What do a ball of yarn, a piece of chalk and a toilet plunger have in common? Nothing — unless you were at Children’s
Recreation & Youth
Bella Rosa may never compete in the Summer Olympics. But on Thursday afternoon, the 11-year-old took part in a competition with all the pageantry that
Three games into the 2016 Chautauqua softball season and the Sharpe Field faithful were still waiting for their first close game of the summer. But
The Girls’ Club received old and new members of the NOW Generation last Sunday afternoon as it kicked off its summer celebration. However, the time
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
John Chubb bought the champagne a few days ago, just in case. The Slugs had notched 299 wins since they began playing softball
Stuart Gates’ college major included rock climbing and sea kayaking classes. He worked as a ski instructor in Colorado and recently became a father.
The Chautauqua Ladies’ Golf League kicked off their 2016 season Tuesday morning, with a member-member tournament played at Chautauqua Golf Club. Twenty-eight league members were
“You drive for show and putt for dough,” is a common golf axiom, but every shot Monday at Chautauqua Golf Club helped raise money for
Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in January, Kirk Kelly was prepared to battle hurricanes, trade winds and equipment failure on a voyage from Europe to
Ian Clute practices his duties as lifeguard Tuesday. Photo by Mike Clark. A renovated swimming pool and new workout room equipment will welcome Chautauquans back to Turner
When Chautauqua’s softball season kicked off at the end of June, players were often barefoot, enthusiastic and out to have a great time. Nearly a month later, not much has changed.
With the championship games only two weeks away for both the men’s and women’s leagues, the season is in full swing. The games, while always maintaining a recreational atmosphere, have begun to heat up.
Each summer, anywhere from 32 to 64 players ready their rackets, suit up in their team colors and hit the courts at the Chautauqua Tennis Center for its annual Team Tennis Tournament. This competition, the Tennis Center’s largest event of the season, will take place from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Team Tennis features four teams of 16 players — or eight, depending on participation — competing in a combination of men’s, women’s and mixed doubles, a formula that Lee Robinson, Tennis Center program director, said makes for a successful event year after year.
July 21 was what some might call a “scorcher,” with temperatures approaching the 90s even before 11 a.m. That didn’t stop campers and counselors from heading down to the Boys’ and Girls’ Club annual carnival and enjoying the scene.
His artwork has transformed some of the most imaginative stories into some of the most visually recognizable books in children’s literature, but author and illustrator Eric Rohmann said you still can’t judge a book by its cover.
Rohmann, a Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator whose pictures appear on book covers like Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass, traveled to Chautauqua for the Highlights conference this week. He will visit the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Young Readers program at 4:15 p.m. today in Room 203 of Turner Community Center. This week’s Young Readers selection is Sparky: The Life and Art of Charles Schulz by Beverly Gherman.
Steve Johnson and Charity Nuse, founding members of Americana band Big Leg Emma, will play an acoustic show at 9 p.m. tonight at the College Club.
Nuse and Johnson met in high school, where they honed their musical skills around campfires. From this friendship, Big Leg Emma formed 10 years ago. The six-member group took a brief hiatus in 2008 but recently reformed and is stronger than ever, Johnson said.