Chautauqua inspired teacher’s ‘lifelong passion’ for the arts
For Ruth Gerrard Cole, family roots at Chautauqua run almost as deep as the Institution’s history.
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Chautauqua Foundation hosts annual Scholar in Residence seminar
This past week, from Monday through Wednesday in Smith Wilkes Hall, the Chautauqua Foundation presented the annual Scholar in Residence event, which this year featured Jon Alterman.
Student Scholarship program helps young artists realize their dreams
For students of the performing arts at Chautauqua, the grounds provide an artistic haven to hone old skills and develop new ones. And thanks to the generosity of various Chautauquans, the Institution can welcome the best and the brightest young talent in the world to study and perform their craft all summer long.
For Hopper, Chautauqua is a treasure trove
As a former member of the United States Foreign Service, the former owner of an antique business, the current owner of Hopper Historics, and president of the Manuscript Society, Bob Hopper may be a jack-of-all-trades, but he wouldn’t exchange anything for his summers at Chautauqua Institution.
Foundation hosts ‘Women on Stage’ breakfast
Early last Wednesday in the Athenaeum Hotel parlor, the Chautauqua Foundation hosted a breakfast discussion to explore and celebrate the role of women as writers and performers inside the Chautauqua Theater Company as well as in their other professional theater engagements.
NOW Generation hosts first Summer Fest
Last Saturday along the Chautauqua Boys’ and Girls’ Club waterfront, the NOW Generation hosted its first Summer Fest. With a variety of different events occurring this season, the NOW Generation took advantage of the sunshine at the campus of the oldest day camp in the nation for an afternoon of family activities, volleyball, music and food.
In Chautauqua, Gottfrieds find a ‘treasure chest,’ a perfect place to spend retirement
Ellen and Bob Gottfried are going to be retiring soon, and it’s not because they’ll be turning 65 — it’s because they want to be able to spend their summers enjoying Chautauqua Institution.
Ludwig, Welch make their own luck with Chautauqua Summers
What can be said about someone who first started buying lottery tickets hoping to buy a place at Chautauqua with her winnings but now has made plans in her will for establishing an endowment fund for the future of Chautauqua? For Jeannette Ludwig, a dream has indeed come true, but planning and persistence made it happen for her and her husband, Claude Welch.
Renjilian, Baggiano discuss sustainability at porch discussion
Keeping Chautauqua Institution affordable for visitors while maintaining its facilities and programming is a financial challenge.
Tim Renjilian, a member of the Institution’s board of trustees, and Sebastian Baggiano, Institution treasurer and vice president for finance and community services, discussed bringing more people to the grounds, maintaining affordable prices and philanthropy to improve the sustainability of the Institution during Wednesday’s Trustee Porch Discussion on the Hultquist Center porch.
The board’s challenge is to preserve the Institution’s environment in terms of programming, facilities and affordability, Renjilian said. To ensure that, the board must look at revenues, expenses and capital.
20,000 items in, knitting group spreads peace worldwide
Knitting scarves, shawls, caps or dolls for women and children in need and learning to cultivate the skills of the craft is the role women4women-knitting4peace is ready to fill.
A casual gathering workshop is held at 4:30 p.m. every Tuesday in the first floor parlor of Hurlbut Church. Knitting is taught by Kate Simmons and questions about knitting are answered. Simmons said beginners learn in small circle groups.
“Chautauqua is a great place to knit, “ Simmons said.
Founded six years ago by Susan McKee, with inspiration from Sr. Joan Chittister and women from Neve Shalom-Wahat al-Salam in Israel, the organization is dedicated to crafting hope, healing and peace one stitch at a time, through nonviolent, compassionate action.
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