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Antiques Appraiser Wes Cowan to Talk at Contemporary Issues Forum

by Deborah Trefts on July 19, 2019

Wes Cowan In partial celebration of the Chautauqua Women’s Club’s 130th anniversary, Wes Cowan is taking on separate but related roles. One is similar to his “Antiques Roadshow” persona, and the other is more akin to

Mayor Brown to Discuss How Inclusion and Diversity Led Buffalo’s Growth for CWC

by Deborah Trefts on July 6, 2019

Although Buffalo Day at Chautauqua has come and gone, this weekend the Chautauqua Women’s Club is sponsoring a second day in

Fighter pilot, scholar USMC Lt. Gen. Robert Schmidle, Jr. to address cyberethics

by Deborah Trefts on August 24, 2018

"Cyberethics” is missing from Webopedia’s list of 29 commonly used words that contain the “cyber” prefix. Tellingly, “cyberbuck,” “cyberbully,” “cyberjockey,”

Bob Coghill to speak truth about fictional detective Holmes in final Chautauqua Speaks

by Deborah Trefts on August 21, 2018

Followers of the online announcements and requests service, “Chautauqua Grapevine,” are aware that another crime novel by Deb Pines is

Former Congresswomen Barbara Mikulski to talk about building zone of civility

by Deborah Trefts on August 10, 2018

Barbara Mikulski In New York state, in preparation for the 2018 U.S. general election, official postcards with polling location information arrived in

Mary Ann McCabe turns strangers into friends through her life work and passions

by Matthew Steinberg on August 10, 2018

Mary Ann McCabe Mary Ann McCabe, a longtime Chautauquan and speech pathologist, lived by the William Butler Yeats quote, “There are no strangers here; only friends you haven’t met yet.” “She loved to sit on

Avivah Wittenberg-Cox to discuss phases of late love

by Deborah Trefts on August 8, 2018

If a person happens to be in Paris on the first Sunday in October, they may be able to catch

T.R. Reid to compare tax systems of five countries, U.S. included

by Deborah Trefts on August 3, 2018

Who better to give a tax talk than a featured guest on an episode of NPR’s weekly comedy show, “Wait

Higher Heights co-founder Glynda Carr to give final Chautauqua Women’s Club Lecture about women in electoral politics

by Deborah Trefts on July 28, 2018

At all levels of government in 2018, women have been running in unprecedented numbers for elected office — nearly 600

MJ Marggraff to discuss dream chasing, catching at midlife

by Deborah Trefts on July 20, 2018

For many, midlife is synonymous with crisis, and crises are to be avoided or prepared for with trepidation. For others,

Chief Brand Officer Emily Morris to discuss the power of moments in developing affinity for Chautauqua

by Deborah Trefts on July 17, 2018

In the United States, college has always been costly. Even when it was not as prohibitively expensive as it is now, it was common for families to send only their sons to college. Yet to

Declaration of American Independence story to be told by Williamsburg’s Bill Barker as Thomas Jefferson

by Deborah Trefts on July 14, 2018

Thomas Jefferson is coming to town. More precisely: the model for the Jefferson statues in the state of Virginia’s capitol

Morehouse’s Franklin to examine disparities, equity in health care

by Deborah Trefts on July 7, 2018

Equity and equality are words that are often used interchangeably, but do not mean the same thing. Equality means having

Contemporary Issues Forum to open with Sonn examining Islam, the West

by Deborah Trefts on June 30, 2018

A hardcore Seattlite goes to college in Santa Clara, California, majors in philosophy, crosses into Canada for graduate school, studies

Steven Osgood to discuss the pull that opera has on kids and adults at Chautauqua Women’s Club

by Deborah Trefts on June 26, 2018

When a much admired and beloved leader moves on — in this case, Jay Lesenger — the successor confronts an

Jennifer Tescher to analyze, discuss Americans’ financial health

by Deborah Trefts on August 25, 2017

Assumptions about the financial practices and well-being of one’s friends, neighbors, coworkers and even one’s employees can be significantly off the mark. Ditto for one’s community. People may think that an individual or city is

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