CHQ Dialogues
Catholic House Catholic House
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Piano Faculty Masterclass: José Ramón Méndez
Sherwood-Marsh 101
Play CHQ: STEM by the Water
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 the Chautauqua grounds. In case of inclement weather, all Play CHQ events will be relocated to Sheldon Hall of Education, Room 202.
Family Movie Night with Kwame Alexander: Acoustic Rooster PBS Special
Smith Wilkes Hall Smith Wilkes HallCome Jazz it up at Family Movie Night with Kwame Alexander! Gather your family and join us for an exclusive showing of his PBS Animated Special: Acoustic Rooster’s Barnyard Band.
CHQ Mystic Heart: Therapeutic Gong Meditation with Kim Hehr
Hurlbut Church sanctuary Hurlbut Church sanctuaryKim 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 been teaching Kundalini Yoga and Meditation for 25 years. A retired hospice nurse, she is presently the coordinator of the CHQ Mystic Heart Meditation Program. Kim...
Free
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.
OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua CinemaDavid Attenborough takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean. The celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker reveals how his lifetime has coincided with the great age of ocean discovery. Stunning, immersive cinematography showcases the wonder of life under the seas...
$10 – $14
CVA Lecture Series: Adrienne Elise Tarver
Hultquist 101 Hultquist 101CVA Lecture Series: School of Art faculty Adrienne Elise Tarver Adrienne Elise Tarver is an interdisciplinary artist with a practice that spans painting, sculpture, installation, textiles, photography, and video. Her work addresses the complexity and invisibility of black female identity. She has exhibited nationally and abroad, including solo exhibitions at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary...
Opera Conservatory: “Old Songs – New Stories” with Laura Ward
Fletcher Music Hall Fletcher Music HallCurated by Laura Ward, this recital promises to be a true highlight of the season. The timeless beauty of Old Italian Songs and Arias is brought into the present with stunning new arrangements by today’s leading composers. For over a century, these enduring melodies have inspired arrangers around the world. Now, it’s our turn. The...
CHQ Dialogues
Lutheran House Lutheran House
free
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...
$50 – $60
Ekep Nkwelle
Amphitheater AmphitheaterEkep Nkwelle is a force in today's jazz scene, with a journey from Washington, DC, to New York City. She refined her talents at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Howard University, and The Juilliard School. Her captivating voice has earned her collaborations with jazz legends like Wynton Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Cyrus...
$54 – $74
THE LIFE OF CHUCK
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua CinemaFrom childhood to adulthood, Charles "Chuck" Krantz (Tom Hiddleston) experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained within all of us in director Mike Flanagan's life-affirming, genre-bending film. "Feels like the coziest of blankets enveloping you in the theater. However, you should expect a few jolts of static...this touching, beautiful...
$10 – $14
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 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...
Episcopal Holy Eucharist
Chapel of the Good Shepherd Chapel of the Good ShepherdEpiscopal Holy Eucharist
Free
Chautauqua Prays for Peace though Compassion
Hall of Philosophy Grove
Free
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 Hope for Beloved Community and Radical Welcome: Embracing God, The Other and the Spirit of Transformation, she recently wrapped up nearly a decade as canon...
Free
Service of Blessing and Healing
Randell Chapel, UCC Headquarters
Free
Nomi Prins
Amphitheater AmphitheaterA leading authority on how the widespread impact of financial systems continues to affect our daily lives, Nomi Prins has spent decades analyzing and investigating economic and financial events at the ground level and meeting with those that shape the world’s geo-political-economic framework. She joins the Chautauqua Lecture Series in a week exploring “Innovation in...
$30
CTC Theater Chats
Smith Wilkes Hall Smith Wilkes HallTheater 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 a look at our upcoming productions and discussions on the craft of theater-making. Free and open to the public.
CHQ Mystic Heart: Mateo Mortellaro
Hall of Missions Hall of MissionsTaking 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
CHQ Dialogue
Everett Jewish Life Center Everett Jewish Life Center
free
Duplicate Bridge
Sports Club Sports ClubDon't have a partner? One will be provided. Game managed by Shelley Dahlie. $10/person.
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...
$50 – $60
Claudia Strauss
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyClaudia Strauss is the Jean M. Pitzer Professor of Anthropology at Pitzer College in the Claremont Consortium. In 2025 she was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Psychological Anthropology. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard University, where she analyzed US workingmen’s beliefs about economic mobility. As a cultural anthropologist of the...
$19.00
OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua CinemaDavid Attenborough takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean. The celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker reveals how his lifetime has coincided with the great age of ocean discovery. Stunning, immersive cinematography showcases the wonder of life under the seas...
$10 – $14
Christian Science House: Our from the Shadows: Women of the Bible
Hurlbut Church sanctuary Hurlbut Church sanctuary
Cat Bohannon
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyChautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Presentation — Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon How did the female body drive 200 million years of human evolution? Why do women live longer than men? Why are women more likely to get Alzheimer’s? Why do girls score better at...
CHQ Dialogues
United Methodist House United Methodist House
free
CHQ Dialogues
Baptist House Baptist House
free
Play CHQ: Get your Game On!
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 the Chautauqua grounds. In case of inclement weather, all Play CHQ events will be relocated to Sheldon Hall of Education, Room 202.
Double Feature: Purple Mountains and The Hypocrite, with Erin Sprague and Auden Schendler
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua CinemaA double feature of short films by Teton Gravity Research and Protect Our Winters: (1) Purple Mountains: Live Free or Die, a film about finding common ground on climate change, and (2) The Hypocrite: a film that squarely addresses imperfect advocacy in the world of snow sports.
Drop-in Softball
Sharpe Field Sharpe FieldInterested in playing slow pitch softball? Contact co-commissioner Carrie Zachry at carriezachry@gmail.com
CHQ Dialogues
Disciples of Christ House Disciples of Christ House
free
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...
$50 – $60
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 11
Amphitheater AmphitheaterRossen Milanov, conductor Join conductor Rossen Milanov and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for a gripping performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11, a powerful work of cinematic intensity and raw emotion. Subtitled The Year 1905, this symphony sweeps listeners through a dramatic soundscape of revolution, sorrow, and triumph. Experience the full force of Shostakovich’s orchestral mastery...
$54 – $64
THE LIFE OF CHUCK
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua CinemaFrom childhood to adulthood, Charles "Chuck" Krantz (Tom Hiddleston) experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained within all of us in director Mike Flanagan's life-affirming, genre-bending film. "Feels like the coziest of blankets enveloping you in the theater. However, you should expect a few jolts of static...this touching, beautiful...
$10 – $14