WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Around 90 acres were covered in the application of three herbicides on June 11 and 12 in the towns of
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As Betsy Burgeson looks ahead to another busy off-season of planting, pruning, tending, and generally nurturing and replacing the gardens around the grounds, the new
They’ve traveled all over the world together in life. Now, a group of 32 friends have planned to take their final flight together as well.
The new Amphitheater has done its job this summer, hosting an array of varied and sophisticated events, from the musical and artistic to the entertaining
Playing in sand never gets old. Todd Pangborn has been doing it since 1997, when, at 35 years old, he started building sand sculptures during
Construction work on Chautauqua Utility District’s sewage treatment plant at the south end of the grounds has proceeded this summer, largely out of sight but
You’ve heard all about it, and Monday is the day: A total eclipse of the sun will occur across a large swath of America starting
The Burkharts don’t take no for an answer. Laren didn’t let gender stop her from playing sports better than boys. Paul didn’t let risk scare
A moonshot has landed in Chautauqua’s backyard. At the beginning of Week One, Obi Felten visited the morning lecture platform to discuss the importance of
Wayne A. Gnatuk is both a third-generation Chautauquan and a third-generation philatelist. He first came to Chautauqua Institution from Pittsburgh with his family in 1954
Danny Borg-Sundstrom and Jeremy Hois are the new kids on the block — literally. The childhood friends turned restaurateurs are the youngest to own and
Maddison Webb has always found the Holocaust an interesting topic, one she wished she could learn more about. So when the opportunity arose to take
The 2017 season of transition has been launched. Chautauqua Institution has a new president, its 18th, in Michael E. Hill. The Institution has its brand
Each year, at the end of the season, five Chautauquans are honored for their service and dedication to the Institution. Some are well known, others
The Lewis Miller Cottage is the most historic house on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution. Innumerable famous guests, including presidents and giants of industry and
Theodore Miller was the ultimate golden boy. The son of Lewis Miller, the successful manufacturer of farm machinery and the co-founder, along with John Heyl