As an institution, Chautauqua defies easy explanation. “NPR camp for grown-ups” is the description preferred by Erica Higbie, who owns a house on the grounds.
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) For a single, unthinkable moment last summer, the Chautauqua Institution was a hostile place for the freedom of expression that has been its hallmark for 150 years: As Salman Rushdie was about to speak, an audience member leapt onto the stage and stabbed the celebrated author more than a dozen times. […]
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Programming and revenue for the arts and intellectual retreat in the rural southwest corner of New York was disrupted for two seasons by Covid, then the attack further shattered the return to normal that regular visitors had so craved