When it comes to the Week One theme and question of “What Should be America’s Role in the World?,” Aaron S. Williams thinks the best
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Embedded within each of Chautauqua Institution’s four pillars — art, education, recreation and religion — is the fundamental concept of reading. Reading is essential for
As Chautauquans settle in for a blooming summer season, the Bird, Tree & Garden Club asks them to think long-term when it comes to their
Listening to nature isn’t as simple as people may think, but birding expert Ken Blankenship has developed a good ear for it. Blankenship is an
Good morning. It has been much too long since we’ve gathered as a full community in this space and in this sacred place. I offer
Alyssa Bump -Staff writer On the last Sunday of the 2021 summer season, the United States Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus closed the season
SKYLER BLACK - Staff writer On Feb. 14, his first day as Chautauqua Institution’s new lake project manager, Tobias Shepherd cross-country skied across the frozen
SKYLER BLACK - Staff writer Community members gathered at the Chautauqua Lake Water Quality Conference on June 18 at the Chautauqua Golf Club to learn
MEGAN BROWN - Staff writer For an audition, an opera singer enters the room knowing the first aria they will sing. After they finish the
ELLEN E. MINTZER - Staff writer The wandering troupe is returning home. In 2020, they were on Zoom. In 2021, they were outdoors. Now, for
MEGAN BROWN - Staff writer After a two-year intermission, the Chautauqua Opera Company & Conservatory returns with much to celebrate — not just the recent
WILL KARR - Staff writer There are shapes, patterns and textures present in the natural environment around us. But, these shapes and patterns are often
Staff Photos by Dave Munch Ideas sparked in Chautauqua County classrooms five months ago completed the final leg of a long journey last week, arriving
Chautauqua was alive with activity leading up to the start of the 2022 Summer Assembly season. In a span of two weeks, over 1,000 Chautauqua
SARA TOTH - EDITOR Smokey Robinson The final mainstage performer of Chautauqua’s 2021 season really needs no introduction. Legendary singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson, once pronounced by Bob
MARY LEE TALBOT - STAFF WRITER The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson When the Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson preached at the closing worship service