Buffalo Day
Buffalo Day 2025 Explore locally and come to Chautauqua Institution on Buffalo Day. Residents of Buffalo have free admission and parking* all day. Our Buffalo Day includes access to all events in the Amphitheater and Hall of Philosophy that day, beaches, and so much more! Please bring proof of residency for entry. Youth 12 and under are always free at Chautauqua! July 15 9:15 a.m. (Amphitheater) Morning Worship: The Rev Dr. Frank Yamanda 10:45 a.m....
President Michael E. Hill’s Keynote Address at the Eradicate Hate Global Summit
...followed the attack on August 12th, and amid what became an international deluge of media reports, an eerie thing started to happen. We went from a long-form narrative to this shorthand: August 12th. Everyone who was there that day or who loves Chautauqua could instantly fill in myriad details from voicing a simple month and day. Many of you have spent the day talking about May 14th, the day that a white supremacist shooter stripped...
Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative Spring Update 2022
...relevance of Olmsted ideals to the modern movement to create landscapes that contribute to climate sustainability goals. The presentation is part of a full day of events on July 5 designated as Buffalo Day at Chautauqua. Speakers include Adam Rome and Robert Shibley of University at Buffalo and Stephanie Crockatt of Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy. Moderated by Mark Wenzler, director of Chautauqua’s Climate Change Initiative. Click HERE for more details. Chautauqua Cinema CHQ Documentary Series:...
The Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil RightsPresented in partnership with Buffalo-Toronto Public Media as part of Buffalo Day 2024.
The Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil Rights Presented in partnership with Buffalo-Toronto Public Media as part of Buffalo Day 2024. This powerful hour-long documentary by WNED PBS, delves deep into the movement’s pivotal role in shaping the civil rights landscape. The documentary explores the Black elite and intellectual society at the turn of the 20th century and examines the heated debate and conflict W.E.B DuBois and William Monroe Trotter had with Booker T....
Buffalo & Chautauqua: Advancing Racial Equity Panel
As part of our annual Buffalo Day tradition, we invite patrons to attend a panel focusing on important work happening in the greater Buffalo region. This year’s panel will focus on racial equity work happening in Buffalo and Chautauqua County. Panelists include: Glenn Jackson – M&T Bank/Oishei Foundation; Felicia Beard – Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo/Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable; Michael Ball – Highmark. Panel will be moderated by Amit Taneja, Senior Vice President &...
Sally Jewell, Brandon Stanton, Terry Tempest Williams, Renée Elise Goldsberry Headline Week Two of Chautauqua Institution’s 2022 Summer Assembly
...at Chautauqua, combining two separate annual celebrations of Buffalo residents and Haudenosaunee peoples. Members of both constituencies are invited to spend the day at Chautauqua with a complimentary gate pass to enjoy the Institution’s signature programs alongside special events themed around the day’s celebrations. Details are available at buffalo.chq.org and hc.chq.org. The Rev. Randall K. Bush will serve as guest chaplain for the week. Bush served as senior pastor at East Liberty Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh for 16...
Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative Winter 2022 Update
...Chautauqua that was. Part of Chautauqua Institution’s Heritage Lecture Series, and in coordination with Olmsted 200, this program will focus on the relevance of Olmsted ideals to the modern need for landscapes that contribute to climate sustainability goals. Scheduled for the Institution’s “Buffalo Day” organized by Dennis Galucki, this program will feature local experts from the Buffalo region, including: Adam Rome, Professor of Environment and Sustainability, University at Buffalo; Robert Shibley, Dean and Distinguished Professor,...
Building a More Sustainable Future on Earth Day & Beyond
...celebrate Earth Day in 2024, now more than ever, it serves as a stark reminder that our planet needs us today and every day. With our natural resources under unprecedented strain and the effects of climate change spanning the globe, this isn’t just one day on the calendar — it’s a call to action that can be answered all year long. Though the challenges planet faces are numerous, so too are the opportunities for change. ...
Week Four 2025
...our most urgent challenges — on Monday, July 14, 2025. Two of the nation’s leading experts in American defense strategy and foreign policy — Michael O’Hanlon, the Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy at Brookings Institution, and Kori Schake, the director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at American Enterprise Institute — present in tandem on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, examining world affairs and the global order through the lenses of U.S. defense...
Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative Fall 2022 Update
...Chamber Music performance and lecture (Week Two) Partners Collaborate with community partners to advance climate education and engagement Outcome: 10 programs created in collaboration with community and external partners (Weeks One, Two, Three, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine), engaging: 14 partners: Chautauqua Women’s Club; Bird, Tree & Garden Club; Chautauqua Science Group; Chautauqua Property Owners Association; Road Scholar; Alumni Association of the CLSC; Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy; University at Buffalo; SUNY Fredonia; Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy; Western...