Roger Rosenblatt, left, shares the Chautauqua Institution amphitheater stage with colleague and friend Jim Lehrer during the first morning lecture of the 2010 season. Photo by Phyllis R. Sigal

By Phyllis R. Sigal Design Editor “I need to clone another three of me,” said a guest at the Chautauqua Inn one morning at breakfast. That would be the only way she could attend all of the activities that appealed to her that day. Busy, busy, busy. Chautauqua Institution. It’s that kind of place. Classes, lectures, brown bag lunches, play readings, church services, book reviews, art openings and exhibits — the events of just one day take up a good couple columns of The Chautauquan Daily. It’s also the kind of place where you can sit on a bench in Bestor Plaza or Miller Park and watch the day go by. But few do. Every day after my 7:30 a.m. yoga class, I’d grab the Daily, a cup of tea (organic spearmint tea from our innkeepers’ garden in Pennsylvania) and my trusty highlighter and figure out what I could attend, and what I’d have to miss. By taking my favorite yoga class, I’d miss the Mystic Heart Meditation and the Bird Walk & Talk — that and more are scheduled for the valuable chunk of time before the daily lecture. One morning I did squeeze in a quick trip to the farmer’s market before breakfast at our inn and the 10:45 lecture. The Lectures Mornings revolve around the lecture at the Amphitheater, or “the Amp.” The schedule is pretty well cleared from 10:45 a.m. to noon; most institution attendees would never miss the lecture.