Exhibition runs June 22–Aug 3. Beyond brick and mortar, what does it take to craft a home? The interior spaces of the home set the stage for acts of gathering, nourishing, resting, and contemplating. Every object plays its part and has its own history. From quilts to dishware to custom furniture, Crafting Home includes over...
Exhibition runs June 22–August 19. This exhibition focuses on the ability of portraiture to exalt, empower, and elevate the subject. Through painting, thread, and found materials, each likeness reveals both the individual and the community to which they are connected. Embellished and meticulous, these portraits show us how to uplift and care for one another....
Chautauqua Writers’ Center Faculty Reading — Week One — Featuring Deanna Nikaido (Poetry) and Sally Wen Mao (Fiction) Deanna Nikaido is the author of two collections of poetry, Voice Like Water and Vibrating with Silence and holds a degree in Illustration from Art Center College of Design. She was the literacy coach for Book-in-a-Day, teaching...
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" (weather permitting)
When solitary writer Iris's (Naomi Watts) closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved Great Dane, she finds herself facing profound practical and existential crises, eventually coming to terms with her past, her lost friend, and her own creative inner life. "Watts finds another rich vein of emotion to dramatize...
When Naveen (Karan Soni) brings his fiancé Jay (Jonathan Groff) home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend while helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams. " Director Roshan Sethi delivers a big-hearted rom-com that will make you smile, sniffle, and, best of all, feel better...
Venerable Jissai Prince-Cherry began practicing Zen in 1994. Since then, she has maintained a daily personal practice and regularly participates in group sittings, intensive Zen meditation retreats, and periods of residential training including at a Zen monastery in Japan. She works closely with her teacher, Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede, successor to Roshi Philip Kapleau, the founder...
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...
Jim Wallis is a writer, teacher, preacher and justice advocate who believes the gospel of Jesus must be emancipated from its cultural and political captivities. He is a New York Times bestselling author, public theologian, preacher and commentator on ethics and public life. He is the inaugural holder of the Chair in Faith and Justice...