Photographer Joel Sartore travels frequently for extended periods when he shoots for National Geographic magazine, a job that keeps him on the go without much time for contemplation. That changed 11 years ago when
The Chautauqua Opera Guild held its annual picnic Thursday at Norton Hall, as violet tablecloths and hydrangeas in mason jars adorned the tables where Guild members ate sandwiches and pasta salad. “We have lots
At 3:15 p.m. Thursday in the Athenaeum Hotel Parlor, the Chautauqua Opera Company Studio Artists will cross the borders of language and nationality in Musiciens sans Frontières (Musicians Without Borders), a remix recital of French,
Jill Tarter has no trouble believing in the existence of extraterrestrial life, but after decades of research, she hasn’t been able to prove it. “We’re doing our search really well, we’re doing it better than
The backyard playground of Children’s School transformed into a kiddie car wash last week when the children hosed down the red SUV they’d painted on Bestor Plaza the day before. It was Wacky Water
At 5 and 7 p.m. Tuesday in Smith Wilkes Hall, the Chautauqua Opera Company will present a family opera revue for kids from 1 to 101. The program is titled “Hojo-To-Jo, to the Opera We Go,”
At 8:15 p.m. Saturday in the Amphitheater, the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra will present the annual Opera Highlights Concert under the baton of Steven Osgood, artistic and general director of Chautauqua Opera Company. In connection
At 8:15 p.m. Friday in the Amphitheater, folk-rock singer-songwriters Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle will take the stage in continuation of a musical partnership that formally began during their 2014 tour. “I just really enjoy traveling
What do a ball of yarn, a piece of chalk and a toilet plunger have in common? Nothing — unless you were at Children’s School last Wednesday. The Week Two theme was “Big Art
When the Chautauqua Opera Company held their second Opera Invasion on Thursday at Sharpe Field, it was a head-to-head battle of girls vs. boys and Red vs. Blue. The contest was “So You Think You’re
In the standard opera canon, few characters engender more sympathy than Violetta Valéry. “What’s so devastating is that is such an incredibly emotional, sensitive, really lovely, beautiful, vivacious human being,” said soprano Caitlin Lynch. “And
In last Thursday’s afternoon art song recital, a 17th-century poem by Robert Herrick served as inspiration for the program. At 3:15 p.m. Thursday in the Athenaeum Hotel Parlor, two more of the Chautauqua Opera Company’s
The littlest Chautauquans are having a ball, and Kit Trapasso wouldn’t have it any other way. “Children like to play,” said Trapasso, who has served as director of Children’s School since 1984. “I think
When Chilly Billy’s Ice Cream truck rolled down to Norton Hall Sunday afternoon, the party was just getting started. The Chautauqua Opera Guild sponsored the ice cream social so curious Chautauquans could meet Steven
In recent years, discussions of poverty have included the term “food desert” to describe low-income neighborhoods with scarce access to fresh produce. But impoverished communities are now experiencing another phenomenon: banking deserts. At 10:45
Chautauqua Institution’s popular entertainment series will go country when LeAnn Rimes performs at 8:15 p.m. July 1 in the Amphitheater. “ came to Chautauqua many years ago and had a great audience,” said Deborah Sunya Moore,