Buncombe Chautauqua - History Alive Festival - Mark Twain, Amelia Earhart, Matthew Henson, Wernher von Braun

Non-stop live history and fun for the whole family. You laugh – you cry – you just flat out have a good time – because it’s not just history – its personal.

Laugh out loud with Mark Twain, the iconic world traveler and wily intellectual whose books inspired America’s spirit of adventure. Take to the skies with Amelia Earhart, whose courage and plucky personality showed how women could soar beyond society's expectations. Race to the North Pole with Matthew Henson, the intrepid African American explorer who co-discovered the North Pole. Blast into space with Wernher von Braun, the German immigrant and Father of Rocket Science who took America to the moon.

MON 6/20 - 7pm – MARK TWAIN

performed by George Frein from Ft Worth TX with music by Don Pedl

TUE 6/21 - 7pm – AMELIA EARHART

performed by Leslie Goddard from Chicago IL with music by The Magills

WED 6/22 - 7pm – MATTHEW HENSON

Performed by Keith Henley from Camden NJ with music by Zoe & Cloyd

THU 6/23 - 7pm – WERNER von BRAUN

Performed by Larry Bounds from Greer SC with music by Cary Fridley

Tickets $5 per show pay at the door.