Clair W. Van Ausdall reviews Tosca, which closes at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Norton Hall, Page 13
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Musician Zameer Rizvi reunites with family for a multicultural concert at Chautauqua er brothers, two cousins and two other musicians. “It will be something new, onight’s performance in the Amphitheater will something really energetic,” be a family reunion for Rizvi said. “They’ll hear some new musical ideas. It’s not goZameer Rizvi. The singer and songwriter, ing to sound straight out of Inwho grew up in Saudi Arabia dia or straight out of Canada. and lived in Pakistan for four It’s going to be a mix of both. years, has lived in Canada for You might hear something comthe past 15 years, where he just pletely unexpected.” Rizvi said the group would produced his first album. He said his style is English pop rock. sing in both English and Hindi. Tonight, though, at 8:15 p.m. in Some will be folk songs, and some the Amp, he will be performing will be songs off Rizvi’s album, something different: a fusion of “From Under the Bleachers,” with music with Pakistan, Indian and an Eastern twist. Russian pop influences. He will be performing with his two oldSee rizvi, Page 4 by Christina Stavale Staff writer
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Pink to reveal new motivation techniques by Beverly Hazen Staff writer Daniel Pink, best-selling author of A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, is returning to the Amphitheater at 10:45 a.m. today to present his lecture, “Re-imagining Motivation.” Pink said that he is making a case for a different way of thinking about motivation. “It isn’t about rewards,” he said. “It is about autonomy, mastery and sense of purpose. The secret to motivate for creative tasks is not rewards and punishments. This is the cold, hard, impertinent truth.” He said he feels that for creative conceptual tasks, rewards do not work and may actually do harm. “This is one of the most robust findings in social science and the most ignored,” Pink said. He wants to bring these findings in line with motivation and said it is particularly urgent now with the changes in the white-collar work force. Pink recalled Friedman’s type A and type B personality theories of 35 years ago, and said he is thinking of a type I- (intrinsic) and an X- (extrinsic) motivated behavior. “If you really want high performance, you want people to show a type I behavior, and our schools are many times misaligned to do that,” he said. He also said evidence shows that if someone is taught for the purpose of passing a test, less learning takes place than if that person can use the information for the sake of doing something valuable. Pink enjoyed being here in 2005 and is looking forward to speaking today. He said he liked that the Chautauqua audience is so attentive and involved.
Audubon Quartet to deliver farewell concert by Alexandra Fioravanti Staff writer At 4 p.m. today in Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall, the Audubon Quartet will end its two-week residency with its second Logan Chamber Music concert of the season. Tonight’s program will feature pieces by Mendelssohn in order to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth. The quartet, which serves as quartet in residence at Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, Va., will open with “String Quartet
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The Audubon Quartet performs String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op 74, “Harp” by Beethoven last week. The quartet will perform again at 4 p.m. today in Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall.
in F Minor, Op. 80.” According to the quartet, this piece, coined “The Storm,” is a virtuosic one, written near the end of Mendelssohn’s life. This piece debuted soon after Mendelssohn’s sister passed away. Accordingly, the piece is very dark, representing a “storm” of emotions. Also evident in the piece are parallels to Beethoven. Members of the quartet said Mendelssohn extracted a lot of inspiration from Beethoven’s work and even directly quoted some in his piece. See quartet, Page 4
Chittister returns to Chautauqua, calls for compassion by Judy Lawrence Staff writer
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Chittister
A much-loved and frequent speaker at Chautauqua, Sr. Joan Chittister returns this afternoon to keynote a week on “Imagine a World of Peace Through Compassion.” This week is presented in partnership with the Chautauqua Peace and Justice
Society and the academic, not-for-profit organization Technology, Entertainment, Design. TED hosts invitation-only gatherings “where the world’s leading thinkers and doers gather to find inspiration,” according to its Web site. Chittister will speak at 2 p.m. in the Hall of Philosophy. “I’m looking at compassion from multiple perspec-
tives: neurological, psychological, economic, social, personal and political, from the perspective of a person asking, ‘Is there really such a thing as this?,’ and, ‘How do we know?’ Chittister said. “Are there any grounds whatsoever to even speak of the subject?” “It’s so easy to allow yourself to be carried away when somebody uses the word
‘compassion,’” she said. It’s a hard concept to begin to discuss in a sentence that contains the phrase “a world of peace.” “It is a valid question to ask, and it is necessary to ask, if there is compassion,” she said. “You ought to examine whether or not you’re being sold a bill of goods.” See chittister, Page 4
TOP PHOTO: Scarpia describes the torture of Tosca’s lover. He promises to stop once the rebel Angelotti’s hiding place is revealed. Left to right: Tosca (Carter Scott), Scarpia (Todd Thomas), Spoletta (Joseph Haugthon).
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Celebrating two decades Music administrator and chorus master celebrates 20 years at Chautauqua Opera Page 3
Religion, culture and diplomacy Zeyno Baran offers look into the Muslim world Page 8
Beating the odds For OFN runner, cerebral palsy no match for determination Page 9
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News from around the grounds The Briefly column appears on Page 2 daily and is intended to provide space for announcements of Institution-related organizations. If a meeting or activity is featured that day in a story, it should not be repeated in Briefly. Submit information to Priscilla in the editorial office. Please provide name of organization, time and place of meeting and a contact person’s name with phone number. Deadline is 5 p.m. four days before publication.
Tennis Center hosts weekday ‘Dawn Patrol’
a ‘reel’ good time
Tennis players are invited to join a doubles round-robin each weekday from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Tennis Center. Sign up the evening before at 4:50 p.m. near the Farmers Market at the tennis lottery. All welcome. For more information, call the Tennis Center at (716) 357-6276.
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Chautauquans fish off of the dock in front of the Miller Bell Tower last week.
Library hosts children’s storytime
Children ages 5 and 6 are invited to storytime at 10:45 a.m. every Monday in the Meeting Room of Smith Memorial Library.
CWC Flea Boutique open
The Flea Boutique will be open from noon to 2 p.m. today behind the Colonnade.
EJLCC presents Brown Bag lunch and discussion
At 12:15 p.m. today in the EJLCC, join Moment magazine editor Nadine Epstein for a Brown Bag lunch and discussion on “Why Print Media Will Survive, and an Independent Jewish Press is More Important than Ever.”
CLSC hosts Brown Bag lunch and book discussion
The Chautauqua Literary & Scientific Circle Brown Bag lunch and book review on Susan Vreeland’s Luncheon of the Boating Party will be held at 12:15 p.m. today on the Alumni Hall porch. A book discussion led by CLSC coordinator Jeff Miller will be held at 1:15 p.m. today at Alumni Hall.
The art of investing
An informal investment discussion group will meet from 3:15 p.m. to 4 p.m. today in the Meeting Room of Smith Memorial Library. Everyone is welcome.
Opera Guild offers Pre-Opera Dinners
The Opera Guild presents a $25 Pre-Opera Dinner, with a variety of menu choices and wine available, at 5 p.m. tonight in the Athenaeum Hotel parlor. Reservations required; forms are available at the Main Gate and the Colonnade lobby, or by contacting Virginia Cox at (716) 357-5775.
BTG presents Nature Walk
Join naturalist Bob Sundell at 6:45 p.m. tonight for a BTGsponsored Nature Walk. Bring your gate pass and meet at the benches at the Welcome Center. Walkers cross Route 394 for a leisurely stroll to back lots by the golf course pond.
APYA presents weekly Movie Night
Join us at 7:30 p.m. every Monday evening in Hurlbut Memorial Community Church for popular movies and a discussion of their interfaith themes. Tonight we’ll screen “Defiance,” a 2008 drama starring Daniel Craig.
BTG sponsors Early Bird Walk & Talk
At 7:30 a.m. every Tuesday morning, nature guide Tina Nelson leads a BTG-sponsored Bird Walk & Talk. Meet at the entrance to Smith Wilkes Hall. Bring binoculars.
Golf club hosts women’s games, Thorbies Social
Any women interested in a nine-hole golf game on Tuesdays at the Chautauqua Golf Club. Please call (716) 357-4243. Visitors to Chautauqua are welcome to join fellow Chautauquans in the Thorbies group at noon on Tuesday and Thursday for a friendly, social round of golf. Call the Pro Shop at (716) 357-6211 for information.
Chabad Lubavitch presents ‘Evil Eye’ lecture
Jewish educator Esther Vilenkin will speak on “The Evil Eye: A Jewish View” at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday in the Hall of Philosophy.
CLSC Class news
The CLSC Class of 2010 will hold a formation meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Alumni Hall to make plans for Recognition Day, Aug. 4, 2010 (Week Six). The CLSC Class of 2001 Class Coffee will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday on the Alumni Hall porch. The CLSC Class of 1992 will hold a potluck supper at 5:30 p.m. tonight in the Alumni Hall Dining Room. Call Susan Bonsignore at (716) 357-5734 for reservations or details.
Mah Jongg at the Sports Club
The Sports Club offers Mah Jongg at 1:30 p.m. every Tuesday at no cost. Tiles and cards are available on a firstcome, first-served basis. Please call the Sports Club at (716) 357-6281 with questions.
Friends of CTC present Shakespeare Aloud master class
Gary Logan, renowned Shakespearean voice and text coach, presents on his recent book, The Eloquent Shakespeare, and works with CTC Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch on performing selections from the Shakespearean canon. The master class, for members of Friends of CTC, takes place at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Brawdy Studio A, just outside the Hurst Gate. For more information, contact Wendy Cohen at (716) 357-5976.
Fashion workshop at CWC
Nancy Ross, New York fashion stylist and consultant, will present “A Dash of Panache” at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, in the CWC Clubhouse. All are welcome.
Professional Women’s Network presents lecture
Chautauqua Women’s Club announces the sixth Professional Women’s Network Program to be held at 3 p.m. Thursday in CWC’s Clubhouse. Speaker Sara Laschever will discuss negotiating skills. All are invited.
Community Shabbat Dinner
The Hebrew Congregation will sponsor a Shabbat dinner at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Everett Jewish Life Center in Chautauqua. Reservations are required and can be made by calling Marilyn Neuman at (716) 357-5042. Cost is $25 for adults, $15 for children ages 3 to 12. All are welcome.
Photo gallery open at Presbyterian House
Don’t miss the current photography show at the Presbyterian House Gallery. Juanell Boyd has hung a new black and white photo collection. All pictures are framed and for sale, with proceeds going to the Phillips Fund.
Calling all Chautauqua writers
Don’t miss the deadline for the 2009 Chautauqua Literary Arts Friends prose and poetry contests. All entries must be postmarked by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18. Submission forms are available at Smith Memorial Library, the CLSC Veranda and The Literary Arts Center at Alumni Hall. Poetry, fiction and non-fiction are all welcome.
Children’s School to celebrate week of imagination by Drew Johnson Staff writer The Week Seven theme for Children’s School is “Imagination.” Activities for 3-year-olds will include making artist palettes, ballerina slippers and firemen’s hats.
Special events include going to the movies, a sculpture garden walk, a visit from the fire truck, and parent visitation on Friday. Stories this week include “The Remarkable Farkle McBride,” “Harold and the Purple Crayon” and “The Barefoot Ballerina.”
Activities for 4-year-olds include found object sculptures, add-on songs and painting to music. Special events will include going to the movies, a visit from the fire truck, and parent visitation on Friday. Stories include “A Bad Case of Stripes,” “The Magic
Hat” and “Daisy.” Activities for 5-year-olds this week will include turning the Blue and Yellow rooms into winter wonderlands and painting with household objects. Special events include creating puppets, an imagination scavenger hunt and parent visitation on Friday.
Langenberg Lectureship helps fund today’s lecture The Mary and Oliver Langenberg Lectureship helps provide funding for today’s 10:45 a.m. lecture featuring Daniel Pink, author of A Whole New Mind: Why RightBrainers Will Rule the Future. Oliver and Mary Langenberg created the lectureship as an endowment fund to strengthen and support the lecture platform at Chautauqua. The Langenbergs reside in St. Louis, where Oliver is a senior vice president at Wells Fargo Advisors.
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guest review of Thursday night’s Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra concert incorrectly stated that soloist Chaim Zemach had dedicated his performance “to his late wife.” The dedication, announced on stage, was to Lucia Capodilupo, a close friend of Chaim Zemach and his wife, Hildegard, who is alive and well. Capodilupo was killed in a road accident in nearby Falconer, N.Y., on Tuesday, July 21. The Daily regrets the error.
At 1:15 p.m. Monday at the Author’s Alcove, Daniel Pink will be signing copies of his book, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future. Also on Monday, following her 2 p.m. lecture at the Hall of Philosophy, Sr. Joan Chittister will be signing copies of her books, including Welcome to the Wisdom of
the World: And Its Meaning for You, at the Hall of Missions. On Tuesday, following his 4 p.m. lecture at the Hall of Philosophy, P.W. Singer will be signing copies of his book, Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century. On Wednesday, following his 2 p.m. lecture at the Hall of Philosophy, Robert Thur-
Richards Trust supports Tosca The Richards Family Trust Fund for Opera provides funding for tonight’s performance of Tosca in Norton Hall. Established in 2000 within the Chautauqua Foundation, this fund provides support for the care and maintenance of Norton Hall and support for the productions held there. Beatrice (Mrs. Bartlett)
Richards (1910-2001) was the daughter of Ralph and Elizabeth Norton who, with Ralph’s mother, Lucy, gave Norton Hall to Chautauqua in 1929. Her children and grandchildren continue to enjoy and support opera at Chautauqua as did she, her parents and grandparents.
Lemon tarts and other treats now available to benefit Chautauqua Fund Chautauquans can place their orders for Dr. Herb Keyser’s famous lemon tarts, summer pudding and a chocolate surprise through the Chautauqua Fund office. The tarts serve eight and cost $50; the summer pudding serves 14–16 and costs $100; the chocolate surprise is made in batches of eight and costs $25. Orders can be placed at the Chautauqua Fund office by calling 357-6407. One hundred percent of the proceeds benefit the Chautauqua Fund. Individual-sized lemon tarts and chocolate surprises can be purchased for $4.95 and $3.45 at The Refectory.
man will be signing copies of his books, including Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth for the Solution of China, Tibet and the World at the Hall of Missions. On Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in the Author’s Alcove, Tony Campolo will be signing copies of his book, including Red Letter Christians: A Citizen’s Guide to Faith & Politics.
Foundation meeting Aug. 22 On Saturday, Aug. 22, the annual membership meeting of the Chautauqua Foundation will convene at 9 a.m. at Fletcher Music Hall. Directors and staff of the Foundation will present a review of the Foundation’s activities during its past fiscal year, which ended March 31, 2009. A full report on the investment performance of the Foundation’s portfolio will be delivered by principals of Hirtle Callaghan, which serves as the chief investment officer of the Foundation. A question and answer period will be included. Additionally, a slate of directors will be presented to the membership for election to four-year terms ending in 2013.
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Carol Rausch, music administrator and chorus master for Chautauqua Opera, receives flowers and recognition for her work from Artistic/General Director Jay Lesenger Saturday night in the Amphitheater.
From left, Faculty Merit Award winner Claudio Espejo, second place winner Ilya Vanichkin and first place winner Da Wang from the School of Music’s 14th Annual Piano Competition, completed this weekend. The 2009 Chautauqua Piano Competition Winner Recital is at 7 p.m. tonight in Fletcher Music Hall. Donations benefit the Chautauqua Women’s Club Scholarship Fund.
Rausch celebrates 20 years of success at Chautauqua Opera by Drew Johnson Staff writer For the past 20 years, Carol Rausch has summered in Chautauqua. Like many in this community, she said she has enjoyed the cultural and intellectual offerings of the Institution. But work, she said, is the primary reason she has passed two decades of summers here. “I never dreamed I would do this,” the chorus master and music administrator said. She has worked for Chautauqua Opera Company since 1989. Rausch began her career as a musician. She first studied piano at Indiana University, where she received her bachelor’s degree, and then went to The Ohio State University, where she received her master’s degree and began work on a doctorate. Though she enjoyed playing music, Rausch said she could never see herself playing professionally as a soloist. After a stint in public radio as an announcer and working freelance piano jobs, a Rotary Scholarship took her to Brussels, Belgium, in 1980, where her career finally came into focus. “It was the last gasp of being just a piano major,” Rausch said. “I’m not meant to do this, I’m meant to be collaborative,” she said she remembered thinking. After working freelance accompanist jobs for groups like Opera Columbus, she attended a slew of opera performances while studying in Brussels. It finally clicked, she said, that she was meant to be an accompanist and work in the vocal world as more than a pianist. An audition as an accompanist intern for Chautauqua Opera landed her a job working for then music director Gary Magby. “He really brought me aboard to get me into the profession,” Rausch said. After Magby left in 1994, Rausch took over. That was the same year Artistic/General Director Jay Lesenger began his career at Chautauqua, and he and Rausch have worked together every summer since. “One of the things that works best is that we’re very different. He’s the nice Jewish guy from the East Coast, and I’m the nice Lutheran girl from the Midwest. We complement each other,” Rausch said. Rausch, who works during the offseason as chorus master, music administrator and education director for New Orleans Opera, as well as an opera/vocal coach at Loyola University in New Orleans, said it was never really her intention to continue returning to the Institution for 20 years. But at Chautauqua Opera, she is one of many long-term employees; some of the staff has worked here for 15 years. “We’re kind of a longlived, committed group,” Rausch said. For Rausch, it is the Chautauqua Opera Young Artists
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that bring her back year after year. As chorus master, she works directly with the Studio Artists and Apprentices, who sing chorus in each season’s operas. “We genuinely enjoy seeing who’s the talent coming out of the conservatories and universities, who are going to be the people working in the field tomorrow” Rausch said. One such singer, Renée Tatum, came to Chautauqua Opera first as a Studio Artist, then as an apprentice, and she is back this season as a guest artist playing the Secretary in The Consul. “She’s now been in major programs like [San Francisco Opera and The Metropolitan Opera in New York], and she’s on our main stage. We were around in the early days of the launching of her career, and it’s exciting to be a part of that,” Rausch said. Her second hat, as music
administrator, gives Rausch a range of tasks from ordering orchestral parts to liaising with Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, whose members comprise the orchestra for Chautauqua Opera. “The workload here is big. In nine weeks, we’re producing four operas, eight weekly recitals, two big concerts with the orchestra, the scenes program and two musical revues,” Rausch said. “I felt like the first couple years I was here … I had no idea of the volume of work. You have to have a lot of stamina.” What keeps bringing Rausch back year after year is that this has become summer for her. “There’s something that you value about returning to a place with the friends and relationships that you’ve built,” she said. And the experience here is unique. Many arts festivals occur out in the middle of nowhere, but they do not have great theater, orchestra and all the other programs that make the Institution special, Rausch said. “When you have [a] tiny little drop of downtime, there’s so much to do here. I feel like we’ve gotten kind of spoiled by that,” Rausch said. “It would be hard for me to be someplace where it was only opera.”
Multitalented James shares music, stories of Mother Theresa by Lori Humphreys Staff writer Bradley James is a tenor, dancer, composer and public speaker. He is also a man who has spent 11 years with Mother Teresa and composed songs from her words and prayers. This afternoon he will share both the music he has created and the more personal and spiritual story of Mother Teresa’s impact on his life. He met her when he was 24 years old. The 4 p.m. program, sponsored by the Department of Religion, will be held at the Hall of Philosophy.
“For me, the watching and listening to Mother Teresa, the opportunity for a continuing relationship with her Sisters, I don’t take lightly,” he said. James is composer of the popular CD titled “Gifts of Love: Music to the Words and Prayers of Mother Teresa,” which is one of the most popular Catholic recordings in the world, according to James’ Web site. He received permission from her to compose and record songs from her words and prayers. When James was 12 years old, he began studying piano with Connie Koehne and
took classes at The Juilliard School. He also began dancing with the Joffrey Ballet. He traveled to Los Angeles, where he began performing professionally. He also is the owner of Bradley James Live, an organization that presents music and lectures to corporate-, educationaland faith-based audiences. He is a frequent singing partner with Kaye Ballard. Chautauquans Fred and Fran Fedderoff introduced Chautauqua to James, who is here for his first visit. He will sign copies of his “Gifts of Love” CD after today’s program.
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f r o m pa g e o n e quartet FROM PAGE 1
After such a dark piece, the audience and the quartet will get to take a breath during a brief intermission before launching into the concert’s closing piece. The quartet will again welcome a guest for the second half of its two-piece program: David Salness on viola. Salness, who used to be a member of the Audubon Quartet from 1985 to 1997, said he always enjoys his reunions with the quartet. He also said he is happy to be
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“I had a great time. It’s a beautiful venue and the people themselves are interested and so deeply engaged,” Pink said. Audience members can look forward to being “engaged” during today’s lecture, as Pink hopes to create a simulation and conduct a couple experiments at Chautauqua.
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Through the pop-rock style of those songs, Rizvi said his main influences in music are Eastern. “We were exposed to and trained in Eastern music since I was a kid,” he said. “We used to get lessons in Eastern scales and melodies.” Music was a natural choice
chittister FROM PAGE 1
A spiritual leader and author, Chittister is a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Pa. She has been recognized as one of the religious world’s key visionary voices for more than 30 years and is an internationally known lecturer on behalf of human rights, women’s issues, contemporary religious life, spirituality and ethics. She currently serves with the Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell as co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, a partner organization of the U.N. The Global Peace Initiative facilitates an international network of female peace-builders, particularly in Israel and Palestine. Chittister is also vice-chair of the Niwano Peace Prize Committee and a founding member of the inter-religious International Committee for the Peace Council. Chittister traveled to Switzerland this past year to help Karen Armstrong develop the Charge for Compassion as one of the members, along with Campbell, of the Council of Compassion, she said. A prolific and recognized author, Chittister writes a weekly Web column, “From Where I Stand,” for the National Catholic Reporter, and has authored more than 30 books. The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully won second place in the Catholic Press Association book awards. The Breath of the Soul: Reflections on Prayer and The Fine Art of Living
returning to Chautauqua — something he said he hasn’t done in nearly six years. Salness commented on adding a second viola to a quartet. He said it allows the composer to add significant amounts of interest and detail, also giving the artists the freedom to have more fun with the piece. And tonight’s piece, Salness said, should be a lot of fun. The quintet will close the concert with “Viola Quintet in A Major, Op. 18.” Violinist Ellen Jewett said the piece pulls a 180-degree spin from the opening one.
In contrast, this piece is from the beginning of Mendelssohn’s life. Written when he was no older than 16, the piece offers a much lighter, more joyful tone. Salness agreed. “I find the piece just very sunny and youthful,” he said. “Some feel that Mendelssohn wrote his best music when he was just a youngster … It’s effervescent, it’s positive, it’s altruistic … he captured a magic.” Salness said he hopes the audience will leave uplifted, satisfied and entertained. Jewett was confident that
ending with such a light and joyful piece was the best way to achieve that feeling. “[The opening piece] is such an intense piece,” she said. “It’s nice to balance it with the alter ego. It was written when he was so young, fresh.” Though today’s concert signals the end of the Audubon Quartet’s visit, its relations with the Institution are not yet retired. While audiences and students alike will have to say “goodbye” to the quartet today, they always will have next season to look forward to.
“We’ll see if it works,” he said. Since his last lecture, Pink has written The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need, a story of a young man in his early career being instructed on six core lessons of finding, keeping and flourishing in satisfying work. It is printed in the Japanese comic book format, Manga. Today, Chautauquans will get a sneak preview of Pink’s
next book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, due out “the first day of 2010,” he said. Pink’s articles on business and technology appear in many publications including The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Wired, where he is a contributing editor. He has provided analysis of business trends on CNN, CNBC, ABC, National Public Radio and other networks in
the U.S. and abroad. He also lectures to corporations, associations and universities around the world on economic transformation and the new workplace. Pink served from 1995 to 1997 as chief speechwriter to Vice President Al Gore. He also worked as an aide to U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich. Pink lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their three children.
for Rizvi, who said he is from a very musical family. His earliest memories of music include watching his older brother, Ali A. Rizvi, playing the guitar. His journey as an independent artist led him to write the song “Win or Defeat.” He said proceeds from that song are going to the Paralympic Foundation. “The Paralympic Games don’t get as much funding as the Olympics,” he said. “Inde-
pendent artists don’t have the same access as mainstream artists. That’s where I found a deep relationship.” He said this song extends to anyone pursuing a dream. “Any artist, any athlete, that pursues any sort of a dream should be satisfied with [the pursuit],” he said. “The pursuit is all you need to do to be happy. Pursuit is winning.” The rest of the songs on his first album, he said, are a col-
lection of songs he has built up over his teenage years, with themes ranging from bullying to girls. “It’s a lot of stuff that’s related to my teen years,” Rizvi said. “It’s a very personal album to me because it encompasses my teenage years.” This is Rizvi’s first visit to Chautauqua, and he said he is looking forward to the performance.
are other recent releases. “Very important to my heart is The Monastic Way, a monthly publication of reflections, she said. Also soon to be available is a book Chittister co-authored with Rowan Williams and a book of reflections on the daily gospel. The latter book is being translated into 10 languages, including two dialects of Chinese, she said. She is the founder and executive director of Benetvision, a resource and research center for contemporary spirituality located in Erie, and writes extensively on ethics issues in everyday life. Chittister will be giving a main stage presentation at the Parliament of Religion in Melbourne, Australia, in December. She just returned from Cortona, Italy, where she participated in an invitational conference on science and spirituality attended by eminent physicists, evolutionary biologists and major spiritual and religious practitioners and theologians. The question discussed: “Is there any room to talk about purpose in a universe that science now knows develops through evolution?” Chittister asked. Chittister earned a master’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and a doctorate in speech-communication theory from Penn State University. She also served for one year as an invited fellow at Cambridge University.
Automated Teller Machines An automated teller machine (ATM), operated by M&T Bank, is located in the Colonnade lobby during the summer season.
Week Nine plays host to history teacher seminar The Education Department is pleased to announce that the Colonial Williamsburg History Teacher Seminar will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25 to Thursday, Aug. 27. This three-day Special Studies course is designed specifically for history teachers and will include the morning and afternoon lectures as part of the curriculum. Tab Broyles, director of teacher development for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, will be teaching the course. The morning classes of the seminar will be held in Hultquist 101, then participants can attend the 10:45 a.m. and 2 p.m. lectures on “The History of Liberty.” The afternoon classes will follow in the Alumni Hall Ballroom. Classes during the week
include “Teaching with Biographies” and “Investigating the Pockets of the Past” on Tuesday, “Revolutionizing Early American History with Technology” on Wednesday, and “The Rights of Youth” on Thursday. The course has a cost of $125 for the full three days with a $100 materials fee for the Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trip software, which teachers can take home for use in their personal classroom. Those who are interested in The Colonial Williamsburg History Teacher Seminar can sign-up for the course by visiting the Chautauqua Box Office in the Turner Community Center on Route 394. They may also sign-up by phone at (716) 357-6250 or on the Web at tickets.ciweb.org.
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Friends of CTC connect with company through adoptees by Stacey Federoff Staff writer Some brothers and sisters got together in New York City this fall and met for the first time. They were not biologically related, but they were all related through the Friends of the Chautauqua Theater Company’s Adopt-ACompany Member program. Five past conservatory members met with their “mom” from the program, Wendy Cohen, a former president of the group. She has adopted six theater artists since she first began in 2002 and has tried to keep in touch, mostly by email, with many as regularly as possible. Cohen said she travels to New York City about four times every year to visit her biological daughter and that many of her adoptees have continued working in the theater there. Usually she is able to meet with only one or two members of her adopted family in the city, but it was simply a coincidence that they were all able to get together in December, many returning to New York after performing across the country. “It was wonderful they could all make it,” Cohen said. “Most of them didn’t know one another, but they knew about one another, or they had connections.” Such connections were with mutual acquaintances or professional ties. Cohen first joined FCTC in 2000 and was president from 2006 to 2007; this year she is the public relations chair. During a lunch at a restaurant near Grand Central Station, Cohen introduced her adopted family to one another — Josh Sauerman from the conservatory in 2008, Kate McCluggage from 2006, Amy Ellenberger from 2005 and Leah Curney from
2002. Santino Fontana, who was adopted by Irene and Dave Tabish in 2002, but was acquainted with Curney from the same year, became Cohen’s “nephew” at the lunch. “I think it was most rewarding for me to see that they were all working actors, that they were all very dedicated to acting, which is a very difficult profession to be in, and that they’re just all working hard doing what they love to do,” she said. Gladys and Dick Ross are co-chairs of the program this year and have been for the past three years. The parents are randomly matched with the conservatory members and design fellows in CTC at a dinner at the beginning of the season. FCTC members can volunteer to adopt when they join the group by indicating so on their membership forms. This year 18 company members were adopted by FCTC members. Gladys Ross said each year everyone involved enjoys the connections they make. “We always get good feedback from the kids and from the parents,” she said. “It’s been an extremely successful program.” “Parents” are expected to invite their new “children” over for dinner, or out for small outings for ice cream or a boat ride, or just for an impromptu chat or rest on a porch chair. The Rosses have adopted new “children” for 14 years, keeping in touch with one of their earliest adoptees for as long as 10 years before losing touch. “It’s like a mother and father worrying what happened to him,” Gladys Ross said. The Adopt-A-Company Member program helps create ties for the company members to Chautauqua,
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Former Chautauqua Theater Company Conservatory members pose for a photo after reuniting with their “mom,” Wendy Cohen, from Friends of the Chautauqua Theater Company. From left to right, back row, Josh Sauerman, Kate McCluggage and Santino Fontana; front row, from left to right, Amy Ellenberger and Leah Curney.
Dick Ross said. Some “parents” adopt other artists in the School of Music or the School of Art and get the students together for dinner, or they introduce their adoptees to their Chautauqua friends. “[The students] feel comfortable in the community,” he said. “They’re not just an actor here.” The Rosses sat next to the parents of one of their adopted conservatory members once at a performance at The Juilliard School; another adoptee’s grandmother sent
them candy. Many of the other FCTC members who adopt have similar stories to tell. Irene Tabish, founding chair of the program in 1994, said she has given small Chautauqua souvenirs and cinema tickets to some of her 14 former adoptees. Tabish said those connections give the FCTC a vested interest in and personal relationship with the company that the members are supporting. “We feel a deeper connection, as if your own child
was in something and you would go and see them in their third grade production,” she said. Ben Bartolone, CTC general management associate, said he still enjoys visiting Shirley and Mike Lamancuso, his FCTC “parents” from 2007, when he worked in the prop department. He said he is unsure whether to call them “mom” and “dad” when talking to them on the phone, but Shirley usually refers to herself as Bartolone’s “Chautauqua mom,” and they end their
phone conversations with “I love you.” “It’s nice having someone else outside of work people just sit down in a chair and just for a couple hours … do nothing else but hang out,” Bartolone said. “That’s kind of what family is, I think.” Usually tech members are not adopted, but Bartolone was adamant about being in the program, Cohen said. “It’s a great program,” Bartolone said. “It’s a lot of fun and why not? I love meeting new people.”
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A group of Chautauquans embark on their fifth annual bike ride around Chautauqua Lake last Friday. The group leaves from the corner of Palestine and Scott. The 44-mile trip includes a stop for breakfast at Chatter Box Diner on Rte. 430 in Falconer. From left to right, Evie Berger, Susan Kaye, Laura Saulson, Bluie Greenberg, Jennifer DeLancey, Debbie Digel, Davie DeLancey, Laura Dawson, Marty Digel, Arnie Bellowe, Suzy Conner, Steve Kurzman , Anne Odland, Walter Hoage, Steve Odland, and Leslie Zemsky.
yellow. • No blocking of the aisle ways and exits (no chairs, standing, scooters, etc... • Ushers and other Chautauqua staff are responsible for compliance with fire and safety regulations. Failure to follow their directions can result in the removal of violators from the Amphitheater — no refunds will be made. • Scooters are permitted behind benches only if the handicapped person is using the scooter as a seat for the entire performance. • Scooter operators who take a seat in the Amp must park their scooters outside the Amp or against the perimeter walls/fence. HULTQUIST AND OTHER SPECIAL STUDIES CLASSROOMS • Lawful capacities are posted and must be observed • No blocking of aisles and exits HALL OF PHILOSOPHY • Portable chairs are not allowed in the Hall of
Philosophy or in exit paths outside the Hall. • No blocking of aisle ways or exits is permitted. ALL INSTITUTION BUILDINGS AND PERFORMANCE SPACES • All fire and safety rules will be enforced • Building capacity must be observed. • No blocking of aisles or exits.
Cameras/Recording Equipment The possession and/or use of cameras or recording devices in all Chautauqua Institution performance facilities, including the Amphi theater, Bratton Theater, Norton Hall, Lenna Hall, Smith Wilkes Hall and Hall of Philosophy, are prohibited except by authorized press and personnel.
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Pianist Duggan to give master class today, recital Tuesday by Elise Podhajsky Staff writer For pianist and priest Sean Duggan, playing the complete series of preludes and fugues from Bach’s work “Well Tempered Clavier” is a musically spiritual experience. “There was a 19th century pianist who said that Bach’s preludes and fugues are the Old Testament for pianists and Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas are the New Testament,” Duggan said. “Playing [the preludes and fugues] is kind of a religious thing for me. I do feel this is
the Old Testament of the pianist’s repertoire.” At 7 p.m. Tuesday in Sherwood-Marsh Studios, Duggan will tap into that realm and play the entirety of Bach’s preludes and fugues from the second book of the two-book series, “Well Tempered Clavier.” The musical genre of a prelude and fugue always involves two contrasting movements — the first is often lighter in mood and texture, the prelude, while the second is a very intricate and often dark exploration of a specific key, the fugue. In total, Bach wrote 48
preludes and fugues and divided them into the two books. The work covers all major and minor sig nat u res of music’s 24 keys. Tuesday night, Duggan Duggan will play 24 of the variations that compose Bach’s second book. “Bach’s preludes and fugues are all very different from each other,” Duggan said. “Together, they’re really all over the gambit of the musical and emotional range of
styles of his time.” For example, Duggan said the pieces include both dance and profoundly lyrical pieces. Some are easy to understand while others require several listens to appreciate their depth, he said. Though the concert will be an intense musical journey through Bach’s work, Duggan warned audience members to come prepared with a snack and/or bottle of water. “It’s not the easiest listening experience in the world,” he said, “but on the other hand, I think that it has the possibility of being one of the most rewarding to hear
Toby Hanks will lead group in five pieces at 1:30 p.m. today
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Community members come together with Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Thursday night for Sibelius’ “Finlandia” during its 80th anniversary celebration.
by Elise Podhajsky Staff writer
Lecture to highlight ballet legend Diaghilev’s career This year marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of Sergei Diaghilev’s leadership of the Ballets Russes. Steve Crosby, Chautauqua Dance Circle treasurer, said all over the world, people are celebrating this anniversary, and in honor of it, Crosby will present a lecture titled “Diaghilev: Visionary Iconoclast and Godfather to a Creative Revolution.” The lecture, part of the CDC lecture series, will begin today at 2:30 p.m. in Smith
dents will try different playing techniques suggested by either their peers or Duggan after feedback is provided about the students’ performances. Duggan has been playing and teaching piano for several years and is professor of piano at the State University of New York at Fredonia. He also served as a judge for the 14th annual Chautauqua Piano Competition during the semi-final and final rounds this past weekend. Both his recital and master class are open to the public and require a $5 entry fee.
Brass Choir to balance power, finesse in concert
Community unites with CSO
by Christina Stavale Staff writer
all this music in one sitting.” In total, the concert will last about 90 minutes with appropriate breaks throughout the 24 preludes and fugues. In addition to the recital, Duggan will give a master class to four students in the Piano Program at 2:30 p.m. today in Sherwood-Marsh Studios. “It’s a way for students to pick up ideas that maybe he or she has not heard before about their playing,” he said. “There’s a certain amount of freedom involved with master classes.” He said he anticipates stu-
Wilkes Hall, and conclude at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, also in Smith Wilkes. Crosby said the lecture is being presented in two parts because of Diaghilev’s numerous accomplishments spanning two decades of work. He said today’s lecture will primarily focus on his first decade of work, and Thursday’s lecture will focus on the second. “In these two days, I’ll cover the entire 20 years of his premiers and the entire range of his accomplishments of the Ballets Russes,” he said.
Diaghilev was special, Crosby said, because he got involved in all aspects of the performance: the music, the choreography, the costume design and set design. “Perhaps most importantly, he had an uncanny eye and ear, and he was passionate about pushing out the boundaries and trying new things and challenging collaborators and challenging the audience,” Crosby said. George Balanchine, whose ballets are staged in Chautauqua by his former student, Patricia McBride, was one of Diaghilev’s choreographers. Balanchine was 24 years old at the time. Crosby said it was through Diaghilev that Balanchine and Stravinsky came together and began their collaboration. “It was from that collaboration that Balanchine developed neoclassical ballet,” he said.
Crosby said he also will discuss Diaghilev’s personal life, which he said contained “drama and contradiction” in some ways. He said through his research, he has found Diaghilev to be a fascinating character. “I want [the audience] to appreciate how unusual he was,” he said, “and how he really changed the course of ballet and of music for ballet and ballet as a dramatic, integrated art form.” To enhance his lecture, which he said will be mostly chronological, Crosby will show clips of performances. On Thursday, he said audiences will experience a special treat, which he wanted to keep mostly secret. “We will be showing clips from a brand new, historic and very exciting recreation of the most famous of Diaghilev’s ballets produced in St. Petersburg with French and English collaboration,” he hinted.
While students in the School of Music Instrumental Program have been taking a break from orchestral music to work in small chamber groups, trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba and a few percussion players have been rehearsing in a slightly larger ensemble setting. Led by Toby Hanks, former Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra tuba player, the student Chautauqua Brass Choir will perform five pieces at 1:30 p.m. today in Fletcher Music Hall. Hanks will conduct three of the pieces, while Andres Moran, Music School Festival Orchestra David Effron Conducting Fellow, will conduct the remaining two. When one thinks of brass instruments, Moran said, the sheer power and drama of the musical family usually comes to mind. But in today’s concert, players will have the opportunity to blow the audience away with their sound, and also will get to show their instruments’ softer sides. “Of course they’ll be really powerful like they always are, but there will also be a few more moments of finesse and subtlety,” Moran said. “It’s a good experience for them to get to play that balance of those two things in this type of concert.” Though the talent of the ensemble’s players always has been high throughout its seven seasons, Hanks said the students this year are in a league of their own. “They’re already at the professional level,” he said. “They’re ready to sit down with the CSO, and they would fit right in. It’s fun to just be able to wave your hands and have good
“Of course they’ll be really powerful like they always are, but there will also be a few more moments of finesse and subtlety” — Andres Moran
Music School Festival Orchestra David Effron Conducting Fellow
sounds come from it.” Hanks will conduct the Brass Choir on three pieces this afternoon: “Four Preludes for Piano, Op. 20” by Dmitri Shostakovich, “A Requiem in Our Time” by Eino Rautavaara and “Symphony, Op. 80” by Jan Koetsier, while Moran will lead “Serenade for Winds” by Strauss and “Funeral Music” by Edvard Grieg. Moran said he has found conducting the brass ensemble to be different from conducting the MSFO in that its players get to be more democratic. “You kind of let the group have a little more say in how things go, and you defer to them in terms of style,” he said. “You just encourage them to listen and play with each other more in this freeflowing environment.” All of the music at today’s concert, with the exception of the piano piece, was written exclusively for this type of brass instrumentation, Hanks said. However, oddly enough, “Serenade” calls for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon parts as well as horn and tuba, which he said, will add more flavor to the program. “These are all great pieces from the brass repertoire,” Hanks said. “It’s a real variety of high-quality pieces.” The concert will be free and open to the public, but donations to benefit the Chautauqua Women’s Club Scholarship Fund will be accepted at the door.
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In Chautauqua, Cochrane has a place to call ‘home’ by Jessica Hanna Staff writer For longtime Chautauquan Helen Cochrane, Chautauqua Institution has served as a steady home throughout her life. From her own childhood to those of her children, her grandchildren and even her great-grandchildren, the Institution has provided an atmosphere for growth, learning and spirituality. Cochrane’s parents had a house on Cookman Avenue, which they bought in the mid’30s. She came to the grounds every summer for at least a month, up until the house was sold in her college years. She returned to the grounds in 1960 after marrying her husband, Norman. Cochrane said, laughing, that she was able to lure him here with golf. They started visiting every summer with their two sons and daughter. In 1988, they bought a house at the Pines, where Cochrane still resides during the summer. “This is the longest consistent place in my life,” Cochrane said. “I’ve moved 20 times since I was married … so this place is home because it’s the longest I’ve connected to any place. … I’ve come here almost my whole life.” This long history with Chautauqua has greatly impacted her sense of self. Cochrane remembered several moments associated with the Institution that have impacted and defined her. The first key memory she had of Chautauqua was from when she was 10 years old. Her grandmoth-
er came to visit her parents on the grounds and introduced her to Mina Miller Edison. “She was so nice,” Cochrane said. “She bent down, shook my hand and asked ‘How are you?’ And I still have a very good feeling about meeting her. And then my grandmother said, ‘You’ll remember this the rest of your life.’ Well, of course, I have.” Cochrane also recalled that she used to sit in the Amphitheater choir loft and watch Albert Stoessel play the organ. She went to see what she described as his ethereal look that showed his love of music. She remembered being a teenager and swooning over another musician on the grounds as well — Hugh Thompson with the Metropolitan Opera — while other girls were swooning over Frank Sinatra. The Institution’s musical influence had quite an effect on both her and her family. Cochrane eventually became a piano teacher, a career her daughter later pursued. In addition to studying in college, her daughter studied piano at Chautauqua with renowned teacher Ozan Marsh. Cochrane also has two grandsons who are musicians. Aside from crediting Chautauqua with musically influencing her, she attributed many of her values and outlooks to the learning facilitated by lectures offered on the grounds. She remembered one speaker in particular, who came to Chautauqua while she was in her 30s. He described the difference between a hawk and a dove in
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Helen Cochrane and family
terms of war issues. “At the end of that speech, I just said, ‘Well, I know what I am; I’m a dove,’” Cochrane said. “I do belong to that concept that war is always a last resort, and I believe Chautauqua really does exemplify that in the programming and in [its] very essence.” Cochrane explained that the Institution aided her further with an understanding of the world and of religion. The interfaith aspect of the Institution resonates particularly well with her, and she eventually became a Presbyterian minister. She got involved as a convener for the Women in Ministry organization on the grounds, and after re-
tiring from the ministry in 2004 joined the Presbyterian House board. She finished her husband’s term on the board after he died in 2004 and stayed for an additional term. Cochrane also has become very active in writing and serves on the board of the Literary Arts Friends. She said she is thinking of writing a memoir about Chautauqua. “Everyone says it’s impossible to describe Chautauqua, and it’s true because in a way it’s a way of life,” Cochrane said. “Even if you’re only in the Institution for the summer, it’s a way of life that you carry with you year-round, and that is a great influence on your family.” Her three children con-
tinue to visit the grounds, bringing with them four grandsons, a granddaughter and two great-grandsons. The younger children will be going to Boys’ and Girls’ Club, which Cochrane participated in as a child. Cochrane said the Institution’s impact on both her and her family, as well as its continued growth and expansion, prompted her to include Chautauqua in her will, which she did almost 20 years ago. She explained that her Doctor of Ministry in stewardship also had a hand in her decision to give back to Chautauqua. She said that her family always has tried to tithe its income, which usually means giving to churches. But for
Cochrane, the overall value of Chautauqua is religious, encouraging faith development and expansion, so she considered giving to the Institution in her will as tithing. “It fits who I am and who my parents were,” Cochrane said. “My parents were very generous people. My father saw the value of an investment in Chautauqua as important for his family, and so I’m really following in his footsteps.” For more information about making a planned gift for the benefit of Chautauqua Institution, contact Karen Blozie, the Chautauqua Foundation director of gift planning, at (716) 357-6244.
Rivo to present, discuss three Jewish films at EJLCC this week
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Sharon Pucker Rivo, executive director and co -fou nder of the National Center for Jewish Film, Rivo will be at Chautauqua this week to present and discuss three classic Jewish films. Her visit is being sponsored by the Everett Jewish Life Center in Chautauqua. Films to be shown at the Chautauqua Cinema include “Tevye” at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, “Dear Mr. Waldman” at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, and “The Dybbuk” at 2 p.m. Friday. Rivo also will present and discuss film clips titled “Jews in Focus” at 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at the EJLCC. Rivo has been a leading force in the field of Jewish
film and culture for more than three decades. In the mid-1970s Rivo and a colleague, Mimi Krant, with the initial help of Edith and Henry Everett, rescued a languishing collection of Yiddish-language feature films produced in the 1930s and 1940s. Today, the National Center for Jewish Film, located at Brandeis University, has grown to become the largest archive and
present, distributing over 350 films and selling DVDs to venues around the world. Born in Kansas City, Mo., and educated at Brandeis with a graduate degree from
the University of California, Berkeley, Rivo began her career as one of the first female television producers at WGBH-TV, Boston. She is a member of the Brandeis
faculty — in the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies — and lectures widely on the history of Jews in cinema.
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A look with Baran into the Muslim World Morning Worship Column by Joan Lipscomb Solomon
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ower. Authority. What’s the difference? Chaplain Tony Campolo used stories and individual examples to explain the two in Sunday’s sermon, “Compassionate Authority.” Power, he said, resides in one who can coerce, such as a traffic policeman with his flashing red light, his siren and his gun. Authority rests in someone like Campolo’s mother who earned her authority through innumerable acts of sacrificial love. “Jesus had all the power of God,” the chaplain said, “but he emptied himself in order to earn his authority through acts of compassion, even to the extent of dying for us on the cross.” The white-haired man was roused from his exhausted sleep at an airport by a zealous evangelist’s question. “When were you saved?” He knew the answer. “About 2,000 years ago.” Even momentary lapses can bring a reluctant tough guy to grace as Campolo’s son, Bart, learned. Bart’s burst of profanity over a blown-out tire while en route with an inner-city youth group convinced his passenger, “If he can be a Christian, anybody can.” Campolo quoted Willard Waller, who found that power and love are in inverse ratio to each other. Love requires setting aside power. Friedrich Nietzsche, on the other hand, called the “will to power” the key to human psychology. Satan, in the desert, tempted Jesus to use economic power, religious power and political power to win world domination. Steadfastly refusing all three, Jesus became the “suffering servant” who saved the world by giving his life on the cross, the ultimate act of compassion. When the city council of Norristown, Pa., backed by 400 irate citizens, voted unanimously to refuse to allow five halfway houses to be built, Mother Teresa, with her authority earned in the slums of Calcutta, knelt before them and yielding to her pleas in the name of Jesus, they reversed their decision. No one in the crowd objected. Campolo’s mission organization at Eastern University changes the 3 percent of entering students headed for the mission field to 18 percent of graduates with the goal of responding to Jesus’ sacrificial love. Campolo proudly said, “They’ve been radicalized!” One of the graduates, Elias Santana, who gave up his lucrative medical practice to return to his native Dominican Republic, where he spends his days performing surgery and then distributing the proceeds to the poor, convinced even Socrates Perez, a young communist leader, that he had earned the right, at the end of the day, to preach his sermons. Two sophisticated seminarians, at a talk he was giving, commented that a Japanese doctor who had lost his health by caring for American World War II pilots in a prisoner of war camp “didn’t have much to say.” Another member of the audience set them straight, “When a man is hanging on a cross, he doesn’t have to say anything.” Campolo criticized Evangelicals for spending millions of dollars and hours of time to defeat California’s Proposition 8, saying that the only change they had accomplished was to turn gays and lesbians against the church. He also said if the churches had given compassionate aid to Iraq during the 10-year embargo, the U.S. might not be at war there today. Courageous Bulgarian Metropolitan Kyril and his followers turned the tide even against the Nazis by surrounding the enclosure where Jews awaited transport to death camps. From the Book of Ruth, the Metropolitan quoted, “Whither thou goest, I will go.” The defeated Nazis boarded the train, left and never returned. Not a single Bulgarian Jew died. Jesus seeks such willing surrender to do his work of love, Campolo concluded. His audience stood and cheered. Campolo is founder of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education. Chautauqua pastor the Rev. Joan Brown Campbell presided. Fred Fetterolf, who asked only to be remembered as chair of the Pittsburgh Billy Graham Crusade in 1993, read Philippians 2:5-11. Worship coordinator Jared Jacobsen led the Chautauqua Choir in Ann Marcy Cheney Black’s setting of the King James Version of Philippians 2:5-11, “Let This Mind Be in You” and in Jane Marshall’s setting of Albert Schweitzer’s The Quest of the Historical Jesus, “He Comes to Us.” Virginia Oram and Pati Piper were cantors and Janet Miller, paginator. H. Thomas Wineman designed the Amphitheater’s floral arrangements.
by Judy Lawrence Staff writer Zenyo Baran, senior fellow at Hudson Institute’s Center for Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World, and director of the Center for Eurasion Policy, explained the difference between Islam, the religion, and Islamism, the political ideology, at an afternoon lecture last Friday. The Department of Religion’s Interfaith lecture program concluded a week on “The Influence of Religion and Culture on Contemporary Diplomacy” with a dialogue between Baran and Geoffrey Kemp, director of Regional Strategic Programs at The Nixon Center. Baran addressed how people of the Abrahamic faiths, Muslims in particular, say that Islam and Islamism give the same message, the same truth, in different ways. But instead of seeing everyone as children of Abraham, in her religion there is now a sense of superiority; they believe they are right and others are wrong, Baran said. That betrays the basic aspect of any religion, she added. Immediately after the Prophet Muhammad died, religion became politicized, Baran said. Muhammad received revelations for more than 23 years. The revelations were not specifically for him or that time period. Baran explained that they could be for any one of us. Muhammad’s revelations also revealed how everything should be structured and put together. He also questioned what would happen after he passed away by saying it was up to his followers to decide. When he died, his followers divided. They split based on the question of whether Muhammad’s successor should be the most spiritual person, or a more political person who could keep the community together. His stricter followers said they could understand the revelations better than others. “And we’ve had terrorism and killings, mass killings, starting very early on unfortunately,” she said. Today it is the Islamic calendar year 1430, Baran said. She wondered if Islam is in the same period of maturation that Christianity had to go through. She asked the audience to think of Christianity in 1430. Even before the Ottoman Empire’s end, Europe’s Enlightenment was coming to the Islamic world. But World War I prevented the movement from reaching the Middle East, she said. Baran continued speaking about the past and said previously there had been Muslim faith scholars, but they were never mainstream. They were always on society’s sidelines, she said. During the last 100 years, many parts of the Muslim world have moved from a “more open mainstream” society to a “much more closed one.” “In our grandparents’ generation, there was much more coexistence and peaceful living with Jews and Christians,” Baran said. Kemp questioned the extent to which the reversion to a more authoritarian understanding geographically centered in the Middle East instead of the rest of Muslim society. It primarily began in the Middle East, but because many works of Islam are in Arabic, “Arab” became used
for “Muslim,” Baran said. “Now from the Middle East, it has expanded everywhere else,” she said. Only 20 percent of Muslims live in the Middle East, but their influence is disproportionate, she said. Those whose understanding is more political and angerbased have found more support. “If we don’t change that, then in 100 years we might be in an even worse situation,” she said. Kemp then questioned whether the “great schism” between the Sunnis and Shias is political or religious. The two reasons are fused together, Baran said. The split came at the beginning when the Sunnis went with consensus on who was the most spiritual person to be a leader, while the Shias went with the Prophet’s son-in-law as his successor. In Iran, there is Islamization of Shiism as well as of Sunnism. Now Iranian leadership uses the Shiite understanding to separate itself from the Sunni. Today one can find Islamists among people who are secular. Baran described this as seeing those who disagree as the other and not wanting their voices to be heard. What, Kemp asked, was the origin of secular democracy in Turkey? Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founding father who created the new republic in 1923, was influenced by the European Enlightenment, Baran said. He saw that the Ottoman Empire fell behind because the religious authority was having too much influence. So the Ottoman Empire started to go down, she said. He saw that Turkey was never going to reach its full potential while chained to the ground by religious leadership that said only one way was right. What he created was not atheistic or anti-religious, Baran said. He created a secular democracy where everyone was equal before the law. Men and women were equal. Atatürk then ended the Islamic law Sharia, the path to God and divine law, and changed to civil law. Islamists say we can only live under God’s law, Baran said. She agreed, but added it is man who defines God’s law. Atatürk knew God created people in God’s image, so how, she asked, could women be created unequal? Today some women are once again covering themselves with burkas in Turkey. They cover their bodies to protect the morals of society, she said, but the problem is with the men not the women. When a woman says she has to cover herself because she has to protect the morals of society, Baran said, someone should ask why young boys are taught that women who do not cover themselves are “permissible women.” At the beginning, the Prophet’s wives were covered because the tribal culture considered women to be sexual objects. It was acceptable for that time, but it was not meant to always be that way, she said. How, Kemp asked, does the Turkish Constitution preserve separation of church and state? Who is the guardian of secular democracy? The Constitution does not have a word about Islam, Baran said. It basically says Turkey is a republic based on principles. Some people
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Zeyno Baran, senior fellow at Hudson Institute's Center for Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World, speaks about her native Turkey Friday afternoon, sharing the podium with Geoffrey Kemp.
want to change that now, she added. Nations usually create their own armies, but in this case the army created the nation, she said. The army fought the war and was the most educated and had more access to ideas from the European nations. “The military elite was really the intellectual elite as well,” she said. They really understood secularism. The military is considered the guardian of secular government. There were more women in Parliament in the 1930s than now, Baran said. Atatürk adopted girls and considered women equal or maybe a little deeper or higher because they function out of their hearts as well as their heads, she said. “If you combine the two … then that’s civilization,” she said. Kemp asked about the current situation in Turkey. Since 9/11, there has been a dramatic downturn for support of United States in Turkey and rampant antiAmericanism, he said. The current leadership also is trying stealthily to reintroduce elements of Islam into the day-to-day life and the government. How, he asked, does this relate to Turkey joining the European Union? Beginning in the 1950s, the ideologies of fascism and communism were exported to the Middle East and Turkey, Baran said. They were starting to find some fertile ground in Turkey. The Cold War added to the problem because the U.S. would support anyone who was against the communists, so they supported the Islamists. Already the Turkish society was split with the elite intellectuals thinking Turkey would eventually join the European Union, while others were getting money and ideas about more radical forms of Islam, Baran said. The understanding of Jews started to change because of the effects of Nazism and communism, she said. The Iranian revolution was an Islamic revolution, she added, not a Shiite revolution. Iran’s key goal … was to then have Turkey to be next
country to flip,” Baran said. Today the country is split in half with one side fighting for a secular democracy, while the other says it is their turn, she said. There is an incredible sense of anger. As a result of the Islamization of Turkey with an Iranian ideology, the Turks became more and more anti-American. Anti-Semitism came to the surface when Turkey had a government that came from an Islamic past, she said. The government may not say it is OK to perform anti-Semitic acts, but the Islamists know the government is with them, Baran said. What, Baran asked, are the changes? Men whose wives are not wearing scarves are often not promoted in government jobs. Businessmen must have their wives covered if they want business contracts, she said. Businessmen are now going to Friday prayers who did not attend before. Women are being taken out of school at age 10 to be married. Things are changing the chemistry of the country, she said, and the republic is slowly eroding. And they have Iran next door as an example, Baran said. “How you treat your women shows who you are,” she said. “It’s the civilizational issue, it’s a humanity issue, it’s the basic issue.” Europe sees this and thinks, why would we want them with us when we already have problems with the Muslims inside our countries? If there were a significant change in Iran, if reformists make headway, Kemp said, would it affect Turkey? No, it won’t, Baran answered. After the election, Turkey was one of the first countries to congratulate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The chemistry in Turkey has been changing for the past couple of decades. In Iran, many people hate their leaders. In Turkey, because it has been a bottom up movement, people are pious and believe Jews are horrible, she said. This is becoming mainstream. They would say the Iranians are Shiites. We’re Sunnis, Baran said.
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For OFN runner, cerebral palsy no match for determination by Ashley Sandau Staff writer When 18-year-old Nathan Baker ran his first cross -country 5K race three years ago, he finished “dead last” for boys in the race, said his father, Tracy Baker. His time was 33:55. The winner of the race finished with a time of 19:08. Today, Nathan’s personal record is 24:18. That might not seem quite so impressive for a soon-tobe high school senior who has been running practically year-round for more than three years. But, in Baker’s case, it is astounding that he can run 3.1 miles at all, let alone at a sub-eight-minutemile pace. Nathan lives with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a broad term used to describe a group of chronic movement or posture disorders, according to www.cerebralpalsy. org. “‘Cerebral’ refers to the brain, while ‘palsy’ refers to a physical disorder, such as a lack of muscle control. Cerebral palsy is not caused by problems with the muscles or nerves, but rather with the brain’s ability to adequately control the body.” People with cerebral palsy often experience one or more of the following symptoms: difficult or stiff movements, loss of depth perception and balance, and uncontrolled or involuntary movements. So, as one can imagine, it is difficult to be physically active living with the disability, let alone run races. But Nathan is not like most teenagers living with cerebral palsy. Growing up in Cary, N.C., Nathan first began running the year before he started high school. When asked why he started running,
“I don’t want to have limitations. As I age, I want to be able to remain independent.” — Nathan Baker he replied, “Because of Dr. Thorpe at UNC.” When he was in middle school, Nathan participated in a study conducted by Dr. Deborah Thorpe at the University of North Carolina, which examined the effects of physical fitness on people with cerebral palsy. “She believed that if you do lots of stretches and get lots of exercise that you could actually build stamina and develop coordination,” Tracy said. Nathan had to run three times a week on the treadmill for about 20 minutes. And he performed well for someone in his condition. “She was really impressed with Nathan’s ability to do sustained running on the treadmill,” Tracy said. “She just kept picking up his speed.” “She had not seen that level of fitness in people with cerebral palsy before,” added Nathan’s mother, Lil Baker. Once the study concluded, the Baker family asked Dr. Thorpe how they could help Nathan progress further with his physical fitness, as he had proved to be an example that “you can build muscles and build coordination without becoming more spastic,” Tracy said. Dr. Thorpe suggested talking to the high school cross-country coach, as Nathan would be a freshman that fall at Green Hope High School. So the Baker family approached the coach and he, Michael Miragliuolo, was open to the idea.
“He [Miragliuolo] said anyone who is willing to put in the time and effort is welcome,” Lil said. Although Miragliuolo’s original offer was to let Nathan train with the team but act as more of a sports manager and not participate in meets, that plan did not last long. “Nathan did not like that idea,” Lil said. True, he did struggle at first. Miragliuolo’s team starts training for the fall cross-country season in the summer, so Baker began running with them in June, one of the hottest months in North Carolina. And their training terrain is often difficult for someone with challenged motor skills to navigate. “That first June, July, he could barely run a mile,” Tracy said. But Nathan was unwavering. “He kept really working his hide off, and he was just determined that he was going to be able to run without stopping like the other kids and complete a full 5K,” Tracy said of his son’s goal —one that he achieved in the first race of the season and an accomplishment that was even sweetened a bit by the fact that he, Tracy said, beat “a couple of the girls.” And Nathan was wellreceived by his teammates, a few of whom also have special needs, like his friend and fellow runner Will Craigle, who had a brain tumor. “He became an inspiration
bechtolt tennis pavilion dedication
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Nancy Bechtolt shares stories about her late husband, Dick, and his dedication to Chautauqua. The new tennis pavilion was built in Dick’s honor and officially opened Saturday with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
Skateboarding Skateboarding is not permitted on the grounds.
to the team and they encouraged him a lot,” Tracy said of Baker’s determination and work ethic. “The team basically adopted the attitude that if these guys [with disabilities] will put in as much and work as hard as they do, we can certainly do it too.” Three years later Nathan’s cross-country and track teams have become, among other things, fun and exciting places for him to meet new friends and hang out with old ones. “It can be tough at times for people to get to know him,” Lil said of her son, who is also deaf, “but this has given him a chance to get to know people.” And with more than 200 fellow students on his team, Nathan has the opportunity to get to know a lot of people. “They have pasta parties and pancake breakfasts,” Tracy said. “It’s quite the social happening.” Before Nathan embarked on official training with his team that started last Monday for what will be his fourth season of cross-country, he finally got to do something he has always wanted to do: the Old First Night Run. Nathan is a fifth-generation Chautauquan, through Tracy’s side of the family, and Tracy, Lil, Nathan and his younger sister, Cassie, have been coming to the grounds together for seven years, most often in Week Five. “We love the sense of community here, the safety,” Lil said. “Both kids learned to ride their bikes here. And every year we’ve come, Nathan has always wanted to run [in the OFN Run].” Nathan broke into a gleaming smile. His grandmother and grandfather, along with his
Area Information Information about nearby attractions outside the Chautauqua Institution grounds is available at the Main Gate Welcome Center and Colonnade lobby. The Chautauqua County Visitors’ Bureau is located at the Main Gate Welcome Center (www. tourchautauqua.com or 716-357-4569 or 1-800-242-4569).
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Nathan Baker participates in his first Old First Night Run Aug. 1.
parents and Cassie, were on the sidelines cheering him on, which really meant a lot to him, Lil interpreted through his gestures. He said he also was happy with his time of 22:48. Even though this will be his last year running with his high school team, that does not mean Nathan will stop working out, as do many former high school athletes. He is a big sports fan (he loves to follow West Virginia University football), so he hopes to attend UNC at Greensboro and pursue a degree in something sports related, Lil said.
And he will continue to run because “I don’t want to have limitations,” he said, “As I age, I want to be able to remain independent.” Nathan became an Eagle Scout last October, he sets new personal records every year in cross-country and track events, and his family always encourages him to try new, perhaps seemingly outof-reach activities. Independence — in mind, body and spirit — now seems to be a natural part of Nathan’s life.
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Tosca affirms its allure R· E ·V· I · E ·W by Clair W. Van Ausdall Guest reviewer For me, the lure of Puccini’s opera Tosca never dims. A gripping story of a patriotic artist-hero, beset by a mysteriously all-powerful evil antagonist but supported always by his love for a gorgeous diva who in turn is willing to give up everything for him, all cloaked in a wealth of gloriously romantic music — who could resist? Not I, certainly. In the course of my opera-lover’s life I have seen many a Tosca, but seldom one with a heroine so beautiful, so consummately the diva, so splendidly gowned and with such masses of glossy black hair awaiting only a diamond tiara to achieve its ultimate perfection, as soprano Carter Scott proved to be and possess, last evening at Norton Hall in the first of only two performances of the Puccini work being offered as part of Chautauqua Opera Company’s celebratory 80th anniversary season. Much credit for the performance’s superb musical vitality must be given to conductor Steven Osgood, who seemed to hold the excellent orchestra in the palm of his hand throughout the evening. To mention only one of Osgood’s many fine players, solo clarinetist Joshua Ranz and his plummy sound lent a pure and supple urgency to the introduction to the tenor’s third-act aria, and was a source of pleasure all evening. Puccini himself had fallen in love with the Tosca of Victorien Sardou’s stage-drama even before he saw Sarah Bernhardt, for whom it was written, in the part in Florence in 1895. But he had reservations, which he voiced in a conversation with Sardou: Since it was a French play, would his own Italianate style suffice? Was his
music too gentle, too delicate for such a coarse and violent story in Sardou’s roughhewn style? Sardou broke in: “Monsieur Puccini, it is a Roman story, and needs your bel canto approach. Let us not speak of ‘styles.’ There is only talent! And that is yours!” Puccini was convinced, and when his librettist, Giuseppe Giacosa, had finished his work, Puccini liked it better than the original, though the torture scene still bothered him. He was set to work in October of 1899, and the opera’s première took place on Jan. 14, 1900, in Rome, where its action takes place on a single day in June 1800. (One would think it must be June 14, the date of Napoléon’s victory at Marengo.) Todd Thomas came close to stealing the show as Baron Scarpia, the predatory and contemptibly lecherous police chief. Possessed of an agile and smoothly produced baritone, perfect enunciation and an everquesting accusatory glance, Thomas strode onto the stage toward the end of Act I, forcibly sweeping aside anyone in his way, taking fearless command of military inferior and reverent church-goer alike, singing his credo of strength over docility, power over impuissance. His was an edgy, subtly modulated portrayal, beautifully sung. In Act II, as he directs the torture of Tosca’s beloved Mario, and fiendishly extorts from her the information that will doom him to execution, all the while making clear that she can save him by acceding to the Baron’s all-tooobviously suffocating sexual demands, Thomas was equally persuasive dramatically and vocally. I can still hear the horrifying thud as his fist hits the table in moments of his insane rage. One has only to remember his passionate singing earlier of how he would “give anything” to stop her weeping. (The scene is painfully
reminiscent of Richard III’s woefully inappropriate protestations of love to Lady Anne in Shakespeare’s historical drama, soon after he has caused her husband’s death.) Scott’s beauty and queenly bearing alone would seem to make her an ideal Tosca, and she is easily at home on stage, her acting charmingly kittenish when need be (as when she judges Cavaradossi’s painting of the Magdalene he is working on in the Church of Sant’Andrea della Valle as resembling too closely the blonde beauty with blue eyes whom she believes to be her rival, begging him repeatedly to “make the eyes a little darker,” like her own) or when she good-naturedly spars with the lovesick painter over whether he really adores her, even when there is no doubt. Every inch the diva, she is heart breaking when she seeks to coach him how to fall “when they shoot you,” a moment of the bitterest irony, as it happens. She flounces convincingly around the stage in tempers simulated and actual, flipping the skirts of her very elegant costumes, as if she were snapping her fingers at those who happened to be annoying her. Her voice, beautifully sweet when unforced, can be thrilling at its top, though occasionally it then dissolves into an unhelpful tremulousness. She began her soulful “Vissi d’arte” kneeling before a brocaded bench, halfway between the recumbent posture made famous by Maria Jeritza and the aloof stance of most sopranos who have just sprung from the unwelcome grip of Scarpio’s arms.
Photos by Jordan Schnee
Above, taking out a miniature of the singer Floria Tusca, Mario Cavaradossi (Jeffrey Springer) compares her raven beauty with that of the Magdalene he is painting at the church. Top right, Tosca (Carter Scott) adorns the virgin figure with flowers. She tells her lover Cavaradossi to await her at the stage door that night to leave together to his villa. Right, Scarpia (Todd Thomas), in a moment of solitude, reveals his true intensions with the singer Tosca.
Painter Mario Cavaradossi was sung by Jeffrey Springer, who made an ardent and personable figure of the young man, lithe, slender and romantic. His tenor sometimes struck me as a bit woody for someone his age, though he was generous with strong high notes, and, like his Tosca, particularly effective when he let the inherent sweetness of the voice shine through, as in his affecting traversal of the Act III aria generally known as “E lucevan le stelle,” one of the evening’s highlights. The opera’s smaller male roles were excellently done. Andrew Adelsberger played the Sacristan as a devout, helpful servant of the Lord, not the clown he is sometimes made out to be. Scarpio’s henchmen, Joseph Haughton as Spoletta and Benjamin Werth as Sciarrone, were ruthless and suitably detestable. Jeffrey G. Beruan proved that there
are no small parts by giving us a splendid Angelotti, impressive in stature, good looks and rich baritone, not to mention uncannily accurate enunciation. His every word could be heard, every emotion understood. Henry K. Akina’s stage direction was admirable on all counts, enlivening the already dramatic atmosphere with innumerable fresh insights that gave characters and situations a new humanity for me, e.g., the Sacristan’s fussing with Cavaradossi’s lunch basket and then leaving it behind, or having Cavaradossi’s body covered after his being shot, or the hasty sign of the cross Tosca makes just as she is about to plunge from the Castel Sant’Angelo’s battlements to her death. Miguel Romero’s set designs managed to suggest their actual sites in Rome with an artfully placed architectural detail or two, particularly the Act I church with its single vaulted ceiling segment that suggests the commanding height of the Renaissance structure and its spaciousness as well, and in Act II the monumen-
tal doorway and the scarlet flocked wallpaper of the Farnese Palace. Costumer B. G. FitzGerald caught the look of the period perfectly, not only in Tosca’s glamorous get-ups but even managing to suggest evil in the Baron’s beautifully cut uniforms. The spot of crimson blood that appeared on Cavaradossi’s immaculate linen was a real shocker. As always, I applaud Allison Voth for polishing the cast’s diction to a sheen. It was particularly fortunate on this occasion, since reading the surtitles, in demure blue on black as they were, was difficult for some aged eyes. Edmund Tracey’s English translation was eminently singable, though not particularly poetic. The lighting, by Michael Baumgarten, struck me as imaginative and effective, if a bit low-wattage. So once again, Puccini’s unforgettable opera worked its magic. Only a single additional performance remains at 7:30 p.m. Monday evening. You may think you have seen enough Toscas, but that is simply not possible. Besides, you haven’t seen this one.
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Monday, August 10 7:00 (7:00 – 11:00) Farmers Market.
7:15 (7:15 – 8) Mystic Heart Meditation. Leaders: Muinuddin and Sharifa Norton-Smith (Sufism/ Islam). Hultquist Center
7:45 Episcopal Holy Eucharist. The Rev. Canon Karl Ruttan, Diocese of Southern Ohio. Chapel of the Good Shepherd 8:00 Morning Meditation. (Sponsored by Unity of Chautauqua.) Hall of Missions
8:30 Ticket distribution for today’s 4 p.m. Logan Chamber Music concert. Line forms on the red brick walk in front of Colonnade. 8 a.m. in case of rain. 8:45 Catholic Mass. Chapel of the Good Shepherd
8:55 (8:55 – 9) Chautauqua Prays for Peace. Hall of Philosophy Grove
9:15 DEVOTIONAL HOUR. The Rev. Tony Campolo, founder, Evangelical Association for Promotion of Education. Amphitheater 9:15 Class. “The Jewish Wedding.” (Programmed by Chabad Lubavitch of Chautauqua). Esther Vilenkin. Alumni Hall Library Room 10:00 Voice Master Class. (School of Music). Marlena Malas, presenter. McKnight Hall 10:15 Service of Blessing and Healing. UCC Chapel
10:45 LECTURE. “Re-imagining Motivation.” Daniel Pink, author, A Whole New Mind. Amphitheater
12:00 (noon – 2) Flea Boutique. (sponsored by Chautauqua Women’s Club) Behind Colonnade 12:10 Catholic Mass. Chapel of the Good Shepherd
12:15 Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle MiniReviews and Book Discussions. Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland. Reviewed by John Harris. Alumni Hall porch
12:15 Brown Bag Lunch. “Why Print Media Will Survive and an Independent Jewish Press is More Important Than Ever.” Nadine Epstein, editor, Moment magazine. Everett Jewish Life Center 12:15 (12:15 – 1:15) Knitting. (Sponsored by the Department of Religion) “Women4Women – Knitting4Peace.” Hall of Missions
1:00 Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Alumni Hall and Pioneer Hall Docent Tours.
1:15 Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Discussion. Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland. Jeffrey Miller, CLSC coordinator, moderator. Alumni Hall Garden Room 1:30 Student Brass Choir Concert. MSFO Brass students. Directed by Thompson Hanks. Fletcher Music Hall. (Benefits the Chautauqua Women’s Club Scholarship Fund) 2:00 INTERFAITH LECTURE SERIES. Sister Joan Chittister, OSB, spiritual leader and author. Hall of
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2:00 Public Shuttle Tours of Grounds. Leave from Main Gate Welcome Center. Fee. (Purchase tickets at Main Gate Welcome Center.)
2:30 Piano Master Class. (School of Music). Sean Duggan, presenter. Sherwood-Marsh Studios. Fee 2:30 Dance Lecture. “Diaghilev: Visionary Iconoclast and Godfather to a Creative Revolution–Part I.” Steve Crosby. (Programmed by the Chautauqua Dance Circle). Smith Wilkes Hall 3:15 (3:15 – 4) The Art of Investing. Informal investment discussion group, all welcome. Meeting Room, Smith Memorial Library.
3:30 (3:30 – 5) Seminar. (Sponsored by Department of Religion). “Christian Responses to Living in a Violent World.” Rev. Dr. J. Paul Womack. Hall of Missions
3:30 (3:30 – 5) Seminar. Robert Toth, executive director, and Frank Peabody III, board chair, Merton Institute for Contemplative Living. (Sponsored by Department of Religion). Hall of Christ 4:00 Public Shuttle Tours of Grounds. Leave from Main Gate Welcome Center. Fee. (Purchase tickets at Main Gate Welcome Center.)
4:00 CHAMBER MUSIC*. Audubon Quartet with special guest David Salness, violin. Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall
*Free tickets – two per person – for today’s concert will be distributed, firstcome, first-served, on the red brick walk in front of the Colonnade at 8:30 a.m. (8 a.m. if rain). The line begins to form around 7:30 a.m. Ticket holders will be admitted to Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall until 3:50 p.m. After that time, all empty seats become available on a first-come basis. No seats may be saved.
4:00 Performance and lecture. (Co-sponsored by the Department of Religion). Bradley James, composer, singer. Hall of Philosophy
5:30 Operalogue - Tosca. Lecture, sponsored by Chautauqua Opera Guild. Nimet Habachy, former host of WQXR’s “New York at Night.” Norton Hall. (Fee Chautauqua Opera Guild non-members) 6:45 Nature Walk. (Programmed by the Chautauqua Bird, Tree & Garden Club) Bob Sundell. Meet at benches between Main Gate and Welcome Center. (Bring gate pass)
7:00 Palestine Park Program. “A Journey Through Biblical Times.” Palestine Park 7:00 2009 Chautauqua Piano Competition Winner Recital. Fletcher Music Hall. (Benefits the Chautauqua Women’s Club Scholarship Fund) 7:30 OPERA. Puccini’s Tosca. Steven Osgood, conductor; Henry Akina, stage director. Norton Hall (Reserved seating; purchase tickets at Main Gate Welcome Center, Colonnade lobby and Turner Community Center
ticket offices, and 45 minutes before curtain at the Norton kiosk.)
8:15 CONCERT. Zameer and Friends: An Evening of Pakistani World Music. (Community Appreciation Night). Amphitheater
Tuesday, August 11 7:00 (7:00 – 11:00) Farmers Market.
7:15 (7:15 – 8) Mystic Heart Meditation. Leaders: Muinuddin and Sharifa Norton-Smith (Sufism/ Islam). Hultquist Center
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7:30 Bird Walk & Talk. (Programmed by the Chau tauqua Bird, Tree & Garden Club) Tina Nelson. Meet at Smith Wilkes Hall. Rain or shine. Bring binoculars.
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7:45 Episcopal Holy Eucharist. The Rev. Canon Karl Ruttan, Diocese of Southern Ohio. Chapel of the Good Shepherd
Engelbert Humperdinck performs at the Amphitheater Friday night. Humperdinck is popular for songs like “We Fell in Love” and “How Do I Stop Loving You.”
8:00 Morning Meditation. (Sponsored by Unity of Chautauqua.) Hall of Missions
8:45 Catholic Mass. Chapel of the Good Shepherd
8:55 (8:55 – 9) Chautauqua Prays for Peace. Hall of Philosophy Grove
9:15 DEVOTIONAL HOUR. The Rev. Tony Campolo, founder, Evangelical Association for Promotion of Education. Amphitheater
9:15 Lecture. (Co-sponsored by Chabad Lubavitch and the Department of Religion) “The Evil Eye–A Jewish View.” Esther Vilenkin. Hall of Philosophy 9:30 Young Women and Moms Group. (Programmed by the Chautauqua Women’s Club) Women’s Club porch 10:15 Service of Blessing and Healing. UCC Chapel
10:45 LECTURE. “A Fire to be Ignited.” Daniel Goldin, former NASA administrator; chairman and CEO, The Intellisis Corp. Amphitheater 12:10 Catholic Mass. Chapel of the Good Shepherd
12:15 (12:15 – 1:15) Brown Bag Lunch/Lecture. (Programmed by the Writers’ Center) “Theopoetics: A Way of Reading and Writing Contemporary Poetry” Julia Spicher Kasdorf, poet-inresidence. Alumni Hall porch. 12:15 Tallman Tracker Organ Mini-concert. “A Few Presents under the Tree – Christmas in August.” Jared Jacobsen, organist. Hall of Christ 12:15 Brown Bag Lecture. (Programmed by the Bird, Tree & Garden Club). “Flowers, Foliage, Fun.” Cheryl Wilks, floral designer. (Helen Spaulding Memorial Lecture). Smith Wilkes Hall
12:30 (12:30 – 2) Mystic Heart Meditation Seminar. “The Essence of the True Human
Being.” Muinuddin and Sharifa Smith (Sufism). Hall of Missions. Donation
1:00 (1 – 4) Artists at the Market. (sponsored by the Chautauqua Women’s Club) Farmers Market
1:00 Duplicate Bridge. For men and women. (Programmed by the Chautauqua Women’s Club) Women’s Club. Fee 2:00 INTERFAITH LECTURE SERIES. The Rev. James Alexander Forbes Jr., president, Healing of the Nations Foundation. Hall of Philosophy
2:00 Public Shuttle Tours of Grounds. Leave from Main Gate Welcome Center. Fee. (Purchase tickets at Main Gate Welcome Center.) 2:00 Docent Tour. Strohl Art Center
2:30 “Mind and Body Tune-Up.” (School of Music) Raymond Gottlieb, presenter. Sherwood-Marsh Studios. Fee 3:00 (3 – 4) Property Owners Who Rent Meeting. Smith Memorial Library, 2nd Floor 3:15 Social Hour Denominational Houses 3:15 Hebrew Congregation Conversations and Refreshments. Everett Jewish Life Center
3:30 Chautauqua Heritage Lecture Series. “The Hudson Quadracentennial.” Robert Bullock, president of the NY State Partnership Trust. Hall of Christ 3:30 (3:30 – 5) Seminar. (Sponsored by Department of Religion). “Christian Responses to Living in a Violent World.” Rev. Dr. J. Paul Womack. Hall of Missions
4:00 Guest Artist Recital. Complete Bach Suites, Part Two. Colin Carr, cello. Fletcher Music Hall. (Benefits the Chautauqua Women’s Club Scholarship Fund)
4:00 Special book presentation. Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century. P.W. Singer, director, 21st Century Defense Initiative, The Brookings Institution. Hall of Philosophy 4:00 Public Shuttle Tours of Grounds. Leave from Main Gate Welcome Center. Fee. (Purchase tickets at Main Gate Welcome Center.)
4:15 Garden Walk. (Programmed by the Chautauqua Bird, Tree & Garden Club) Joe McMaster. Meet under green awning at Smith Wilkes Hall 5:00 FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT SERIES. The Billy Jonas Band. Smith Wilkes Hall
5:00 Gallery Talk. “Through the Lens: ‘Thin Places.’” Photography by Larry Rankin; reflections by Ruth Becker. Sponsored by the Department of Religion. Hall of Christ 7:00 FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT SERIES. The Billy Jonas Band. Smith Wilkes Hall
7:00 Bach Recital. (School of Music). Sean Duggan. Sherwood-Marsh Studios. Fee
7:00 Visual Arts Lecture Series. Don Perlis, painter; former faculty, FIT, Pratt Institute, Skowhegan. Hultquist Center
7:00 Lecture. (Co-sponsored by Chautauqua Society for Peace and Social Justice and the Department of Religion). “Multi-track Diplomacy Initiatives in Iraq.” Welling Hall, professor, Earlham College. Hall of Philosophy 7:00 (7 – 8) Ecumenical Bible Study. (Sponsored by the Department of Religion). “The Parables of Jesus: Recovering the Art of Listening.” The Rev. Dr. J. Paul Womack, leader. Methodist House
7:00 Introduction to the Labyrinth. (Bring gate pass). Circle of Peace Labyrinth next to Turner Community Center. 7:30 Voice Department Opera Performance. Eugene Onegin by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. (Benefits the Women’s Club Scholarship Fund) Fletcher Music Hall.
8:15 CHAUTAUQUA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA POPS CONCERT. “An Invitation to Dance.” (Community Appreciation Night) Jack Everly, guest conductor. Amphitheater
10:30 Cabaret/Musical Theatre Revue II. Chautauqua Opera Studio Artists. Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall