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Sunrise kayaking

Sunrise Paddle – Kayak/SUP

Enjoy the beauty of the lake during our sunrise paddle. This is not a guided tour but an opportunity to rent a kayak, SUP or canoe for an enjoyable hour at sunrise. Reservations accepted one day in advance at the Sports Club. Contact sportsclub@chq.org with questions.

Chautauqua County Day at CHQ

Chautauqua County Day

Explore locally and come to Chautauqua Institution on Chautauqua County Day. Residents of Chautauqua County have free admission and parking from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Our Chautauqua County 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...

Free for county residents

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CHQ Mystic Heart- Cantor Julie Newman, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation

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...

free

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Movement and Meditation with Monte Thompson

Monte Thompson was a professional dancer, and also spent years as a restauranteur. His life was spent on his feet. Now retired, he is interested in continuing to be able to move easily and gracefully while using breathing and stretching techniques to help quiet his mind and prepare him to face each day with purpose...

free

Kevin Kosar and Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Kevin R. Kosar and Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Kevin R. Kosar and Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, two of the nation’s leading experts in the workings of the U.S. federal government, governance, and interbranch relations, will present in tandem on the state of the federal government, federalism and U.S. elections. The program concludes the Chautauqua Lecture Series weeklong exploration of “The 2026 Election: What’s at...

$40

SENTIMENTAL VALUE

Sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) reunite with their estranged father, Gustav (Stellan Skarsgard), a charismatic, once-renowned director who offers Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star (Elle...

$11 – $15

Latinoland book cover and Marie Arana's headshot

Marie Arana

Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle — LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority by Marie Arana LatinoLand is an exceptional, all-encompassing overview of Hispanic America based on personal interviews, deep research, and Marie Arana’s life experience as a Latina. At present, Latinos comprise twenty percent of the US population, a number that...

$20

THE EXTRAORDINARY CATERPILLAR

Climate Change Initiative--Bird Tree and Garden Club Event! Free Admission! Featuring dazzling macro-videography to magnify these tiny, fantastical creatures, filmmaker Jeff McKay’s fascinating documentary takes viewers on a journey to understand why the famously “very hungry caterpillar” is a key player in maintaining biodiversity. CWC Director of Conservation Twan Leenders will host discussion to follow...

Free Admission

Harry Connick Jr

Harry Connick Jr.

A consummate performer, Harry Connick, Jr. has exemplified excellence in the entertainment world for decades—be it music, film, television or Broadway. His prodigious talent has earned him Grammy, Emmy and Tony recognition, plus album sales in excess of 30 million and sold-out concerts around the world. Backed by his stellar band, this special concert will...

$85 – $265