CHQ Mystic Heart Meditation: Carol McKiernan
Carol 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...
Carol 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...
The Sports Club is hosting the popular 49th Annual Old First Night Run/Walk Race and Kids Fun Runs. The OFN 2.75 mile chip-timed race follows the perimeter of Chautauqua's beautiful...
Arthur S. Levine is a Distinguished University Professor; a professor of medicine, molecular genetics, and neurobiology; senior vice chancellor emeritus of health sciences; and dean emeritus of the University of...
United Nations, 1960: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, jazz musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe, and the U.S. State...
by Vichet Chum, Directed by Mei Ann Teo, Bratton Theater Chan finds an unexpected way to care for the strangers around him: He organizes their closets and unpacks their skeletons,...
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,...
"As a musician, my goal is to bring jazz and classical music to my generation through a more accessible road," declares the composer, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Laufey (pronounced lay-vay)....
United Church of Christ Worship Service
Episcopal Holy Eucharist
Unitarian Universalist Service
Sister Teresa Maya is a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio. She has served as teacher, history professor, administrator, leader, facilitator...
by Vichet Chum, Directed by Mei Ann Teo, Bratton Theater Chan finds an unexpected way to care for the strangers around him: He organizes their closets and unpacks their skeletons,...
Austin Walkin' Cane is not your typical bluesman-he's a storytelling troubadour with a guitar in one hand and a slide in the other, roaming the backroads of the blues with...
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...
Chautauqua Writers’ Center Faculty Reading — Week Seven — Featuring Marita Golden (Prose) and Valerie C. Woods (Writing for TV/Film) Marita Golden is an award-winning author of over twenty works of fiction and nonfiction. Her books include the novels The Wide Circumference of Love, and After, and the memoirs Migrations of the Heart, Saving Our...
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 Transformation. Kriss is currently a student of Victoria Loorz in the Seminary of the Wild Earth at the Center for Wild Spirituality. She has completed...
Join us for lemonade and cookies at the Orientation for New Chautauquans, where we warmly welcome you to our vibrant community. This event is designed to acquaint you with the rich history, diverse programs, and unique experiences that Chautauqua has to offer. Meet fellow newcomers, engage with staff, and learn about the array of cultural,...
"A Journey Through the Holy Land in the times of Jesus"
United Nations, 1960: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, jazz musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe, and the U.S. State Department sends Louis Armstrong to Congo to deflect attention from a CIA-backed coup. Director Johan Grimonprez's magnificent essay film captures the moment when African politics...
"As a musician, my goal is to bring jazz and classical music to my generation through a more accessible road," declares the composer, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Laufey (pronounced lay-vay). The LA-based, Icelandic-Chinese artist's trailblazing approach paid off, as she is now the top streaming jazz artist in the world with an audience of over...
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...
: Kainat Felicia Norton and Muinuddin Charles Smith are senior Sufi teachers, retreat guides, and interfaith ministers within the Inayati Sufi Order. Together they founded and facilitate the Light of Guidance Center for Sufi Studies in New York City. Charles teaches leadership and sustainability studies at Hofstra University and Felicia teaches at the United Nations...
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...
Sister Teresa Maya is a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio. She has served as teacher, history professor, administrator, leader, facilitator and speaker. She is passionate about forming ministers committed to transforming Church and society . She believes in life-long learning and has a strong conviction...
NOTE: Previously announced conversation partner LeVar Burton is unable to travel to Chautauqua at this time, and we wish him all the best. Honoring a shared mission to change the world through the power of storytelling, award-winning author, poet, producer and educator Kwame Alexander returns to the Amphitheater stage to lead a series of conversations...
Presenters Steven Pallie and Toby Schermerhorn will lead a community discussion on our Week Seven CLSC selection Mỹ Documents by Kevin Nguyen.
Shawn Norton led the National Park Service climate and sustainability program for decades before retiring this spring. Shawn will speak to the many ways in which the national parks have stepped up to climate leadership, including programs we worked on in collaboration with Chautauqua Climate Change Iniatiative director Mark Wenzler in his former capacity as...
Presenters Anne Pekrul and Mary Pat McFarland will lead a community discussion on our Week Seven CLSC Young Readers selections J vs. K by Kwame Alexander and Nic Blake and the Remarkables by Angie Thomas.
Liz Bucar is a leading expert in religious ethics, a professor of religion at Northeastern University, and a prizewinning author. Her writing, teaching, and public lectures cover a wide range of topics—from sexual reassignment surgery to the politics of religious clothing--but generally focus on how a deeper understanding religious difference can change our sense of...
"How Sweet the Sound: A Visual Interpretation by Charly Palmer" exhibition opening reception and artist talk. Exhibition runs August 4-15. Charly Palmer's illustrations are featured in the book "How Sweet the Sound", written by Kwame Alexander, Chautauqua's Michael I. Rudell Artistic Director of Literary Arts and Writer in Residence. Charly Palmer is a renowned award-winning...
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