• Chautauqua – “Sally Ride”

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    "Celebrating the American Spirit" SALLY RIDE- REACH FOR THE STARS! Award-winning actress and Smithsonian Scholar Mary Ann Jung returns to Dangberg Historic Park to present her show SALLY RIDE-REACH FOR...

  • Chautauqua Workshop

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     $50 (all ages) Includes tickets to all Chautauqua events. Please register in advance by contacting events@dangberg.org. Mary Ann Jung, award-winning actress, Chautauquan and Smithsonian scholar will present a workshop designed...

  • Chautauqua – “Ranji Smile”

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    "Celebrating the American Spirit" Ranji Smile was an immigrant to the United States who came from British India and quickly rose to great heights as a flamboyant and talented chef. He...

  • Chautauqua – “Mary Preston – Part 2”

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    "Made in Nevada" Nancee Goldwater returns to the park to share the second half of her grandmother's story. Her grandmother Mary Preston grew up in the mining town of Bodie....

  • Chautauqua – “Stephen T. Mather in Nevada”

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    "Celebrating the American Spirit" Stephen Tyng Mather was an American industrialist and conservationist who was the first director of the National Park Service. As president and owner of Thorkildsen-Mather Borax Company...

  • Chautauqua – “Harriet Walley”

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    "Made in Nevada" Harriet Walley was the wife of David Walley of Carson Valley's "Walley's Hot Springs". While David Walley received most of the credit for the resort, it was...