August 2018

Fun and games for families in the community: Chautauqua Foundation to celebrate Chautauqua Institution’s birthday in Bestor Plaza

by Matthew Steinberg on August 5, 2018

Chautauqua Community Band founder and director Jason Weintraub conducts the Chautauqua Community Band on Tuesday, August 1, in Bestor Plaza. OLIVIA SUN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER From noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 7, on Bestor Plaza, the

Arthur Brooks tells secret to work, life, happiness after 50 at final Week Six morning lecture

by Maggie Prosser on August 4, 2018

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What’s the secret to happiness after 50? Arthur Brooks knows. The 54-year-old economist, author and president of the American Enterprise

Chautauqua Opera Company to perform with Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for ‘Pops Concert’

by Georgia Davis on August 3, 2018

Soprano Rachael Braunstein sings “Dich, tear Halle!” from Tannhaüser during the Chautauqua Opera Company’s Opera Highlights concert July 14 in

T.R. Reid to compare tax systems of five countries, U.S. included

by Deborah Trefts on August 3, 2018

Who better to give a tax talk than a featured guest on an episode of NPR’s weekly comedy show, “Wait

Shirey to take pulpit for Week Seven chaplaincy

by Mary Lee Talbot on August 3, 2018

David Shirey The Rev. David Shirey, senior minister of Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Lexington, Kentucky, will serve

Bats of New York, Chautauqua facing numerous issues in route to recovery

by Casey McCarthy on August 3, 2018

MADDIE DEABLER / DESIGN EDITOR Bats make up about 25 percent of mammals on the planet and are found in almost every corner of the world. The bat, the only flying mammal, has been a

Pas de Blur: One Evening, Two Art Forms

by Brian Hayes on August 3, 2018

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Curated by School of Dance Director of Contemporary Studies Sasha Janes, An Evening of Pas de Deux featuring Alumni

‘As One community Day’ to further discussion of inclusion at Chautauqua

by Georgia Davis on August 3, 2018

Leading up to its final production of the 2018 Chautauqua season, Chautauqua Opera Company, along with the entire Department of

Rockin’ on Air

by Brian Hayes on August 3, 2018

The Annual Air Band competition took place Thursday, Aug. 2. As a result, the children from the Boys' and

Kimberly Reed to discuss ‘Prodigal Sons’ at Chautauqua Cinema

by Georgia Davis on August 3, 2018

At first glance, the two feature films Kimberly Reed has made appear to be vastly different. Kimberly Reed One is

Chautauqua Institution hosts Family Scholarship Award recipients the Nebres family

by Maggie Prosser on August 3, 2018

The Nebres family is always moving, and their time at Chautauqua Institution as Family Scholarship recipients was no exception. “The days were incredibly full, and there were so many moments when we would just sit

Annual Tennis Tournament for Boys’ and Girls’ Club was competitive and fun

by Donovan Conaway on August 3, 2018

Winners of the Boys’ and Girls’ Club Tennis Tournament won a free meal at the Youth Activities Center. The tournament

President Michael Hill meets with kids at Children’s School to discuss current state of Chautauqua

by Georgia Davis on August 3, 2018

President Michael E. Hill met with the sitting members of the Children’s School advisory board at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday,

Week Seven Mystic Heart leaders to teach Hindu yoga, Sufism

by Jamie Landers on August 3, 2018

This week’s Mystic Heart Meditation Program sessions are comprised of three teachers, two traditions and one purpose: returning Chautauquans to

National Comedy Center to continue partnership with Chautauqua Institution into future

by Matthew Steinberg on August 3, 2018

Bemus Point native Journey Gunderson has fond memories of Chautauqua Institution growing up. “My grandmother was the hostess of the

Week Seven Column from the President

by Michael E. Hill on August 3, 2018

Welcome to Week Seven of our 145th Assembly, and what an incredible week it’s going to be. If you are joining us for the first time, you are among a record-setting crowd that will be

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