Ashland Chautauqua: An Evening with Erma Bombeck
Date: 07/21/2026
Time: 08:00 pm-09:15 pm
Location: Guy C. Myers Memorial Band Shell at Brookside Park, 209 Parkside Drive, Ashland
Organizer: Ashland Chautauqua
Cost: Free
Contact and more info:
info@ashlandchautauqua.org
https://www.ashlandchautauqua.org/scheduleofevents.php
About the event:
Scholar Susan Marie Frontczak takes on the persona of popular 20th century humorist Erma Bombeck in a living history performance on Tuesday, July 21 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 Bombeck, Susan Marie will participate in a Q&A session, first as Erma Bombeck and then as herself.
Opening Music Act at 7:00 p.m. – Mike Gorrell
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.