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Hurlbut Marion LawranceFree Sunday Event -
“Unbecoming: New Works by Yael Braha Created in Shigaraki, Japan” Exhibition – July 20–August 19
Strohl Art Center 2nd Floor"Unbecoming: New Works by Yael Braha Created in Shigaraki, Japan" exhibition runs July 20–August 19. Yael Braha designs objects with bold and stylized surface patterns, which feature optical and geometrical illusions by integrating innovative digital fabrication with traditional ceramic processes. The creative intention is to challenge and expand viewer’s perceptual assumptions when experiencing a minimalist...
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Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice
Bratton Theater Bratton TheaterWritten and Directed by Emily Mann It’s 1978, and San Francisco is a divided city. The brutal murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk—the nation’s first openly gay elected official—shocked a nation. This gripping documentary play examines the trial of Dan White, the disgruntled former city supervisor whose reduced voluntary manslaughter conviction, rather...
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JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua CinemaAgathe (Camille Rutherford), is hopelessly clumsy yet charming and full of contradictions as well as desperately single. Her dream is to experience love akin to a Jane Austen novel and her ultimate aspiration is to become a writer. When she is Invited to a Jane Austen Writers' Residency in England, she finds she must confront...
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Chautauqua Piano Program Showcase
Amphitheater AmphitheaterThe Chautauqua Piano Program Showcase Sunday, July 20, 2025 3:00 pm Amphitheater Nicola Melville, Chair Alexander Kobrin, 2025 Heintzelman Family Artistic Advisor Pianists from the Chautauqua School of Music present a dazzling program of works for one and two pianos, with repertoire drawn from virtuoso works of the great classical composers and arrangements of popular...
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“Unbecoming: New Works by Yael Braha Created in Shigaraki, Japan” Opening Reception
Strohl Art Center 2nd FloorExhibition runs July 20-–August 19. Yael Braha designs objects with bold and stylized surface patterns, which feature optical and geometrical illusions by integrating innovative digital fabrication with traditional ceramic processes. The creative intention is to challenge and expand viewer’s perceptual assumptions when experiencing a minimalist yet complex functional design object. The way that patterns are...
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Tempany Deckert-Donovan, Brian Donovan, Nikki Shannon Smith, and Ann Marie Stephens
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyChautauqua Writers’ Center Faculty Reading — Week Five — Featuring Tempany Deckert-Donovan (Fiction), Brian Donovan (Young Writers' Institute), Nikki Shannon Smith (Young Writers' Institute), and Ann Marie Stephens (Young Writers' Institute) Tempany Deckert Donovan has eighteen middle grade novels published by Scholastic, Macmillan and Random House in her native Australia. Now residing in the United...
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Church of the Wild
Outdoor ClassroomKriss 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 Transformation. Kriss is currently a student of Victoria Loorz in the Seminary of the Wild Earth at the Center for Wild Spirituality. She has completed...
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Orientation for New Chautauquans
Hultquist 101 Hultquist 101Join 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 rich history, diverse programs, and unique experiences that Chautauqua has to offer. Meet fellow newcomers, engage with staff, and learn about the array of cultural,...
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Organ Tour
Amphitheater AmphitheaterFree Sunday Event -
Palestine Park Tour
Palestine Park Palestine Park"A Journey Through the Holy Land in the times of Jesus"
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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: THE FINAL RECKONING
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua CinemaOur lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in this sentimental sendoff that accomplishes its mission with a characteristic flair for the impossible. "It’s thrilling, funny, absurd in the best way. It’s pure spectacle, and that’s the entire reason these movies exist." -Karl Quinn, Sydney Morning Herald "The last hour...
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Hebrew Congregation, Shirley Lazarus Sunday Evening Lecture Series
Smith Wilkes Hall Smith Wilkes HallFree -
Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice
Bratton Theater Bratton TheaterWritten and Directed by Emily Mann It’s 1978, and San Francisco is a divided city. The brutal murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk—the nation’s first openly gay elected official—shocked a nation. This gripping documentary play examines the trial of Dan White, the disgruntled former city supervisor whose reduced voluntary manslaughter conviction, rather...
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Sacred Song Service – An Old-Fashioned Hymn Sing
Amphitheater AmphitheaterFree Sunday Event -
CHQ Mystic Heart: Mateo Mortellaro
Presbyterian ChapelTaking 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...
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Episcopal Holy Eucharist
Chapel of the Good Shepherd Chapel of the Good ShepherdEpiscopal Holy Eucharist
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Movement and Meditation with Monte Thompson
Hall of Philosophy GroveMonte 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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Chautauqua Prays for Peace though Compassion
Hall of Philosophy GroveFree -
The Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers
Amphitheater AmphitheaterThe Rev. Canon Dr. Stephanie Spellers is one of the Episcopal Church’s leading thinkers around 21st-century ministry and mission. The author of The Church Cracked Open: Disruption, Decline and New...
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Opera Conservatory: Masterclass with John Holiday
Fletcher Music Hall Fletcher Music Hall -
Service of Blessing and Healing
Randell Chapel, UCC HeadquartersFree -
Erin McLaughlin & David K. Young
Amphitheater AmphitheaterFor more than 100 years, The Conference Board has existed as a nonprofit business membership and research organization, working at the intersection of business performance and societal advancement; among its...
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CLSC Book Discussion
Alumni Hall Porch Alumni Hall PorchPresenters Emily Novak and Mary Pat McFarland will lead a community discussion on our Week Five CLSC selection Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Evolution by...
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Auden Schendler – Author of Terrible Beauty, Reckoning with Climate Complicity and Rediscovering Our Soul.
Smith Wilkes Hall Smith Wilkes HallAuden Schendler spent twenty-six years running sustainability programs at Aspen One, which operates ski resorts, hotels, restaurants, and retail stores. He focuses on scale solutions to climate change, including clean-energy...
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Jonathan Lee Walton
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyJonathan Lee Walton, Ph.D., is a social ethicist, religious educator, and influential scholar known for engaging American evangelical traditions. On January 1, 2023, he became the 8th president of Princeton...
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Open Forums with Presidential Search Firm
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyJoin representatives of the presidential search firm Heidrick & Struggles for a conversation about the qualities and characteristics of Chautauqua's next president. All Chautauquans are invited to attend. Nominations and...
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Chautauqua Chamber Music: Poiesis Quartet
Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall Elizabeth S. Lenna HallFounded 2022, the Poiesis Quartet is the 2023 Grand Prize winner of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Within their first year playing together, they also received Fischoff’s Senior Strings...
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CHQ @ 150 – ALL RISE
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua CinemaCelebrate 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'...
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Play CHQ: Art and Nature Meet
Miller Park Miller ParkPlay 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...
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Men’s Softball League
Sharpe Field Sharpe FieldInterested 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.
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JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua CinemaAgathe (Camille Rutherford), is hopelessly clumsy yet charming and full of contradictions as well as desperately single. Her dream is to experience love akin to a Jane Austen novel and her ultimate aspiration is to become a writer. When she is Invited to a Jane Austen Writers' Residency in England, she finds she must confront...
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Taize’ and Tea Meditation Worship
Randell Chapel, UCC HeadquartersFree -
Chautauqua School of Dance with the Music School Festival Orchestra
Amphitheater AmphitheaterChautauqua School of Dance presents an outstanding mixed repertoire evening of new and established works, masterfully performed by the Music Student Festival Orchestra. This performance will feature the most exceptional young talent in the country. Under the leadership of Sasha Janes, the school continues its long tradition of excellence as a top-tier summer training program...
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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: THE FINAL RECKONING
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua CinemaOur lives are the sum of our choices. Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt in this sentimental sendoff that accomplishes its mission with a characteristic flair for the impossible. "It’s thrilling, funny, absurd in the best way. It’s pure spectacle, and that’s the entire reason these movies exist." -Karl Quinn, Sydney Morning Herald "The last hour...
$10 – $14