After a two-year hiatus, the NOTC is roaring back to life and coming to Forks on Wednesday, July 20. There will be a noon time parade, followed later from 3-5 p.m. by a variety of workshops from learning to juggle or hula hooping to local tribal history and more.
The big show will happen at 7 p.m. at the Rainforest Arts Center, 35 N. Forks Ave. Some of the most loved performers will be on this tour.
Forks will be part of this 41st Anniversary Tour for the New Old Time Chautauqua. The tour will begin in Oregon and then travel up the coast, visiting four tribes (Quinault, Hoh, Quileute and Lummi) and end on Orcas Island.
Admission is by donation—any amount you can afford. Please join these performers for an entertaining learning experience and loads of laughs at the Rainforest Arts Center. You won’t be disappointed.
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The New Old Time Chautauqua presents
THE 40 +1 Anniversary Tour
1981 – 2022
The New Old Time Chautauqua (NOTC) is back. After a two-year hiatus, the NOTC is roaring back to life. This year’s tour starts where NOTC began, at the
Oregon Country Fair. NOTC then travels to the “Westside” of the state of Washington and finishes on Orcas Island. NOTC is partnering with 4 Native
Nations; the Hoh Indian Tribe, The Quinault Indian Nation, in Tahola and Queets, the Quileute Tribe in La Push, and the Lummi Nation on Orcas Island.
Please Join us for a Magnificent Community Experience!!!!
2022 NOTC 40 +1 ANNIVERSARY TOUR SCHEDULE
JULY 14, 15, & 21 HOH INDIAN TRIBE
JULY 16 – QUILEUTE DAYS, LA PUSH
JULY 17 & 18 – QUEETS (QUINAULT NATION)
JULY 19 – TAHOLA, QUINAULT INDIAN NATION
JULY 20 – FORKS, RAIN FOREST ARTS CENTER -7PM
JULY 24 – EASTSOUND, ORCAS ISLAND, SEAVIEW THEATRE – 1PM
NATIVE NATION COLLABORATION
This years NOTC is in an eight day residency with the Hoh Tribe. Camping on their reservation. The NOTC and members of the tribe will get to know each other, collaborating with NOTC on combined workshops, service projects, parades, potlucks, story telling, and music. While at the Hoh Tribe
NOTC will be traveling to the nearby Native Nations to collaborate with the Queets Village, the Quinault Indian Nation, and the Quileute Tribe.
3 SHOWS IN 3 TOWNS – OLYMPIA, FORKS, & EASTSOUND
NOTC will also be performing in 3 Washington towns, Olympia, Forks, and Eastsound on Orcas Island. The show in Olympia will be performed at Lion’s
Park Tuesday, July 12th at 6:30pm, featuring not only NOTC performers but two local groups as well. The show in Forks will be at Rainforest Arts Center at
Wednesday, July 20th at 7pm and the show in Eastsound on Orcas Island at the Seaview Theatre will be a matinee on July 24th at 1pm.
ABOUT THE NEW OLD TIME CHAUTAUQUA
NOTC is a not-for-profit 501(C)3 intergeneration, all volunteer organization of 40-60 people while touring and a community of 100s year round. NOTC’S
mission is to act as a catalyst and a forum for ideas working towards building community through entertainment, education, and laughter. NOTC was
founded in 1981 by the Flying Karamazov Brothers and other educators and performers. NOTC works with rural communities and Native Nations
throughout the Greater Northwest including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Northern California, British Columbia, Alberta, and Alaska. NOTC
programs include Service Projects, Shows for Elders, Potlucks, Parades, Workshops, and Shows. See chautauqua.org for more information
HISTORY OF CHAUTAUQUA
The NOTC is part of the great Chautauqua Movement the began in 1874 on Lake Chautauqua in northwestern New York. T
PERFORMERS
NOTC will be fielding a great group of performers on tour.
They include Artis, the world’s finest spoon players, a poet, and story teller, Vanessa Vortex, a mind boggling great hula hoop artiste, Kym Trippsmith, a
singer songwriter with a bent for challenging our hearts and minds, Dmitri Karamazov of Broadway veterans, Flying Karamazov Brothers, who will MC and challenge the audience to bring objects difficult to juggle (heavier than ounce, lighter than 10 pounds, and no bigger than a breadbox), Jim Page, an
amazing guitarist, writer, songsmith who has graced many important stages and created many albums over his long career, Godfrey Daniels, a towering figure
(he’s nearly 8’ tall), Mr. Daniels plays with a large red ball to match his large red nose and leaves no heart untouched, Sheila Nichols, a pianist and songstress who created some amazing hit albums. Harry Levine, has a golden voice and a wonderful touch with any string instrument he finds and Joey Pipia, magician, delusionist, and a funny as all get out!
WORKSHOPS
New Old Time Chautauqua hosts a scintillating array of workshops for the whole family – to inform, delight, illuminate and inspire. Come to play, have
fun, learn a new skill from masters of their art, educators, historians, Chautauquans, and other masters; listen to words
from our local Indigenous community, and share your own creativity, history, and experience.
Each workshop will be about 45 minutes long as participants can choose from a wide variety of offerings. Workshops include: Juggling; Hula Hoop; Magic; Quilting: Playing Spoons; Song Swap; Kumihimo; Spontaneous Storytelling; Playing with Planet Earth; Fundamentals of Storytelling; The Doctrine of Discovery:
the Christian Legal Justification for Native American Land Seizure and Genocide: Thriving After Head Injuries, Epigenetics and Child Development: How Children’s Experiences Affect Their Genes and there are even more workshops too!!! Workshops are intended to deepen the sense of
understanding, engagement, community building, creativity and joy-inspiring all.
PARADE:
NOTC travels with a marching band, jugglers, stilt walkers, hula hoopers, banners, etc… We encourage each community we visit to join in the parade including Veteran Honor Guard, Organizations, Societies, Tribal Affiliates, etc… We
also encourage local musicians and school music students to come and play music in the parade. NOTC will provide the sheet music and make time for rehearsals.
The Flying Karamazov Brothers were born on April 23, 1973 at a renaissance fair in northern California.
“Chautauqua isn’t simply about entertainment, our purpose runs deeper,” said Chautauquan Kristin Crowley, an expert in clowning and foolery. “It’s about
inspiring individuals to show up intentionally and participate meaningfully in conversation and in building relationships.”
New Old Time Chautauqua at chautauqua.org.
