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...]
Chautauqua Institution, YWCA Jamestown Partner on “Chautauqua County Book Read”
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...]
JCC to Offer Free Presentation on Ida Tarbell and Lucille Ball
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...]
National Comedy Center to Open Exhibit on Carl Reiner in July
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...]
[LISTEN] Arts on Fire: Chautauqua Literary Arts Partners with JHS Class to Present “Holidays in Poetry”
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...]
Murray Bob Lecture to Feature Poet, Essayist Sony Ton-Aime at Prendergast Library
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...]
Chautauqua Institution’s Vice President of Religion and Senior Pastor Gene Robinson Is Retiring
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...]
WRFA Presents a Community Conversation on Underserved, Marginalized Group Beginning Sept. 23
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...]
Chautauqua Institution’s Final Week Focuses on “Resilience”
Chautauqua Institution's final week of the season will focus on the theme "Resilience." The week, which concludes August 29, features the legendary, award-winning singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson; four-time Grammy winner Jason Isbell and his band … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Institution Week 8 Theme – ‘The Human Brain: Our Greatest Mystery’
Chautauqua Institution's week eight theme is “The Human Brain: Our Greatest Mystery." Week Eight includes Grammy-nominated duo hip-hop/classical duo Black Violin, Best Americana Album Award-nominated folk band The Wood Brothers, emeritus scholar at … [Read more...]
