The annual Chautauqua program includes interactive, family-friendly presentations and is an educational program of the Maryland Humanities Council, presented in partnership with CSM. This year’s theme is “Sporting Lives” and will include Olympic runner Wilma Rudolph on July 7, Major League Baseball star Babe Ruth on July 8 and multi-sport athlete Jim Thorpe on July 9. Chautauqua performances take place at the La Plata Campus. Illustration by Tom Chalkley.