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Four 2013 CLSC books displayed in the Colonnade office of Sherra Babcock, director of the Department of Education and Youth Services: Immortal Bird by Doron Weber; The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski; Paris: A Love Story by Kati Marton; and What Money Can’t Buy by Michael J. Sandel. Photo by Michelle Kanaar.

Bryant Day reveals a Shakespearean 2013 CLSC season

August 20, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 1 Comment

The Bryant Day celebration on Saturday began at Miller Bell Tower and ended with books.

Bryant Day, a Chautauqua tradition, marks the start of a new reading season with a ceremony led by the Alumni Association, and each member of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Class of 2012 rings the bell.

Sherra Babcock, director of the Department of Education and Youth Services, announced a few CLSC selections after toting the books from her office in the Colonnade to Miller Park. Babcock kept the books hidden in her office until they were revealed to Bryant Day attendees.

The CLSC joins Chautauqua’s other arts programs in celebrating Romeo and Juliet in 2013, but Babcock emphasized it is in a broad sense, and all selections have themes similar to Shakespearean work.

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Sherra Babcock, director of the Department of Education and Youth Services, announces four of the 2012 CLSC selections at Bryant Day 2011. Daily file photo.

Bryant Day celebrations chime in the new reading season

August 18, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

This weekend, Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle graduates will ring the Bryant Bell to commence the new reading year in celebration of Bryant Day.

A ceremony with the Alumni Association begins at 11:30 a.m. Saturday by Miller Bell Tower, and Sherra Babcock, director of the Department of Education, will announce a few CLSC selections for 2013. Taking inspiration from next season’s focus on Romeo and Juliet in Chautauqua’s fine and performing arts, 2013 CLSC books will celebrate the themes, broadly construed, from Shakespearean classics.

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Photos: Obscuring reality

July 30, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

Artist Daniel Levin’s camera obscura installation near Miller Bell Tower explores the idea of multiple truths during “Digital Identity” week. In these photos, Levin assembles the structure, rotates the lens for a different view, installs the optics, and explains how the camera optics work. Photos by Adam Birkan.

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P. Christian Yates, Chautauqua Lake Association president. Photo by Michelle Kanaar.

Lake association funding secured

July 27, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

The past three weeks have been good to the Chautauqua Lake Association, and that is good news for Chautauqua County, Chautauqua Lake and Chautauqua Institution.

The Chautauquan Daily reported in late June that the CLA had insufficient funding to keep lake weeds under control this summer. Since then, the association has secured two cash infusions which should help significantly.

First, the CLA has raised $20,000 to secure release from Chautauqua County of an emergency $80,000 grant.

The CLA also got an extra $50,000 from New York State, doubling its 2012 allotment. Altogether, the lake association has received $150,000 in additional funding this month, allowing almost full deployment of its weed cutters and shoreline crews.

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CVFD to hold annual ‘Field Day’ Sunday near Children’s Beach

July 14, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

Chautauqua Volunteer Fire Department presents its annual “Field Day” from 12–4 p.m. Sunday at Miller Park, featuring emergency equipment demonstrations, free blood pressure checks and a tour of the ambulance.

The department’s 75-foot ladder truck will be set up near Miller Bell Tower, discharging 2,000 gallons of water per minute from the tip of the ladder supplied by fire engines drafting water from the lake. The fire department tanker will demonstrate procedures for shuttling water from the 4,200-gallon portable tank to fire engines when operating in areas without available fire hydrants.

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College Club provides home away from home for students

June 28, 2012 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

Although the majority of the crowd at ’80s night on July 5 will between 18 and 20-something, Chautauquans of any age can come to the College Club to enjoy their famous plate-sized cookies.

The College Club, located in the Pier Building by the Miller Bell Tower, is open every weekday from 6:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. and to 1 a.m. on weekends. An open space with couches, a big-screen TV, WiFi and foosball, it is a paradise for the young adult crowd who may be homesick for their college environment during the summer.

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Carolyn and Ken Benton. Photo by Eve Edelheit.

Longtime Bratton, Norton house managers retire

August 26, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

After 10 years of dedication and work with Chautauqua Theater Company and Chautauqua Opera Company, house managers Ken and Carolyn Benton have decided to retire.

Carolyn, now a retired music teacher, began coming to Chautauqua each summer as a child and is in her 10th season as the chimemaster at the Miller Bell Tower.

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Sherra Babcock, director of the Department of Education, holds up a galley copy of Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War by Tony Horwitz, one of four Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle selections she announced at the Bryant Day celebration Saturday. Photo by Eve Edelheit.

Babcock announces four 2012 CLSC selections on Bryant Day

August 22, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

On Bryant Day, members of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle gathered to ring the bells of Miller Bell Tower.

Bryant Day was the last hurrah of the Class of 2011 and the first of the 2012 reading season, whose vertical theme is “Character.”

At the service, Sherra Babcock, director of the Department of Education, announced four of the upcoming CLSC book selections, the most that has been chosen this early in years.

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