His great-grandfather piloted steamboats around Chautauqua Lake. A fifth-generation resident of Bemus Point and self-described “lake rat,” Fletcher “Ned” Ward grew up across the street
A hardcore Seattlite goes to college in Santa Clara, California, majors in philosophy, crosses into Canada for graduate school, studies medieval philosophy and learns that
Returning Chautauquans in 2018 could hardly miss the feeling of change that pervades the grounds. Chautauqua Institution President Michael E. Hill and his team of
This week’s Writers’ Center workshops delve into the vibrant lives of the imagination and the elegy. Week Two’s poet-in-residence, Marcus Wicker, will lead a
Rebecca and Ron Cole-Turner have formulated the perfect routine to wind down from a long day at the Institution: chants, candles and prayer. Rebecca Cole-Turner,
Donations to the Chautauqua Fund provide financial benefits to the Institution, like producing scholarships for students at the Schools of Fine and Performing Arts and
Folk singer Beverlie Robertson, performing arts student Tori Wines, artist and Founder Gayle Dempsey, and Executive Director and Founder Gary Froude are shown at partner
Although Chautauqua Institution is a community with a rich history, Chautauquans do not live in the past. Various community members have kept the Institution modern
President Michael E. Hill led the first Chautauqua Institution Leadership Porch Discussion Wednesday at the Hultquist Center, where he offered an opportunity for Chautauquans to voice