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  • REAGAN

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    Sponsored by Advocates for Balance at Chautauqua - Free Admission! Told through the voice of Viktor Petrovich (Jon Voight), a former KGB agent whose life becomes inextricably linked with Ronald...

    Free Admission

  • Michael Strautmanis

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Michael Strautmanis serves as the Obama Foundation’s Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, building its strategy to extend President and Mrs. Obama’s legacy through the development of the Obama Presidential Center and civic engagement programming in Chicago. Through community affairs, government relations, strategic partnerships, and digital storytelling, Michael has built the Foundation's impact agenda in Chicago to...

    $20.00
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    CHQ Dialogues

    Everett Jewish Life Center Everett Jewish Life Center
    free

  • Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby (Live Audio Descriptions)

    Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

    WORLD PREMIERE By Sharyn Rothstein Directed by Oliver Butler Bratton Theater Best 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...

    $55 – $65
  • Sara Davis Buechner's headshot

    School of Music Piano Faculty Recital: Sara Davis Buechner

    Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall

    Noted for her musical command, cosmopolitan artistry, and visionary independence, Sara Davis Buechner is one of the most original concert pianists of our time. Lauded for her “intelligence, integrity and all-encompassing technical prowess” (New York Times), “thoughtful artistry in the full service of music” (Washington Post), and “astounding virtuosity” (Philippine Star), Japan’s InTune magazine sums it...

  • PUT YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    A powerful act of witness and remembrance, this urgent, deeply personal documentary unfolds through video calls between filmmaker Sepideh Farsi and 25-year-old Palestinian photojournalist and poet Fatma Hassona. Their connection bridges both geography and grief, offering a rare, unfiltered window into daily life inside Gaza. Hassona’s grace, resilience, and luminous spirit ground the film in...

    $11 – $15
  • Glenn Goldberg

    CVA Lecture Series: Glenn Goldberg, School of Art Faculty

    CVA: Large Drawing Room

    The Chautauqua School of Art proudly welcomes Glenn Goldberg as a member of our 2026 visiting faculty. Glenn Goldberg will participate in the School’s Summer Lecture Series, sharing insights and practices with our artistic community. Glenn Goldberg was born in the Bronx in 1953 and attended the New York Studio School and Queens College during...

  • An opera singer singing on stage with a conductor in the background

    Opera & Pops Concert with CSO

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Stuart Chafetz, conductor Chautauqua Opera Company Apprentice and Studio Artists join Stuart Chafetz, Principal Pops Conductor, and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for the annual Opera & Pops concert. This popular summer event showcases Chautauqua Opera’s young artists in music from Opera, Operetta and Broadway.

    $55 – $65

  • FACKHAM HALL

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    Directed by Jim O'Hanlon, this comedy spoof on Downton Abbey stars Katherine Waterston and Damian Lewis as Lady and Lord of the house."Deliciously silly, stupid and hilarious, and I guarantee you’ll leave the cinema with a smile on your face." -Nikki Gemmell, The Australian "There are twists, turns and ridiculous faux pas in a congenially...

    $11 – $15
  • Meshelle

    Meshelle: Funny on Purpose

    Roe Green Theater Center

    In partnership with the African American Heritage House MESHELLE The Indie-Mom of Comedy, is an award-winning comedian, writer, and solo performer whose work sits at the intersection of arts, culture, and impact, shaped by the lens of a Black woman honoring mothering, family, personal growth, and the undeniable cultural influence of our people. Her stand-up...

    $25
  • Sunrise kayaking

    Sunrise Paddle – Kayak/SUP

    Sports Club, Waterfront

    Enjoy the beauty of the lake during our sunrise paddle. This is not a guided tour but an opportunity to rent a kayak, SUP or canoe for an enjoyable hour at sunrise. Reservations accepted one day in advance at the Sports Club. Contact sportsclub@chq.org with questions.

  • People gathered for a meditation class

    CHQ Mystic Heart – Mateo Mortellarto, Tibetan Meditation

    Presbyterian House Presbyterian House

    Taking a general and non-sectarian approach to Buddhism, Mateo Mortellaro (Konchok Tsering Tengye) has years of experience leading meditation and teaching Buddhist philosophy. Mateo started his spiritual journey early in life practicing Zen Buddhism, eventually shifting focus to the Tibetan tradition, primarily within the Drikung ,Kagyu and Sakya schools. Mateo’s main teacher is His Eminence...

    free
  • Hurlbut Memorial Community United Methodist Church

    Catholic Mass

    Hurlbut Church sanctuary Hurlbut Church sanctuary
  • People gathered for a meditation class

    Movement and Meditation with Monte Thompson

    Hall of Philosophy Grove

    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...

    free
  • Zina Jacque

    The Rev. Zina Jacque

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    The Rev. Zina Jacque serves as President and Chair of the Board of National Senior Communities, overseeing the largest not-for-profit network of continuing-care retirement communities in the nation. Across two...

    Free
  • Natalie Merchant

    Natalie Merchant

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Natalie Merchant has earned recognition among America’s most respected recording artists, drawing audiences with her captivating performances and intentional songwriting over her 40-year career. Her music blends folk, rock and...

    $40
  • Owen Reyda

    Organ Recitals Owen Reyda

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Owen Reyda is an organ performance major at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, studying with Jonathan Moyer. At Oberlin, he has also studied piano with Yulia Fedoseeva, choral conducting with Gregory...

    free
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    CHQ Dialogues

    Presbyterian House Presbyterian House
    free

  • Guided Kayak Historic Tour

    Sports Club, Waterfront

    Enjoy paddling while learning about historic sites along the shores of Chautauqua Institution during this hour-long guided kayak tour. The tour begins and ends at the Sports Club. The cost...

  • PUT YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    A powerful act of witness and remembrance, this urgent, deeply personal documentary unfolds through video calls between filmmaker Sepideh Farsi and 25-year-old Palestinian photojournalist and poet Fatma Hassona. Their connection...

    $11 – $15

  • Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby

    Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

    WORLD PREMIERE By Sharyn Rothstein Directed by Oliver Butler Bratton Theater Best for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby...

    $55 – $65
  • Natalie Wigg-Stevenson

    Natalie Wigg-Stevenson

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Natalie Wigg-Stevenson is a theologian, minister, author and associate professor of contextual education at Emmanuel College (Victoria University, University of Toronto). Natalie brings to her teaching a spirit of play...

    $20
  • A woman singing to a classroom of children

    Chautauqua Arts Education 101: Panel Discussion

    Smith Wilkes Hall Smith Wilkes Hall

    Chautauqua Arts Education programs serve thousands of students and hundreds of teachers each year in Chautauqua County, carrying out Chautauqua Institution's mission through empowering students to learn about their world...

  • WE ARE ALL PLASTIC PEOPLE NOW

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    According to Ted Danson, "'We’re All Plastic People Now’ is alarming, but it shows us that change is possible and should spark the kind of real conversation necessary for us...

    Free Admission
  • People looking at artwork

    Party on the Art Quad

    CVA: Arts Quad

    The Friends of CVA and Chautauqaua Visual Arts will once again host our annual ticketed fundraising event in the heart of the CVA Arts Quad. The proceeds benefit CVA School...

  • FACKHAM HALL

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    Directed by Jim O'Hanlon, this comedy spoof on Downton Abbey stars Katherine Waterston and Damian Lewis as Lady and Lord of the house."Deliciously silly, stupid and hilarious, and I guarantee...

    $11 – $15

  • Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby

    Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

    WORLD PREMIERE By Sharyn Rothstein Directed by Oliver Butler Bratton Theater Best for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby...

    $55 – $65
  • Wuthering Heights

    Chautauqua School of Dance presents: “Wuthering Heights”

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Directed and Choreographed by Sasha Janes, Bonnefoux McBride Artistic Director of Chautauqua School of Dance On the wild, windswept moors of Yorkshire, this ballet adaptation of Wuthering Heights brings to...

    $55 – $65
  • People gathered for a meditation class

    CHQ Mystic Heart – Mateo Mortellarto, Tibetan Meditation

    Presbyterian House Presbyterian House

    Taking a general and non-sectarian approach to Buddhism, Mateo Mortellaro (Konchok Tsering Tengye) has years of experience leading meditation and teaching Buddhist philosophy. Mateo started his spiritual journey early in...

    free
  • Hurlbut Memorial Community United Methodist Church

    Catholic Mass

    Hurlbut Church sanctuary Hurlbut Church sanctuary
  • Zina Jacque

    Rev. Zina Jacque

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    The Rev. Zina Jacque serves as President and Chair of the Board of National Senior Communities, overseeing the largest not-for-profit network of continuing-care retirement communities in the nation. Across two...

    free
  • Micah Hendler

    Micah Hendler

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Micah Hendler is the founder and artistic director of the Jerusalem Youth Chorus (JYC), an Israeli-Palestinian music and dialogue project he has brought from a dream to the global stages...

    $40

  • CTC Theater Chats

    Smith Wilkes Hall Smith Wilkes Hall

    Theater Chats (formerly known as Brown Bags) On selected Thursdays at 12:15 p.m., bring lunch to Smith Wilkes Hall and join special guests, including actors, designers, playwrights and more, for...

  • CHQ Dialogues logo

    CHQ Dialogues

    Everett Jewish Life Center Everett Jewish Life Center
    free
  • Micah Hendler

    Micah Hendler

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Micah Hendler is the founder and artistic director of the Jerusalem Youth Chorus (JYC), an Israeli-Palestinian music and dialogue project he has brought from a dream to the global stages...

    $20

  • FACKHAM HALL

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    Directed by Jim O'Hanlon, this comedy spoof on Downton Abbey stars Katherine Waterston and Damian Lewis as Lady and Lord of the house."Deliciously silly, stupid and hilarious, and I guarantee...

    $11 – $15
  • CHQ Dialogues logo

    CHQ Dialogues

    United Methodist House United Methodist House
    free

  • PUT YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    A powerful act of witness and remembrance, this urgent, deeply personal documentary unfolds through video calls between filmmaker Sepideh Farsi and 25-year-old Palestinian photojournalist and poet Fatma Hassona. Their connection...

    $11 – $15
  • CHQ Dialogues logo

    CHQ Dialogues

    Disciples of Christ House Disciples of Christ House
    free

  • Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby

    Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

    WORLD PREMIERE By Sharyn Rothstein Directed by Oliver Butler Bratton Theater Best for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby...

    $55 – $65

  • Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Sounds of Strauss

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Rossen Milanov, conductor The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra presents two of Richard Strauss’s most compelling tone poems. In Also sprach Zarathustra, Strauss explores themes of human striving and philosophical inquiry. Death...

    $55 – $65

  • FACKHAM HALL

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    Directed by Jim O'Hanlon, this comedy spoof on Downton Abbey stars Katherine Waterston and Damian Lewis as Lady and Lord of the house."Deliciously silly, stupid and hilarious, and I guarantee...

    $11 – $15
  • Sally Love

    Sally Love & Friends: Sleep is the New Sex

    Roe Green Theater Center

    Usually in bed by 10, but willing to stay up and entertain us with her hilarious takes on sleep, sex and the indignities of our aging bodies, Sally Love and...

    $25
  • Sunrise kayaking

    Sunrise Paddle – Kayak/SUP

    Sports Club, Waterfront

    Enjoy the beauty of the lake during our sunrise paddle. This is not a guided tour but an opportunity to rent a kayak, SUP or canoe for an enjoyable hour at sunrise. Reservations accepted one day in advance at the Sports Club. Contact sportsclub@chq.org with questions.

  • People gathered for a meditation class

    CHQ Mystic Heart – Mateo Mortellarto, Tibetan Meditation

    Presbyterian House Presbyterian House

    Taking a general and non-sectarian approach to Buddhism, Mateo Mortellaro (Konchok Tsering Tengye) has years of experience leading meditation and teaching Buddhist philosophy. Mateo started his spiritual journey early in life practicing Zen Buddhism, eventually shifting focus to the Tibetan tradition, primarily within the Drikung ,Kagyu and Sakya schools. Mateo’s main teacher is His Eminence...

    free
  • Hurlbut Memorial Community United Methodist Church

    Catholic Mass

    Hurlbut Church sanctuary Hurlbut Church sanctuary
  • People gathered for a meditation class

    Movement and Meditation with Monte Thompson

    Hall of Philosophy Grove

    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...

    free
  • Dave Eggers

    Dave Eggers

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Dave Eggers is the author of many books, among them Contrapposto, The Eyes and the Impossible, The Circle, The Monk of Mokha, Heroes of the Frontier, A Hologram for the King, and What Is the What. Contrapposto, released in June, is a moving and funny novel about allies and art, and what it means to...

    $40
  • Amy Grant

    Masters Series Masterclass: Amy Grant

    Norton Hall Norton Hall

    Join Friday night's Amphitheater stage headliner, Amy Grant for a conversation about her life and career. Grant, an American singer-songwriter and musician, began her career in contemporary Christian music before crossing over to pop music in the mid-1980s. Her latest album, "The Me That Remains" was released in May 2026.

    $49
  • Feeding Ghosts book cover and Tessa Hulls' headshot

    Tessa Hulls

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle — Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls An astonishing, deeply moving graphic memoir about three generations of Chinese women, exploring love, grief, exile, and identity. In her acclaimed graphic memoir debut, Tessa Hulls traces the reverberations of Chinese history across three generations of women in her family. Tessa’s...

    $20

  • Chautauqua Theater Company Presents New Play Workshop 2: The Motions by Zora Howard

    Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

    In the wake of an untimely prognosis, a father and son must relearn how to share space after years of estrangement. They pass the time with quiet rituals – making coffee, playing chess – navigating what is left to say and what is better left unsaid. Funny, tender, and deeply human, The Motions is an...

    $20

  • GIRLS LIKE GIRLS

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    Based on writer/director Hayley Kiyoko's hit single and best-selling novel of the same name and featuring all-new music from Kiyoko, Girls Like Girls is a heartfelt coming-of-age story. Set over the course of one sun-drenched summer, new-girl-in-town Coley (Maya Da Costa) falls in love for the first time while learning to accept herself along the...

    $11 – $15

  • DESCENT: INTO THE BLUE

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    A powerful documentary narrated by Peter Coyote, showcasing the best of the human spirit - the fight to save our ocean's ecosystem and critically endangered coral reefs. Post film discussion led by Rory and Courtney Fielding with a panel of experts featured in the film joining by Zoom: Film participants Mike Goldberg, Eric Wehemeyer, John...

    Free Admission
  • Men playing softball

    Men’s Softball League

    Sharpe Field Sharpe Field

    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.

  • PROJECT HAIL MARY

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    When science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up alone on a spaceship light years from home he has no recollection of how he got there. As his memory returns he uncovers his mission to save the Earth's sun from a mysterious threat, and discovers that an unexpected alien friendship may be the key. "One...

    $11 – $15

  • Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby

    Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

    WORLD PREMIERE By Sharyn Rothstein Directed by Oliver Butler Bratton Theater Best 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...

    $55 – $65
  • Amy Grant

    An Evening with Amy Grant

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Amy Grant's career spans more than 40 years and stretches from her roots in gospel into becoming an iconic pop star, songwriter, television personality and philanthropist. With three multi-platinum albums, six platinum albums and four gold albums, her total career album sales have exceeded 30 million and over 1 billion global streams. Grant’s chart success...

    $55 – $115