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Chautauqua Institution Appoints Two Leaders for Department of Religion

May 23, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Chautauqua Institution has announced the appointment of two nationally recognized leaders for its religious life and programming. Melissa Spas has been named the Institution's new Vice President of Religion. She is currently the acting director of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Institution Department of Religion, Eugene Taylor Sutton, Maureen Rovegno, Melissa Spas, Natalie Hanson

[LISTEN] Community Matters – Chautauqua Book Read – May 5, 2022

May 6, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Jamestown YWCA's Alize Scott and Chautauqua Institution's Amit Taneja talk about the "Book Read" happening across the county. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Alize Scott, Amit Taneja, Chautauqua County Book Read, Chautauqua Institution, Jamestown YWCA

Robert H. Jackson Center Hires Tina Downey as Director of Development

May 6, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

The Robert H. Jackson Center has hired Tina Downey as its new Director of Development. Downey is the former Director of the Chautauqua Fund at Chautauqua Institution. Her primary responsibility will be to coordinate and advance the Center’s annual … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Institution, Robert H. Jackson Center, Tina Downey

Chautauqua Institution, YWCA Jamestown Partner on “Chautauqua County Book Read”

April 19, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

The YWCA of Jamestown and Chautauqua Institution are partnering on the inaugural "Chautauqua County Book Read." The book "Caste: The Origins of our Discontent" by Isabel Wilkerson has been chosen for the community read. Chautauqua Institution's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Amanda Gesing, Amit Taneja, Caste: The Origins of our Discontent, Chautauqua County Book Read, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System, Isabel Wilkerson, YWCA of Jamestown

JCC to Offer Free Presentation on Ida Tarbell and Lucille Ball

March 24, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Author Kathleen Brady will present “History Made in Chautauqua County: How Ida Tarbell and Lucille Ball Changed America'' at Jamestown Community College. The presentation will take place at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 24 in the Sheldon Center Room … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Institution, Gregory Peterson, Ida Tarbell, Jamestown Community College, Kathleen Brady, Lucille Ball, Robert H. Jackson Center, Turner Winter Series

National Comedy Center to Open Exhibit on Carl Reiner in July

March 21, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

The National Comedy Center will open a multi-media exhibit on Carl Reiner on July 1, 2022. The exhibit, titled "Keep Laughing," will showcase hundreds of never-before-seen archival materials spanning Reiner’s seven decades as a writer, director, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Annie Reiner, Carl Reiner, Chautauqua Institution, Lucas Reiner, Mel Brooks, National Comedy Center, Rob Reiner

[LISTEN] Arts on Fire: Chautauqua Literary Arts Partners with JHS Class to Present “Holidays in Poetry”

December 21, 2021 By WRFA Leave a Comment

WRFARadio · Holidays in Poetry WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Sony Ton-Aime, Michael I. Rudell Director of Literary Arts at Chautauqua Institution, and Betsy Rowe-Baehr, Jamestown High School English teacher. The two share details about The Holidays … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Local Arts and Entertainment, Station News and Events Tagged With: Chautauqua Institution, Jason Sample, Sony Ton-Aime, The Holidays in Poetry, WRFA

Murray Bob Lecture to Feature Poet, Essayist Sony Ton-Aime at Prendergast Library

December 1, 2021 By WRFA Leave a Comment

The 17th Annual Murray Bob Lecture will feature Chautauqua Institution's Sony Ton-Aime this Thursday at the Prendergast Library. Ton-Aime is a Haitian poet, essayist, and translator. In addition to his book, "LaWomann," he is the author of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Institution, James Prendergast Library, Jennifer Champ, Murray Bob, Sony Ton-Aime

Chautauqua Institution’s Vice President of Religion and Senior Pastor Gene Robinson Is Retiring

October 21, 2021 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Chautauqua Institution has announced that Vice President of Religion and Senior Pastor Gene Robinson is retiring. Robinson's last day with the Institution will be December 31st, 2021. Robinson joined the Institution staff in 2017, following a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Institution, Gene Robinson

WRFA Presents a Community Conversation on Underserved, Marginalized Group Beginning Sept. 23

September 1, 2021 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - WRFA is pleased to present a three-part series of Community Conversations, connecting the broader Jamestown community with its marginalized/under-served groups to increase public awareness of their challenges and also identify workable … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Station News and Events Tagged With: Amit Taneja, Chautauqua Institution, Community Conversations, Julia Ciesla-Hanley

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