CHQ Dialogues
United Methodist House United Methodist House
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CHQ Dialogues
Baptist House Baptist House
free
CHQ Dialogues
AAHH African American Heritage HouseThe Dialogue is devoted to the AAHH Lecture on Wednesday at 3:30pm
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.
Guest Chef Dinner
Athenaeum Parlor Athenaeum ParlorJoin President's Cottage Chefs Ben Shropshire & Dan Wongprapan for a tasting dinner. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with passed hors d’oeuvres with dinner seating at 6 p.m. Ben Shropshire and Dan Wongprapan have spent years working together in a diverse array of food service establishments throughout the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. This...
$125.00
FAMILIAR TOUCH
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua CinemaWriter-director Sarah Friedland's coming-of-old-age feature compassionately follows the winding path of octogenarian Ruth's (Kathleen Chalfant) shifting memories and desires while remaining rooted in her sage perspective. "Ruth is merely, momentously human: an older woman in need, but no less expressive of life’s fullness because of it. It’s a portrayal to remember, for as long as...
$10 – $14
CHQ Dialogues
Disciples of Christ House Disciples of Christ House
free
Chautauqua Theater Company presents the world premiere of The Witnesses (formerly titled Tell Me You’re Dying)
Bratton Theater Bratton TheaterBy C.A. Johnson Directed by Jade King Carroll The Witnesses compels us to question not only if we can change but if we have time to do so while the world appears to be ending. Infused with C.A. Johnson’s brutal honesty, exacting humor, and heartfelt exploration of human relationships, the story pulses with urgency, vulnerability...
$50 – $60
The Band Perry
Amphitheater AmphitheaterKimberly Perry (lead vocals, guitar), Reid Perry (bass guitar), Johnny Costello (mandolin, guitar) Grammy® Award-winning The Band Perry burst onto the scene as an unstoppable presence in modern Country music, selling two and a half million albums, twelve million singles, and racking up over a billion total song streams. Written by Kimberly Perry, their groundbreaking...
$55 – $85
SORRY, BABY
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua CinemaSomething bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on... for everyone around her, at least. "Writer-director-star Eva Victor has made a movie that’s at once approachable, incredibly perceptive, and subtly stirring." -Carlos Aguilar, IGN Movies "This is the kind of film that sneaks up on you, funny when least expected and affecting without being cloying....
$10 – $14
CHQ Mystic Heart: Sharon Wesoky
Presbyterian ChapelMahanaya Buddhism-Mindfulness Meditation
Episcopal Holy Eucharist
Chapel of the Good Shepherd Chapel of the Good ShepherdEpiscopal Holy Eucharist
Free
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 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
Chautauqua Prays for Peace though Compassion
Hall of Philosophy Grove
Free
Brian McLaren
Amphitheater AmphitheaterBrian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for "a new kind of Christianity" - just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. Brian is Dean of Faculty for the Center for Action and Contemplation....
Free
Service of Blessing and Healing
Randell Chapel, UCC Headquarters
Free
Ella Al-Shamahi
Amphitheater AmphitheaterElla Al-Shamahi is a National Geographic Explorer, palaeoanthropologist, evolutionary biologist (and stand-up comic) who specializes in Neanderthals, caves, and expeditions in hostile, disputed, and unstable territories. In closing a week dedicated to the ways that past informs present — and the 2025 Chautauqua Lecture Series season — Al-Shamahi will take the audience on a transformative...
$30
Twelve Step Meeting
Hurlbut Marion Lawrance
Free
Summer on the Steps with Chautauqua Literary Arts: A Tribute to Nikki Giovanni
Alumni Hall Porch Alumni Hall PorchJoin Chautauqua Literary Arts for an open mic tribute to the late poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator, Nikki Giovanni.
CHQ Dialogues
Lutheran House Lutheran House
free
Chautauqua Theater Company presents the world premiere of The Witnesses (formerly titled Tell Me You’re Dying)
Bratton Theater Bratton TheaterBy C.A. Johnson Directed by Jade King Carroll The Witnesses compels us to question not only if we can change but if we have time to do so while the world appears to be ending. Infused with C.A. Johnson’s brutal honesty, exacting humor, and heartfelt exploration of human relationships, the story pulses with urgency, vulnerability...
$50 – $60
Russell Moore
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyRussell Moore is Editor in Chief of Christianity Today. Moore is the author of several books, including Losing Our Religion: An Alter Call for Evangelical America; The Courage to Stand: Facing Your Fear Without Losing Your Soul; Onward: Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel and The Storm-Tossed Family: How the Cross Reshapes the Home....
$19.00
CHQ Dialogues
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
free
CHQ Dialogues
Episcopal Cottage Episcopal Cottage
free
Heritage Lecture Series: Jon Schmitz
Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy
Hebrew Congregation Evening Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Miller Park Miller Park
Free
Guest Chef Dinner – Joe Bucci & Brian Baccus
Athenaeum Parlor Athenaeum ParlorJoin Sysco Chefs Brian Barcus & Joe Bucci for a tasting dinner. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with passed hors d’oeuvres with dinner seating at 6 p.m. Brian Barcus is an enthusiastic and driven chef who loves all aspects of the food service industry. His two decades of experience in various food service outlets...
$125.00
PERFECT DAYS
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua CinemaHirayama (Kôji Yakusho) seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of Tokyo public toilets in director Wim Wenders' deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us. "It's all about finding the simple joys in your daily existence." -Christy Lemire, Breakfast All Day "Jonathan Livingston Lavatory Cleaner....
$10 – $14
Chautauqua Theater Company presents the world premiere of The Witnesses (formerly titled Tell Me You’re Dying)
Bratton Theater Bratton TheaterBy C.A. Johnson Directed by Jade King Carroll The Witnesses compels us to question not only if we can change but if we have time to do so while the world appears to be ending. Infused with C.A. Johnson’s brutal honesty, exacting humor, and heartfelt exploration of human relationships, the story pulses with urgency, vulnerability...
$50 – $60
A Service of Compline
Episcopal Chapel
O.A.R.: Lost Weekend Tour
Amphitheater AmphitheaterO.A.R. might just be music’s biggest, best kept secret. The platinum-certified Rockville, MD band has quietly sold out multiple shows at Madison Square Garden, filled Red Rocks Amphitheater a dozen times, earned platinum and gold plaques, lit up the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration, and built one of the most committed fanbases in the...
$60 – $130
EVERYTHING’S GOING TO BE GREAT
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua CinemaBuddy Smart (Bryan Cranston) wrestles with his over-sized showbiz dreams. His wife Macy (Allison Janney) struggles to keep their family afloat. As they grapple with identity and belonging, they share a humorous and heartfelt journey of self-discovery, learning the power of owning your spotlight no matter what stage of life you're in. Director "Jon S....
$10 – $14
CHQ Mystic Heart Meditation: Carol McKiernan
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyCarol 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 and meditation retreat led by Subagh Singh Khalsa and has been practicing Centering Prayer daily ever since. She has attended many seminars, workshops, and retreats...
free
Torah Study
Hurlbut Marion Lawrance
Free
Chabad Jewish House, Community Shabbat Service, Rabbi Zalman Vilenken
Chabad Jewish House
Free
Sabbath Morning Worship, Hebrew Congregation
Hurlbut Church sanctuary Hurlbut Church sanctuary
Free
Kiddish Luncheon
Hurlbut Truesdale
Chautauqua Theater Company presents the world premiere of The Witnesses (formerly titled Tell Me You’re Dying)
Bratton Theater Bratton TheaterBy C.A. Johnson Directed by Jade King Carroll The Witnesses compels us to question not only if we can change but if we have time to do so while the world appears to be ending. Infused with C.A. Johnson’s brutal honesty, exacting humor, and heartfelt exploration of human relationships, the story pulses with urgency, vulnerability...
$50 – $60
EVERYTHING’S GOING TO BE GREAT
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua CinemaBuddy Smart (Bryan Cranston) wrestles with his over-sized showbiz dreams. His wife Macy (Allison Janney) struggles to keep their family afloat. As they grapple with identity and belonging, they share a humorous and heartfelt journey of self-discovery, learning the power of owning your spotlight no matter what stage of life you're in. Director "Jon S....
$10 – $14
Sweet Honey in the Rock® “Celebrating 50 Years”
Amphitheater AmphitheaterThe Grammy-nominated African American vocal ensemble SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK® marks its 50TH ANNIVERSARY in November 2023 with a powerful three-year celebration that will honor its storied past and set the course for the future of the group, which has been described as, “one of the most dynamic, versatile and still relevant musical collectives...
$55 – $85
PERFECT DAYS
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua CinemaHirayama (Kôji Yakusho) seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of Tokyo public toilets in director Wim Wenders' deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us. "It's all about finding the simple joys in your daily existence." -Christy Lemire, Breakfast All Day "Jonathan Livingston Lavatory Cleaner....
$10 – $14