The Chautauquan Daily Photo Journal

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Kathleen Sebelius, previous govenor of Kansas and secretary of health and human services, spoke on liveable communities and the components needed to create and maintain them on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, in the Amphitheater.   (Caitie McMekin | The Chautauquan Daily 2015)

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Chautauqua Music Camp high school orchestra members Anna Gorske, Devin Moore and Hannah Ishizaki play a string arrangement of Taylor Swift's "Safe and Sound" on Bestor Plaza on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. The Chautauqua Music Camp is a week-long program for middle and high schoolers and will perform this Saturday.

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Each year the Chautauqua Literary and Science Circle honors its newest members in its Recognition Day parade. Members of the CLSC gather on Bestor Plaza with their graduating class and parade to the Hall of Philosophy where a graduation ceremony takes place.

(Caitie McMekin | The Chautauquan Daily 2015)

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Photo by Joshua Boucher

Charlotte Ballet dancers perform Carmina Burana on Saturday, August 15, 2015.

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Photos by Joshua Boucher

Come see Henry V tonight and tomorrow!

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The Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet performs a modern dance to "Let it Go" from the film Frozen at the Family Entertainment Series on Tuesday, August 18, 2015.

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This is the second in a four-part series about individuals who have found love on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution. The idyllic setting of Chautauqua Lake and the quaint streets with generations of tradition paints the perfect background for love, young and old. We aimed to bring together stories of love that were fostered by nights spent in the College Club, performances in the Amphitheater, evenings on porches and walks on the dock — love fostered by the mix and magic of Chautauqua. (Caitie McMekin | The Chautauquan Daily 2015)

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Robert Michael Franklin, Jr. sings the opening hymn along with The Chautauqua Choir at the Sacred Song Service on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015 in the Amphitheater.  (Caitie McMekin | The Chautauquan Daily 2015)

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Photos By Bria Granville

1. 4 year old Griffin Olowin cheers as the Children's school celebration begins. The children were encouraged to dress up in costumes for the event. As part of the annual Old First Night Children's' School tribute celebration the school held a play and sing along in Smith Wilkes hall on Tuesday morning to celebrate the Institutions anniversary. The tribute celebration has been a part of the schools tradition for about 13 years.

2. 4 year old Connor Soto dances with Orange room volunteer, Riley Heiney at the end of the play. 

3. Pie Kasbar starts off the Children's school Old First Night Celebration by introducing songs for the crowd to sing along to. Kasbar, John Denton and Tiffany Clementi Hammes wrote the Troll Play for this years performance.

4. John Denton has his make up applied as he applies make up to Tori Savage. Denton played the troll king while Savage played opposite of him as his phantom of the opera wife. Denton along with Pie Kasbar and Tiffany Clementi Hammes wrote the Troll Play for this years performance.

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Chautauquans celebrate the graduation of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Class of 2015 with a parade and a ceremony where graduates open the Gate of Knowledge with a giant “Read” key to enter a graduation ceremony held in the Hall of Philosophy.

Photographs by Ruby Wallau/ The Chautauquan Daily 2015

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On Chautauqua Institution’s 141st birthday Tuesday, the Chautauqua Foundation hosted the Promise Celebration on Bestor Plaza. The kid-friendly celebration incorporated music from the Chautauqua Community Band, food, sidewalk chalk contests and the crowd-pleasing massive Styrofoam letters spelling out “Promise.” The event served to raise awareness of the importance of philanthropy, particularly annual giving, to the Institution’s ability to carry out its mission.

Photographs by Ruby Wallau/ The Chautauquan Daily

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Sisters Amber Moran, 16, and Taylor Moran, 5, posed for photos on the fountain at Bestor Plaza wearing mermaid costumes created by their grandmother Sook Hee Scheibner on August 7, 2015. Scheibner creates costumes for the animated Christmas store displays in New York.

Photograph by Ruby Wallau/ The Chautauquan Daily 2015

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The Beach Boys performed in the Amphitheater on Friday August 7, 2015. Members of the audience held up their cellphone flashlights while the band performed the song “Surfer Girl”. 

Photographs by Ruby Wallau/ The Chautauquan Daily 2015 

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Members of The Bat Girls jump for a picture after winning the women’s softball championship game against the Moms on Sharpe Field on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015.

(Caitie McMekin | The Chautauquan Daily 2015)

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Carolina McCabe, 15, of Vienna, Virginia, grins after donating 8 inches of her hair at the La Bianca Salon and Spa in the Colonnade on Monday, August 3, 2015.  McCabe and her friends Clara Muffitt, 15, and Sarah Minnigh, 15, all SAC 2 girls, donated their hair in support of their friend Julia Strohl, 15, who is undergoing chemotherapy. (Caitie McMekin | The Chautauquan Daily 2015)

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This is the first in a four-part series about individuals who have found love on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution. The idyllic setting of Chautauqua Lake and the quaint streets with generations of tradition paints the perfect background for love, young and old. We aimed to bring together stories of love that were fostered by nights spent in the College Club, performances in the Amphitheater, evenings on porches and walks on the dock — love fostered by the mix and magic of Chautauqua. (Caitie McMekin | The Chautauquan Daily 2015)

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Moments from the Charlotte Ballet performance in the Amphitheater on Wednesday, July 28, 2015. (Caitie McMekin | The Chautauquan Daily 2015)