You are invited to Chautauqua!

Group Jazz invites you to join us for an upcoming Chautauqua conversation.

Chautauqua author sessions open on the 15th and run to the end of the month. Scheduled for May 2005: Rosa Say on her new book Managing with Aloha, Bringing Hawaii’s Universal Values to the Art of Business.

Join us to:
--- Engage in great conversations.
--- Interact with stimulating guest authors, thinkers, and practitioners.
--- Enjoy learning with colleagues and friends.

Visit the Chautauqua website, http://www.virtualchautauqua.com, register (free!) and stop by the café. Then, come back for Rosa Say on the 15th!

MORE ABOUT CHAUTAUQUA

Before Monday Night Football, before talk radio, before web surfing and chat rooms, there was Chautauqua.

At the turn of the century, there were more than 10,000 Chautauqua venues in small towns and rural areas across the United States. People gathered to enjoy the famous authors of the day, the best musical ensembles, and art exhibits usually available only in major cities. After a stimulating presentation, participants wandered back to their porches and living rooms to discuss, debate, and reflect on what they had experienced together. The Chautauqua movement was all about learning in community.

Today, there are only a handful of Chautauqua sites left to provide this unique opportunity to share a rich menu of cultural and educational activities. We can never replace the pleasure of sitting together on the grass and talking long into a summer night. But we can make a time and place for learning in community - even in lives lived on Internet time.

In The Virtual Chautauqua we're bringing some of the best of this learning tradition online.

Update: More about this has been posted on Talking Story - Click in here.