Rotarian Jim Smith introduced Rachel Lykins, a theater artist originally from Huntington, W.V., during a recent Rotary Club of Jamestown meeting. She recently graduated from the MFA Acting Program at UC Irvine, Calif. Currently, she serves as the Administrative Assistant at the Chautauqua Theater Company. In the fall, she will be traveling to the Milwaukee Theater as a Swing in Prelude to a Kiss: The Musical. She will be working at the theater and performing in the play as well. Lytkins is based in Southern California with her cat, Kiki.
As part of our dedication to improving the health and longevity of Chautauqua Lake and its surrounding watershed, Chautauqua Institution will empower property owners to implement best practices for fertilizer use that protect water quality and the health of the Chautauqua Lake aquatic ecosystem. We will attempt to accomplish this first by educating our community about the potentially negative impacts of lawn fertilizers and herbicide use in our waterfront community. This is essential to protect water quality and the health of the Chautauqua Lake aquatic ecosystem. If you are considering using lawn care products, such as fertilizers or herbicides, have...
Review by Anthony Chase Set in a modest kitchen, “Birthday Candles” by Noah Haidle is a beautiful and affecting play. We follow Ernestine Ashworth at various stages of her life from age 17 to 101, always on her birthday. Throughout these snapshots, we see her experience love, loss, and the passage of time, and Haidle explores themes of mortality, the meaning of life, and how small, everyday moments can shape our existence. The play owes its very existence to Chautauqua Theater Company, where it received essential development in the Chautauqua New Play Workshop of 2017. Under the direction of former...
THE BASICS: BIRTHDAY CANDLES, a play by Noah Haidle, presented by the Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), in the Bratton Theater. Performance Dates Tue – Sun through July 21 all days at 2:30 except for Wednesday 7/17 at 4:00. For details, visit tickets.chq.org/landing.htmlNOTE: BIRTHDAY CANDLES may not be suitable for youth under 8. RUNTIME: 90 minutes without intermission THUMBNAIL SKETCH: On her 17th birthday, emo girl with a flair for the dramatic (she’s going to be “Queen Lear” in her high school production), Ernestine Ashworth declares in quick succession that her life is over (or at least cosmically insignificant) and also that she is...
The New Documentary, Airing in Early 2025, Celebrates One of the Nation’s First Centers of Lifelong Learning and Features Special Performances from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis PASADENA, CA; July 15, 2024 — Today at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour, PBS and Chautauqua Institution announced the production of a new one-hour documentary film, CHAUTAUQUA AT 150: WYNTON MARSALIS’ ALL RISE, to air on PBS in early 2025. Produced by the award-winning production company Black Robin Media, CHAUTAUQUA AT 150: WYNTON MARSALIS’ ALL RISE will tell the institution’s story through the voices of its current patrons and partners, including those...
Today on the Chautauqua Amphitheater stage, Chautauqua Institution Senior Pastor, The Right Reverend Eugene Taylor Sutton spoke out against violence following the attack on President Donald Trump and his supporters. Sutton, the former Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, emphasized the importance of fostering dialogue as an alternative to violence, which threatens the foundation of democracy. Bishop Sutton opened the morning worship service with a prayer for Former President Trump and all impacted by yesterday’s shooting. “My friends, we do gather this morning as we grieve over yet another spasm of political violence in our nation. Last night in butler, Pennsylvania,...
Chautauqua Institution launched a new safety campaign titled “Turn it Towards the Turtle” to remind both pedestrians and mobility device users to be extra cautious inside venues and in high traffic areas. We are hopeful that these visual reminders will help all members of our community navigate shared spaces safely and efficiently. An advance notice of this campaign was shared with the community via the CHQ Daily (see page 6, July 6 & 7, 2024 edition). As noted in that article, shared spaces are important to our community. Tips for pedestrians to enhance accessibility – Please be mindful of mobility device users by...
Unless otherwise noted here, beaches are open, and there are no known concerns with lake water quality. Update: August 19, 2024 at 10:53 a.m. Due to current and anticipated weather conditions, both Children’s Beach and Pier Beach will be closed today. Update: August 3, 2024 at 3 p.m. Pier Beach will be closed for the remainder of the day due to a staffing issue. Update: July 15, 2024 at 9:15 a.m. The lake is clear, so the Boys’ and Girls’ Club participants may be swimming today as part of the program. Update: July 14, 2024 at 2:43 p.m. Children’s and...
Due to ongoing supply issues with our distributor, aluminum water bottles will not be available at this time. As a result, you may notice plastic water bottles being used on the grounds. We strongly encourage all patrons to bring and use their own refillable water bottles. The water refill stations are fully operational and readily available for your convenience. The water refill stations are located at the following- If you need a refillable water bottle, you can purchase one at the Chautauqua Bookstore and take full advantage of the water refill stations.
Children’s and Pier Beach at Chautauqua Institution are open for swimming. Any future lake conditions affecting the beach will be posted under News and Announcements on the homepage of chq.org. As you may recall, the beaches were closed for a short time last weekend over concerns about algal blooms in Chautauqua Lake. After testing the Algal Bloom was determined to be nontoxic. We are working closely with the NYS Department of Health and Courtney Wigdalh-Perry, PhD, an associate professor of Biology at SUNY Fredonia and a leading scientist who studies algal blooms in Chautauqua Lake. Wigdahl-Perry told us the water...