The Chautauquan Dailyhttp://www.ciweb.org/the-chautauquan-daily/en-US2010-09-02T14:27:08ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Jim Lehrerhttp://www.ciweb.org/the-chautauquan-daily/2010/6/30/jim-lehrer.htmlWebmaster2010-06-30T00:57:32Z ]]>Costello Has a Style That's His Alonehttp://www.ciweb.org/the-chautauquan-daily/2009/8/29/costello-has-a-style-thats-his-alone.htmlWebmaster2009-08-29T11:40:11Z

SATURDAY EVENING ENTERTAINMENT PREVIEW

Elvis Costello’s aim is true; it has landed him on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution. Costello made himself known on the music scene with his 1977 debut, “My Aim is True,” and now, more than 30 years and dozens of albums later, Costello will perform with The Sugarcanes at 8:15 p.m. Saturday in the Amphitheater.

]]>Sacred Song to Close 136th Seasonhttp://www.ciweb.org/the-chautauquan-daily/2009/8/29/sacred-song-to-close-136th-season.htmlWebmaster2009-08-29T11:36:58ZChautauqua Institution President Thomas M. Becker will end this year’s nine-week season with Three Taps of the Gavel at the end of Sunday’s Sacred Song service at 8 p.m. in the Amphitheater. Jared Jacobsen, organist, choir director and coordinator of worship and sacred music, has planned the service to reflect on the season and to say farewell to the Institution for another year. “It’s a grieving process that has to begin taking place with this closing Sacred Song,” Jacobsen said.

]]>Campbell to Lead Sunday Servicehttp://www.ciweb.org/the-chautauquan-daily/2009/8/29/campbell-to-lead-sunday-service.htmlWebmaster2009-08-29T11:34:00ZSunday morning in the Amphitheater offers an opportunity to greet old friends and worship together with the larger community. On this final Sunday of the season, Chautauquans can reflect on the path they have walked together for nine weeks and say their goodbyes until they see one another nine months from now.

]]>McCullough Stresses Importance of France in U.S. Historyhttp://www.ciweb.org/the-chautauquan-daily/2009/8/29/mccullough-stresses-importance-of-france-in-us-history.htmlWebmaster2009-08-29T11:29:05ZAward-winning author David McCullough taught the packed audience in the Amphitheater Wednesday night about the profound effect that Paris has had on United States history. McCullough, who has written 10 books about U.S. history, lectured about Americans in Paris after 1830 and before World War I. He is writing a book on the topic. “More American history … happened in France than any other country but our own,” he said. “And we ought to appreciate this.”

]]>'Born to Fly': Sara Evans Brings Award-Winning Vocals to Amphttp://www.ciweb.org/the-chautauquan-daily/2009/8/28/born-to-fly-sara-evans-brings-award-winning-vocals-to-amp.htmlWebmaster2009-08-28T13:26:14ZEVENING ENTERTAINMENT PREVIEW

Sara Evans, award-winning and multi-talented country music star, will perform at 8:15 p.m. tonight in the Amphitheater. Evans has won Female Vocalist of the Year from the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association’s Music Video of the Year award for her song “Born to Fly.” She also has had several number one hits on the country music charts including “Born to Fly,” “No Place That Far,” “Suds In The Bucket” and “A Real Fine Place to Start,” according to her official Web site.

]]>Luers to Detail Liberty's Past, Present, Futurehttp://www.ciweb.org/the-chautauquan-daily/2009/8/28/luers-to-detail-libertys-past-present-future.htmlWebmaster2009-08-28T13:22:41ZMORNING LECTURE PREVIEW

The idea of liberty is everchanging. At 10:45 a.m. today in the Amphitheater, William Luers, former president of the United Nations Association of the USA, will present the 2009 Season’s final morning lecture. In it, he will detail his own experience with liberty, how liberty has changed along with the world during his lifetime and what liberty will mean in the future.

]]>Interreligious Speakers Examine First Amendmenthttp://www.ciweb.org/the-chautauquan-daily/2009/8/28/interreligious-speakers-examine-first-amendment.htmlWebmaster2009-08-28T13:20:34ZINTERFAITH LECTURE PREVIEW

Three speakers familiar to Chautauqua audiences will return today to conclude the week’s exploration of “Religious Liberty and the Faith of the Fathers” and the Department of Religion’s Interfaith Lecture Series for 2009. The title of their presentation is “Does the First Amendment work today? A Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue.” They will speak at 2 p.m. today in the Hall of Philosophy.

]]>Archives Presentation Celebrates Chautauquans Who Cast Long Shadows as They Stand as Giantshttp://www.ciweb.org/the-chautauquan-daily/2009/8/28/archives-presentation-celebrates-chautauquans-who-cast-long.htmlWebmaster2009-08-28T13:18:28ZAs part of its role to preserve the historical memory of Chautauqua Institution, the Oliver Archives Center has sponsored a series of tributes to giants — that is, Chautauquans who have contributed in some way, shape or form to the Institution of today. The Archives celebrates “Five More Giants of Chautauqua” at 3:30 p.m. today in the Hall of Christ.

]]>Justice Kennedy to Analyze Idea of Freedomhttp://www.ciweb.org/the-chautauquan-daily/2009/8/27/justice-kennedy-to-analyze-idea-of-freedom.htmlWebmaster2009-08-27T12:54:00ZMORNING LECTURE PREVIEW

He first heard of Chautauqua in 1974 while reading an opinion of a U.S. Supreme Court justice who wrote, “Well this was not a Sunday Chautauqua.” “I said, ‘What does that mean?’ So that time, I went to the dictionary and found out all about Chautauqua from reading a Supreme Court opinion,” Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said, laughing. It has been more than 30 years since that day in 1974, and Kennedy has spent that same stretch of time serving as one of the United States’ most prestigious decision makers.

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