First CTC Brown Bag examines the technical, Page 3 The Chautauquan Daily Seventy-Five Cents Chautauqua, New York The Official Newspaper of Chautauqua Institution | Thursday, June 28, 2012 Volume CXXXVI, Issue 5 Four of all kinds COLLINS R osenblatt For opening 2012 performance, Chautauqua Dance to put on quartet Renowned poet Collins of ballets ‘entirely different in style, in structure, in every aspect’

Rabab Al-Sharif joins Rosenblatt, Staff Writer presents for CLSC today t’s nice to be a girl and to be the young, lonely royal turns out to the Chautauqua Dance Salon, is also a Jennifer Shore evil for once. be quite callous. She tries to seduce more classically styled piece. The re- Staff Writer North Carolina Dance The- the soldier, but he rejects her. vived work tells a Victorian love story atre dancer Anna Gerberich “It’s not your typical love sto- of two unhappy couples. Billy Collins doesn’t said that, referring to a part ry,” Gerberich said. “This is a little A young married man and care if everybody reads sheI dances in “Queen,” a new work messed up.” woman in the 1890s who are both poetry — he just wants a by rehearsal director Sasha Janes. Playing a cold character is an unhappy with their spouses find lot of people to read his. “Queen” is one of four works, three exciting challenge, Gerberich said. themselves in love with one anoth- Collins, the former of which are new, that will be per- Usually, in classical ballet, the part er in an age when divorce was not U.S. poet laureate, said formed at the annual Chautauqua of an evil witch or queen is played acceptable. people who don’t read Dance Salon at 8:15 p.m. tonight in the by a man en travesti, so the charac- Gerberich dances the part of the poems either stopped Amphitheater. ter looks more powerful, she said. young woman, who is unhappy after high school or Janes’ inspiration for the classi- “I think the evil queen is the with her older husband. never picked it up in cally motivated pas de deux comes most exciting for me because in ev- Although she’s never been a the first place. But af- from an unusual source: a 1980s ery classical ballet I’m the damsel in cheating wife, Gerberich said she ter writing hundreds pop song. distress,” Gerberich said. “I think connects to the part by relating it to of poems and winning Suzanne Vega’s “The Queen and it’s a lot harder to read being evil real-life desires. entific Circle selection. prestigious awards, he’s the Soldier” provides the narrative than being sweet.” “It’s that longing for something He said he knows convinced there’s still for the ballet, Janes said. Although the piece requires else,” she said. where his dialogue will an audience. The story is about a young queen Gerberich and her partner Pete The character confesses her love start and end, but the rest Collins will present a and a soldier who tells her he won’t Walker to do a lot of acting and to the younger man when they find is improvisation based on “reading with commen- fight for her because he doesn’t see mime to tell its story, it is packed themselves alone in a garden, and to the audience’s reactions. tary” of his book, Horo- the point. with difficult technique. her surprise, he shares her feelings. “There are a few scopes for the Dead, at 3:30 In the beginning, it seems the One of the challenges, she said, Gerberich, whose bio on the NCDT kinds of silences — one p.m. today in the Hall of Queen accepts that, Janes said, but is staying in character while per- website says she has never missed an is really bad, and one is Philosophy. He will also forming such technically demand- episode of “The Bold and the Beauti- really good,” the award- appear on the morn- ing material. But acting is one of her ful,” said the piece is like the ballet winning poet said. “I just ing lecture platform as favorite parts of performing. She version of a soap opera. sort of read things with Roger Rosenblatt’s guest even went to see the movie “Snow The younger man’s wife is para- my antenna and shuffle at 10:45 a.m. in the Am- White and the Huntsman” for evil noid and insecure, Diamond said. the playlist around to phitheater. queen inspiration. “But he doesn’t even see her,” he accommodate.” Collins has previ- “It’s fun for me to realize dif- said. “He’s just looking beyond her.” Horoscopes for the ously spoken from the ferent parts of my personal- The piece is subtle and reserved, Dead, like all of Collins’ morning platform, in- ity and bring them out,” Diamond said, reflecting the time poetry, has a reputation cluding as Rosenblatt’s she said. period. The subtlety of the ballet is for being “accessible” — Monday guest during “All for Thee,” a ballet what makes it so powerful, Gerber- a term he grew tired of the first “Roger Rosen- choreographed by Mark ich said. more than a decade ago, blatt and Friends” week Diamond in 1995 for Diamond said he will also pre- according to an inter- in 2008. This is the first miere a work unlike anything he has view from PBS. time his work is a Chau- ever choreographed. tauqua Literary and Sci- See COLLINS, Page 4 See DANCE, Page 4 Spong’s success grounded in deeply committed faith

Jes s ica White Staff Writer

Eighty-one-year-old John Shelby Spong still runs four miles every day before breakfast. He and his second wife of 23 years, Chris- Jeff Cravotta | Photographer tine, have five children Jamie Dee and Pete Walker will perform a romantic pas de deux in Sasha Janes’ new contemporary ballet “Shelter.” and six grandchildren. The couple lives in New Jersey, and Spong SPONG spends his time lectur- ing, writing, traveling INTERFAITH LECTUReS and — most importantly, Spong gives the fourth Opera Young Artists open Artsongs season with love theme he said — being with lecture on “Reclaiming the people he cares about. Bible for a Non-Religious “Love is what music is all Lammermoor and Manon Lescaut. The first and last pieces “It’s been a wonderful Leah Harrison World” at 2 p.m. today about,” said soprano Amber The three singers graduated on today’s recital feature the life,” he said. “I’ve had just Staff Writer an incredible experience.” in the Hall of Philosophy. Garrett, soloist in today’s re- this spring — Garrett with a group in ensemble, and both Friends and followers A recap of his Tuesday cital. “No matter what’s hap- master’s degree from The Bos- are musical theater numbers. lecture appears on PAGE 9. At 4 p.m. today in the Hall see the retired Episcopal pening, love or hate, you loved ton Conservatory; baritone Celius Dougherty’s “Love in of Christ, three studio artists bishop as unconditional- something or somebody that Hunter Enoch with a master’s the Dictionary” will open the from Chautauqua Opera Com- ly loving and accepting, even “public enemy No. caused that emotion.” degree from the University afternoon, and bass-baritone both as a person and in pany will trade their boister- Today’s recital will be the of Cincinnati; and tenor Brad 1” — labels that have af- Brad Walker will join in the end his interpretations of the ous, operatic stage presences first of six weekly programs, Raymond with a doctorate fected his personal and for Borodin’s quartet “And This Bible. For those qualities, professional lives. for more intimate personas. each featuring three singers from the University of Texas at Is My Beloved” from Kismet. critics have called Spong The “Artsongs” series opens who are at Chautauqua to sing Austin. Dorothy Randall will SPONG a radical, heretic and See , Page 4 with a love-themed recital. in the featured operas, Lucia di play piano for all the singers. See ARTSONGS, Page 4

Wolitzer Rosenblatt and Spong Bishop’s discusses Spong discuss examines role Garden grows women in grief, ‘Kayak of prophets in history writing Morning’ defining biblical Page 11 Page 7 Page 8 conception of God Page 9

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A rtists at the Market Artists at the Market is open 1–4 p.m. today at the Farmers Market. Artists and vendors change daily and weekly. Shirley Lazarus Sunday Speaker Series The Hebrew Congregation presents the Shirley Lazarus Sunday Speaker Series at 8 p.m. Sunday in the Hurlbut Church sanctuary. This week, Mort Slutsky will present “Adventures in Israel.” Refreshments will be served, and bus transportation within the grounds is provided at the end of the evening. Hebrew Congregation Community Shabbat Dinner The Hebrew Congregation will sponsor a community Shabbat dinner at 6:30 p.m. July 6 in the Athenaeum Hotel parlor. Reservations are required. The cost is $30 for adults and $15 for children under 12. For reserva- tions and information, call Burt and Sandy Zucker at 216-337-7288.

‘Open Your Purse & Take Off Your Tie’ MICHELLE KANAAR | Staff Photographer The Chautauqua Women’s Club fundraiser “Open Your The Swingle Singers — from left, Clare Wheeler, Oliver Griffiths, JoannaG oldsmith-Eteson, Kevin Fox, Christopher Jay, Sara Brimer and Trist Ethan Purse & Take Off Your Tie” is July 25. Gently worn purses Curless — perform Tuesday evening in the Amphitheater. and ties are accepted as donations through July 23 at the Women’s Club. All proceeds from special events support CWC-sponsored student scholarships and programs, and the CWC facility. Swingle Singers Chautauqua Community Band The Chautauqua Community Band needs players of all ‘almost too dazzling’ instruments. Rehearsal is from 5–6 p.m. Saturday in the Amphitheater. The concert is at 12:15 p.m. July 4 on Bestor Zachary Lewis Plaza. Band shirts and lunch provided. Call conductor Ja- Guest Critic son Weintraub at 716-753-5250 with questions. REVIEW Trunk Show and Sale When is a lack actually a strength? When the subject the Feel,” did make time for a Sandy D’Andrade’s 10th Annual Trunk Show and Sale, in question is the Swingle few signature works, includ- benefiting Chautauqua Opera Company’s Young Artists, is Singers, the featured act ing Bach’s “Badinerie,” De- from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Main Gate Welcome Cen- Tuesday night at the Amphi- bussy’s “Clair de Lune,” De ter. Bring your gate pass. MICHELLE KANAAR | Staff Photographer theater, the lack of instru- Falla’s “Nana” and a comical The Swingle Singers warm up backstage at the Amphitheater before Piano Master Class ments is the opposite of a pastiche of Donizetti arias in the performance. Much of the program was devoted to recent and weakness: it’s their stock in which soprano Sara Brimer contemporary music, often in the group’s own arrangements. The School of Music is holding piano master class lessons trade, their luminous defin- nearly burst a lung. from 2:30–4 p.m. today at Sherwood-Marsh Studios. ing trait. Instruments would In truth, it’s hard to com- Chautauqua Dance Circle Pre-performance Lecture only get in their way. plain about anything coming audience. Twice during the Nick Drake’s “River Man,” a Performing to a large out of the Swingle Singers’ concert, the singers took a flowing melody set above a Before the Chautauqua Dance Salon tonight, the Chautau- crowd on an idyllic eve- mouths. With just about ev- break and invited the crowd lightly dissonant base. qua Dance Circle hosts its first pre-performance lecture at ning, the Swingle Singers re- ery breath, each of its seven to take part in a sonic experi- No less astonishing were 7 p.m. in Hultquist Center Room 101. For all pre-perfor- minded Chautauquans why, members (two sopranos, one ment, wherein they told us the second-half arrange- mance lectures, choreographers will speak to the audience 50 years after their found- alto, two tenors, one baritone — once, without speaking a ments. The lyrics and ba- about the evening’s works. ing, they continue to rank and one bass) displayed sens- single word — what sounds sic melodies of The Beatles’ as one of the finest a capella es of harmony and balance to make, and then we put “Lady Madonna,” Beyonce’s Correction ensembles on the planet. In almost too dazzling to com- it all together. What better “Single Ladies,” and “Wom- evidence here was a seam- prehend. Somehow, the Lon- way to let listeners experi- Today’s Chautauqua Speaks program featuring gerontolo- an in Chains” by Tears for less blend most other vocal don-based ensemble man- ence how hard, and how fun, gist Judith Braunfeld is at 9:15 a.m. at the Chautauqua Wom- Fears were all familiar, but groups would envy, as well aged both to tune out and to what they do really is. en’s Club. The time was incorrect in Wednesday’s Daily. in the hands of the Swingle And the crowd seemed to as a versatility from which listen closely to each other Singers, the songs took on love it. Asked by one of the many a musical artist might at the same time, all while welcome new identities. take a lesson. Their roots executing a fair amount of Swingle Singers to express Their program even drew may be classical, but they’re physical choreography. appreciation without clap- to a close better than most. also well-versed in jazz, pop No matter the repertoire, ping, listeners responded With a moving rendition of and rock. the Swingle Swingers always by banging the pews, click- “Poor Wayfaring Stranger,” A version of the phe- do something few other vo- ing their tongues, and even nomenon that drives fans cal groups do: provide their barking like the dogs in the the mood turned gently sol- at rock concerts up a wall own accompaniment. While distance. emn, only to be reignited mo- transpired with the Swingle one or more singers handled Much of the program ments later by a show-stop- Singers as well. Namely, they the melody Tuesday, oth- was devoted to recent and ping account of Piazzolla’s drew heavily on newer ma- ers simulated the sounds of contemporary music, often “Libertango” and a rousing terial, especially during the snare drums, string basses, in their own arrangements. encore performance of Stevie first half, performing one of maracas and every manner The first half, for instance, Wonder’s “Superstition.” the colorful arrangements of electronic effect. At times, opened with a spine-tin- But the coup de grace was of classical music for which an observer outside the Amp gling Turkish folk song, their final number: “Black- they’re renowned only occa- would have sworn he was then quickly jetted around bird” by The Beatles. With sionally. hearing a live funk band. the globe to haunting ren- that, an adieu so familiar Their program, titled Rarer still was the group’s ditions of “After the Storm” and so ideally suited to the “Voice Fusions: Reinventing willingness to engage the by Mumford and Sons, and late hour, the group flipped the tables on the crowd, turning all their listeners on the stroll home. Zachary Lewis is music critic of The Plain Dealer in Cleve- land, Ohio. Thursday, June 28, 2012 The Chautauquan Daily Page 3 news First CTC Brown Bag examines the technical

Jessie Cadle tistic director of CTC. we’re still in the same pur- the play has more heart than Tracy’s first husband C.K. “The play spends a little Staff Writer All the show’s techni- suit of trying to become a the movie does,” Borba said. Dexter Haven tumble into more time allowing each of cal components will be dis- fully realized human being,” “The play gives more of a the mix. the characters to open up Red and blue tape strips sected and discussed at the Borba said. “The characters nod to how hard it is to re- Barry wrote Tracy Lord’s their hearts,” Borba said. along the rehearsal floor indi- season’s first weekly theater are privileged and striving ally change who you are as role for Hepburn, who “The humor is actually cate where the stage ends. A Brown Bag at 12:15 p.m. to- and faulted — and funny be- starred in both the play and deeper. The laughs are more music stand is used in place a person.” day in Bratton Theater. cause of it.” the movie, Borba said. frequent and more profound of a table, a folding chair for a Audience members bring a The Philadelphia Story is “Most of this show is be- because we’ve invested more wicker one, unfinished door lunch and are taken through the first non-Shakespeare ing carried by the conser- in the characters.” frames for full-fledged doors the making of the The Phila- play Borba, in his eighth sea- vatory,” he said. “That’s ex- Rehearsals continue. The But it is merely the re- hearsal space. delphia Story by some of the son with CTC, has directed The characters are traordinary, and it speaks real set finally stands, replac- By opening night of The cast, designers and Borba. at Chautauqua. He also privileged and striving very well to the level of actors ing the tape on the ground. Philadelphia Story, which pre- The Brown Bag will also ex- serves as a guest artist actor and faulted — and funny that we’re able to attract here The new chairs are in place, views at 8 p.m. Friday and plain and introduce Chau- and as the resident Shake- because of it. because otherwise a play like and the music stand is put tauqua Theater Company as speare instructor. this would sink.” aside for another day. opens Saturday, each pro- —Andrew Borba duction element — includ- a whole. For the play, three conser- Director of The Philadelphia Story Besides the obvious “The excellence of this ing props, costumes, lighting For Borba, what makes the vatory students star as the change in actors, the differ- play, the beauty of this play and sound — will be in place. play striking is its ability to iconic roles played by Kath- ence between Borba’s inter- and the humor of this play “It’s how we take the take a family from 1939 and erine Hepburn, Cary Grant pretation of the play reveals continue to reveal them- strings of all of (the elements) make it relatable through and Jimmy Stewart in the The Philadelphia Story fol- more of the humanity of the selves to us through rehears- and try to unite it and pull playwright Philip Barry’s movie version. lows “old-money” socialite characters than the movie al,” Borba said. it all together into a finished eloquent prose. “The spirit of the play and Tracy Lord as she heads into does. The brother — who “And I know that that’s and cohesive production,” “What Philip Barry is say- the movie are the same in her second marriage with a was left out of the film — the going to blossom even more said Andrew Borba, director ing is that even if you have that they are both very witty new man. But then tabloid mother and the father are when we are in a perfor- of the play and associate ar- everything economically, and very delightful. I think journalist Mike Connor and more realized. mance with an audience.” lighting up the amp College Club provides home away from home for students

Kelsey Burritt sits by Children’s Beach, the College Club Staff Writer serves as the ideal spot to grab a cold treat on a hot summer day. Although the majority of the crowd at As for those summer nights, the College ’80s night on July 5 will between 18 and Club will light up for open mic nights, dance 20-something, Chautauquans of any age can parties and local guest artists. come to the College Club to enjoy their fa- Open mic nights take place every mous plate-sized cookies. Wednesday from 9 p.m. to midnight. Those The College Club, located in the Pier interested in performing can sign up in per- Building by the Miller Bell Tower, is open son or on the College Club’s Facebook page. every weekday from 6:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The dance parties are Thursdays, start- and to 1 a.m. on weekends. An open space ing tonight at 9:30 p.m. Each night features a with couches, a big-screen TV, WiFi and different dress-up theme, including “disco” foosball, it is a paradise for the young adult and “country hoedown.” The DJ, local artist crowd who may be homesick for their col- Joe Gould, mixes each dance party. lege environment during the summer. As for the guest artists, Jackson Rohm Abbey Graves, College Club director for and Kev Rowe, both local musicians, will her second year, said the space is the equiva- play on July 10 and 17 respectively. lent of a college dormitory or cafe. “It’s really nice because they’re from around “It’s a nice, relaxed hang-out place,” here and they usually draw a big crowd,” Adam Birkan | Staff Photographer Graves said. “They can listen to loud music, Graves said. “They’re really personable.” J.P. Woodey, lighting designer for Chautauqua Dance, works on adjusting the stage lighting be themselves, dance, let it all out, eat un- All special events are free with a gate in the Amphitheater. healthy food.” pass and a photo I.D. After receiving several requests, Graves The cookies cost $1.50, but Graves said decided to start offering specialty ice cream they continue to be the College Club’s biggest in the College Club this summer. Because it draw. “Everybody comes for the cookies.” Dental Congress to brush on ethics, technologies

The 33rd Annual Chautau- ensure compliance with state Athenaeum Hotel for all par- qua Dental Congress, which and federal regulations. ticipants and guests. offers a series of continued At 9 a.m. today, Jane D. At 9 a.m. Friday, Ciancio education courses through Brewer will present “The will examine “Our Aging the University at Buffalo, will Technology Revolution: Ef- Population: Perio Consider- offer three sessions this week fects on Restorative Den- ations.” With an aging popu- at the Hall of Christ. tistry.” Brewer will discuss lation, the use of medication On Wednesday, Chester emerging technologies used increases significantly. A J. Gary presented “Records, both to restore teeth and re- Regulations and Ethics,” us- place missing teeth. number of these medications ing a case study format to ass- At 5:30 p.m. tonight, Den- can impact oral health and, es risk factors in current prac- tal Congress director Sebas- in turn, general health. tice, utilize courtroom-tested tian G. Ciancio will host a To register, call 716-829-2320 record-keeping principles and welcome reception at the or visit www.BuffaloCE.org. Page 4 The Chautauquan Daily Thursday, June 28, 2012 from page one

DANCE “It’s like if you look at a let. Dancers pick up, flip and but I wanted to see how that veterans. makes it a very interesting FROM PAGE 1 completely contemporary twirl the costumes as they would work,” Janes said. Arencibia, who graduated evening.” painting,” he said. “Everyone move, making the costume The main challenge, Dee from high school and complet- A positive of the salon, will come away with some- an extension of themselves. said, is the physical exhaus- ed her final performance with Janes said, is that the danc- “Alternate Paths” is a con- thing different.” The work was inspired by tion. She is honored to carry her home dance school just a ers are getting pieces that are temporary ballet danced in “Shelter” is another new the music of Icelandic com- such a heavy role in the piece few weeks ago, is thrilled to tailor-made for them. soft shoes for a cast of seven work by Janes, but like “Al- poser Ólafur Arnalds. and to explore ballet’s more make her first appearance with The dancers have a little dancers: three men and four ternate Paths,” it is a much “I have used him before contemporary side, she said. the company tonight, she said. more than two weeks to pre- women. more contemporary piece and I can’t get away from his The salon is an intimate “I went to the Amphithe- pare for the show, and often The piece reflects athleti- also performed in soft shoes. music,” Janes said. program, Diamond said, but ater the other day and I was they only get to perform cism and natural movement, The piece, choreographed The piece has no narra- it is also a hard program to just like, ‘This is amazing,’ ” the pieces in the salon once, he said. for five women and two men, tive, but it does have a central prepare for because each she said. “It’s cool as a dancer Janes said. “It’s almost modern,” he includes a lot of movement character, dancer Jamie Dee, dancer in the small group because you really have to “It’s hectic and it’s frantic said. “It’s about as modern such as floor work and slid- who is on stage for the whole carries a lot of weight. make sure you’re perform- and they get one shot at it,” a dance I’ve ever choreo- ing, which are uncharacteris- work, Janes said. The piece is “To learn it and to be con- ing at all times because even Janes said. “It’s stressful, but graphed.” tic of Janes’ work. about how she interacts with sistent at it and to perform it if you’re facing the back, (the the reward can be quite big.” Unlike many of his other “I’m just trying to put as the other dancers. in a very short time, you have audience) can still see you.” Gerberich said she tries to works, Diamond is not trying much grounded movement There are five sections that to be dependent on really tal- The performance will also focus more on the journey and to tell a story or get a point in the piece as I can,” he said. blend together, including an ented, experienced dancers,” show the versatility of the having fun along the way. across with the piece. In fact, “There’s nothing virtuosic ensemble section, two duets, Diamond said. dancers, Janes said. “Chautauqua is a great he often tells his dancers to about it.” a solo and a women’s section. With the exception of “They’re going to be four place to focus on improving do less when they start “act- All of the dancers wear Dee dances in every section. NCDT’s newest member, entirely different ballets,” he yourself and your dancing ing” or adopting a look that pant-skirts that have become “I knew how athletically Sophia Arencibia, all of the said. “In style, in structure, in and getting stronger and do- means something, he said. an integral part of the bal- challenging that could be, dancers are seasoned salon every aspect, so I think that ing different things,” she said.

COLLINS ers to mean “easy to enter.” SPONG Spong’s support of in- 5,000 people. I just don’t live books on his studies and FROM PAGE 1 “I like poems that have FROM PAGE 1 terfaith dialogue and gay in that world.” teachings have sold more speculative feel to them rights spurs much of his criti- He will continue his week- than 1 million copies, and he rather than poems that seem “He’s happy when people At his first wife’s funeral cism. In 1989, he famously long discussion of biblical just finished the first draft of to have their minds already say he’s accessible because ordained the first openly truths and myths during to- another. Spong’s busy travel made up,” he wrote. “I pre- in 1988, Spong said, he was gay priest. He is often called day’s 2 p.m. Interfaith Lecture schedule reflects his suc- he likes to be loved, but he fer poems that give the im- shocked when an elderly doesn’t like people to think pression that the poem has woman struck him with an controversial for his contem- in the Hall of Philosophy ti- cess. It includes lectures at that it’s easy — and his po- not been thought out yet and umbrella and called him an porary interpretations of the tled “The Story of Judas Iscar- churches, institutions and etry, it’s not easy,” said Sherra that the poet is feeling his or expletive while he was seated Bible, in which he points to iot — Not a Character of His- prestigious universities such Babcock, director of the De- her way through the poem in a pew with his three teen- myths, stories to be read as tory, but a Composite Figure as Harvard University, the partment of Education. “You along with the reader.” age daughters. The woman metaphors, and centuries-old Drawn from Many Sources.” University of Cambridge and can read it easily, but there are Two people can read the cultural norms that he says Spong has been studying the University of Oxford. so many layers to his poetry.” then continued out the side same lines of a poem and door of the church, telling shouldn’t be confused with the Bible since he was 12 years Still, Spong said his great- Collins considers his take in two completely dif- the waiting pallbearers she the word of God. old. He said he still spends est success and joy is his mar- style to be a mix of elegy ferent endings, Babcock “I’m not going to debate hours in his study each day riage. and playfulness and said said. Horoscopes for the Dead had wanted to tell Spong he is trying to be serious allows each reader to inter- what she thought of him for with somebody about wheth- reading, writing and prepar- “The best thing is to marry and funny at the same time. pret the meanings and learn years, and that she finally got er the Earth was created in ing future lectures for people the most wonderful woman As the winner of the Mark a unique lesson. the chance. seven days, or whether de- who have left organized reli- in the world,” he said. “I Twain Award for Humor in Collins said he doesn’t Throughout his career, mon possession explains gion because of the negatives think the unity of two people Poetry and with book titles believe there is a good rea- Spong has received 16 death epilepsy or mental illness, or attached to it. He calls him- sharing life together is the such as Ballistics and The Art son for ignoring poetry. In threats later investigated by whether somebody can walk self a committed Christian most important thing that of Drowning, he is probably response to people who say police or the FBI. The threats on water, or whether some- whose life has been deeply can happen to anybody’s life. telling the truth. they have stopped reading all came from fundamentalist, body can literally take five shaped by his faith. I wouldn’t swap that for all In the introduction to 180 it after high school or just “Bible-quoting” critics, he said. loaves and two fish and feed His almost two dozen the gold in Araby.” More: Extraordinary Poems for don’t understand it, Collins Every Day, Collins discussed asks: “If you don’t read it, the argument over “accessi- how do you know it’s in- ble” poetry, which he consid- comprehensible?” ARTSONGS FROM PAGE 1

In addition to the ensem- ble pieces, each of the singers will perform two sets. Ray- mond’s repertoire includes a somber set of Bellini songs illustrating a man’s agony at not being able to move past lost love. Contrasting in The Chautauquan Daily mood, he will also perform Celebrating 136 Years of Continuous Publication three of Copland’s Old Ameri- RAYMOND GARRETT ENOCH www.chqdaily.com can Songs; a campaign song Editorial Staff from President Grover Cleve- cital, performed in April. black women. in their musicianship and Matt Ewalt Editor land’s election; an old hymn Jordan Steves As art song performers in book more and more opera, Managing Editor tune; and a children’s song in She will sing selections from Jen Bentley Office Manager “Quattro Canciones Clásicas an operatic program, sing- their opportunity to sing art Ian Carlino Copy Editor the vein of “Old MacDonald.” Rebecca Myers Copy Editor Enoch’s selections come Españolas” set by Fernando ers must prepare their recital songs will diminish, said Rabab Al-Sharif Dance, Institution administration, board from a college recital several Obradors. repertoire differently than Carol Rausch, music admin- of trustees, property owners association “ ‘Chiquitita la novia’ and their opera roles. The genre’s istrator and chorus master at Kelsey Burritt Symphony, Logan Chamber Music Series, years ago and include selec- College Club tions from Schumann’s fa- ‘El Tumba Y Le’ are really fun, meaning becomes a tangible the opera. Jessie Cadle Theater, Family Entertainment Series mous Dichterliebe and “Five and ‘Del cabello más sutil’ is so concern in the practice room. “Every year, we have ap- George Cooper Archives “Art song is intimate in prentices who say, ‘I wish Mary Desmond Religion: Interfaith Lectures, Mystic Heart, Greek Folk Songs” by Ravel. luxurious and sweet,” Gar- Abrahamic Program for Young Adults “I’ve been a student for rett said. that people find out more I could have done a recital, 2012 Ernest Cawcroft Journalism Fellow H. Leslie Adams’ “For You about you as an artist,” Ray- too,’ ” Rausch said. Grant Engle Recreation, Sports Club, so long,” Enoch said, “so I’m Boys’ and Girls’ Club taking these pieces out, dust- There is No Song,” Florence mond said. “You can show Despite the fact that sing- Yemi Falodun School of Music, CLSC Young Readers ing them off, and removing Price’s “Song to the Dark Vir- the audience your own per- ers do not audition for Chau- John Ford Features sonal interpretation. In op- tauqua with art songs, the Joanna Hamer Visual arts, bookstore, library all the old habits from them. gin,” and Undine S. Moore’s Leah Harrison Opera, Children’s School, filmmaker series It’s the most difficult part “Love Let the Wind Cry era, you have the director’s performers value the genre Beverly Hazen Bird, Tree & Garden Club How I Adore Thee” make up point of view, the conductor’s as highly as the opera they Lori Humphreys Chautauqua Women’s Club, about it.” Contemporary Issues Forum Garrett’s music comes Garret’s second set. All the point of view, the coach’s came to sing. Garrett is sa- Laurence Léveillé Morning lectures from her final master’s re- composers are 20th-century point of view, and that’s voring the time when art Sydney Maltese Development, Lincoln Ethics Series, guiding you. They know best songs still fit in her schedule. special afternoon conversations Jennifer Shore Literary arts because they know what the “I tell people all the time,” Mary Lee Talbot Morning Worship whole production entails. Garrett said, “ ‘If I could Meg Viehe Interfaith News With the art song, it’s just make a career of art songs, I Jessica White Religion: Interfaith Lecture previews, Sacred Song services, Chautauqua Choir, you and the pianist.” would do that.’ It’s so mean- Massey and Tallman organs As the studio artists grow ingful.” Adam Birkan Photographer Greg Funka Features Photographer Michelle Kanaar Photographer Lauren Rock Photographer Eric Shea Photographer P RodUCTioN STAFF Raymond Downey Production Manager Jake Newton Design Editor Katie O’Leary Design Editor Ankur Patankar Design Editor Rebecca Reis Web Editor Marcie Richardson Design Editor BUS INESS OFFICE Stacy Hathaway Advertising Manager Melanie Park Advertising Assistant Lindsey Kudaroski Business Manager Mac McShane Circulation Manager Kayleigh Erickson Business Office Associate

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Chautauqua Dance Salon CDC celebrates ‘prince of Pittsburgh’ Thursday, June 28, 2012 • Amphitheater, 8:15 pm North Carolina Dance Theatre Rabab Al-Sharif commitment to achieving Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Artistic Director Staff Writer Gene Kelly’s connection to perfection. He actually had Patricia McBride, Associate Artistic Director Chautauqua Institution holes dug in the street floor Sasha Janes, Associate Artistic Director Bonnie Crosby, co-found- of the studio for Singin’ in the ing president of the Chautau- Rain so there would be pud- Mark Diamond qua Dance Circle, never real- dles, Crosby said. Dance Salon Program Director & In 1960, Kelly was the ly cared much for Gene Kelly. “I don’t think there’s a Associate Artistic Director of Chautauqua Ballet first American invited “My ideal dancer was to the Paris Opera and person, when you mention Jacques d’Amboise,” Crosby Shelter Opéra-Comique to Singin’ in the Rain to them, said. “He was tall, he had Choreography: Sasha Janes create a modern ballet who doesn’t get a smile on very Slavic features — high Music: Olafur Arnalds for the company. The their face,” she said. “So now cheekbones — he was a fab- result was “Pas de I’m a fan of him, even though Jamie Dee ulous dancer with the New Dieux,” a piece based I’m not a hoofer.” Melissa Anduiza, Sofia Arencibia, Anna Gerberich, Sarah Hayes-Watson York City Ballet, and Gene on Greek mythology The showing of Anatomy of Gregory DeArmond, Frederick Leo Walker II Kelly was a hoofer.” danced to “Concerto a Dancer is the first of a week- Still, she chose to center ~ Pause ~ in F,” a 1925 piece ly series put on by the Chau- the CDC’s first lecture pro- the afternoon and perform- that George Gershwin tauqua Dance Circle that fea- gram, “Gene Kelly: Dancer ing at night,” Crosby said of All for Thee finished composing in an ture films and lectures aimed Choreography: Mark Diamond and Innovator of the Ameri- Kelly’s work with musicals. Institution practice cabin. to educate audiences on dif- Music: Franz Schubert can Style,” about the revered In 1941, he left for Hol- ferent aspects and genres of “prince of Pittsburgh.” lywood, and in a time when the dance world. Melissa Anduiza, Anna Gerberich The program at 3 p.m. to- film dance was ruled by top The CDC also organizes Gregory DeArmond, Gregory Taylor day in Smith Wilkes Hall will hats and tails, Kelly burst on pre-performance lectures, begin with an introduction on the screen looking like an av- • Intermission • where faculty members Kelly’s history given by Cros- erage, everyday guy in jeans It was not just his danc- by followed by a segment of and T-shirts. ing and choreography that from Chautauqua Dance Queen the PBS special, “Gene Kelly: For Kelly, dance meant changed Hollywood, she speak to audiences before Choreography: Sasha Janes Anatomy of a Dancer.” more than pretty faces, gor- said, but an understanding each performance. Music: Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber “I just thought people geous legs and over-the-top of the camera and how he “We mean to educate, would like to know more costumes full of feathers and could use it to achieve some- to entertain, to encourage Anna Gerberich, Frederick Leo Walker II about him,” she said. “Even sequins, Crosby said. thing more dramatic when people to know more about though I didn’t love his danc- “He was major, somebody filming dance. Chautauqua Dance Circle,” Alternate Paths Choreography: Mark Diamond ing, I’ve come to respect him who actually changed the face Crosby, who was trained Crosby said. “Because if they Music: David Balakrishnan for what he did for dance.” of dance from Busby Berkeley strictly in ballet and mod- join Chautauqua Dance Cir- cle, that’s how we’re able to In 1938, Kelly left the Steel to real dance,” she said. ern, said she wished she had Melissa Anduiza, Sofia Arencibia, Jamie Dee, Sarah Hayes-Watson award scholarships.” City to pursue a career on Kelly is often credited with learned to tap because it might Gregory DeArmond, Gregory Taylor, Frederick Leo Walker II Broadway and within two making codified dance styles have given her more of an ap- Crosby said the CDC, years, he landed the lead commercially acceptable to preciation for Kelly. But after which raises money to do- Production & Artistic Staff A. Christina Giannini, Costume Designer role in the original Broadway audiences. He brought seri- seeing Anatomy of a Dancer, nate for student scholarships John P. Woodey, Lighting Designer Edna Mae Berkey, Stage Manager production of Pal Joey. ous dance to Hollywood that and learning what he has done of the Chautauqua Dance Mary Jane Day, Stitcher “He was a tireless worker, was still entertaining and to advance dance, she does. School each season, gave Janice Lovercheck, Stitcher Arlene Lyon, Costume Mistress choreographing one show in high quality, Crosby said. She respects Kelly for his more than $15,000 this year. Lindsey King, Administrative Assistant Janice Wells, Managing Director

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Weis, Rittman family funds support Dance Salon This evening’s performance is funded in part by The Edris & David H. Weis Family Fund and The Rittman Family Fund for Performing Arts. The Edris and David H. a sabbatical for four years Weis Family Fund and The to serve as president of the Rittman Family Fund for Chautauqua Property Own- the Performing Arts provide ers Association. funding for this evening’s David and Edris continue 8:15 p.m. performance of the to be patrons of Chautauqua Chautauqua Dance Salon Symphony Orchestra during with Mark Diamond. the summer and support- #chqstories The Edris and David H. ers of the Florida West Coast Weis Family Fund, estab- Symphony and many theater Your voice. Your stories. Your Chautauqua. lished within the Chautau- and art programs in Saraso- qua Foundation in 2000, sup- ta, Fla., during the winter. This summer, read stories submitted by our readers ports a different element of By setting up a flexible at www.chqdaily.com. Describe your first visit to Chautauqua. Share your family history. Reflect on how the program each year, and endowment to support all you bring the Chautauqua experience home. thus supporting over time the arts programs at Chau- the broad mix of Chautau- tauqua, the Edris and Da- In the summer’s first contribution, Leah Pileggi describes life qua’s artistic and educational vid H. Weis Family Fund as a young dancer at Chautauqua. programming. has enabled the Institution “Music and Dance, 1974” by Leah Pileggi The arts and Chautauqua to effectively plan the sea- are two very important parts son’s programming with the of the lives of those in the Da- knowledge that a portion of In the morning, I would take my very first dance vid Weis family. During their the required revenue is in class. I was 16, ancient in dancer years. But I was years in Pittsburgh, while place. scheduled to jump-start my dance life with pliés and David Weis was the presi- Patricia B. Rittman estab- jetés and mazutrkas and “modern dance” seven hours dent and CEO of Thermal lished the Rittman Family a day, five days a week, for two months. A summer of Industries, Inc., a window Fund in 2000 for family and dance at Chautauqua. … manufacturing company, friends to honor her hus- his wife, Edris, and young- band, William. Bill Rittman Submit your CHQ story idea to Daily est daughter were involved first came to Chautauqua in editor Matt Ewalt at [email protected]. in theater, music and dance. 1930 with his parents and Edris was part of the found- was an active member of the ing group and president of Chautauqua community un- a local community theater til his death. He served as with ties to Carnegie Mellon a trustee of the Institution University drama students. from 1974 to 1982. Both Bill’s Later, she became a booking parents served as directors of Jfaoef Cr v tta | Photographer agent and personal represen- the Chautauqua Foundation. tative to Columbia Artists for Bill graduated from Harvard several classical musicians. in 1939 and, after World War Their daughter Topaz was II, Harvard Law School. The Scooters co-host of the first live chil- majority of his career was dren’s television program on with the pharmaceutical in- All users of power-driven mobility devices (scooters) KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh. dustry, primarily with Rich- are required to register their scooter with Chautauqua For 40 summers in a row, ardson Vicks. Institution. There is no charge for this seasonal registration the Weis family has been If you would be interested involved in the various arts in discussing the possibility of or for the sticker that will be displayed on your scooter. programs offered at Chau- establishing an endowment to Registration forms can be downloaded at www.ciweb. tauqua. Edris Weis was on support the performing arts or org/scooters or can be picked up at any ticket window. the first board of the Friends another aspect of Chautauqua’s Completed forms can be turned in at any ticket window or of Chautauqua Theater Com- program, please contact Karen information desk, and a sticker will be issued. pany, handling all its public- Blozie at 716-357-6244 or email ity for two years. She took her at [email protected]. Page 6 The Chautauquan Daily Thursday, June 28, 2012 Religion

“Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in.” —Leonard Cohen “We are the boat, we are the sea, I sail in you, you sail in me.” —Pete Seeger “‘This I command you to love one another.’ Really? How Morning Worship do we do that? We have to locate ourselves in a story and Column by MARY LEE TALBOT there are certain kinds of truth that only make sense in a narrative,” said the Very Rev. Alan Jones at the 9:15 service Wednesday. ens, whom Jones said described all religion as totalitarian His title was “The universe is not made up of atoms. It’s and fascistic. made up of stories.” Kitty Oppenheimer in Dr. Atomic. His “What he described as the human belief is what I under- texts included a Hasidic story and John 15:9-17. stand as faith,” Jones said. “The opposite of faith is not doubt “We can’t live without stories or love without a love story. but certainty. For Hitchens, faith equaled servitude; for me, But what kind of story do we tell or read? W. H. Auden said faith equals freedom. When he talked about the wonders of that life is a grand opera played by a tenth rate orchestra,” literature and science, we were on the same page. There is a Jones said. catch-22 between uncertainty, which honesty demands, and He said that former Secretary of Defense Donald Rums- commitment, without which life is not worth living.” feld might have done the world a favor in talking about He said Hitchens had his own scriptures, his own doc- known knowns, unknown knowns and unknown un- trine of sin and judgment, and his own list of sinners and knowns. saints. “To know what we know and to know what we don’t “We shared a distaste for totalitarianism. We had a com- know and to be open to the unknown is a sign of spiritual mon foe — literalistic fundamentalism. We need to have maturity,” Jones said. trust and commitment in the face of uncertainty, and that is MICHELLE KANAAR | Staff Photographer Like the magi in the T.S. Eliot poem, we are not at ease in not just religion,” Jones said. “Religion is not an explanation the old dispensation. An alien people has hold of our story of how God runs the world. To argue whether God exists The Very Rev. Alan Jones delivers his sermon during Sunday’s morning is worthless. What play are we in, what story? How do we worship service in the Amphitheater. Today is Jones’ final service as and if we are not careful, religion becomes the opium of the Week One chaplain. rewrite it?” Literature, Jones asserted, is a good place to start. The following is a story told by the Very Rev. Alan Jones dur- “Literature provides the architecture for our thought and ing Wednesday’s morning worship: helps us understand our feelings. Sometimes we don’t know Once upon a time, there was a holy rabbi who was how to react until we see it on television. We have swallowed In our religious culture the dominant religion is mor- granted a vision of the Last Judgment. He found himself alistic therapeutic deism. Most U.S. teens and parents the lie that science is the only language that is really, really true,” he said. in a courtroom. There before him was a table. On it were believe that each individual is uniquely distinct and the scales of justice. There were also two doors, and both deserves a unique religion. “When I read fiction, I let other stories get hold of me, and they threaten me, revise me and widen my horizons. My of them were open. Through one he could see the light of ­—THE VERY REV. ALAN JONES story changes and deepens,” Jones said. “The truth in fiction Paradise, through the other the darkness of Hell. It was the and story is an antidote to literalism and fundamentalism. Day of Judgment, and the human race was on trial. What really happened is open, and we have language as a The defense counsel entered the courtroom carrying a tool. At points, language is inadequate, and we have silence. little bundle of good deeds under his arm. It had not been a great year for good deeds. Next, the chief prosecutor came people. We need silence; it is deeply important.” in with two assistants. Each of them carried an enormous Jones said: “We need stories that take in the widest range As the world becomes smaller, we will have more shared of human stories. When they become toxic, we can abandon stories and shared lives. sack of sins. They were bent over with their sheer weight. them, edit them or rediscover them. In the Eastern Church, “The implications are enormous. The stories we choose to Dropping their sacks before the scales of justice, they took they say that there are only two things we can know about tell are important because they lead to action, which is some- a deep breath, and went back for more. “This isn’t even a God — God is unknowable and inexhaustible. And the same times violent. Art, poetry and metaphor are part of cultural 10th of it,” they said, as they dragged in more sacks. The thing can be said about us — there is a transcendent reality evolution,” Jones said. “We all live by symbols. Religion that defense counsel, whose tiny bundle of good deeds was be- in ourselves.” is open, that is open to endless interpretation, terrifies us. If ginning to look pathetic next to the great pile of sins sitting Jones asked if a story needed to be literally true in order to the future is not hopeful, then we are slaves to meaningless- on the floor, buried his head in his hands and sighed. be true. Do movies, plays, novels have to be literally true to ness. Just outside the door to Paradise, someone was listen- tell us truths about ourselves? The problem with the church “Great science is driven by the unknown. Today, scientists ing. It was Levi Yitzhak of blessed memory, the rabbi of is not that it is socially conservative or theologically liberal, believe that the universe just happened. They explore the Berditchev. When he was on Earth, he had sworn that not but that it is too damn dull. It is the church of “I’m OK, ‘what’ but not the ‘why.’ Deep down, nihilism is the mark even in death would he forget the plight of struggling hu- you’re OK” instead of “I am an ass and you are an ass.” We of modernity. To believe in nothing is not real freedom. The manity. When he heard the sigh of the defense counsel, he think the gospel is only for those at the end of their rope. life of freedom requires training in a community of love that decided to slip into the court room. Seeing the tiny bundle “In our religious culture, the dominant religion is moral- tells stories so we know what we should want.” of good deeds next to the huge sacks of sins, he didn’t take istic therapeutic deism. Most U.S. teens and parents believe The eternal story, Jones said, is that we matter and God long to size up the situation. He decided on a plan of ac- that each individual is uniquely distinct and deserves a loved us and entered history for us. tion. He waited until there was a recess. Left alone in the unique religion,” Jones said. “Each individual can freely “In the beginning was the word, and at the end is the court room, he began to drag the sacks of sins, one at a choose a religion, and that religion need not be practiced by word without end,” he said. “The universe is made up of time, to the door leading to Hell. It took all his strength and a community. stories, and the deepest story is a love story.” a great deal of time to throw them in one by one. He was “There are no criteria for making judgments or change, The Rev. Erik Kolbell presided. Kate Simmons read scrip- almost finished — in fact he was holding the very last sack and beliefs are interchangeable. Beliefs are not part of an ture. Simmons has been coming to Chautauqua every year — when the prosecutors and the defense counsel returned. integral system, but are chosen to make us comfortable. God since she was born. She taught knitting for Special Stud- Rabbi Yitzhak was caught red-handed. He did not deny ends up being a divine butler and cosmic therapist. Contrast ies for four years. Simmons interns with women4women- what he had done. How could he? He had thrown always that with Martin Luther King’s call from the Birmingham knitting4peace and serves as their creative director. She has the sins so that the good deeds would outweigh the bad. jail for a sacrificial spirit.” also been involved in interfaith and intercultural work for Since the court was bound to uphold the law, the chief Jones said we are in trouble with our stories because they eight years. Simmons enjoys Abrahamic Program for Young prosecutor demanded justice. “It is written that a thief are never just stories — some are true and some are false. Adults programming on the grounds and has enjoyed get- shall be sold for his theft. Let Levi Yitzhak be sold at auc- How do we adjudicate stories that are not out of pride or ting to know the leaders over the last six years. tion right now in this court room! Let’s see if anyone will literalism? Simmons is a student at Colorado State University, pursu- bid for him!” “We risk being called unbelievers or fudging hypocrites. ing a major in journalism and minors in English and politi- By now, the demons from hell and the angels from heav- Atheists aren’t happy with Alan Jones and Jack Spong be- cal science. Jared Jacobsen, organist and worship and sacred en had heard all the commotion in the court room and they cause we fudge belief,” he said. music coordinator, led the Motet Choir in “The Eyes of All came to watch the two parties lined up beside the scales Jones had a conversation with the late Christopher Hitch- Wait Upon Thee” (Psalm 145:15,16) by Jean Berger. of justice. The bidding began. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob threw their good deeds onto the scales, and the Matriarchs added theirs. In fact, all of the righteous contributed what they could. But the dark forces were able to gather up un- numbered sins stored in the deep places of the Earth. The scale on their side went down and down and down. Rabbi Yitzhak was doomed. His crime had been to throw away the sins of the world so that we could be forgiven. “I buy him!” said the chief prosecutor, and dragged him to the door leading to the great darkness. Just then, above the court room, from the Throne of Glory itself, came a voice. “I buy him!” There was a great silence. And God spoke, “I buy him. Heaven and Earth are mine, and I give them all for Levi Yitzhak — Levi who would have me forgive my children.” Wednesday, June 27, 2012 The Chautauquan Daily Page 7 LECTURE Wolitzer discusses women in writing, humor advice

Laurence Léveillé people, how can you have Staff Writer empathy?” Wolitzer said. “The whole culture kind of Audience members erupted collapses.” into laughter time and time Writing is all about choic- again as Meg Wolitzer and es. Choices about what a Roger Rosenblatt exchanged book should be about, how witty remarks during Wednes- it should be written, charac- day’s morning lecture. ters, tone. The humor and wit seeded When Wolitzer wrote her throughout the conversation most recent book, The Un- demonstrated Wolitzer’s phi- coupling, she wanted to write losophy on its use in novels. about female desire over “Humor in a novel has to time and what happens to it, exist the way humor in a con- she said. versation exists,” she said. “It One way she could have comes out of character.” written the book would have Between the jokes and made it seem like a “cranky laughter, Rosenblatt and women’s magazine called ‘Our Wolitzer discussed female Sex Life Has Gotten Kind of authors, decisions writers Dim.’ ” But that would not be a make and character develop- novel, she said. ment in novels. “I only write the novels Having an established that I want to find on the mother as a writer is the shelf, which I think is a great greatest thing in the world to rule of thumb,” Wolitzer said. Wolitzer. In terms of characters, “Because she never once Wolitzer said it is important to told me, ‘Maybe you should answer the question, “Who are think about law school,’ ” she said. these people?” If readers don’t Her mother made Wolitzer know why they are reading a book or who the characters ADAM BIRKAN | Staff Photographer realize that people only have Best-selling author Meg Wolitzer talks with Roger Rosenblatt at the Amphitheater on Wednesday. one life to live and should do are, they will have no reason to something they are passion- keep reading. Wolitzer suggested every- you risk people thinking they Do you find that social that’s a thing that gets said a lot. ate about. know you, and that’s OK to me. media, Facebook Write what you know. It’s true, Wolitzer recited an an- one should have a designated Q reader who can provide input But you have to be willing to and things such as that, but it’s true in a large sense, ecdote she had written in a expand your own personal on a book’s progress. That is just do it. I sometimes tell my OK? I mean, I do write what I piece for The New York Times. students, “If not now, when?” experiences? a way to ensure characters know, but I don’t write what I When a man at a dinner par- You know, don’t live your life All the writers I know who live. And I think there’s really, do not all sound the same. ty found out Wolitzer was a like it’s a biography, thinking, I’m really good friends really a distinction to be drawn. It is also important to make A writer, he asked her the worst Editor’s note: This Q&A has “How did she seem? How did with have a lot of ambivalence What do I know? I wrote a book question a writer can be sure the character is someone been edited for clarity and she come across? What was about social media. I still don’t called The Ten-Year Nap, that I asked: “Would I have heard the writer would want to be length. All questions were for her reputation?” Just forget really understand it. Your referred to before, about women of you?” around. Meg Wolitzer. it, write the book you want to publishers make you do it. You who’ve stopped working for a She began answering it by “If it’s not somebody you write. This is it. You know, with know, and you do it. And in the long time when their kids are naming her books and hop- want to talk to at the dinner You talked about Meg, Nora Ephron’s death today, I beginning, it’s kind of amazing born, and suddenly their kids was thinking: She had a great ing people who asked would party, it’s not somebody you Q choices and all the because you find that there is are out of the house. They may choices you have to make as body of work. She lived and recognize one. After explain- want to live with for 300 pag- this world of people who read be home with their kids, but es,” she said. a writer, and just listening to did amazing things. She did all you, and they find you, and their kids may not be home with ing to the man what her books what you read, just in that kinds of things. She became Humor also plays a role in they talk to you about their them any longer. Now look, I’ve were about, he told Wolitzer one chapter, the number of a director at age 50, and how character. favorite lines in your book, and never not worked. I’ve worked she should meet his wife. choices. Do you know the re- wonderful to do things you it’s lovely, it’s really lovely. But To explain the difference since I graduated from college. Now, Wolitzer realizes ally significant choices? Most want to do. And that holds true then, I went on Twitter because I sold my first novel when I was there is only one answer to between jokes and humor of these, do they just come for writing, but you risk people they wanted me to do that, and 21. And actually, I went to Ran- that question: in novels, Wolitzer told a naturally or do you get to thinking they know you. I think what I’ve realized about dom House with my novel, my “In a more just world,” joke about a family visiting points where you say, “I’m re- the difference there — it’s like little novel, in a sort of box, and she said. their grandmother on her ally considering alternatives Can you talk about you’re not allowed to promote a priest got on the elevator. And Some of the greatest writ- 100th birthday and asking here and which way do I go?” Q your writer’s routine? yourself so overtly. So it’s more The first part of the he was carrying a huge novel, ers are women, and some her what she would like to You know, it’s kind of like, “I just had a sweet potato. day — I was just saying that was about “this high,” and of the greatest novels are do that she has never done paradoxical, and maybe Roger A Buy my book,” instead of just, this on the radio — is pretty it was wrapped up with twine about women and their lives, before. The grandmother has the same experience. But “Buy my book.” So I don’t re- sacred except for special like thick rope, like the kind Wolitzer said. But female au- wants to go whitewater raft- sometimes, you make a choice ally understand it. I mean, you events like today. I think that link to other things. It’s a kind you’d hang yourself with. And thors have a smaller audience ing on the Colorado River. As and you think it’s really great. as the day goes on, it’s kind of engine of goodwill toward he got on the elevator, and promised, the family hires You think it’s kind of brilliant than male authors. Women of diminishing returns for a he said to me, “Do they know even, and you sort of con- other people, but there is the are more likely to read books a private nurse, makes her a lot of people, and then you you’re coming?” I said, “Yes.” gratulate yourself about it. And subtext which is that you’re about and written by men special IV line and brings her And he said, “They don’t know you keep it in there for several get into that stuporous blood there if you’re a writer because and women, but it’s harder to to the river to go whitewater I’m coming.” (Laughter.) I wrote drafts, and it’s your favorite sugar — that low-blood- you want people to know your rafting. this book The Ten-Year Nap get men to read books about line, and you love it, and it’s sugar-middle-of-the-afternoon work, or at least your sensibility. and written by women. On her 101st birthday, the wonderful. And then it sticks state where all you can do is And there are some writers like about these women who don’t “That’s crazy to me,” family asks her the same out at you, and you realize, watch “Real Housewives.” Susan Orlean, who’s a wonder- work, but I’ve always worked. Wolitzer said. “I feel like question. She says, “All my you think about this thing that But the day starts with the ful writer and friend, who has But when my kids were little saying to the men: ‘Don’t life, I’ve been wanting to go Grace Paley said — the great greatest intentions and with millions of Twitter followers. And and they were in kindergarten, I you want to know about the whitewater rafting on the writer Grace Paley: “The myth a kind of grandiosity. And she says witty funny things. I would hang around. You know, women you live with? Don’t Colorado River.” of the best-loved sentence.” I sort of think of writing as am of two minds about it. Be- when you have young kids and like a funnel. When you start cause I kind of feel like I have to you want to know what’s go- Wolitzer said she gave the Pluck it out. And it’s true, and the school says, “Bring your kid writing a book, and when the preserve stuff for my work. So ing on in their lives?’ ” audience the scene of the joke it’s a hard thing to do, and it’s to school between the hours of day begins, the funnel, you’re I’m still struggling right now with 11 and 11:18.” So, you know, Novels can tell a lot about only to take it away. a hard choice to make, but sometimes it’s there for the pouring things into the funnel, how much to give “the people” the women who worked were people, and it’s important to “In a good novel, if you set sake of itself, that line. Every- and you’re full of energy, and and how much to really sort of kind of stuck. A lot of the men learn about others, she said. someone up to take it away, thing in a book, everything in you’ve just — one hopes — save for the people I’m writing didn’t go — this was just true. “Because if you don’t that’s cheap,” Wolitzer said. a paragraph, everything in a had a good night sleep, and about. But it can be wonderful. Later on, more of them did. But know about what goes on “That’s not fair. That’s a bad sentence, is there in the service you’re full of energy, and you Like when my Scrabble book I got to know these women. And in the interior lives of other choice.” of the work. have ideas. And you work as came out, I had sort of men- women who I probably would long as you can until you’re tioned somewhere that I was have overlooked in some ways What do you risk as a absolutely bored to death, appearing somewhere play- earlier, because I thought we Q writer? and then you do something ing Scrabble. And this woman didn’t have anything in com- maybe that invigorates. Music showed up at a bookstore in You risk exposure of mon. We had a lot in common, is terrific. Talking to somebody San Francisco and said, “I’m A some sort. Look, I write and I was limited in my thinking. you really like can help. Hitting challenging you, because you fiction, so I can sort of just I started to learn about what it yourself on the head some- wrote on Facebook.” And I was sort of say all the time, “That’s meant to sort of feel vulnerable times is necessary. But I try to kind of touched by that, and it just fiction.” I’ve never written to go back into the workforce. autobiographically. This didn’t work in the mornings. I work does kind of make the world What does it mean to have a happen to my parents — al- when my younger kid goes seem less lonely. So yeah, it child and to show that child that though people ask you that off to school. I sort of start has some good things. you have a professional life? So — my parents have had to put the day that way, and I almost If one should only write it wasn’t me, but it was a world up with stuff like that. As the never work in the evening. It GALLERY what you really know, that was all around me, and I daughter of a writer, I’ve had just feels like, I don’t know if Q how do you keep your novels to put up with stuff. My mother it’s just family time — I guess was kind of marinating in it. So from being autobiographi- had something in an early story I like to say that. But some- did I know it? I think I knew it, cal? •Stedman Corners Coffee of hers, in which the mother is times it’s just thinking time, yeah. bathing her kids and she thinks, and I sort of gear up for the Well, I don’t know that I —Transcribed by •Premium and Herbal Teas “I don’t love you, kiddo.” But next day. Awould say that. I mean, Jessie Cadle •Pastries cafe •Fresh Composed Salads •Artisan Sandwiches •Desserts & Cold Beverages

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Lauren Rock | Staff Photographer ABOVE: Chautauquans listen to Roger Rosenblatt and Retired Bishop John Shelby Spong exchange views of grief and absence during an hour-long discussion held in the Hall of Philosophy Monday afternoon. UPPER LEFT: Spong discusses with Rosenblatt the overall feeling of absence, and how that feeling won’t ever completely go away. LOWER LEFT: Rosenblatt discusses his book, Kayak Morning: Reflections on Love, Grief, and Small Boats, which chronicles his effort to navigate his emotions after losing his daughter, Amy. Rosenblatt and Spong discuss grief, ‘Kayak Morning’

Leah Harrison a half years after her death, “I want her back.” than a decade of mental ill- prayer, for instance, was un- cludes with resolution. Staff Writer Rosenblatt took up kayaking, “Well,” she said, “you’ll ness and cancer treatment. As satisfactory for both. Spong “This morning when I finding a man alone in a boat have to find a way to get her a pastor, he dealt frequently felt more prayerful in listen- climbed into my kayak and At 4 p.m. Monday after- to be an apt metaphor for his back.” with grieving parishioners, ing to a troubled friend than headed out, I knew that I noon, writer Roger Rosen- experience. Sherra Babcock, director many of whom did not re- in religious clichés addressed would be going nowhere, as blatt and retired Bishop John The book consists of short of the Department of Educa- ceive what he felt the church to God. Rosenblatt has not I have been going nowhere Shelby Spong gathered in the tion, introduced Rosenblatt should provide. prayed since his daughter’s entries — conversations, ac- for the past two and a half Hall of Philosophy to discuss counts, definitions, words for and Spong and intermittent- Conventional intersec- death. years. But my love for my Rosenblatt’s new book, Kayak Amy. In a dialogue with his ly read excerpts from Rosen- tions of grief and faith have Rosenblatt says his book daughter makes somewhere Morning: Reflections on Love, therapist, Rosenblatt defines blatt’s book, followed by caused disillusionment with is ultimately a quest with the Grief, and Small Boats. his pursuit. questions about grief, writ- God or the religious com- mantra, “I want her back.” In out of nowhere. In this boat, His second book on grief, “What do you want?” she ing and loss. munity for both Spong and Kayak Morning, he learns that on this creek, I am moving Kayak Morning chronicles said. Spong’s experiences with Rosenblatt. Spong said that he can get her back by recall- forward, even as I am mov- Rosenblatt’s effort to navi- “I want out.” grief span the personal and religion is not what helped ing how much he loves her. ing in circles. Amy returns in gate his emotions after losing “What do you really the professional. He endured him with his grief. She lives in that love. my love, alive and beautiful. I his daughter, Amy. Two and want?” the loss of his wife after more A traditional form of Rosenblatt’s book con- have her still.”

AYP A takes place at 10:15 a.m. every tuary of the Hurlbut Church. Pre-instruction begins at weekday in the Randell Cha- Abahamic Program for Rabbi Bush conducts the ser- 12:30 p.m. Michael Harvey, pel of the United Church of vice. Joanna Bush is the solo- the Jewish coordinator, and Young Adults (APYA) coor- Christ headquarters. dinators will host a Movie ist. The congregation spon- Emily Perper, the Christian sors a Kiddush lunch to be Night and discussion at 7 p.m. Catholic Community coordinator, support Haider tonight at Hurlbut Church. served following the service. for the service. Daily Masses are at 8:45 Hurlbut Church Meal Ministry Baptist House a.m. Mondays through Sat- Presbyterian House urdays in the Episcopal Cha- Interfaith News Thursday evening turkey The Rev. Jerry Springston pel of the Good Shepherd. The Rev. Patricia M.B. Co mpiled by Meg Viehe dinner offers roast turkey presents a Bible study on the Msgr. Michael Flanagan Kitchen leads a Vespers ser- breast, stuffing, mashed po- 20th chapter of the Gospel of speaks on “Having Life in vice 7–7:45 p.m. tonight in the John at the 7 p.m. Vespers in tatoes, gravy, cranberry, veg- Abundance” at 12:45 p.m. to- Episcopal Chapel of the Good Hebrew Congregation house chapel. The program the Baptist House. etables, a homemade dessert day in the Methodist House Shepherd and a beverage. $12 for adults is titled “An Evening of Story Chapel. The Rev. Richard Ev- The Hebrew Congregation Blessing and Healing Daily and $8 for children. through Literature and Song.” ans speaks on “Just Another Holy Eucharist is celebrat- holds a Kabbalat Shabbat ser- Service ed at 7:45 a.m. weekdays in vice, a service to welcome the Day in Paradise – Some Pas- Lutheran House United Church of Christ The Blessing and Heal- toral Reflections” at 12:45 the Chapel of the Good Shep- Sabbath, 5–6 p.m. Friday at the ing Service, sponsored by p.m. Friday in the Methodist herd, located at the corner of Miller Bell Tower. Rabbi John The Rev. James R. Stuck The Rev. Jim Peck leads the Department of Religion, House Chapel. Clark and Park. Bush of Temple Anshe Hesed, presides at a 7 p.m. Service Vespers at 7 p.m. tonight in the Erie, Pa., conducts the service. of Evening Service at the Lu- Randell Chapel of the United Joanna Bush is the soloist. For theran House. Church of Christ House. information about the memo- rial or healing portion of the Muslim Service United Methodist service, call 357-5042. The rain venue is the Pier Building. Safi Haider, an APYA Mus- The Rev. Emma Smith The congregation holds a lim coordinator, will lead leads a program, “The Seven Sabbath morning service at a service of Jum’a at 1 p.m Deadly Sins According to Gil- 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the sanc- Friday in the Hall of Christ. ligan (of Gilligan’s Island!)” at 7 p.m. tonight in the chapel.

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The Rev. René Paré speaks on “Faith and Science in To- day’s World” at 6:30 p.m. to- night in the Hall of Missions. The presentation is part of the New Thought Speakers Series and the Department of Religion. Thursday, June 28, 2012 The Chautauquan Daily Page 9 religion Spong examines role of prophets in defining biblical conception of God

Mary Desmond first-born son of every fam- continued fraternizing in the Staff Writer ily, and thoughtlessly drown social circles of fast-paced so- Egyptians in the depths of ciety, Spong said. “Does God change? Can the Red Sea, is not a friendly Eventually, one night she God change?” retired Epis- identification, Spong said. did not return home. Hosea copal Bishop John Shelby The understanding of God panicked and began a relent- Spong asked Tuesday at the as a tribal deity appears in less search to find his wife. start of his afternoon lecture Exodus, the Book of Joshua, “In the meanwhile, Gomer in the Hall of Philosophy. and again in the Book of was on the fast-track. She In certain religions and Samuel, when the prophet had become the favorite play- passages from sacred texts, Samuel orders King Saul to thing for the jet-set,” Spong God is defined as the ultimate commit genocide against the said. “And it went on for embodiment of perfection, so Amalekites, he said. months, it went on for years, the idea of a changing and “Tribal religion is part until the inevitable began to transforming God is impos- of human development, happen. Gomer looked in sible, Spong said. However, it’s part of our history, it’s the mirror one day and saw an analysis of humankind’s part of the Bible, and yet if crow’s feet on each side of her historical conceptions of the you read that entire book, eyes. She suddenly began to divine evidences that not only you will discover that this sag in places she had never have humanity’s ideas of God God changes dramatically,” sagged before.” morphed through the millen- Spong said. “The same God As Gomer aged and lost nia, but even within the pages who sends plagues on the favor with the in-crowd, she MICHELLE KANAAR | Staff Photographer of the Bible the nature of God Egyptians, and stops the turned to prostitution. When John Shelby Spong, retired Episcopal Bishop of Newark, speaks in the Hall of Philosophy Tuesday afternoon. has evolved. sun in the sky to kill more her services were no longer they were the worst of all. Nineveh and preached to Malachi redefined God as “The fact is the concept of Amirites, and calls for the sought, she became a slave. “And he said: ‘Do you not them. To Jonah’s surprise, the universal. God changes very dramati- genocide of the Amalekites One day, Hosea happened know that worship is noth- people of Nineveh immedi- The four minor prophets cally even in the pages of is also quoted as having upon a slave sale, where he ing but human justice being ately began to beg for mercy Holy Scripture, which makes said: ‘You are to do unto oth- saw the old, bedraggled and did not write down their offered to God? Do you not and forgiveness. When Jonah it really difficult for fun- ers as you would have them destitute Gomer. He immedi- stories and insights to be know that human justice is realized God would forgive damentalists,” Spong said. do unto you.’ ” ately bought her for 15 pieces prophets, Spong said. They nothing but divine worship the people of Nineveh, he “Because if you literalize the The transformation of the of silver, brought her home were individuals who wrote grew angry and left the city, Scriptures and find that even Biblical conception of God, and reinstated her as his wife being lived out, and if you down their understandings the concept of God changes, from a vindictive tribal de- and the woman of his house- ever separate worship from Spong said. of God. Later in history, somehow you’ve got change ity to the ultimate example of hold. Despite all of her mis- justice, you have become an While outside the city when the prophets were no along with it.” love and forgiveness, occurs deeds, Hosea realized that he idolater?’ ” Spong said. walls, Jonah sought protec- longer living, people saw the In the second lecture of in the books of the prophets loved Gomer no less. Amos did not know he tion under a large, shade- word of God in their writ- his weeklong series titled in the Hebrew Scriptures. “It was out of that experi- was a prophet, Spong said. bearing tree. Jonah began to ings and included them in “Re-Claiming the Bible in a The Hebrew Scriptures ence that he came to a whole But like Hosea, he wrote love the tree because of the the Holy Texts. Thus, they Non-Religious World,” Spong contain the 16 books of the new understanding of God, down his thoughts and un- protection it provided. When each influenced the dramat- evidenced the changing Ju- prophets, major prophets and Hosea redefined God as derstanding of God, and God made the tree disap- ic changes in Jewish under- deo-Christian concept of God and minor prophets. Those love,” Spong said. “Over the eventually, his writings were pear, Jonah lamented its ab- standing of God within the through an examination of figures of the Hebrew Scrip- years, people heard in the incorporated into the He- sence. God asked Jonah how Biblical text. Biblical text and the stories of tures facilitated change, words of Hosea the word of brew Scriptures. Those writ- he could have so much feel- “Hosea transformed God four minor prophets: Hosea, Spong said. God, so someone at some- ings added a new dimension ing for a tree but no empa- into Love. Amos Trans- Amos, Jonah and Malachi. “The prophets didn’t think time made the decision to to the Hebrew comprehen- thy for the 120,000 people of formed God into Justice. The Bible begins in a world of themselves as predictors incorporate Hosea into the sion of God. Amos redefined Nineveh, Spong said. Jonah put an end to the that is marked by tribal reli- of future events,” he said. sacred texts of the Jewish God as justice, Spong said. The book of Jonah rede- possibility that any human gion, Spong said. “They thought of themselves people, and the tribal God The story of Jonah is a sto- fined God’s love as limitless prejudice could be rooted in “There are two things that as breaking people into a of the past was transformed ry written by an anonymous and without prejudice, he the will of God, and Malachi are always true about a tribal new awareness of the mean- into the God of infinite love,” author — not the story of Jo- said. told us all that God was uni- deity. First, the tribal deity ing of the Holy.” Spong said. nah the prophet — during a “What prejudice really versal,” Spong said. always has a chosen people. Using his imagination to Amos, the second minor time of upheaval and preju- assumes is that God cannot In his lecture, Spong And secondly, the tribal de- enliven the black and white prophet whose writings con- dice in Jewish history, he love beyond the boundaries stressed that Christians ity always hates everybody outlines of four minor proph- tributed to the transforma- said. It was a time when cer- of your love and so it’s OK must remember the work that the chosen people hate,” ets’ personal histories, Spong tion of the Hebrew percep- tain figures in the Jewish na- for you to put boundaries of the Jewish prophets that he said. dove into their lives and ex- tion of the nature of God, tion promoted the idea that on your love and have some dramatically transformed That early understanding amined how their personal was a simple, uneducated the Jewish nation had to be people who are outside those the human understanding of God as a tribal deity is evi- understandings of God were man, Spong said. purged of foreign influence. boundaries, some people for of God from a violent tribal dent in the book of Exodus, born and how each prophet’s “He looked out upon his “It was a kind of Jewish whom you have no respon- deity to a God of love and Spong said. In Exodus, God work has influenced Judeo- land, and he saw an enor- period of Joseph McCarthy,” sibility,” Spong said. “Jonah forgiveness. Jesus of Naza- hates the Egyptians because Christian understanding of mous split between the way Spong said. says there are no boundaries. reth was born into a tradition the Egyptians enslaved God’s the Lord. people worshipped and the In the story, God sent a Jonah says that all prejudice of understanding God that chosen people, the Jews. “Hosea was an older man, way people lived.” Jewish prophet, Jonah, to is outside the bounds of the had been built, changed and “This God decides to at- a holy man, a sedate man,” In order to rectify that dis- preach to people living in the love of God. And God was transformed by the prophets tack the Egyptians with Spong said. crepancy, Amos traveled to land of Nineveh. The prophet redefined by Jonah.” who came before him. vengeance and with power. Hosea married a young, Bethel and began to preach to was hesitant to go because the The last prophet Spong “Please remember that We call that the story of the beautiful woman named whomever would listen. He people of Nineveh were gen- discussed in his lecture was Jesus was a Jew. Please re- plagues,” he said. “God hits Gomer. In the dawn of their first began by regaling audi- tiles. Despite futile attempts Malachi, a name meaning member that Judaism was the Egyptians up one side marriage, Gomer and Hosea ences with tales of the sins to avoid reaching Nineveh “my messenger.” the womb in which we Chris- and down the other.” frequented parties and en- of people from foreign lands. — one of which resulted in “It was Malachi who heard tians were born,” Spong said. This understanding of gaged with the “Jewish jet- Once crowds of listeners had some time spent in the belly God saying, ‘Have we not On Wednesday, Spong God as a vengeful, violent set.” When Hosea tired of assembled, Amos turned on of a great fish — Jonah even- all one father, has not God will examine the Gospel of deity that would murder the parties and nightlife, Gomer the crowds and told them tually reached the people of created us all?’ ” Spong said. Matthew. Page 10 The Chautauquan Daily Thursday, June 28, 2012 classifieds

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Seneca Nation member shares stories in the woods

Beverly Hazen Staff Writer a leader of the Seneca dance group called the Allegany The Bird, Tree & Garden River Dancers, who have per- Club welcomes William formed throughout North Crouse Sr. from the Seneca America and Europe. Nation of Indians this sea- Crouse grew up per- son. He will be a presenter forming his culture, noting for Native American Story- changes in styles as he grew. telling at 4:15 p.m. today at His performing and visual the Mabel Powers Firecircle. expressions as a freelance The Firecircle is located in artist converge in clothing, as the South Ravine on the lake he seeks to create historically side of Thunder Bridge. accurate outfits. Crouse is an enrolled The program is an oppor- member of the Seneca Na- tunity to go into the woods tion of Indians of the Hawk and hear Native American By Dave Green Clan and is a Faithkeeper of stories shared by a member of the Coldspring Longhouse the Seneca Nation. An adult ERIC SHEA | Staff Photographer on the Allegany Territory. should accompany children 5 2 4 3 The Mable Powers Firecircle hosts Native American Storytelling at 4:15 He has a commitment to per- under 12. The rain location p.m. today. The Firecircle is located in the South Ravine on the lake side of form and to educate people for the storytelling is Smith Thunder Bridge. 4 9 7 about Iroquois culture and is Wilkes Hall. 9 3 8 2 Pops to present on public career of George Marshall 4 7 5

The Chautauqua Men’s Pops has a bachelor’s de- tion at West Virginia Univer- the speakers program. The Club will begin its speaker gree from the University of sity. Pops has written three meeting location was moved 8 3 1 program at 9 a.m. Friday California, Los Angeles, a books in his field and has from the Chautauqua Wom- in the United Methodist law degree from the Univer- been in the Special Studies en’s Club this year in order House, with Jerry Pops pre- sity of California, Berkeley, Program for seven years. In 4 6 5 9 to better accommodate more senting “The Public Career and a doctorate from Syra- 2004, he spoke at the Hall of people. For more informa- of George Marshall.” Pops cuse University. Philosophy on the “Marshall 1 8 3 wrote a book in 2010 that He was also a Fulbright Plan for the Middle East.” tion about the Men’s Club included the subject “Ethi- Scholar in 1993 and 2001. For The Men’s Club is open to or summer programming, 8 7 1 4 Inc. Syndicate, Features King by Dist. Puzzles, Conceptis 2012 contact Clem Reiss, co-chair- cal Leadership in Turbulent 34 years he has been a pro- all men and women and has Difficulty Level 6/28 Times.” fessor of public administra- no dues. Donations support man, at [email protected]. Berglund Weiss Lectureship Fund supports Collins-Rosenblatt lecture

The Berglund Weiss Lec- Dr. Weiss is an ophthal- They have dedicated their their four grandchildren re- tureship Fund supports to- mologist and senior partner time and resources to War- side in the Buffalo area and day’s 10:45 lecture featuring at Seneca Eye Surgeons, Inc. ren County, Pennsylvania, continue to visit the Institu- Roger Rosenblatt with Billy with offices in Warren and with particular support to tion and Lake region to enjoy Collins. The endowment Bradford, Pennsylvania and Warren General Hospital, all that the area has to offer. was established by Mary Jamestown, New York. Mrs. Hospice of Warren County The Weiss Family plans to Berglund Weiss and her hus- Weiss is a retired Registered and The Cancer Care Center continue their support of the band, Dr. Robert J. Weiss, Nurse. The Weisses were at Warren General Hospital. lecture program in the years MD in 2009 through out- born and have lived most of The Weiss Family has en- to come in order to ensure right gifts to the Chautauqua their lives in western Penn- joyed spending summers that the unique and fulfill- Foundation, Inc. for the pur- sylvania and western New at Chautauqua since 1985. ing opportunities available pose of enhancing the lecture York and have shown a life- Mary and Bob’s children, at Chautauqua remain avail- program. long commitment to the area. Karen, Carl and Lauren, and able to future generations.

Scanning at the Amphitheater

Gate passes and single tickets are now scanned at the Amphitheater for both morning lectures and evening performances. Thursday, June 28, 2012 The Chautauquan Daily Page 11 community Bishop’s Garden grows history

Sydney Maltese Staff Writer

In 1961, Lou Baird Wine- man’s family purchased a home at Chautauqua with a partial lake view, directly across from a public garden. Throughout the years, that garden became a part of the Wineman family in a way that Lou could have never predicted, and it grew as a Chautauqua landmark just as rich in history as in scenery. into disrepair,” Wineman said. Established within the At some point, the house very stone walls that were was demolished. The Bird, once the foundation of Chau- Tree & Garden Club, first es- tauqua co-founder Bishop tablished in 1913, reclaimed John Heyl Vincent’s home, the Vincent lot and estab- Bishop’s Garden is today a lished a garden where the quiet refuge positioned on house once stood, according LAUREN ROCK | Staff Photographer the lakeshore. Many go to the to the Aug. 22, 1986, issue of The Bishop’s Garden, located on the corner of Peck and South Lake Drive, is maintained by contributions to the Bishop’s Garden Fund. garden to read, to write, to sit The Chautauquan Daily. At or even — on occasion — to that time, the Institution had a fund to support the mainte- Foster, who came to Chau- miniature made of the house the beauty and the history of wed. no specific funds set aside nance of the garden. In 1984, tauqua for the CLSC program and put in,” Wineman said. the public space. The United Lou’s son, Tom Wineman, for garden maintenance. Al- the Bishop’s Garden Fund and stayed with Wineman, Although the project was Methodist Missionary Home, nurtured a special passion though volunteers would was established through the was among the first to con- never completed, the Wine- which sits beside the garden, for the garden. A florist at sometimes work in the gar- Chautauqua Foundation. tribute funds to the garden. mans still have Mazo’s origi- pays for the constant circula- the Athenaeum Hotel for a den, the Winemans were the During the years, other fami- “She gave the first $2,000,” nal sketches and plans for the tion of the water in the foun- number of years, Tom tended first to see the potential in the lies have contributed to the Wineman said. “She bought statue, including his research tain. to Bishop’s Garden tirelessly small plot of land. fund, including the Lacys the furniture. Then she had on the actual dimensions and The Winemans have had in his spare time. When he “It was a garden, it was and Hukills. the plaque made.” details of the Vincent house. their family portrait taken in died last year, all gifts made unkempt. It needed tender Few gave to the garden The plaque Foster com- Mazo’s sketches and pho- the garden more than once, in his name to the Chautau- love and care,” Wineman in funding quite as much as missioned is cast in bronze tos allowed the Winemans and the garden serves as a qua Foundation went to the said. “And the flowers need- Tom Wineman gave in time. and sits in the back of the to imagine the house in its location for events includ- upkeep of the garden. ed water.” “Tom basically maintained garden in the rhododen- prime. ing weddings and family re- Ryan Kiblin, gardens and The garden was not the ef- the garden, being a year- drons, and reads: “On this Wineman recalled that unions. Those wishing to use landscaping supervisor and fort of just one or two volun- round resident. He would go site stood the cottage in some people believed the the garden would often call close friend of Tom’s, planted teers. Several Chautauquans over, plant something to see which Bishop John Heyl Vin- Vincents’ tennis court to be Lou first, despite her protests. a white fringetree in the gar- came together in order to if it would work, clean it up,” cent and his wife Elizabeth one of the first installed in “It’s not mine, it’s the In- den to honor him. make the site flourish. Hoffmeister said. lived during all their years the United States, although stitution’s,” Wineman said. The garden also commem- The slate in the garden Once the fund was estab- at Chautauqua. 1878–1907.” the rumor has never been “Like in any little park, it’s orates other family members, came from Walter Shaw’s lished, the garden flourished The picture on the plaque confirmed. The steps which free and open to the public such as Wineman’s mother. swimming pool. Shaw was like never before. The garden is the Vincent cottage with lead down to the Peck Av- for the enjoyment of the peo- Lou and her daughter, chairman of the board of acquired a few benches, for grandchildren children sit- enue Rain Garden are the ple.” Cass Wineman Hoffmeister, trustees, and his property, those who wanted to sit and ting on its railing. original steps that lead to She said the benefits of the sat on the porch of their 19th- just down the block from the appreciate the location, and a The Winemans commis- Vincent’s tennis court. The garden for the Chautauqua century Chautauqua home President’s Cottage, included statue by Chautauquan Ruth sioned a Chautauquan artist, steps that lead up to the gar- community are that it is an last Friday looking through two lots, and the Shaws had Sherwood. Charles Mazzo, to design and den are the same stairs which open, quiet space. time-worn sketches and pho- the space for an in-ground “The actual furniture construct a small replica of led to Vincent’s cottage. “It’s a very idyllic setting tographs of the original Vin- swimming pool. After his in the garden was started the original Vincent cottage The Institution now main- — to look out over a garden cent home, built in 1878. death, Shaw left the house by Bishop Vincent’s grand- to place on a pedestal in the tains the garden completely and see the lake,” Hoffmeis- Eventually, the Vincent to the Institution, which sold daughter, Elizabeth Foster,” garden. and relies on the Bishop’s ter said. “It’s a fond memory family moved on from Chau- off the extra lot to the highest Wineman said. “We were going to have a Garden Fund to preserve from a bygone era.” tauqua, leaving the house be- sealed bid, Wineman said. hind. Eventually, Wineman went “I think it was rented for a to the treasurer of the Institu- few years, and then … it fell tion to see if she could begin Page 12 The Chautauquan Daily Thursday, June 28, 2012 program coming full circle 12:45 Catholic Community Seminar Series. “Having Life in Abundance.” Msgr. Michael Flanagan, retired, Mandeville, Jamaica, W.I. Methodist House Chapel ThTHURSDAY 1:00 (1-4) CWC Artists at the Market. Farmers Market JUNE 28 1:15 Duplicate Bridge. Fee. Sports Club 2:00 INTERFAITH LECTURE SERIES. John Shelby Spong, retired 7:00 (7– 11) Farmers Market. Episcopal Bishop of Newark. Hall of 7:15 (7:15–8) Mystic Heart Meditation: Philosophy Spiritual Practices of World 2:00 Public Shuttle Tours of Grounds. Religions. Leader: Dariel Woltz Fee. (Purchase tickets at Main Gate (Yoga/Meditation). Bring gate Welcome Center.) Leave from Main pass. Main Gate Welcome Center Gate Welcome Center Conference Room 2:00 (2-4:30) Instrumental Master 7:45 Episcopal Holy Eucharist. Chapel of Class. Mcknight Hall the Good Shepherd 2:30 (2:30-4) Piano Master Class. 8:00 Morning Meditation. (Sponsored (School of Music.) Fee. Sherwood- by Unity of Chautauqua.) Hall of Marsh Studios Missions 3:00 Dance Film. (Programmed by the 8:45 Catholic Mass. Chapel of the Good Chautauqua Dance Circle.) Shepherd Gene Kelly: Dancer and Innovator of the 8:55 (8:55–9) Chautauqua Prays For American Style. Smith Wilkes Hall Peace Through Compassion. Hall 3:30 CLSC ROUNDTABLE/LECTURE. Billy of Missions Grove Collins, Horoscopes for the Dead. 9:15 Chautauqua Speaks. (Programmed Hall of Philosophy by Chautauqua Women’s Club) 4:00 Artsongs. Recital with Chautauqua “Caring for Caregivers” Judith ADAM BIRKAN | Staff Photographer Opera Studio Artists. Hall of Christ Braunfeld, gerontologist. Women’s The Pedaling Parsons, and company, group photo below, ride the final leg of their Chautauqua Trail pilgrimmage from Sherman to Chautauqua Tuesday Clubhouse 4:00 Public Shuttle Tours of Grounds. afternoon. The group began their journey at Chautauqua Institution’s sister community in Lakeside, Ohio, and took five days to cover the 220 miles. Fee. (Purchase tickets at Main Gate 9:15 DEVOTIONAL HOUR. “Becoming Welcome Center.) Leave from Main Human: Independence Day!” The Jewish Life Center. Men’s Club Gate Welcome Center Very Rev. Alan Jones, Dean Meeting. United Methodist House Emeritus, Grace Cathedral, San 4:15 (4:15-5:15) Native American 9:15 DEVOTIONAL HOUR. “Okay, So Francisco. Amphitheater Storytelling. (Programmed by Now What?” Rev. Erik Kolbell. the Bird, Tree & Garden Club.) Bill 9:15 Maimonides–A Guide to the Amphitheater Crouse, Seneca Nation of Indians. Perplexed. (Programmed by Chabad 9:15 The Bible Decoded. (Programmed Mabel Powers Firecircle, south Ravine Lubavitch ofNCELED Chautauqua.) Rabbi by Chabad Lubavitch of CA on lake side of Thunder Bridge. NCELED Zalman Vilenkin. Alumni Hall Fr Chautauqua.)CA Esther Vilenkin. (Children under 12 accompanied by FRIDAY Library Room Alumni Hall Library Room adult.) Rain location Smith Wilkes Hall JULY 29 10:15 Service of Blessing and Healing. 10:00 Voice Master Class. (School of 6:00 (6–7:45) Chautauqua Choir UCC Chapel Music.) Marlena Malas. McKnight Rehearsal. All singers welcome. Hall 10:45 LECTURE. Billy Collins, author, (Two rehearsals required to sing at director, North Carolina Dance Horoscopes for the Dead; Roger Sunday worship services.) Smith Theatre. Amphitheater 10:15 Service of Blessing and Healing. UCC Chapel Rosenblatt. Amphitheater Wilkes Hall 10:45 LECTURE. Emma Walton Hamilton, 12:00 (12-2) Tell Your CHQ Story. Video 6:30 Unity Class/Workshop. 7:00 (7111) Farmers Market. author of children’s books; Dame Interview Booth. St. Elmo porch (Programmed by Unity of 7:15 (7:15–8) Mystic Heart Meditation: Julie Andrews, award-winning 12:15 Knitting. “Women4Women– Chautauqua.) Hall of Missions Hall of Christ (Programmed by Chautauqua Spiritual Practices of World actress, author of children’s books; Literary and Scientific Circle Alumni Knitting4Peace.” UCC Reformed 7:00 Devotional Services. 2:00 INTERFAITH LECTURE SERIES. Religions. Leader: Dariel Woltz Roger Rosenblatt. Amphitheater Association.) Alumni Hall Kate House Porch Denominational Houses John Shelby Spong, retired (Yoga/Meditation). Bring gate 12:15 Brown Bag Lecture. (Programmed Kimball Room 12:15 Science Brown Bag Lecture. Episcopal Bishop of Newark. Hall of 7:00 Abrahamic Program for Young pass. Main Gate Welcome Center by the Writers’ Center.) “The Essay (Programmed by the Chautauqua Philosophy 4:15 Purple Martin Chat. (Programmed Adults. Movie night and discussion. Conference Room as Queer Genre.” David Lazar, prose Literary and Scientific Circle 2:00 (2-4:30) Violin Master Class. by the Chautauqua Bird, Tree & Hurlbut Church 7:45 Episcopal Holy Eucharist. Chapel of writer-in-residence. Alumni Hall Alumni Association Science Circle.) (School of Music.) Almita Vamos. Garden Club.) Jack Gulvin, BTG 7:00 Pre-Performance Lecture. the Good Shepherd Porch “Exercise and the Brain.” Frank Fee. McKnight Hall naturalist. Purple Martin houses (Programmed by the Chautauqua 8:00 Morning Meditation. (Sponsored 12:15 Challah Baking. (Programmed by between Sports Club and Miller Bell Lieberman. Alumni Hall Porch 2:00 (2-5) Mah Jongg. (Programmed Dance Circle.) Dance Faculty. by Unity of Chautauqua.) Hall of Chabad Lubavitch of Chautauqua.) Tower 12:15 Brown Bag. Chautauqua Theater ANCELED by the Chautauqua Women’s Club.) Hultquist Center Missions Everett JewishC Life Center Porch 5:00 Company. Bratton Theater Membership available at the door. Hebrew Congregation Evening 7:15 (7:15–7:45) Mystic Heart Meditation: 8:45 Catholic Mass. Chapel of the Good 12:15 (12:15-1:30) PFLAG Support Women’s Club House Service. “Kabbalat Shabbat: 12:30 (12:30–1:55) Mystic Heart Spiritual Practices of World Shepherd Meeting/Brown Bag. (Sponsored Welcome the Sabbath.” Service 2:00 Public Shuttle Tours of Grounds. Meditation: Spiritual Practices of Religions. Leader: Carol McKiernan. by the Chautauqua Chapter of led by Rabbi John Bush; Joanna 8:55 (8:55–9) Chautauqua Prays For Leave from Main Gate Welcome World Religions Seminar. “Serenity Bring gate pass. Main Gate Welcome Parents, Families and Friends Bush, soloist. Miller Bell Tower (Pier Peace Through Compassion. Hall Center. Fee. (Purchase tickets at through Silence.” Michael Woltz Center Conference Room of Lesbians and Gays and the Building in case of rain) of Missions Grove Main Gate Welcome Center.) (Yoga and Meditation) Donation. Hall Metropolitan Community Church.) 8:15 CHAUTAUQUA DANCE SALON. 9:00 Nature W (Programmed by the 6:00 (6-7:45) Chautauqua Choir of Missions alk. Rev. Ross MacKenzie, former head 2:30 Piano Performance Class. (School Mark Diamond, associate artistic Chautauqua Bird, Tree & Garden Rehearsal. All singers welcome. of the Chautauqua Dept. of Religion. of Music.) Fee. Sherwood-Marsh (Two rehearsals required to sing at Club.) Jack Gulvin, BTG naturalist. Women’s Club House Studios Meet under green awning at lake Sunday worship services.) Elizabeth 3:30 Chautauqua Heritage Lecture side of Smith Wilkes Hall. 12:45 Catholic Community Seminar S. Lenna Hall “Chautauqua: A Novel Idea.” Series. “Just Another Day Series. 7:00 Visual Arts Lecture Series. 9:00 Men’s Club Speaker Series. “The in Paradise - Some Pastoral Bijou Miller. Hall of Christ Public Career of George Marshall.” Roberley Bell, sculpture faculty, Reflections.”Rev. Richard Evans, 4:00 Public Shuttle Tours of Grounds. Jerry Pops, house manager, Everett Rochester Institute of Technology. pastor, Holy Family Parish, Parma, Fee. (Purchase tickets at Main Gate Hultquist Center Ohio. Methodist House Chapel Welcome Center.) Leave from Main 7:00 (7-8:30) Guest Piano Master Class. Gate Welcome Center 12:45 Jum’a/Muslim Prayer and (School of Music.) Enrico Elisi Fee. Discussion. Introduction at 12:30. 4:00 CLSC Trustees Meeting. Sherwood-Marsh Studios 8:00 THEATER. The Philadelphia Story (Reserved seating; purchase tickets at Main Gate Welcome Center or Colonnade lobby ticket offices and 45 minutes before curtain at the Bratton kiosk.) Bratton Theater 8:15 SPECIAL. “Celebrate the ‘60s.” The Righteous Brothers’ Bill Medley and Gary Puckett and The Union Gap. Amphitheater

Skateboarding

Skateboarding is not permitted on the grounds.