US EditionAt the Pennsylvania Chautauqua, the ‘Good Use of Leisure Time’ Is an Art Form
Mount Gretna's cultural revival began in the 1970s with a successful art show and chamber music series, attracting thousands each summer, officials said.
- Each summer, Mount Gretna springs to life as its year-round population of about 1,000 more than doubles during June, July and August, with cottagers enjoying cooking lessons, nature walks, yoga, and music.
- The town's revival began in the 1970s when Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania reinvigorated its culture with a successful art show and chamber music and jazz concert series.
- Noted historically as `Culture Gulch,` the mountainous terrain about 84 miles west of Philadelphia includes about 200 privately owned cottages, while Jon Schmitz said what local Chautauquas shared was `the good use of leisure time`.
- Community participation shows in activities on Lake Conewago, where Reed Fretz said `The community is really great, there’s always something going on`, and John Weaver highlights a `concentration of pure talent` in Mount Gretna.
- Real estate agents note the market's unusual pace, as Michelle Shay says buyers must ask `How patient are you?`; searching can take a week or years, while resident Bonnie Harvey adds, `Some people don’t last, but most of the people who understand it, love it.
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A pre-Great Depression summer retreat for bird watching, chamber music and mind-expanding lectures is going strong in the heart of Pennsylvania
It takes a 54-page pamphlet to list all the classes, concerts, outdoor recreation and other self-improvement and entertainment going on at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua in Mount Gretna this summer. The area springs to life every June, July and August, when a year-round population of about 1,000 more than doubles and thousands more crowd in for big events. The picturesque front porches that define the town are abuzz with energetic cottagers who pun…
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At the Pennsylvania Chautauqua, the 'good use of leisure time' is an art form
The central Pennsylvania town of Mount Gretna is a throwback to the period more than a century ago when the summertime get-togethers known as Chautauquas were practically a craze.
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