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  • Rev. Dr. Robert W. Henderson headshot

    Rev. Robert W. Henderson

    In 2008, The Rev. Robert W. Henderson was installed as the sixth senior minister and head of staff at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, N.C. A respected pastor, preacher, and...

    Free
  • Joanna Stern

    Joanna Stern

    Joanna Stern is an Emmy Award-winning technology journalist. She opens Chautauqua’s week of “Charting a New Media Landscape” with remarks inspired by her new book I Am Not a Robot:...

    $40
  • Joshua Stanton's headshot

    Rabbi Joshua Stanton

    Rabbi Joshua Stanton is associate vice president for Interfaith and Intergroup Initiatives at Jewish Federations of North America, where he empowers leaders from 141 Jewish Federations across the continent to...

    $20.00
  • Cantus

    Chautauqua Chamber Music: Cantus

    Experience the award-winning vocal ensemble Cantus in a performance of stunning harmony and heartfelt storytelling. Renowned for their rich tone and collaborative artistry, Cantus brings a diverse program spanning classical...

  • Timothy Muffitt conducting the MSFO

    Music School Festival Orchestra “Opening Night”

    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...

    $30
  • Rev. Dr. Robert W. Henderson headshot

    Rev. Robert W. Henderson

    In 2008, The Rev. Robert W. Henderson was installed as the sixth senior minister and head of staff at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, N.C. A respected pastor, preacher, and...

    Free
  • Chuck Todd's headshot

    Chuck Todd

    Chuck Todd is one of America’s foremost experts on American politics. A seasoned political journalist and analyst known for his sharp insight, he is the host of “The ChuckToddCast,” a...

    $40
  • Elizabeth Dias

    Elizabeth Dias

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Elizabeth Dias is the national religion correspondent for The New York Times. She has reported on faith and politics for 15 years, covering religion in four presidential elections and reporting...

    $20.00
  • Rossen Milanov and Alexander Gavrylyuk's headshots

    Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra with Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Rossen Milanov, conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra welcomes the return of Artist in Residence Alexander Gavrylyuk for an evening of symphonic passion. Tabakova’s Orpheus' Comet opens the...

    $55 – $65
  • Rev. Dr. Robert W. Henderson headshot

    Rev. Robert W. Henderson

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    In 2008, The Rev. Robert W. Henderson was installed as the sixth senior minister and head of staff at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, N.C. A respected pastor, preacher, and...

    Free
  • Jason Riley's headshot

    Jason Riley

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Jason Riley is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and the “Upward Mobility” opinion columnist for The Wall Street Journal, where he has written about politics, economics, education, immigration...

    $40
  • Naomi Riley

    Naomi Riley

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Naomi Schaefer Riley is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where she focuses on child welfare and foster care issues. Specifically, her work analyzes the role of faith-based...

    $20.00

  • “Homecoming: School of Art Alumni” Opening Reception

    Fowler-Kellogg Art Center 2nd floor

    "Homecoming: School of Art Alumni" opening reception. Exhibition runs July 8-August 16. We welcome our School of Art residency alumni back to Chautauqua to share their talents and recent works....

  • Kyle Hackett

    CVA Lecture Series: Kyle Hackett, School of Art Faculty

    Hultquist 101 Hultquist 101

    The Chautauqua School of Art proudly welcomes Kyle Hackett, a distinguished member of our 2026 visiting faculty. Kyle Hackett will participate in the School’s Summer Lecture Series, sharing insights and...

  • Alumni dancers performing

    All-Star Dance Gala

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Curated by Sasha Janes, Bonnefoux McBride Artistic Director of Chautauqua School of Dance, the annual All-Star Dance Gala serves as a celebration of the exceptional talent consistently produced by the...

    $55 – $75
  • Rev. Dr. Robert W. Henderson headshot

    Rev. Robert W. Henderson

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    In 2008, The Rev. Robert W. Henderson was installed as the sixth senior minister and head of staff at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, N.C. A respected pastor, preacher, and...

    Free
  • Paula Kerger

    Paula Kerger

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Paula Kerger is president and chief executive officer of PBS, the nation’s largest non-commercial media organization representing more than 330 member stations throughout the country. She also serves as president...

    $40

  • CTC Theater Chats

    Smith Wilkes Hall Smith Wilkes Hall

    Theater 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...

  • Nicole Martin's headshot

    Rev. Nicole Martin

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    The Rev. Nicole Martin is the president and chief executive officer of Christianity Today. She has been with the magazine since 2023, previously holding the positions of chief operating officer...

    $20.00
  • HieYon Choi

    School of Music Piano Faculty Recital: HieYon Choi

    Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall

    Praised for her artistry and expressive depth, HieYon Choi is one of the most sought-after pianists of her generation. “One of this sonata’s greatest-ever recorded interpretations… a model of intelligent...

  • CVA Lecture Series: Susan Klein, School of Art Faculty

    Hultquist 101 Hultquist 101

    The Chautauqua School of Art proudly welcomes Susan Klein, a distinguished member of our 2026 visiting faculty. Susan Klein will participate in the School’s Summer Lecture Series, sharing insights and...

  • Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Toward a New World

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Rossen Milanov, conductor Jaren Atherholt, oboe Join the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for a celebration of musical exploration. John Corigliano’s Midsummer Fanfare opens the program with brilliance and energy. The orchestra...

    $55 – $65
  • Neil deGrasse Tyson and Scott Hamilton Kennedy

    Neil deGrasse Tyson and Scott Hamilton Kennedy

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    World-renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and filmmaker Scott Hamilton Kennedy have twice joined forces to confront the twin crises of misinformation and science denial. Their documentaries — “Food Evolution,” which...

    $45
  • Unabridged book cover and Stefan Fatsis headshot

    Stefan Fatsis

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle — Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary by Stefan Fatsis Words are the currency of culture—and never more than today. Journalist...

  • Troupe Vertigo

    Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra with Troupe Vertigo

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Fusing together elements of cirque acrobatics, classical dance and contemporary theater, Troupe Vertigo brings audiences on a spellbinding journey through the world of artistic movement. Consisting of world-class aerial artists,...

    $55 – $75

  • Catholic Mass

    Hall of Christ: Sanctuary
    Sunday Free Event
  • Michael Chan's headshot

    Michael Chan

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Dr. Michael Chan joined the Concordia College community in June 2022 as the executive director for faith and learning. Prior to that, he was associate professor of Old Testament at...

    Free Sunday Event
  • Sony Ton-Aime and Lauren Francis-Sharma

    Sony Ton-Aime and Lauren Francis-Sharma

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Chautauqua Writers' Center Faculty Reading — Featuring Sony Ton-Aime (Poetry) and Lauren Francis-Sharma (Prose) Sony Ton-Aime is a Haitian poet, essayist, translator, and Executive Director of Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures....

  • Church of the Wild with Kriss Miller

    Outdoor Classroom

    Kriss 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...

    Free Sunday Event
  • Michael Chan's headshot

    Michael Chan

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Dr. Michael Chan joined the Concordia College community in June 2022 as the executive director for faith and learning. Prior to that, he was associate professor of Old Testament at...

    Free
  • Marcela Escobari and Charles Lane

    Marcela Escobari and Charles Lane

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Marcela Escobari and Charles Lane are two of the nation’s leading experts in immigration, migration and asylum policy. The pair will present in tandem, building on the Chautauqua Lecture Series...

    $40
  • Randall Balmer

    Randall Balmer

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Randall Balmer, an Episcopal priest, is the John Phillips Professor in Religion at Dartmouth College. A prize-winning historian and Emmy Award nominee, he has published eighteen books, including Bad Faith:...

    $20.00
  • WindSync

    Chautauqua Chamber Music: WindSync

    Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall

    Dynamic wind quintet WindSync returns to Chautauqua for an unforgettable afternoon of energetic and engaging chamber music. Celebrated for their virtuosity, warmth, and creative programming, WindSync performs everything from classical...

  • Timothy Muffitt conducting the MSFO

    Music School Festival Orchestra

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    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...

    $30
  • Michael Chan's headshot

    Michael Chan

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Dr. Michael Chan joined the Concordia College community in June 2022 as the executive director for faith and learning. Prior to that, he was associate professor of Old Testament at...

    Free
  • Matthew Fielder_James Capretta

    James C. Capretta and Matthew Fiedler

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    The Chautauqua Lecture Series continues its theme dedicated to “The 2026 Election: What’s at Stake?” with scholars James Capretta and Matthew Fiedler in conversation, sharing their expertise on the state...

    $40
  • Najeeba Syeed

    Najeeba Syeed

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    El-Hibri Endowed Chair and executive director of the Interfaith Institute, Augsburg University 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, 2026 · Hall of Philosophy Najeeba Syeed is the Inaugural El-Bibri endowed chair...

    $20.00
  • Ilya Itin

    School of Music Piano Faculty Recital: Ilya Itin

    Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall

    Audiences throughout the world revere Ilya Itin’s unique artistry. Playing to sold out houses in Japan and in the US, he is known for his extraordinary range, power, quality of...

  • Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: An Evening of Brahms

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Rossen Milanov, conductor Sharon Roffman, violin Jolyon Pegis, cello An Evening of Brahms brings together two of the composer’s most expressive works, pairing the lyrical intimacy of the Double Concerto...

    $55 – $65
  • Michael Chan's headshot

    Michael Chan

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Dr. Michael Chan joined the Concordia College community in June 2022 as the executive director for faith and learning. Prior to that, he was associate professor of Old Testament at...

    Free
  • Ben Harris and James Pethokoukis

    Ben Harris and James Pethokoukis

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    The Chautauqua Lecture Series continues a weeklong exploration of “The 2026 Election: What’s at Stake?” with scholars Ben Harris and James Pethokoukis, sharing their expertise on the state of the...

    $40
  • Terrence Johnson

    Terrence Johnson

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Terrence L. Johnson is Charles G. Adams Professor of African American Religious Studies, professor of African and African American studies, and director of religion and public life at Harvard Divinity...

    $20.00
  • Stephanie Pierce

    CVA Lecture Series: Stephanie Pierce, School of Art Faculty

    Hultquist 101 Hultquist 101

    The Chautauqua School of Art proudly welcomes Stephanie Pierce as a member of our 2026 visiting faculty. Stephanie Pierce will participate in the School’s Summer Lecture Series, sharing insights and...

  • Alexander Gavrylyuk headshot

    Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    A stunningly virtuosic pianist, Alexander is internationally recognised for his electrifying and poetic performances. His performance of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.3 at the BBC Proms was described as “revelatory” by...

    $55 – $65
  • Michael Chan's headshot

    Michael Chan

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Dr. Michael Chan joined the Concordia College community in June 2022 as the executive director for faith and learning. Prior to that, he was associate professor of Old Testament at...

    Free
  • Christine Emba and EJ Dionne

    E.J. Dionne, Jr. and Christine Emba

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Leading the fourth installment of a five-part weeklong deep dive into “The 2026 Election: What’s at Stake?,” renowned scholars E.J. Dionne, Jr. and Christine Emba join in conversation for a...

    $40

  • CTC Theater Chats

    Women's Club

    Theater 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...

  • EJ Dionne

    E.J. Dionne, Jr.

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Dionne is a senior fellow and the W. Averell Harriman Chair in American Governance in the Governance Studies program at Brookings. He is also a Distinguished University Professor in the...

    $20.00

  • Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra with Mak Grgic, guitar

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Rossen Milanov, conductor Mak Grgic, guitar The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to welcome guitarist Mak Grgic in an evening of symphonic storytelling. Stravinsky’s “Song of the Nightengale” opens the...

    $55 – $65
  • Chautauqua County Day at CHQ

    Chautauqua County Day

    Chautauqua Institution

    Explore locally and come to Chautauqua Institution on Chautauqua County Day. Residents of Chautauqua County have free admission and parking from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Our Chautauqua County Day...

    Free for county residents
  • The Hall of Philosophy

    Ecumenical Communion Service

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Dr. Michael Chan joined the Concordia College community in June 2022 as the executive director for faith and learning. Prior to that, he was associate professor of Old Testament at...

    free
  • Kevin Kosar and Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

    Kevin R. Kosar and Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Kevin R. Kosar and Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, two of the nation’s leading experts in the workings of the U.S. federal government, governance, and interbranch relations, will present in tandem on...

    $40
  • Latinoland book cover and Marie Arana's headshot

    Marie Arana

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle — LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority by Marie Arana LatinoLand is an exceptional, all-encompassing overview of Hispanic America based on...

  • Harry Connick Jr

    Harry Connick Jr.

    A consummate performer, Harry Connick, Jr. has exemplified excellence in the entertainment world for decades—be it music, film, television or Broadway. His prodigious talent has earned him Grammy, Emmy and...

    $50 – $75
  • The Magic Flute

    Chautauqua Opera Conservatory: Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte

    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  Librettist: Original text by Emanuel Schickaneder, English dialogue translation by Alice Goodman Stage Director: Nathan Troup Conductor: Stephen Hargreaves In Mozart’s comic opera The Magic Flute,...

    $25

  • Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Holst’s The Planets

    Rossen Milanov, conductor Embark on a thrilling musical journey across galaxies with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. The evening opens with John Williams’ iconic “Main Theme” from the Star Wars Suite...

    $55 – $65
  • Olivia Brodsky's headshot

    Cantor Olivia Brodsky

    Cantor Olivia Brodsky serves as Cantor and Co-Clergy of East End Temple in Manhattan, alongside Rabbi Joshua Stanton. She is a vocalist dedicated to preserving Jewish culture and tradition while...

    Free Sunday Event
  • School of Dance students performing on stage with the MSFO

    School of Dance: Student Gala I

    Chautauqua School of Dance presents an outstanding mixed repertoire matinee of new and established works featuring the most exceptional young talent in the country. Under the leadership of Sasha Janes,...

  • Angela May and Mary Alice Monroe

    Angela May and Mary Alice Monroe

    Chautauqua Writers' Center Faculty Reading & CLSC Young Readers Author Presentation — Angela May (Children's Literature) and Mary Alice Monroe (Prose) Angela May is the co-author of The Islanders, a...

  • Church of the Wild with Kriss Miller

    Kriss 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...

    Free Sunday Event
  • Chautauqua Theater Company logo

    Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby

    WORLD PREMIERE By Sharyn Rothstein Directed by Oliver Butler Bratton Theater Best for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby...

    $65
  • Olivia Brodsky's headshot

    Cantor Olivia Brodsky

    Cantor Olivia Brodsky serves as Cantor and Co-Clergy of East End Temple in Manhattan, alongside Rabbi Joshua Stanton. She is a vocalist dedicated to preserving Jewish culture and tradition while...

    free
  • David Wallace-Wells

    David Wallace-Wells

    David Wallace-Wells is an acclaimed columnist and staff writer for The New York Times. Neither a scientist nor an environmental activist per se, Wallace-Wells is a celebrated climate change speaker...

    $40
  • Bill McKibben

    Bill McKibben

    Bill McKibben is a contributing writer to The New Yorker and a founder of Third Act, which organizes people over the age of 60 to work on climate and racial...

    $20.00
  • Del Sol Quartet

    Chautauqua Chamber Music: Del Sol Quartet

    Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall

    Experience the adventurous Del Sol Quartet in a powerful concert that explores how generational knowledge helps us heal our world. Known for their bold artistry and commitment to diverse voices,...

  • Timothy Muffitt conducting the MSFO

    Music School Festival Orchestra

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    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...

    $30
  • Olivia Brodsky's headshot

    Cantor Olivia Brodsky

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Cantor Olivia Brodsky serves as Cantor and Co-Clergy of East End Temple in Manhattan, alongside Rabbi Joshua Stanton. She is a vocalist dedicated to preserving Jewish culture and tradition while...

    free
  • Aja Barber

    Aja Barber

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Aja Barber is a writer and sustainability consultant focusing on the intersections of sustainability, fashion, and the textile industry. Her work explores the traditions of privilege, wealth inequality, racism, feminism,...

    $40
  • José Ramón Méndez

    School of Music Piano Faculty Recital: José Ramón Méndez

    Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall

    Described as "an artist with a polished sound and tremendous constructive power" and hailed by the Hoja del Lunes de Madrid, as "the Spanish pianist of his generation," José Ramón...

  • The Magic Flute

    Chautauqua Opera Conservatory: Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte

    Norton Hall Norton Hall

    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  Librettist: Original text by Emanuel Schickaneder, English dialogue translation by Alice Goodman Stage Director: Nathan Troup Conductor: Stephen Hargreaves In Mozart’s comic opera The Magic Flute,...

    $25
  • Chautauqua Theater Company logo

    Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby

    Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

    WORLD PREMIERE By Sharyn Rothstein Directed by Oliver Butler Bratton Theater Best for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby...

    $55 – $65

  • Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s “Eroica”

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Timothy Muffitt, conductor Under the baton of Timothy Muffitt, the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra opens with Christopher Theofanidis’s Rainbow Body, a luminous work inspired by one of Hildegard von Bingen’s medieval...

    $55 – $65
  • Olivia Brodsky's headshot

    Cantor Olivia Brodsky

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Cantor Olivia Brodsky serves as Cantor and Co-Clergy of East End Temple in Manhattan, alongside Rabbi Joshua Stanton. She is a vocalist dedicated to preserving Jewish culture and tradition while making it evermore applicable to daily life and accessible for people of all generations. Brodsky is passionate about engaging a diverse community of people with...

    free
  • Ron Gonen's headshot

    Ron Gonen

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Ron Gonen is the founder and CEO of Closed Loop Partners, a firm at the forefront of building the circular economy. Closed Loop Partners is comprised of an asset management business, innovation center and operating group that builds and operates circular economy infrastructure, including the largest privately held recycling company in the U.S. It is...

    $40
  • Rita Nakahima Brock

    Rita Nakashima Brock

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Rita Nakashima Brock is a scholar, editor and writer. From 2017-2025, she was senior vice president and director of the Shay Moral Injury Center at Volunteers of America and the co-author of Soul Repair: Recovering from the Moral Injury after War with Gabriella Lettini. In 2012 she co-founded, with Col. (Chaplain) Herman Keizer, Jr., and...

    $20.00
  • Chautauqua Theater Company logo

    Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby

    Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

    WORLD PREMIERE By Sharyn Rothstein Directed by Oliver Butler Bratton Theater Best for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling, brought to...

    $55 – $65
  • Elizabeth Mooney

    CVA Lecture Series: Elizabeth Mooney, School of Art Faculty

    Hultquist 101 Hultquist 101

    Elizabeth Mooney is a visual artist that explores the construct of landscape through painting, printmaking, and kinetic sculpture. She received her MFA in Painting and Drawing from California College of the Arts, and her BFA from the Art Institute of Boston. Elizabeth was a Visual Artist Fellow at the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, and...

  • An opera singer in a blue sweater

    Chautauqua Opera Company presents: The Music Shop / A.E. Reverie / Ida by Lamplight

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    THE MUSIC SHOP / A.E. REVERIE / IDA BY LAMPLIGHT Three operas light up the Amphitheater stage on July 22, bringing both side-splitting laughter and heart-melting nostalgia. In Richard Wargo’s zany one-act The Music Shop (last seen at Chautauqua where it premiered in 1993) Dmitri and Masha try to help the hapless Ivan remember the...

    $55 – $65
  • Olivia Brodsky's headshot

    Cantor Olivia Brodsky

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Cantor Olivia Brodsky serves as Cantor and Co-Clergy of East End Temple in Manhattan, alongside Rabbi Joshua Stanton. She is a vocalist dedicated to preserving Jewish culture and tradition while making it evermore applicable to daily life and accessible for people of all generations. Brodsky is passionate about engaging a diverse community of people with...

    free

  • CTC Theater Chats

    Smith Wilkes Hall Smith Wilkes Hall

    Theater 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.

  • Chautauqua Theater Company logo

    Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby

    Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

    WORLD PREMIERE By Sharyn Rothstein Directed by Oliver Butler Bratton Theater Best for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling, brought to...

    $55 – $65
  • Chautauqua Theater Company logo

    Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby

    Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

    WORLD PREMIERE By Sharyn Rothstein Directed by Oliver Butler Bratton Theater Best for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling, brought to...

    $55 – $65

  • Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Hovhaness and Shostakovich

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Rossen Milanov, conductor The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra presents two notable symphonies of the twentieth century. Hovhaness’s Symphony No. 2, “Mysterious Mountain,” unfolds as a meditation on nature, drawing listeners into a sound world of serenity, chant-like melody, and rich expression. In contrast, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 12 is a work of momentum and scale, depicting history...

    $55 – $65
  • Rainn Wilson's headshot

    Rainn Wilson

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Drawing on his experience as a cultural commentator and advocate for spiritual renewal, Rainn Wilson closes Chautauqua’s Week Four theme “Wasted: Our Era of Disposability” in conversation, weaving humor with a sense of moral urgency to discuss how disposability affects not only our environment but also erodes our sense of meaning, relationships and community. Wilson...

    $45
  • Where The Rivers Merge book cover and Mary Alice Monroe's headshot

    Mary Alice Monroe

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle — Where the Rivers Merge: A Novel by Mary Alice Monroe From the New York Times bestselling author, the first of two epic and triumphant novels celebrating one intrepid woman's life across multiple generations in the American South. 1908: The Lowcountry of South Carolina is at the cusp of change....

  • Chautauqua Theater Company logo

    Chautauqua Theater Company Presents FutureNow New Play Lab 2: Erasers: A Bloodthirsty Comedy

    Roe Green Theater Center

    Experience new plays the moment they come to life. The FutureNow new play labs showcase original work by CTC’s inaugural class of Playwriting Fellows in collaboration with our Directing Fellows—a program developed through CTC’s newly expanded partnership with The Drama League—and brought to life in public, staged, and designed workshop readings. Performed by CTC’s Acting...

    $35
  • Rainn Wilson

    Masters Series Masterclass: A Dialogue with Rainn Wilson

    Norton Hall Norton Hall

    Chautauqua Lecture Series keynote speaker Rainn Wilson hosts a workshop engaging the Chautauqua community with his journal-style Soul Boom Workbook: Spiritual Tools for Modern Living—written in collaboration with Wilson’s SoulPancake...

  • Chautauqua Theater Company logo

    Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby

    Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

    WORLD PREMIERE By Sharyn Rothstein Directed by Oliver Butler Bratton Theater Best for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby...

    $55 – $65

  • Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Carmina Burana

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Rossen Milanov, conductor The Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus joins the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for a captivating performance of the iconic Carmina Burana. Carl Orff’s masterpiece is drawn from medieval texts exploring...

    $55 – $65

  • Catholic Mass

    Hall of Christ: Sanctuary
    Sunday Free Event
  • Zina Jacque

    The Rev. Zina Jacque

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    The Rev. Zina Jacque serves as President and Chair of the Board of National Senior Communities, overseeing the largest not-for-profit network of continuing-care retirement communities in the nation. Across two...

    Free Sunday Event

  • “Cutwork” Exhibition: July 26–August 25

    Strohl Art Center: Main Galleries

    "Cutwork" exhibition runs July 26-August 25. "Cutwork" is a broad exploration of work using methods of cutting into or removing material. Featuring hand-cut paper, metal, fibers, and ceramics, these artists...