drive, Ashland. After the first-person characterization of King, Rebecca will participate in a Q&A session, first as Coretta Scott King and then as herself.
Opening Music Act at 7:00 p.m. – Roger & Robin
Ashland Chautauqua’s 5-day America’s Stories event, in celebration of America 250, runs from July 21-25, 2026 with daytime workshops at various locations in Ashland County and living history performances each evening at Guy C. Myers Memorial Band Shell at Brookside Park, Ashland. All events are free, open to the public, accessible and sensory-friendly.