Jenny Stitely shown Tuesday July 30, 2019 in the Development Offices of the Collanade serves Chautauqua as the newly created position of the Director of Gift Planning. SARAH YENESEL/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER New development staff member Jennifer
Wegmans Food Markets’ Jamestown location opened 24 years ago. Every year since its opening, the Jamestown Wegmans has supported annual concerts at Chautauqua Institution, including recent performances by artists such as Sheryl Crow and Alison
On Tuesday, July 30, community members were invited to the Miller Edison Cottage and Garden in appreciation of their generous philanthropic efforts to preserve and restore the historic cottage and surrounding environs. The cottage, built
The annual Chautauqua Music Camps taking place throughout Week Eight have been sponsored by the Winifred Crawford Dibert Foundation for more than two decades. Founded in memory of Winnie Dibert of Jamestown, the foundation focuses
Chautauqua Institution President Michael E. Hill delivers his Annual President's Address Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019 near the School of Art. DAVE MUNCH/PHOTO EDITOR Bestor Society members gathered on Sunday, Aug. 4 on the Arts Quad
Kemp Laipson Following Monday’s Middle East Update, Geoffrey Kemp, senior director of Regional Security Programs at the Center for the National Interest will return for a second discussion in the annual series, this time with
Students come from all over the world to participate at Chautauqua in some of the most elite performing and visual arts programs in the United States. These programs offer students the ability to attend master
Rick and Susie Rieser pose for a portrait on the porch of the Atheneum Hotel on Aug 5, 2019. The Rieser's sponsored a Morning Lecture this Chautauqua 2019 season in honor of their son who
In relation to the Week Eight theme, “Shifting Global Power,” Braden Allenby will dive into the past and present of fulcrum points in the geopolitical world. His lecture, “1788, 1938, and Today: Fulcrum Points in
Barkey Kemp Geoffrey Kemp, senior director of the Center for the National Interest’s Regional Security Program, has hosted and facilitated the Middle East Updates at Chautauqua Institution since 1993. This year, Henri Barkey, Bernard L.
Artistic and Music Director Timothy Muffitt leads the Music School Festival Orchestra and they perform with Chautauqua Voice Program students Lindsey Reynolds, soprano, left, and Marie Engle, mezzo-soprano, during a rehearsal for their production of
From left, Violet and Adena Giroux, play ping pong during the NowGen Summer Fest on Saturday, August 3, 2019 in the Youth Activities Center.MHARI SHAW/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Last Saturday morning, after the Old First Night Run/Walk,
Chautauqua provides a wide variety of services of worship and programs that express the Institution’s Christian heritage, as well as its interfaith commitment. Now, thanks to a gift of time and countless hours of dedicated
Tippett Perry Award-winning author Imani Perry will give her lecture in conversation with Krista Tippett at 10:45 a.m. today in the Amphitheater. Perry is the Hughes-Rogers professor of African American studies at Princeton University, and
Chautauquans celebrate Old First Night with family activities and a Chautauqua Community Band concert Tuesday, August 7, 2018 on Bestor Plaza. BRIAN HAYES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Celebrating Chautauqua’s birthday, Old First Night is a time to honor
Debbie Meyers, shown Wednesday, July 17, 2019, serves Chautauqua as the Assistant Vice President for Advancement Operations. DAVE MUNCH/PHOTO EDITOR The development office has welcomed new staff member Debbie Meyers to Chautauqua. Meyers serves as