The Briefly column will appear every weekday and on Saturdays at www.chqdaily.com. It is intended to provide space for announcements from Institution-related organizations. If a meeting or activity is featured that day in a story, it should not be repeated in the Briefly column. Submit information to Cloey Olkowski, editorial office manager, at daily@chq.org. Please provide the name of the organization, time and place of virtual event, and one contact person’s name with phone number. Deadline is 5 p.m. EDT three days before publication.
Literary Arts Contests
Writers of all ages are invited to submit their poetry or prose by Sunday, Aug. 2, to the writing contests sponsored by Friends of the Chautauqua Writers’ Center (formerly Chautauqua Literary Arts Friends.) Prizes are awarded in the adult, young adult, and youth categories. For more information and submission instructions, please go to www.chq.org/fcwc. Please direct any questions to friendsofthewriterscenter@gmail.com.
Authors’ Hour
Chautauqua authors will read from their work 12:15 p.m. EDT every Thursday on Zoom during Weeks One through Nine. Find more information at www.chq.org/fcwc. Direct any questions to friendsofthewriterscenter@gmail.com. Week Two’s authors are Dr. Shahid Aziz (non-fiction on palliative care) and Maureen Ryan Griffin (poetry and memoir).
Chautauqua Theater Company Brown Bag
At 12:15 p.m. EDT Tuesday, July 7, on the Virtual Porch, Chautauqua Theater Company hosts a CTC Alumni Brown Bag: A Homecoming. CTC alumni return to CHQ Assembly for an informal talk about life after Chautauqua, featuring a live Q-and-A for those who register for the event.
