Writers and pleasure readers take note — there’s an intriguing supplement to Chautauqua Institution’s literary arts events and courses this week. With a talk titled,
Community
Invention is a mechanism by which society develops. From “brick” mobile telephones to sleek smartphone touch screens, from horse-drawn carriages to autonomous cars, inventions have
Most of the dust, noise, heavy equipment, influx of workers and potholes this off-season on the grounds have involved the building of the new Amphitheater.
In a review of the new biography of Dorothy Day by her granddaughter, James Parker, contributing editor at The Atlantic, wrote that saints see reality
The long wait is over. Chautauqua Institution’s new state-of-the-art Amphitheater is up and running and ready to dazzle longtime Chautauquans and new visitors alike all
The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra is back for its 89th season as the resident orchestra of Chautauqua Institution. At the close of last season, it wasn’t
Welcome home to Chautauqua! What a joy it is for me to greet you as we begin the 144th convening on these sacred grounds and
Acclaimed stand-up comedian Jay Leno will kick off Chautauqua Institution’s 2017 season with a performance at 8:15 p.m. Saturday that marks the grand re-opening of
Chautauqua President Tom Becker and two Institution vice presidents provided an overview of the 2017 season during the summer’s last Trustee Porch Discussion Thursday at
It just astounds me that we are into the final weekend of the 2016 season already. Sign of my age, really: Time accelerates. And to
The season’s end brings nothing if not change. Lectures and programs of all kinds are concluding, most Chautauquans are returning home, and students are heading
At 1 p.m. every Thursday, all summer long, Supervisor of Gardens and Landscapes Betsy Burgeson has held court near the gazebo by the Amphitheater. Armed
Every morning during Weeks One through Nine since 2002, chimemaster Carolyn Benton has woken up and taken a ride on one of the Institution’s buses
Stationery paper, a balsa wood airplane, a Richard Wagner action figure and a life mate: At one time or another, Chautauquans have found all of
For Dan and Linda Silverberg, a gift to Chautauqua Institution is not a gift. For all the joy that they’ve been given by the Institution,
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