BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Chautauqua Institution - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Chautauqua Institution 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:20260807T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T091500 DTSTAMP:20260506T104827 CREATED:20251121T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211519Z UID:96961-1786094100-1786094100@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Ecumenical Communion Service DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/ecumenical-communion-service-4/ LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8) 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:20260807T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T104500 DTSTAMP:20260506T104827 CREATED:20260330T140000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T181602Z UID:98469-1786099500-1786099500@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Robert P. George DESCRIPTION:Robert P. George is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. Currently\, he also chairs the New Jersey Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. George is general editor of New Forum Books\, a Princeton University Press series of interdisciplinary works in law\, culture and politics. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is of counsel to the law firm of Robinson & McElwee. He will help close Chautauqua’s week commemorating “America at 250” with his perspective on the significance of “freedom of conscience” in the American founding and ongoing experiment. \nGeorge has frequently been a visiting professor at Harvard Law School\, teaching philosophy of law and related subjects. In addition\, he has served as chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom\, on the President’s Council on Bioethics\, as a presidential appointee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights\, and as the U.S. member of UNESCO’s World Commission on the Ethics of Science and Technology. \nGeorge is the author of several books; his most recent is Seeking Truth and Speaking Truth: Law and Morality in Our Cultural Moment. He has written numerous academic articles and review essays along with pieces for The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. \nA graduate of Swarthmore College\, George holds the degrees of J.D. and MTS from Harvard University and the degrees of PhD\, BCL\, DCL\, and D.Litt. from Oxford University\, in addition to 23 honorary doctorates. He is a recipient of the U.S. Presidential Citizens Medal\, the Honorific Medal for the Defense of Human Rights of the Republic of Poland\, the Canterbury Medal of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty\, and Princeton University’s President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/robert-p-george/ LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),CHQ Assembly ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/George_Robert_CLS_080726.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T124500 DTSTAMP:20260506T104827 CREATED:20260323T223026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T201559Z UID:98227-1786106700-1786106700@www.chq.org SUMMARY:The Age of the Imaginals: Following last year’s lecture presentation\, Just the Right Climate for Metaphors\, Caitlyn Kamminga returns to premiere The Age of the Imaginals. With music by Adam Walters\, and poetry by Kamminga\, this chamber work blends music and spoken word to explore transformation on a metamorphosing planet. This performance offers an accessible entry point for audiences of all ages to engage with climate change\, resilience\, and possibility. DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/caitlyn-kamingas-imaginals/ LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CCI-Caitlyn-Kamminga-Week-6-Friday.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T140000 DTSTAMP:20260506T104827 CREATED:20260318T133022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T191600Z UID:98150-1786111200-1786111200@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Laurie Halse Anderson and Adrian Matejka DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle – Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson and Be Easy: New & Selected Poems by Adrian Matejka \nLaurie Halse Anderson and Adrian Matejka will join us in conversation in a joint CLSC Author Presentation on Friday\, August 7\, 2026\, in the Hall of Philosophy. Reading Be Easy: New & Selected Poems by Adrian Matejka alongside Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson creates a powerful conversation about race\, resistance\, and the meaning of freedom in America. Together\, the books highlight how the promises of liberty in 1776 were unevenly distributed and how the struggle for dignity and self-definition continues across centuries. In dialogue\, they invite readers to question who freedom was—and is—for\, and how rebellion can be both a public act and a deeply personal one. \nRebellion 1776 \nFrom New York Times bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson comes an “thoroughly researched\, emotionally resonant” (Booklist\, starred review) historical fiction middle grade adventure about a girl struggling to survive amid a smallpox epidemic\, the public’s fear of inoculation\, and the seething Revolutionary War. \nIn the spring of 1776\, thirteen-year-old Elsbeth Culpepper wakes to the sound of cannons. It’s the Siege of Boston\, the Patriots’ massive drive to push the Loyalists out that turns the city into a chaotic war zone. Elsbeth’s father—her only living relative—has gone missing\, leaving her alone and adrift in a broken town while desperately seeking employment to avoid the orphanage. \nJust when things couldn’t feel worse\, the smallpox epidemic sweeps across Boston. Now\, Bostonians must fight for their lives against an invisible enemy in addition to the visible one. Elsbeth\, who had smallpox as a small child and is now immune\, finds work taking care of a large\, wealthy family with discord of their own as they await a turn at inoculation\, but as the epidemic and the revolution rage on\, will she find her father? This book will serve as a joint CLSC and CLSC Young Reader selection. \nLaurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity. She’s twice been a National Book Award finalist\, for Chains and Speak; Chains also received the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Laurie was chosen for the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award and received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2023\, presented to her by the Crown Princess of Sweden. She lives in Pennsylvania\, and you can follow her adventures on X @HalseAnderson or visit her at MadWomanintheForest.com. \nBe Easy: New & Selected Poems \nRevered for his “patient\, clever\, controlled\, [and] visionary” (Hanif Abdurraquib) poems\, Adrian Matejka has been a mainstay of contemporary American poetry for over two decades. Gathering hits from six extraordinary collections\, Be Easy showcases his singular sonics and narrative vision in fresh\, dynamic poems that lyrically complicate place\, race\, and identity. \nTraversing the Midwest from Indianapolis to Chicago\, new poems explore the twitchy unease of unintentional migration and economic instability as the country faces a future every bit as unsettling and circus-like as parking lot carnivals of the poet’s childhood. Selections from Mixology (2008)—“a post-soul tour de force” (Kevin Young)—reverberate with the rhythm of ’80s hip-hop\, while “revelatory” (Gabrielle Calvocoressi) odes from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist The Big Smoke (2013) reimagine the legacy of prizefighter Jack Johnson and transcendent poems from Map to the Stars (2017) brim with cosmic jazz. \nMatejka’s smooth lyricism flows into a singular\, indispensable collection of memories lost and found again. Tracing the continuum of a “rocket-powered” (Campbell McGrath) writer\, Be Easy affirms Matejka as one of the most exciting voices of our time. \nAdrian Matejka is the author of six poetry collections and the graphic novel Last on His Feet. He has been nominated for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize\, served as the poet laureate of the state of Indiana from 2018–2019\, and is editor–in–chief of Poetry magazine. He lives in Chicago. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/laurie-halse-anderson-and-adrian-matejka/ LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC),Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),Literary Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CLSC_Wk6_2026_update.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T151500 DTSTAMP:20260506T104827 CREATED:20251218T060014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T041506Z UID:97228-1786115700-1786115700@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Chautauqua Opera Company Orchestral Workshop: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead DESCRIPTION:In Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Grammy award-winning composer and librettist Herschel Garfein has created the first ever operatic adaptation of a play by Tom Stoppard. Chautauqua Opera Company’s young artists will be joined by internationally heralded baritone Keith Phares and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for a ten-day workshop of the complete opera\, which concludes with a public presentation of excerpts and panel discussion with Garfein and Phares. Reviewing excerpts presented at Fort Worth Opera’s Frontiers Festival\, the Wall Street Journal said\, “composer-librettist Herschel Garfein set the diamond-bright dialogue of the Tom Stoppard play with clarity and wit\, heightening the comedy through skillful ensemble writing and characterization.” URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-opera-company-orchestral-workshop-rosencrantz-and-guildenstern-are-dead/ LOCATION:Norton Hall\, Norton Hall CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),Opera ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/8.7.26-ROSENCRANTZ-ORCHESTRAL-WORKSHOP.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T170000 DTSTAMP:20260506T104827 CREATED:20260317T191524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T191524Z UID:98124-1786122000-1786122000@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Service DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-6/ LOCATION:Miller Park\, Miller Park CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T180000 DTSTAMP:20260506T104827 CREATED:20251219T160032Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T151523Z UID:97251-1786125600-1786125600@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents How I Learned What I Learned DESCRIPTION:By August Wilson \nDirected by Jade King Carroll \nBratton Theater \nAugust Wilson’s celebrated classic solo piece is an autobiographical tour de force that follows Wilson’s journey through the streets of Pittsburgh’s Hill District — through artistic awakenings\, odd jobs and heartbreaks — capturing the moments that forged his identity. From the hustle of his early days to the love affair that almost got him killed\, Wilson weaves his youth into a series of deliciously compelling stories. With his trademark wit\, lyricism\, and truth-telling\, he invites audiences into the dynamic world that shaped both the man and the master storyteller he became. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-how-i-learned-what-i-learned-3/ LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Theater ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR