Sara Toth

SARA TOTH - EDITOR Old Crow Medicine Show The primary function of a musician, in Ketch Secor’s estimation, is to be a merrymaker. “This is the job we sign up for — as musicians, we

SARA TOTH - EDITOR Sérgio & Clarice Assad Clarice Assad remembers the first time she played music professionally with her father, the legendary classical guitarist Sérgio Assad. She was in her early 20s, they were

SARA TOTH - EDITOR Kime The Rev. Katie Givens Kime believes in the power of stories, and the power of community — now, more than ever. Kime serves as director of religion and civic engagement

SARA TOTH - EDITOR David Gonzalez, a professional storyteller and poet, conducts a sing-along during an August 2017 Family Entertainment Series performance in Smith Wilkes Hall. CAM BUKER/ DAILY FILE PHOTO Most of us know

SARA TOTH - EDITOR The Twelfth Tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous is, as the name suggests, anonymity. It’s a tradition that holds deep significance, and it is for this reason that the co-founder of AA —

SARA TOTH - EDITOR The Wood Brothers On Jan. 24, 2020, The Wood Brothers released their latest studio album, Kingdom In My Mind. They started to tour — an entire year of shows lined up

SARA TOTH - EDITOR Renee Rosnes and Bill Charlap Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes had been married for three years when they released their album Double Portrait  — a collection of piano duets, featuring covers

SARA TOTH - EDITOR Bill Charlap Trio In July 2020, in the middle of the first summer of COVID-19, parts of Pennsylvania were moving into a “green phase” of re-opening, allowing for somewhat limited indoor

SARA TOTH - EDITOR As part of a partnership between the Toronto-based Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival and Chautauqua Institution, at 10 a.m. Aug. 13 at Chautauqua Cinema, the Cinema will screen “Climate

SARA TOTH - EDITOR Bowers Pamela Bowers has spent more than 40 years working in personal performance and development, first in the corporate world and then the humanitarian and non-profit sector. She’s designed and run

Youngstein SARA TOTH - EDITOR During the first months of the pandemic, stages and studios were silent, musicians locked down at home. Like everyone else in lockdown, they developed or returned to beloved hobbies. Knitting,

SARA TOTH - EDITOR Moore Wes Moore is no stranger to Chautauqua. He first spoke as part of the Institution’s programming in 2012, when his book The Other Wes Moore was a Chautauqua Literary and

SARA TOTH - EDITOR At 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 6 at the Chautauqua Cinema, Chautauqua Institution launches a partnership with the Toronto-based Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival as the Cinema presents a double

SARA TOTH - EDITOR Firefighters respond to a small structural fire at the Cambridge Inn Wednesday at 9 Roberts.  A small structural fire in the downstairs kitchen of the Cambridge Inn drew first responders from

SARA TOTH - EDITOR Cogburn Is racial empathy possible? That’s the question Courtney Cogburn approaches through her research and work with virtual reality — a helpful tool to foster conversations but, she cautions, only just

SARA TOTH - EDITOR Price It’s a week of returns at Chautauqua — two singer-songwriters who made their Amphitheater debuts with Our Native Daughters in 2019 are back on the grounds, and following Amythyst Kiah’s