Events
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Hall of Christ: SanctuarySunday Free Event
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The Rev. Zina Jacque
Amphitheater AmphitheaterThe 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...
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“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...
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“A Different Light: Landscapes by Gwen Norton” Exhibition: July 26–August 25
Strohl Art Center 2nd Floor"A Different Light: Landscapes by Gwen Norton" exhibition - July 26-August 25. Gwen Norton is currently in her thesis year of the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts...
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Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
Bratton Theater Bratton TheaterWORLD 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...
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“Cutwork” Opening Reception
Strohl Art Center: Main Galleries"Cutwork" opening reception. 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,...
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“A Different Light: Landscapes by Gwen Norton” Exhibition Opening Reception
Strohl Art Center 2nd Floor"A Different Light: Landscapes by Gwen Norton" opening reception. Exhibition runs July 26-August 25. Gwen Norton is currently in her thesis year of the MFA program at the School of...
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School of Music: Piano Program Showcase
Amphitheater AmphitheaterNicola Melville, Chair Alexander Kobrin, 2026 Heintzelman Family Artistic Advisor Pianists from the Chautauqua School of Music present a dazzling program of works for one and two pianos, with repertoire drawn...
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Jim Daniels and Kristin Kovacic
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyChautauqua Writers' Center Faculty Reading — Featuring Jim Daniels (Poetry) and Kristin Kovacic (Prose) Jim Daniels is the recipient of the 2025-26 Michigan Author Award for lifetime achievement from the...
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Church of the Wild with Kriss Miller
Outdoor ClassroomKriss 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...
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Chautauqua Theater Company Presents FutureNow New Play Lab 2: Erasers: A Bloodthirsty Comedy
Roe Green Theater CenterExperience 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...
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Hebrew Congregation, Shirley Lazarus Sunday Evening Lecture Series
Smith Wilkes Hall Smith Wilkes HallFree Sunday Event -
Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
Bratton Theater Bratton TheaterWORLD 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...
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The Rev. Zina Jacque
Amphitheater AmphitheaterThe 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...
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The Crossover Panel with Kwame Alexander, Candrice Jones, Christopher Jackson and Jade King Carroll
Amphitheater AmphitheaterThe highly anticipated musical adaptation of Kwame Alexander’s Newbery medal-winning novel, The Crossover, was commissioned and is being developed for the stage by the Chautauqua Theater Company. Hosted by Jade...
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The 22nd Annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the Supreme Court of the United States — Michael Dreeben
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyMichael R. Dreeben is a distinguished lecturer from government at Georgetown University Law Center and an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law. From 1988 to 2019, Dreeben served in...
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Chautauqua Chamber Music: Verona Quartet
Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall Elizabeth S. Lenna HallJoin the acclaimed Verona Quartet for an afternoon of expressive performances and dynamic ensemble artistry. Hailed for their “sensational” playing and deep musical insight, the Verona Quartet brings passion and...
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Film & Filmmaker Talk: Emmy Award-Winning “Troubled Waters” with Rory Fielding
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema -
Chautauqua Opera Conservatory with the Music School Festival Orchestra “L’Enfant Prodigue & Les Mamelles de Tiresias”
Amphitheater AmphitheaterMusic by: Claude Debussy & Francis Poulenc Librettist: Édouard Guinand & Guillaume Apollinaire Stage Director: Emma Griffin Conductor: Timothy Muffitt Two masters of French music share the stage in a sparkling double bill. Francis Poulenc’s Les Mamelles de Tirésias (1945) bursts with surreal satire, flipping gender norms topsy-turvy in a wildly imaginative romp of music...
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Masters Series Masterclass: The Picture Book with Kao Kalia Yang
Alumni Hall Ballroom Alumni Hall BallroomKao Kalia Yang is known for her work for adults, but since 2019, she's cultivated an award-winning body of work in children's literature. Join Yang in this Masters Series session as she reads from some of her picture books and speaks to the movement across age groups and genre lines in a life dedicated to...
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The Rev. Zina Jacque
Amphitheater AmphitheaterThe 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 distinguished careers in higher education and ministry, she has worked to lift people, strengthen communities, and send good into the world. She continues to guide...
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David Michaels, PhD, MPH, Professor of Environmental & Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
Hurlbut Church sanctuary Hurlbut Church sanctuaryChautauqua Science Group Weekly Lecture
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Stephanie Elizondo Griest
Amphitheater AmphitheaterStephanie Elizondo Griest is a globetrotting author from the Texas-Mexico borderlands. Currently a professor of creative nonfiction at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, she has performed on five continents in capacities ranging from a Moth storyteller to a literary ambassador for the U.S. State Department. Her six books include Around the Bloc: My Life...
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Todd Paglia, CEO Stand.Earth: Delivering large-scale solutions to climate and environmental problems worldwide
Smith Wilkes Hall Smith Wilkes HallBird, Tree & Garden Club lunchtime lecture series
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Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby (Live Audio Descriptions)
Bratton Theater Bratton TheaterWORLD 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...
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School of Music Piano Faculty Recital: Sara Davis Buechner
Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall Elizabeth S. Lenna HallNoted for her musical command, cosmopolitan artistry, and visionary independence, Sara Davis Buechner is one of the most original concert pianists of our time. Lauded for her “intelligence, integrity and...
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CVA Lecture Series: Glenn Goldberg, School of Art Faculty
CVA: Large Drawing RoomThe Chautauqua School of Art proudly welcomes Glenn Goldberg as a member of our 2026 visiting faculty. Glenn Goldberg will participate in the School’s Summer Lecture Series, sharing insights and...
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Opera & Pops Concert with CSO
Amphitheater AmphitheaterStuart Chafetz, conductor Chautauqua Opera Company Apprentice and Studio Artists join Stuart Chafetz, Principal Pops Conductor, and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for the annual Opera & Pops concert. This popular...
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The Rev. Zina Jacque
Amphitheater AmphitheaterThe 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...
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Natalie Merchant
Amphitheater AmphitheaterNatalie Merchant has earned recognition among America’s most respected recording artists, drawing audiences with her captivating performances and intentional songwriting over her 40-year career. Her music blends folk, rock and...
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Organ Recitals Owen Reyda
Amphitheater AmphitheaterOwen Reyda is an organ performance major at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, studying with Jonathan Moyer. At Oberlin, he has also studied piano with Yulia Fedoseeva, choral conducting with Gregory...
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Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
Bratton Theater Bratton TheaterWORLD 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...
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Natalie Wigg-Stevenson
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyNatalie Wigg-Stevenson is a theologian, minister, author and associate professor of contextual education at Emmanuel College (Victoria University, University of Toronto). Natalie brings to her teaching a spirit of play...
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Chautauqua Arts Education 101: Panel Discussion
Smith Wilkes Hall Smith Wilkes HallChautauqua Arts Education programs serve thousands of students and hundreds of teachers each year in Chautauqua County, carrying out Chautauqua Institution's mission through empowering students to learn about their world...
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Film and Filmmaker Talk: Emmy Award-Winning “We Are All Plastic People Now” with Rory Fielding
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema -
Unity’s Positive Path for Spiritual Living
Turner Conference Room Turner Conference RoomProgrammed by Unity of Chautauqua
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Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
Bratton Theater Bratton TheaterWORLD 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...
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Chautauqua School of Dance presents: “Wuthering Heights”
Amphitheater AmphitheaterDirected and Choreographed by Sasha Janes, Bonnefoux McBride Artistic Director of Chautauqua School of Dance On the wild, windswept moors of Yorkshire, this ballet adaptation of Wuthering Heights brings to...
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Rev. Zina Jacque
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyThe 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...
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Micah Hendler
Amphitheater AmphitheaterMicah Hendler is the founder and artistic director of the Jerusalem Youth Chorus (JYC), an Israeli-Palestinian music and dialogue project he has brought from a dream to the global stages...
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CTC Theater Chats
Smith Wilkes Hall Smith Wilkes HallTheater 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...
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Chautauqua Theater Company Presents New Play Workshop 2: The Motions by Zora Howard
Bratton Theater Bratton TheaterThe Motions by Zora Howard A CTC Commission
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Micah Hendler
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyMicah Hendler is the founder and artistic director of the Jerusalem Youth Chorus (JYC), an Israeli-Palestinian music and dialogue project he has brought from a dream to the global stages...
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Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
Bratton Theater Bratton TheaterWORLD 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...
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Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Sounds of Strauss
Amphitheater AmphitheaterRossen Milanov, conductor The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra presents two of Richard Strauss’s most compelling tone poems. In Also sprach Zarathustra, Strauss explores themes of human striving and philosophical inquiry. Death...
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Fredrik Backman
Amphitheater AmphitheaterFredrik Backman is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, Beartown, Us...
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Tessa Hulls
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyChautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle — Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls An astonishing, deeply moving graphic memoir about three generations of Chinese women, exploring love, grief, exile,...
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Chautauqua Theater Company Presents New Play Workshop 2: The Motions by Zora Howard
Bratton Theater Bratton TheaterThe Motions by Zora Howard A CTC Commission
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School of Music: Opera Conservatory Sing-Out
Fletcher Music Hall Fletcher Music Hall -
Film & Filmmaker Talk: Emmy Award-Winning “Descent: Into the Blue” with Rory Fielding
Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema -
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Miller Park Miller Parkfree