July 2018

U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan to discuss changing nature of work

by Matthew Steinberg on July 29, 2018

Tim Ryan, U.S. representative of Ohio’s 13th Congressional District, will deliver a special lecture at 3:30 p.m. Monday, July 30, in the Hall of Philosophy as part of Chautauqua Institution’s Week Six programming, “The Changing

Elise M. Besthoff Charitable Foundation sponsors Week Six of Boys’ and Girls’ Club Plus curriculum

by Matthew Steinberg on July 29, 2018

Boys’ and Girls’ Club Plus is a new aspect of the traditional Boys’ and Girls’ Club for the 2018 season.

Boys’ and Girls’ Club Water Olympics ends with a close finish

by Donovan Conaway on July 29, 2018

Boys’ and Girls’ Club Water Olympics finished with a scream-off to decide who won. The Water Olympics took place Thursday,

“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” to screen in the Amphitheater, featuring the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra performing live score.

by Justin Kelly on July 28, 2018

MADELINE DEABLER / DESIGN EDITOR Harry Potter’s birthday is three days from Saturday, July 28, and that means Hogwarts will

Higher Heights co-founder Glynda Carr to give final Chautauqua Women’s Club Lecture about women in electoral politics

by Deborah Trefts on July 28, 2018

At all levels of government in 2018, women have been running in unprecedented numbers for elected office — nearly 600

Chautauqua art divisions unite for Special Inter-arts Matinee

by Flora Junhua Deng on July 28, 2018

When Vice President of Performing and Visual Arts Deborah Sunya Moore describes the student programs at Chautauqua Institution, she likes to highlight the diversity of disciplines on the grounds. “For me, if I could choose

Rev. Skye Jethani to preach from intersection of culture, faith as Week Six chaplain

by Mary Lee Talbot on July 28, 2018

The Rev. Skye Jethani loves to explore the intersection of faith and culture and works to help people understand the

Women’s Club to celebrate Barbara Vackar’s life, dedicate memorial garden

by Deborah Trefts on July 28, 2018

Barbara Vackar In 2015, to honor her friend and fellow feminist, Barbara Ann Ellison Vackar, Chautauqua Foundation Board of Directors

The Hemlock Killer: Invasive species, HWA, present approaching threat to area hemlocks

by Casey McCarthy on July 27, 2018

JOSÉ VALLE / DESIGN EDITOR A home is nothing without a solid foundation. Hemlock trees, one of the oldest and

Sarah Jaffe talks money, power, dissent

by Maggie Prosser on July 27, 2018

Sarah Jaffe literally wrote the book on troublemakers — well, she wrote a book, Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt. The author and

Week Six Column from the President

by Michael E. Hill on July 27, 2018

Welcome to Week Six of our 145th Assembly. It’s hard to believe that this week marks the two-thirds point in our season. We have experienced so much in the first five weeks, and I’m excited about

Chautauqua Opera’s crew puts in weeks of work for ‘Candide’

by Riley Robinson on July 27, 2018

Leonard Bernstein’s operetta Candide demands a smorgasbord of sets and costumes, as the title character traverses more than eight countries,

‘Design, Flow, Interpret, Repeat: Contemporary Abstraction’ explores with form

by Anthony Bannon on July 27, 2018

Pieces are displayed in the “Design, Flow, Interpret, Repeat: Contemporary Abstractions” exhibition Tuesday, July 17, 2018 in Strohl Art Center.

Corey D. B. Walker examines the founding and future of America’s possibilities

by Jamie Landers on July 27, 2018

Corey D. B. Walker discusses the ethics of dissent in his lecture "Is America Possible?: An Ethics of Dissent in

A Temporary Goodbye

by Abigail Dollins on July 27, 2018

Along with Bird, Tree & Garden Club naturalist Jack Gulvin, community members tagged resident purple martins before their seasonal migration

Morning worship: Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews says real diversity come from real relationships

by Mary Lee Talbot on July 27, 2018

Gene Robinson welcomes week five speaker Michael-Ray Matthews on Sunday, July 22, 2018, in the Amp. ABIGAIL DOLLINS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews closed out his week as chaplain at Chautauqua preaching on “Go Outside,

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