"Patty Winter" wrote in message
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> In article <7Ea5i.18527$3P3.12411@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
> Brian K wrote:
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>>What is the Chautauqua Institute? Is it one of those fancy drug rehabs
>>for rich folk? Just wondering...
>
> Heavens, no! Perhaps you've already taken a moment to look it up
> yourself, but in case not, It's a 100-year-plus-old center for
> the education of body and mind. Around the turn of the century
> (the previous one), chautauquas were a *huge* pheonomenon
> across the country, with thousands and thousands of people
> attending lectures, concerts, etc. Read up on it sometime;
> it's interesting. Besides the original center in NY, there's
> also still a chautauqua organization in Boulder, Colorado.
The center in NY happens to be located on Chautauqua Lake, which is in the
middle of Chautauqua County, the western-most county in New York. It's a
beautiful spot. I've toured the grounds but have never attended an event
there.
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