Chautauqua plans programs

The Pennsylvania Chautauqua, located in Mount Gretna, will host programs that are open to the public and funded entirely by donation. For details and to register, call the Visitor's Center at 717-964-1830 or email pachautauqua@gmail.com.

The Mount Gretna Supper Club will offer a catered dinner by Chef on the Go with live music in the Hall of Philosophy on select Mondays at 5:30 p.m. The program will feature Lancaster Marimba Ensemble on June 26, Shine Delphi on July 31 and Cumberland Honey on Aug. 28. Attendees may bring their own beverages. There is a fee, and registration is due the Wednesday before the event.

Chautauqua University for a Day will be held on Saturday, July 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The programs will be "Cryptocurrencies" with Dr. Bill Wagner, "Flash Fiction" with Jesse Waters, "Please Stand Up!" with Lori Portzer and "Alexander's Ragtime Band" with Francine Black. The fee includes food by Chef on the Go.

A Film Series will take place in the Hall of Philosophy, hosted by Ted Martin. The movies will be shown at 7 p.m., and popcorn will be provided. Donations are requested. The films will include "Notorious" on Wednesday, July 5; "Vertigo" on Wednesday, July 12; "The Birds" on Wednesday, July 19; "Hitchcock" on Wednesday, July 26; and "Psycho" on Thursday, July 27. The series will conclude with the Student Film Festival on Friday, Aug. 11, at 7 p.m.

A "Mount Gretna Water" field trip will be offered on Wednesday, June 28, at 9:30 a.m.

A series on religion will be presented on Thursdays at 10 a.m. in the Hall of Philosophy. The programs will be "Can Variations in Christian Theologies Hurt or Help Society?" with Dr. Lee Barrett on July 13, "The Future of Religion in America" with Barrett on July 20, "Christianity's Complicated Relationship With Slavery" with Mark Draper on Aug. 3 and "Following Jesus in a Post-Christian World" with Darrell Woomer on Aug. 10.

Worship services will be held on Sundays at 10 a.m. at Mount Gretna Playhouse and will be followed by coffee and conversation from 11 a.m. to noon in the Hall of Philosophy. No service will be held on Aug. 20.

A jazz worship service will be held on July 2, featuring pastor John Overman and Big Boy Brass Band. The program is sponsored by Gretna Music in partnership with Chautauqua Summer Programs, and admission is free.

Pastors and musicians will also include Woomer, retired from the United Methodist Church in Cornwall, and Alden Keynotes Chorus on July 9; Rabbi Sam Yolen from Congregation Beth Israel in Lebanon and the Rev. Paul C. B. Schenck, clinical chaplain at the Lebanon VA Medical Center, along with the Eaken Trio, on July 16; the Rev. George G. Kinney, retired from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and the Susquehanna Chorale Quartet on July 23; the Rev. Joseph Green Jr. from St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church in Harrisburg and Christyan Seay on July 30; and the Rev. Amy Shorner-Johnson, chaplain at Elizabethtown College, and violinist Carl Iba on Aug. 6.

A community worship service will be held in the Tabernacle on Aug. 13. The Rev. Mike Remel from Mount Gretna United Methodist Church and the Susquehanna Chorale Quartet will participate.

The Aug. 27 service will include Kristen Opalinski from the Evangelical Church in America; the Rev. Fred Opalinski, retired from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; and marimba player David Graff. The final service will feature the Rev. Rick Luciotti from Penn Central Conference, United Church of Christ, and flutist Andy Hankes on Sept. 3.

Gloria Mast Art Lectures will be held in the Hall of Philosophy at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays from Aug. 2 to 16. The Aug. 2 program will provide information on Lincoln University's collection of African art and its origins. On Aug. 9, the Baltimore Museum of Art will host "Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400-1800," drawing information from an upcoming exhibit. A representative of Woodmere Art Museum will speak about this museum's sculpture gardens and collections on Aug. 16.

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