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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T074500
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SUMMARY:CHQ Mystic Heart- Cantor Julie Newman\, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Cantor Julie Newman founded and serves as President of the Tiferet Project. Tiferet has been a source for Jewish spiritual practices in Pittsburgh such as twice weekly Jewish mindfulness meditation groups. She has been crafting and leading innovative Jewish worship services in the Pittsburgh area for 25 years. Passionate about heart-opening Jewish contemplative practices\, she has been an active participant\, worship leader\, yoga teacher\, and consultant with the Institute for Jewish Spirituality since 2004. She received Cantorial ordination and earned a Master of Jewish Education from Hebrew College in Boston in 2017. She is a member of the New Community Chevra Kadisha of Pittsburgh. Raised in Southern California\, Julie originally came to Pittsburgh for graduate school where she received her MBA from the Tepper School of Business in 1982 and met her husband of 37 years\, Bill Klingensmith (a 3rd generation Chautauquan.) They raised their kids\, Jake (31) and Ben (25) in Pittsburgh where Julie & Bill still live with their rescued greyhound\, Yogi.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chq-mystic-heart-cantor-julie-newman-jewish-mindfulness-meditation-4/
LOCATION:Presbyterian House\, Presbyterian House
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Faith and Spiritual Programming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T080000
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CREATED:20260513T163157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T191622Z
UID:99874-1784188800-1784188800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Daily Word Meditation
DESCRIPTION:(Programmed by Unity of Chautauqua)
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/daily-word-meditation-59/
LOCATION:Hall of Missions\, Hall of Missions
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T081500
DTSTAMP:20260605T161733
CREATED:20260513T163130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T203125Z
UID:99854-1784189700-1784189700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Catholic Mass
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/catholic-mass-96/
LOCATION:Hurlbut Church sanctuary\, Hurlbut Church sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T085500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T085500
DTSTAMP:20260605T161733
CREATED:20260513T163334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T163137Z
UID:99921-1784192100-1784192100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Prays for Peace though Compassion
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-prays-for-peace-though-compassion-14/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy Grove
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/PeacePrayers2_072115_RW_master.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T091500
DTSTAMP:20260605T161734
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T211558Z
UID:96948-1784193300-1784193300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Michael Chan
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Michael Chan joined the Concordia College community in June 2022 as the executive director for faith and learning. Prior to that\, he was associate professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul\, Minnesota. He joined Luther Seminary after completing his Ph.D. at Emory University and a year of research and teaching at the University of Helsinki. He is a graduate of Luther Seminary (M.A. in biblical theology) and Pacific Lutheran University (B.A. in elementary education). Dr. Chan provides leadership and support for the Campus Ministry team; the Dovre Center for Faith and Learning; and the Lorentzsen Center for Faith and Work.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/michael-chan-5/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Chan-Michael_Chaplain_photo_wk3.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T101500
DTSTAMP:20260605T161734
CREATED:20260513T133130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T201638Z
UID:99611-1784196900-1784196900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Service of Blessing and Healing
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/service-of-blessing-and-healing-14/
LOCATION:Randell Chapel\, UCC Headquarters
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Faith and Spiritual Programming
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/071819_Ambience_GF_07.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T104500
DTSTAMP:20260605T161734
CREATED:20260407T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T150103Z
UID:98721-1784198700-1784198700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:E.J. Dionne\, Jr. and Christine Emba
DESCRIPTION:Leading the fourth installment of a five-part weeklong deep dive into “The 2026 Election: What’s at Stake?\,” renowned scholars E.J. Dionne\, Jr. and Christine Emba join in conversation for a deeper look into the role of culture in American public and political life\, particularly addressing the generational differences and divides that show up in these deeply intertwined components of our national dialogue. The program is presented at Chautauqua in partnership with the American Enterprise Institute and Brookings Institution\, each featuring experts from both organizations. \nLater in the day at 2:00 p.m.\, Dionne will be speaking at the Hall of Philosophy for the Interfaith Lecture Series.  \nE.J. Dionne\, Jr. is a senior fellow and the W. Averell Harriman Chair in American Governance in the Governance Studies program at Brookings. He is also a Distinguished University Professor in the Foundations of Democracy and Culture at Georgetown University\, affiliated with the McCourt School of Public Policy\, and a contributing columnist to The New York Times.   \nDionne began his career with The New York Times\, reporting on state and local government\, national politics\, and from around the world\, including stints in Paris\, Rome\, and Beirut. In 1990\, Dionne joined The Washington Post as a reporter covering national politics\, and was a columnist for The Post from 1993 to 2025\, when he became a Times contributor. He was an NPR commentator for two decades.  \nHis 1991 best-selling book\, Why Americans Hate Politics\, won The Los Angeles Times book prize\, and was a National Book Award nominee. He is the author and co-author of eight other books\, editor and co-editor of six volumes published by the Brookings Institution Press and co-editor of a collection of the speeches made by Barack Obama.  \nDionne has received numerous awards\, including the American Political Science Association’s Carey McWilliams Award\, Volunteers of America Empathy Award\, the National Human Services Assembly’s Award for Excellence by a Member of the Media and the Sidney Hillman Foundation’s Hillman Award for Career Achievement. He has been named among the 25 most influential Washington journalists by the National Journal and among the capital city’s top 50 journalists by the Washingtonian magazine. He was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.   \nDionne grew up in Fall River\, Mass. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. from Harvard University and received his doctorate from Oxford University\, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.  \nChristine Emba is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute\, where her work focuses on gender and sexuality\, feminism\, masculinity\, youth culture and social norms. She is concurrently a contributing writer at The New York Times and a senior fellow at the Georgetown University Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life.  \nEmba is a contributing editor at Comment Magazine\, a board member at the American Institute for Boys and Men and an editor-at-large at Wisdom of Crowds. She is the author of Rethinking Sex: A Provocation.  \nBefore joining AEI\, Emba was a staff writer at The Atlantic\, a columnist and editor at The Washington Post\, a Hilton Kramer Fellow in Criticism at The New Criterion and a deputy editor at The Economist Intelligence Unit.  \nEmba has a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University. She was named one of the world’s top-50 thinkers by Prospect Magazine in 2022 and received the National Press Club’s Nell Minow Award for Cultural Criticism in 2024.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/e-j-dionne-jr-and-christine-emba/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Week Three (July 11–18),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Emba_Dionne_CLS_071626_update.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T121500
DTSTAMP:20260605T161734
CREATED:20251216T210030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173039Z
UID:97212-1784204100-1784204100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:CTC Theater Chats
DESCRIPTION:Theater Chats (formerly known as Brown Bags)  \n On selected Thursdays at 12:15 p.m.\, bring lunch to Smith Wilkes Hall and join special guests\, including actors\, designers\, playwrights and more\, for a look at our upcoming productions and discussions on the craft of theater-making. Free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/ctc-theater-chats-10/
LOCATION:Women’s Club
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Theater-Chat-Website-Image.png
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T123000
DTSTAMP:20260605T161734
CREATED:20260512T210139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T131604Z
UID:99541-1784205000-1784205000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:CHQ Mystic Heart -Cantor Julie Newman\, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Cantor Julie Newman founded and serves as President of the Tiferet Project. Tiferet has been a source for Jewish spiritual practices in Pittsburgh such as twice weekly Jewish mindfulness meditation groups. She has been crafting and leading innovative Jewish worship services in the Pittsburgh area for 25 years. Passionate about heart-opening Jewish contemplative practices\, she has been an active participant\, worship leader\, yoga teacher\, and consultant with the Institute for Jewish Spirituality since 2004. She received Cantorial ordination and earned a Master of Jewish Education from Hebrew College in Boston in 2017. She is a member of the New Community Chevra Kadisha of Pittsburgh. Raised in Southern California\, Julie originally came to Pittsburgh for graduate school where she received her MBA from the Tepper School of Business in 1982 and met her husband of 37 years\, Bill Klingensmith (a 3rd generation Chautauquan.) They raised their kids\, Jake (31) and Ben (25) in Pittsburgh where Julie & Bill still live with their rescued greyhound\, Yogi.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chq-mystic-heart-cantor-julie-newman-jewish-mindfulness-meditation-7/
LOCATION:Hall of Missions\, Hall of Missions
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Faith and Spiritual Programming
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Wk3-Julie_Newman_MysticHeart.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T123000
DTSTAMP:20260605T161734
CREATED:20260513T150156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T220201Z
UID:99738-1784205000-1784205000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:CHQ Dialogues
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chq-dialogues-43/
LOCATION:Everett Jewish Life Center\, Everett Jewish Life Center
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CHQDialogues_event.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T140000
DTSTAMP:20260605T161734
CREATED:20260407T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T191557Z
UID:98730-1784210400-1784210400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:E.J. Dionne\, Jr.
DESCRIPTION:Dionne is a senior fellow and the W. Averell Harriman Chair in American Governance in the Governance Studies program at Brookings. He is also a Distinguished University Professor in the Foundations of Democracy and Culture at Georgetown University\, affiliated with the McCourt School of Public Policy\, and a contributing columnist to The New York Times.   \nDionne began his career with The New York Times\, reporting on state and local government\, national politics\, and from around the world\, including stints in Paris\, Rome\, and Beirut. In 1990\, Dionne joined The Washington Post as a reporter covering national politics\, and was a columnist for The Post from 1993 to 2025\, when he became a Times contributor. He was an NPR commentator for two decades.  \nHis 1991 best-selling book\, Why Americans Hate Politics\, won The Los Angeles Times book prize\, and was a National Book Award nominee. He is the author and co-author of eight other books\, editor and co-editor of six volumes published by the Brookings Institution Press and co-editor of a collection of the speeches made by Barack Obama.  \nDionne has received numerous awards\, including the American Political Science Association’s Carey McWilliams Award\, Volunteers of America Empathy Award\, the National Human Services Assembly’s Award for Excellence by a Member of the Media and the Sidney Hillman Foundation’s Hillman Award for Career Achievement. He has been named among the 25 most influential Washington journalists by the National Journal and among the capital city’s top 50 journalists by the Washingtonian magazine. He was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.   \nDionne grew up in Fall River\, Mass. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. from Harvard University and received his doctorate from Oxford University\, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.  \nHe will also be speaking at the 10:45 a.m. Chautauqua Lecture Series platform earlier the same day.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/e-j-dionne-jr/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Three (July 11–18),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Interfaith Lecture Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Dionne_EJ_ILS_071626.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T151500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T151500
DTSTAMP:20260605T161734
CREATED:20251218T053009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T181518Z
UID:97227-1784214900-1784214900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Opera Company Presents: An Afternoon of Song
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon of song\, featuring our 2026 Young Artists.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-opera-presents-an-afternoon-of-song-2/
LOCATION:Fletcher Music Hall\, Fletcher Music Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Opera
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T153000
DTSTAMP:20260605T161734
CREATED:20260513T141621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T163108Z
UID:99680-1784215800-1784215800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Islam 101 Khalid and Sabeeha Rehman
DESCRIPTION:“Shariah”
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/islam-101-khalid-and-sabeeha-rehman-11/
LOCATION:Hall of Christ: Sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Faith and Spiritual Programming
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hall_of_christ.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T153000
DTSTAMP:20260605T161734
CREATED:20260513T150201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T220204Z
UID:99741-1784215800-1784215800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:CHQ Dialogues
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chq-dialogues-46/
LOCATION:United Methodist House\, United Methodist House
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CHQDialogues_event.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T153000
DTSTAMP:20260605T161734
CREATED:20260513T150206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T220207Z
UID:99744-1784215800-1784215800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:CHQ Dialogues
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chq-dialogues-49/
LOCATION:Baptist House\, Baptist House
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CHQDialogues_event.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T160000
DTSTAMP:20260605T161734
CREATED:20260519T223153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T043058Z
UID:100665-1784217600-1784217600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Piano Faculty Master Class: Alexander Kobrin
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/piano-faculty-master-class-alexander-kobrin-2/
LOCATION:Sherwood-Marsh 101
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),School of Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Kobrin_071025.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T183000
DTSTAMP:20260605T161734
CREATED:20260513T150211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T220209Z
UID:99747-1784226600-1784226600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:CHQ Dialogues
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chq-dialogues-52/
LOCATION:Disciples of Christ House\, Disciples of Christ House
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CHQDialogues_event.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T200000
DTSTAMP:20260605T161734
CREATED:20260326T161524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T210101Z
UID:98400-1784232000-1784232000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra with Mak Grgic\, guitar
DESCRIPTION:Rossen Milanov\, conductor\nMak Grgic\, guitar \nThe Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to welcome guitarist Mak Grgic in an evening of symphonic storytelling. Stravinsky’s “Song of the Nightengale” opens the program with visceral motion\, bringing to life the enchanting world of Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale. Grgic then takes the stage in a powerful work that explores the deepest personal struggles of an artist. The evening concludes with the charm of Poulenc’s “Les Biches” Suite\, brimming with wit and Parisian flair.  \nProgram:\nStravinsky: Song of the Nightingale\nAbels: Borders\nPoulence: Suite from “Les Biches”
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-symphony-orchestra-with-mak-grgic-guitar/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/081624_CSO_DM_05.jpg
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