Recognition Day for the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle traditionally happens on Wednesday, but the celebration actually begins the Sunday before, with the Vigil in
Literary Arts
Students of the Chautauqua School of Art can tell a story with their craft. Every painting, sculpture or print can be a narrative, just
There’s a song that recurs in “Sesame Street” called “One of These Things.” The lyrics might be familiar: “One of these things is not like
Chautauqua Literary Arts Friends President Fred Zirm thinks making connections is one of the foundations of poetry and writing, and that’s what the Favorite
Poet Nicole Cooley loves tiny things: dollhouses, miniatures, but especially tiny texts. She’ll discuss the opportunities that short-form writing can provide for readers and
Week Six at the Chautauqua Writers’ Center will offer workshops focused on getting lost and getting in trouble. Writers Leslie Daniels and Nicole Cooley will
Beth Livingston’s mind began to wander as she sat out on the porch of the historic Athenaeum Hotel. Being surrounded by so much history, she
Flannery O’Connor contended in her essay “The Nature and Aim of Fiction” that there was no writer “hotter after the dollar” than Henry James, or
It’s hard to hear in the Amphitheater sometimes. It’s an issue in 2016, and it was an issue in 1977 when anthropologist Margaret Mead
NOTE: David Doubilet's Young Readers event has been postponed to 7 on July 28. National Geographic photographer David Doubilet has made a career out of
Poet Jim Daniels said when people think of literary film adaptations, they often think of franchises such as the Harry Potter series. With his Brown Bag,
The Chautauqua Writers’ Center will offer a prose workshop focused on place as well as an advanced poetry workshop to students in Week Five.
James Frey didn’t just ruin Oprah’s Book Club when it was revealed that parts of his memoir A Million Little Pieces were fabricated —
Susan Dworski Nusbaum thinks reading poetry can be like finding a friend. Chautauquans may have already found a friend in Nusbaum, who has lived in
Here’s the thing about jellyfish: They represent a world full of unknowns, a world where heartbeats persist in the face of tragedy and a world
Gregory Donovan thinks online literary journals have helped revitalize the world of words. But when Donovan started working with the online journal Blackbird, he