August 28, 2011
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When he was a child, Reza watched as a bedraggled, barefoot boy of 8 or 9 years — his own age — was refused entrance to a school. With tears in his eyes, the boy said, “They won’t let me come in. I just want to see what a school is like.”
The world-famous photographer said 50 years later that this event was what first sparked his interest in pictures. With an image, he said, he could more easily explain what he had seen.
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August 28, 2011
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With the 100th Anniversary of the Chautauqua Bird, Tree & Garden Club coming up in 2013, BTG president Norman Karp is wondering: “What were the forces in the U.S. in 1913 that led to the creation of the Chautauqua Bird, Tree & Garden Club? What do we know about the creators of the club and the personalities who guided the club through its first 100 years? How has the club stayed true to its original mission, and what has it done over the years to increase its varied purposes?”
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August 28, 2011
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Two short months after Chautauqua President Tom Becker opened the season with the trio of gavel taps at the morning worship service, he will make the exact same gesture. But this service will carry a very different feeling.
As is custom, Becker will close the season with the three taps of the gavel at the final Sacred Song service of the season at 8 p.m. Sunday in the Amphitheater.
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August 27, 2011
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On the front lawn of the Catholic House, five musicians in red vests begin playing an old folk tune as patrons sit on the porch, peering down. Two mandolin players and a 12-string guitarist line up across the front of the group, with a young girl behind them on violin next to an older gentleman on the double bass.
A cartoon sign to the group’s left says it all: “You’re listenin’ to the Summer Strummers!”
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August 27, 2011
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Electricity — we didn’t know how much we’d miss you till you were gone! Chautauquans found out how much when the Institution’s electric transformer blew a fuse — so to speak — at 2:50 p.m. July 21.
Some said, “How romantic — just like Chautauqua when it began.”
Others said, “Aren’t we brave, persevering and cheerful during these 15 hours of discomfort?”
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August 27, 2011
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The Athenaeum Hotel at Chautauqua Institution has taken the “local food” movement to the next level, hosting a five-course dinner Tuesday evening that featured ingredients grown on the hotel’s rooftop garden.
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August 27, 2011
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Last fall, Ed Schmidt got an email from the Chautauqua County Department of Aging looking for simple Christmas gifts, like winter coats and toothpaste, for local residents. Schmidt decided to donate, but he wanted to take his donation a few steps further.
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August 27, 2011
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Admission to the Chautauqua Theater Company Conservatory requires that an applicant be at least 20 years old. With those standards, Justin Kuhn will have to hold out another nine years.
Justin, 11, is an aspiring actor. While most conservatory members hold an undergraduate degree — at the very least — Justin already is a fixture at Bratton Theater, and he has not yet entered sixth grade. Though he is not yet eligible to participate in the productions, he is determined to be involved as much as possible in Chautauqua’s theater scene.
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August 27, 2011
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Chautauqua President Tom Becker opened the final Trustee Porch Discussion of the 2011 Season on Wednesday afternoon with a preview of the 2012 Season and a discussion of the wider mission of the Institution. With several audience members voicing their belief that Chautauqua’s last three years have been some of the most successful in its history, Becker’s focus on the future revealed that the Institution has no intention of slowing down.
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August 27, 2011
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In 1911, there were no television sets, world wars or crossword puzzles. News radio programs weren’t being broadcasted. Penicillin hadn’t accidentally been discovered yet. Instant coffee was a new commodity. It was a year that began on a Sunday and ended without national crisis. On Aug. 27, 1911, Miriam Goodman was born.
When interviewed for this story earlier in the season, the fact that her 100th birthday was quickly approaching didn’t seem to bother the Chautauquan of more than 25 years. In fact, Miriam is quite content sitting on her front porch and “watching the world go by.”
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Greenhouse to take audience on her journey out of Christian Science
Gergen: Millennials should learn from the World War II generation
Hoffman fights for women’s rights inside secular Judaism, at Western Wall
President Roosevelt: ‘I Have Seen War. I Hate War.’
Dybul: Eliminate preventable diseases for ‘a more perfect world’
Fish: Value of arts, humanities found in pleasure we take in them
No power? No problem.
Through his photography, Reza ‘shakes the hearts of people’
Writers’ Center workshops help Chautauquan get published
BTG seeks historical input for 100th anniversary in 2013
138th assembly draws to close with Becker’s Sunday address
Hillcrest Concert Band brings worldly program to Amp
Holbert to preach on season’s final Sunday
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