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November 4, 2016 | Press Releases

Chautauqua Institution names Michael E. Hill as new president

CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Michael E. Hill, currently the president and CEO of Youth For Understanding USA, will be Chautauqua Institution’s 18th president, the Institution’s Board of Trustees has announced. Hill is an experienced leader of arts, cultural and social service organizations including Washington National Cathedral, The Washington Ballet and United Cerebral Palsy. Youth For Understanding USA is one of the world’s oldest, largest and most respected intercultural exchange programs. “We are absolutely thrilled that Michael is coming on board. He is a high-energy, visionary leader who understands how to balance tradition and progress,” said Chautauqua Institution Board Chairman James Pardo....

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May 18, 2016 | Press Releases

Cyrus Copeland’s Off the Radar wins 2016 Chautauqua Prize

Chautauqua Institution is delighted to announce Off the Radar: A Father’s Secret, a Mother’s Heroism, and a Son’s Quest (Blue Rider Press) by Cyrus Copeland as the 2016 winner of The Chautauqua Prize. As author of the winning book, Copeland receives $7,500 and all travel and expenses for himself and his family for a one-week summer residency at CHQ from Aug. 7 to 13, 2016. He will host a public reading and a book signing at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, in the Hall of Philosophy. Copeland received news of the Prize while abroad, preparing to embark on the Camino...

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April 18, 2016 | Press Releases

Chautauqua Institution president to retire at year’s end

Tom Becker Leaves Three-Decade Legacy at Historic Center of Arts and Ideas Chautauqua Institution President Tom Becker is announcing his retirement, effective at the end of this calendar year, 2016. Becker has served as the 17th President of Chautauqua Institution since November of 2003.   “Tom has devoted nearly half of his life and 100 percent of his energy to Chautauqua Institution. He and his wife Jane have spent substantial time thinking this important decision through, and their decision is a joint one I respect,” said James A. Pardo Jr., chair of the Chautauqua Institution Board of Trustees. “His wonderfully...

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April 18, 2016 | Press Releases

Chautauqua Foundation Acquires Historic Lewis Miller Cottage

National Historic Landmark was Home of Chautauqua Co-Founder; Hosted President Ulysses S. Grant, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison The Chautauqua Foundation has acquired the Lewis Miller Cottage, a National Historic Landmark and the only structure on the Chautauqua Institution grounds to carry that National Park Service designation. Thomas B. Hagen, a longtime Chautauquan, has been working for more than a year with Foundation and Institution leaders and the cottage’s owners, Miller descendants Ted Arnn and Nancy Kim Arnn, to enable Chautauqua to acquire the property. “When the cottage was put up for sale, I felt that the proper steward of this...

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April 18, 2016 | Press Releases

Chautauqua Institution, Jamestown and Chautauqua Lake schools selected as Kennedy Center Partners in Education partnership team

(Chautauqua, N.Y.) — A local partnership team consisting of Chautauqua Institution, Jamestown Public Schools and the Chautauqua Lake Central School District  has been named among 10 new inductees in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Partners in Education Program. Leaders from the three institutions will attend the 14th Partners in Education Institute from April 27 to April 30. The Institute promotes partnerships between arts organizations and local schools in communities across the nation, focusing on the development of education programs for teachers. The Chautauqua County team joins teams from Carmel, California; Naples, Florida; Pensacola, Florida; Mason City, Iowa; Flint,...

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March 30, 2016 | Press Releases

Search Officially Begins for Chautauqua Institution’s New President

A nationwide search has begun to find Chautauqua Institution’s next president. James A. Pardo Jr., Chair of the Institution’s Board of Trustees, today announced the appointment of a six-person committee that will lead the process to identify and select the Institution’s 18th president. The Institution’s goal is to name a successor to retiring President Tom Becker this fall. “This is an extraordinary time for Chautauqua Institution, and an extraordinary opportunity for a creative, high-energy leader to take the Chautauqua experience to a new level,” Pardo said. “With a new Amphitheater coming on line in 2017, we are truly excited by...

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January 25, 2016 | Press Releases

Chautauqua Institution, Jamestown and Chautauqua Lake Schools selected as Kennedy Center partners in Education Partnership Team

(Chautauqua, N.Y.) — A local partnership team consisting of Chautauqua Institution, Jamestown Public Schools and the Chautauqua Lake Central School District  has been named among 10 new inductees in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Partners in Education Program. Leaders from the three institutions will attend the 14th Partners in Education Institute from April 27 to April 30. The Institute promotes partnerships between arts organizations and local schools in communities across the nation, focusing on the development of education programs for teachers. The Chautauqua County team joins teams from Carmel, California; Naples, Florida; Pensacola, Florida; Mason City,...

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January 19, 2016 | Press Releases

Chautauqua Foundation Acquires Historic Lewis Miller Cottage

National Historic Landmark was Home of Chautauqua Co-Founder; Hosted President Ulysses S. Grant, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. The Chautauqua Foundation has acquired the Lewis Miller Cottage, a National Historic Landmark and the only structure on the Chautauqua Institution grounds to carry that National Park Service designation. Thomas B. Hagen, a longtime Chautauquan, has been working for more than a year with Foundation and Institution leaders and the cottage’s owners, Miller descendants Ted Arnn and Nancy Kim Arnn, to enable CHQ to acquire the property. “When the cottage was put up for sale, I felt that the proper steward of this...

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January 5, 2016 | Press Releases

Chautauqua Institution president to retire at year’s end

Tom Becker Leaves Three-Decade Legacy at Historic Center of Arts and Ideas Chautauqua Institution President Tom Becker is announcing his retirement, effective at the end of this calendar year, 2016. Becker has served as the 17th President of Chautauqua Institution since November of 2003.   “Tom has devoted nearly half of his life and 100 percent of his energy to Chautauqua Institution. He and his wife Jane have spent substantial time thinking this important decision through, and their decision is a joint one I respect,” said James A. Pardo Jr., chair of the Chautauqua Institution Board of Trustees. “His wonderfully...

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September 11, 2015 | Press Releases

CSO Music Director Rossen Milanov offered two-year contract extension

Chautauqua Institution today announced a two-year contract extension for Rossen Milanov, music director of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. The extension follows Milanov’s immensely successful debut season in this role, and ensures that he will remain at the CSO’s helm through the 2019 season. “Chautauqua has been tingling with the vibrancy and vitality of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra under Rossen Milanov’s leadership this season,” said Deborah Sunya Moore, incoming vice president for the performing and visual arts. “It was with great ease and excitement that Rossen and the Institution agreed to extend his contract and make a five-year commitment to each...

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