BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Chautauqua Institution - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.chq.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Chautauqua Institution REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T080000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052728 CREATED:20260317T201533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T151527Z UID:98132-1785657600-1785657600@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Art in the Park DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Friends of CVA\, Art in the Park is an open art fair with 70+ vendors held in Miller Park\, showcasing art by members of the Chautauqua community\, artists-in-residence from the School of Art\, and artisans from the region around Chautauqua Institution. Items for sale include ceramics\, paintings\, prints\, Chautauqua-themed trinkets\, pieces made of up-cycled materials\, homemade soaps\, hand-dyed silk clothing\, organic cosmetics\, embellished handbags and fine jewelry. Art in the Park markets are always planned for Sundays\, when admission to the grounds is free\, so the markets can be accessible for Institution residents and members of the surrounding community alike. \nFor artist registration information\, visit: https://art.chq.org/friends-of-cva/art-in-the-park/ URL:https://www.chq.org/event/art-in-the-park-2/ LOCATION:Miller Park\, Miller Park CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/080722_ArtInThePark_SS_01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T091500 DTSTAMP:20260417T052728 CREATED:20260324T171518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T171518Z UID:98332-1785662100-1785662100@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Catholic Mass DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/catholic-mass-69/ LOCATION:Hall of Christ: Sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T093000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052728 CREATED:20260127T193020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211522Z UID:97609-1785663000-1785663000@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Unitarian Universalist Service DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/unitarian-universalist-service/ LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Faith and Spiritual Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hall_philosophy2-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T104500 DTSTAMP:20260417T052728 CREATED:20260101T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173032Z UID:96954-1785667500-1785667500@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Rev. Anna Carter Florence DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Anna Carter Florence is the Peter Marshall Professor of Preaching at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur\, Ga and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church. She is also currently serving as Co-Director of the Columbia Preachers Studio for Renewal\, a Lilly-funded Compelling Preaching grant. \nBefore joining the Columbia faculty in 1998\, Florence served as an associate pastor for youth and young adults at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis. Based on her 2012 Lyman Beecher Lectures on Preaching at Yale Divinity School is her first book\, Preaching as Testimony\, Inscribing the Word\, Rehearsing Scripture: Discovering God’s Word in Community. Florence’s most recent title\, A Is for Alabaster: 52 Reflections on the Stories of Scripture\, has a forthcoming sequel titled\, B Is for Banquet: 52 More Reflections on the Stories of Scripture. She has published articles and chapters in numerous books and journals\, including a year’s worth of lectionary text commentaries for WorkingPreacher.org. \nFlorence is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University as well as a Master in Divinity and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rev-anna-carter-florence/ LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Florence_Anna_Carter_Chaplain_WK6.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T113000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052728 CREATED:20260220T201523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T150013Z UID:97944-1785670200-1785670200@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Kosher BBQ & Klezmer Band DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/kosher-bbq/ LOCATION:Miller Park\, Miller Park CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T140000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052728 CREATED:20251219T160043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T151533Z UID:97270-1785679200-1785679200@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE \nBy Sharyn Rothstein \nDirected by Oliver Butler \nBratton Theater \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory. \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-13/ LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),Theater ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T150000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052728 CREATED:20260326T163019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T141514Z UID:98411-1785682800-1785682800@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Cabinet of Wonder Live! A Free Family Concert with Natalie Merchant & The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra DESCRIPTION:Stuart Chafetz\, Conductor\nNatalie Merchant\, Composer and Vocals \nAmerican singer-songwriter\, recording artist\, and activist Natalie Merchant will be in residence at Chautauqua Institution this summer (July 25-August 2\, 2026) for Week Five’s programmatic theme\, “Art & Artists Against the Odds.” \nMerchant will give a matinee family-friendly concert performance with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra\, under the baton of Principal Pops Conductor Stuart Chafetz\, which will be free to the public. The concert will center on the music of Merchants’ Cabinet of Wonder\, a joyful reimagining of Mother Goose developed in collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra\, and will also include classic children’s poetry that she adapted to music for her highly praised double-album release\, Leave Your Sleep (2010 Nonesuch Records). \nA Chautauqua County native\, Merchant was strongly influenced by local artists and her summer encounters with arts at the Institution during her formative years. At the age of fifteen\, she spent a summer volunteering in a therapeutic arts camp for developmentally and physically challenged children in Ashville. It was there that she first witnessed the transformative power of art education and was inspired to become an art therapist. Although her life path led her to a career as professional musician\, she has continued to honor her commitment to the healing power of music. Merchant will combine her performances on the grounds of Chautauqua site visits to locally sponsored children’s programs for workshops and sing-a-longs. Since leaving the area in 1988\, she has returned several times over the years to perform solo and with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. \nMerchant will also appear in the Chautauqua Lecture Series on July 29th at 10:45am; her talk will focus on her life-long commitment to using music as powerful means of communication\, community building\, and a tool for social justice. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/cabinet-of-wonder-live-a-free-family-concert-with-natalie-merchant-the-chautauqua-symphony-orchestra/ LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts,Week Six (August 1–8),Youth Programs and Activities,Family Entertainment ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-CSO-Merchant-Mother-Goose.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T153000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052728 CREATED:20260416T191601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T191601Z UID:99079-1785684600-1785684600@www.chq.org SUMMARY:John Hoppenthaler and Roy Hoffman DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Writers’ Center Faculty Reading — Featuring John Hoppenthaler (Poetry) and Roy Hoffman (Prose) \nJohn Hoppenthaler’s books of poetry are Night Wing Over Metropolitan Area\, Domestic Garden\, Anticipate the Coming Reservoir\, and Lives of Water\, all with Carnegie Mellon UP. He has co-edited a volume of essays on the poetry of Jean Valentine\, This-World Company (U of Michigan P). A Professor of English at East Carolina University\, his poetry appears in Ploughshares\, Virginia Quarterly Review\, TriQuarterly\, Southern Review\, Poetry Northwest\, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency\, and many other journals and anthologies. \nRoy Hoffman is a novelist and journalist with an interest in family\, history\, and characters of diverse backgrounds struggling to connect. He is the author of four novels: “The Promise of the Pelican\,” about an 82-year-old lawyer defending an undocumented worker accused of a crime; “Come Landfall\,” about love\, war\, and hurricanes; “Chicken Dreaming Corn\,” inspired by his Jewish immigrant grandparents to Alabama\, praised by Harper Lee; and “Almost Family\,” set in the Civil Rights era South. He’s written two nonfiction books\, “Back Home\,” and “Alabama Afternoons.” Roy worked for many years in New York as a journalist and speechwriter\, covered features and religion for his hometown newspaper in Mobile\, AL.\, and has written essays for the New York Times\, Washington Post\, and Wall St. Journal. He resides in Fairhope\, AL.\, and is on the faculty of the Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing in Louisville\, KY. On the web: www.royhoffmanwriter.com URL:https://www.chq.org/event/john-hoppenthaler-and-roy-hoffman/ LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),Chautauqua Writers’ Center,Literary Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/WritersCenter_Wk6_2026.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T190000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052728 CREATED:20260213T213013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T151511Z UID:97858-1785697200-1785697200@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Hebrew Congregation\, Shirley Lazarus Sunday Evening Lecture Series DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/hebrew-congregation-shirley-lazarus-sunday-evening-lecture-series-5/ LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/smith_wilkes.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T193000 DTSTAMP:20260417T052728 CREATED:20251219T161523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T151534Z UID:97277-1785699000-1785699000@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE \nBy Sharyn Rothstein \nDirected by Oliver Butler \nBratton Theater \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory. \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-17/ LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),Theater ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR