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,...
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...
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...
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...
"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...
"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)....
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,...
: 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
"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...
"How Sweet the Sound: A Visual Interpretation by Charly Palmer" exhibition runs August 4–15. Charly Palmer's illustrations are featured in the book "How Sweet the Sound," written by Kwame Alexander,...
CEO of American Jewish Committee
Trio Bohémo is a dynamic chamber ensemble known for passion, precision and engaging performances. Hailing from the Czech Republic, the trio brings fresh interpretations to both classical and modern repertoire....
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'...
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...
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,...
Houston Ballet II is the second company of Houston Ballet, America’s fourth-largest ballet company. Comprised of a stellar array of ballet students from around the world, Houston Ballet II members...
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...
: 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...
Episcopal Holy Eucharist
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...
Ada Calhoun’s career, the Village Voice noted in 2015, “can seem as though it were cobbled together from the resumés of three ambitious journalists.” Calhoun is a reporter, essayist, memoirist,...
Marcus Rosten is the WNY Wildway Director at the Western New York Land Conservancy. He’s served as an interpretive park ranger in our national parks and forests, led environmental education...
: 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...
Marie Griffith is the John C. Danforth Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis. She served for 12 years (2011-2023) as the director of the John...
Following the death of his father, energetic and free-spirited Rickey (Michael Angarano) convinces long-time friend Glenn (Michael Cera) to go on an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento....
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 Heritage Lecture Series, Chautauqua Institution Archives and Historian, Jonathan D. Schmitz will present "Three Noteworthy Chautauquans".
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...
Closing out our series, we proudly present the venerable Horn Section of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra (Roger Kaza, Bill Bernatis, Donna Dolson, Daniel Kerdelwicz and Mark Robbins)! Prepare to be...
Meet the Filmmaker Special Event! Free Admission! 2025 Oscar Nominated Live Action Short Film. When young Litha is introduced to the magic of a game reserve by the last remaining...
Old First Night is Chautauqua’s birthday party, and all are invited! In the early years of Chautauqua, the season's first night was not in late June but early August. Therefore,...
Bring gate pass. Adjacent to Turner Community Center