Barbara Jean to celebrate return to Chautauqua
It’s been nearly 17 years and two weeks to the day since Barbara Jean last took the Amphitheater stage with…
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‘Love in the Club’
Robin McDonald knew she would marry Eric Martin well before he proposed to her at the Girls’ Club last summer in what would be a nostalgic return to the area they once roamed as Boys’ and Girls’ Club counselors.
Sebelius: A livable community is a healthy community
More racial diversity, greater economic inequality and wider polarization of politics separate contemporary America from any other era in the…
Torres-Fleming talks ‘beloved community’
Alexie Torres-Fleming’s mother had a dream at the turn of the millennium.
Sebelius brings governmental experience to week’s conversation
Kathleen Sebelius has been the facilitator and architect of two livable communities, and she will discuss both of these roles…
Griffin shares solutions to re-invigorate city living
Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Toni L. Griffin had less of a black-and-white view of the world than she does now: She was surrounded by African-Americans, glimpsing white culture solely through TV. She didn’t feel underprivileged, nor did she feel becoming an architect was something out of reach.
The Plesses’ love story: A ‘fatalist’ attraction
John Pless considers himself a fatalist, or one who believes all events in life — love and loss, tragedy and triumph — can be boiled down to the idea humans are powerless to what actually transpires.
Competitive tennis newcomer Morley takes passion to semi-professional senior circuit
At 59, Michael Morley is unlike other men of his age. Morley isn’t preparing for retirement, and he doesn’t work out to pass the time or for the sake of staying in shape. Rather, Morley prepares for his schedule of competitive tennis events that are coming up in the next year and stays active because he can’t stop moving.
The Bennetts’ love story: ‘Silly and romantic love’
Rowland Bennett and Linda Brady did not meet at Chautauqua Institution. They were not counselors at Boys’ and Girls’ Club, where they fostered their love during long lunch breaks, nor did they meet by chance on Bestor Plaza after a night performance.
Slugs take out the Pounders to return to men’s softball championship circle
Thunderstorms bookended the men’s softball championship game on Monday, though it probably would not have prevented the Slugs and Pounders from duking it out on the diamond.
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