Review: Impressive leads make Chautauqua Opera’s ‘Manon Lescaut’ highly worthwhile, Page 10 The Chautauquan Daily ADAM BIRKAN | Staff Photographer Seventy-Five Cents Chautauqua, New York The Official Newspaper of Chautauqua Institution | Monday, July 30, 2012 Volume CXXXVI, Issue 32 Technology Greasy Beans reunites for Chautauqua shindig R ABAB AL-SHARIF lowers our Staff Writer Greasy Beans came around full circle before finding its way back to expectations Chautauqua Institution. The group of friends who got to- gether in college and started a blue- of others, grass band with a silly name played its first gig in 1991, said the band’s leader Josh Haddix. Turkle says It was in the basement of a dor- mitory at Warren Wilson College near Asheville, N.C. Just a few REBECCA MYERS weeks ago, the group found itself Staff Writer back at the its birthplace playing an alumni gathering. “It doesn’t just change what Its next stop is Chautauqua. we do, it changes who we are.” The eclectic bluegrass string Sherry Turkle, director of band will perform at 8:15 p.m. to- the Massachusetts Institute of night in the Amphitheater. Technology Daily file photo initiative on Greasy Beans performs with North Carolina Dance Theatre at Chautauqua in 2004. See GREASY BEANS, Page 4 Technology and Self, will kick off Week Six’s theme of “Digital Carpe Diem freshens Identity” at 10:45 a.m. string quartet repertoire TURKLE today in the Amphithe- ater by addressing how techno- through spirit of creation logical devices have indelibly changed public culture. KELSEY BuRRITT linists Charles Wetherbee and John Turkle said the initial idea of Staff Writer Ewing, violist Korine Fujiwara, and hand-held devices such as cell- cellist Greg Sauer. phones was that they would When orchestral players Charles While they will not be playing transform how people talk to Wetherbee and Korine Fujiwara any Guns N’ Roses during their and get in touch with one anoth- returned home from work, they concert at 4 p.m. today in Elizabeth er. But that technology has also would turn on the radio and listen S. Lenna Hall as part of the Logan changed the nature of relation- to anything but classical music. ships: how we relate to our chil- Chamber Music Series, the musi- “And then we realized: Why do dren, the quality and nature of cians will treat Chautauquans to we only play classical chamber mu- conversation, how we fall in love. Beethoven, along with late Roman- CARPE DIEM STRING QUARTET “So I think that we have all sic? Why not explore more?” Fuji- tic composer Hugo Wolf, and final- been a bit taken aback by the wara said. “And so we did.” ly a piece composed by Fujiwara, years — most of whom also met as make it to concert halls and offers So began the Carpe Diem String called “Fiddle Suite: Montana.” profundity, the depth, the kind players in the Columbus Symphony free performances for senior citizen Quartet, a critically acclaimed, “We’re happy to mix and match of changes that these little de- Orchestra — the group officially communities and hospitals. Music genre-bending quartet that ex- as we need to,” Fujiwara said. “It’s vices that we carry around have formed 10 years ago. Goes to School takes Carpe Diem hausts as much time and conviction been a goal of ours to explore as The quartet travels around the made in our lives,” Turkle said. String Quartet into classrooms, part “I call them intimate machines playing Beethoven as it does play- many different musical choices as United States performing, has of the group’s initiative to appeal to in the sense that they’ve touched ing Guns N’ Roses. there are out there. It keeps us flex- recorded seven albums and be- younger audiences. us so deeply.” Carpe Diem is four independent- ible musically.” gan its own community outreach ly successful musicians with their Although most of the musicians programs. MusiCare is an effort SeeP CAR E DIEM, Page 4 See TURKLE, Page 4 own solo and chamber careers: vio- have been working together for 17 to bring music to those unable to HuffPo’s Raushenbush explores Internet’s effect on religion JESSICA WHITE said Raushen- make people more unaware.” people could ask questions they productive conversations in which Staff Writer bush, an Ameri- Raushenbush will look at that might be reluctant or embarrassed they are critical but constructive. can Baptist min- paradox and discuss how to ap- to ask their local ministers. Raush- “The basic goal is to lift up the In just 20 years, the Internet has ister and senior proach religious life online at 2 p.m. enbush continued to blog and edit best of the traditions,” he said. “It’s drastically changed the way people religion editor for today in the Hall of Philosophy. He for Beliefnet and then The Huffing- a place where, hopefully, you’re go- connect with information, enter- The Huffington will draw from his experiences as ton Post, while he held ministry and ing to learn something and appre- tainment, each other and even God. Post. “People have a minister, religion administrator religious administration positions. ciate something more about your Thousands carry the world’s own tradition. But also, you’re go- access to an amaz- at Princeton University and online He transitioned to The Huffington largest theological library in their RAUSHENBUSH ing to be able to learn something ing level of infor- religion editor and blogger. Post full time a few years ago. pockets, on their iPods or smart- about a tradition that’s different phones. The Internet could be the mation and con- Raushenbush was ordained in The religion section of The Huff- from yours.” most wonderful tool for religion nectivity, but they also have access 1998, so his ministry corresponded ington Post is not just about reli- During Ramadan, Raushenbush that has ever happened, said the to an Internet in which people are with the rise of the Internet — and gion, Raushenbush said, but it is a said he loves to read the daily blog Rev. Paul Raushenbush. But that either willfully or unintentionally also grew because of it. In 2000, he place of religion. Many of its writ- of one of his Muslim writers. depends how people use it. misrepresenting religious tradi- started an advice blog on Beliefnet. ers have strong but different faith “It’s a blessing and a curse,” tions in a way that can actually com called “Ask Pastor Paul,” where backgrounds, and they try to create See RAUSHENBUSH, Page 4 In Friday Interfaith Lecture, Conductor and Armstrong Summers at ambassador: explores Chautauqua Kirov works to compassion, energize bring classical differing US, Children’s BTG Lake Walk music to the Pakistan School tours grounds’ masses histories teachers rain gardens Page 3 Page 7 Page 8 Page 13 HIGH 82° LOW 68° HIGH 79° LOW 68° HIGH 77° LOW 66° TODAY’S WEATHER Rain: 40% TUESDAY Rain: 30% WD E NESDAY Rain: 30% Sunset: 8:39 p.m. Sunrise: 6:10 a.m. Sunset: 8:37 p.m. Sunrise: 6:11 a.m. Sunset: 8:36 p.m. Connect with the Daily on Twitter and Facebook and stay completely up to date with all the latest Chautauqua news. www.chqdaily.com Page 2 The Chautauquan Daily Monday, July 30, 2012 NEWS Obscuring Briefly NEWS FROM arOUND THE grOUNDS Turner Community Center Pool Reality The Turner Community Center Pool has re-opened. Last Artist Daniel Levin’s camera obscura week, the facility was closed temporarily for maintenance. installation near Miller Bell Tower explores the idea of multiple truths during “Digital Identity” Tennis center hosts weekday “Dawn Patrol” week. Clockwise, from right, Levin assembles Tennis players are invited to join a doubles round robin each the structure, rotates the lens for a different weekday from 7–9 a.m. at Chautauqua Tennis Center. Sign view, installs the optics, and explains how the up is each prior evening at 4:50 p.m. near the Farmers Market camera optics work. at the tennis “lottery.” For information, call 716-357-6276. ADAM BIRKAN | Staff Photographer Sports Club mah jongg Mah jongg is played Tuesdays at 1:15 p.m. at the Sports Club. 2012 cards and sets are provided on a first-come basis. Brown Bag knitting and crocheting Women4women-knitting4peace will meet from 12:15–1:15 p.m. today in the Hall of Missions West Classroom to cel- ebrate the group’s sixth anniversary and to learn how the group has created more than 19,000 items for women and children in global conflict areas. For info, call 303-918-4617. Sweet desserts benefit Chautauqua Fund Herb Keyser is taking orders for a variety of desserts made to order: a lemon tart serving eight for $50, an individual tart for $6, summer pudding serving 14 for $100, a chocolate surprise cookie batch of eight for $25, or individual cookies for $3.50. Proceeds benefit the Chautauqua Fund. Call 716-357-3449. Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle alumni news • CLSC Alumni Association offers docent tours of Alumni Hall and Pioneer Hall at 1:15 p.m. today. • Tickets for the CLSC 8th annual alumni dinner and gala on Aug. 8 celebrating the CLSC’s 134th anniversary are now available in Alumni Hall. Tickets purchased before Aug. 6 are only $11 each. After Aug. 6, the price increases to $12. • The CLSC class of 1992 will celebrate the 20th anniversa- ry of its graduation at a catered dinner at 5 p.m. Aug. 7 in Alumni Hall. Reservations should be made with Susan Bon- signore at 716-357-5734 no later than Wednesday.