Venerable Jissai Prince-Cherry began practicing Zen in 1994. Since then, she has maintained a daily personal practice and regularly participates in group sittings, intensive Zen meditation retreats, and periods of...
Don't have a partner? One will be provided. Game managed by Shelley Dahlie. $10/person.
Rabbi Joshua Stanton puts Jewish learning, pastoral care, and social justice first. He loves connecting with people individually and supporting their spiritual journeys and pursuit of meaning. Rabbi Stanton’s passion...
Sean Baker's five time Oscar winner is an audacious, thrilling and comedic variation on a modern day Cinderella story. Best Actress winner Mikey Madison captivates as Ani, a young sex...
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Presentation — King: A Life by Jonathan Eig Vividly written and exhaustively researched, Jonathan Eig’s King: A Life is the first major biography in decades...
Shariah
The Dialogue is devoted to the AAHH Lecture on Wednesday at 3:30pm
Play CHQ invites families to discover, create, and play together all season long! Enjoy a variety of engaging activities including games, crafts, STEM experiments, and more at pop-up locations throughout...
Interested in playing slow pitch softball? Contact co-commissioner Carrie Zachry at carriezachry@gmail.com
Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner, lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favorite musical group, McGwyer Mortimer (Tom Basden & Carey Mulligan) back together....
Rossen Milanov, conductor Christine Goerke, soprano Experience the electrifying power of world-renowned soprano Christine Goerke as she joins the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for opening night under the baton of music...
Sean Baker's five time Oscar winner is an audacious, thrilling and comedic variation on a modern day Cinderella story. Best Actress winner Mikey Madison captivates as Ani, a young sex...
Venerable Jissai Prince-Cherry began practicing Zen in 1994. Since then, she has maintained a daily personal practice and regularly participates in group sittings, intensive Zen meditation retreats, and periods of...
Episcopal Holy Eucharist
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...
Jim Wallis is a writer, teacher, preacher and justice advocate who believes the gospel of Jesus must be emancipated from its cultural and political captivities. He is a New York...
Chris Hayes is the Emmy Award–winning host of “All In with Chris Hayes” on MSNBC, editor-at-large of The Nation and the author of The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the...
Summer on the Steps with Chautauqua Literary Arts featuring Kwame Alexander, presenting, "Everything You Wanted to Know About Publishing But You Didn't Know Who to Ask" Book signing to follow.
Jumu'ah introduction for visitors is at 12:30 PM. Jumu'ah Service is at 1:05 PM
Dr. Rami Nashashibi is a MacArthur Fellow, a Doctor of Sociology from the University of Chicago, and the Founding Executive Director of the Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN), a non-profit...
Islam in America
Interested in playing slow pitch softball? Contact co-commissioner Wes Delancey at markernalt21@gmail.com to be added to a team roster. Fee per team for league play.
by James Anthony Tyler, Directed by Jade King Carroll, Bratton Theater The 6 a.m. class at Harlem Bikram is for the regulars — a group as diverse as the neighborhood itself. As heat builds in the yoga studio, so do the tensions in their personal lives. Pranayama captures the breath of a community trying to...
This Latvian Oscar Winner for Best Animated Feature follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. "A film full of wonders...
Diana Krall is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. To date, her albums have garnered two GRAMMY® Awards, ten Juno® Awards and have earned nine Gold, three Platinum, and seven multi-Platinum albums. Her 1999 release of When I Look in Your Eyes spent...
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Michael B. Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. Director Ryan "Coogler's Sinners is the best film of the year so far." -Billie Melissa, Newsweek "This is horror with a sense...
Dennis Unkovic is a senior partner with the law firm of Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP. He frequently briefs business executives, trade associations, and government leaders on high profile issues, and negotiates complex commercial transactions, including international mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. He joins the Chautauqua Women’s Club for a Contemporary Issues Forum to...
by James Anthony Tyler, Directed by Jade King Carroll, Bratton Theater The 6 a.m. class at Harlem Bikram is for the regulars — a group as diverse as the neighborhood itself. As heat builds in the yoga studio, so do the tensions in their personal lives. Pranayama captures the breath of a community trying to...
This exciting program will feature works by Bruch, Bacewicz, and Arensky, performed by an exceptional lineup of musicians. Bruch’s composition will be brought to life by Eli Eban (clarinet), Lynne Ramsey (viola), and Shannon Hesse (piano). Bacewicz’s piece will be performed by Aaron Berofsky, Almita Vamos, Nurit Pacht, and Kathryn Votapek (violin), while Arensky will...
This Latvian Oscar Winner for Best Animated Feature follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. "A film full of wonders...
The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra presents Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in Concert featuring Klaus Badelt & Hans Zimmer’s score performed live to the film. The concert will be led by Chia-Hsuan Lin. Oscar® and Grammy Award®-winning composer Hans Zimmer and his production team have scored each “Pirates of the...
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Michael B. Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. Director Ryan "Coogler's Sinners is the best film of the year so far." -Billie Melissa, Newsweek "This is horror with a sense...
United Church of Christ Worship Service
Episcopal Holy Eucharist
Unitarian Universalist Service
Weekly Sunday School Program for Ages 3-11. Children of all faiths and no faith are welcome.
The Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis uses her gifts as author, activist, preacher, and public theologian toward creating an antiracist, just, gun violence free, fully welcoming, gender affirming society in which...
Rossen Milanov, conductor Bring the whole family for a magical afternoon with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra as they bring Poulenc’s The Story of Babar to life through charming narration and...
"Radiant" Exhibition opening reception, from 3-5pm. The exhibition runs June 29-July 12. "Radiant" brings together a vibrant selection of artists curated by Erika b Hess, host of I Like Your...
Special Guest Event! As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new home and school in San Francisco, turmoil ensues. "As funny, stirring, unpredictable, exciting and riotously beautiful...
Chautauqua Writers’ Center Faculty Reading — Week Two — Featuring Deborah A. Miranda (Memoir) and Marc Tyler Nobleman (Children's Picture Book) Deborah A. Miranda is a writer and enrolled member...
by James Anthony Tyler, Directed by Jade King Carroll, Bratton Theater The 6 a.m. class at Harlem Bikram is for the regulars — a group as diverse as the neighborhood...
Kriss Young Miller and her husband Gary manage the Quaker House. Kriss is a 2022 graduate of Earlham School of Religion with her Master of Arts in Peace and Social...
Join us for lemonade and cookies at the Orientation for New Chautauquans, where we warmly welcome you to our vibrant community. This event is designed to acquaint you with the...
"A Journey Through the Holy Land in the times of Jesus" (weather Permitting)
Special Guest Event! The little voices inside Riley's head know her inside and out, but everything changes with the onset of puberty and the arrival of Anxiety, Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment. "An exuberant, brilliant swirl of teenage emotion." -Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times Lewis Black who voices the character Anger, will introduce the Sunday screening! (PG,...
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Michael B. Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. Director Ryan "Coogler's Sinners is the best film of the year so far." -Billie Melissa, Newsweek "This is horror with a sense...
John Pulleyn has been practicing Zen for more than 40 years, working with the late Roshi Philip Kapleau, the founder of the Rochester Zen Center and author of Three Pillars of Zen, and Roshi Kapleau's successor, Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. After graduating from Oberlin College with a BA in history, John joined the Zen Center's staff...
Episcopal Holy Eucharist
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...
The Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis uses her gifts as author, activist, preacher, and public theologian toward creating an antiracist, just, gun violence free, fully welcoming, gender affirming society in which everyone has enough. Jacqui is the Senior Minister at Middle Collegiate Church. A womanist theologian, Jacqui has preached at the Festival of Homiletics, the Wild...
Early film pitches for Pixar’s Academy Award-winning “Inside Out” named comedian Lewis Black to illustrate how an iconic voice like that belonging to the “King of the Rant” could bring an emotion like “Anger” to life. Black went on to voice the character in both the 2015 film and its 2024 sequel — now the...
Presenters Alizé Scott and Kathryn O'Neal will lead a community discussion on our Week Two CLSC selection That's How They Get You: An Unruly Anthology of Black American Humor edited by Damon Young
The Rev. Dr. Almeda M. Wright is the tenured Associate Professor of Religious Education at Yale Divinity School. Dr. Wright’s research focuses on African American religion and education, Womanist spirituality, adolescent spiritual development, and the intersections of religion and public life. Dr. Wright recently launched Communitas, a young adult ministry innovation hub at Yale. This...
"The Quran and What it Says About Other Faiths"
Since its founding in 2011 by Franklin Cohen, Principal Clarinet Emeritus of The Cleveland Orchestra, and his daughter Diana Cohen, Concertmaster of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, ChamberFest Cleveland (CFC) has...
Celebrate the sesquicentennial of our iconic institution, while exploring the ever-evolving definition of democracy through powerful stories and performances that have unfolded here, with a stirring performance of Wynton Marsalis'...
Play CHQ invites families to discover, create, and play together all season long! Enjoy a variety of engaging activities including games, crafts, STEM experiments, and more at pop-up locations throughout...
Suzanne Watters is a Pratt Institute MFA graduate with a concentration in painting/drawing. Her art practice centers around woven pieces made with found textiles painted with pigments and/or dyed with...
Interested in playing slow pitch softball? Contact co-commissioner Wes Delancey at markernalt21@gmail.com to be added to a team roster. Fee per team for league play.
This Latvian Oscar Winner for Best Animated Feature follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird,...
CVA Lecture Series: Brooke Minto, Leon and Gloria Plevin Museum Director Lecture Brooke A. Minto assumed the role of Executive Director and CEO of the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA)...
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...
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Michael B. Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to...