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  ciweb.org | About Chautauqua | History & Archives
The Chautauqua Institution is a not-for-profit, 750-acre educational center beside Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York State, where approximately 7,500 persons are in residence on any day during a nine-week season, and a total of over 142,000 attend scheduled public events.
The board establishes the policies and direction of the Institution, electing the officers who are responsible for the operation of the Institution.
The Mission of the Chautauqua Institution Archives is to identify, organize, preserve and protect the printed, microfilmed, taped, photographic and other records, and selected artifacts and museum pieces to add to the general and scholarly understanding of the Chautauqua Institution and the Chautauqua Movement.
www.chautauqua-inst.org /history.html   (659 words)

  
 Chautauqua Institution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chautauqua Institution is a non-profit adult education center and summer resort located on 750 acres in Chautauqua, New York.
Summer admission to Chautauqua is by "gate ticket" which allows the purchaser to enjoy the grounds and its village atmosphere, including many 19th-century houses, churches, theaters, pavilions, attractive gardens, and the town square, Bestor Plaza, named after Arthur Bestor, president of the institution from 1915 to 1944.
The ideals of the Chautauqua Institution were spread through out the United States through a series of traveling Chautauqua assemblies that incorporated many of the components of program at the Institution, including lectures, music and a focus on current issues.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chautauqua_Institution   (1375 words)

  
 What is Chautauqua? - The Complete Chautauquan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Chautauqua County is the westernmost county in New York.
Chautauqua, New York is a small town, located on the shore of Chautauqua Lake at a location originally called Fair Point, and the home of The Chautauqua Institution.
The humanities chautauquas are often referred to by The Complete Chautauquan as the "contemporary model" chautauquas, as opposed to the "historic model" chautauquas as with the Chautauqua Institution in New York or the independent chautauquas that are still around or have revived programs.
members.aol.com /AlphaChautauquan/what.html   (2530 words)

  
 National Chautauqua   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The Chautauqua movement began at Lake Chautauqua, New York in 1874 as a summer retreat for the training of Sunday School teachers.
Soon after the founding of the original Chautauqua in New York, numerous independent Chautauqua assemblies were established throughout the country, based upon the ideals of the original.
The Chautauqua idea currently thrives at Chautauqua Institution in New York and at its surviving "independents" around the country.
www.waxahachiechautauqua.org /History/national_chautauqua.html   (238 words)

  
 Welcome to the Chautauqua Institution | ciweb.org
The Chautauqua Institution was founded on the belief that everyone “has a right to be all that he can be -- to know all that he can know.” The experiences come in many forms.
Chautauqua's Department of Religion provides a wide variety of services of worship and programs that express the Institution's Christian heritage and its interfaith commitment.
Chautauqua, NY The Chautauqua Institution Web site is designed and maintained by David G. Kindervater.
www.chautauqua-inst.org   (184 words)

  
 Colorado Chautauqua Association - Programs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
By the last decade of the nineteenth century, the Chautauqua Institution was nationally known as a center for rather earnest, but high-minded, activities that aimed at intellectual and moral self-improvement and civic involvement.
These seasonal establishments were influenced as much by the athenaeums, mechanics' institutes, and lecture series "Back East" as they were by the Chautauqua Institution and reflected the intense desire for self-improvement through education that has always marked the American striver.
The Chautauqua Network is an informal alliance of institutions that range from church camps with chautauqua roots to weeklong revived chautauquas (Waxahatchie, TX and DeFuniak Springs, FL are examples).
www.chautauqua.com /aboutus_movement.html   (833 words)

  
 Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce: Recreation & Attractions
Chautauqua County is located in the southwestern corner of New York State and is boarded by Pennsylvania to the south and Lake Erie to the West.
Chautauqua County is the mix of scenic beauty, quaint atmosphere, cultural attractions and recreation that makes the area appealing.
The Chautauqua Institution was founded in 1874 on the belief that everyone "has a right to be all that he can be -- to know all that he can know." The experiences come in many forms including opera, symphony, theater, lectures.
www.chautauquachamber.org /page.php?id=93   (1940 words)

  
 Chautauqua Institute Rental Property
During the nine-week Season, the activities, the programs, the music, the classes of the Chautauqua Institution are the focus.
The National Geographic Traveler magazine featured Chautauqua NY in the 50 "places of a lifetime" to visit in America, describing it as "an idyllic retreat to enrich body, soul and mind".
Chautauqua is a gated community so the streets are ideal for family biking, leisure strolls, and during the winter cross-country skiing and sledding.
www.chautauquarental.com   (458 words)

  
 Writers Workshop at Chautauqua
The Chautauqua experience includes powerful whole-group seminars, compelling small workshops, intensive one-on-one sessions, and a host of informal activities to put writers in close touch with many mentors.
Chautauqua, home of the famed Chautauqua Institution, is in southwestern New York State, served by airports in Buffalo, New York, and Jamestown, New York.
The intensive, week-long conference at Chautauqua is designed for individuals at all levels of experience, from beginning to published, who are interested in writing and illustrating for children.
www.highlightsfoundation.org /pages/current/chautauqua_top.html   (133 words)

  
 Chautauqua Lake Real Estate Services for Lake Chautauqua, Chautauqua Institution, Bemus Point, Jamestown and Chautauqua ...
Chautauqua Lake, lying southeast to northwest across the county at an elevation of 1,308 feet above sea level, is one of the highest navigable lakes in the nation.
Chautauqua County lies approximately 70 miles southwest of Buffalo, 50 miles northeast of Erie, PA and approx: 400-500 miles west of NYC.
Chautauqua County is home to the world famous Chautauqua Institution located on the shores of Lake Chautauqua.
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 Tour Chautauqua - Chautauqua County Visitors' Bureau - Lodging   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Maintaining the charm of old Chautauqua Institution, our home is centrally located on the grounds with 3 apartments & 7 guest rooms, redecorated and updated to include in-room amenities such as irons, ironing boards and hair dryers.
This historic 100-year old Inn is located on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution, has been updated in luxury with private baths, full kitchens, A/C and porches.
Charming Victorian house with porches on the the grounds of Historic Chautauqua Institution.
www.tourchautauqua.com /subsection.asp?section-id=03&subsection-id=r-onground   (642 words)

  
 NYSERDA
Chautauqua, NY - The historic Chautauqua Institution recently partnered with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on several important energy-saving initiatives.
Chautauqua Institution President Scott McVay said, "One of the largest issues facing any institution or business is energy - its choice, delivery, and use.
The Chautauqua Institution is a not-for-profit, 783-acre educational and arts center beside Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York State, where approximately 7,500 persons are in residence on any day during a nine-week season, and a total of over 170,000 attend scheduled public events.
www.nyserda.org /Press_Releases/press_archives/2003/08_05_03s2.asp   (1090 words)

  
 Mayshark Realty Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Chautauqua County, located in the westernmost part of New York State, is a resort area centered around famed Chautauqua Lake.
Chautauqua Institute, a summertime center for study, inspiration, and relaxation, is a familiar landmark in American cultural history.
It is home to the world famed Chautauqua Institution and four other major resort and vacation regions, providing a wide variety of spring, summer, fall and winter activities.
www.mayshark.com   (695 words)

  
 Chautauqua and Lyceum Magicians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The Chautauqua Institution, an independent, nondenominational and non-profit organization, was founded by The Reverend John H. Vincent, who later became Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Lewis Miller, an industrialist, at Chautauqua Lake, NY, in 1874.
These traveling chautauquas were not connected with the Chautauqua Institution, nor were the tent chautauquas that followed.
The Chautauqua Institution, however, still exists as a cultural village that springs to life every summer.
www.floraco.com /lyceum   (1247 words)

  
 Calm, culture combine at Chautauqua Institution - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Chautauqua Institution, nestled in the heart of New York State’s wine country, which also is home to picturesque towns such as Beamis Point and Mayville, is one of the country’s oldest, and arguably the headiest, gated community.
The Institute is mainly a summer resort area, because most of the palatial, perfectly restored summer homes on the property date back to the late 1800s-early 1900s, and are not equipped to handle harsh winters, exacerbated by the “lake effect” from adjacent Lake Chautauqua.
Another short-term lodging option is to rent a room from one of the Chautauqua homeowners directly, or stay at one of the small inns on the grounds.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/s_81939.html   (1495 words)

  
 Chautauqua County, NY Info - Chautauqua Institution, Bemus Point, Jamestown, Chautauqua Lake, NY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Chautauqua County is located in the southwestern corner of New York State and is boarded by Pennsylvania to the south of Ashville and Lake Erie to the West.
Chautauqua Institution is located in the southwestern corner of New York State.
Chautauqua is served by the Chautauqua County Airport at Jamestown, New York (15 miles south of Chautauqua Institution).
www.iamhouseshopping.com /Chautauqua_area_info.shtml   (2076 words)

  
 Chautauqua Institution and the Brookings Institution Plan Joint Program
Chautauqua Institution and the Brookings Institution are pleased to announce that they will collaborate in planning and producing Chautauqua's opening week of the 2006 season (June 26 – June 30).
Strobe Talbott, President of the Brookings Institution added, "As the Brookings Institution celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2006, it's fitting that we collaborate with Chautauqua to discuss global issues related to Russia and the former Soviet Union.
Chautauqua Institution and the Brookings Institution will work together to select speakers, moderate sessions, design special discussions and related cultural and entertainment programs.
www.brookings.edu /comm/news/20050802.htm   (512 words)

  
 2006 Chautauqua Program
Chautauqua Short Courses are an annual series of forums in which scholars at the frontiers of various sciences meet intensively for several days with undergraduate college teachers of science.
In general, teachers of undergraduate students in degree-granting institutions of higher education in the United States whose teaching responsibilities are in the natural or social sciences, mathematics, or engineering are eligible for participation.
The Chautauqua Program will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, sex, color, or national origin of any applicant or Participant.
www.chautauqua.pitt.edu   (1023 words)

  
 Untitled Document
The Chautauqua movement quickly spread throughout the United States, becoming especially popular in rural areas where opportunities for secondary or continuing education were limited.
Theodore Roosevelt was a champion of the Chautauqua movement, and said that Chautauqua was "typically American, in that it is typical of America at its best".
Revive the Chautauqua tradition of interdisciplinary, multicultural learning by providing time for quiet contemplation of each day's events, opportunities to socialize with NOVA Chautauqua peers, and participate in some of the rich cultural experiences that the Arkansas Ozark region provides.
www.uark.edu /ua/sboss/Read_Me.html   (600 words)

  
 Untitled Document
The Writers Center at Chautauqua is located on the grounds of historic Chautauqua Institution, where F.D.R. delivered his "I Hate War" speech, Amelia Earhart landed her plane, John Ciardi spent many of his summers, and countless artists come to perform, practice, and study.
A gated community of 740 acres on a pristine western New York lake, Chautauqua Institution is located on Route 394, between Jamestown and Mayville.
The Institution was founded 126 years ago in the belief that all people should be all that they can be.
www.geocities.com /Athens/Parthenon/2516/index.html   (248 words)

  
 Chautauqua - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first Chautauqua was organized by Methodist minister John H. Vincent and businessman Lewis Miller, in 1874.
However, the Chautauqua movement in general had avoided taking political stands as such but instead invited public officials of all the major political parties to lecture, assuring a balanced program for the members of the assembly.
For example, during the 1936 season at Chautauqua Institution, in anticipation of the national election held that year for president, visitors heard not only addresses by Franklin Roosevelt and his Republican challenger Alf Landon, but from two third party candidates.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chautauqua   (641 words)

  
 Chautauqua Institution History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The Institution, originally the Chautauqua Lake Sunday School Assembly, was founded in 1874 as an educational experiment in independent Summer learning.
Chautauqua's Department of Religion continues to be ecumenical presenting religious leaders of many faiths from around the world, both as speakers and teachers.
The Chautauqua Craft Alliance, a group of working crafts professionals residing in Chautauqua County, offers the public the opportunity to get acquainted personally with those who create decorative and functional items in ceramics, glass fiber, leather, metal, wood and fine art media.
www.artmakers.com /cca/institution.html   (301 words)

  
 Chautauqua Institution Expands Offerings for Landscape Architecture Week
As previously noted in LAND Online, the Chautauqua Institution in Southwest New York state will be offering a week’s worth of intensive study on landscape architecture from July 17–21.
The Athenaeum Hotel at the Chautauqua Institution is offering special rates for all ASLA members.
Chautauqua is a community noted for its landscapes, historic architecture, beautiful gardens, and overall community design.
www.asla.org /land/2006/0605/chautauqua.html   (597 words)

  
 ciweb.org | Golf
Situated on rolling terrain with frequent panoramic views of nearby Chautauqua Lake, our courses have played host to outstanding professionals including Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen, Walter Hagen and Cary Middlecoff as well as famous visitors to the Chautauqua Institution including President Bill Clinton in 1996.
Chautauqua's Lake Course (four-star in Places to Play) was designed by Donald Ross in 1913.
Construction is under way on an exciting new addition to the Chautauqua Golf Club -- a complete and unique public facility for teaching and practice.
golf.ciweb.org   (321 words)

  
 The Chautauqua Institution - The Complete Chautauquan
The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC) formed in 1878 was the idea of Vincent, but it was William Rainey Harper, later to become the president of the University of Chicago, who Vincent called on to put together the plan.
An important way that Chautauqua found its way into American life is through a monthly publication of the CLSC called The Chautauquan.
A visit to the Chautauqua Institution in New York is like traveling back to another age -- The Chautauqua Age.
members.aol.com /AlphaChautauquan/mother.html   (618 words)

  
 The Chautauqua Experience
Chautauqua is a community of historic gingerbread houses with narrow, shady streets.
At Chautauqua, you are immersed for a stimulating week with a whole group of writers and faculty members.
You’ll miss Chautauqua—tears and hugs often accompany waves of goodbye—but when you walk back out those gates, you’ll be better prepared to write, to tackle that new project, or to continue the revisions to the manuscript you brought with you.
www.highlightsfoundation.org /pages/current/chautExperience.html   (1327 words)

  
 Chautauqua Music Festival 2007
At Chautauqua a student lives as an integral member of the 7,000 resident population.
Students are encouraged to freely attend opera, symphony, theater and galleries throughout the duration of the festival.
Chautauqua students may also attend concerts, plays, films, operas, art exhibits and relax in the beauty of the famous Victorian lakeside grounds.
music.ciweb.org   (221 words)

  
 Science & Theology News - Chautauqua dedicates a week to unlimited love   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The Chautauqua Institution is dedicating a week of its summer program to the study of love and the brain.
The Chautauqua Institution is a retreat center in southwestern New York dedicated to the identification and development of human values through programs that explore current religious, social and political issues.
In the institution’s community, religious faith is seen as central to the understanding of social and cultural values within the convictions of the Christian tradition.
www.stnews.org /news-645.htm   (532 words)

  
 CBS to air special on Chautauqua Institution - UMC.org
Chautauqua started in 1874 as a summer retreat for Sunday school teachers and later expanded into a summer cultural and religious retreat for people of all ages and faiths.
The Rev. Joan Brown Campbell, former chief executive of the National Council of Churches, is director of the department of religion.
A visit also is made to United Methodist House, one of the oldest denominational houses at the institution.
www.umc.org /site/c.gjJTJbMUIuE/b.2072089/k.1DEB/CBS_to_air_special_on_Chautauqua_Institution.htm   (348 words)

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