Left to right: Colin G. Campbell, James A. Pardo Jr. CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — July 17, 2014 — Chautauqua Institution is pleased to announce Colin G. Campbell, president and CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, as the 29th recipient of the Chautauqua President’s Medal. James A. Pardo Jr., chairman of the Chautauqua Institution Board of Trustees, presented the medal in a ceremony prior to Campbell’s lecture at 10:45 a.m. Monday, July 14, in the Institution’s historic Amphitheater. Campbell’s presentation keynoted a week of CHQ programming titled “Emerging Citizenship: The Egyptian Experience,” produced in partnership with Colonial Williamsburg. “Colin Campbell always had an inkling to...
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — May 15, 2014 — Chautauqua Institution is delighted to announce “My Foreign Cities” (Liveright) by Elizabeth Scarboro as the 2014 winner of The Chautauqua Prize. As author of the winning book, Scarboro receives $7,500 and all travel and expenses for a one-week summer residency at CHQ. She will host a public reading and book signing at a date to be determined this summer on the Institution grounds.
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — April 30, 2014 — Perhaps the most urgent topic of Chautauqua Institution’s 2014 season, “The Ethics of Privacy” is a week of themed programs that will deeply analyze a subject that continues to play prominently on national newscasts, newspaper fronts and magazine covers.
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — April 16, 2014 — Chautauqua Institution is pleased to announce six exceptional books as the 2014 finalists for The Chautauqua Prize: A History of the Present Illness: Stories by Louise Aronson (Bloomsbury) Sea of Hooks by Lindsay Hill (McPherson & Company) The Boy Detective: A New York Childhood by Roger Rosenblatt (Ecco) My Foreign Cities by Elizabeth Scarboro (Liveright) The Man He Became: How FDR Defied Polio to Win the Presidency by James Tobin (Simon & Schuster) Wash by Margaret Wrinkle (Grove Press) The winning book will be selected from this shortlist and announced in mid-May. The short stories in A History of the...
Smithsonian magazine has named Chautauqua, N.Y., as the No. 1 “Best Small Town to Visit in 2014” in the cover story of its April 2014 issue. The feature, by former New York Times “Frugal Traveler” columnist Susan Spano, cites Chautauqua Institution’s mix of lectures, classes, recreational activities and fine, performing and literary arts programs as the basis for the distinction.
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (Aug. 12, 2013)—Encore Creativity for Older Adults returns to the famed Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, N.Y. in collaboration with two of the nation’s premiere creative arts programs to present an innovative program for adults over the age of 55 from Aug. 25 – 30, 2013. The Encore Choral, Movement and Theatre Institute is now in its sixth season at CHQ and invites the CHQ community to free events during the week. On Monday, Aug. 26, Margaret Flanigan, Soprano, will perform at Lenna Hall at 7:30 p.m. Flanigan will perform selections from the American Songbook and American Art Songs,...
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (Aug. 6, 2013)— Week Eight at CHQ offers an array of entertaining performances for all ages. The week begins with free admission to the grounds on Sun., Aug. 11, with the Chautauqua School of Dance Student Gala on the Amphitheater Stage at 2:30 p.m. Access to the grounds is always free on Sundays, and parking is free until 1:30 p.m.
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (Aug. 5, 2013)— Occupying a key geopolitical position at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Turkey has played an essential role in the western world. This week, CHQ examines Turkey’s history, culture, internal and external politics with the theme “Turkey: Model for the Middle East?”
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (JULY 30, 2013)— Week Seven at Chautauqua Institution is filled with entertaining acts for everyone. The Susquehanna Chorale kicks off the week on Aug. 4, at 2:30 p.m. for a free Sunday performance in the Amphitheater.
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (July 30, 2013)— CHQ focuses on international affairs this week with a series of lectures on the importance and practice of diplomacy. Frequent CHQ lecturer R. Nicholas Burns, formerly the third-ranking State Department official, opens the week with an introduction to and history of U.S. diplomatic efforts.