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Smith Wilkes Hall Smith Wilkes HallFree -
Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice
Bratton Theater Bratton TheaterWritten and Directed by Emily Mann It’s 1978, and San Francisco is a divided city. The brutal murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk—the nation’s first openly gay elected official—shocked a nation. This gripping documentary play examines the trial of Dan White, the disgruntled former city supervisor whose reduced voluntary manslaughter conviction, rather...
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Sacred Song Service – An Old-Fashioned Hymn Sing
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CHQ Mystic Heart: Mateo Mortellaro
Presbyterian ChapelTaking a general and non-sectarian approach to Buddhism, Mateo Mortellaro (Konchok Tsering Tengye) has years of experience leading meditation and teaching Buddhist philosophy. Mateo started his spiritual journey early in life practicing Zen Buddhism, eventually shifting focus to the Tibetan tradition, primarily within the Drikung ,Kagyu and Sakya schools. Mateo’s main teacher is His Eminence...
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Episcopal Holy Eucharist
Chapel of the Good Shepherd Chapel of the Good ShepherdEpiscopal Holy Eucharist
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Movement and Meditation with Monte Thompson
Hall of Philosophy GroveMonte 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...
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Chautauqua Prays for Peace though Compassion
Hall of Philosophy GroveFree -
The Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers
Amphitheater AmphitheaterThe Rev. Canon Dr. Stephanie Spellers is one of the Episcopal Church’s leading thinkers around 21st-century ministry and mission. The author of The Church Cracked Open: Disruption, Decline and New Hope for Beloved Community and Radical Welcome: Embracing God, The Other and the Spirit of Transformation, she recently wrapped up nearly a decade as canon...
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Opera Conservatory: Masterclass with John Holiday
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Service of Blessing and Healing
Randell Chapel, UCC HeadquartersFree -
Erin McLaughlin & David K. Young
Amphitheater AmphitheaterFor more than 100 years, The Conference Board has existed as a nonprofit business membership and research organization, working at the intersection of business performance and societal advancement; among its areas of focus and expertise is sustainable capitalism. To open the Chautauqua Lecture Series week on “Innovation in Capitalism: How to Meet 21st-Century Challenges?,” Erin...
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CLSC Book Discussion
Alumni Hall Porch Alumni Hall PorchPresenters Emily Novak and Mary Pat McFarland will lead a community discussion on our Week Five CLSC selection Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Evolution by Cat Bohannon
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Auden Schendler – Author of Terrible Beauty, Reckoning with Climate Complicity and Rediscovering Our Soul.
Smith Wilkes Hall Smith Wilkes HallAuden Schendler spent twenty-six years running sustainability programs at Aspen One, which operates ski resorts, hotels, restaurants, and retail stores. He focuses on scale solutions to climate change, including clean-energy development, policy, advocacy, movement building, and activism. Along with Protect Our Winters, where he served on the board for a decade, he is working to...
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Jonathan Lee Walton
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyJonathan Lee Walton, Ph.D., is a social ethicist, religious educator, and influential scholar known for engaging American evangelical traditions. On January 1, 2023, he became the 8th president of Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of two critically acclaimed books, Watch This! The Ethics and Aesthetics of Black Televangelism (NYU Press) and A Lens...
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Open Forums with Presidential Search Firm
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyJoin representatives of the presidential search firm Heidrick & Struggles for a conversation about the qualities and characteristics of Chautauqua's next president. All Chautauquans are invited to attend. Nominations and requests for information about the role may be sent to Heidrick & Struggles at: ChautauquaPresident@heidrick.com
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Chautauqua Chamber Music: Poiesis Quartet
Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall Elizabeth S. Lenna HallFounded 2022, the Poiesis Quartet is the 2023 Grand Prize winner of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Within their first year playing together, they also received Fischoff’s Senior Strings Gold Medal and the Lift Every Voice prizes, and Gold Medal and BIPOC Prize at the 2023 St. Paul String Quartet Competition. As a string...