Arpe, Brockman Miller, Sullivan to talk social capital for Chautauqua Speaks
Arpe, Brockman Miller, and Sullivan Deborah TreftsStaff writer Connection between people of different ages and generations, economic circumstances, and ethnicities is a powerful social force. So much...
View ArticleAugustin to discuss environmental stewardship in BTG Brown Bag
AUGUSTIN Mariia NovoseliaStaff writer In a world where approximately 40% of plants are endangered, growing a greener garden may just save the day. Theresa Augustin, vice president of education at...
View ArticleWigdahl-Perry to focus talk on effects of algae, humans on lakes
Wigdahl-Perry Mariia NovoseliaStaff writer Biologist Courtney Wigdahl-Perry has seen it all when it comes to algae blooms — the good, the bad and the scientific — and she’s ready to talk about it all....
View ArticleCampain Legal Center’s voting rights expert Lang to give Week 3’s AAHH lecture
Lang Since Danielle Lang joined Campaign Legal Center in 2015, she’s had her work cut out for her. As senior director of voting rights, she’s led litigation against Texas’ racially discriminatory voter...
View ArticleChautauquans invited to help clean ravine in new BTG initiative
Mariia NovoseliaStaff writer A few hours of plucking weeds every week can help restore a secret garden of wildflowers. The Bird, Tree & Garden Club is inviting Chautauquans to join them at 8 a.m....
View ArticleFor BTG, Gulvin teaches purple martin care, debunks ‘biggest myth in America’
Jack Gulvin passes around a nest of resting baby Purple Martins for attendees at his Purple Martin Talk to view on July 6, 2023, by the Sports Club. Gulvin’s talk on Purple Martin conservation efforts...
View ArticleA Splashing Good Time: Club Water Olympics
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View ArticleJamestown Tarp Skunks top Chautauqua Diamond Hoppers 10-6 in exhibition game
Photos by Carrie Legg The post Jamestown Tarp Skunks top Chautauqua Diamond Hoppers 10-6 in exhibition game appeared first on The Chautauquan Daily.
View ArticleTownsend aims to help ‘cultivate inner wonder about bats’ at annual BTG event
Townsend Mariia NovoseliaStaff writer As creatures of many talents with an unenviable reputation, bats hold a prominent place on the grounds of the Institution. This weekend, Chautauquans will get a...
View ArticlePutnam-Walkerly to share secrets of effective philanthropic giving at CIF
Putnam-Walkerly Deborah TreftsStaff writer Many people want to change the world, or at least a part of it. Aggrieved by civic, environmental, financial, health-related or social problems, they donate...
View ArticleChildren’s author Klise to lead ‘lively’ book workshop for Chautauqua Women’s...
Klise Deborah TreftsStaff writer Children’s book author Kate Klise believes books for young readers can tackle tough topics just as well as books for adults. “The fact that book bans are still alive...
View ArticleFor BTG, Day to bridge gap between photography, accessibility
Day Mariia NovoseliaStaff writer Producing impressive pictures doesn’t always require expensive gear. In her first visit to Chautauqua Institution, photojournalist Anne Day will share smartphone...
View ArticleFaith still needed amid declining religious belief, Kate Bowler says
Kate Bowler, associate professor of American religious history at Duke Divinity School, gives her lecture Tuesday morning in the Amphitheater. JESS KSZOS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Alton NorthupStaff writer...
View ArticleString theorist Brian Greene to appraise belief within context of universe
Arden RyanContributing Writer GREENE Brian Greene was in high school when he realized he had a knack for explaining big ideas. He was once tasked with lecturing his class on the science of sleep, so...
View ArticleSimran Singh to discuss Sikh faith, ‘staying optimistic and hopeful amidst...
James BuckserStaff writer Simran Jeet Singh is working for equality. SINGH Singh will speak on his own journey today at 2 p.m. in the Hall of Philosophy as part of Week Four of the Interfaith Lecture...
View ArticleThe Rev. Gary V. Simpson, Senior Pastor of Concord Baptist Church to give...
Simpson At 3:30 p.m. today in the Hall of Philosophy, the Rev. Gary V. Simpson will deliver the Week Four installment of the Chautauqua Speaker Series for the African American Heritage House. Simpson...
View ArticleAfter news of opera cuts, packed forum dedicated to long-term financials
Chautauquans crowd the benches and the surrounding Grove to listen as President Michael E. Hill reports on long-term budgeting at the Institution Leadership Forum Saturday in the Hall of Philosophy. HG...
View ArticleRethink recycling, expert urges at CPOA meeting
ALTON NORTHUPSTAFF WRITER Expert Bree Dietly wants Chautauquans to rethink how they recycle. Dietly, principal of Breeze- way Consulting, a Massachusetts-based waste consultation firm, spoke about the...
View ArticleMultiyear partnership upgrades data collection on lake with deployment of new...
A vertical profiler named Endurance is towed to its destination in the North basin by environmental scientists from The Jefferson Project Wednesday on Chautauqua Lake. Carrie Legg/Staff Photographer...
View ArticleIn new book, Salzes share history of alcohol at Chautauqua as a ‘long, dry road’
Arthur and Betty Salz are the authors of The Long, Dry Road to 3 Taps, and will give a book signing at 12:30 p.m. Sunday in the Author’s Alcove. Brett Phelps/Staff Photographer Mary Lee TalbotStaff...
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