Chautauqua Institution Exploring Importance of Gathering to Close Season

The final week of Chautauqua Institution's summer season will explore why coming together as a community is essential to what it means to be human. The Week 9 theme, called "The Importance of Gathering," serves as the capstone week and will highlight the power of shared experiences. Chautauqua spokesperson Jill McCormick, who was a call-in guest on WDOE's "Viewpoint" program on Friday, says it seems like society -- especially post-pandemic -- has lost a sense of what it means to gather...

Jill McCormick: showing what it means to be human

Among the guests at the Amphitheater who will delve into that topic throughout the week will be Priya Parker, Lara Downes, John McWhorter and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Meanwhile, another highlight of the week will be a naturalization ceremony featuring citizens from the Buffalo area...

Jill McCormick: 32 citizens will be naturalized

McCormick adds that Chautauqua's Food Festival will continue this week and will feature a masterclass with Chief Darian Bryan, one of Western New York's most celebrated culinary voices.

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