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"Chautauqua Stories" Series


2010 "Chautauqua Stories"

In collaboration with the 2010 Chautauqua Institution Archives Heritage Lecture Series, the following lectures were recorded by C-SAAHN and are part of its "Chautauqua Stories" Series:

(Please note that an article about each lecture usually occurred in The Chautauquan Daily one or two days before each lecture.)

Don Kimes, Director, Visual Arts at Chautuaqua Institution (VACI), 6/28/11 Tour of new exhibit in collaboration with Albright-Knox Art Gallery (AKAG)

Chautauqua Institution Archives Heritage Lecture, August 27, 2010, FIVE MORE GIANTS OF CHAUTAUQUA

Chautauqua Institution Archives Heritage Lecture, August 24, 2010, Greg Peterson, President and founder of the Robert H. Jackson Center and E. Barrett Prettyman Jr.

Chautauqua Institution Archives Heritage Lecture, August 17, 2010, Jared Jacobsen, Institution Organist and Marlie Bendiksen, Archives research assistant

Chautauqua Institution Archives Heritage Lecture, August 13, 2010, Joan R. Branham, Professor of Art History at Providence College

Chautauqua Institution Archives Heritage Lecture, August 10, 2010, Amy Freitag, Program Director USA for the World Monuments Fund & Jon Schmitz, Institution Archivist and Historian

Chautauqua Institution Archives Heritage Lecture, August 6, 2010, Jon Schmitz, Institution Archivist and Historian

Chautauqua Institution Archives Heritage Lecture, July 30, 2010, Danielle Trusso, Archives Project Assistant

Chautauqua Institution Archives Heritage Lecture, July 23, 2010, Jon Schmitz, Institution Archivist and Historian

Chautauqua Institution Archives Heritage Lecture, July 20, 2010, Subagh Singh Khalsa, Chautauquan and traveler

Chautauqua Institution Archives Heritage Lecture, July16, 2010, Robert Bullock, Pres. NYState Archives Partnership Trust

Chautauqua Institution Archives Heritage Lecture, July16, 2010, Robert Bullock. Pres. NYState Archives Partnership Trust, (Part II)


Other "Chautauqua Stories:"

First Annual "Buffalo Day at Chautauqua," August 9, 2010
The First Annual "Buffalo Day at Chautauqua" was held Monday, August 9,2010.
Signage from The Buffalo News along with the president of Chautauqua Institution, Thomas Becker, proclaimed the event and welcomed over 5000 in attendance during announcements in the Amphitheater, before introducing Ken Burns as the 10:45 AM featured speaker for the day.

Later, at 4 PM, Mike Sullivan, representing Chautauqua Institution, welcomed a standing room only crowd of over 200 at the Hall of Christ. Mary Roberts, Ex. Dir. of the Martin House Restoration Corp. gave a 20 minute presentation bringing the audience up to date with the project. Paul Lamont, the producer of the PBS presentation, "Frank Lloyd Wright's Buffalo," provided insights into the making of the nationally aired production by WNED. A lively Q&A session followed the one hour video. WNED gave permission to record the audio portion of this video. Thank you to all who participated and made this day possible.

Sponsors of the event included The Center for the Study of Art, Architecture, History & Nature (C-SAAHN), The Martin House Restoration Corp., WNED, The Buffalo News, and Chautauqua Institution.

"CHAUTAUQUA: AN AMERICAN NARRATIVE" - Comments by Don Boswell, John Grant & Thomas Becker - 09/30/10
The first public screening in Buffalo of "CHAUTAUQUA: AN AMERICAN NARRATIVE" was held at the studios of WNED. Following the viewing, Donald K. Boswell, President & CEO of WNED introduced Thomas Becker, President of Chautauqua Institution and John Grant, Producer of the show soon to be released nationally on PBS, for a Q&A session with the audience. This recording,(made from audience level),gives insight into the producers dilemma of having so much information and footage about Chautauqua, with only a limited amount of time available in an hour program. The story of Chautauqua itself, seems to defy description because it is rooted more in the experience of over 150,000 people who attend every year, usually for a week at a time. Overall, the audience expressed great satisfaction with the show and believed it captured the spirit, program, and lifelong learning experience that is "Chautauqua."
Tom Becker gives an inspirational view of the need and role of Chautauqua in the 21st Century for America and the world.
It is anticipated that this video will be part of next year's 2nd Annual "BUFFALO DAY AT CHAUTAUQUA," probably during Week 4, during the 2011 Season. The day will be sponsored, in part, by WNED and C-SAAHN.

"Art of Investing" at the Chautauqua Institution's Smith Library, Noon-Hour every Monday during the Summer Season.

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