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  • The Hall of Philosophy

    CHQ Mystic Heart: John Pulleyn

    Presbyterian Chapel

    John Pulleyn has been practicing Zen for more than 40 years, working with the late Roshi Philip Kapleau, the founder of the Rochester Zen Center and author of Three Pillars...

  • A view of Miller Bell Tower and Chautauqua Lake from the Athenaeum Hotel porch

    Episcopal Holy Eucharist

    Chapel of the Good Shepherd Chapel of the Good Shepherd

    Episcopal Holy Eucharist

    Free
  • Hall of Missions porch

    Daily Word Meditation

    Hall of Missions Hall of Missions

    (Programmed by Unity of Chautauqua)

    Free
  • A worship service at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd

    Catholic Mass

    Chapel of the Good Shepherd Chapel of the Good Shepherd

    Catholic Mass

    Free
  • Jacqueline Lewis' headshot

    Rev. Dr. Jacqueline J. Lewis

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    The Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis uses her gifts as author, activist, preacher, and public theologian toward creating an antiracist, just, gun violence free, fully welcoming, gender affirming society in which...

    Free
  • Paula Poundstone and Journey Gunderson's headshots

    Paula Poundstone & Journey Gunderson

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Iconic comedian Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. She regularly plays theaters across the country, hosts...

    $30

  • CTC Theater Chats- Finding True Self: The Solo Show

    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...

  • People gathered for a meditation class

    CHQ Mystic Heart: John Pulleyn

    Hall of Missions Hall of Missions

    John Pulleyn has been practicing Zen for more than 40 years, working with the late Roshi Philip Kapleau, the founder of the Rochester Zen Center and author of Three Pillars...

    free
  • CHQ Dialogues logo

    CHQ Dialogue

    Everett Jewish Life Center Everett Jewish Life Center
    free
  • Someone holding playing cards in their hand

    Duplicate Bridge

    Sports Club Sports Club

    Don't have a partner? One will be provided. Game managed by Shelley Dahlie. $10/person.

  • Martin Nguyen's headshot

    Martin Nguyen

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Martin Nguyen is Professor of Islamic Studies at Fairfield University. His work revolves around Muslim theology, ethics, spirituality, Qur’anic studies, and the intersection of race and religion. He is currently...

    $19.00
  • Bad Shabbos movie poster

    BAD SHABBOS

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    An engaged interfaith couple are about to have their parents meet for the first time over a Shabbat dinner when an accidental death gets in the way, in director Daniel...

    $10 – $14
  • That's How They Get You book cover and Damon Young's headshot

    Damon Young

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Presentation — That's How They Get You: An Unruly Anthology of Black American Humor edited by Damon Young That’s How They Get You, forthcoming from Pantheon on June 3, 2025, is a pioneering collection of Black humor from some of the most acclaimed writers and performers at work today. Within,...

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    CHQ Dialogues

    United Methodist House United Methodist House
    free
  • CHQ Dialogues logo

    CHQ Dialogues

    AAHH African American Heritage House

    The Dialogue is devoted to the AAHH Lecture on Wednesday at 3:30pm

    free
  • Lewis Black, Joe Grifasi and Mark Linn-Baker's headshots

    Lewis Black’s The Deal

    Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

    During our week on “Comedy Now!” join us at Bratton Theater for a special reading of The Deal by playwright and comedian Lewis Black. This one-act play will feature a cast of longtime collaborators of Black’s and will be followed by a panel discussion with the artists. This savagely dark comedy satirizes the gleeful madness...

    $25
  • Play CHQ

    Play CHQ: Get your Game On!

    Miller Park Miller Park

    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 the Chautauqua grounds. In case of inclement weather, all Play CHQ events will be relocated to Sheldon Hall of Education, Room 202.

  • Chasing Lions movie poster

    CHASING LIONS

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    Meet the Filmmakers! Free Admission with Gate Pass! In the rugged heart of the American Southwest, where mountain lions move like ghosts through the wilderness, a team of devoted trackers works to understand and protect them. (NR, 23m Discussion to follow with filmmakers Dr. Cameron Mellin, Eric Braker and Stephen Catalano.)

    Free Admission
  • Women playing softball

    Drop-in Softball

    Sharpe Field Sharpe Field

    Interested in playing slow pitch softball? Contact co-commissioner Carrie Zachry at carriezachry@gmail.com

  • An opera singer with dark, curly hair singing

    Chautauqua Opera Company’s 2025 Sing-In

    Norton Hall Norton Hall

    Meet the 2025 Chautauqua Opera Company Young Artists in Norton Hall! Join us and hear their voices here first! This event is free and open to the public.

  • CHQ Dialogues logo

    CHQ Dialogues

    Disciples of Christ House Disciples of Christ House
    free
  • Lewis Black, Brooke Adams and Tony Shalhoub's headshots

    Lewis Black’s The Deal

    Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

    During our week on “Comedy Now!” join us at Bratton Theater for a special reading of The Deal by playwright and comedian Lewis Black. This one-act play will feature a cast of longtime collaborators of Black’s and will be followed by a panel discussion with the artists. This savagely dark comedy satirizes the gleeful madness...

    $25
  • Bad Shabbos movie poster

    BAD SHABBOS

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    An engaged interfaith couple are about to have their parents meet for the first time over a Shabbat dinner when an accidental death gets in the way, in director Daniel Robbins situational comedy. "A strong ensemble cast nails the tasty dialogue and increasingly frantic action without falling into shtick." -Alissa Simon, Variety "Neither too “oy...

    $10 – $14
  • Roy Wood Jr.'s headshot in a red jacket

    Roy Wood Jr. with opener Jeff Stilson

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Roy Wood Jr. is a comedian, an Emmy-nominated documentary producer, and WGA nominated writer. He served for 8 years as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s Emmy-winning The Daily Show (2015-2023). In 2023, Wood Jr. guest hosted The Daily Show and headlined the White House Correspondents' Dinner to its highest ratings since 2017.  Roy’s fourth stand-up...

    $59 – $99
  • The Hall of Philosophy

    CHQ Mystic Heart: John Pulleyn

    Presbyterian Chapel

    John Pulleyn has been practicing Zen for more than 40 years, working with the late Roshi Philip Kapleau, the founder of the Rochester Zen Center and author of Three Pillars of Zen, and Roshi Kapleau's successor, Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. After graduating from Oberlin College with a BA in history, John joined the Zen Center's staff...

  • A view of Miller Bell Tower and Chautauqua Lake from the Athenaeum Hotel porch

    Episcopal Holy Eucharist

    Chapel of the Good Shepherd Chapel of the Good Shepherd

    Episcopal Holy Eucharist

    Free
  • Hall of Missions porch

    Daily Word Meditation

    Hall of Missions Hall of Missions

    (Programmed by Unity of Chautauqua)

    Free
  • People gathered for a meditation class

    Movement and Meditation with Monte Thompson

    Hall of Philosophy Grove

    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...

    free
  • A worship service at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd

    Catholic Mass

    Chapel of the Good Shepherd Chapel of the Good Shepherd

    Catholic Mass

    Free
  • Jacqueline Lewis' headshot

    Rev. Dr. Jacqueline J. Lewis

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    The Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis uses her gifts as author, activist, preacher, and public theologian toward creating an antiracist, just, gun violence free, fully welcoming, gender affirming society in which everyone has enough. Jacqui is the Senior Minister at Middle Collegiate Church. A womanist theologian, Jacqui has preached at the Festival of Homiletics, the Wild...

    Free
  • Brooke Adams, Tony Shalhoub and Kelly Carlin's headshots

    Brooke Adams, Tony Shalhoub & Kelly Carlin

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Actors Brooke Adams and Tony Shalhoub, who have appeared on screen together a number of times since their 1992 marriage, help close Chautauqua’s exploration of “Comedy Now: A Week Curated with Lewis Black — In Partnership with the National Comedy Center” in conversation with longtime Chautauqua and NCC collaborator Kelly Carlin on the relevance and...

    $30
  • Play CHQ

    Play CHQ: Tie Dye Thursdays

    Bestor Plaza Bestor Plaza

    Play CHQ invites families Tie Dye apparel and wearables throughout the 2025 season. Apparel and wearables very in price.

  • The Real James Bond... Was Dominican artwork

    CTC presents the DNAWORKS production of The Real James Bond…Was Dominican

    Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

    Written and Performed by Christopher Rivas Developed with and Directed by Daniel Banks What happens when a James Bond-obsessed Dominican boy in Queens (who won't go anywhere without his nerf gun), finds out that the real James Bond was Dominican? This is a true story about Porfirio Rubirosa, Ian Fleming’s inspiration for Bond, and a...

    $40 – $50
  • Brian Webb's headshot

    Brian Webb

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Brian Webb serves as the Director of Campus Sustainability at the College of Wooster, with his primary responsibility being to lead the college’s efforts to promote environmental stewardship at an institutional level. This includes planning sustainability events and programs, working with faculty to incorporate sustainability into the curriculum, partnering with facilities to reduce energy usage,...

    $19.00
  • CHQ Dialogues logo

    CHQ Dialogues

    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
    free
  • CHQ Dialogues logo

    CHQ Dialogues

    Episcopal Cottage Episcopal Cottage
    free
  • CHQ Dialogues logo

    CHQ Dialogues

    Alumni Hall Ballroom Alumni Hall Ballroom
  • Men playing softball

    Men’s Softball League

    Sharpe Field Sharpe Field

    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.

  • National Anthem movie poster

    NATIONAL ANTHEM

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    Dylan (Charlie Plummer), a soft-spoken 21-year-old construction worker, is the de facto father figure to his little brother and works odd jobs to help the family get by. After he...

    $10 – $14
  • Stuart Chafetz and Capathia Jenkins headshots

    Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Independence Day Celebration

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Stuart Chafetz, conductor Capathia Jenkins, vocalist Celebrate Independence Day in style with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra's July 4th concert, featuring the dynamic leadership of Principal Pops Conductor Stuart Chafetz and...

    $54 – $64
  • Warfare movie poster

    WARFARE

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    Written and directed by Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Civil War, 28 Days Later), Warfare embeds audiences with a platoon of American Navy SEALs on...

    $10 – $14
  • Hurlbut Memorial Community United Methodist Church

    Torah Study

    Hurlbut Marion Lawrance
    Free
  • Raymond Arsenault's headshot

    Contemporary Issues Forum: Raymond Arsenault

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Raymond Arsenault is the John Hope Franklin Professor of Southern History emeritus at the University of South Florida, where he is also chairman of the Department of History and Politics....

  • The Hall of Philosophy

    Catholic Mass

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Catholic Mass

    Free
  • Warfare movie poster

    WARFARE

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    Written and directed by Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Civil War, 28 Days Later), Warfare embeds audiences with a platoon of American Navy SEALs on...

    $10 – $14
  • Denyce Graves and Rossen Milanov's headshots

    Denyce Graves with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    Rossen Milanov, conductor Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano Recognized as "an operatic superstar of the 21st century" by USA Today, mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves’ career has garnered unparalleled popular and critical acclaim. The...

    $54 – $64
  • National Anthem movie poster

    NATIONAL ANTHEM

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    Dylan (Charlie Plummer), a soft-spoken 21-year-old construction worker, is the de facto father figure to his little brother and works odd jobs to help the family get by. After he...

    $10 – $14
  • A view of Miller Bell Tower and Chautauqua Lake from the Athenaeum Hotel porch

    Episcopal Holy Eucharist

    Chapel of the Good Shepherd Chapel of the Good Shepherd

    Episcopal Holy Eucharist

    Free Sunday Event
  • Outside view of the Hall of Christ

    Catholic Mass

    Hall of Christ: Sanctuary

    Catholic Mass

    Free Sunday Event
  • Smith Memorial Library

    Unity Service

    Hall of Missions Hall of Missions

    Unity Service

    Free Sunday Event
  • flowers in Miller Park

    Sunday School

    Children's School Children's School

    Weekly Sunday School Program for Ages 3-11. Children of all faiths and no faith are welcome.

    Free Sunday Event
  • Suzanne Wenonah Duchesne

    Rev. Dr. Suzanne Wenonah Duchesne

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    The Rev. Dr. Suzanne Wenonah Duchesne, is a teacher, preacher, scholar, & consultant who delights in & encourages wholeness, justice, and healing with all creation. Her work in Beloved Speech,...

    Free Sunday Event
  • Boats docked near the Miller Bell Tower

    Kosher BBQ

    Miller Park Miller Park
    Sunday Free
  • Outside view of the Hall of Christ

    Bahai Faith

    Hall of Christ: Sanctuary

    Susan Burke and Sharon Eakes talk on racism in America

    Free Sunday Event
  • Leon Etienne Magic Rocks

    Illusionist Leon Etienne

    Amphitheater Amphitheater

    You’ve seen him on America’s Got Talent, Jimmy Fallon, Masters of Illusion, and Penn & Teller: Fool Us! Illusionist Leon Etienne’s jaw-dropping, critically acclaimed hit show is not to be...

    Free Sunday Event
  • Nicole Cooley and Mary Hall Surface's headshots

    Nicole Cooley and Mary Hall Surface

    Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

    Chautauqua Writers’ Center Faculty Reading — Week Three — Featuring Nicole Cooley (Poetry) and Mary Hall Surface (Muli-Genre) Nicole Cooley grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her most recent book is the collection of poetry Mother Water Ash (Louisiana University Press, July 2024) as well as the two poetry collections, Girl after Girl after Girl...

  • Flow movie poster

    FLOW

    Chautauqua Cinema Chautauqua Cinema

    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...

    $10 – $14