Entries in Offseason (4)
Chautauqua President Reflects on U.S./Islamic World Forum
In this special podcast, Chautauqua President Tom Becker talks about his participation in the U.S./Islamic World Forum held in Doha, Qatar in February of 2007. The event was sponsored by the Saban Center of the Brookings Institution and The Foreign Ministry of Qatar. Tom reflects on Chautauqua’s long history of programming on issues related to the Middle East, the role of the arts in building bridges between the U.S. and Muslim communities around the world, and Chautauqua’s continuing Abrahamic work among Christians, Muslims and Jews.
Host > Joan Brown Campbell, director, Department of Religion
Guest > Tom Becker, president
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Chautauqua For Families
Chautauqua’s intergenerational appeal and reputation as a great place for a family vacation is the topic of discussion. Many of the visitors who return to Chautauqua year after year describe it as an experience rather than a vacation — a place for renewal. The Chautauqua Institution was founded on the belief that everyone “has a right to be all that he can be — to know all that he can know.” The experiences come in many forms. A dramatic lakeside setting and the beauty of its National Historic Landmark architecture (it was designated a National Historic Landmark June 30, 1989) make the Chautauqua Institution a thriving community where visitors come to find intellectual and spiritual growth and renewal.
Host > Mike Sullivan, director, Institution Relations and Public Affairs
Guest > Tom Becker, president; Joan Brown Campbell, director, Department of Religion
February Podcast
Tom Becker discusses the forum in Doha, Qatar on U.S. Islam Exchange, sponsored by The Brookings Institution and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar; and the Knox Award for Lifelong Learning presented to the Chautauqua Institution by the Buffalo Arts Council. Joan Brown Campbell shares news of the Abrahamic Committee and a recent program given on the Global Women’s Peace Initiative by Joan with JCC. She discusses the impact of the Global Women’s Peace Initiative on women of the world. Theme weeks for the 2007 summer season are discussed, along with the diversity of Lecturers and topics, as well as the 2007 Philosophy speakers. Becker and Campbell share their excitement about the various speakers and their backgrounds, and what the Chautauqua community can learn from listening to differing points of view.
Host > Mike Sullivan, director, Institution Relations and Public Affairs
Guest > Tom Becker, president; Joan Brown Campbell, director, Department of Religion
January Podcast
This podcast covers more deeply the individual topics for the 2007 season theme weeks and vast range of subjects covered by the chosen speakers. Campbell and Becker share their excitement about the individual speakers as well as the themes that will be covered each week.