Events
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FOOD 2050
Food 2050 is a breathtaking documentary that captures a group of global visionaries - activists, farmers, doctors, and scientists - who lead extraordinary efforts to ensure a healthy, equitable, and...
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CHQ Mystic Heart – Sound Meditation with Suzanne Watters
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...
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SCHEER BEAUTY An Evening with Gene Scheer and the Generational Voices Artists
SCHEER BEAUTY An Evening with Gene Scheer and the Generational Voices Artists The Denyce Graves Foundation is proud to present Scheer Beauty, a special concert celebrating the extraordinary music and...
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Kate Kortum
A Juilliard graduate and winner of the 2025 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, Kortum has become a familiar face on the most iconic stages in jazz including Birdland, Blue...
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CHQ Mystic Heart – Larry Terkel, Judaism/ Kabbalah Meditation
Larry Terkel, along with his wife Susan, founded The Spiritual Life Society, an inter-denominational center for spiritual and holistic studies, where he teaches yoga and meditation and gives weekly talks....
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Episcopal Holy Eucharist
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The Rev. Natalie Hanson
The Rev. Natalie Hanson has been a longtime presence at Chautauqua; with her husband, the Rev. James Paul Womack, pastor of Hurlbut Memorial Community United Methodist Church, she has co-hosted...
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Chautauqua Science Group: George Carlo
Chautauqua Science Group Weekly Lecture The science of sports analysis
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Nyesha Arrington
Nyesha Arrington is the dynamic co-star of FOX’s hit culinary competition series “Next Level Chef,” where she brings her signature blend of mentorship, humor and fierce expertise to millions of...
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Taste Caravan
A moving feast of regional flavor. Taste Caravan transforms Bestor Plaza into a rotating showcase of the area’s most exciting restaurants and food trucks, offering guests the opportunity to sample...
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Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need, with Michael Hoffman, Cornell University
Bird, Tree & Garden Club lunchtime lecture series Michael Hoffmann is Professor Emeritus, Department of Entomology, at Cornell University, where he maintained an active research and extension program focused on...
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CHQ Mystic Heart – Larry Terkel, Judaism/ Kabbalah Meditation
Larry Terkel, along with his wife Susan, founded The Spiritual Life Society, an inter-denominational center for spiritual and holistic studies, where he teaches yoga and meditation and gives weekly talks....
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CHQ Dialogues
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Bestor Plaza Demo/Talk: Curtze- Hydroponics Partner
Big flavor meets big ideas in Bestor Plaza. Enjoy a dynamic lineup of live culinary demonstrations and discussions featuring chefs, artisans, and community partners from across the region and beyond....
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Derrick Weston
Derrick Weston is the Director of Theological Education and Formation, Creation Justice Ministries. Derrick is a writer, filmmaker, podcaster, speaker and educator whose most recent work has focused on the...
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Masters Series Masterclass: Good Food Belongs to People, Not a Landfill
At the intersection of food insecurity and climate change lies one powerful opportunity: food rescue. Food waste and food insecurity are often treated as separate crises — yet they stem...
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CHQ Dialogues
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Generational Voices Masterclass with Kevin Short
Join acclaimed bass-baritone Kevin Short for a public masterclass featuring emerging vocal artists. Drawing on his distinguished international performing career, Short will coach singers on vocal technique, musical interpretation, and...
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Taste Caravan
A moving feast of regional flavor. Taste Caravan transforms Bestor Plaza into a rotating showcase of the area’s most exciting restaurants and food trucks, offering guests the opportunity to sample...
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Premium Chefs Dinner: Nyesha Arrington
Guest Chef Dinner: Nyesha Arrington 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | Athenaeum Hotel Join acclaimed chef and television personality Nyesha Arrington for an unforgettable evening of elevated dining at...
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Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra with Maxim Lando, piano
Rossen Milanov, conductor Maxim Lando, piano Maxim Lando joins the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra in an evening of rhythmic fire. Lando commands the Amphitheater stage in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3,...
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Sally Love & Friends: Sleep is the New Sex
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...
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Sunrise Paddle – Kayak/SUP
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...
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CHQ Mystic Heart – Larry Terkel, Judaism/ Kabbalah Meditation
Larry Terkel, along with his wife Susan, founded The Spiritual Life Society, an inter-denominational center for spiritual and holistic studies, where he teaches yoga and meditation and gives weekly talks....
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Episcopal Holy Eucharist
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Movement and Meditation with Monte Thompson
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...
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The Rev. Natalie Hanson
The Rev. Natalie Hanson has been a longtime presence at Chautauqua; with her husband, the Rev. James Paul Womack, pastor of Hurlbut Memorial Community United Methodist Church, she has co-hosted...
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Brian Frank
Brian Frank is the founder and general partner of FTW Ventures, bringing decades of experience in building transformative technology that impacts the way people work, play and live. In 2015,...
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Taste Caravan
A moving feast of regional flavor. Taste Caravan transforms Bestor Plaza into a rotating showcase of the area’s most exciting restaurants and food trucks, offering guests the opportunity to sample...
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Women In Ministry
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Twelve Step Meeting
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CHQ Dialogues
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Designing Civic Infrastructure for a Circular Food Economy: Panel Discussion
Together, the panel will explore how food waste and food insecurity stem from shared structural inefficiencies — and how data, corporate accountability, distributed volunteer networks, and technology-enabled logistics can function...
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Guided Kayak Historic Tour
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...
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Bestor Plaza Demo/Talk: Carrie- X Instafarm Vertical Farming
Big flavor meets big ideas in Bestor Plaza. Enjoy a dynamic lineup of live culinary demonstrations and discussions featuring chefs, artisans, and community partners from across the region and beyond....
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Karen Florini
Karen Florini is a strategic advisor with C-Change Conversations, which educate audiences throughout the country about how climate change will impact them personally, why there is urgency to address it...
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Taste of Chautauqua
A celebration of food, art, music, and family. Taste of Chautauqua invites guests to experience the spirit of the region through an afternoon that brings together regional cuisine, craft beverages,...
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Masters Series Masterclass: Good Food Belongs to People, Not a Landfill
At the intersection of food insecurity and climate change lies one powerful opportunity: food rescue. Food waste and food insecurity are often treated as separate crises — yet they stem...
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CHQ Dialogues
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CHQ Mystic Heart – Therapeutic Gong Meditation with Kim Hehr
Kim Hehr is a lifelong Chautauquan and a certified level 2 teacher of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation. She has been a yoga and meditation practitioner for 30 years and has...
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CHQ Dialogues
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Preacher Lawson
Preacher Lawson is a stand-up comedian, actor, and creator known for his high-energy storytelling and physical, joy-driven comedy. He first gained national attention as a finalist on America’s Got Talent...
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CHQ Mystic Heart – Larry Terkel, Judaism/ Kabbalah Meditation
Larry Terkel, along with his wife Susan, founded The Spiritual Life Society, an inter-denominational center for spiritual and holistic studies, where he teaches yoga and meditation and gives weekly talks....
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Episcopal Holy Eucharist
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The Rev. Natalie Hanson
The Rev. Natalie Hanson has been a longtime presence at Chautauqua; with her husband, the Rev. James Paul Womack, pastor of Hurlbut Memorial Community United Methodist Church, she has co-hosted...
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Michael Grunwald
Michael Grunwald is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author who has written about U.S. public policy and politics for three decades. He is best known for his coverage of climate...
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Taste Caravan
A moving feast of regional flavor. Taste Caravan transforms Bestor Plaza into a rotating showcase of the area’s most exciting restaurants and food trucks, offering guests the opportunity to sample...
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CHQ Mystic Heart – Larry Terkel, Judaism/ Kabbalah Meditation
Larry Terkel, along with his wife Susan, founded The Spiritual Life Society, an inter-denominational center for spiritual and holistic studies, where he teaches yoga and meditation and gives weekly talks....
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CHQ Dialogues
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Duplicate Bridge ABCL Sanctioned
Don't have a partner? One will be provided. Game managed by Shelley Dahlie. $10/person.
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Bestor Plaza Demo/Talk: 412 Food Rescue
Big flavor meets big ideas in Bestor Plaza. Enjoy a dynamic lineup of live culinary demonstrations and discussions featuring chefs, artisans, and community partners from across the region and beyond....
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Norman Wirzba
Norman Wirzba is Gilbert T. Rowe Distinguished Professor of Christian Theology & Senior Fellow at the Kenan Institute of Ethics at Duke University. His research and teaching interests are at...
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Masters Series Masterclass: Good Food Belongs to People, Not a Landfill
At the intersection of food insecurity and climate change lies one powerful opportunity: food rescue. Food waste and food insecurity are often treated as separate crises — yet they stem...
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Masters Series Masterclass: From Spirit to Shelf — Inside Mezcal & Whiskey Manufacturing in Mexico
Go beyond the glass and into the heart of artisanal spirits production in this immersive Masters Series class presented by Laika Spirits. This special program brings two master distillers—one of...
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CHQ Dialogues
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CHQ Dialogues
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Premium Tasting Event
Sip, swirl, and savor at this lively Premium Craft Beverage Tasting Event, an interactive evening designed to showcase exciting wines, craft beers, and artisanal spirits you may not have encountered...
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CHQ Dialogues
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Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Generational Voices- An Evening with the Denyce Graves Foundation
This special evening marks the official launch of the Denyce Graves Foundation’s Generational Voices program, a dynamic new initiative dedicated to mentoring and elevating the next generation of vocal artists....
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Sunrise Paddle – Kayak/SUP
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...
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CHQ Mystic Heart – Larry Terkel, Judaism/ Kabbalah Meditation
Larry Terkel, along with his wife Susan, founded The Spiritual Life Society, an inter-denominational center for spiritual and holistic studies, where he teaches yoga and meditation and gives weekly talks....
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Episcopal Holy Eucharist
Free Sunday Event -
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Movement and Meditation with Monte Thompson
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...
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Anna Lappé
Anna Lappé is the executive director of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, a strategic alliance of philanthropic foundations working for food system transformation around the world. Before...
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Taste Caravan
A moving feast of regional flavor. Taste Caravan transforms Bestor Plaza into a rotating showcase of the area’s most exciting restaurants and food trucks, offering guests the opportunity to sample...
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Twelve Step Meeting
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CHQ Dialogues
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Introduction to Jumu’ah Muslim Prayer
Jumu'ah introduction for visitors is at 12:30 PM. Jumu'ah Service is at 1:05 PM
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Bestor Plaza Demo/Talk
Big flavor meets big ideas in Bestor Plaza. Enjoy a dynamic lineup of live culinary demonstrations and discussions featuring chefs, artisans, and community partners from across the region and beyond....
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Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle — Bite by Bite: Nourishments & Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil From the New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders, a lyrical book of...
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CHQ Dialogues
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CHQ Dialogues
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CHQ Dialogues
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Taste Caravan
A moving feast of regional flavor. Taste Caravan transforms Bestor Plaza into a rotating showcase of the area’s most exciting restaurants and food trucks, offering guests the opportunity to sample...
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Renée Fleming with Béla Fleck The Fiddle and the Drum
This collaboration brings together 5x Grammy winning soprano Renée Fleming and 19x Grammy-winning banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck for a celebration of Appalachian folk music. For our country’s 250th anniversary, the program...
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CHQ Mystic Heart: Centering Prayer with Carol McKiernan
Carol McKiernan grew up at Chautauqua and says that her love of mystical practices began here on the grounds. She was formally introduced to meditation many years ago at an off-season yoga...
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Catholic Mass
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Silkroad Ensemble featuring Rhiannon Giddens
Amphitheater AmphitheaterThe Silkroad Ensemble featuring Rhiannon Giddens brings an electrifying fusion of global traditions and contemporary expression to the stage. This acclaimed collective of artists creates a vibrant tapestry of sound that celebrates cultural exchange and musical curiosity. Giddens’ compelling voice and storytelling artistry add emotional depth and urgency to the performance. Audiences will be swept...
$60 – $90
