Smith Arden Ryancontributing writer As a performer and a dramatist, Anna Deavere Smith has spent a career looking for expressive behavior in everyday people. Smith has been writing and performing one-woman shows for most of
Chautauqua Insitution President Michael E. Hill, Senior Vice President and Chief Program Officer Deborah Sunya Moore, Director of Sacred Music and Jared Jacobsen Chair for the Organist Joshua Stafford, Vice President of Religion Melissa Spas,
Knighton Arden Ryancontributing writer When Conor Knighton set out on a year-long journey to visit every national park in America, he worried it might be the worst idea he’d ever had. It ended up being
The Four Freshman Arden Ryancontributing writer Masters of the four-part harmony and muse for vocal groups that followed them, the Four Freshmen model the sound of jazz-meets-barbershop. “The Four Freshmen are considered one of the
Vara Arden RyanContributing writer In 2018, researchers at MIT demonstrated a device enabling people to search Google with their brains. Two years prior, the Neuralink Corporation launched efforts to develop implantable brain-computer interfaces, microchips enabling
The Rev. Starsky Wilson, president and CEO of the Children’s Defense Fund, speaks about child advocacy during his lecture Friday in the Hall of Philosophy. Dave Munch/Photo Editor Arden Ryancontributing writer Congregations in America, the
Courtney Wigdahl-Perry, associate professor in the Department of Biology at SUNY Fredonia, throws an algae collection net into Chautauqua Lake while teaching a sailing class about algae in the lake Wednesday at the John R.
Arden Ryancontributing writer Cécile McLorin Salvant takes old songs and makes them new. Putting fresh and often humorous spins on classic jazz standards from the American canon and rare tracks from musical theater, Salvant has
Romer Arden Ryancontributing writer Paul Romer believes cities are the past, present and future of civilization, and “Humanity’s Best Hope for Progress,” as he will explain in his lecture at 10:45 a.m. today in the
Simran Jeet Singh shares how lessons from his Sikh faith tradition transformed his life, and how those lessons can helps others live loving life in the face of great difficulty, Wednesday in the Hall of
Arden RyanContributing Writer GREENE Brian Greene was in high school when he realized he had a knack for explaining big ideas. He was once tasked with lecturing his class on the science of sleep, so
Arden Ryancontributing writer Belief is a powerful concept. It can inspire hope from disillusionment, maintain faith when doubters abound and fill the dispirited with courage and confidence. With Chautauqua’s annual Opera & Pops concert, this
Timothy King, author of Addiction Nation and Senior Fellow for Clergy for a New Drug Policy, gives his presentation as part of the Interfaith Lecture Series Thursday in the Hall of Philosophy. Carrie Legg/Staff Photographer
Arden RyanContributing writer The streets of New Orleans, rich in musical tradition and heritage, were formative spots for Rodney Marsalis and the beginnings of his original brass band. The mixture of styles he was exposed
Garbes Arden Ryancontributing writer America relies on the work of caregivers just as much as it relies on professional work. Yet that domestic labor, that “essential labor,” is not being equally supported. Angela Garbes, author
Cyrulik Arden RyanContributing Writer Games are crucial to human life, whether for education, recreation or competition. But games are not always just for fun — they can serve a deeper purpose. As Joseph Cyrulik will