Twenty-two years after its inception in 1874, Chautauqua Institution presented its first known Black lecturer: Booker T. Washington, a prominent orator and lecturer, as well
Community
Fourteen weeks after Mikhail Gorbachev was elected as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and thus its de facto head
The deep sense of community and tradition that Chautauqua embodies shines through on Old First Night. As the Institution’s sesquicentennial in 2024 approaches, it’s time
During the day, the grounds are replete with rich wildlife and vegetation for all to enjoy; yet, some of Chautauqua’s wildlife only comes out at
One focal area of my job is to work toward a more accessible Chautauqua. I think of accessibility broadly, including physical, programmatic and technological accessibility.
Kay Logan led a Chautauqua life dedicated to chamber music, supporting the art form on the grounds over the course of decades. Even after her
Welcome to Week Six of the Chautauqua Summer Assembly. This is the first column I’ve written this summer where we have already concluded more of
Come one, come all to the Chautauqua Women’s Club’s largest single fundraising event of the season — a two-day Pop-up Tent Sale and Silent Auction
A week-and-a-half ago, a small, yellow boat departed the shores off of Prendergast Point to deposit two new sensors in the north and south basins of
As the sun slopes below the horizon of Chautauqua Lake, residents on the grounds will soon head inside their homes, leaving the streets of the
As a little girl, Taylor “Tally” Bevis could have never imagined entering the world of Miss America as Miss Tennessee, or leading a conversation on
Who gets to participate in democracy? What does it take, not just to vote, but to be able to use your voice in various ways
Chautauqua Visual Arts is comprised of the Chautauqua School of Art’s multimedia artists-in-residency summer program; Special Studies classes taught by CVA faculty in the Arts
“… here we are ‘really and truly’ at Chautauqua. ... We imagine that we are unknown among these many thousands, but friendly faces greet us
As daughter of a painter and an architect, Sandra Youssef Clinton’s upbringing was colored by the creative minds of her parents and their artistic friends.