Beyond Boundaries Comes to CCBC Catonsville 7/8-10

The Community College of Baltimore County again teams with the Maryland Humanities Council to bring history to life with its annual Chautauqua. This year's theme "Beyond Boundaries" portrays three individuals who had to overcome barriers to earn their places in history: Thurgood Marshall, Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. and Sacagawea.

These historical figures will be portrayed during the three evenings of Chautauqua 2010, July 8-10. All performances will be held 7 p.m. in the Q Building Theatre at CCBC Catonsville, 800 South Rolling Road. Chautauqua at CCBC Catonsville is free and open to the public.

July 8 - Thurgood Marshall
Jurist Thurgood Marshall defeated the racial discrimination that denied him admission to the law school of his choice and rose to become the nation's first black Supreme Court Justice. Lenneal J. Henderson will portRay Marshall on Thursday, July 8.

July 9 - Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr.
Public parks are a major part of our national heritage thanks to the efforts of Frederick Law Olmsted, a noted landscape architect. He will be dramatized by Gerry Wright on Friday, July 9.

July 10 - Sacagawea
Shoshone Indian Sacagawea, a teenager with her baby, was the only woman on the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific. The perilous journey took more than two years to complete. Sacagawea will be portrayed by Selene Phillips, a member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe Nation, on Saturday, July 10.

Pianist Patti Crossman, CCBC professor and Music Program coordinator, will perform music of the period before each presentation.

All performances will be held at 7 p.m. in the Q Building Theatre at CCBC Catonsville, 800 South Rolling Road. Chautauqua is free and open to the public. The Q Building Theatre is air conditioned and wheelchair accessible. For additional information, call 443-840-4668.