The topic of Neil Shepard’s Brown Bag takes its inspiration from the “great-grandparents” of American poetry — Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. But even these
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A smiling crowd gathered on Saturday morning on Aug. 18 outside Miller Bell Tower to ring in the literary new year — and add two
España, Rhapsody for Orchestra Emmanuel Chabrier French composer (Alexis) Emmanuel Chabrier was born in Ambert, Puy-de-Dôme, Jan. 18, 1841, and died in Paris on Sept.
Though he has spent the past nine weeks planning and performing organ concerts, Jared Jacobsen said he is still searching for “the lost chord.” “I’ve
It’s difficult to over-emphasize the impact that Sharon Isbin has had on the classical guitar. She has all of the accolades of a top-shelf musician:
In a week dedicated to documentary film, Chautauqua Theater Company extended its summer season, allowing theatergoers to see one more play on stage: The Amish
More than 30 years ago, guitarist Sharon Isbin and composer John Corigliano found themselves in the same line at the post office. Isbin asked if
Chautauqua’s second annual Food Festival will expand to include another F-word: film. The Food & Film Festival will take place all of Week Nine to
When couple Hank and Julie Danielson met in middle school during the 1950s in Jamestown, they had two things in common: they loved sailing, and
In the final week of the Chautauqua Writers’ Center, workshops will take a step back and focus on revision. Lenore Myka This week’s poet-in-residence, Neil
Documentaries on bands or artists often involve pulling back the veil of mystique and revealing truths. In the case of “May It Last: A Portrait
Caitlyn Kamminga’s bio begins as many do, with degrees from a prestigious music school. The next few items reveal her eclectic career as an international
Following Wednesday’s lecture on the May 4, 1970, shooting at Kent State University, Chautauqua Theater Company is presenting another story about a community’s response to
Overture to Guillaume Tell Gioachino Rossini Gioachino Rossini, the earliest of the geniuses of the bel canto style, was born in Pesaro on Feb. 29,
Q&A Who: Stori Ayers, directing fellow. After making her Chautauqua debut last season as Bunny in Detroit ’67, Ayers returned as the assistant director for
Q&A Who: Jennifer Holcombe, 29, conservatory actor. She began the summer with the Young Playwrights Project and periodically played Rosalind in As You Like It.