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June 28, 2022 | From Our President

Dr. Michael E. Hill Opens 149th Chautauqua Assembly with ‘Three Taps’ Address

“Aftershocks and Gratitude” Good morning.  It has been much too long since we’ve gathered as a full community in this space and in this sacred place.  I offer our returning Chautauquans a hearty welcome home.  It is definitely not Chautauqua without you. And it’s absolutely wonderful to see you again. To those with us visiting Chautauqua for the first time this morning, we want to offer you an extra special greeting.  You are now part of a community that cherishes lifelong learning as a key to perpetuating and enhancing our democratic society.  Our mission calls us to constantly widen our...

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June 25, 2022 | Announcements

Fareed Zakaria, Joshua Bell And Larisa Martínez, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, George Packer Headline Week One Of Chautauqua Institution’s 2022 Summer Assembly

CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Chautauqua Institution proudly announces the program lineup for Week One of its 2022 Summer Assembly. The week, which begins June 25 and concludes July 2, features events, lectures and classes both in person on the grounds and livestreamed through the CHQ Assembly online platform. Week One includes renowned guests such as CNN host and Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria; Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell with internationally acclaimed soprano Larisa Martínez; Episcopal Bishop of Washington the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde; and National Book Award-winning author George Packer. Chautauqua Institution returns to a more typical level of activity on its lakeside...

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June 14, 2022 | Announcements, Chautauqua Theater Company

Jade King Carroll Appointed as Producing Artistic Director of Chautauqua Theater Company

CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Chautauqua Institution today announced the appointment of the celebrated director Jade King Carroll as Producing Artistic Director of its resident Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC) following an extensive national search. In this role, Carroll will program and oversee the company’s robust annual summer season of professional productions, a growing new work development program, and a renowned conservatory that supports early-career artists.   Based in New York City, Carroll is currently the resident artist at Dorset Theatre Festival, where she helms the commissioning and fellowship program along with their StageFree audio play series. She is also a part of the...

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June 6, 2022 | Climate Change Initiative

Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative Spring Update 2022

Welcome to the spring update of the Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative. This special edition details the exciting climate and environment programs you will find at Chautauqua this spring, summer and fall. The information is organized into four sections: (I) Chautauqua Institution lectures; (II) Partner programs in collaboration with the Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative; (III) Special events and performances; and (IV) Classes and workshops. Under lined text links you to the web for more information. At the end of this update, you’ll find a one-page grid to help you follow along week-by-week. But first, a few reminders: You can get updates...

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June 2, 2022 | Announcements

Rebecca Donner’s ‘All The Frequent Troubles Of Our Days’ Wins 2022 Chautauqua Prize

Author Will Give Public Reading at Chautauqua Institution on Aug. 5 CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Chautauqua Institution today proudly announces All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler (Little, Brown and Company) by Rebecca Donner as the 2022 winner of The Chautauqua Prize. Awarded annually since 2012, The Chautauqua Prize celebrates a book of fiction or literary/narrative nonfiction that provides a richly rewarding reading experience and to honor the author for a significant contribution to the literary arts. As author of this year’s winning book, Donner receives...

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May 24, 2022 | Announcements

Ten Finalists Named for 2022 Chautauqua Prize

CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. —  Chautauqua Institution is pleased to announce 10 exceptional books as the 2022 finalists for The Chautauqua Prize, now in its 11th year:   • Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II, by Daniel James Brown (Viking) • Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief, by Victoria Chang (Milkweed Editions) • Damnation Spring, by Ash Davidson (Scribner) • All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler, by Rebecca Donner (Little, Brown and Company) • The Prophets, by Robert Jones, Jr. (Putnam) •...

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May 11, 2022 | Announcements

Melissa Spas, Bishop Eugene Sutton Appointed to Leadership of Chautauqua Institution’s Religion Pillar

Spas to Become Vice President of Religion; Sutton Begins Service as Senior Pastor in September  CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Chautauqua Institution today announced the appointment of two nationally recognized leaders to shepherd religious life and programming at the nearly 150-year-old not-for-profit and within its interfaith community. Melissa Spas, currently the acting director of Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, has been named the Institution’s new vice president of religion. The Right Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, will become the Institution’s senior pastor.   The appointment of two individuals to...

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May 9, 2022 | Announcements

Chautauqua Institution is delighted to announce “Jean” by Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos as the winner of the 2022 Chautauqua Janus Prize

As the author selected from five finalists by guest judge Aisha Sabatini Sloan, Pitsirilos will receive $5,000 and will give a public lecture and reading at a celebratory event 5 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in the parlor of the Athenaeum Hotel as part of the Chautauqua Institution’s 2022 Summer Assembly.   A prose and comic book writer with work in numerous anthologies and a 2021 Broken Pencil finalist zinester, Pitsirilos has been called a new voice “transforming the genres” of science fiction and fantasy, and “revitalizing the short comic form.” She holds degrees from the University of Michigan and...

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April 15, 2022 | Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Institution News

Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Announces 2022 Season

Institution, CSO Musicians Reach New Contract Agreement Chautauqua Institution today announced that it has reached an agreement with the musicians of its resident Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra on modifications to and an extension of the musicians’ collective bargaining agreement. The Institution and CSO concurrently announced the ensemble’s 2022 season, which marks a return to a typical Chautauqua Amphitheater performance schedule under the baton of Music Director Rossen Milanov. The memorandum of understanding extends the musicians’ contract for four years, through the 2025 season, and returns the CSO to its regular schedule of 20 to 24 concerts annually during an eight-week summer...

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March 31, 2022 | Announcements

Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Lyle Lovett, Rhiannon Giddens, Jay Leno, Girl Named Tom Headline Initial Slate of Summer 2022 Concerts at Chautauqua

Amphitheater to Return to 100% Capacity; Tickets Available Now  CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Chautauqua Institution today announced an initial slate of 2022 Amphitheater popular concerts, including appearances by The Avett Brothers (Aug. 24), Sheryl Crow (July 12), Lyle Lovett and His Large Band (July 29), Rhiannon Giddens with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra (Aug. 23), comedian Jay Leno (July 22) and the first ensemble winners of NBC’s “The Voice,” Girl Named Tom (Aug. 19).  The summer concert season begins with a show by popular violin-voice duo Joshua Bell and Larisa Martínez (June 25) and closes with a week of concerts — including Punch Brothers (Aug. 22) and Emmylou Harris and Mary Chapin Carpenter (Aug. 25) — alongside the popular Chautauqua Food...

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