Wayne A. Gnatuk is both a third-generation Chautauquan and a third-generation philatelist. He first came to Chautauqua Institution from Pittsburgh with his family in 1954 at the age of 3, and he has returned each
David Geary
Editor’s Note: Daily staff writer David Geary is on assignment for the Department of Religion this week, providing dispatches from the field as the Chautauqua community wrestles with lectures and dialogues on the theme “A
As Chautauquans this week have addressed the topic “A Crisis of Faith?” by exploring the juncture of religion and social justice, it is important to remember that Chautauqua Institution, from its inception in 1874, was
Editor’s Note: Daily staff writer David Geary is on assignment for the Department of Religion this week, providing dispatches from the field as the Chautauqua community wrestles with lectures and dialogues on the theme “A
Editor’s Note: Daily staff writer David Geary is on assignment for the Department of Religion this week, providing dispatches from the field as the Chautauqua community wrestles with lectures and dialogues on the theme “A
Editor’s Note: Daily staff writer David Geary is on assignment for the Department of Religion this week, providing dispatches from the field as the Chautauqua community wrestles with lectures and dialogues on the theme “A
If it’s Tuesday, this must be Buffalo. Well, not exactly, but it is Buffalo Day at Chautauqua. It’s the eight annual celebration of the cultural contributions made by the Queen City to both the Institution
Editor’s Note: Daily staff writer David Geary is on assignment for the Department of Religion this week, providing dispatches from the field as the Chautauqua community wrestles with lectures and dialogues on the theme “A
In 1971, when he was 13 years old, Christopher H. Gibbs appeared on the stage of the Amphitheater in a production of The King and I, choreographed by Statia Sublette and featuring another boy in
In 1821, a Cherokee silversmith called Sequoyah accomplished a feat unparalleled in linguistic history when he completed a yearslong effort to create a system that made writing and reading in the Cherokee language possible. As
“We tell ourselves stories in order to live,” Joan Didion famously observed in her essay “The White Album.” Chautauqua Institution is a place that is built on storytelling. From daily sermons, to lectures at the
Everybody knows Rosie the Riveter, that iconic depiction of American womanhood sporting a kerchief on her head and rolling up her sleeve to reveal impressive biceps while proclaiming, “We Can Do It!” Posters of Rosie
Mabel Powers was a woman both ahead of and behind her time. A writer, lecturer, feminist and pacifist, Powers was best known as an advocate for Native American history and culture, particularly that of the
Each year, at the end of the season, five Chautauquans are honored for their service and dedication to the Institution. Some are well known, others relatively unsung. Some are living, and some are dead. What
The Lewis Miller Cottage is the most historic house on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution. Innumerable famous guests, including presidents and giants of industry and invention, passed through its rooms and gardens. It was named
Everyone knows that rock ‘n’ roll emerged in the mid-1950s as a primal cri de coeur from disaffected teenagers fed up with the soul-killing compliance imposed upon them by their hopelessly square and clueless parents.