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Chautauqua Opera’s production of Eugene Onegin closes at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Norton Hall. BRIA GRANVILLE | Staff Photographer www.chqdaily.com Seventy-Five Cents Chautauqua, New York The Official Newspaper of Chautauqua Institution | Monday, August 3, 2015 Volume CXXXIX, Issue 32 Linguist Harrison opens week with lecture on vanishing languages GEORGIE SILVAROLE to be able to give something back.” examples of his work and his subjects. “We thought it would be important Staff Writer At 10:45 a.m. today in the Amphi- “I will introduce the problem of to start the week with something peo- theater, Harrison will share his work vanishing languages first, and then ple would say, ‘Oh, yeah that is vanish- It’s about people and their stories. in discovering and documenting fad- I’ll try to provide some evidence as to ing,’ ” Babcock said. “When you’ve lost For K. David Harrison, being a lin- ing languages. Harrison is a profes- why it matters,” Harrison said. “And a language, you lose all your history, guist means preserving stories, societ- sor at Swarthmore College, author of to do that, I’ll take the audience on a the names of plants, family stories. Cul- ies and rare languages. several books including When Lan- virtual tour of some of the world’s lan- tures vanish when a speaking commu- “I’m inspired by the people I meet, guages Die: The Extinction of the World’s guage hotspots, and we’ll meet some nity’s language vanishes.” Babcock’s own relationship with and I feel very privileged to be able to Languages and the Erosion of Human of the last speakers of the world’s most the topic comes back to a visit to Tan- travel around the world and meet these Knowledge, and leader of National Geo- endangered languages.” zania with her daughter. She followed elders and these last speakers of lan- graphic’s Enduring Voices project. His Sherra Babcock, vice president and the Hadza tribe and observed how the guages,” Harrison said. “They’re very lecture will take the audience to four Emily and Richard Smucker Chair for hunter-gatherer society lives, day to day. HARRISON generous in sharing their language different areas where languages are Education, said Harrison comes highly and their culture with me, and I want endangered using photographs and recommended by National Geographic. See HARRISON, Page 4

Donal Fox Trio brings genre-bending ON THEIR TOES:spontaneity to Amphitheater tonight COLIN HANNER Staff Writer

World-class pianist, conductor and improviser Donal Fox is known for his fusion of classical and jazz music — though he leans to the spontaneity side of jazz. The Donal Fox In- ventions Trio won’t know what they’ll be playing for audi- ences at 8:15 p.m. tonight in the Amphitheater until well after they’ve arrived. “When I get into Chautauqua and I feel what it’s like there and I see the halls and the Amphitheater, pieces will come to my mind at the moment, and my band members know that,” Fox said. “There’ll be times where I’ll put the actual set together two hours before we play to keep everyone on their toes.” Fox has taken the likes of classical musicians such as Bach and unraveled them to insert elements of jazz. He often fuses it with Afro-Latin notes found in works by such artists as tango composer Ástor Piazzolla. Fox attributes this blend of styles to his own diverse upbringing around different genres of music. “I’m 6, 7, 8 [years old] and I’m just digging it,” Fox said. “It’s an artistic household, and I’m going, ‘I like this mu- sic [and] this music,’ and I start training, and meeting new teachers, and going to institutions and there’s a tendency to compartmentalize.” ILLUSTRATION BY MAURICE DUNN II | Design Editor See FOX, Page 4

Tipton to discuss effect of social Ahn Trio to deliver eclectic mix in changes on church attendance program with New York City vibe

ALEXANDRA GREENWALD sor of So- Tipton is a 2011 recipient MORGAN KINNEY start when the sisters attend- that New York vibe. The first Staff Writer ciology of of the Guggenheim Fellow- Staff Writer ed Juilliard together in the half of the program features R e l i g i o n ship. His studies in the so- early 1980s and they began Kenji Bunch’s “Swing Shift,” Over the years, the at Emory ciology of morality have led Angella Ahn picked up performing pieces by some a piece depicting various way Americans pray has University. to a collaboration with Rob- the violin as a child after of their composer peers. Al- aspects of the night shift in changed almost as much as “It’s part- ert Bellah: Habits of the Heart: watching an orchestra’s vio- though their Juilliard days the city. One movement calls the way they live. ly a story Individualism and Commit- lin section and admiring how are long gone, the sisters nev- upon the sisters to become Steven Tipton will dis- about im- ment in American Life, which it selfishly dominated the er stopped playing together. a jazz trio. The final move- cuss these changes through TIPTON m ig rat ion was a finalist for the 1986 melody. While she still plays Angella now lives in Boz- ment, titled “Grooveboxes,” the lens of the Methodist and people Pulitzer Prize. violin, Angella now shares eman, Montana, where she features the trio as it mimics Church at 2 p.m. today in carrying different forms or Tipton’s research on Meth- the melody with her twin teaches at Montana State the sound of a disc jockey the Hall of Philosophy. His modes of faith with them. odism produced Public Pul- sisters Lucia and Maria on University, but her sisters re- spinning without any of the lecture is titled “Close to the Almost all of them are con- pits: Methodists and Mainline piano and cello, respectively. main in New York City — a actual equipment. Heart of Humankind.” vinced that, however differ- Churches in the Moral Argu- The three sisters of the place that continues to influ- “[Bunch] is making all the “If you ask, ‘What’s going ent the worship they offer ment of Public Life. He is cur- Ahn Trio will perform at 4 ence the music they perform. sounds and rhythms and on in American religion?,’ the creator, what God wants rently at work on The Life To p.m. today in Elizabeth S. Today, they will deliver layering with just acoustic it’s not a story of decline and of us is love of neighbors, Come: Re-Creating Retirement. Lenna Hall as part of the Lo- an eclectic mix of selections instruments,” Angella said. fall,” said Tipton, Charles mutual responsibility, and gan Chamber Music Series. loosely configured both Howard Candler Profes- care for the common good.” See TIPTON, Page 4 The Ahn Trio found its around and in contrast to See AHN TRIO, Page 4

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Back to basics ‘More than anything, Moto perpetuo The making of a it’s persistence’ dancer MSFO dives into second phase “House of Cards” creator Critic Druckenbrod reviews Battaglia, celebrating 50 years of of chamber music performances Willimon delivers Saturday Thursday CSO performance with teaching, to give CDC lecture afternoon lecture Fain, Canellakis

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GEORGIE SILVAROLE Briefly Staff Writer As Music School Festival NEWS FROM AROUND THE GROUNDS Orchestra students near the end of their time in Chautau- Knitting4Peace qua, they’re entering a sec- From 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in the Hall of Missions West ond chamber music phase of Classroom. Call 303-918-4617. the Instrumental Program. Twenty groups — 72 Tennis Weekday “Dawn Patrol” Round Robin Doubles MSFO students in all — will Tennis players are invited to join a doubles round robin give recitals at 2 p.m. today in each weekday from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Tennis Center. Sign- McKnight Hall, 2 p.m. Tues- ups are each prior evening at 4:50 p.m. near the Farmers day in Fletcher Music Hall, Market at the tennis “lottery.” Call 716-357-6276. 4 p.m. Wednesday in McK- CLSC and alumni news night Hall, 4 p.m. Thursday The CLSC Brown Bag Lunch and Book Review will be in McKnight Hall, and 2 p.m. held today at 12:15 p.m. on the porch of the Literary Arts Friday in McKnight Hall. All Center at Alumni Hall. The Week Six selection is Deep Down events benefit the Chautau- Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine by qua Women’s Club Scholar- Héctor Tobar, and will be reviewed by Jane Blemaster. ship Fund. A book discussion of Deep Down Dark will be held at 1 Arie Lipsky, cello faculty p.m. today at the Literary Arts Center at Alumni Hall. Jeff and chamber music chair, Miller, CLSC activities coordinator, will head the discussion. has worked his magic again The Annual CLSC All Class Gala and annual meeting to organize students based SAALIK KHAN | Staff Photographer will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Literary Arts on the pieces they wished to Music School Festival Orchestra students Kateyln Hoag, Emily Camras and Bram Margoles rehearse play and the musicians with Center at Alumni Hall. Tickets are on sale now at the front for a chamber music recital. desk of Alumni Hall for $12. whom they wished to per- The CLSC Class of 1978 will hold its annual meeting at form. 4 p.m. today in the Kate Kimball room of the Literary Arts “A lot of music festivals ing a marriage. Ashkenasi if they could do Center at Alumni Hall. All members are urged to attend. don’t have time designated “When you ask someone Op. 59. The CLSC Class of 1993 will meet on Recognition Day specifically for chamber mu- to play in chamber music “He said, ‘You can play at Marty Gingel’s home for breakfast before the parade. sic,” Lipsky said. “Here, they with you, it’s like asking any quartet but Op. 59 be- Call Norman Karp at 716-753-2473 with any questions. take a break from orchestra When you ask them out on a date,” Hoag cause those are the hard- and set time aside just for said. est, and I don’t even want to The CLSC Class of 1994 will meet on Recognition Day someone to play in behind our banner. Our annual meeting will take place chamber music.” Lipsky said the quartet is touch them,’ ” Stenzel said. prior to the Gala Dinner on Wednesday. Tickets are need- MSFO students have a chamber music with playing one of the hardest “So it’s not only technical second chance this week ed. Call Cathy Scogna at 716-357-3932 with questions. you, it’s like asking pieces Beethoven composed difficulties, it’s maturity — it CLSC Class of 1995 will have their annual meeting fol- to form new chamber mu- in today’s recital — String takes experience and years lowed by dinner at 5 p.m. today at the Literary Arts Center sic groups — or not, if they them out on a date.” Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. to grow with the music.” at Alumni Hall. Contact Cecilia Hartman at [email protected] wish. 59 — and he said they’re the Lipsky said there’s no —KATELYN HOAG or 216-926-3240 for reservations. There will be breakfast A string quartet com- right group for it. right time to perform a piece posed of violinists Bram Designer, The “I just felt that this piece of this caliber. It takes an un- at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday on Cecilia’s St. Elmo porch (Ames Chautauquan Daily side). Margoles, Rachel Stenzel, is meant for them,” Lipsky derstanding of the music that The CLSC Class of 1998 will celebrate Recognition violist Katelyn Hoag and cel- said. “This is the bread and the students clearly have. Day with a buffet breakfast at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the list Emily Camras told Lip- butter of a string quartet — “It’s a very, very high- sky they weren’t breaking up quintet, and it was just natu- you can really grow as an level piece, and you have to Athenaeum Hotel. After a short walk to Bestor Plaza at 9 ral. They’re still smiling.” a.m., we will follow our banner in the parade. The cost for any time soon. individual. It’s like the holy understand the architecture “They told me from the The group said maintain- grail of string quartets.” of the piece,” he said. “The breakfast is $15 and can be paid at the Athenaeum. ing a healthy relationship The CLSC Class of 2001 meets for coffee at 9 a.m. every beginning that this stays,” Stenzel said during a fes- first movement alone is 12 to Lipsky said. “In the first within a chamber music set- tival last summer, her quar- 13 minutes, but at one point, Monday at the Literary Arts Center at Alumni Hall. ting is almost like maintain- CLSC Class of 2001 special events during Recognition phase, they played a piano tet asked their coach Shmuel you just have to do it.” Week: Annual class meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday on the Literary Arts Center at Alumni Hall porch. Meet for the Recognition Day Parade at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday on Bestor Plaza. Book Chat, 4 p.m. Wednesday at Carol Periard’s home, 49 Foster. The CLSC class of 2002 will meet at 9:15 a.m. today at Alumni Hall Dining Room. The CLSC Class of 2003 is invited to our annual break- fast meeting at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday on Anita Holec’s porch at 27 Vincent before marching in the Recognition Day parade. The Class of 2006 annual membership meeting will be held at 8 a.m. at the Fowler-Kellogg Cafe. Wear your purple shirts so we can go straight to the parade after the meeting. Filmmaker uncovers mysteries of ancient structures The CLSC Class of 2009 will have brunch at 9 a.m. Tues- day on the porch of the Literary Arts Center at Alumni KARA TAYLOR Roman Death Trap” at 12:30 that crystallizes the concept of ences who watched it. Hall. Meeting to follow at 9:30 a.m. in the Kate Kimball Staff Writer p.m. in the Chautauqua Cin- the building,” he said. In “Petra: Lost City of Room. We will meet before the parade at the Brick Walk ema. Following each film, Death and gladiator Stone,” a team of engineers Cafe. Get your tickets for the Alumni Dinner. This week, cinemagoers Glassman will host a Q-and- battles come to mind when work to uncover the myster- Call for Program Travel ambassadors are invited to Explore some A session for the audience. people think of the Colos- ies of the ancient desert civi- The Program Travel team is establishing an interest of the world’s beautiful, The other two films of his seum, Glassman said, but lization located in Jordan. list for potential ambassador openings in the 2016 season. ancient architecture with series, “Petra: Lost City of “the amazing aspect is that it Archaeologists estimate Candidates must be available for the entire season, and award-winning filmmaker Stone,” and “Hagia Sophia: was a place of theatricalized that at the height of Petra, be able to work a variable schedule seven days a week, 24 Gary Glassman as he uncov- Istanbul’s Ancient Mystery,” mass execution.” there were 30,000 people liv- hours a day. Call Betsy Talbot Miller in the Program Office ers the mysteries of famous show at 12:30 p.m. Wednes- While thinking about ing there in the middle of the at 357-6377 to schedule an interview. structures. day and 12:30 p.m. Friday, how to represent that, Glass- desert, Glassman said. Re- “It is an engaging idea,” respectively. Regular cinema man and a team of archae- search is being conducted on Chautauqua Opera Guild Glassman said. “But, as a fees apply. ologists, engineers and how the inhabitants, Nabate- A story about opera, Mariella, will be read at the Library filmmaker, you have to think “There is an overall con- scientists found passages ans, transferred water to the Story Hour at 10:45 a.m. today. Bring your children to the in terms of, ‘What are you cept to the three films, and in ancient texts that talked desert and carved tombs into Smith Memorial Library for a chance to learn about opera. going to do?,’ ‘What are peo- they’re sort of a continuing about animals magically ap- high cliffs. Recreation ple going to see?’ and ‘How series that I have been do- pearing from beneath the “Hagia Sophia: Istanbul’s do you make that idea actu- ing that I call ‘building won- arena, scenery appearing Ancient Mystery” is about a Pickleball, a fusion of tennis, pingpong and badminton ally come to life?’ ” ders,’ ” Glassman said. “The and mythological scenes that unique ancient building that will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at Glassman will present idea behind it is that certain ultimately all end in some symbolizes two religions: the Turner Fitness Center. Equipment and instruction are three of his films this week, buildings are the physical form of death. Christianity and Islam. provided. The fee is $12 per day. Call the Tennis Center at the first being “Colosseum: embodiment of the ideals “We wanted to figure out This structure has survived 716-357-6276. of a particular culture and what did they build to create countless earthquakes in Women’s Club news moment in time — they are the effect of animals magi- nearly 1,500 years. CWC presents “On the Homefront: Memories and Mu- snapshots in stone.” cally appearing,” he said. According to the docu- sic from WWII” with Susan Laubach and Arlene Hajinlian If ancient cultures had a “We built a lift and trapdoor mentary, Hagia Sophia tran- at 1 p.m. Friday at the CWC House. Donation: $5. Facebook, these buildings system, and released a wolf sitioned from a Christian would be their profile pic- into the arena for the first church to a Muslim mosque Let’s Talk About Death tures, Glassman said, since time in 1,500 years.” and is now a secular muse- Hospice Chautauqua County will host “Here to Here- these buildings represent Glassman said the proj- um. Engineers have teamed after: Let’s Talk About Death” at 3:30 p.m. today in the cultural identities. ects are time machines and up and built a model of the Presbyterian House. An interdisciplinary team of medical “What I have been doing is windows to the past, giving structure to strike it with professionals, chaplains and social workers will be pres- looking at the specific build- a glimpse of what was in the simulated earthquakes, re- ent to discuss advanced care planning and answer ques- ing and thinking of what as- minds of people who con- vealing the strengths and tions about end-of-life care. pect we can actually construct ceived them and the audi- weaknesses of the building. Tallman Tracker Organ Concert rescheduled The Tallman Tracker Organ concert has been moved to 12:15 p.m. today in the Hall of Christ to accommodate the Old First Night festivities. This week’s theme is “The Mag- nificent Mr. Bach.” Bird, Tree & Garden Club news At 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, there will be a bird walk and talk with guides from the James Audubon Center and the Rog- er Tory Peterson Institute. Meet at Smith Wilkes Hall. On Tuesday, the Bird, Tree & Garden Club will host a Brown Bag on “Bat Survivors” with Ken Fields of Bucknell University. The talk will be in Smith Wilkes Hall and is spon- sored in memory of Robert Gingell by his wife and family. There will be Garden Walks at 9:15 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Tuesday with Sharon Reed, master gardener, and Joe Mc- Master, horticulturist. Meet behind Smith Wilkes Hall. Monday, August 3, 2015 The Chautauquan Daily · www.chqdaily.com Page 3 news Protecting language diversity enriches humanity

hen ideas go extinct, we all grow poorer. Half at home, while becoming bilingual at school, show improved the world’s 7,000 languages now face extinction academic performance. As the Journal of Youth and Adolescence — a dramatic shift in human intellectual history. notes: “Recent studies with adolescents from several different WOur 21st-century world — replete with won- immigrant groups have found a positive relationship between drous technologies — rests upon the foundation of all human- ethnic language proficiency and future educational and occu- kind’s prior wisdom and creativity. This human knowledge pational aspirations.” From an indigenous perspective, Alas- base is durable and, during 99 percent of human history, has kan Yup’ik writer Harold Napoleon concurs: “Many villages been passed solely from mouth to ear. Yet it is fragile, mostly have expressed interest in reviving … Native language use in unwritten and vulnerable to forgetting. their schools, because it has become evident that practicing Human survival required not just genetic diversity for one’s cultural heritage and speaking one’s heritage language physical vigor, but diversity of ideas for ingenuity. Knowledge From Today’s Lecturer promotes self-esteem in young people.” expressed uniquely in each of 7,000 living tongues — and New information technologies are cleverly leveraged by resisting direct translation — allowed our species to thrive Guest Column by K. David Harrison linguistic survivors. Social networking sites showcase Anishi- on this planet. We are now entering an informational and naabemowin, a Native American language spoken in Michi- evolutionary bottleneck, heading for a global memory wipe as digital media, no longer memorizing stories, poems or even gan and the Great Lakes region; social media helps revitalize languages vanish. phone numbers. But a computer hard drive is less durable Cherokee; and children in Nunavut, Canada’s Arctic north, While the top of the economic pyramid may be dominated than each successive medium that came before it: paper, papy- navigate the Web in Inuktitut, the language of their hunter- by a few players, the knowledge pyramid is inversely skewed, rus, clay, stone and human memory. gatherer grandparents. with just 0.1 percent of the world’s population possessing a Some frame multilingualism as a hindrance to progress Collectively, these grassroots and corporate efforts at full 80 percent of our languages and the vast knowledge they and wish for one dominant world tongue. Should we choose language revitalization converge on a global trend. I predict it encode. Humans spent millennia functioning in oral societ- English, with irregular verbs and illogical spelling? Swahili, will prove to be one of the most intriguing social dynamics in ies. Longevity of information was ensured by distributing it with hundreds of thousands of forms for any given verb? coming decades. People are rejecting a false choice of global- across multiple brains and evolving complex social structures Hawaiian, easier to pronounce with just eight consonants? ization — that they must choose to give up local tongues to to ensure inter-generational transmission. In our knowledge- Skeptics may assert that Hawaiian did not put men on the monolingually speak a global one. Access to heritage languag- based economy, we now outsource most memory tasks to moon, and lacks words like “byte” and “hard drive.” True, es strengthens identity, belonging and access to traditional Hawaiians did not invent space travel, but they traversed the wisdom. We are all enriched. The real payoff to protecting vast Pacific Ocean without compasses or maps. Memoriz- language diversity is thus intellectual, yielding a foment of ing star paths and sensing subtle wave interference patterns, ideas. No culture has a monopoly on genius, and we never they could plot a true course to distant unseen islands. Like know where the next great idea will emerge. any language, Hawaiian adapts quickly and has coined new Linguist Joshua Fishman, who championed Yiddish, said words for technologies. it best: “The entire world needs a diversity of ethnolinguistic Emerging languages will prove to be a fertile source of entities … for fostering greater aesthetic, intellectual and emo- new ideas. Language localization — part of the push-back tional capacities for humanity as a whole, indeed, for arriving against globalization, is a growing trend. Whether in a Chero- at a higher state of human functioning.” We should treasure kee immersion kindergarten, or an Inuktitut Web browser, humanity’s astonishing linguistic diversity and work for its localization fosters positive attitudes. Quickly internalized by survival and expansion. I am thrilled to be presenting my work speakers, such sentiments help save languages from extinc- on endangered languages at the Chautauqua Institution, and I tion. Nations that let multiple languages flourish will thrive in look forward to discussions with Chautauquans on this topic. the innovation economy. Tech-savvy India, a nation particu- K. David Harrison is a linguist, author and activist for the larly rich in languages with over 500, fosters multilingualism documentation and preservation of endangered languages teach- with tolerant policies, while producing students who are also ing at Swarthmore College. He serves as director of research for the Jeremy Fahringer | Provided Photo fluent in Hindi and English. non-profit Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, and Koro speakers Abamu Degio and Anthony Degio with linguist David In immigrant communities, such as the Vietnamese in the leads scientific research for National Geographic’s Enduring Voices Harrison, in India. U.S., children who continue speaking their heritage language Project. Allenby to deliver lecture Community takes to mic in civil Amp public session on civilizational conflict john ford responded with applause to one, calling shortsighted the new set of historic-preserva- Staff Writer many of the remarks offered notion of patching the cur- tion architects to take a fresh bruce walton by Chautauquans. Expres- rent facility rather than seek- look at the project. Staff Writer Civility returned Friday in sions of opinion for the re- ing a 50- or 100-year solution. Another called the com- the Hall of Christ as Chautau- cord greatly outnumbered One community member, munity deeply divided and To many, the past is only quans packed the auditorium questions for the panel. participating at Chautauqua said that a segment had lost a window to a time forgot- to ask questions of and offer Many community mem- for the second year, acknowl- trust in the administration’s ten, never necessary to re- opinions on the Amphithe- bers were concerned about edged the difficulty of change transparency and openness, visit and analyze. But a lec- ater project to a panel of Insti- personal habits in using the but urged thinking in terms suggesting a good first step ture today will show that tution leaders. The panel in- current facility, and how of the future. That sentiment would be to open the August those who forget their his- cluded George Murphy, vice those habits may have to was echoed by another, who board of trustees meeting to tory are doomed to repeat it. president and chief marketing change if the current pro- said that the future is more the public. Brad Allenby, Lincoln officer, Marty Merkley, vice posal comes to fruition. important than the structure. Some Chautauquans ex- Professor for Engineering president and director of pro- One asked about sight lines Increasing safety and ac- pressed frustration at re- and Ethics at Arizona State gramming, and John Shedd, into a deeper bowl from the cessibility, two of the primary ceiving a barrage of emails University, will speak at 4 director of operations and ad- proposed concourse around goals of any Amp project, and mailed letters regarding p.m. today in the Hall of ministrator of Architectural the perimeter of the building, were especially important to the Amp and Chautauqua’s Philosophy as a part of the allenby and Land Use Regulations. and how that narrowed space several who approached the governance. One asked for Lincoln Series in Applied The fifth in a planned se- could impede standing and mic. One Chautauquan ex- people to consider the tone of Ethics. Allenby’s lecture, est threats — North Korea, ries of six Institution-spon- walking. Shedd reported that pressed love for the current their communications, while titled “Civilizational Con- China, Crimea with Russia sored public dialogue ses- while the proposed side con- structure but said the angle another said that those de- flict, Strategy, and Emerging and ISIS — and how to ap- sions saw the largest crowd course is narrower, it remains of the descent into the bowl is manding transparency from Technologies,” covers the proach them in a smart and and the most public input adequate, and that sight lines much too severe. Another ob- the Institution should not dis- discussion of the complexi- safer method to analyze as dozens of property own- into the bowl and onto stage served the frequent falls in the tribute emails and other com- ties of modern geopolitical their civilizations. For na- ers and other Chautauquans will be improved. aisles, and said the program- munications anonymously. climate through emerging tions like Russia and North rose to speak. This was by Also regarding the deep- matic content, not the physical One Chautauquan, a new technologies and strate- Korea, though most of these design: Institution consul- ened seating bowl, the issue building, is most important. member of the Chautau- gic frameworks in conflicts. threats are new, they are al- tant and meeting facilitator of ventilation was important One person questioned qua Foundation Board of “It’s clear that the sort ways something that can be Elliot Fishman announced at to one community member whether the need to meet Directors, contended that of geopolitical, strategic analyzed through the pat- the outset that the meeting who said that even the cur- American with Disabilities the Institution’s governance complexity of the world has terns of past events, he said. would consist entirely of the rent Amphitheater lacks ad- Act regulations was forcing structure works and is appro- gotten a lot worse,” Allen- According to Allenby, community’s input, with the equate airflow. Shedd replied the project’s leaders to make priate. The director reported by said. “Everything from China’s rising in power is panel piping up as needed. that studies show the 1980s unwelcome choices. Shedd incorporating best practices [North] Korea to Afghani- an exception to that rule, To a more conspicuous bleachers as a major factor in said that, with the demo- learned from Chautauqua in stan and Iraq to Crimea for there are no historical extent than at previous ses- poor ventilation, and elimi- graphics of program attend- work on other boards and for with Russia to China rising patterns that people can sions, opinions expressed by nating them will help. He said ees, the Institution places the other organizations. and the issues of the South consult. the audience ran the gamut, that mechanical ventilation in utmost importance on safety One community member and East China seas. So the Going beyond the con- varying from support to un- the proposed new structure accessibility and intends to posited that the Amp project question is, ‘How do you cept of nations with actual decided to opposition of the would be too expensive. meet or exceed ADA require- construction could overlap think about that?’ ” borders, ISIS even has a his- administration’s Amp plans. Another Chautauquan ex- ments with the Amp project. with the approved upgrade The answer is to identify torical pattern, one that re- The board of trustees turned pressed concern over the re- A community member of the Chautauqua Utility when a new problem or issue jects the Western system of out in force as observers. moval of Peters Bridge, a vital who also works at the Amp District’s sewage treatment occurs, Allenby said. History nation-states. They instead At one point, one trustee artery for children heading daily framed the safety issue plant, meaning two large has already shown through embrace a more mixed and rose to question whether to and from Club that keeps in a different way: in terms of capital projects occurring on different patterns where his- fused pattern of author- the rehabilitation versus them out of the traffic mix on the workers and artists who the grounds at once. Shedd tory repeats itself, or when ity, usually seen during the demolition debate that has South Lake Drive. produce and perform in the said the Institution was there are new variants but Middle Ages in Europe, a dominated discussion of the Several community mem- facility. The new building planning for this possibility, still a similar pattern. term known as “Neo-Medi- Amp project this summer bers criticized the Institu- would be a great improve- including abatement of dust, It’s also important to evalism,” Allenby said. represented a false choice. tion’s communications and ment, the staffer said, urging noise, construction traffic know when an issue arises Conflict in civilization is He thought it would be use- community engagement Chautauqua’s leaders to con- congestion and vibration. that is completely new, and always going to happen, Al- ful to compile a document process. One questioned sider their investment of hu- The regular schedule of in turn, needs a new meth- lenby said. In the next 100 showing areas of agreement availability of records of man capital in a new Amp. Amp sessions continues this od to approach it. years, the world may see between proponents and op- the public sessions. Murphy The issue of community week, beginning with an “Rather than thinking that. After knowing how ponents of the Institution’s said all meetings had been morale and the Institution’s Amp tour at 8 a.m. today. A about the past as something to identify and categorize plans as a means of identify- recorded and would be put overall governance structure historical and programmatic that has vanished in the these different civilizations, ing a basis for consensus. on the Institution’s website weighed heavily on some review is scheduled for 8 present … what we need he said now people could Shedd said the historic promptly. The records will minds. One Chautauquan a.m. Wednesday in the Hall to do is understand where be able to find ways to stop preservation committee rec- also be part of the materi- expressed a desire for com- of Christ. Friday’s Q-and-A and how to use our knowl- meaningless bloodshed. ommended by the National als trustees will consider in munity healing and called session, featuring Becker and edge of the past to help us Conflict can be constructive Park Service’s Bonnie Halda preparation for their Aug. 29 for the project to be deferred Halda, will be held at 8 a.m. manage the present,” Al- rather than destructive, Al- had still not produced a final meeting and expected vote. for another year to allow a in the Hall of Philosophy. lenby said. “So we need to lenby said. He refers to the report, though he expected it Another person expressed think about what is truly constructive conflict’s influ- shortly. possible support for replace- new and what is simply a ence as “soft power.” Fishman announced plans ment of the Amp, but said variant of old patterns.” “[It’s] competing as at- for Institution President Tom the Institution had not made Allenby is the second tractive cultures as opposed Becker to join Halda at this clear in its communications lecturer of the Lincoln Se- to competing by attacking Friday’s public session, which why it is not possible to pre- ries in Applied Ethics this each other,” Allenby said. will be held in the Hall of Phi- serve or rehabilitate the cur- season. Allenby was pre- “For example, the U.S. rolls losophy to accommodate the rent structure. viously the environment, out Hollywood, and China expected large crowd. The A number of Chautau- health and safety vice presi- decides to roll out its art Aug. 7 meeting is the last Fri- quans indicated support for dent for AT&T. and its movies, and we go day session presently sched- the project in terms of long- For the most of the lec- at it in the cultural domain uled for the 2015 season. term sustainability and vi- ture, Allenby will talk about rather than going at it in While tempers were held in ability for the Institution. some of America’s great- terms of conflict.” check on Friday, the audience This is about vision, said Page 4 The Chautauquan Daily · www.chqdaily.com Monday, August 3, 2015 FROM PAGE ONE

HARRISON actually the children are FROM PAGE 1 the ones with the power to make that decision. They’re MEET THE very sensitive to social dis- “They wake up in the parity and the unequal sta- BEATLES morning and they don’t tus of languages.” know what they’re going Navajo speakers are an CAITIE McMEKIN | Multimedia Editor to eat,” Babcock said. “I excellent example of this watched them follow a bee perception, Harrison said. Katy Barksdale and Adrienne Findley, both of all the way back to its hive. They see the disparity be- Atlanta, look at a 45 record of “Penny Lane” They used a kind of crude tween English and Navajo and “Strawberry Fields Forever” during the pole to get the hive down, and have to process and re- seminar “The Beatles: Across our Universe,” taught by volunteers and “Beatlemaniacs” took half the honey and act to those differences. Greg Miller, Jeff Miller and Tim Renjilian in then carefully put it back.” “But it doesn’t have to Smith Wilkes Hall last Tuesday. An interactive It’s these traditions of be that way because people survival and lifestyles that exploration of each phase of the iconic band’s can easily be bilingual, and development, the four-day seminar benefitted could not be preserved you can easily speak both,” without their communica- the Chautauqua Fund, with 100 percent of he said. “It’s not the case tion, Babcock said. In Tan- proceeds being donated to support the full that you have to give up zania, agriculture is ex- range of programming at Chautauqua and speaking Navajo in order panding, and the land the scholarships for students at the Schools of to speak English. So that’s Hadza live off of is shrink- Fine & Performing Arts. a pressure of globalization ing, and children are being — telling people, ‘Your lan- pushed to leave their soci- eties and be educated in a guage is backwards, and FOX confounding the genre po- St. Louis Symphony, and he accompanied on stage or not, formal school system. you should just speak Eng- FROM PAGE 1 lice, but it’s not a conscious has transferred to several the musical impulse doesn’t “These children are be- lish.’ That’s the message effort. These are [the types music programs around the change. ing educated in their own that I’m trying to counter.” of] music I love.” world. In 2008, Fox received “That’s the way the music ways. If they go to school, Harrison’s work as an Fox’s hybrid of classical From Carnegie Hall to the Academy Award in Mu- works,” Fox said. “You have they lose their language,” activist also has been vital and jazz has brought for- Jazz at Lincoln Center, Fox sic from the American Acad- a sense of where you’re go- Babcock said. “David also in establishing civilizations ward an imaginary musical has performed around the emy of Arts and Letters. ing to begin, probably end, surprises us with what we and enabling them to pre- bureaucracy. His passion country with bassist John A Steinway Artist, Fox and somewhere in the mid- lose when we lose a lan- serve their own voices. sometimes garners criticism. Lockwood and drummer has toured as a soloist and dle this should happen. In guage we didn’t even know “I’m working to save “I call them the genre po- Dafnis Prieto. Fox was the in a quartet in addition to his between those things, we’re about.” their languages — I can lice,” Fox said. “There was first African-American com- performances with the In- making up things on the Children are, in part, come in and do a training an article written that I was poser-in-residence with the ventions Trio. Whether Fox is spot.” why languages begin to or provide the technology fade out, Harrison said. or advise on ways to sus- “Kids are empowered. tain their languages,” Har- TIPTON great wave of rising popu- they are “spiritual, but not gent courtship and marriage They are the decision- rison said. “I’m trying to FROM PAGE 1 lation, while lengthening religious,” Tipton said. How- coming later in life and less makers,” Harrison said. show that a diversity of lan- the ride of a lifetime, and ever, he thinks this trend is often for keeps,” he said. “If the community is go- guages enriches us all intel- Methodism has flourished,” reversible if churches can This kind of openness In Methodism and other ing to keep its language or lectually, socially, scientifi- he said. “Then, in the 1960s, find a way to bring young from the church, Tipton religious groups, changes in give up its language, adults cally, and we should work baby boomers start to drop people back into the fold. said, is a possible solution to social norms — such as the might think that they’re to create a healthy habitat out, turn on, and tune in to “We need to open up to shrinking memberships. making the decision, but for smaller languages.” age and frequency at which new spiritual wavelengths, young and not-so-young “In this new century, then, people marry and have chil- or so the story goes.” singles in [their 20s and let us give our hands to each dren — contribute to chang- This trend has led denomi- 30s], hungry for communion other, open our arms to our es in church attendance, Tip- nations to lose large portions they can count on in a social neighbors, and our doors to On Instagram: @chqdaily ton said. of their congregations, in- world of maximum mobility the world,” he said. “Let us “For more than a century, cluding 6½ million Method- and uncertainty, driven by reach out to touch the heart America has been riding a ists. They have decided that the rising winds of contin- of humankind.”

» on the grounds AHN TRIO sisters’ favorite rock music, the music of our time, and, in BIKE SAFETY TIPS FROM PAGE 1 including David Bowie and 100 years or 200 years, it will In accord with New York Prince. be the old music.” Over the years, the Ahn Other than cutting-edge state law, bicyclists shall To balance the distinct Trio has been pegged as a music, the Ahn sisters have observe all traffic signs New York feel, the trio will champion for new music, been featured in Vogue, GQ and signals, including stop also perform music from which is true, but Angella and People Magazine as ris- Latin America, particularly said that was entirely un- ing stars and fashion icons, signs and one-way streets. Argentina. The second half intentional. It was merely which Angella said is curi- will feature covers of the how things evolved com- ous because she and her sis- ing of age as musicians in ters don’t feel they are par- The Chautauquan Daily New York. The Ahn Trio was ticularly glamorous people Celebrating 139 Years of Continuous Publication never destined to be the type — it’s the music, she said, chqdaily.com of chamber ensemble that that deserves the attention. EDITORIAL STAFF cycles through a set of stan- According to Angella, the dards year in and year out. magazine coverage was most Jordan Steves Editor “Part of it is living in helpful in connecting their Sara Toth Assistant editor New York, where it’s almost work with a wider audience. Laura Scherb Editorial Office manager impossible to stick to one “We thought classical mu- Marissa Barnhart Copy editor Josh Beal Copy editor thing,” Angella said. “I think sic is very edgy and beauti- Ishani Chatterji Theater, Family Entertainment Series another part of it also is once ful and very cool, and if peo- George Cooper Archives you get all of these incred- ple were exposed to it they’d Sam Flynn Morning lectures ible composers writing for love it,” she said. John Ford Features you, it’s kind of hard to go As for spending this much Alexandra Greenwald Religion: Interfaith Lecture previews, Sacred Song Services, choir, organs back.” time with her sisters, Angella 2015 Ernest Cawcroft Journalism Fellow She also said new mate- said, on the whole, it’s great. Colin Hanner Recreation, Boys’ and Girls’ Club rial provides an opportunity They fight “like any group,” Lori Humphreys Features to be on the cutting edge of she said, but there’s some- Abe Kenmore Visual arts, bookstore, library Morgan Kinney Symphony, Logan Chamber Music Series, music history. thing about being sisters that Pier Club “If you look at music by always forces them to forgive Ryan Pait Literary arts Mozart or music by Brahms, each other. Hayley Ross Dance, Institution administration, board at one point, that was the “It’s incredible to make of trustees, property owners association Georgie Silvarole School of Music, CLSC Young Readers current music,” she said. “I music with your family — Mary Lee Talbot Religion: Morning Worship think the other part of it is people you are so close to, Kara Taylor Opera, Children’s School that there’s something amaz- people you trust 100 per- Deborah Trefts Chautauqua Women’s Club, ing about how we’re playing cent,” she said. Contemporary Issues Forum Meg Viehe Interfaith News Bruce Walton Development, special programs Miranda Willson Environmental issues, Bird, Tree & Garden Club Jake Zuckerman Religion: Interfaith Lectures, Mystic Heart, Abrahamic Program for Young Adults Joshua Boucher Photographer Bria Granville Photographer Saalik Khan Photographer Caitie McMekin Multimedia editor Ruby Wallau Photographer Kelsey Bell Web editor Chance Brinkman-Sull Design editor Maurice Dunn II Design editor Laura Rahauser Design editor Brianna Schroer Design editor Martha Rial Photography coach John Warren Writing coach, columnist

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BRIA GRANVILLE | Staff Photographer Beau Willimon, creator and showrunner of the Netflix original series “House of Cards,” spoke Saturday in the Hall of Philosophy. First with an on-stage interlocutor and then in Q-and-A with the audience, Willimon spoke about the show and the role politics — as well as classic works of Shakespeare and other epic stories — plays in his writing. Willimon: ‘Great things never come from being comfortable’

SAM FLYNN Underwood is a South Caro- ample, noting the brilliance as a painter but fell in love bringing legitimacy to Inter- His winding path to cre- Staff Writer lina congressman who came of his famous fireside chats. with the written word in col- net content producers like ator of one of the most suc- from nothing to become a Willimon graduated from lege. One of the techniques Netflix. In Willimon’s words, cessful television shows in Beau Willimon arrived in self-made man. Columbia University in 1999 that carried over from the it was simply a case of “right the world is an illustration Chautauqua Institution at For Willimon, whether and later attended the Juil- British version of the show place, right time.” of his philosophy: Don’t plan 2 a.m. Saturday fresh from he works in entertainment liard School’s Lila Acheson was the main character’s He has six writers who ahead. Washington, D.C., and two or in politics, they both are Wallace American Play- asides that address the audi- work for him on the series, “I never had a plan. I have episodes into production on powered by narrative. While wrights Program. He met Jay ence, a classic Shakespear- and he hired them based on the drive, desire and ambi- the fourth season of “House researching president Frank- Carson, a prominent politi- ean device. their theater experience. The tion,” he said. “By design, I of Cards.” If he was exhaust- lin Delano Roosevelt for Sea- cal consultant and strategist, “We’re professional fundamentals of stage writ- try not to have an end goal ed during his lecture Satur- son 3, he discovered political on the Columbia crew team. thieves,” he said, before ing lend themselves to good because by doing that you day, it didn’t show. cartoons depicting him as a He later recruited Willimon amending himself slightly. writing because of the di- restrict your path and your The energetic playwright “healthy personage” despite into politics and acts as a He likened human story- rect connection between the thinking. For me, that’s a and showrunner of Net​flix’s his polio affliction. producer and consultant on telling to a stream with each words, the performers and version of death. I like life.” flagship political drama “He could barely keep the show. storyteller, influenced and the audience, he said. Last Friday, the day before dropped by the Hall of Phi- himself upright balancing on His first campaign he constructed by past stories, “In theater, you can’t his Hall of Philosophy visit, losophy at 3 p.m. Saturday to his braces yet the narrative worked on was Sen. Chuck adding a drop. cheat,” he said. “You can’t he spoke to 500 Capitol Hill conclude a week examining and image he portrayed to Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) in 1998 “It’s more like the passing cover up with special ef- interns. After telling them art and politics. He sat down the world was one of vigor, as a volunteer and intern. He of genetic code,” he said. fects.” the value of not having a with Vice President and Em- health and vitality,” he said. later aided Hillary Clinton’s In the intervening years On the show, film direc- plan, he added his “four Cs” ily and Richard Smucker The power of storytell- 2000 Senatorial election, Bill of the 2004 and 2008 presi- tor Fincher, who directed for success: curiosity, cour- Chair for Education Sherra ing is elemental to politics, Bradley’s 2000 presidential dential elections, Willimon the first two episodes of age, community and com- Babcock and took questions whether it is a democracy or campaign, as well as How- returned to writing and the series and developed it mitment. from audience members a totalitarian dictatorship, ard Dean’s 2004 campaign came up with the play Farra- alongside Willimon initially, Having a community to about his life, his philosophy Willimon said. The variance for the Democratic presiden- gut North. It was rejected by set the visual tone but, like offer support and improve- and his popular show. is the level of truth-telling. tial nomination. 40 theater companies until in play writing, Willimon ment is imperative, as is the The series, starring Kevin “That’s the challenge — “As you can tell, I’m a it premiered off-Broadway reserves the right to break commitment to putting in the Spacey and Robin Wright as how to be authentic artifi- Republican,” he said. “Go in fall 2008. It was noticed them to make particular work to make dreams a real- a ruthless couple climbing cially,” he said. Trump.” by actor George Clooney statements. While Shake- ity, according to Willimon. the ladder of political power Bill Clinton was an ex- For him, there was thrill and his producing partner speare is famous for his use Curiosity can be having in Washington, D.C., was ample of a politician he had in being “in the trenches” of Grant Heslov, who obtained of iambic pentameter, he a conversation on a subway based on a four-part Brit- personally met with bound- politics, where he was fight- the rights. It became the 2011 would occasionally also use or going on an adventure. ish miniseries of the same less charisma and a love of ing for victory for a candi- film “The Ides of March,” prose. Willimon cited the Courage is having the brav- name. However, from the politicking, a gift he said his date who represented his starring Clooney and Ryan famous line “To be or not to ery to fail and risk as much beginning, Willimon said wife does not necessarily ideals. Sometimes it worked, Gosling. be, that is the question” as an as possible. he was not interested in sim- share. Sen. Mitch McConnell as with Schumer and Clin- With the doors of Hol- example of breaking the rule “Great things never come ply adapting the series but (R-Ky.) was an example of ton. In Dean’s case, not so lywood suddenly open, by including 11 syllables in- from being comfortable,” he rebuilding it as part of the the opposite: an unflattering much (he was one of people he came aboard “House of stead of 10. said. “I had to write thou- American mythology of in- politician who nonetheless responsible for arranging the Cards” in 2012 while it was “We tell the director it’s sands and thousands of bad dividualism and exception- possessed great intelligence event that birthed the now- shopped around with direc- like a sonnet: You have 14 pages to write a few good alism. and savvy, according to Wil- infamous “Dean scream”). tor David Fincher and series lines, ABAB structure, and if ones, and it took me a while For example, the main limon. His experience as a politi- stars Spacey and Wright al- you need an extra syllable or to find my voice. More than character in the British se- The alchemic mixture of cal operative was thrilling, ready attached. It premiered line because that poem calls anything, it’s persistence. ries, Francis Urquhart, was both is the key to our most but Willimon has always its first 13 episodes on Feb. for it, fine, but otherwise let’s That, mixed some curiosity a Tory from old money. visionary politicians. He considered himself first and 1, 2013, starting trends maintain that framework,” and the willingness to fail Spacey’s character Francis said FDR was the prime ex- foremost an artist. He began of “binge-watching” and he said. and take risks, is the answer.” Benchmark fills need with on-grounds tech service

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Page 6 The Chautauquan Daily · www.chqdaily.com Monday, August 3, 2015 news Biology professor Wigdahl-Perry to discuss history of lake The Front Porch Column by JOHN WARREN miranda willson people of what might happen Staff Writer to them in the future. “With Chautauqua Lake Forget the Chautauqua In- in particular, I’m hoping that stitution Archives. The real we will be able to understand Idol Minds record keeper of any commu- what the lake was like be- nity, Courtney Wigdahl-Perry fore we got here and what’s irst, a Twitter primer. Twitter is Facebook for said, is its closest body of wa- normal,” she said. “That’s a people with ADD. Or, worse ADD. If you don’t ter. really important piece of the “know” Facebook, congratulations. Also, this Wigdahl-Perry, a biology puzzle when you’re talking Fexplanation will not help you. professor at SUNY Fredonia, about developing manage- A post on Twitter is a “tweet.” “Following” someone will lead the Bird, Tree & ment plans for the lake.” on Twitter is the same as “friending” on Facebook with Garden Club’s Lake Walk at Originally from Wiscon- one important distinction: You can “follow” someone on 6:30 p.m. tonight starting at sin, Wigdahl-Perry now stud- Twitter, but they don’t have to “follow” you back. That’s the covered porch at Heinz ies lakes in the Fredonia area, how a celebrity like Kim Kardashian has 33.9 million Beach. She will discuss how looking at the effects of -ex followers, and only follows 128 people. (Kanye West, her fossil records found in lakes cessive nutrients introduced husband, has 13.6 million followers, and follows only reveal information about a by humans. This is the main one person — Kim Kardashian). lake’s history, current state problem facing many lakes in Provided Photo Usernames, called Twitter handles, are preceded and future conditions. the county, including Chau- Courtney Wigdahl-Perry with lead a Bird, Tree & Garden Club Lake by the “@” symbol, as in @kimkardasian. If you like a This particular aspect of tauqua Lake. Walk at 6:30 p.m. tonight, beginning at Heinz Beach. tweet, you “favorite” the post; this is the equivalent of her research is called paleo- She has also performed a Facebook “like.” Retweeting means you are sharing limnology, which refers to research on lakes through- and humid in the past.” bodies of water, Wigdahl- someone else’s tweet on your own feed. A “quote-tweet” the study of ancient lakes. out the world. Many lakes, She has also studied lakes Perry said studying lakes felt is a retweeting, but adding your own comment. She said lakes are highly re- she said, have been impacted that have been impacted by like a natural transition from Oh yeah. There are also hashtags (#). I still don’t get ceptive to changes happen- by natural fluctuations in cli- acid rain, invasive species and her childhood to her career. those. ing in surrounding ecosys- mate and biology over mil- acidification caused by evapo- She hopes people can walk In the age of 140-character fame, I think my daughter tems, making them excellent lions of years, and fossil re- ration, the latter of which is away from this Lake Walk may be famous. record keepers. cords found at the bottoms of prevalent in lakes in the Mid- with an understanding of the Rewind to July 24, following the American Idol “They’re the lowest point these lakes illustrate this. west. She said the high levels dynamic nature of lakes. concert at the Amphitheater. I strolled down to the lake in the landscape, so whatever “We can learn a lot about of salt in these lakes create “When we think about with three of my kids to get autographs. I played a cam- is happening around the lake a system based on what’s unique environments that are natural systems, we tend eo here, the part of bumbling-dad-iPhone-photographer. comes in and influences them lived there,” she said. “We unlike both oceans and fresh- to be really concerned with All five American Idol finalists were more than oblig- in some way,” she said. use what we know about spe- water systems. what is happening now,” she ing. Idol winner and tank-top ombudsman Nick Fradi- Lakes also serve as a cies we find, where they live “North and South Da- said. “But if you take a min- ani even signed an autograph for one of my daughter source of cultural heritage for and what kind of environ- kota, for example, is a very ute and look back, it gives you Hope’s absent friends, Nick-crazy Madison. many societies and provide ment they prefer today as an drought-centered ecosys- this much better perspective “Wish I could have met you Madison! Thanks for the tourism, drinking water and, inference for what the past tem,” she said. “A lot of those on the lake’s overall health. support! Nick Fradiani,” reads the Sharpie autograph on in some parts of the world, a environment was like. If you lakes are saltier than the This idea of looking back and a stray piece of notebook paper. primary source of protein, all see something like a palm ocean because of evapora- trying to understand what’s Nice evening. Back up the hill and home to bed. For of which makes them impor- tree indicated in a fossil, you tion, even though they have normal and natural relative most of us. tant natural resources. Un- would know that because nothing to do with marine to what’s happening to the In a darkened bedroom on Vincent, at 12:09 a.m., a derstanding how they have we have palm trees in hot, ecosystems.” lake today and how we’re in- should’ve-been-sleeping 17-year-old girl hurtled the changed throughout history, humid places today, that en- Having grown up near teracting with it is really im- following into the Twittersphere: “I might’ve just won Wigdahl-Perry said, informs vironment was probably hot Lake Michigan and other portant.” ‘The Bestest Friend Ever Award’ by getting @nickfradi- ani’s autograph for you.” This was followed by emojis of a Cupid-arrow and a winky-tongue face. Also, a digital image of Nick signing the autograph, biceps on full display. Shumway to illuminate evolving face of love in the U.S. At 12:11 a.m. came young Madison’s dispatch: “OMG HES BEAUTIFUL AND SO ARE YOU.” deborah trefts S h u m w a y Crossing the Atlantic and self-help books,” he said. Four heart emojis. Staff Writer will give a fast-forwarding to the 1980s “They didn’t save the mar- For the next hour and 27 minutes, teenage girl blah- talk titled through the early 2000s riage, but I saw them as an blah-blah. Chautauqua serves as a “From Ro- when Shumway was work- interesting phenomenon. Then, at 1:38 a.m., all Hell broke loose with the fol- nexus for comparing points mance to ing on-and-off on Modern There were connections lowing notification: “@nickfradiani followed you back.” of view and broadening dis- Intimacy: A Love, romance was becom- among them that began There has not been typography invented to repre- course lecture-by-lecture Brief Histo- ing the most popular mod- to emerge that stood some sent the shriek that followed. Then again, you probably and week-by-week. Once in ry of Love.” ern literature genre in North ideas on their head. And heard it. a while, a well-supported shumway “ L o v e America. some Woody Allen and Paul At 1:39 a.m., things hit fever pitch, when Nick “favor- argument dismantles an en- and mar- Now in 2015, the romance Mazursky movies did not ited” Hope’s tweet. trenched perspective. riage are genre has become a mas- end happily.” 1:40 a.m., Hope’s tweet heard round the world read: David Shumway, profes- culturally inculcated,” sive industry. During the According to Shumway, “NICK JUST FOLLOWED ME!!!!” sor of English and literary Shumway said. “There are first week of this season, marriage had become a sub- Madison wrote, “SAME.” Madison was thumb- and cultural studies at Carn- many historical differences Chautauqua offered a Spe- ject for investigation rather struck, and typed, “SAME,” a second time, then “ONG,” egie Mellon University, may in these things. For much of cial Studies course titled, than a natural course of life. a variant of “OMG” favored by girls in the midst of have come up with just such the history of the Western “Beyond ‘50 Shades’: Writ- In writing Modern Love, hysteria. a head-turner. world, marriage was under- ing the Romance Novel and one of Shumway’s challeng- Still within the confines of 1:40 a.m., another notifica- In his book, Modern Love: stood as a property relation. Women’s Fiction.” Its focus es was figuring out which tion: “@nickfradiani quoted your tweet.” Romance, Intimacy and the Passion, if understood at all, on women aligns with con- films and texts to focus on At this point, his Nickself typed two emojis — a smi- Marriage Crisis, he claimed was considered antithetical sumer trends. According to because there were so many ley face and a thumbs up — with his own Idol thumbs. romance and intimacy are to marriage.” Romance Writers of Ameri- to choose from. The point of Now, Nick’s hundreds of thousands of Twitter follow- cultural constructs. The pre- According to Shumway ca, females accounted for 78 the Modern Love was to ex- ers could see Hope’s post. dominant Western discours- in Modern Love, a shift from percent of romance readers plore their complexities. The next few hours were a dizzying blur of retweet- es in which people have pro- marrying for property and in 2005 and 82 percent in De- “My argument is that love ing. In the mix, two other American Idol contestants jected the “natural” course alliance to marrying for ro- cember 2014. and intimacy are discourses followed Hope. A fourth “liked” one of her posts on that their lives would take — mantic love occurred in the In Modern Love, Shumway rather than ideology,” Shum- Instagram. particularly narratives about 19th century. As capitalism wrote: “Love stories perme- way said. “Neither discourse Meanwhile, for every message sent between Hope falling in love, overcoming eroded social bonds, more ate our lives. Novels and tells you one set of rules. and Madison, a little bell went off on the phone of obstacles, marrying and people began seeing them- films so predictably include They don’t instruct you in Hope’s sort-of sleeping 15-year-old, sister Zoe. At 10:16 living happily ever after — selves as individuals with an a love story as at least a sub- a way a catechism would. a.m., Zoe tweeted the following: “When you are try- might be misleading or even inner life and psychology as plot that most people don’t Some texts are self-help in- ing to sleep but @nickfradiani follows your sister and dangerous in some respects. well as a soul. In Europe, the think to inquire into the sig- structions more than others. friend. #RIP #help.” As part of the Professional Romantic era gave rise to lit- nificance of this repetition.” The best ones are not. They Zoe’s phone informed her she had missed 738 related Women’s Network series, at erary and pulp novels, which During the 20th century, are more open-ended, and messages the previous night. That’s how many mes- 1 p.m. today at the Chautau- spread throughout society. advice columnists, relation- show complexities. Intimate sages had been exchanged between Madison and Hope. qua Women’s Club House, ship self-help books and Partners by Maggie Scarf is And how many times Zoe’s phone had dinged while she some films focused on mar- an example. Men Are From was “sleeping.” riage and intimacy, Shum- Mars, Women Are From Venus Nick favorited the tweet and followed Zoe. way said. [by John Gray] is a very lim- We are still distilling the impact on our lives. The “I was in a difficult mar- ited, very prescriptive, anti- next morning, Hope announced there would need to riage in the 1980s and 1990s, feminist tract.” be an adjustment of her household chores, as she was and I found I was reading extremely sleep-deprived and possibly a celebrity. Update: Nick’s aunt, Maria Fradiani, is now following Hope on Twitter. Folks, this is getting real. John Warren is a writing coach and columnist for The Chautauquan Daily. You can reach him at johndavidwar- [email protected] or on Twitter via @johndavidwarren. Monday, August 3, 2015 The Chautauquan Daily · www.chqdaily.com Page 7 RELIGION By vanishing, Jesus stays with us through the Holy Spirit

hen I found out the theme for this week our differences,” she said. “You hold out the bread, and one was ‘Vanishing,’ I began to look for some [person] who takes it is Cleopas and the other is you know. texts with that word,” said the Rev. Bar- You know.” “Wbara K. Lundblad, referring to the Gospel The Communion bread was baked by members of the Chau- lesson from Luke 24:13-35, the walk to Emmaus. tauqua community. The Communion grape juice came from the She delivered her sermon, “Staying by Vanishing,” at Grower’s Co-Op in Westfield, bottled at the original Welch’s the 10:45 a.m. Sunday morning worship and sermon in the Grape Juice plant. Many of the bread plates were created by the Amphitheater. The other Scripture lesson was Deuteronomy Morning Worship late Tom Osbourn from trees on the Chautauqua grounds, which 6:4-9. had been damaged or removed for safety reasons. The matching Lundblad preached and served as concelebrant for the COLUMN BY MARY LEE TALBOT Communion chalices were made in the Chautauqua Ceramics annual ecumenical Communion service. Studio under the direction of Jeff Greenham. The United Method- “I am sure that you have heard the story before even if about Jesus. They are looking at him but do not see. They ist House provided Bishop John Heyl Vincent’s personal chalice you just go to church on Easter,” she said. “The story is set had already decided he was dead and gone.” for use during the service. Jared Jacobsen, organist and worship on Easter evening, the day of Resurrection. Would you tell it Faith can vanish just like that, she said. But the stranger coordinator, had the gold silk stoles and matching altar paraments as a movie or still photos? No, you say, I hate Bible movies. began to teach them about himself. made for the First Lutheran Church in San Diego. Nancy Chinn If you took a picture, would Jesus look like you? “How long would it take to interpret the Scriptures? and Harriet Gleeson made the angel banners that led the proces- “Were you aware of the movement on the road to the Seven miles [to Emmaus from Jerusalem]. Three years in sion of denominational banners. sitting at the table?” she continued. “This story is about the seminary. Four years at Morehouse [a reference to Robert Sixty-two people, clergy and lay assistants, served the Eucha- experience of the presence of God. It has to start as a movie. Franklin’s alma mater]. The movie camera will move behind rist at the 31 stations about the Amphitheater. They represented They were walking, talking, debating, all those verbs. A them so you can see them turn in close [to listen].” 11 Christian denominations. For the first time since the annual stranger approached them. We know who it was, but they The stranger was going to continue on but the narrator ecumenical Communion was begun, one whole family acted as don’t. They mention the movement they were a part of. The of the story slows everything down, Lundblad said. The servers. The Rev. Beryl Jantzi of Harrisonburg, Virginia, was stranger asks, ‘What movement?’ ” disciples say “stay with us” and “he went and stayed with assisted by his wife Margo. Their daughters, Rose and Melissa also Suddenly, the movie becomes a still photo. The disciples them.” When he was “with them” he took the bread and he served as assistants. They are members of the Mennonite Church. stop walking, and there is deep sadness in their faces. gave it to them. The Rev. Robert M. Franklin Jr., director of the Chautauqua “They are sad that the stranger knows nothing about “And he vanished,” Lundblad and the congregation said their movement,” she said. “Some movement. They had Department of Religion, welcomed the Chautauqua Literary and together. Scientific Circle Class of 2015 to their Baccalaureate service. Their hoped Jesus would be the one to redeem Israel.” The disciples eyes were opened, but they might not have class motto, “Creating Connection, Transforming Traditions” was Lundblad continued: “What would a photo of hopeless- been if Jesus had not interpreted the Scriptures to them. visible by the Massey Organ pipes. ness look like in your life? Have you had hopes for yourself, They got up and went back to Jerusalem. Franklin presided. The Rev. Virginia Carr served as a reader your children, your country? Are they still alive? If not, when “It was evening now and they were out on the road when and concelebrant. The Rev. Ray Defendorf read the Gospel. Jacob- did they die? This sadness still weighs on the disciples as no one should be out,” she said. “Jesus stayed with them by they begin to move again. This photo of hopelessness never vanishing. By vanishing, the Holy Spirit was unleashed on sen directed the Chautauqua Choir. The Chautauqua Choir sang goes away but they have to keep going even though Jesus earth. They returned to Jerusalem filled with bread and the “Ubi Caritas” by Maurice Duruflé. Mary Giegengack Jureller, a did not meet their expectations and did not make everything resurrection. member of the Chautauqua Choir, provided the English translation alright.” “The Bible was not written [just] for memory but it was of the first anthem. Virginia Oram, served as cantor for Responso- The women of their movement went to the tomb and also written forward,” Lundblad continued. “One of the rial Psalm 116, “The Name of God,” with a setting by David Haas. were met by angels and saw Jesus, Lundblad said. disciples was named Cleopas. Who was he? An unknown The Gospel acclamation was “Joyful Alleluia” by Howard Hughes. “If you heard this, would you leave town or go see for disciple who drops out after this scene. And the other [dis- The offertory anthem was “The Lord Is My Shepherd” by John yourself if Jesus is really alive?” she said. “Their hopeless- ciple]? Is you or me. Luke left a blank space to fill in your Rutter. Barbara Kemper Hois, flute, and Rebecca Kemper Scarnati, ness had obliterated any belief in possibilities or surprise. own name.” oboe, provided accompaniment. The music during Communion ‘We had hoped ….’ ” Maybe you’re waiting for a deeper assurance or clearer included “Agnus Dei” by Steve Dobrogosz and the Communion The strange thing was members of their little group had revelation from God in your life. Sometimes, you hear anthem was “A Study Song for Chautauqua,” often called”Break found things just as the women said, but did not see Jesus, [Scripture] as for the first time even if your faith seems to Thou the Bread of Life,” by Mary Artemisia Lathbury, setting by she said. have vanished, she said David E. Kellermeyer. The organ postlude was “Carillon-Sortie” “Could a photo hold any more irony?” Lundblad said. “At a table, an altar, a hospital bed, in the Amphitheater, by Henri Mulet. The Robert D. Campbell Memorial Chaplaincy “They are looking at Jesus, walking with Jesus, telling Jesus someone will take bread and bless it, here in the midst of provides support for this week’s services. CTC leaders, actors discuss personal politics of theater

JAKE ZUCKERMAN Explaining the company’s pany that doesn’t ask the ping me from listening with every day because, for me, Staff Writer newfound focus on tackling questions that I have of an open heart. There is noth- there is no separation. My issues of diversity and race my art form,” Villada said. ing stopping me from help- artistry is not separated from Throughout Week Five, relations, Benesch said that “Whose story are we telling? ing to move conversations my personhood.” Chautauqua’s lectures fo- true artists can never stag- For whom? By whom? And These are my politics forward.” Majors continued the cused on how art and poli- nate or they’ll become irrel- why?” Despite the nation’s ra- thread weaved by all the tics interact. Friday’s In- evant. Thus, as society faces Villada adheres to pro- every day because, cial tensions, Eastman said, lecturers, saying his hope terfaith Lecture, however, these pressing issues, artists ductions that foster difficult for me, there is no it is a great time in America is that art focused on un- offered that same insight must adapt with the times. conversations and lead to because of the prospect of comfortable issues will pro- from a different perspective: Pointing to specific CTC growth and healing, he said. separation. My artistry change, which she strives for duce uncomfortable — but the artists’. changes, such as conscious He offered one step for how is not separated from both as a person and as an necessary — conversations. Speaking from the Hall efforts to increase diversity, directors can make produc- my personhood.” artist. Growth will only happen if of Philosophy, four differ- the transparency of those ef- tions that start these conver- The final lecturer, Jona- the discussion will happen, ent members of Chautauqua forts, and producing topical sations. —JONATHAN MAJORS than Majors, is another CTC he said. Theater Company deliv- works such as A Raisin in the “Be brave, because it is Conservatory actor, actor. He shared some of his In closing, Majors shared ered their combined lecture, Sun, Benesch said the only only when those in a position Chautauqua Theater Company experiences as a black actor a metaphor of how he under- “Having Faith to Make a Dif- direction for the company to to begin the conversation do in the field today. This -ex stands the immediate need ference: The Politics of Mak- go was up. so that others may find voice perience inevitably becomes for change today. ing Theater in the 21st Cen- “If CTC wants to thrive to explain how they have One of the most important political, he said. “We are on the top of a hill tury.” and be relevant, all this is been excluded,” Villada said. things Eastman has learned “Where do politics live sitting down, and the waters “One of the incredible just the beginning,” she said. CTC conservatory actor to do through her work and for me as an artist? They are are rising,” Majors said. “The powers we have in our field is After Benesch, CTC fac- Kate Eastman spoke next. training as an actor is to lis- me,” Majors said. “I am a only way to make it now is to the ability to help,” said Vivi- ulty member Diego Villada She shared her perspec- ten — deeply and attentive- walking billboard — quite stand up.” enne Benesch, CTC’s artistic explained his understand- tive on growing up with the ly — to better understand literally. I am a spokesperson director and the group’s first ing of the inextricability of privilege of being a white the suffering going on this at all times. I am a confidant speaker. “When we do work art and politics. Art is inher- woman attending a presti- world, she said. to my brothers and sisters. I that reflects the global com- ently political, even if it’s not gious theater school, Juil- “I am no better than any am a channel for confused munity around us, audiences about politics, he said. Before liard, while issues of inter- other person,” Eastman said. and angry white folks. I am a @chqdaily get to walk in the shoes of working with a company, national terrorism, domestic “I am not — despite the tre- punching bag for upset black people that are unlike them. Villada uses a system to de- police brutality and poverty mendous privilege that I folks. These are my politics There’s a bigger level of un- termine its message and ar- proliferated elsewhere. enjoy. There is nothing stop- derstanding to experiences tistic direction. that are not our own.” “I never work for a com- BUILDING TRUST SINCE 1973

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Ruby Wallau | Staff Photographer Violinist Tim Fain performs with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Thursday in the Amphitheater. The CSO and Fain were led by guest conductor Karina Canellakis. Both were making their Chautauqua Institution debut. moto perpetuo Guest violinist Fain, conductor Canellakis illustrate great potential in Chautauqua debut andrew druckenbrod definitely in spirit in works to progress in a standard although the brass over- often so in the same phrase. brancy of the ebullient work Guest Critic by Richard Wagner and Rob- manner. That’s not a knock; whelmed in that most glori- This is a solo line best kept that stemmed from one of ert Schumann. it’s a sign of a conductor let- ous of moments when the unadorned and with a hint the few truly happy times Broadly speaking, all mu- Continuous flow also de- ting the music guide her un- strings provide a continuous of fragility, something that of the troubled 19th-century sic is in perpetual motion. scribes the present career of til she finds how she will. (I shower of accompaniment to Canellakis seemed well composer’s life. Canellakis Even a rest is more like a leap the evening’s guest conduc- love that she did not employ their utterance of the “Pil- aware of in her patient direc- did not let the first move- from one note to the next tor, Karina Canellakis, also her off hand unless needed grims Chorus.” I must give a tion of the tutti. ment slip, as it sometimes rather than a stop, or it serves debuting. Don’t be fooled for emphasis or for specific shout-out, as they say, to vio- But my, how Fain cap- does in the hands of con- as potential energy prepar- by her position as assistant expression.) And that doesn’t linist David Gillis, longtime tured the urgency of that un- ductors, into a late Romantic ing for dynamic sound to conductor of the Dallas Sym- mean the music didn’t im- member of the Pittsburgh relenting third movement, style, but kept it constrained come. But there is that spe- phony. Her career is a vector press. Symphony Orchestra (which his bowing supreme, playing in rhythm and texture. How- cial marking in music scores pointing up, with appear- With Wagner’s Overture I covered for years), who of- the notes to their duration no ever, she left much of the that drives the point home: ances at major orchestras to Tannhäuser, the result was fered a vibrant solo in the matter their speed and brevi- rest of the work without ad- moto perpetuo. and music festivals coming a splendidly solemn first sec- middle. ty. And lest you think he was equate contour. This surely Those who attended the up. Based on what I saw and tion, although the Pilgrim’s Violinist Fain and Canel- tired at the end of the presto will come as she matures Chautauqua Symphony Or- heard Thursday, she will be Chorus was a bit slow, and lakis have performed with in moto perpetuo, he followed chestra concert Thursday a busy maestra for years to an appropriately flirty mid- each other before and had it with an encore of Kevin and doesn’t brook at bending night in the Amphitheater come, and she has a chance dle. These are the contrast- obvious rapport in the Bar- Puts’ “Arches,” which takes even a masterwork to her in- heard that phenomenon in to be a good one. ing worlds of Venus and ber. Fain brought out the that to a new level. Fain was terpretation. I am betting she the finale of Samuel Barber’s Canellakis conducts in a the Virgin Mary that pull at bittersweet nostalgia that almost playing above the will get to that point, and the exquisite Violin Concerto deliberate style, with sharp, the titular knight in the op- seems to me to be inherent strings, focused on the struc- audience Thursday can say performed by violinist Tim angular movements and pre- era. Canellakis directed the in the piece: his light timbre ture even as his bow coursed they saw her when. Fain in his CSO debut. It also cise use of the baton. With strings to alternate wonder- and agile bowing perfect for over them, nearly leapfrog- Andrew Druckenbrod is described the soloist’s ex- a veteran orchestra like the fully between the texture the task. However, his fin- ging his fingers at times. a lecturer in the Department traordinary encore and was CSO, that allowed the score and spirit of the two realms, gerboard technique was un- The evening concluded of Music at the University of even in that he slid to notes with Schumann’s Sympho- Pittsburgh and the former clas- and added thick, Romantic- ny No. 3, “Rhenish.” The sical music critic of the Pitts- era vibrato inconsistently, orchestra captured the vi- burgh Post-Gazette. Monday, August 3, 2015 The Chautauquan Daily · www.chqdaily.com Page 9 OPERA

REVIEW A SIGN OF CONVICTION Lesenger stages ‘artistic’ farewell ‘Onegin’

Andrew Druckenbrod | Guest Critic ow people take leave of a job says a great deal about them. This summer marks the last for Jay Lesenger as Chautauqua Opera’s H general and artistic director. He could have turned the season into the opera progressed. It first appears as evna) and Peter Lake (Monsieur Triquet) lish translation that included the couplet: one long gala concert to honor himself by the setting for the tender opening scene embodied their roles well. “Onegin, why should I conceal it/I am so programming warhorses: La traviata, Car- when Tatyana (Elizabeth Baldwin) meets But the professionals, albeit judged on a in love I must reveal it.” While some li- men, Don Giovanni, The Barber of Seville. Onegin (Matthew Worth) and her sister higher standard, were uneven. Baldwin’s brettos fare well enough in English trans- How about La bohème, Fidelio or Pagliacci? Olga (Clara Nieman) sees her fiancé Lenski Tatyana was spoiled and petulant — not lation, Russian ones tend not to, and this Instead, Lesenger chose the artistic (John Riesen). The wood is then seen from at all a character you felt for when she gets one hurt the integrity of the production. way out — not the easy — staging Verdi’s a window of Tatyana’s bedroom, in the far spurned by Onegin. Her voice had admi- At a time that the Chautauquan commu- Macbeth and Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, background of the ballroom in Madame rable pathos in the lower register, but oc- nity is debating the future of the Amphi- the latter opening Friday night at Norton Larina’s house (the mother of the girls and casionally broke in transition and never theater, could it not also address the pol- Hall. While both are in the standard rep, sung by Rachel Arky) and ultimately not quite opened in the part’s higher tessitura. icy of English-only opera performances? they are hardly surefire sellout works. It’s at all in the action in the stately home of Worth sang with a gorgeous oaken tim- Peter Leonard guided the orchestra to not only a sign of a director with convic- Prince Gremin (Richard Bernstein). To me, bre, but his acting was also wooden. He a warm rendering of the score, with the tion, but it respects the wishes of the Nor- this signified the fading away of the inno- captured the haughtiness of the egotisti- oboe and horns delivering an exquisite ac- ton family, who called for “adroit choice of cence of Tatyana, who moves from a girl cal, Mr. Darcy-like character. But he did repertoire.” Unfortunately, Lesenger had enthralled with romance novels to some- not transform when the character mourns companiment to Baldwin in the famous to abide by that other requirement, that all one level-headed enough to choose family his killing of Lenski and when he does a Letter Scene. The choreography through- performances should be given in English. life over living out a melodramatic love af- 180 in the last act and falls desperately in out was fluid, but the sassy demeanor of But more on that later. fair herself. love with Tatyana. the dancing peasants acting out the folk Primarily a period production, Lesen- The Chautauqua Opera Young Artists It is hard to find a bass who won’t tale/song in the first scene was especially ger, as stage director, and set designer Ron in the cast availed themselves well, espe- jump at the role of Gremin, and Bernstein enjoyable. Kadri wove an intriguing interpretive ele- cially the reserved vocals of Arky, and the showed why with a stout and estimable Andrew Druckenbrod is a lecturer in the ment of a country wood into the scenery. passionate, surging utterances by Riesen performance of “Lyubvi vse vozrasti pokor- Department of Music at the University of Dominating the production at first, it was and the ensemble of the chorus (prepared ni.” The only problem is that the audience Pittsburgh and the former classical music crit- pushed further and further out of view as by Carol Rausch). Chelsea Bolter (Filipy- didn’t hear that, but rather a poor Eng- ic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Joshua Boucher | Staff Photographer Scenes from Chautauqua Opera’s Eugene Onegin, which will be staged a second and final time at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Norton Hall. Clockwise from the top: Tatyana’s nurse Filippyevna (played by Chelsea Bolter) tells Tatyana (Elizabeth Baldwin) about her youth and when she first fell in love; Eugene Onegin (Matthew Worth) and Lenski (John Riesen) discuss Lenski’s fiancé, Olga; Olga (Clara Nieman) and Lenski embrace as they tell one another how much they love one another; Olga and Tatyana discuss the romantic novel Tatyana is reading; Tatyana debates the merits of sending a letter to Eugene Onegin telling him how much she loves him. Page 10 The Chautauquan Daily · www.chqdaily.com Monday, August 3, 2015 CLASSIFIEDS

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This week at the Everett of Rabbis, and the founding analysis of biblical text, and stein will lead the audience Jewish Life Center at Chau- director of Kolel, a liberal put it into practice with sev- to address the age-old les- tauqua Institution, Rabbi Jewish adult center, which eral biblical narratives. Fol- sons about ideal prayer and Elyse Goldstein will speak, served as a mentor to other lowing the lecture, Goldstein how they apply to the mod- first in a lecture today and communities seeking to reju- will sign copies of her book. ern age. then at a Brown Bag on Tues- venate adult education. At 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Goldstein’s experience day. Goldstein was the first In her lecture at 3:30 p.m. Goldstein will lead a Brown and awards have led to her and only female rabbi in today, Goldstein will address Bag discussion that grapples reputation as a dynamic and Canada from 1983 to 1986, gender fluidity and how it is with the tension between intellectually stimulating the first woman to serve addressed in the Bible. The personal and private prayer lecturer. Both men and wom- as president of the interde- lecture will introduce the and between traditional and en are encouraged to attend nominational Toronto Board methodology of feminist non creative prayer. Gold- both of the events. Bailey Family Fund sponsors Donal Fox Inventions Trio

The John T. and Katherine vard University in 1950 and Institution from 1975 to 1983. many years at the library G. Bailey Family Fund held attended graduate school Kay is a graduate of Wells of the Cleveland Museum by the Chautauqua Founda- at Columbia University. He College and holds a master’s of Natural History. She also tion sponsors tonight’s per- retired as chairman of a ma- degree in library science served on the board of trust- formance by the Donal Fox jor public relations consult- from Case Western Reserve ees of Wells College. The Bai- Inventions Trio. ing firm in Cleveland and University. She worked for leys and their two children, Jack Bailey served in the formeraly was a executive the Rockefeller Institute for Ted and Mary, have homes Coast Guard from 1944 to with The New York Times. Jack Medical Research in New on the grounds. The Baileys 1946, graduated from Har- was a trustee of Chautauqua York and volunteered for have four grandchildren. Berglund-Weiss Lectureship supports Harrison’s talk

The Berglund-Weiss Lec- gist and senior partner at dedicated their time and their six grandchildren re- tureship Fund supports to- Seneca Eye Surgeons, Inc. resources to Warren Coun- side in the Buffalo area and day’s 10:45 a.m. lecture fea- with offices in Warren and ty, Pennsylvania, with par- continue to visit the Institu- turing K. David Harrison. Bradford, Pennsylvania and ticular support to Warren tion and Lake region to enjoy The endowment was es- Jamestown. Mary Berglund General Hospital, Hospice all that the area has to offer. tablished by Mary Berglund Weiss is a retired Regis- of Warren County and The The Weiss family plans to Weiss and her husband, Rob- tered Nurse. The Weisses Cancer Care Center at War- continue their support of the ert J. Weiss, in 2009 through were born and have lived ren General Hospital. lecture program in the years outright gifts to the Chau- most of their lives in west- The Weiss Family has en- to come in order to ensure tauqua Foundation, Inc. for ern Pennsylvania and west- joyed spending summers that the unique and fulfill- the purpose of enhancing ern New York and have at Chautauqua since 1985. ing opportunities available the lecture program. shown a lifelong commit- Mary and Bob’s children, at Chautauqua remain avail- Weiss is an ophthalmolo- ment to the area. They have Karen, Carl and Lauren, and able to future generations. Martin Lectureship Fund endows Week Six’s Interfaith Lectures The Eileen and Warren ultimate goal of encouraging aspect of his life, was made stayed at home until the Martin Lectureship Fund for new understanding of previ- in tandem with the lively girl youngest of their four chil- Emerging Studies in Bible and ous scholarship. he met in the seventh grade dren started school, and then By Dave Green Theology endowment spon- Inspiration from the lec- in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania. earned her bachelor’s degree sors the 2 p.m. Interfaith Lec- tures of many theologians After becoming the first in education. She taught ture throughout Week Six. such as Marcus Borg and John high school graduate on ei- third-and fourth-graders for 9 8 3 Warren Martin estab- Dominic Crossan ignited the ther side of his family, War- 21 years. The couple retired lished this permanent en- Martin’s interest in creating ren held a brief stint as a in 1983, and the years that 1 3 7 8 dowment fund in 2007 to en- an annual lectureship to sup- house painter and a clerk followed allowed for travel, hance lectures sponsored by port progressive thought in in the steel construction de- volunteering, hobbies and 2 9 6 the Department of Religion the field of religion. partment at Westinghouse. Chautauqua. on topics of emerging and/ Although Eileen McCann He completed three years’ Warren is a self-pro- or cutting-edge studies in Martin died in 2005, War- college work in 15 months by claimed mechanic by nature, 3 8 9 Bible and theology, with the ren’s gift, like every other graduating from Washing- a draftsman by trade and ton and Jefferson College in a preacher by calling, who 4 5 2 3 7 the class of 1943, beginning currently lives at the Tel Hai seminary studies that year at Retirement Community in 8 3 6 Western Theological Semi- Honey Brook, Pennsylva- nary, an antecedent of Pitts- nia, and looks forward to burgh Theological Seminary. his usual one-week trek to 5 3 1 Following graduation, Chautauqua each year. Warren served the Presbyte- If you would be interested in 9 8 6 4 rian Church for 38 years, pas- discussing the possibility of estab-

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of a dancer Ruby Wallau | Staff Photographer Maris Battaglia, associate director of the School of Dance, teaches a class last Battaglia, celebrating 50 years of teaching, to give CDC lecture Tuesday in the Carnahan-Jackson Dance Studios. hayley ross for these dancers to show the Battaglia will also have is difficult because ballet rock star.” try anymore,” she said. “They Staff Writer growth of a dancer as they the older Chautauqua Festi- technique often does not She attributed these all have to be able to do con- move into partnering roles as val Dancers and Company come easily. changes to what children are temporary and other things to With 50 years of expe- well as the difference between Apprentice dancers showing “Everything we do in bal- seeing of dance on television, be able to reach an audience.” rience in teaching, Maris male and female dancers. the progression into a pro- let is really working against which includes more con- The American Academy Battaglia knows a thing or A career in dance is eas- fessional-level dancer. They nature,” she said. “We temporary and competition- of Ballet prepared a celebra- two about dance education. ier to get into for boys be- will include excerpts from weren’t created to walk with driven shows like “So You tion in May for Battaglia’s Battaglia, associate di- cause there are fewer who last week’s performance our feet turned out like pen- Think You Can Dance” and 50th year of teaching, which rector of the Chautauqua are seeking a career in bal- with the Music School Festi- guins.” “Dancing with the Stars.” welcomed distinguished School of Dance, will share let, Battaglia said. There are val Orchestra. Battaglia will also discuss This has also caused a graduates of her school and her knowledge with the sports and other activities Many dancers begin to the dance world’s changing change in training for danc- faculty members of Chautau- Chautauqua community at that compete for young boys’ study the craft as young chil- terrain. ers today, Battaglia said. qua’s Dance Program. 3:30 p.m. today in the Hall of time. The persistent stigma dren, but few continue on to “When I opened up my Dancers must be able to do Since she never had chil- Christ during her Chautau- about boys who do ballet become professionals. school 50 years ago, every a variety of dance styles, not dren of her own, Battaglia qua Dance Circle “Views on also deters some dancers “At my studio, I have hun- little girl’s dream was to be just classical ballet. said she is lucky to have a job Pointe” lecture, titled “The from advancing to a profes- dreds of kids who start in the a ballerina,” she said. “Now, “There aren’t pure classical where she gets to work with Making of a Dancer.” sional level, she said. beginning levels, but as it gets every little girl wants to be a ballet companies in this coun- them every day. Battaglia became a dance “When you go to an audi- more complex and more de- teacher in the 1960s after tion there will probably be manding of their time, more leaving the School of Ameri- 400 girls, and you’ll be lucky of them drop out,” she said. can Ballet. She took over the to have 12 to 20 guys,” Batta- According to Battaglia, dance school her cousin ran glia said. training to become a dancer out of her basement. The school eventually grew into Buffalo’s American Acad- emy of Ballet, and Battaglia has mentored thousands of students since then. More than 160 of Battaglia’s stu- dents have gone on to dance professionally on national and international stages. The lecture demonstra- tion will take the audience through the training of a dancer with students from the Chautauqua School of Dance and the American Academy of Ballet. The youngest dancers Battaglia will bring from her studio are about 8 years old. They have only a year or two of ballet experience, show- ing the audience the start of a dancer’s training. She will also bring both School of Dance Workshop II girls and boys, who are 13 and 14 years old, to demonstrate a slightly older dancer in the making. Battaglia choreo- graphed a partnering section Page 12 The Chautauquan Daily · www.chqdaily.com Monday, August 3, 2015 Program

10:45 LECTURE. K. David Harrison, 2:00 (2–3:30) Student Chamber 7:00 Introduction to the Labyrinth. 9:15 Jewish Discussions. (Programmed 2:00 Public Shuttle Tours of Grounds. associate professor of linguistics, Music Recital. (School of Music.) (Sponsored by the Department of by Chabad Lubavitch of Fee. (Purchase tickets at Main Gate Swarthmore College. Amphitheater (Benefits the Chautauqua Women’s Religion.) Bring gate pass. Located Chautauqua). “Everyday Ethics.” Welcome Center.) Leave from Main 10:45 Story Time. (Stories planned for Scholarship Fund.) McKnight Hall adjacent to Turner Community Rabbi Zalman Vilenkin. Literary Gate Welcome Center 5- to 6-year-olds.) Smith Memorial 2:15 Public Shuttle Tours of Grounds. Center Arts Center at Alumni Hall Library 2:15 Public Shuttle Tours of Grounds. Library Fee. (Purchase tickets at Main Gate 7:00 APYA. (Programmed by the 10:15 Service of Blessing and Healing. Fee. (Purchase tickets at Main Gate 12:10 Catholic Mass. Chapel of the Good Welcome Center.) Leave from Main Abrahamic Program for Young UCC Chapel Welcome Center.) Leave from Main Shepherd Gate Welcome Center Adults.) “Where in Chautauqua 10:45 LECTURE. “Internet: Then, Now and Gate Welcome Center M is Carmen San Diego?” All young MONDAY 12:15 Knitting. (Sponsored by the 2:30 (2:30–5) Mah Jongg. (Programmed Tomorrow.” Vint Cerf, vice president 3:15 Social Hour Denominational adults are welcome to attend. August 3 Department of Religion.) by the Chautauqua Women’s Club.) and chief Internet evangelist, Houses Marion Lawrance Room, Hurlbut “Women4Women–Knitting4Peace.” Memberships available at the door. Google, Inc. Amphitheater 3:15 Hebrew Congregation Church Hall of Missions CWC House 10:45 Story Time. (Stories planned for Conversations and Refreshments 7:15 (7:15–7:45) Taizé and Tea. 12:15 Tallman Tracker Organ Concert. 3:10 (3:10–4) Art of Investing. 3- to 4-year-olds.) Smith Memorial and Special Music Student 7:00 (7 – 11) Farmers Market Meditative Worship. Randell Chapel “The Magnificent Mr. Bach.”Jared Discussion group. Smith Memorial Library Recital. Everett Jewish Life Center 7:15 (7:15–8) Mystic Heart Meditation: at UCC Headquarters Jacobsen, organist. Hall of Christ Library 12:00 (12–2) Promise Celebration. Family 3:30 Chautauqua Heritage Lecture Spiritual Practices of World 7:30 OPERA. Eugene Onegin. Music by 12:15 Chautauqua Literary and 3:30 Dance Lecture/Demonstration. activities, sidewalk art contest. Series. “The Amelia Project: Amelia Religions. Leader: Subagh Singh Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and book Scientific Circle Mini-Reviews (Programmed by the Chautauqua Bestor Plaza Rose Earhart’s Flight Around the Khalsa. (Sikh Dharma). Donation. by John Latouche. Peter Leonard, and Book Discussions. Deep Down Dance Circle.) “The Making of A 12:10 Catholic Mass. Chapel of the Good World.” Amelia Rose Earhart, pilot Bring gate pass. Main Gate Welcome conductor; Jay Lesenger, stage by Héctor Tobar. Reviewed Dancer.” Maris Battaglia, faculty Shepherd and public speaker. Hall of Christ. Center Conference Room Dark director. Featuring Matthew Worth, by Jane Blemaster. Literary Arts member, Chautauqua School of 4:00 Favorite Poem Project. 7:45 Episcopal Holy Eucharist. Chapel Elizabeth Baldwin, Richard Bern- 12:15 Chautauqua Community Band Center at Alumni Hall porch Dance. Hall of Christ (Programmed by Chautauqua of the Good Shepherd stein, Clara Nieman, John Riesen Annual Old First Night Concert. 3:30 (3:30–4:45) Lecture. (Programmed Literary Arts Friends.) Chautauquans 12:15 Brown Bag. (Sponsored by and the Chautauqua Opera Young Jason Weintraub, conductor. Bestor 8:00 Daily Word Meditation. (Sponsored by the Everett Jewish Life Center.) share their favorite poems. Hall of the Ecumenical Community of Artists. Performed in English. Plaza (if rain, Amphitheater) by Unity of Chautauqua.) Hall of “Women are from Genesis, Men are Philosophy Chautauqua.) Taha El-Nil, Muslim (Reserved seating; tickets available 12:15 Chautauqua Literary and Missions from Leviticus!” Do Women and Men coordinator, Abrahamic Program for for purchase at Main Gate Welcome Scientific Circle Mini-Reviews 4:00 Public Shuttle Tours of Grounds. 8:00 Amphitheater Renewal Project Read the Bible Differently?” Rabbi Young Adults. UCC Chapel Center and Visitors Center ticket of- and Book Discussions. Fee. (Purchase tickets at Main Gate Public Session: Tour of Current Elyse Goldstein. Book signing to Dead Wake 12:30 Meet the Filmmaker Series. “The fices, and 45 minutes before curtain by Erik Larson. Reviewed by Bijou Welcome Center.) Leave from Main Facility. Meet at Amphitheater follow. Everett Jewish Life Center Colosseum - Roman Death Trap.” at the Norton kiosk.) Norton Hall Clinger. Literary Arts Center at Gate Welcome Center back porch 4:00 CHAMBER MUSIC. Ahn Trio. (All Gary Glassman, producer and 8:15 SPECIAL. Donal Fox Inventions Alumni Hall Prose Room 4:15 Garden Walk. (Programmed by 8:00 Muslim Devotional Hour. “On seats are available on a first-come director. Fee. Chautauqua Cinema Trio. (Community Appreciation 12:15 Brown Bag Lecture. (Programmed the Bird, Tree & Garden Club.) Joe Rumi and Selfism.”Imam Feisal basis. No seats may be saved.) 1:00 Professional Women’s Network. Night.) Amphitheater by the Writers’ Center.) “What Thou McMaster. Meet at the lake side Abdul Rauf. Hall of Philosophy Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall (Programmed by Chautauqua Lovest Well Remains — Or Does (back) of Smith Wilkes Hall 8:45 Catholic Mass. Chapel of the Good Women’s Club.) “From Romance to 4:00 Public Shuttle Tours of Grounds. It?” Rick Hilles. Literary Arts Center 4:15 Artsongs. Chautauqua Opera Shepherd Intimacy: A Brief History of Love.” Fee. (Purchase tickets at Main Gate at Alumni Hall porch Young Artists Recital #6. Hall of Welcome Center.) Leave from Main 8:55 (8:55–9) Chautauqua Prays For David Shumway. CWC House 12:15 Brown Bag Lecture. (Programmed Christ Gate Welcome Center Peace Through Compassion. Hall 1:15 Chautauqua Literary and by the Bird, Tree & Garden Club.) 4:30 Knitting4Peace Workshop. of Missions Grove Scientific Circle Book Discussion. 4:00 Applied Ethics Series. “Bat Survivors.” Ken Fields, (Sponsored by the Department of 9:00 Monday Morning Coffee Hour. Deep Down Dark by Héctor Tobar. “Civilizational Conflict, Strategy, associate professor of biology, Religion.) Methodist House porch and Emerging Technologies.” Brad (Programmed by the CLSC Alumni Jeffrey Miller, CLSC activities Bucknell University. Smith Wilkes 6:00 Family Entertainment Series. Allenby, Arizona State University Association.) Literary Arts Center at coordinator, moderator. Literary Arts Hall “Bravo, Bravo! A Family Friendly Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics. Tu Alumni Hall porch Center at Alumni Hall Garden Room TUESDAY 12:15 Brown Bag Lecture. (Programmed Opera Revue.” Chautauqua Opera. Hall of Philosophy 9:15 MORNING WORSHIP. The Rev. 2:00 INTERFAITH LECTURE SERIES. August 4 by the Everett Jewish Life Center.) Smith Wilkes Hall 5:00 Operalogue. (Programmed by the Barbara K. Lundblad, Joe R. “Close to the Heart of Human Kind.” “The Power of Prayer: Halleluyah!” 7:00 Visual Arts Lecture Series. Chautauqua Opera Guild.) Eugene Engle Professor of preaching, Steven M. Tipton, Charles Howard Rabbi Elyse Goldstein. Everett Stanley Lewis, landscape painter; Onegin. Lecture with excerpts from Union Theological Seminary, NYC. Candler Professor, Candler School of Jewish Life Center 2007 Guggenheim Fellow. Hultquist the opera. Jay Lesenger, general/ Amphitheater Theology, Emory University. Hall of OLD FIRST NIGHT 12:15 LGBT & Friends Brown Bag. Center artistic director, and Chautauqua 9:15 Jewish Discussions. (Programmed Philosophy (simulcast in the Hall of (Sponsored by the Metropolitan Opera Apprentice Artists. Norton 7:00 (7 – 11) Farmers Market 7:00 Motet Choir. Hall of Christ by Chabad Lubavitch of Christ) Community Church.) “Why It’s Hall 7:15 (7:15–8) Mystic Heart Meditation: 7:00 Concert. Thursday Morning Brass. Chautauqua). “Maimonides: Guide 2:00 Public Shuttle Tours of Grounds. Important to Be Seen.” Literary Arts Spiritual Practices of World Amphitheater to the Perplexed.” Rabbi Zalman Fee. (Purchase tickets at Main Gate 6:30 Lake Walk. (Programmed by Center Garden Room Religions. Leader: Subagh Singh Vilenkin. Literary Arts Center at Welcome Center.) Leave from Main the Bird, Tree & Garden Club 7:00 APYA. (Programmed by the Khalsa. (Sikh Dharma). Donation. 12:30 (12:30–1:55) Mystic Heart Alumni Hall Library Gate Welcome Center with the Chautauqua Watershed Abrahamic Program for Young Bring gate pass. Main Gate Welcome Meditation Seminar. “Meditation Conservancy.) “Lakes as Record Adults.) “Ghost Stories: Jinn, 10:15 Service of Blessing and Healing. Center Conference Room as Healing.” Leader: Subagh Singh Keepers.” Courtney Wigdahl-Perry, Dybbuk and Demons” All young UCC Chapel Khalsa. (Sikh Dharma). Donation. assistant professor of biology, SUNY 7:30 Bird Talk & Walk. (Programmed adults are welcome to attend. Hall of Missions Fredonia. Meet at the covered porch by the Bird, Tree & Garden Club.) Mabel Powers Firecircle at Heinz Beach (below the YAC) Guided walk. Rain or shine. Bring 1:00 (1–4) Duplicate Bridge. For men 7:30 OLD FIRST NIGHT. Celebrate binoculars. Meet at Smith Wilkes and women. (Programmed by the 7:00 Teen Movie Night. “Jurassic Park.” Chautauqua’s birthday. Amphitheater Chautauqua Women’s Club.) Fee. Hultquist Center Hall entrance CWC House 10:00 Musical Theater Revue. 7:45 Episcopal Holy Eucharist. Chapel 7:00 Monday Night Porch Night. “Backstage Pass: Heart & Music.” of the Good Shepherd 1:00 Docent Tours. Meet at Fowler- (Programmed by the Chautauqua Chautauqua Opera Studio Artists. Kellogg Art Center Women’s Club Young Women’s 8:00 Daily Word Meditation. (Sponsored Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall Group.) CWC House by Unity of Chautauqua.) Hall of 1:15 Mah Jongg. (Programmed by the Sports Club.) Sports club 7:00 Palestine Park Program. “A Missions » on the grounds Journey Through Biblical Times.” 8:00 Muslim Devotional Hour. “On 1:15 Chautauqua Literary and Palestine Park Rumi and Selfism.”Imam Feisal Scientific Circle Book Discussion. Questions? Abdul Rauf. Hall of Philosophy Dead Wake by Erik Larson. Jeffrey Miller, CLSC activities coordinator, 8:45 Catholic Mass. Chapel of the Good A group of Chautauquans moderator. Literary Arts Center at Shepherd has volunteered to help Alumni Hall Garden Room 8:55 (8:55–9) Chautauqua Prays For answer questions from 2:00 INTERFAITH LECTURE SERIES. Peace Through Compassion. Hall “Emerging Church.” Samuel visitors to the Institution. of Missions Grove Chand, president emeritus, Beulah 9:15 MORNING WORSHIP. The Rev. Heights University. Hall of Philosophy “Drive through” stations Barbara K. Lundblad, Joe R. (simulcast in the Hall of Christ) Engle Professor of preaching, at the two Main Gate 2:00 (2–3:30) Student Ensemble Union Theological Seminary, NYC. Recital. (School of Music.) entrances 2 to 5 p.m. Amphitheater Peter and the Wolf. (Benefits the Chautauqua Saturdays will be set up 9:15 Garden Walk. (Programmed by the Women’s Club Scholarship Fund.) Bird, Tree & Garden Club.) Sharon Fletcher Music Hall to assist those searching Reed, master gardener. Rain or for their on-grounds shine. Meet at the lake side (back) of Smith Wilkes Hall accommodations.