Dear Writing Community,
Thank you to all of you who attended my Chautauqua reading with Dr. Shahid Aziz via Zoom last Thursday! It was wonderful to see so many familiar, and new, faces! (I'll be sending a link soon for those of you who
missed seeing it and would like to.
Every Sunday at 5 p.m. from now through August 23, there's an open mic via Zoom that you are warmly invited to attend, and share your work. And every Thursday at 12:15 from now through August 27th, there's a reading via Zoom. You'll find the links and details (and even more opportunities) here: https://chq.org/season/literary-arts/community/friends-of-cwc
I have to admit that I am sad to be sitting on my couch in Charlotte instead of in the Amphitheater in Chautauqua (CHQ), where I would be if it weren't for the coronavirus. But it is an enormous consolation that I can share much of this magical place with you this summer virtually!Below, I've pasted highlights
of this coming week (Week 3) at Chautauqua. (I'm excited that this week, Fr. Gregory Boyle is the chaplain for the 9:15 service. I love him! And while you and I both missed hearing him speak at this morning's service, you can listen to him here: https://assembly.chq.org/featured/videos/sunday-morning-worship-with-fr-greg-boyle-s-j
To access all that Chautauqua has to offer, all you need to do is create an account, and every lecture, entertainment program, and service is completely free for the next three months -- the entire "CHQ" season. To register, and learn all about CHQ, go to this link: https://mailchi.mp/chq/youre-invited-to-chq-assembly?e=fd4be6c8d7.
To find out all the good stuff that is happening in Week 3, which started today, click this link: https://mailchi.mp/chq/dont-miss-the-third-week-of-chq-assembly-programs?e=fd4be6c8d7.
I put some highlights below. I apologize if the formatting is wonky for you! If so, just click the link above.
Love and light,
Maureen
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Chautauqua Institution
:: Don't Miss These Programs!
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You're invited to Week Three of CHQ
Assembly
The online expression of Chautauqua Institution's mission
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Don't miss the Chautauqua Lecture Series
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Art and Democracy
Artist, advocate,
activist, citizen. What is the role of art — and the artist — in an active democracy? In this week, we hear from artists raising the social consciousness, challenging the status quo and engaging communities large and small toward meaningful action. All events are at 10:45 a.m. EDT.
- Monday, July 13: Anna Deavere
Smith, the actress, playwright and founding director of the Institute on the Arts and Civic Dialogue, on "Community, Character, Diversity"
- Tuesday, July 14: Darren Walker,
president of the Ford Foundation, on "Arts and Social Justice"
- Wednesday, July 15: Tricia Rose,
director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown University, on “What I’ve Learned By Telling the Story of Systemic Racism”
- Thursday, July 16: Paula A.
Kerger, president and chief executive officer of PBS, on "Who Are the American People?"
- Friday, July 17: Aaron Bryant, a curator
at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, on “Preserving History As It Happens”
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… or the Interfaith Lecture
Series
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Art: A Glimpse into the
Divine
Art inspires, art
teaches, art speaks, art energizes, art soothes, art heals, art empowers. Art underlies and underlines the commonalities of human existence. In this week we look into the spiritual power of art to glimpse the divine, in all its forms, and change the world. All events are at 2 p.m. EDT.
- Monday, July 13: Georgetown University professor and Chautauqua favorite Ori Z. Soltes on "The Spiritual Soul and Political Body in Art"
- Tuesday, July 14: Jewish artist David
Moss on "A Glimpse into the Divine?"
- Wednesday, July 15: Grammy Award-winning cellist Eugene Friesen on "The Beauty We Love"
- Thursday, July 16: Malaysian artist Azzah
Sultan on "Navigating Culture and Faith Through Art"
- Interfaith Friday, July 17: Rochester Zen Center instructors Eryl and Wayman Kubicka representing Buddhism
The CHQ Assembly platform is made possible in part by support
from Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett Richards, III, Wendy and Edward Cohen & Barbara and Peter Georgescu.
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Fr. Gregory Boyle,
S.J., Chaplain
Sunday, July 12 at 10:45 a.m. EDT • Weekdays, July 13–17 at 9:15 a.m. EDT
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Cocktails, Concerts and Conversations
Cocktails, Concerts and Conversations is the CHQ Assembly performing arts series intended to connect people through music, theater and dance.
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Chautauqua Opera
Company featuring Steven Osgood and Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek
Monday, July 13 • 5 p.m. EDT
Guest artist Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek and several Featured Young Artists of the Week will join Steven Osgood in conversation. The program will conclude each week with the world premieres of new compositions by composer-in-residence Frances Pollock, setting texts by playwright and librettist Jerre Dye.
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Chautauqua Dance
featuring Julie Kent
Tuesday, July 14 • 5 p.m. EDT
Julie Kent, former American Ballet Theatre prima ballerina and current artistic director of The Washington Ballet, joins Chautauqua Dance Artistic Advisor Sasha Janes for an evening of conversation about her storied career and the state of ballet in the world today. Kent was the longest serving ballerina in American Ballet Theatre's 79-year history and has been at the artistic helm of The Washington Ballet since 2016.
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Chautauqua Theater
Company featuring Andrew Borba with Joel De La Fuente and Lisa Rothe
Wednesday, July 15 • 5 p.m. EDT
Joel De La Fuente and Lisa Rothe from the CTC Production We Hold These Truths
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Recitals with Rossen
featuring Natasha Paremski
Thursday, July 16 • 5 p.m. EDT
With her consistently striking and dynamic performances, pianist Natasha Paremski reveals astounding virtuosity and voracious interpretive abilities. She continues to generate excitement from all corners as she wins over audiences with her musical sensibility and powerful, flawless technique.
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Gina
Chavez
Friday, July 17 • 5 p.m. EDT
Gina Chavez lifted our spirits during her 2019 Chautauqua debut and is excited to perform this special online concert for, and come into conversation with, her new fans here at Chautauqua and around the country. Gina is blending the sounds of the Americas with tension and grace. A 12-time Austin Music Award winner, including 2019 Female Vocalist and 2015 Austin Musician of the Year, Gina explores the true meaning of “Americana" as she takes audiences on a high-energy journey through
Latin America and beyond.
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Reinventing Retirement: What's Next Given the New
World?
This interactive online exploration is designed for those of you who are in some phase of career life transition from just beginning to think about retirement to those already “retired,” who are looking for more direction, support and purpose in creating what’s next.
Learn more and
register
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Avoiding Financial
Landmines
Roughly 90% of baby boomers are expected to outlive their assets, but it is often not due to a lack of planning. What are secret traps that can sabotage investment performance and rob you of portfolio growth?
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register
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Why Archaeology Still
Matters
The roots of cultural diversity and economic disparity begin in the archaeological record. Let's understand them, recognize our common humanity, and start connecting with others to defeat senseless cultural conflict.
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Hinduism through the
Lens of Movies
Take a whirlwind tour of popular Hinduism as seen in snippets of devotional and popular Indian movies. We will look at the stories of the major gods and goddesses, as well as getting a feel for festivals and daily worship.
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The Art of Haiku: Bashō, His Influences, and His
Legacy
Join us for an introduction to haiku, Japan’s shortest and most beloved poetic form.
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register
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Aging in the
Pandemic Age
This pandemic has increased focus on our purpose and mortality. Now — more than ever — comes the question: "How do you want to live these years?" This class will introduce the Sage-ing® concepts of life review, forgiveness, mortality and legacy.
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register
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Writers' Center
Workshops
The Chautauqua Writers' Center is a community of writers at all levels of development who cultivate the craft and vision necessary to grow as artists under the tutelage of highly accomplished writers-in-residence.
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Prose Workshop: Writing the
Other
We often talk about point of view in terms of privilege: which character do we have the privilege of accessing? Indeed, the gift of a character’s interior life is among the greatest privileges we have as readers. But when we’re talking about writing beyond our own backgrounds, we must consider this privilege — and the power it holds —
with new seriousness.
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Poetry Workshop:
Summer of Joyful Ghosts
Poems are wonderful occasions to let our ghosts come to the party. Be it the ghost of events we haven't been able to articulate in their joy, mystery, and/or sorrow. Or the ghosts of forms we love but can't quite master, which is to say, the ghosts of history that is around us always.
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John Hoppenthaler presents Toni Morrison's
The Source of Self-Regard
Thursday, July 16 • 3:30 p.m. EDT
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CLSC Book
Discussion
Monday, July 13 • 12:30 p.m. EDT
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Free Sunday Reading with Gabrielle Calvocoressi and
Eleanor Henderson
Sunday, July 12 • 3:30 p.m. EDT
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Performing and Visual Arts
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Chautauqua Theater
Company NPW No. 1: Reading and Live Q-and-A
it's not a trip it's a journey
Wednesday, July 15 • 8:15 p.m. EDT
by Charly Evon Simpson | directed by Nicole Watson
June needs to go on a journey so she convinces three friends to join her on a road trip through the American west. A funny and poetic play about tumbleweed, friendship, being black, and needing to soothe something you don’t always have the words for. CTC is thrilled to welcome Charly Evon Simpson (Jump, NPW 2018) back to workshop her latest play before it premieres at Round House Theatre in Maryland in spring 2021.
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New Play Development at CTC is made possible in part by a
generous grant from The Roe Green Foundation.
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"Music from the Other
Europe" featuring Brian Zeger, Nurit Pacht and Tobias Werner
Monday, July 13 • 4 p.m. EDT
These stellar School of Music faculty will share music by Dvořák, Block, Janáček and Bartók.
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Chautauqua Visual Arts
Lecture: Kalup Linzy
Tuesday, July 14 • 6:30 p.m. EDT
Chautauqua Visual Arts (CVA) hosts a weekly public lecture series of luminaries who will share their current projects and discuss relevant topics of the day. This week features Kalup Linzy, an interdisciplinary artist, curator and one of our esteemed CVA Mentors currently based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Into the Music with the
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Vahn Armstrong and Eva Stern
Tuesday, July 14 • 8:15 p.m. EDT
Vahn Armstrong, who has served as the CSO’s acting Concertmaster for the past two years, is joined by his partner and long-time member of the CSO’s viola section, Eva Stern, in what promises to be an exciting evening of music and stimulating conversation. This will all come to you from Lenna Hall at Chautauqua!
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An Afternoon Piano
Recital with Sara Davis Buechner
Wednesday, July 15 • 4 p.m. EDT
Faculty member Sara Davis Buechner of the Piano Program within Chautauqua's School of Music offers a variety of selections and will engage with viewers.
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11th Annual Buffalo
Day: "The Sacred Nature of Art & Democracy: Exploring Life's Aesthetic Values — Beauty, Truth, Goodness, & Justice"
Tuesday, July 14 • 12:15 p.m. EDT
Buffalo Day is an annual tradition designed to continue connections between Chautauqua Institution and the Buffalo community. This year's weekly theme of "Art and Democracy" will be examined through a panel discussion of Buffalo community and cultural leaders moderated by Jen Swan-Kilpatrick, featuring Stephanie Crockatt, Joe Lin-Hill, Michael G. Murphy and Adam Zyglis.
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Chautauqua Women's Club's
Contemporary Issues Forum:
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox
Tuesday, July 14 • 3:30 p.m. EDT
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox is a global expert on all things gender balance. She is the CEO of 20-first, a global consulting firm working with companies interested in capturing the competitive advantage of gender, nationality and generational balance.
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African American Heritage House
Lecture:
Fahamu Pecou
Wednesday, July 15 • 3:30 p.m. EDT
Fahamu Pecou is an interdisciplinary artist and scholar whose works combine observations on hip-hop, fine art and popular culture.
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2019 Report on Philanthropy
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With appreciation for the support of this community, Chautauqua
celebrates those who make possible the inspirational programs and unparalleled experiences that we cherish.
Read more about this unique moment in Chautauqua's history as we recognize all those who have contributed in the past year and for whom we are deeply grateful.
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Don't Forget: Old First Night Walk/Run is Happening Virtually!
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Chautauqua Old First Night
Run/Walk is now exclusively a VIRTUAL race. Please sign up now for our virtual “Around the World” Race. Online registration will close on Saturday, Aug. 1. Registered participants will receive a special edition 2020 T-shirt!
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Sponsored by DFT Communications, Partners in Technology
and ERA Team VP Real Estate & Vacation Rentals
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MAUREEN RYAN GRIFFIN, an award-winning poetry and nonfiction writer, is the author of Spinning Words into Gold, a Hands-On Guide to the Craft of
Writing, a grief workbook entitled I Will Never Forget You, and three collections of poetry, Ten Thousand Cicadas Can't Be Wrong, This Scatter of Blossoms and When the Leaves Are in the Water.
She believes, as author Julia Cameron says, "We are meant to midwife dreams for one another." Maureen also believes that serious "word work" requires serious WordPlay, as play is how we humans best
learn—and perform. What she loves best is witnessing all the other dreams that come true for her clients along the way. Language, when used with intentionality and focus, is, after all, serious fuel for joy. Here's to yours!
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