Photos by Eslah Attar, Carolyn Brown, Dave Munch, Mike Clark and Sarah Holm.
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Amphitheater crew members Jeremy Warsitz, right, Trevor Cole, center and Matt Snyder move seating into the area that will serve as the back porch of the Amp this season as Orchestra Stage Manager Matt Hart watches on Monday, June 20, 2016. The rear of the Amp has been demolished and temporary structures will be used this season before the Amp is rebuilt. Photo by Mike Clark. -
Nicholas Nasibyan, a Junior at Mercyhurst University who has been visiting Chautauqua since he was young, adjusts one of the pipes to the organ in the Amphitheater on June 19, 2016. The missing pipe that was damaged is due to be restored within the week in time for the seasons opening on June 25. Photo by Eslah Attar. -
Dustin Wickmark adjusts the last UN flag hung in the Amphitheater on June 19, 2016. The flags are stored away for the winter and are replaced for the summer’s season on June 25. Photo by Eslah Attar. -
Trevor Cole (left) and Dustin Wickmark (right) hang up the remaining UN flags in the Amphitheater on June 19, 2016. The flags are stored away for the winter and are replaced for the summer’s season on June 25. Photo by Eslah Attar. -
Dustin Wickmark adjusts the Turkey flag in the Amphitheater on June 21, 2016. The flags are stored away for the winter and are replaced for the summer’s season on June 25. Photo by Eslah Attar. -
Trevor Cole (left), Dustin Wickmark (middle), Matt Hart (right), assemble the South African flag which will be hung with the rest of the UN flags in the front of the Amphitheater on June 21, 2016. The flags are stored away for the winter and are replaced for the summer’s season on June 25. Photo by Eslah Attar. -
Jordan Saxton walks through the Scaffolding that will provide shelter for performers in the back of the Amphitheater on June 21, 2016. Work is underway to prepare for the opening of the season on June 25. Photo by Eslah Attar. -
Crew chief Aidan Rodgers works in the Artist Village at the rear of the Amphitheater Tuesday, June 21. Work is underway to prepare the Amp for the opening of the season on June 25. Photo by Dave Munch. -
Crew member Trevor Cole sweeps the Amphitheater stage Tuesday, June 21. Work is underway to prepare the Amp for the opening of the season on June 25. Photo by Dave Munch. -
Jeremy Warsitz moves the organ in the Amphitheater into storage after it was tuned Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The organ still needs some more tuning before it will be ready for the season. Photo by Mike Clark. -
Nick Nasibyan uses his feet to control the footpedals while playing the organ in the Amphitheater after helping tune it Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Nasibyan says the organ still needs some more tuning before it will be ready for the season. Photo by Mike Clark. -
Nick Nasibyan plays the organ in the Amphitheater after helping tune it Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Nasibyan says the organ still needs some more tuning before it will be ready for the season. Photo by Mike Clark. -
The back of the Amphitheater as seen from the Athenaeum Hotel on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The rear of the Amp has been demolished and temporary structures will be used this season before the Amp is rebuilt. Photo by Mike Clark. -
Jordan Saxton installs an awning Tuesday, June 21, 2016, behind the Amphitheater. The rear of the Amp has been demolished and temporary structures will be used this season before the Amp is rebuilt. Photo by Mike Clark. -
On June 19, 2016, Jared Jacobsen plays the organ in the Amphitheater. The Sunday afternoon recital attracted a few pre-season audience members. In the days before and after, Jacobsen played the organ on many occasions while workers set up flags and benches in the Amp. Photo by Carolyn Brown. -
Ominous clouds hover over Chautauqua Lake on June 16, 2016. Photo by Sarah Holm. -
Sid Lyons reads a USA Today newspaper in Smith Memorial Library on June 15, 2016 in Chautauqua, NY. Lyons has been seasonally living in Chautauqua for over 30 years. He has been a driver for the Institution to pick up speakers and perfomers and bring them to the grounds. Photo by Sarah Holm. -
Karen Supparits gives a fresh coat of paint to porch chairs at the Carey Cottage Inn Friday, June 17, 2016. Work is underway across the grounds to prepare for the opening of the season June 25. Photo by Dave Munch. -
Noelle Raszman touches up exterior paint at the Athenaeum Hotel Friday, June 17, 2016. Work is underway across the grounds to prepare for the opening of the season June 25. Photo by Dave Munch. -
Carl Brown mows his lawn Thursday, June 16, 2016 a week before the start of the Chautauqua Institution season on the corner of South Lake Dr. and South Ave. Residents have been doing yard work in preparation for the season opening on June 25. Photo by Mike Clark. -
Jerry Coon pulls his kayak out of Chautauqua Lake before a storm on June 16, 2016. Photo by Sarah Holm. -
Jerry Coon gets out of Chautauqua Lake after kayaking on June 16, 2016. Photo by Sarah Holm. -
Don Kimes, the Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution Artistic Director lays down tape while painting a crosswalk Monday, June 20, 2016, at Bestor Plaza. Kimes said the design he is painting is inspired by Pompeian mosaics. Photo by Mike Clark. -
Don Kimes, the Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution Artistic Director lays down tape while painting a crosswalk Monday, June 20, 2016, at Bestor Plaza. Kimes said the design he is painting is inspired by Pompeian mosaics. Photo by Mike Clark. -
Don Kimes, the Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution Artistic Director smiles while working on painting a crosswalk Monday, June 20, 2016, at Bestor Plaza. Kimes said the design he is painting is inspired by Pompeian mosaics. Photo by Mike Clark. -
On June 15, 2016, Norton Hall, the site of most opera performances at Chautauqua, sits empty. The opera season will begin with a performance of La Traviata on July 9 in the Amphitheater. Photo by Carolyn Brown. -
Photo by Eslah Attar.
