BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Chautauqua Institution - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Chautauqua Institution X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.chq.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Chautauqua Institution REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T000000 DTSTAMP:20260824T194459 CREATED:20241016T171510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250625T171514Z UID:88108-1762732800-1763164800@www.chq.org SUMMARY:CHQ Travels: London Theater: Page to Stage DESCRIPTION:Join Chautauqua Theater Company’s producing artistic director Jade King Carroll on an immersive journey into the heart of London’s theater scene. Unravel the mysteries of storied theaters and delve into the play development and writing processes. You will have the opportunity to go backstage literally and figuratively as you meet with\ntheater professionals who all have a hand in making sure that the show goes on. As you learn about some of the building blocks that go into producing theater\, each day will be punctuated by captivating performances on some of London’s most iconic stages. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chq-travels-london-theater-page-to-stage/ CATEGORIES:CHQ Travels,Chautauqua Institution Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/shutterstock_1025800666.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T170000 DTSTAMP:20260824T194459 CREATED:20250821T210018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T201507Z UID:96064-1761411600-1761411600@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Oktoberfest DESCRIPTION:Experience a night of German splendor at the Athenaeum Hotel! Savor an indulgent German feast while being serenaded by The Bergholz German Band\, direct from Niagara Falls (NY). Clad in vibrant\, traditional garb\, this band brings the essence of German Folk tradition to life with their infectious oom-pah rhythms and joyful melodies. Their full wind ensemble delivers a rich\, harmonious sound that embodies the cheerful spirit of Gemütlichkeit\, a tradition they’ve delighted audiences with for 50 incredible years. \nCome just for the evening\, or book our Oktoberfest Overnight Hotel Package. \nPackage price starts at $257 for two people\, $56 per person for dinner only. \nPackage includes:\nLodging at the historic Athenaeum Hotel located on Chautauqua Lake\nGerman feast on Saturday\nBreakfast on Sunday \nMake your night extra special with an overnight stay at the Athenaeum Hotel. Book your room today online or by calling 716-357-4444. \n*Does not include tax or gratuity. Subject to availability. Rates are based on double occupancy. Single occupancy rates are available upon request. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/oktoberfest-2025/ LOCATION:Athenaeum Hotel\, Athenaeum Hotel CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Culinary Experiences,Featured Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/102624_Oktoberfest_DM_09.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T160000 DTSTAMP:20260824T194459 CREATED:20250324T140000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T210021Z UID:95980-1758816000-1758816000@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Preview Performance of the feath3r theory DESCRIPTION:Experience one of New York City’s most daring dance-theatre ensembles as they share a work-in-progress showing of their latest creation. \nJoin the New York City–based dance-theatre-media collective the feath3r theory (TF3T) for an exclusive preview of their bold new work A Body of Dangerous Ideas. Conceived by Artistic Director Raja Feather Kelly\, the piece investigates how bodies absorb and resist the ideas projected onto them\, exploring violence—how it appears in the body\, how it is carried\, and how it transforms us. With Kelly’s signature engagement with pop culture\, the work interrogates how media desensitizes us to danger while shaping our sympathies for it\, expanding from the personal body to the global stage. \nFollowing the presentation\, join the artists for an informal meet-and-greet on the porch of Carnahan-Jackson Dance Studios. \nAbout A Body of Dangerous Ideas\nAt its core\, A Body of Dangerous Ideas investigates how bodies are shaped by the ideas projected onto them — and how they resist\, embody\, or rupture under that weight. The work asks: What makes an idea dangerous? And how does a body respond to that danger? I’m examining violence — what it looks like in the body\, how we carry it\, and how it transforms us. With my ongoing engagement with pop culture\, I’m exploring how media both desensitizes and shapes our sympathies for violence and danger — particularly when experienced from a distance. As we zoom out from the individual\, the work also asks how danger operates across borders\, identities\, and social constructs. What does the future look like in a world where thought\, expression\, and intimacy are all perceived as threats? \nAbout the feath3r theory (TF3T)\nthe feath3r theory (TF3T) is a New York City based dance-theatre-media company that produces the work of Artistic Director and Choreographer Raja Feather Kelly. As a collaboration of dancers\, actors\, filmmakers\, musicians\, photographers\, and designers\, our mission is to broaden the space for unheard voices and repressed histories\, to bring into the theatre those sometimes left out\, and to use theatre to provoke much-needed public conversations. the feath3r theory does this by challenging its audience and its creators to collectively interrogate – and celebrate – its shared relationship to human empathy and personal ethics as expressed in and distorted by popular media. By unabashedly appropriating the structures\, themes\, and aesthetics of reality television\, celebrity culture\, social media and the internet\, the work of TF3T synthesizes dance\, visual media\, fashion\, and narrative theatre into virtuosic\, expansive\, radical and surreal large scale pop-culture phenomena or an overwhelming\, over-saturated ‘Gesamtkunstwerk’ in which artists and audience alike experience their shared humanity. We are committed to addressing pressing social issues through Dance\, Theatre\, and Media. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/preview-performance-of-feath3r-theory/ LOCATION:Carnahan-Jackson: McBride/Verdy\, Carnahan-Jackson: McBride/Verdy CATEGORIES:Special Events,Chautauqua Institution Program,Dance,Featured Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Feath3r-Theory_DSCF8857.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T000000 DTSTAMP:20260824T194459 CREATED:20250409T141504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T154859Z UID:91729-1758758400-1758758400@www.chq.org SUMMARY:The Colors of India DESCRIPTION:Join Chautauqua Travels and Chautauqua Institution’s Chief IDEA Officer Amit Taneja on a colorful 9-day journey\nthrough northern India and experience a kaleidoscope of sights\, sounds\, and scents unlike anywhere else in the\nworld. Begin in the bustling metropolis of Delhi\, where ancient traditions blend seamlessly into everyday modern\nlife\, with visits to classic landmarks such as the Red Fort\, Jama Masjid\, India Gate\, and Parliament House. Travel\nto Agra and witness the timeless alure of the Taj Mahal\, then continue to Jaipur\, known for its historic and palatial\ncotton-candy-colored buildings that dot the skyline. Dig deeper into the complexities of India and see the Golden\nTriangle in a new light as you meet with skilled artists and performers\, have candid conversations with local\nbusinesswomen\, and participate in a unique community service experience at one of the largest food pantries in\nthe world. Your travels in India culminate as Jaipur comes alive with a celebration of Dussehra\, an annual Hindu\nfestival that marks the triumph of good over evil with dazzling parades\, sparkling fireworks\, and symbolic burning\nof effigies. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-colors-of-india/ CATEGORIES:CHQ Travels,Chautauqua Institution Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/shutterstock_2387591325.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T190000 DTSTAMP:20260824T194459 CREATED:20250204T180000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T190011Z UID:89733-1757098800-1757098800@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Bonnie Raitt with special guest Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Institution is thrilled to welcome the iconic Bonnie Raitt to our Amphitheater! A singer\, songwriter\, and guitarist whose unique style blends blues\, R&B\, rock\, and pop\, after 20 years as a cult favorite\, Raitt broke through to the top in the early 90s with her GRAMMY-award-winning albums\, Nick of Time and Luck of the Draw\, which featured hits\, “Something To Talk About” and “I Can’t Make You Love Me” among others. The thirteen-time GRAMMY winner (and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Awardee) was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 and Rolling Stone named the slide guitar ace one of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and one of the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time.” Raitt received another incredible accolade being recognized for her lifetime of artistic achievement as part of the Kennedy Center’s 47th Class of Honorees in Washington\, DC in December 2024. \nRaitt is as known for her lifelong commitment to social activism as she is for her music\, and has long been involved with the environmental movement\, performing concerts around oil\, nuclear power\, mining\, water\, and forest protection since the mid-‘70s. She was a founding member of MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy)\, which produced the historic concerts\, album and film NO NUKES (1979\,) as well as a founding member of The Rhythm and Blues Foundation\, which works for royalty reform and recognition of generations of pioneer R&B artists. She continues to work on safe energy issues in addition to environmental protection\, social justice\, Native American and human rights\, as well as artist’s rights and music education. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/bonnie-raittwith-special-guest-jimmie-vaughan-the-tilt-a-whirl-band/ LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater CATEGORIES:Special Events,Chautauqua Institution Program,Featured Events,Popular Entertainment & Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/BonnieRaitt_2025_JV_HORZ_WebEvent.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250825T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250825T203000 DTSTAMP:20260824T194459 CREATED:20250806T211531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250807T173051Z UID:95782-1756153800-1756153800@www.chq.org SUMMARY:PERFECT DAYS DESCRIPTION:Hirayama (Kôji Yakusho) seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of Tokyo public toilets in director Wim Wenders’ deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us. “It’s all about finding the simple joys in your daily existence.” -Christy Lemire\, Breakfast All Day “Jonathan Livingston Lavatory Cleaner. Zen and the Art of Lavatory Maintenance. But better than that. Sharper\, less sentimental\, less aphoristic. A film to live your life by.” -Donald Clarke\, Irish Times “Perhaps\, in its polite and unassuming way\, the film advocates not just a new way of looking\, but also a new way of living.” -Wendy Ide\, Observer (UK) (PG\, In Japanese with subtitles. 124m) URL:https://www.chq.org/event/perfect-days-4/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Cinema\, Chautauqua Cinema CATEGORIES:Movies,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PerfectDays.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250825T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250825T180000 DTSTAMP:20260824T194459 CREATED:20250806T211528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250807T173049Z UID:95778-1756144800-1756144800@www.chq.org SUMMARY:EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE GREAT DESCRIPTION:Buddy Smart (Bryan Cranston) wrestles with his over-sized showbiz dreams. His wife Macy (Allison Janney) struggles to keep their family afloat. As they grapple with identity and belonging\, they share a humorous and heartfelt journey of self-discovery\, learning the power of owning your spotlight no matter what stage of life you’re in. Director “Jon S. Baird’s kind and cutting drama about a family trying\, failing\, and trying all over again to make it in the theater is a heartening drama and a great big smile of a comedy.” -William Bibbiani\, TheWrap (R\, 95m) URL:https://www.chq.org/event/everythings-going-to-be-great-2/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Cinema\, Chautauqua Cinema CATEGORIES:Movies,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/EverythingsGoingToBeGreat.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T204500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T204500 DTSTAMP:20260824T194459 CREATED:20250807T173048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250807T173048Z UID:95824-1756068300-1756068300@www.chq.org SUMMARY:EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE GREAT DESCRIPTION:Buddy Smart (Bryan Cranston) wrestles with his over-sized showbiz dreams. His wife Macy (Allison Janney) struggles to keep their family afloat. As they grapple with identity and belonging\, they share a humorous and heartfelt journey of self-discovery\, learning the power of owning your spotlight no matter what stage of life you’re in. Director “Jon S. Baird’s kind and cutting drama about a family trying\, failing\, and trying all over again to make it in the theater is a heartening drama and a great big smile of a comedy.” -William Bibbiani\, TheWrap (R\, 95m) URL:https://www.chq.org/event/everythings-going-to-be-great-4/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Cinema\, Chautauqua Cinema CATEGORIES:Movies,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/EverythingsGoingToBeGreat.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T200000 DTSTAMP:20260824T194459 CREATED:20250411T133029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250625T000032Z UID:92006-1756065600-1756065600@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Closing Sacred Song and Three Taps DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.chq.org/event/closing-sacred-song-and-three-taps/ LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30),Faith and Spiritual Programming ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/062523_SacredSong_CL_04-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T174500 DTSTAMP:20260824T194459 CREATED:20250806T211530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250807T173051Z UID:95781-1756057500-1756057500@www.chq.org SUMMARY:PERFECT DAYS DESCRIPTION:Hirayama (Kôji Yakusho) seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of Tokyo public toilets in director Wim Wenders’ deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us. “It’s all about finding the simple joys in your daily existence.” -Christy Lemire\, Breakfast All Day “Jonathan Livingston Lavatory Cleaner. Zen and the Art of Lavatory Maintenance. But better than that. Sharper\, less sentimental\, less aphoristic. A film to live your life by.” -Donald Clarke\, Irish Times “Perhaps\, in its polite and unassuming way\, the film advocates not just a new way of looking\, but also a new way of living.” -Wendy Ide\, Observer (UK) (PG\, In Japanese with subtitles. 124m) URL:https://www.chq.org/event/perfect-days-3/ LOCATION:Chautauqua Cinema\, Chautauqua Cinema CATEGORIES:Movies,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PerfectDays.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T163000 DTSTAMP:20260824T194459 CREATED:20250708T173023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T173023Z UID:91955-1756053000-1756053000@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Blessing of the Animals DESCRIPTION:Weather Permitting URL:https://www.chq.org/event/blessing-of-the-animals-18/ LOCATION:Miller Park\, Miller Park CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30),Faith and Spiritual Programming END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR