Ashland Chautauqua: An Evening with Wernher von Braun
Date: 07/17/2025
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 Larry Bounds takes on the persona of German American aerospace engineer and space architect Wernher von Braun in a living history performance on Thursday, July 17 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 von Braun, Larry will participate in a Q&A session, first as Wernher von Braun and then as himself.
Opening Music Act at 7:00 p.m. – The Bridge Live!
Ashland Chautauqua’s 5-day Breaking Barriers event runs from July 15-19, 2025 with daytime workshops at various locations and living history performances each evening at Myers Memorial Band Shell at Brookside Park, Ashland. All events are free and open to the public. All event locations are accessible and sensory-friendly.