BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Chautauqua Institution - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Chautauqua Institution X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.chq.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Chautauqua Institution REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20280312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20281105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270627T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270627T104500 DTSTAMP:20260929T162241 CREATED:20260601T161557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T161557Z UID:100868-1814093100-1814093100@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Opening Three Taps DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/opening-three-taps/ LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week One (June 27–July 4),Weekly Themes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270716T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270716T140000 DTSTAMP:20260929T162241 CREATED:20260914T171559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T171559Z UID:103685-1815746400-1815746400@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Gilbert King DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Literary & Scientific Circle – Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida \nFrom Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King comes a chilling exploration of one of America’s most haunting wrongful conviction cases. Based on the hit podcast\, Bone Valley dives into the dark heart of rural Florida\, where a young man’s life was upended by a tragic miscarriage of justice. \nIn 1987\, Leo Schofield was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife\, Michelle. Always insistent on his innocence\, he was poorly served by his legal defense: the investigation was sloppy\, the case flimsy\, and numerous pieces of evidence were ignored. He was sentenced to life in prison. \nOver thirty years later\, Gilbert King is tipped off to Leo’s case and is astonished by what he found: layers of corruption\, flawed evidence\, and deep-seated errors. He can’t shake the story and starts to get to know Leo and his family. Leo shows an incomprehensible amount of grace and love about his situation\, which spurs Gilbert even more to tell his story. \nBone Valley is at once a revelatory investigation into a murder\, a chilling portrait of the criminal justice system\, and a uniquely powerful story of grace and redemption. Gilbert King has written a new classic of narrative nonfiction. \nGilbert King is the author of Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida. He is also the host and producer of Bone Valley\, a multi-part narrative podcast about the wrongful conviction of Leo Schofield. King is the author of Devil in the Grove\, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction in 2013. A New York Times bestseller\, the book was also named runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. King has written about race\, civil rights\, and the death penalty for the New York Times\, the Washington Post\, and The Atlantic\, and he was a 2019-2020 fellow at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Writers and Scholars at the New York Public Library. King’s earlier books include The Execution of Willie Francis (2008)\, and Beneath a Ruthless Sun (2018). He lives in Brooklyn\, N.Y. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/gilbert-king/ LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC),Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Featured Events,Literary Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CLSC_King_BoneValley_2026.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270719T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270719T153000 DTSTAMP:20260929T162241 CREATED:20260723T151605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T153106Z UID:102807-1816011000-1816011000@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Islam 101: Khalid and Sabeeha Rehman DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/islam-101-khalid-and-sabeeha-rehman-21/ LOCATION:Hall of Christ: Sanctuary CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Faith and Spiritual Programming END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270726T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270726T153000 DTSTAMP:20260929T162241 CREATED:20260723T153106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T153106Z UID:102809-1816615800-1816615800@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Islam 101: Khalid and Sabeeha Rehman DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/islam-101-khalid-and-sabeeha-rehman-22/ LOCATION:Hall of Christ: Sanctuary CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Faith and Spiritual Programming END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270802T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270802T153000 DTSTAMP:20260929T162241 CREATED:20260723T153107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T153107Z UID:102810-1817220600-1817220600@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Islam 101: Khalid and Sabeeha Rehman DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/islam-101-khalid-and-sabeeha-rehman-23/ LOCATION:Hall of Christ: Sanctuary CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Faith and Spiritual Programming END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270809T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270809T104500 DTSTAMP:20260929T162241 CREATED:20260929T140000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T140000Z UID:103758-1817808300-1817808300@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Jonathan Eig DESCRIPTION:For more than a century\, The Pulitzer Prizes have recognized the journalists\, authors\, poets\, dramatists\, composers and photographers whose work deepens our understanding of the world and each other\, and elevates the public conversation. Pulitzer-prize winning author\, Jonathan Eig\, opens Week Seven\, “Celebrating Excellence: A Week in Partnership with the Pulitzer Prizes\,” celebrating the power of exceptional storytelling. \nEig is an award-winning journalist and best-selling biographer whose work explores the lives of influential figures in American history and culture. He received the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Biography for his book King: A Life\, which was also featured at Chautauqua as a 2025 CLSC selection. \nDrawing on extensive archival research and narrative storytelling\, he has produced acclaimed biographies that illuminate the intersections of race\, politics\, sports\, social change and American identity. His books are widely recognized for combining rigorous historical scholarship with accessible narrative writing. His work is particularly noted for recovering overlooked historical details and presenting complex historical figures within their broader social and political contexts. Through his writing\, Eig examines leadership\, social transformation\, civil rights and the making of modern America. \nEig is also the author of Ali: A Life\, a biography of Muhammad Ali\, which won the 2018 PEN/ESPN Award and was named one of the 25 greatest biographies of all time by Esquire magazine. The book inspired a Ken Burns documentary on Ali\, for which Eig served as a producer. \nEig’s first book\, Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig\, reached No. 10 on The New York Times bestseller list and won the Casey Award. The Birth of the Pill\, his fourth book\, is staged as a theatrical production by TimeLine Theatre in Chicago. \nHe began his professional writing career at age 16\, working for his hometown newspaper\, The Rockland County (N.Y.) Journal News\, studied journalism at Northwestern University\, and went on to work as a reporter for The New Orleans Times-Picayune\, The Dallas Morning News\, Chicago Magazine\, and The Wall Street Journal. He has appeared on the Today Show\, NPR’s Fresh Air\, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/jonathan-eig/ LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),CHQ Assembly ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Eig_Jonathan_080927.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270809T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270809T153000 DTSTAMP:20260929T162241 CREATED:20260723T153108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T153108Z UID:102811-1817825400-1817825400@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Islam 101: Khalid and Sabeeha Rehman DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/islam-101-khalid-and-sabeeha-rehman-24/ LOCATION:Hall of Christ: Sanctuary CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Faith and Spiritual Programming END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270820T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270820T104500 DTSTAMP:20260929T162241 CREATED:20260929T140000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T140000Z UID:103759-1818758700-1818758700@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Sanjay Gupta DESCRIPTION:As a celebrated neurosurgeon\, journalist and global health communicator\, Dr. Sanjay Gupta has spent his career translating cutting-edge medical science into practical wisdom for living well. Closing a week illuminating leading voices in medicine\, neuroscience\, psychology and wellness\, Gupta explores what it means to pursue a happier\, more resilient life and how we can all participate in building a healthier future for ourselves and our communities. \nGupta is the multiple Emmy-award winning chief medical correspondent for CNN and host of the CNN podcast “Chasing Life.” Gupta\, a practicing neurosurgeon\, plays an integral role in CNN’s reporting on health and medical news for all of CNN’s shows domestically and internationally\, and regularly contributes to CNN Digital. \nSince 2001\, Gupta has covered some of the most important health stories in the United States and around the world. In addition to his work for CNN\, Gupta is an associate professor of neurosurgery at Emory University Hospital and associate chief of neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. He serves as a diplomate of the American Board of Neurosurgery. And in 2019\, Gupta was elected to the National Academy of Medicine\, considered one of the highest honors in the medical field. \nGupta is the author of several books. In his latest book\, It Doesn’t Have to Hurt: Your Smart Guide to a Pain-Free Life\, he provides expert-guidance and science-based strategies for alleviating physical\, social and emotional chronic pain. World War C: Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic and How to Prepare for the Next One was called the “must-read book about COVID-19.” His previous publication\, Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age\, was an instant best-seller and was developed as a guided program titled “12 Weeks to a Sharper You.” \nGupta received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Michigan Medical School. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/sanjay-gupta/ LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Week Eight (August 15–22) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Gupta_Sanjay_CLS_082027.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270820T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270820T140000 DTSTAMP:20260929T162241 CREATED:20260914T171602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T171602Z UID:103686-1818770400-1818770400@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Diane Ackerman DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Literary & Scientific Circle — A Natural History of the Senses AND A Feast in Every Sense: The Mystery\, Marvel\, and New Science of Our Senses \nOriginally published in 1991\, A Natural History of the Senses is a vibrant celebration of our ability to smell\, taste\, hear\, touch\, and see. Poet\, pilot\, naturalist\, journalist\, essayist\, explorer\, Diane Ackerman weaves together scientific fact with lore\, history\, and voluptuous description. The resulting work is a startling and enchanting account of how human beings experience and savor the world. \nIt asks and answers such questions as: How do perfumers know which scents allure? Why does music move us? How did kissing on the mouth begin? What is our craving for chocolate? It illuminates the phenomenon of pheromones and looks into the question of whether they control us. Incorporated in its superb reporting and splendid prose are fascinating facts: Humans have about 10\,000 taste buds\, cows 25\,000. What are they tasting\, and what are we missing? It probes such everyday mysteries as why leaves turn color in the fall and why we see them in color; and what it is that causes lovers to feel delight when they touch. A Natural History of the Senses is at once an ingenious exploration of the physical processes underlying our perceptions and an eloquent ode to life. \nA companion work to A Natural History of the Senses and forthcoming in January 2027\, A Feast in Every Sense is Diane Ackerman’s luscious and tender journey into the mystery of our modern sensory lives\, a grand tour that captures the heady feelings of being alive. She introduces us to receptors that create the creamy sensation of a perfectly ripe avocado\, sound waves that allow us to identify hot versus cold water by sound alone\, skin sensors that lower pain and change brain chemistry at a lover’s touch. \nThe sensory universe colors every morsel of human existence. Why does sitting in a hard chair make you a harder bargainer? Why does Tylenol decrease empathy? Why does sipping a bitter drink invite harsher moral judgments? How does the time of day you receive a flu vaccine or an organ transplant affect its success? Is airplane food really that dull\, or do our cravings and sense of taste warp at altitude? What sensory rebels have lived at the frontiers of perception? So many mysteries\, good and bad\, can only be understood through our senses. \nAckerman also uses new scientific discoveries\, like our host of Secret Senses—ever-vigilant scouts—to explain life’s intricacies and understand how the world’s endless stimuli combine with our inner lives to form our deepest thoughts\, feelings\, hardships and joys. \nBlending history\, science\, personal experience\, and a poet’s eye\, A Feast in Every Sense is both an ambrosial display of how we process the beauty around us and a call to rediscover what it means to be fully embodied and alive in a world brimming with wonders. \nPoet\, essayist\, and naturalist\, Diane Ackerman is the author of over two dozen highly acclaimed works of nonfiction and poetry\, including The New York Times bestsellers The Zookeeper’s Wife\, A Natural History of the Senses\, and The Human Age. Ms. Ackerman has received the Stephen Hawking Medal for Communicating Science\, P.E.N. Henry David Thoreau Award for Nature Writing\, Orion Book Award\, John O’Donohue Poetry Award\, John Burroughs Medal for Nature Writing\, Guggenheim Fellowship\, Lavan Poetry Prize\, an honorary doctorate from Kenyon College\, among many others\, as well as being celebrated as a Literary Lion by the New York Public Library. Several of her books have been Pulitzer Prize and National Book Circle Critics Award finalists. In 2016\, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. She also has the distinction of having a molecule named after her —dianeackerone— a sex pheromone in pygmy crocodiles. Ms. Ackerman has an M.F.A. and PhD from Cornell\, and has taught at a number of universities\, including Columbia and Cornell. Her essays about nature and human nature have been appearing for decades in the New York Times\, New Yorker\, American Scholar\, Smithsonian\, Nautilus\, National Geographic and many other journals. She hosted a five-hour PBS television series inspired by A Natural History of the Senses. In 2017\, The Zookeeper’s Wife was made into a feature film starring Jessica Chastain. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/diane-ackerman/ LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC),Weekly Themes,Week Eight (August 15–22),Featured Events,Literary Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CLSC_Ackerman_2026.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR