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:20260811T074500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T074500 DTSTAMP:20260521T161456 CREATED:20260512T210124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T163101Z UID:99522-1786434300-1786434300@www.chq.org SUMMARY:CHQ Mystic Heart - Kainat (Felicia) Norton and Muinuddin (Charles) Smith\, Sufi Meditation DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chq-mystic-heart-kainat-felicia-norton-and-muinuddin-charles-smith-sufi-meditation-2/ 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:20260811T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T080000 DTSTAMP:20260521T161456 CREATED:20260513T163214Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T191629Z UID:99892-1786435200-1786435200@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Daily Word Meditation DESCRIPTION:(Programmed by Unity of Chautauqua) URL:https://www.chq.org/event/daily-word-meditation-77/ 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:20260811T081500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T081500 DTSTAMP:20260521T161456 CREATED:20260513T171624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T210121Z UID:99929-1786436100-1786436100@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Catholic Mass DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/catholic-mass-110/ 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:20260811T085500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T085500 DTSTAMP:20260521T161456 CREATED:20260513T171757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T001724Z UID:99965-1786438500-1786438500@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Chautauqua Prays for Peace though Compassion DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-prays-for-peace-though-compassion-32/ 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:20260811T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T091500 DTSTAMP:20260521T161456 CREATED:20251121T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211520Z UID:96963-1786439700-1786439700@www.chq.org SUMMARY:The 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/the-rev-frank-a-thomas-2/ 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:20260811T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T091500 DTSTAMP:20260521T161456 CREATED:20260318T123024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T161607Z UID:98147-1786439700-1786439700@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Meghan Collins: Locally specific climate projections for the Chautauqua region DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Science Group Weekly Lecture \nMeghan Collins is an Associate Research Scientist\, Science Communication\, at the Desert Research Institute at University of Nevada Reno. \nMeghan joined DRI in June 2015. There are two dimensions to her work: the first is to advance the ways that science and scientists meaningfully translate the results of research to society\, and the second is to create partnerships to involve people in DRI science. As faculty of science communication\, she has one foot in research and one foot in practice. Her work is synergistic with scientists in many fields\, and she looks for ways to elevate science and engage students and community members meaningfully in DRI’s work through internships\, citizen science\, and other immersive experiences. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/meghan-collins-locally-specific-climate-projections-for-the-chautauqua-region/ LOCATION:Hurlbut Church sanctuary\, Hurlbut Church sanctuary CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CCI-Meghan-Collins-Week-7-Tuesday-AM.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T101500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T101500 DTSTAMP:20260521T161456 CREATED:20260513T140143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T201646Z UID:99653-1786443300-1786443300@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Service of Blessing and Healing DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/service-of-blessing-and-healing-32/ LOCATION:Randell Chapel\, UCC Headquarters 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/2022/06/071819_Ambience_GF_07.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T104500 DTSTAMP:20260521T161456 CREATED:20260506T140000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T140000Z UID:99447-1786445100-1786445100@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Nazanin Boniadi\, Karim Sadjadpour and Amna Nawaz DESCRIPTION:Continuing Chautauqua’s exploration of “Global Power and Our Evolving International Order\,” “PBS News Hour” co-anchor Amna Nawaz hosts a special onstage conversation between actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace senior fellow Karim Sadjadpour. Both have Iranian roots and Nawaz will engage them on their lives and their families\, their respective areas of work\, and\, whatever the status of world events at that moment\, their perspectives on the state of Iran\, the Iranian people\, and what comes next. \nNazanin Boniadi is an Iranian-born\, SAG and AACTA Award-nominated actress\, producer and human rights advocate. Her television credits include “Homeland\,” “How I Met Your Mother\,” “Counterpart\,” and the first season of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” In film\, Boniadi won acclaim for her memorable role in “Bombshell” and leading role in “Hotel Mumbai.” Her producing debut\, “A Mosquito in the Ear\,” in which she stars alongside Jake Lacy\, won the Panavision Spirit Award at the 2026 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. She is most recently seen in “The Saviors\,” opposite Adam Scott and Danielle Deadwyler. \nAs an activist\, Boniadi has campaigned for the rights of the Iranian people since 2008\, with a focus on the unjust conviction and treatment of youth\, women and political prisoners. She is also a Council on Foreign Relations member and serves on the board of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center. Appointed an Amnesty International UK ambassador in 2020\, Boniadi has spoken at esteemed institutions\, including the Oxford Union\, Munich Security Conference and World Economic Forum\, and she has addressed the U.S. Capitol\, the U.K.\, German\, Australian\, Canadian parliaments and the U.N. Her numerous recognitions include the 2023 Sydney Peace Prize. \nKarim Sadjadpour is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\, where he focuses on Iran\, Gulf security\, and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. He is a contributing writer at The Atlantic\, a CNN Global Affairs Analyst and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He has testified numerous times before Congress for both Democratic and Republican leadership. \nSadjadpour is currently writing a book on radicalism for Random House/Knopf and appears frequently on media outlets such as the “PBS News Hour\,” NPR and CNN. Recognized for his sharp analytical prose\, his work was selected as a Foreign Affairs “Best Essay of the Year” in both 2025 (for “The Autumn of the Ayatollahs”) and 2024 (on the battle between Saudi “Vision 2030” and Iran “Vision 1979”). In 2023\, he received an Emmy Award as consulting producer for the HBO documentary Hostages. Previously an analyst with the International Crisis Group based in Tehran and Washington\, he has lived in Latin America\, Europe and the Middle East. He speaks Persian\, Italian and Spanish\, and is proficient in Arabic. \nKarim holds degrees from the University of Michigan and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). \nAmna Nawaz is an Emmy\, Peabody and Cronkite award-winning journalist who currently serves as co-anchor and co-managing editor of the “PBS News Hour.” In addition to anchoring PBS News’ flagship national news broadcast\, Nawaz co-hosts the podcast “Settle In\,” featuring thought leaders from all walks of life. She has also hosted a primetime arts show and documentaries on everything from America’s childcare crisis to global plastic pollution to life after incarceration. \nNawaz’s reporting ranges from politics and foreign affairs\, to immigration and education\, to culture and sports. She has anchored the show from the U.S. Southern border\, Israel after the Oct. 7 attacks and Kyiv\, Ukraine\, during its war with Russia. Nawaz has interviewed presidents and heads of state\, White House officials and lawmakers\, professional athletes and musicians\, and citizens around the world in the communities they call home. \nPrior to joining PBS\, Nawaz was anchor and correspondent at ABC News\, anchoring breaking news coverage and leading the network’s livestream coverage of the 2016 presidential election. She also hosted the “Uncomfortable” podcast and reported a documentary on the Texas county with the highest rate of support for Donald Trump in the 2016 election. Before ABC\, Nawaz was a foreign correspondent and Islamabad Bureau Chief for NBC News\, where she regularly reported on the war in Afghanistan and the broader region. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/nazanin-boniadi-karim-sadjadpour-and-amna-nawaz/ 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/2026/05/CLS_081126_update.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T123000 DTSTAMP:20260521T161456 CREATED:20260128T181514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T161602Z UID:97627-1786451400-1786451400@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Jessamine Finch\, Atlanta Botanical Garden: "Wild Seeds in a Warming World" DESCRIPTION:Bird\, Tree & Garden Club lunchtime lecture series \nJessamine Finch is a Research Scientist in the Conservation Seed Bank at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. She has over fifteen years of experience working with public gardens in many capacities including horticulture\, curation\, education\, conservation\, and research. Prior to her work with ABG\, she managed the seed bank of the New England Plant Conservation Program with Native Plant Trust. She holds a PhD in Plant Biology and Conservation from Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/btg-lunch-lecture-series-7/ LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15) 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:20260811T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T123000 DTSTAMP:20260521T161456 CREATED:20260512T210144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T163107Z UID:99547-1786451400-1786451400@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-6/ LOCATION:Hall of Missions\, Hall of Missions 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:20260811T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T140000 DTSTAMP:20260521T161456 CREATED:20260128T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T201524Z UID:97632-1786456800-1786456800@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Jeremy Ben-Ami DESCRIPTION:Jeremy Ben-Ami is the president of J Street\, bringing to the role both deep experience in American politics and government and a passionate commitment to the state of Israel. Ben-Ami’s family connection to Israel goes back 140 years to the first aliyah when his great-grandparents were among the first settlers in Petah Tikva. His grandparents were one of the founding families of Tel Aviv\, and his father was an activist and leader in the Irgun\, working for Israel’s independence and on the rescue of European Jews before and during World War II. \nBen-Ami’s political resume includes serving in the mid-1990s as the deputy domestic policy advisor in the White House to President Bill Clinton and working on seven presidential and numerous state and local campaigns\, including helping to manage a mayoral campaign in New York City in 2001. For nearly three years in the late ’90s\, he lived in Israel\, where he started a consulting firm working with Israeli nonprofit organizations and politicians. Ben-Ami received a law degree from New York University and is a graduate of the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/jeremy-ben-ami/ 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/2026/01/Ben-Ami_Jeremy_ILS_081126.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T153000 DTSTAMP:20260521T161456 CREATED:20260513T160140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T220156Z UID:99800-1786462200-1786462200@www.chq.org SUMMARY:CHQ Dialogues DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chq-dialogues-174/ LOCATION:Everett Jewish Life Center\, Everett Jewish Life Center CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CHQDialogues_event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T180000 DTSTAMP:20260521T161456 CREATED:20251219T160034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T151524Z UID:97254-1786471200-1786471200@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-5/ 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T200000 DTSTAMP:20260521T161456 CREATED:20260326T161523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260508T140108Z UID:98399-1786478400-1786478400@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Fate and Fury DESCRIPTION:Hannah Schendel\, conductor \nUnder the baton of Hannah Schendel\, The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra presents a night of symphonic drama. Wagner’s Flying Dutchman Overture surges with storm-tossed intensity\, capturing the restless seas and legend of the cursed mariner. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 follows\, unfolding from brooding introspection to triumphant resolve in an emotionally compelling journey. Together\, these masterworks showcase the passion\, grandeur\, and expressive force of the Romantic era. \nProgram:\nWagner: Flying Dutchman Overture\nTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-symphony-orchestra-fate-and-fury/ LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts,Week Seven (August 8–15) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/081624_CSO_DM_05.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR