Chautauquans and Institution staff applaud as a ribbon is cut to celebrate the completion of the new maintenance facility last Monday off Chautauqua-Stedman Road. Dave Munch/Photo Editor Kaitlyn FinchlerStaff writer After years of planning, a
Grotz and Noble Kaitlyn FinchlerStaff writer Ghosts of the past and of loved ones will be a recurring theme for Week Five at the Chautauqua Writers’ Center. Poet-in-residence Jennifer Grotz and prose writer-in-residence Randon Billings
Brantingham Kaitlyn FinchlerStaff writer Prose writer-in-residence John Brantingham describes synesthesia as the blending of different senses. “Language is really tied to our emotional lives because of (synesthesia),” he said, and writing that considers this can
KAITLYN FINCHLERSTAFF WRITER Villarosa Black women have a maternal mortality rate 2.9 times that of white women in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health. Racial disparities in healthcare have always been
Kaitlyn FinchlerStaff writer VILLAROSA Black women have a maternal mortality rate 2.9 times that of white women in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health. Racial disparities in healthcare have always been
Chanticleer Kaitlyn FinchlerStaff Writer Forty-five years in the making, the sounds of blended voices from a San Francisco-based group will permeate the Amphitheater with an evolution of reinspired Renaissance pieces and other eclectic tunes. With
Biddinger Kaitlyn FinchlerStaff writer Flash fiction novellas weren’t the peak of the ‘90s, — though that was when the term was coined — but poet-in-residence Mary Biddinger tries to keep the spirit of the decade
Biddinger and Brantingham Kaitlyn FinchlerStaff writer Books and poetry collections don’t need to be long to have an impact. The same sentiments can be achieved in a 4,000-word essay or a 100-word blurb. Week Four’s
Chautauquans get food, browse used books, and play family games during last summer’s Great American Picnic, held July 17, 2022, on front lawn of the Literary Arts Center at Alumni Hall. Dylan Townsend/Daily File Photo
Illustrations by Justin Seabrook/Design Editor Kaitlyn FinchlerStaff writer Here comes the sun … and the RAIN, with The Beatles’ tribute band from Los Angeles. Set to give Chautauqua a trip down memory lane, RAIN will
Kaitlyn FinchlerStaff writer Pandemics are a facet of history dating back to ancient Greece. Each one has its starting point, its first patient. Lydia Kang, one of the authors of Patient Zero: A Curious History
Ornstein Kaitlyn FinchlerStaff writer To build a society with a strong center, as Norman Ornstein sees it, Americans need to consider inequality in all sectors, rather than jumping to a willingness for violence when they
Kristol Kaitlyn FinchlerStaff writer From his perspective working in two presidential cabinets to running a news and opinion website, Bill Kristol believes the center, when it comes to political discourse, is more resilient than people
Hoppenthaler and Metz Kaitlyn FinchlerStaff Writer Words are therapeutic. Whether poetry or prose, writers can find light by inviting dark experiences onto a blank page. The act of writing is its own form of resilience
Straight No Chaser Kaitlyn FinchlerStaff Writer Keep the cooler filled with ice and beverages — Straight No Chaser will deliver a performance leaving Chautauquans wanting a second round. The a cappella group will perform at
Shortz Kaitlyn FinchlerStaff Writer Puzzle master. Engimatologist. Crossword editor. These are all words to describe Will Shortz’s self-made degree and career. The only one in the world to hold his official title, Shortz graduated from