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:20260629T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T131500 DTSTAMP:20260726T101909 CREATED:20260610T181558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T181558Z UID:100979-1782738000-1787922900@www.chq.org SUMMARY:English Lawn Bowling Tips DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/english-lawn-bowling-tips-2/ LOCATION:Sports Club\, Lawn Bowling Green CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Recreation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/070721_EnglishLawnBowling_KT_01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T074500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T074500 DTSTAMP:20260726T101910 CREATED:20260512T210123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T170101Z UID:99521-1786347900-1786347900@www.chq.org SUMMARY:CHQ Mystic Heart - Kainat (Felicia) Norton and Muinuddin (Charles) Smith\, Sufi Meditation DESCRIPTION:Kainat Felicia Norton and Muinuddin Charles Smith are senior Sufi teachers\, retreat guides\, and interfaith ministers within the Inayati Sufi Order. Together they founded and facilitate the Light of Guidance Center for Sufi Studies in New York City. Charles teaches leadership and sustainability studies at Hofstra University and Felicia teaches at the United Nations International School. They are married and live in New York City. Felicia has been touring the solo dance/theatre piece ‘NOOR’\, depicting the life of Noor Inayat Khan\, Sufi WW2 heroine\, in London\, Edinburgh\, UK\, France\, and NYC. Together Felicia and Charles co-authored the book\, ‘An Emerald Earth–Cultivating a Natural Spirituality and Serving Creative Beauty in Our World.’ Their book offers basic practices\, poetry\, and wisdom teachings from the Sufi tradition with the theme of joining inner cultivation and sacred ecology. They travel and offer retreats and workshops throughout the US\, Canada\, Asia\, and Europe. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chq-mystic-heart-kainat-felicia-norton-and-muinuddin-charles-smith-sufi-meditation/ LOCATION:Presbyterian House\, Presbyterian House CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Faith and Spiritual Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MysticHeart_Kainat-Norton-and-Muinuddin-Smith.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T074500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T074500 DTSTAMP:20260726T101910 CREATED:20260612T201639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T201639Z UID:101219-1786347900-1786347900@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Episcopal Holy Eucharist DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/episcopal-holy-eucharist-38/ LOCATION:Chapel of the Good Shepherd\, Chapel of the Good Shepherd CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T080000 DTSTAMP:20260726T101910 CREATED:20260513T163213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T191623Z UID:99891-1786348800-1786348800@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Daily Word Meditation DESCRIPTION:(Programmed by Unity of Chautauqua) URL:https://www.chq.org/event/daily-word-meditation-76/ LOCATION:Hall of Missions\, Hall of Missions CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20170816_gf_00736.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T081500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T081500 DTSTAMP:20260726T101910 CREATED:20260513T171624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T211608Z UID:99928-1786349700-1786349700@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Catholic Mass DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/catholic-mass-109/ LOCATION:Hurlbut Church sanctuary\, Hurlbut Church sanctuary CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/HurlbutChurch.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T083000 DTSTAMP:20260726T101910 CREATED:20260513T140120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T160119Z UID:99631-1786350600-1786350600@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Movement and Meditation with Monte Thompson DESCRIPTION: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 and joy. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/movement-and-meditation-with-monte-thompson-15/ LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy Grove CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Faith and Spiritual Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/morningmeditation3_072015_RW_master.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T085500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T085500 DTSTAMP:20260726T101910 CREATED:20260513T171756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T163146Z UID:99964-1786352100-1786352100@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Chautauqua Prays for Peace though Compassion DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-prays-for-peace-though-compassion-31/ 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T091500 DTSTAMP:20260726T101910 CREATED:20251121T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260615T201601Z UID:96962-1786353300-1786353300@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Thr Rev. Frank A. Thomas DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Frank A. Thomas currently serves as the Director of the Compelling Preaching Initiative and the Nettie Sweeney and Hugh Th. Miller Professor of Homiletics at Christian Theological Seminary\, Indianapolis\, Indiana. For many years\, Thomas has also taught preaching to doctoral and master’s level students at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago\, Memphis Theological Seminary in Memphis\, Tennessee\, and United Theological Seminary of Dayton\, Ohio. With a long history of excellence in preaching and preaching method\, Thomas was inducted into the prestigious Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers of Morehouse College in 2003. Thomas also serves as a member of the International Board of Societas Homiletica\, an international society of teachers of preaching. \nThomas is the author of several books including\, The God of the Dangerous Sermon\, Surviving a Dangerous Sermon\, How to Preach a Dangerous Sermon\, and Introduction to the Practice of African American Preaching. He also co-edited the anthology Preaching with Sacred Fire: An Anthology of African American Sermons 1750 to the Present. Thomas is also the author of several other books on subjects from matters of prayer to spiritual maturity. \nPreviously\, Thomas served with distinction as the senior pastor for two remarkable congregations: New Faith Baptist Church of Matteson\, Illinois and Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church of Memphis\, Tennessee. \nThomas holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Communications from the University of Memphis\, a Doctor of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Chicago Theological Seminary and United Theological Seminary. He also holds a Master of Fine Arts from Alma College\, Master of Divinity from Chicago Theological Seminary and a Master of Arts from Northeastern Illinois University. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/thr-rev-frank-a-thomas/ LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/FrankThomas_ChaplainWk5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T101500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T101500 DTSTAMP:20260726T101910 CREATED:20260513T140143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T211704Z UID:99652-1786356900-1786356900@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Service of Blessing and Healing DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/service-of-blessing-and-healing-31/ LOCATION:Randell Chapel\, UCC Headquarters CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Faith and Spiritual Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/071819_Ambience_GF_07.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T104500 DTSTAMP:20260726T101910 CREATED:20251201T150000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260628T181603Z UID:97022-1786358700-1786358700@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Nancy Youssef DESCRIPTION:Nancy Youssef is a staff writer at The Atlantic. Before that\, she was a longtime national security correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and also worked at BuzzFeed News and The Daily Beast. Youssef spent much of her career at McClatchy Newspapers where she served as national security correspondent and Middle East bureau chief based in Cairo covering the Middle East and the Islamic world. Prior to that she was McClatchy’s chief Pentagon correspondent\, focusing on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. She traveled frequently to those two nations to see how the policies crafted in Washington reached Afghans\, Iraqis and the troops alike. She is also the founder of the Pentagon Press Association. \nBefore covering the Pentagon\, Youssef spent four years covering the Iraq war\, including a stint as Baghdad bureau chief. Her pieces focused on the everyday Iraqi experience\, civilian casualties and how U.S. military strategy was reshaping Iraq’s social and political dynamics. She began her career at the Detroit Free Press\, covering legal issues. While at the Free Press\, she traveled throughout Jordan and Iraq for Knight Ridder\, covering the Iraq war from the time leading up to it through the post-war period. Her journalism career started at The Baltimore Sun. \nA Washington\, D.C.-area native\, Youssef earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from University of Virginia and master’s degree in security studies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. Youssef’s parents are from Egypt\, and she speaks Arabic. Throughout her life\, she has been a frequent visitor to the region. She is currently based in Washington\, D.C. and is an advocate for supporting neurodiverse children. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/nancy-youssef/ LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),CHQ Assembly ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Youssef_Nancy_CLS_081026.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T120000 DTSTAMP:20260726T101910 CREATED:20260712T181601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260721T154943Z UID:102530-1786363200-1786363200@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Play CHQ: Pom Pom Caterpillars DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/play-chq-pom-pom-caterpillars/ LOCATION:Bestor Plaza\, Bestor Plaza CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/PlayCHQ_event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T124500 DTSTAMP:20260726T101910 CREATED:20260610T181724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T181724Z UID:101039-1786365900-1786365900@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Guided Kayak Eco Tour DESCRIPTION:Enjoy paddling while learning about ecological info along the shores of Chautauqua Institution during this hour-long guided kayak tour. The tour begins and ends at the Sports Club. The cost is for rental of single or tandem kayak plus $12 per person for the tour guide. Limited spots so please reserve one day before the event. For more info\, please contact sportsclub@chq.org. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/guided-kayak-eco-tour-6/ LOCATION:Sports Club\, Waterfront CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Recreation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/071318_Kayakers_Shoreline_DM_01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T130000 DTSTAMP:20260726T101910 CREATED:20260610T181641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T181641Z UID:101009-1786366800-1786366800@www.chq.org SUMMARY:English Lawn Bowling Tips DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/english-lawn-bowling-tips-32/ LOCATION:Sports Club\, Lawn Bowling Green CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Recreation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/070721_EnglishLawnBowling_KT_01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T140000 DTSTAMP:20260726T101910 CREATED:20260707T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260720T161557Z UID:102287-1786370400-1786370400@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Kevin Rudd DESCRIPTION:The Honorable Dr. Kevin Rudd AC is a leading international authority on China. He currently serves as Global President and CEO of Asia Society. Asia Society was established in New York in 1956 and now operates across 16 centers with more than 250 staff around the world. Dr. Rudd is also Founding President of the Asia Society Policy Institute\, a “think-and-do tank” focused on U.S.-Asia relations\, and the Founding Chair of its Center for China Analysis. Dr. Rudd returned to lead Asia Society in March 2026 following three years as Australia’s Ambassador to the United States under the Trump and Biden Administrations. He previously served as Australia’s 26th Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010 and as Foreign Minister from 2010 to 2012\, before returning as Prime Minister in 2013. He has published two books on U.S.-China relations\, On Xi Jinping (2024) and The Avoidable War (2022)\, which have been translated into more than seven languages. Dr. Rudd is professionally proficient in Mandarin Chinese. In 2022 he was awarded his DPhil from Oxford University for his dissertation on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ideological worldview. Over the years\, he has been extensively cited on China relations\, appearing frequently on U.S. network television\, in print media including the Wall Street Journal\, New York Times and the Financial Times\, and across the major outlets in India\, Japan and across Europe. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/kevin-rudd/ LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),CHQ Assembly,Interfaith Lecture Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Rudd_Kevin_ILS_081026.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T153000 DTSTAMP:20260726T101910 CREATED:20260513T143120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T114033Z UID:99697-1786375800-1786375800@www.chq.org SUMMARY:"Courageous Conversation on Death and Dying" Shahid Aziz DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/courageous-conversation-on-death-and-dying-shahid-aziz-6/ LOCATION:Presbyterian Chapel CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/presbyterian-house.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T160000 DTSTAMP:20260726T101910 CREATED:20260617T140128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260721T155518Z UID:101444-1786377600-1786377600@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Play CHQ: Penny Spinners DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/play-chq-bird-feeders-21/ LOCATION:Heinz Beach\, Heinz Beach CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/PlayCHQ_event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T160000 DTSTAMP:20260726T101910 CREATED:20260701T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T160104Z UID:98578-1786377600-1786377600@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Chautauqua Chamber Music: JACK Quartet DESCRIPTION:Join the groundbreaking JACK Quartet for a concert of fearless innovation and extraordinary musicianship. Renowned for their precision\, passion\, and adventurous programming\, JACK champions new works that redefine the possibilities of the string quartet. Their performances are both intellectually bold and emotionally gripping\, inviting listeners into the cutting edge of contemporary music. Experience why JACK Quartet is hailed as one of the most influential ensembles of its generation. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-chamber-music-jack-quartet/ LOCATION:Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall\, Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/JACKBluewithinstruments_ShervinLainez.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T190000 DTSTAMP:20260726T101910 CREATED:20260612T211639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T211639Z UID:101320-1786388400-1786388400@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Taize and Tea Meditation Worship DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/taize-and-tea-meditation-worship-7/ LOCATION:Randell Chapel\, UCC Headquarters CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T200000 DTSTAMP:20260726T101910 CREATED:20251204T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T171601Z UID:97042-1786392000-1786392000@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Music School Festival Orchestra DESCRIPTION:Comprised of top-tier students from conservatories and universities in the U.S. and abroad\, Music School Festival Orchestra members participate in a variety of musical activities during their summers at Chautauqua including chamber music and private lessons along with their meticulous orchestral training. Alumni from the MSFO can be heard in many of the world’s top orchestras and chamber ensembles and can be found on music faculties worldwide. The MSFO is led by Artistic Director Timothy Muffitt\, who serves as Music Director of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Laureate of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/music-school-festival-orchestra-5/ LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),School of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MSFO-Series-Main-Photo.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR