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.
The New Play Workshop Signature Staged Readings: Dark Radio by Colin McKenna and Transit by Kait Kerrigan Playwright Molly Smith Metzler receives 2013/14 Commission (Chautauqua, NY) Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), under the leadership of Vivienne Benesch Artistic Director and Sarah Clare Corporandy Managing Director, is proud to announce casting for its 30th Anniversary season featuring Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (June 28-July 7), the Pulitzer and Tony-winning Clybourne Park (July 19-28), Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors (August 9-16) all on the Bratton Theater Mainstage, in addition to The Romeo & Juliet Project (July 27) in the renowned...