The Rev. Dr. Almeda M. Wright is the tenured Associate Professor of Religious Education at Yale Divinity School. Dr. Wright’s research focuses on African American religion and education, Womanist spirituality, adolescent spiritual development, and the intersections of religion and public life. Dr. Wright recently launched Communitas, a young adult ministry innovation hub at Yale. This...
"The Quran and What it Says About Other Faiths"
Since its founding in 2011 by Franklin Cohen, Principal Clarinet Emeritus of The Cleveland Orchestra, and his daughter Diana Cohen, Concertmaster of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, ChamberFest Cleveland (CFC) has grown from a five-concert series to a multi-disciplinary, acclaimed three-week festival. Hailed by the Cleveland press as “the most important contribution to the region’s classical...
Celebrate 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' All Rise and appearances by Kathryn Hahn, Kwame Alexander, Misty Copeland and more. (NR, 55m)
Play 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.
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 food waste and other organic matter. She has attended training in New York City and received a certification in sound meditation from the Sound Healing Academy....
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.
This Latvian Oscar Winner for Best Animated Feature follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. "A film full of wonders...
CVA Lecture Series: Brooke Minto, Leon and Gloria Plevin Museum Director Lecture Brooke A. Minto assumed the role of Executive Director and CEO of the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA)...
Comprised of top-tier students from conservatories and universities in the U.S. and abroad, Music School Festival Orchestra members participate in a variety of musical activities during their summers at Chautauqua...
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Michael B. Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to...
John Pulleyn has been practicing Zen for more than 40 years, working with the late Roshi Philip Kapleau, the founder of the Rochester Zen Center and author of Three Pillars...
Episcopal Holy Eucharist
The Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis uses her gifts as author, activist, preacher, and public theologian toward creating an antiracist, just, gun violence free, fully welcoming, gender affirming society in which...
“Behind the Scenes at 'The Daily Show’” is precisely what it means. Through the eyes of those who know it best, audiences will be given a behind-the-scenes look at “The...
BTG Brownbag: Laugh don't cry: Janice Overbeck, Using comedy to confront the climate crisis
John Pulleyn has been practicing Zen for more than 40 years, working with the late Roshi Philip Kapleau, the founder of the Rochester Zen Center and author of Three Pillars...
Award-winning journalist Rebecca Clarren has been writing about the American West for more than twenty-five years. She is the winner of the 2021 Whiting Nonfiction Grant, the Hillman Prize, an...
Social hour at the Baptist House, Catholic House, Christian Church, Everett Jewish Life Center, Episcopal Cottage, Lutheran House, Unitarian House and United Methodist House
As part of the Oliver Archives Center's 2025 Heritage Lecture Series, Gary Moore will present "Winning WWII: Victory Gardens + More". Gary Moore is a professor emeritus at North Carolina State University where he was a member of the Academy of Outstanding Teachers and received numerous professional awards for outstanding teaching. During his academic career...
Women and Family Life
Written and Performed by Christopher Rivas Developed with and Directed by Daniel Banks What happens when a James Bond-obsessed Dominican boy in Queens (who won't go anywhere without his nerf gun), finds out that the real James Bond was Dominican? This is a true story about Porfirio Rubirosa, Ian Fleming’s inspiration for Bond, and a...
Jon Nakamatsu, piano & Jon Manasse, clarinet Tuesday, July 1 2025, 4:00 p.m. Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall Comprising clarinetist Jon Manasse and pianist Jon Nakamatsu, two of America's most distinguished artists, the Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo established itself with a highly acclaimed 2004 debut, in Boston, and it has appeared in many of the most prestigious U.S....
Play 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.
Capturing the Carbon, a new series on climate solutions featuring comedian Rob Riggle. Including filmmaker discussion with Janice Overbeck.
Bring gate pass. Adjacent to Turner Community Center
A Conversation on Mentorship with CTC Producing Artistic Director Jade King Carroll and Playwright/Director Emily Mann
An engaged interfaith couple are about to have their parents meet for the first time over a Shabbat dinner when an accidental death gets in the way, in director Daniel Robbins situational comedy. "A strong ensemble cast nails the tasty dialogue and increasingly frantic action without falling into shtick." -Alissa Simon, Variety "Neither too “oy...
Rossen Milanov, conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano Stunningly virtuosic and internationally recognized pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk joins the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra in this beloved annual event. Currently serving as Artist-in-Residence for Chautauqua Institution, Mr. Gavrylyuk is a First Prize and Gold Medal winner of the Horowitz, Hamamatsu and Arthur Rubinstein Piano Competitions. Program: Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer’s...
John Pulleyn has been practicing Zen for more than 40 years, working with the late Roshi Philip Kapleau, the founder of the Rochester Zen Center and author of Three Pillars of Zen, and Roshi Kapleau's successor, Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. After graduating from Oberlin College with a BA in history, John joined the Zen Center's staff...
Episcopal Holy Eucharist
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...
The Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis uses her gifts as author, activist, preacher, and public theologian toward creating an antiracist, just, gun violence free, fully welcoming, gender affirming society in which everyone has enough. Jacqui is the Senior Minister at Middle Collegiate Church. A womanist theologian, Jacqui has preached at the Festival of Homiletics, the Wild...
"Peace, Love, Understanding, and Manure"
"Harmony: 2025 School of Art Faculty" exhibition runs July 2–August 10. Once again, we will feature works by the 2025 Faculty from the School of Art. A variety of styles,...
Johnny Carson’s 100th birthday year is celebrated with a look back at his remarkable 30-year legacy as the “King of Late Night” and the pivotal role that Carson’s “Tonight Show”...
This presentation follows Rob Riggle’s journey to Antarctica hosted by Janice Overbeck to explore the effects of climate change and the vital role whales play in the planet’s carbon cycle....
Presenters Joanna Fox and Christina Noel, Ph.D., will lead a community discussion on our Week Four CLSC Young Readers selection They Call Me Güero: A Border Kids Poems by David...
Written and Performed by Christopher Rivas Developed with and Directed by Daniel Banks What happens when a James Bond-obsessed Dominican boy in Queens (who won't go anywhere without his nerf...
The Rev. Barry W. Lynn served as executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State from 1992 – 2018. An attorney, minister, and long-time activist in the...
Exhibition runs July 2-August 10. Once again, we will feature works by the 2025 Faculty from the School of Art. A variety of styles, mediums, and techniques will be shown...
Special Guest Event! As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new home and school in San Francisco, turmoil ensues. "As funny, stirring, unpredictable, exciting and riotously beautiful...
Julia Robinson Moore is an associate professor of African American Religion in the Department of Religious Studies and an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Africana Studies & History...
Shia-Sunni Divide and Religious Hierarchy
Play 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...
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...
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.
Special Guest Event! The little voices inside Riley's head know her inside and out, but everything changes with the onset of puberty and the arrival of Anxiety, Envy, Ennui, and...
CVA Lecture Series: School of Art Faculty Susanna Coffey: "The First Step" A respected figurative painter, Coffey’s work in self-portraiture, landscape, still life and illustration of classical literature is based...
Experience the magic of Broadway as we present beloved selections from Guys and Dolls, Ragtime, Les Misérables, and more. Under the direction of longtime faculty member Claudia Catania, this beautifully...
What happens when a James Bond-obsessed Dominican boy in Queens (who won't go anywhere without his nerf gun), finds out that the real James Bond was Dominican? This is a...
Lewis Black brings his trademark blend of blistering humor and sharp commentary to Chautauqua with his one-of-a-kind show The Rant Is Due. The show where you, the audience, get to...
An engaged interfaith couple are about to have their parents meet for the first time over a Shabbat dinner when an accidental death gets in the way, in director Daniel...