Chautauqua

For The Chautauquan Daily | Published 2017

Chautauqua Institute is located on the south west portion of New York State. The community was originally founded in 1874, as an educational experiment for out-of-school children. Currently there are four pillars governing the institution including arts, religion, education and recreation. During the nine-week summer season a total of over 100,000 people attend scheduled public events. The Chautauquan Daily is the official newspaper of the Institution.

Read, Dream, Discover: The videos below highlights Blythe Broecker Creelan and her grandma, Polly Wilkerson Woodard, as they graduate from the Chautauqua Literary & Scientific Circle (CLSC). The CLSC is one of the oldest continuous book clubs in America.

Roles: Producer, cinematographer, and editor

Charlotte Ballet dancers Lexi Johnston and Juwan Alston perform "Mango Suite" with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, July 22, 2017 in the Amphitheater.

Augustin Hadelich plays "Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35" with Rossen Milanov conducting the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra during the season finale on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 in the Amphitheater.

Chautauquans celebrate at the end of the first-ever Color Run on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017 in Heinz Beach.

Bobby Nehman, right, teaches Dean Johnson how to play "The Blue Tail Fly" on the ukulele on Tuesday, July 18, 2017.

Bob Ivers, left, and Carla Gilbert hold hands while singing "We Shall Overcome" for an interfaith prayer vigil on “Creating Beloved Community after Charlottesville,” on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017.

Jeff Hirshberg, left, and Janet Ostrow watch the solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. At Chautauqua, the moon reached its peak coverage of the sun of 77.4% at 2:34 p.m.

Nicola Melville plays the harpsichord during the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra "Music as Muse" performance on Thursday, July 13, 2017 in the Amphitheater.

Gillian Lawton, member of Grilled Cheeselers softball team changes the scoreboard after the first inning of the playoff game against The Belles on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 in sharpe field. The Grilled Cheeselers won 29-8.