photo credit: rick020200

The themes for the summer are set, and as early at it seems its time to select a week or daily events to attend. The on ground Bed And Breakfast accommodations, hotels and other rentals tend to fill up early as do the nearby accommodations.

Chautauqua Institution 2010 summer schedule

Week One
Lecture theme: Roger Rosenblatt and More Friends
Afternoon Theme: Eternal Life: A New Vision

Week Two
Lecture Theme: The Ethics of Leadership

Week Three
Lecture Theme: From Asia to the Middle East: Energy, Capitol and Conflict
Afternoon Theme:  Women of the Middle East

Week Four
Lecture Theme: Nuclear Power and Nuclear Weapons: The Right to Have and to Hold
Afternoon Theme: Nuclear Disarmament

Week Five
Lecture Theme: Picture This: Photography
Afternoon Theme: The Ethical Dimensions of Photography

Week Six
Lecture Theme: Excellence in Public Education
Afternoon Theme: Public Education: A Moral Imperative

Week Seven
Lecture Theme: Sacred Spaces

Week Eight
Lecture Theme: Powering the Future
Afternoon Theme: Powering the Future: An Exploration of the World’s Religions

Week Nine
Lecture Theme: The Supreme Court

photo credit: Jerome Rothermund
Besides the daily lectures, the Chautauqua Institution offers continuing education classes, children’s activities, Opera, music and Theater, art lectures and gallery art shows, and many more cultural events.

Each day is filled with programs that will offer for all family members. Add to that the beauty of the lake, architecture and small gardens and it’s a perfect day or week for the entire family