In a week exploring “The Art of Play,” Chautauquans of all ages were invited to take part in the CHQ Olympics. The friendly competition included an inflatable swan race, obstacle course, blindfolded longest-drive competition, Color
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GUEST COLUMN BY LARAINE NEWMAN When I started mentioning this talk I was going to be doing at Chautauqua, my friends who knew about the Institution went absolutely nuts extolling its virtues. “A summer camp
Guest Column by Brendan Tuohey with Julie Younes The social, political and economic reach of sport has never been greater than it is today. Over the past month, approximately 3 billion people worldwide have tuned into
Guest Column by Peter Gray I'm an evolutionary psychologist which means I'm interested in human nature and how that nature was shaped by natural selection. My special interest is play. The young of all mammals
GUEST COLUMN BY JILL VIALET Google recently did a deep dive into its practices to identify key indicators for employee engagement and effectiveness. Google’s Project Aristotle found that successful teams shared two key characteristics. First,
When Theodore Roosevelt visited Chautauqua in 1905, he described this place as “a gathering that is typically American, in that it is typical of America at its best.” Each summer, Chautauquans showcase their American spirit
Written by Lexie Erdos Charlotte Ballet will join the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra to showcase a mix of neoclassical choreography and classical music at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, July 5 in the Amphitheater. Choreographers Mark Diamond and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcUKXFlL2qc The Children's School celebrates Independence Day with its annual parade, which begins at the Children's School and ends in front of the Colonnade. In the video, students from the Children's School sing "This
Guest Column By James and Deborah Fallows After the 2016 presidential election, many press accounts said that the key to the widely-unexpected result lay “out there,” away from the big media and financial centers of
Review by Rebecca J. Ritzel Words rarely do dance justice. The program for Wednesday night’s season-opening dance performance was a good example. On paper, Charlotte Ballet’s “International Series” was nothing to get excited about: Two
Column by Kimberly Hamlin In 1782, in his book Letters from an American Farmer, Hector St. John de Crèvecœur became the first person to ask and answer the question “What is an American?” As a Frenchman
Guest Column by Kory Stamper When you hear "written word," the image that pops to mind is straight out of a fairytale: expansive libraries, big books bound in richly tooled leather, some quill pens
Editor’s Note: These are the prepared remarks for Chautauqua Institution President Michael E. Hill’s annual Three Taps of the Gavel address, delivered at Sunday’s morning worship service in the Amphitheater. Good morning, and welcome home
Column by James Tobin It’s been nearly 20 years since my wife and I were opening our menus at our favorite restaurant in Ann Arbor and I glanced up to see Tom Wolfe being seated
Editors Sara Toth - Editor This is Sara Toth’s first summer as editor of The Chautauquan Daily. Previously, she served for four years as the Daily’s assistant and then managing editor. A native of Pittsburgh(ish),
Editors Jordan Steves - Editor Jordan Steves enters his fourth summer as editor of The