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SUMMARY:CTC and Friends of Chautauqua Theater present Meet The Company
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/ctc-and-friends-of-chautauqua-theater-present-meet-the-company/
LOCATION:Fletcher Music Hall\, Fletcher Music Hall
CATEGORIES:Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260705T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260705T190000
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SUMMARY:Hebrew Congregation\, Shirley Lazarus Sunday Evening Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/hebrew-congregation-shirley-lazarus-sunday-evening-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T091500
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SUMMARY:Rev. Robert W. Henderson
DESCRIPTION:In 2008\, The Rev. Robert W. Henderson was installed as the sixth senior minister and head of staff at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte\, N.C. A respected pastor\, preacher\, and leader\, Henderson is known for cultivating congregational vitality and meaningful community engagement. His ministry focuses on the centrality of worship\, pastoral care\, and vibrant mission programs.   \nBoth personally and through leading his congregation\, Henderson continues his active involvement in uplifting local and international communities. Within recent years\, his congregation has invested more than 6 million dollars in affordable housing projects. In Greensboro\, N.C.\, they initiated an innovative partnership with an underprivileged neighborhood.  \nDirectly at Covenant Presbyterian Church\, Henderson’s congregation opened a need-based child development center. The church is also home to a unique pastoral residency program for seminary graduates. Henderson enjoys seeing people grow in their personal faith and has particularly witnessed this through organizing and participating in mission trips in places such as Appalachia\, Nablus\, Bethlehem\, Kenya\, Haiti\, and Mexico.  \nIn addition to his work with the Covenant Presbyterian Church\, Henderson has been leading renewal conferences for large church pastors. He is also actively involved at Davidson College serving on the board of trustees and presidential search committee.   \nFrom 1993 to 2008\, Henderson served as senior pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Greensboro\, N.C. In Stone Mountain\, Ga. he was associate pastor of Eastminster Presbyterian Church from 1988-1993.  \nHenderson received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Columbia Theological Seminary\, Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary\, and Bachelor of Arts in economics and religion from Furman University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rev-robert-w-henderson-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260306T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T183009Z
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SUMMARY:Joanna Stern
DESCRIPTION:Joanna Stern is an Emmy Award-winning technology journalist. She opens Chautauqua’s week of “Charting a New Media Landscape” with remarks inspired by her new book I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything and the launch of her own new media company. Drawing on a year of real-world experiments with AI tools — and the practical results — she will explore how generative AI is changing reporting\, storytelling\, editing\, audience growth and the business of journalism. Stern will look at what’s gained\, what’s at risk and what new rules and skills media organizations and individual journalists will need as AI blurs the lines between fact and fiction.  \nPreviously\, Stern spent 12 years at The Wall Street Journal\, where her personal technology columns and video series made her one of the most-watched voices in consumer tech. Now running her own new media company\, she produces videos and newsletters that help people navigate the tech reshaping daily life.   \nStern’s 2021 documentary “E-Ternal” won an Emmy for Outstanding Science\, Technology or Environmental Coverage. A two-time Gerald Loeb Award winner and Pulitzer finalist\, she often appears on national television\, radio\, and podcasts such as “The Vergecast.” She previously served as a technology editor at ABC News and The Verge. Stern lives in New Jersey with her wife\, sons\, dog\, and more gadgets than a Best Buy.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/joanna-stern/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260114T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T203030Z
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SUMMARY:Rabbi Joshua Stanton
DESCRIPTION:Rabbi Joshua Stanton is associate vice president for Interfaith and Intergroup Initiatives at Jewish Federations of North America\, where he empowers leaders from 141 Jewish Federations across the continent to become bridge-builders in their regions. He also serves as spiritual co-leader of East End Temple in Manhattan.  \nStanton puts Jewish learning\, pastoral care\, and social justice first. He loves connecting with people individually and supporting their spiritual journeys and pursuit of meaning. Stanton is coauthor with Rabbi Benjamin Spratt of Awakenings: American Jewish Transformations in Identity\, Leadership\, and Belonging and the forthcoming book\, Revival: Portraits of America’s Spiritual Builders.  \nStanton’s passion for religious pluralism and interfaith dialogue has led to his involvement and leadership internationally. His articles\, media appearances\, and interviews have appeared in more than a dozen languages\, and he has spoken at the United Nations\, White House and interfaith conferences around the world. \nThis Interfaith Lecture Series program is presented in collaboration with the Everett Jewish Life Center at Chautauqua.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rabbi-joshua-stanton/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Interfaith Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260401T223012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T223012Z
UID:98573-1783353600-1783353600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Chamber Music: Cantus
DESCRIPTION:Experience the award-winning vocal ensemble Cantus in a performance of stunning harmony and heartfelt storytelling. Renowned for their rich tone and collaborative artistry\, Cantus brings a diverse program spanning classical masterworks\, folk traditions\, and contemporary compositions. Each performance offers an intimate and dynamic musical connection with the audience. Don’t miss this captivating concert from one of America’s premier vocal groups.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-chamber-music-cantus/
LOCATION:Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall\, Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251204T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T170012Z
UID:97037-1783368000-1783368000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Music School Festival Orchestra "Opening Night"
DESCRIPTION:Comprised of top-tier students from conservatories and universities in the U.S. and abroad\, Music School Festival Orchestra members participate in a variety of musical activities during their summers at Chautauqua including chamber music and private lessons along with their meticulous orchestral training. Alumni from the MSFO can be heard in many of the world’s top orchestras and chamber ensembles and can be found on music faculties worldwide. The MSFO is led by Artistic Director Timothy Muffitt\, who serves as Music Director of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Laureate of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/music-school-festival-orchestra-opening-night/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,School of Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260707T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260707T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211513Z
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SUMMARY:Rev. Robert W. Henderson
DESCRIPTION:In 2008\, The Rev. Robert W. Henderson was installed as the sixth senior minister and head of staff at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte\, N.C. A respected pastor\, preacher\, and leader\, Henderson is known for cultivating congregational vitality and meaningful community engagement. His ministry focuses on the centrality of worship\, pastoral care\, and vibrant mission programs.   \nBoth personally and through leading his congregation\, Henderson continues his active involvement in uplifting local and international communities. Within recent years\, his congregation has invested more than 6 million dollars in affordable housing projects. In Greensboro\, N.C.\, they initiated an innovative partnership with an underprivileged neighborhood.  \nDirectly at Covenant Presbyterian Church\, Henderson’s congregation opened a need-based child development center. The church is also home to a unique pastoral residency program for seminary graduates. Henderson enjoys seeing people grow in their personal faith and has particularly witnessed this through organizing and participating in mission trips in places such as Appalachia\, Nablus\, Bethlehem\, Kenya\, Haiti\, and Mexico.  \nIn addition to his work with the Covenant Presbyterian Church\, Henderson has been leading renewal conferences for large church pastors. He is also actively involved at Davidson College serving on the board of trustees and presidential search committee.   \nFrom 1993 to 2008\, Henderson served as senior pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Greensboro\, N.C. In Stone Mountain\, Ga. he was associate pastor of Eastminster Presbyterian Church from 1988-1993.  \nHenderson received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Columbia Theological Seminary\, Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary\, and Bachelor of Arts in economics and religion from Furman University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rev-robert-w-henderson-3/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/RobertHenderson_ChaplainWk4_update.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260707T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260707T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260318T121536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T151528Z
UID:98142-1783415700-1783415700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Dr. Michael Ackerman: The Virtual Human
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Science Group Weekly Lecture
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/dr-michael-ackerman-the-virtual-human/
LOCATION:Hurlbut Church sanctuary\, Hurlbut Church sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260707T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260707T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251117T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T183009Z
UID:96319-1783421100-1783421100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chuck Todd
DESCRIPTION:Chuck Todd is one of America’s foremost experts on American politics. A seasoned political journalist and analyst known for his sharp insight\, he is the host of “The ChuckToddCast\,” a weekly podcast offering in-depth interviews with political figures\, experts\, and thought leaders. He is currently the head of politics and host of “Sunday Night with Chuck Todd” for the Noosphere app\, where he aims to continue his legacy of delivering impactful political analysis and fostering engaging conversations with leaders shaping the future of American politics. He is also the inaugural Scholar-in-Residence for the University of Southern California’s Capital Campus\, in Washington\, D.C.\, where he teaches about how Washington works. Todd joins Chautauqua’s week “Charting a New Media Landscape” to help survey the landscape of legacy national media institutions\, and how forces both within and beyond their control are shaping their news-gathering operations\, values and standards\, and overall business models.   \nA six-time Emmy Award winner\, Todd was NBC News’s chief political analyst and moderator of “Meet the Press” from 2014 to 2023. Known for his sharp insight and knowledge of politics\, Todd has co-moderated multiple presidential debates\, including the record-breaking 2019 and 2020 Democratic debates. He previously served as NBC News’s chief White House correspondent from 2008 to 2014 and hosted “The Daily Rundown” on MSNBC. In 2007\, he joined NBC News as political director after 15 years at The Hotline\, where he served as editor-in-chief. Todd was also the founding managing editor for The Sports Business Daily in 1994\, now known as The Sports Business Journal.  \nTodd is the author of two books: How Barack Obama Won\, co-authored in 2009\, and The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House\, released in 2014. He has contributed to The New York Times\, The Washington Post and The Atlantic.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chuck-todd/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Featured Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Todd_Chuck_CLS_070726.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260707T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260707T121500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260203T221517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T221517Z
UID:97680-1783426500-1783426500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ and Friends of Chautauqua: Discussion Group\, Bring your lunch
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/lgbtq-and-friends-of-chautauqua-discussion-group-bring-your-lunch/
LOCATION:Alumni Hall Ballroom\, Alumni Hall Ballroom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260707T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260707T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260128T181511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T161510Z
UID:97622-1783427400-1783427400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Adrian Higgins\, Washington Post Gardening Columnist
DESCRIPTION:Bird\, Tree & Garden Club lunchtime lecture series
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/btg-lunch-lecture-series-2/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CCI-Adrian-Higgins-Week-2-Tuesday-PM.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260707T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260707T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260326T161525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T173015Z
UID:98401-1783454400-1783454400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra with Alexander Gavrylyuk\, piano
DESCRIPTION:Rossen Milanov\, conductor\nAlexander Gavrylyuk\, piano  \nThe Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra welcomes the return of Artist in Residence Alexander Gavrylyuk for an evening of symphonic passion. Tabakova’s Orpheus’ Comet opens the program with shimmering energy and mythic inspiration. Gavrylyuk then takes center stage in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1\, a thrilling showcase of sweeping melody and virtuosic brilliance. The evening concludes with Schumann’s Symphony No. 3\, “Rhenish\,” a richly textured work inspired by the grandeur of the Rhineland.  \nProgram:\nTabakova: Orpheus’ Comet\nSchumann Symphony No. 3\, “Rhenish”\nTchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-symphony-orchestra-with-alexander-gavrylyuk-piano/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Milanov-Gavrylyuk_2023.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211513Z
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SUMMARY:Rev. Robert W. Henderson
DESCRIPTION:In 2008\, The Rev. Robert W. Henderson was installed as the sixth senior minister and head of staff at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte\, N.C. A respected pastor\, preacher\, and leader\, Henderson is known for cultivating congregational vitality and meaningful community engagement. His ministry focuses on the centrality of worship\, pastoral care\, and vibrant mission programs.   \nBoth personally and through leading his congregation\, Henderson continues his active involvement in uplifting local and international communities. Within recent years\, his congregation has invested more than 6 million dollars in affordable housing projects. In Greensboro\, N.C.\, they initiated an innovative partnership with an underprivileged neighborhood.  \nDirectly at Covenant Presbyterian Church\, Henderson’s congregation opened a need-based child development center. The church is also home to a unique pastoral residency program for seminary graduates. Henderson enjoys seeing people grow in their personal faith and has particularly witnessed this through organizing and participating in mission trips in places such as Appalachia\, Nablus\, Bethlehem\, Kenya\, Haiti\, and Mexico.  \nIn addition to his work with the Covenant Presbyterian Church\, Henderson has been leading renewal conferences for large church pastors. He is also actively involved at Davidson College serving on the board of trustees and presidential search committee.   \nFrom 1993 to 2008\, Henderson served as senior pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Greensboro\, N.C. In Stone Mountain\, Ga. he was associate pastor of Eastminster Presbyterian Church from 1988-1993.  \nHenderson received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Columbia Theological Seminary\, Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary\, and Bachelor of Arts in economics and religion from Furman University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rev-robert-w-henderson-4/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/RobertHenderson_ChaplainWk4_update.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251114T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T183010Z
UID:96795-1783507500-1783507500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Jason Riley
DESCRIPTION:Jason Riley is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and the “Upward Mobility” opinion columnist for The Wall Street Journal\, where he has written about politics\, economics\, education\, immigration and social inequality for more than 25 years. He’s also a frequent public speaker and provides commentary for television and radio news outlets\, and he joins the 2026 Chautauqua Lecture Series for the Week Two theme “Breaking the News: Charting a New Media Landscape.”  \nRiley is the author of six books. In 2008 he published Let Them In\, which argues for more legal immigration. His second book\, Please Stop Helping Us\, is about government efforts to help the Black underclass and was published in 2014. In 2017 he published False Black Power?\, an assessment of why Black political success has not translated into more economic advancement. In 2021 he published Maverick\, a biography of the iconic economist and social theorist Thomas Sowell and narrated the documentary film “Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World.” In 2022 he published The Black Boom\, an analysis of Black economic progress prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. His most recent book\, The Affirmative Action Myth: Why Black Don’t Need Racial Preferences to Succeed\, was published in 2025.   \nRiley earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He has also worked for USA Today and the Buffalo News.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/jason-riley-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Featured Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Riley_Jason_CLS_070726.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260225T221528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T151515Z
UID:97986-1783508400-1783508400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:"Homecoming: School of Art Alumni" Exhibition: July 8–August 16
DESCRIPTION:“Homecoming: School of Art Alumni” exhibition runs July 8-August 16. We welcome our School of Art residency alumni back to Chautauqua to share their talents and recent works. Co-curated by Judy Barie and Erika Diamond\, this exhibition celebrates eight artists working in disparate styles and materials. They investigate domestic objects\, memory\, familial ties\, and suburban landscapes. We celebrate their “Homecoming”. This exhibition is generously sponsored by Jack Turben. Artists: Quinn Antonio Briceño\, Melissa English Campbell\, Jeremiah Ibarra\, David Linneweh\, Daphne Minkoff\, Kelly Rossetti\, Brant Weiland\, and Tina Williams-Brewer.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/homecoming-school-of-art-alumni-exhibition-july-8-august-16/
LOCATION:Fowler-Kellogg Art Center 2nd floor
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,Gallery Exhibitions,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Homecoming-Alumni-exhibition-image.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260223T181522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T161513Z
UID:97956-1783513800-1783513800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Protecting Chautauqua County Lands: The Bear Lake Story\, with the Western NY Land Conservancy and Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy
DESCRIPTION:WNYLC and CWC protecting Chautauqua County Lands: The Bear Lake Story
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/protecting-chautauqua-county-lands-the-bear-lake-story/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CCI-Marissa-Riggi-and-Whitney-Gleason.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260331T211528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T211528Z
UID:98549-1783519200-1783519200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Naomi Riley
DESCRIPTION:Naomi Schaefer Riley is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute\, where she focuses on child welfare and foster care issues. Specifically\, her work analyzes the role of faith-based and community organizations in changing the foster care and adoption services landscape. She also studies how race\, class and family structure affect foster care placement and services and the impact of the drug crisis on child welfare. She is concurrently a senior fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum.  \nRiley’s books include No Way to Treat a Child: How the Foster Care System\, Family Courts\, and Racial Activists Are Wrecking Young Lives and Be the Parent\, Please: Stop Banning Seesaws and Start Banning Snapchat: Strategies for Solving the Real Parenting Problems. Her book\, Til Faith Do Us Part: How Interfaith Marriage Is Transforming America\, was a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. She was interviewed by Brian Lamb on C-SPAN about her book The Faculty Lounges: And Other Reasons Why You Won’t Get the College Education You Paid For.  \nRiley is a frequent contributor to a variety of publications\, including The Atlantic\, The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, and The Washington Post. She was previously a columnist for New York Post and an editor and writer for The Wall Street Journal. Her work has also appeared in Bloomberg Opinion\, The Boston Globe\, Commentary\, First Things\, Los Angeles Times\, National Review\, and the Chronicle of Philanthropy\, among others.  \nA regular guest on television\, Riley’s appearances include C-SPAN\, Today on NBC News\, Fox News Channel\, Fox Business\, and CNBC.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/naomi-riley/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Interfaith Lecture Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Riley_Naomi_ILS_070826.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260225T221529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T151515Z
UID:97987-1783522800-1783522800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:"Homecoming: School of Art Alumni" Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:“Homecoming: School of Art Alumni” opening reception. Exhibition runs July 8-August 16. We welcome our School of Art residency alumni back to Chautauqua to share their talents and recent works. Co-curated by Judy Barie and Erika Diamond\, this exhibition celebrates eight artists working in disparate styles and materials. They investigate domestic objects\, memory\, familial ties\, and suburban landscapes. We celebrate their “Homecoming”. This exhibition is generously sponsored by Jack Turben. Artists: Quinn Antonio Briceño\, Melissa English Campbell\, Jeremiah Ibarra\, David Linneweh\, Daphne Minkoff\, Kelly Rossetti\, Brant Weiland\, and Tina Williams-Brewer.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/homecoming-school-of-art-alumni-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Fowler-Kellogg Art Center 2nd floor
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,Gallery Exhibitions,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T181500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260220T201524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T201524Z
UID:97946-1783534500-1783534500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Dance Preview: All-Stars Gala
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Dance Circle-Anita Lin\nalin@chqdancecircle.org
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/dance-preview-all-stars-gala/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260115T231504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T161513Z
UID:97509-1783535400-1783535400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:CVA Lecture Series: Kyle Hackett\, School of Art Faculty
DESCRIPTION:The Chautauqua School of Art proudly welcomes Kyle Hackett\, a distinguished member of our 2026 visiting faculty. Kyle Hackett will participate in the School’s Summer Lecture Series\, sharing insights and practices with our artistic community. \nKyle Hackett’s paintings explore race\, class\, and social standing through approaches to self-representation and the constructed image. Hackett (b. Still Pond\, MD) earned his MFA from the LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art and his BFA in Fine Arts from the University of Delaware. He has received numerous honors and awards\, including the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship\, the Civil Society Institute Fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center Residency\, the Ruth Katzman Scholarship at The League Residency in New York\, and Best in Show at the 2014 Bethesda Painting Awards Exhibition. His work has been featured in publications such as New American Paintings\, The Washington Post\, HuffPost\, Aesthetica Magazine (UK) and is published in the British Library. Hackett received a Mayoral Salute from the City of Baltimore for his solo exhibition “Rate of Contingency.” Recent exhibitions include The Ruth Borchard 2025 Self Portrait Prize (UK); The Herbert Smith Freehills 2024 Portrait Award Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery (London\, UK); “Revisit/Reimagine” at the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum (Annapolis\, MD) and “Circular Narratives” at Vinegar Projects (Birmingham\, AL). Hackett’s work is represented by Goya Contemporary Gallery (Baltimore\, MD). His work is part of collections at Ethan Cohen Gallery (New York) the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities\, Capital One Lounge at Washington Dulles International Airport\, the Soho House Art Collection\, among others. Hackett is Assistant Professor and co-director of the MFA Studio Art Program at American University in Washington\, DC.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/cva-lecture-series-kyle-hackett-school-of-art-faculty/
LOCATION:Hultquist 101\, Hultquist 101
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260317T201534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T201534Z
UID:98133-1783535400-1783535400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Unity's Positive Path for Spiritual Living
DESCRIPTION:Programmed by Unity of Chautauqua
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/unitys-positive-path-for-spiritual-living/
LOCATION:Turner Conference Room\, Turner Conference Room
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251205T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T163024Z
UID:97062-1783540800-1783540800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:All-Star Dance Gala
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Sasha Janes\, Bonnefoux McBride Artistic Director of Chautauqua School of Dance\, the annual All-Star Dance Gala serves as a celebration of the exceptional talent consistently produced by the Chautauqua School of Dance. Artists from top-tier national companies join forces for an exciting mixed repertoire evening of contemporary and classical dance. In addition to the performance\, all-stars host discussion panels and serve as School of Dance guest faculty\, graciously sharing their knowledge with the next generation of Alumni All-Stars. Come celebrate the extraordinary talent that Chautauqua has nurtured from school to stage.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/dance-all-star-gala-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,Dance,Popular Entertainment & Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211513Z
UID:96941-1783588500-1783588500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rev. Robert W. Henderson
DESCRIPTION:In 2008\, The Rev. Robert W. Henderson was installed as the sixth senior minister and head of staff at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte\, N.C. A respected pastor\, preacher\, and leader\, Henderson is known for cultivating congregational vitality and meaningful community engagement. His ministry focuses on the centrality of worship\, pastoral care\, and vibrant mission programs.   \nBoth personally and through leading his congregation\, Henderson continues his active involvement in uplifting local and international communities. Within recent years\, his congregation has invested more than 6 million dollars in affordable housing projects. In Greensboro\, N.C.\, they initiated an innovative partnership with an underprivileged neighborhood.  \nDirectly at Covenant Presbyterian Church\, Henderson’s congregation opened a need-based child development center. The church is also home to a unique pastoral residency program for seminary graduates. Henderson enjoys seeing people grow in their personal faith and has particularly witnessed this through organizing and participating in mission trips in places such as Appalachia\, Nablus\, Bethlehem\, Kenya\, Haiti\, and Mexico.  \nIn addition to his work with the Covenant Presbyterian Church\, Henderson has been leading renewal conferences for large church pastors. He is also actively involved at Davidson College serving on the board of trustees and presidential search committee.   \nFrom 1993 to 2008\, Henderson served as senior pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Greensboro\, N.C. In Stone Mountain\, Ga. he was associate pastor of Eastminster Presbyterian Church from 1988-1993.  \nHenderson received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Columbia Theological Seminary\, Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary\, and Bachelor of Arts in economics and religion from Furman University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rev-robert-w-henderson-5/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Weekly Chaplains
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260227T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T183010Z
UID:98009-1783593900-1783593900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Paula Kerger
DESCRIPTION:Paula Kerger is president and chief executive officer of PBS\, the nation’s largest non-commercial media organization representing more than 330 member stations throughout the country. She also serves as president of the PBS Foundation\, which provides a significant source of revenue for projects that benefit the entire public television system. Kerger joins Chautauqua’s series on “Charting a New Media Landscape” to share thoughts on the state of public media in the United States nationally\, regionally and locally.  \nAs the longest serving president and CEO in PBS history\, Kerger has led the transformation of PBS from a broadcaster to a multiplatform digital media organization which delivers on public television’s essential mission of education\, inspiration and service to the American public. Under her leadership\, PBS has grown its audiences across genres and platforms. Kerger has also deepened PBS’ impact\, from providing universal access to early learning resources through the PBS KIDS broadcast and streaming channels\, to empowering educators with digital resources through PBS LearningMedia. Programs on PBS are consistently recognized with the industry’s most prestigious honors\, including Peabody\, Emmy and Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University awards.  \nKerger is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, and the Women’s Forum. Prior to joining PBS\, Kerger served for more than a decade at the Educational Broadcasting Corporation (EBC)\, the parent company of Thirteen/WNET and WLIW21 New York\, where her ultimate position was executive vice president and chief operating officer. Kerger received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Baltimore. She has received numerous honorary doctorates. At the University of North Carolina Asheville\, she received the Chancellor’s Medallion and at the Darden School at the University of Virginia\, she served as a DC Fellow.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/paula-kerger/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T121500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260114T161518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173038Z
UID:97468-1783599300-1783599300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:CTC Theater Chats
DESCRIPTION:Theater Chats (formerly known as Brown Bags)  \n 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 a look at our upcoming productions and discussions on the craft of theater-making. Free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/ctc-theater-chats-12/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260114T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T203030Z
UID:97474-1783605600-1783605600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rev. Nicole Martin
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Nicole Martin is the president and chief executive officer of Christianity Today. She has been with the magazine since 2023\, previously holding the positions of chief operating officer and chief impact officer. Martin currently serves on the executive council of the National Association of Evangelicals\, the Board of Trustees at Fuller Theological Seminary\, and on the National Advisory Council for the Salvation Army. She is a founding board member of the Center for Christianity and Public Life and has been inducted into the esteemed Board of Preachers at Morehouse College.  \nMartin is the founder and executive director of Soulfire International Ministries which accelerates thriving for pastors\, churches\, and younger leaders. She has decades of executive leadership experience in the church and Christian non-profits. Martin is very active at Kingdom Fellowship AME Church\, her local congregation in Maryland.  \nIn addition to writing numerous articles\, Martin is also the author of two books titled\, Made to Lead: Empowering Women for Ministry and Leaning In\, Letting Go: A Lenten Devotional.  \nMartin was born and educated in Baltimore. She graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University with a triple major in Human and Organizational Development\, Educational Studies and French. Martin received her Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and earned a Doctor of Ministry from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rev-nicole-martin/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Interfaith Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260327T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T040000Z
UID:98483-1783612800-1783612800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:School of Music Piano Faculty Recital: HieYon Choi
DESCRIPTION:Praised for her artistry and expressive depth\, HieYon Choi is one of the most sought-after pianists of her generation. “One of this sonata’s greatest-ever recorded interpretations… a model of intelligent bravura” (Gramophone). She gained international recognition with prizes at the Kapell\, Epinal\, Busoni\, and Viotti International Competitions and has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra (Washington\, D.C.)\, Berlin Symphoniker\, Rundfunkorchester Berlin\, Seoul Philharmonic\, and Korean Broadcast Symphony. \nA highlight of her career was the complete Beethoven sonata cycle at Kumho Art Hall in Seoul\, later followed by additional Beethoven cycles across Europe\, the U.S.\, and Korea. Her discography includes the complete Beethoven sonatas (Decca Korea\, 2025)\, Debussy Études\, Liszt Paganini Études\, and Chopin Études. \nAlongside the canon of the classical piano literature such as Beethoven\, Schubert\, Brahms and Debussy\, Music of 20th & 21st century forms another important part of HieYon’s career. \nIn 2023/24\, she joined the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University after 24 years on the faculty of Seoul National University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/school-of-music-piano-faculty-recital-hieyon-choi/
LOCATION:Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall\, Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,School of Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260326T161526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T173015Z
UID:98402-1783627200-1783627200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Toward a New World
DESCRIPTION:Rossen Milanov\, conductor\nJaren Atherholt\, oboe  \nJoin the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for a celebration of musical exploration. John Corigliano’s Midsummer Fanfare opens the program with brilliance and energy. The orchestra then turns to Martinů’s Oboe Concerto\, where soloist Jaren Atherholt brings wit\, warmth\, and virtuosity to the Amphitheater stage. The evening concludes with Dvořák’s iconic “New World” Symphony-one of the most powerful and beloved works in the orchestral repertoire.  \nProgram:\nJohn Corigliano: Midsummer Fanfare\nMartinu Oboe Concerto\nDvorak Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-symphony-orchestra-toward-a-new-world/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251124T001514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211514Z
UID:96934-1783674900-1783674900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Ecumenical Communion Service
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/ecumenical-communion-service/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260114T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T183011Z
UID:97463-1783680300-1783680300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Neil deGrasse Tyson and Scott Hamilton Kennedy
DESCRIPTION:World-renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and filmmaker Scott Hamilton Kennedy have twice joined forces to confront the twin crises of misinformation and science denial. Their documentaries — “Food Evolution\,” which resets the GMO debate\, and “Shot in the Arm\,” begun in 2019 as measles resurged and transformed by COVID-19 — show how narrative can rescue facts from the fog of controversy and rekindle public trust in science. The pair will close the Chautauqua Lecture Series week dedicated to “Breaking the News: Charting a New Media Landscape” with a conversation on trust and media literacy\, with lessons and tips on how to be a good consumer of information and news.  \nNeil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist and the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History\, where he has served since 1996. Collaborating with Scott Hamilton Kennedy of Black Valley Films\, Tyson is the executive producer of “Shot in the Arm” and narrator of “Food Evolution.”  \nHe is the author of 19 books\, including the New York Times Best Sellers Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. His latest work\, Just Visiting This Planet\, was released in October 2025.  \nTyson is the two-time host of the beloved TV series “Cosmos” — rebooting the original 1980 series hosted by Carl Sagan. He is also the host and cofounder of the popular Emmy-nominated podcast “StarTalk\,” which combines science\, humor\, and pop culture. 2026 marks the 17th anniversary of “StarTalk.”  \nTyson is a recipient of 28 honorary degrees\, the Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences\, and the Distinguished Public Service Medal from NASA. Asteroid 13123 Tyson is named in his honor. He lives in New York City.  \nScott Hamilton Kennedy is an Academy Award–nominated filmmaker\, director\, journalist and educator. He founded the production company\, Black Valley Films. In addition to “Shot in the Arm” and “Food Evolution\,” Kennedy’s other work includes the Oscar-nominated documentary “The Garden\,” the Independent Spirit–nominated “OT: Our Town” and the fan-favorite “Fame High.”  \nWith “Food Evolution” and “Shot in the Arm\,” Kennedy focused on the collision between scientific evidence and public perception\, beginning his collaboration with Tyson. “Food Evolution” mapped the early contours of science denialism around food\, while “Shot in the Arm” captured vaccine hesitancy and the social fractures revealed by COVID-19. Together\, the films anticipated the rise of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. The filmmaker Kennedy’s work continues this trajectory with “Toxic\,” investigating the machinery of disinformation\, and “A More Perfect Union\,” a civic-literacy initiative designed to help audiences navigate the information ecosystem and rebuild trust. Kennedy approaches all his work with the belief that storytelling is a public service—one of humanity’s most powerful tools for understanding and repairing the world.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/neil-degrasse-tyson-and-scott-hamilton-kennedy/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260209T191508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211522Z
UID:97728-1783692000-1783692000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Stefan Fatsis
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle — Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary by Stefan Fatsis \nWords are the currency of culture—and never more than today.  \nJournalist and bestselling author Stefan Fatsis embedded as a lexicographer-in-training at America’s most famous dictionary publisher\, Merriam-Webster\, to learn how words get into the dictionary\, where they come from\, who decides what they mean\, and how we write and think about them. As he recounts in Unabridged\, he discovered the history and fascinating subculture of the dictionary and of those who curate and revere “one of the most basic features of our collective humanity.”  \nFatsis reveals the little-known story of how the brothers George and Charles Merriam acquired Noah Webster’s original American dictionary and reshaped the business of language forever. Merriam-Webster became America’s most successful and enduring compendium of words\, withstanding intense competition and cultural controversies—only to be threatened by the power of Google and artificial intelligence today.  \nDelving into Merriam’s legendary archives and parsing its arcane rules\, Fatsis learns the painstaking precision required for writing good definitions. He examines how the dictionary has handled the most explosive slurs and the revolutionary change in pronouns. Fatsis demonstrates how words are weaponized in our polarized political culture—from liberal to woke to DEI—and\, in a time of insurrections and pandemics\, how they can be a literal matter of life and death. Along the way\, he manages to write a few definitions that crack the code and are enshrined in the pixelated dictionary.  \nUnabridged takes readers to the heart of an industry in flux\, celebrating as it does the sheer thrill and wonder of words.  \nStefan Fatsis is the author of Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary\, published in October by Grove Atlantic\, and three other books: the New York Times bestseller Word Freak\, about the world of competitive Scrabble; A Few Seconds of Panic\, about life in the NFL; and Wild and Outside\, about minor league baseball. In four decades as a journalist\, Fatsis has written and talked for Slate\, The Wall Street Journal\, NPR\, The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, ESPN\, Sports Illustrated\, and many other outlets. He lives in Washington\, D.C.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/stefan-fatsis/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC),Weekly Themes,Literary Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T151500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T151500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251218T053007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T150009Z
UID:97225-1783696500-1783696500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Opera Company workshops: Anne of Green Gables and Sarah in the Theatre
DESCRIPTION:ANNE OF GREEN GABLES\nChautauqua Opera Company will host the first workshops of a new adaptation of Anne of Green Gables by composer Danika Lorèn and librettist Royce Vavrek (Lincoln in the Bardo). In this bold new reimagining\, a fictional reality competition sets out from coast to coast to find the Canadian who most embodies the spirit of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s indelible heroine\, Anne Shirley. With Lorèn in residence for the full six-week season\, Chautauqua Opera Company’s young artists will collaborate closely on the creation of the first 60 minutes of new music being written for their specific voices.  The season will include two public presentations of new music with piano accompaniment\, giving Chautauqua audiences a unique opportunity to watch the development of this inventive work. \nSARAH IN THE THEATRE\nCommissioned by Odyssey Opera\, Mark Adamo’s Sarah in the Theatre is a fantasy on the life and work of pioneering opera conductor\, stage director and impresario Sarah Caldwell. Chautauqua Opera Company’s 16 young artists will sing all principal and ensemble roles in the first piano/vocal workshop of the opera’s second act.  Following a reading of the complete act\, the two-week workshop will conclude with a public presentation of excerpts and conversation with the composer/librettist.  The Chautauqua audience\, which saw Adamo’s first opera Little Women in 2002\, will have a special window into his work dramatizing the career of a true American trailblazer.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-opera-company-workshops-anne-of-green-gables-and-sarah-in-the-theatre/
LOCATION:Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall\, Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,Opera
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260317T191521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T191521Z
UID:98120-1783702800-1783702800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-2/
LOCATION:Miller Park\, Miller Park
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251216T190031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T201524Z
UID:97199-1783706400-1783706400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents FutureNow New Play Lab 1: The Bone Wars
DESCRIPTION:Experience new plays the moment they come to life. The FutureNow new play labs showcase original work by CTC’s inaugural class of Playwriting Fellows in collaboration with our Directing Fellows—a program developed through CTC’s newly expanded partnership with The Drama League—and brought to life in public\, staged\, and designed workshop readings. \nPerformed by CTC’s Acting Conservatory and shaped by our Design Fellows\, these student workshops mark CTC’s first ticketed performances in the Roe Green Theater Center. With more artists\, more fellows and more new work than ever before\, audiences are invited inside the creative process as the next generation of theater makers brings fresh stories to life.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-drama-league-new-play-1-3/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260223T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T211524Z
UID:97878-1783713600-1783713600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue – Let’s Go Get ‘Em Tour
DESCRIPTION:Few artists embody the heart and soul of their city like Trombone Shorty. Perhaps the most recognizable ambassador for New Orleans music working today\, Shorty has spent his entire life not only carrying the torch for Crescent City culture\, but also propelling it forward into the 21st century with his ecstatic live performances and intoxicating blend of rock\, funk\, soul\, jazz\, blues\, hip-hop\, and Caribbean influences.   \nBorn Troy Andrews\, Shorty made his first appearance at New Orleans’ iconic Jazz Fest at the age of four\, when he took the stage for an impromptu performance with Bo Diddley. By six\, he was heading up his own brass band\, and by his early twenties\, he’d released the first in a string of critically acclaimed\, chart-topping albums that would lead to performances everywhere from the White House and the Grammy Awards to Madison Square Garden and the 2025 Super Bowl. Along the way\, Shorty would tour with artists as diverse as Jeff Beck and the Red Hot Chili Peppers; play Coachella\, Bonnaroo\, Lollapalooza\, the Roots Picnic\, and countless other festivals; perform alongside Juvenile on his instantly legendary NPR Tiny Desk Concert; earn his first Grammy Award; appear on The Tonight Show\, The Late Show\, Conan\, Jimmy Kimmel Live!\, Good Morning America\, Today\, CNN\, HBO’s Treme\, and even an episode of The Simpsons; and collaborate with an eclectic mix of stars including Pharrell\, Bruno Mars\, Mark Ronson\, Jon Batiste\, Lenny Kravitz\, Foo Fighters\, ZHU\, Zac Brown\, Normani and Ringo Starr. 
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/trombone-shorty-orleans-avenue/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,Popular Entertainment & Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Trombone-Shorty-3T3A3071-HI_RES.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251216T190032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T201525Z
UID:97200-1783792800-1783792800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents FutureNow New Play Lab 1: The Bone Wars
DESCRIPTION:Experience new plays the moment they come to life. The FutureNow new play labs showcase original work by CTC’s inaugural class of Playwriting Fellows in collaboration with our Directing Fellows—a program developed through CTC’s newly expanded partnership with The Drama League—and brought to life in public\, staged\, and designed workshop readings. \nPerformed by CTC’s Acting Conservatory and shaped by our Design Fellows\, these student workshops mark CTC’s first ticketed performances in the Roe Green Theater Center. With more artists\, more fellows and more new work than ever before\, audiences are invited inside the creative process as the next generation of theater makers brings fresh stories to life.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-drama-league-new-play-1-4/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260326T161527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T161527Z
UID:98403-1783800000-1783800000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra with Troupe Vertigo
DESCRIPTION:Fusing together elements of cirque acrobatics\, classical dance and contemporary theater\, Troupe Vertigo brings audiences on a spellbinding journey through the world of artistic movement. Consisting of world-class aerial artists\, contortionists\, and ballet dancers\, the Los Angeles based company was founded in 2009 by Artistic Director Aloysia Gavre\, formerly of the internationally renowned Cirque du Soleil\, and Technical Director Rex Camphuis\, whose background is with the fabled Pickle Family Circus. Troupe Vertigo\, whose “dizzying acts defy gravity and leave its lucky audiences in awe” (Los Angeles Times) has performed with major orchestras across North America. \nTroupe Vertigo’s 2025-2026 season includes performances at Cincinnati Pops\, National Symphony Orchestra with Steve Reineke\, Dallas Symphony\, Detroit Symphony\, Colorado Symphony\, Florida Orchestra\, Minnesota Orchestra\, Rochester Philharmonic\, Des Moines Symphony\, and National Arts Center Orchestra in Canada among others. Notable conductors that Troupe Vertigo has performed with include Jack Everly\, Jeff Tyzik\, Enrico Lopez-Yañez\, Stuart Chafetz\, Byron Stripling\, Michelle Merrill\, Sarah Hicks\, Daniel Meyer\, Nicholas Hersh\, and Norman Huynh. \nTroupe Vertigo’s recent seasons have brought them to the San Francisco Symphony\, Pittsburgh Symphony\, San Diego Symphony\, Kansas City Symphony\, Nashville Symphony\, Oregon Symphony\, Indianapolis Symphony\, Tucson Symphony\, Utah Symphony\, Seattle Symphony\, Phoenix Symphony\, Pacific Symphony\, Fort Worth Symphony\, and Vancouver Symphony in Canada. The company is known for their collaborative custom thematic programs with symphony orchestras from Cirque Espana\, Cirque Noir\, Cirque Goes to Broadway\, Cirque Goes to Hollywood\, Cirque Dances featuring The Firebird to complete cirque- ballet presentation of The Nutcracker\, Swan Lake\, and Cinderella. Their unique perspective on the circus arts have led to a variety of speaking engagements including with The Center Theater Group Los Angeles\, Directors Lab West\, TEDx Talk and The Chicago Contemporary Circus Festival. As well in publications for the cover story of Dance Teacher Magazine {August 2016} and in the book Ordinary Acrobat. \nThe ensemble premiered its first offering\, Big Top for a New Generation\, in 2010 at the Ford Amphitheater and has gone on to present Nighthawks: A Film Noir Circus\, inspired by American jazz\, Edward Hopper paintings\, and crime novels. In 2016\, they brought Tableaux\, featuring five women grappling with the constrictions of society\, to life at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles. Husband and wife team\, Aloysia and Rex\, frequently bring their gifts and knowledge to the film \nand television industry\, most notably with Rebel Wilson’s aerial performance in Pitch Perfect 2 and with Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz in the film Water for Elephants. \nTroupe Vertigo’s facility is also home to Cirque School Los Angeles\, which inspires an appreciation for the circus arts for “Anybody with Any Body.” Cirque School uses training\, performance\, and community outreach to foster passion for the circus arts in a supportive\, non-competitive environment. Encompassing over 50 weekly classes to the public\, student performances\, team building workshops\, pre-professional intensives and television and film projects\, Cirque School thrives as the premiere cirque training program in Los Angeles.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-symphony-orchestra-with-troupe-vertigo/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts,Family Entertainment
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TroupeVertigo_TV_promo_156.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260324T171517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T171517Z
UID:98329-1783847700-1783847700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Catholic Mass
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/catholic-mass-66/
LOCATION:Hall of Christ: Sanctuary
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260101T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173030Z
UID:96937-1783853100-1783853100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Michael Chan
DESCRIPTION:Michael Chan is currently the Vice President for Mission and Inclusion at Concordia College in St. Paul\, Minnesota. Through the role\, he provides leadership and support for the Campus Ministry team; the Dovre Center for Faith and Learning; and the Lorentzsen Center for Faith and Work.  \nCampus Ministry at Concordia is at the heart of spiritual life on campus\, expressed in worship\, faith formation and service. Chan\, staff and student leaders run the organization that is a full partner in the Reconciling in Christ community. At Campus Ministry\, all are welcome. The Dovre Center for Faith and Learning promotes dialogue on the dynamic interplay of faith and learning. The center aims to encourage and sustain discussion on related issues through programs\, workshops and study abroad experiences. In addition\, Chan leads the Lorentzsen Center for Faith and Work in exploring how to build a more trustworthy world through hosting keynote events\, a podcast\, and a regular newsletter.  \nChan has been with Concordia College since June 2022\, when he originally joined as the executive director for faith and learning. Previously\, Chan was associate professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul\, Minnesota. He joined Luther Seminary after completing a Ph.D. in the Hebrew Bible at Emory University and spending a year conducting research and teaching at the University of Helsinki.   \nBeyond his many articles and essays\, Chan is the author of The Wealth of Nations: A Tradition-Historical Study. He also coauthored the book Exploring the Bible\, a journey through scripture that helps readers claim their unique interpretive perspective.  \nChan graduated from Luther Seminary with a Master of Arts in biblical theology. He also received a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education from Pacific Lutheran University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/michael-chan/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Chan-Michael_Chaplain_photo_wk3.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251216T181525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T201526Z
UID:97191-1783864800-1783864800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents FutureNow New Play Lab 1: The Bone Wars
DESCRIPTION:Experience new plays the moment they come to life. The FutureNow new play labs showcase original work by CTC’s inaugural class of Playwriting Fellows in collaboration with our Directing Fellows—a program developed through CTC’s newly expanded partnership with The Drama League—and brought to life in public\, staged\, and designed workshop readings. \nPerformed by CTC’s Acting Conservatory and shaped by our Design Fellows\, these student workshops mark CTC’s first ticketed performances in the Roe Green Theater Center. With more artists\, more fellows and more new work than ever before\, audiences are invited inside the creative process as the next generation of theater makers brings fresh stories to life.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-drama-league-new-play-1/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260326T163020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T163020Z
UID:98412-1783868400-1783868400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Troupe Vertigo
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/troupe-vertigo/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Family Entertainment
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251216T190033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T201526Z
UID:97201-1783879200-1783879200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents FutureNow New Play Lab 1: The Bone Wars
DESCRIPTION:Experience new plays the moment they come to life. The FutureNow new play labs showcase original work by CTC’s inaugural class of Playwriting Fellows in collaboration with our Directing Fellows—a program developed through CTC’s newly expanded partnership with The Drama League—and brought to life in public\, staged\, and designed workshop readings. \nPerformed by CTC’s Acting Conservatory and shaped by our Design Fellows\, these student workshops mark CTC’s first ticketed performances in the Roe Green Theater Center. With more artists\, more fellows and more new work than ever before\, audiences are invited inside the creative process as the next generation of theater makers brings fresh stories to life.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-drama-league-new-play-1-5/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260213T213012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T151510Z
UID:97855-1783882800-1783882800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Hebrew Congregation\, Shirley Lazarus Sunday Evening Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/hebrew-congregation-shirley-lazarus-sunday-evening-lecture-series-2/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/smith_wilkes.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260713T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260713T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211516Z
UID:96943-1783934100-1783934100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Michael Chan
DESCRIPTION:Michael Chan is currently the Vice President for Mission and Inclusion at Concordia College in St. Paul\, Minnesota. Through the role\, he provides leadership and support for the Campus Ministry team; the Dovre Center for Faith and Learning; and the Lorentzsen Center for Faith and Work.  \nCampus Ministry at Concordia is at the heart of spiritual life on campus\, expressed in worship\, faith formation and service. Chan\, staff and student leaders run the organization that is a full partner in the Reconciling in Christ community. At Campus Ministry\, all are welcome. The Dovre Center for Faith and Learning promotes dialogue on the dynamic interplay of faith and learning. The center aims to encourage and sustain discussion on related issues through programs\, workshops and study abroad experiences. In addition\, Chan leads the Lorentzsen Center for Faith and Work in exploring how to build a more trustworthy world through hosting keynote events\, a podcast\, and a regular newsletter.  \nChan has been with Concordia College since June 2022\, when he originally joined as the executive director for faith and learning. Previously\, Chan was associate professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul\, Minnesota. He joined Luther Seminary after completing a Ph.D. in the Hebrew Bible at Emory University and spending a year conducting research and teaching at the University of Helsinki.   \nBeyond his many articles and essays\, Chan is the author of The Wealth of Nations: A Tradition-Historical Study. He also coauthored the book Exploring the Bible\, a journey through scripture that helps readers claim their unique interpretive perspective.  \nChan graduated from Luther Seminary with a Master of Arts in biblical theology. He also received a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education from Pacific Lutheran University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/michael-chan-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Three (July 11–18),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Chan-Michael_Chaplain_photo_wk3.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260713T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260713T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260306T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T183011Z
UID:98065-1783939500-1783939500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Marcela Escobari and Charles Lane
DESCRIPTION:Marcela Escobari and Charles Lane are two of the nation’s leading experts in immigration\, migration and asylum policy. The pair will present in tandem\, building on the Chautauqua Lecture Series theme of “The 2026 Election: What’s at Stake?\,” with an examination of our national dialogue on immigration as the election approaches — and\, ultimately\, the impact of immigration politics and policies on real people. The program opens a five-part weeklong series presented at Chautauqua in partnership with the American Enterprise Institute and Brookings Institution\, each program featuring experts from both organizations.  \nMarcela Escobari is a senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings. She has been twice confirmed by the U.S. Senate under Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden\, and most recently served in the White House National Security Council as special assistant to the president and coordinator for the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection. In this role\, Escobari led efforts to promote safe\, orderly and humane migration and advance a collaborative\, regional response to the displacement of more than 8 million people across Latin America and the Caribbean. This regional response contributed to a more-than-70% decrease in irregular migration at the U.S. border in 2024\, helping stabilize and integrate over 4.5 million migrants and refugees within Latin America.  \nFrom 2021 to 2024\, Escobari was assistant administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean\, a position she also held from 2016 to 2017 as the first woman to serve in this role. Previously\, as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution\, she launched the Workforce of the Future initiative focused on identifying policies to restore opportunity and enable inclusive growth in U.S. cities and states in the wake of globalization and COVID-19.   \nBefore joining government\, Escobari was the executive director of Harvard’s Center for International Development. Her honors include Freedom House’s 2024 Mark Palmer Prize for diplomats and civil servants whose work has advanced democracy and human rights.  \nCharles Lane is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute\, where he focuses on American politics\, American culture\, and asylum policy. He also serves as a columnist for The Free Press. Before joining AEI\, Lane held several positions at The Washington Post\, where he was a staff writer covering the United States Supreme Court\, an editorial board member and columnist\, and the deputy opinion editor. He was previously the editor of The New Republic and the Berlin bureau chief\, the general editor\, and a San Salvador-based correspondent for Newsweek.  \nLane’s writing has appeared extensively in the popular press\, including in Foreign Affairs\, Foreign Policy\, City Journal\, National Affairs\, The Atlantic\, Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal. He is also the author of Freedom’s Detective: The Secret Service\, the Ku Klux Klan and the Man Who Masterminded America’s First War on Terror; Stay of Execution: Saving the Death Penalty from Itself; and The Day Freedom Died: The Colfax Massacre\, the Supreme Court\, and the Betrayal of Reconstruction.  \nLane has a master’s degree in law from Yale University and a bachelor’s degree in social studies from Harvard University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/marcela-escobari-and-charles-lane/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),CHQ Assembly
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CLS_Marcela-Escobari-and-Charles-Lane.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260713T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260713T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260401T223013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T223013Z
UID:98574-1783958400-1783958400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Chamber Music: WindSync
DESCRIPTION:Dynamic wind quintet WindSync returns to Chautauqua for an unforgettable afternoon of energetic and engaging chamber music. Celebrated for their virtuosity\, warmth\, and creative programming\, WindSync performs everything from classical masterpieces to newly commissioned works. Their interactive style and seamless ensemble playing create a vibrant connection with audiences of all ages. Experience why WindSync is hailed as one of the most exciting and original wind ensembles performing today.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-chamber-music-windsync/
LOCATION:Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall\, Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WindSync-12-credit-Philip-Greenberg.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260713T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260713T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251204T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T170013Z
UID:97038-1783972800-1783972800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Music School Festival Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Comprised of top-tier students from conservatories and universities in the U.S. and abroad\, Music School Festival Orchestra members participate in a variety of musical activities during their summers at Chautauqua including chamber music and private lessons along with their meticulous orchestral training. Alumni from the MSFO can be heard in many of the world’s top orchestras and chamber ensembles and can be found on music faculties worldwide. The MSFO is led by Artistic Director Timothy Muffitt\, who serves as Music Director of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Laureate of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/music-school-festival-orchestra/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),School of Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MSFO-Series-Main-Photo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211517Z
UID:96944-1784020500-1784020500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Michael Chan
DESCRIPTION:Michael Chan is currently the Vice President for Mission and Inclusion at Concordia College in St. Paul\, Minnesota. Through the role\, he provides leadership and support for the Campus Ministry team; the Dovre Center for Faith and Learning; and the Lorentzsen Center for Faith and Work.  \nCampus Ministry at Concordia is at the heart of spiritual life on campus\, expressed in worship\, faith formation and service. Chan\, staff and student leaders run the organization that is a full partner in the Reconciling in Christ community. At Campus Ministry\, all are welcome. The Dovre Center for Faith and Learning promotes dialogue on the dynamic interplay of faith and learning. The center aims to encourage and sustain discussion on related issues through programs\, workshops and study abroad experiences. In addition\, Chan leads the Lorentzsen Center for Faith and Work in exploring how to build a more trustworthy world through hosting keynote events\, a podcast\, and a regular newsletter.  \nChan has been with Concordia College since June 2022\, when he originally joined as the executive director for faith and learning. Previously\, Chan was associate professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul\, Minnesota. He joined Luther Seminary after completing a Ph.D. in the Hebrew Bible at Emory University and spending a year conducting research and teaching at the University of Helsinki.   \nBeyond his many articles and essays\, Chan is the author of The Wealth of Nations: A Tradition-Historical Study. He also coauthored the book Exploring the Bible\, a journey through scripture that helps readers claim their unique interpretive perspective.  \nChan graduated from Luther Seminary with a Master of Arts in biblical theology. He also received a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education from Pacific Lutheran University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/michael-chan-3/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Chan-Michael_Chaplain_photo_wk3.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260318T121536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T151529Z
UID:98143-1784020500-1784020500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:JD Stillwater: One Song: The Science of Oneness
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Science Group Weekly Lecture
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/jd-stillwater-one-song-the-science-of-oneness/
LOCATION:Hurlbut Church sanctuary\, Hurlbut Church sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CCI-JD-Stillwater-Week-3-Tuesday-AM.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260310T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T183012Z
UID:98080-1784025900-1784025900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:James C. Capretta and Matthew Fiedler
DESCRIPTION:The Chautauqua Lecture Series continues its theme dedicated to “The 2026 Election: What’s at Stake?” with scholars James Capretta and Matthew Fiedler in conversation\, sharing their expertise on the state of health care and health policy in the United States. The program is the second in a five-part weeklong series presented at Chautauqua in partnership with the American Enterprise Institute and Brookings Institution\, each featuring experts from both organizations.  \nJames C. Capretta is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute where he studies and comments on U.S. health care\, entitlement\, and fiscal policy. He also serves as a senior adviser to the Bipartisan Policy Center. He previously held senior staff positions at the Office of Management and Budget and in Congress\, primarily at the Senate Budget Committee. He is the author of US Health Policy and Market Reforms: An Introduction\, published by AEI Press in 2022\, along with numerous other book chapters\, papers\, and articles.  \nMatthew Fiedler is the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow in Economic Studies and a senior fellow with the Center on Health Policy at Brookings. His research examines a range of topics in health care economics and health care policy. Prior to joining the Brookings Institution in January 2017\, Fiedler served as Chief Economist for the Council of Economic Advisers\, where he oversaw the Council’s work on health care policy\, including implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance and health care payment reforms. Fiedler holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University and a B.A. in mathematics and economics from Swarthmore College.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/james-c-capretta-and-matthew-fiedler/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),CHQ Assembly
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CLS_Matthew-Fielder_James-Capretta.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260128T181512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T161510Z
UID:97623-1784032200-1784032200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Bob Jeffrey\, House & Garden Tour
DESCRIPTION:Bird\, Tree & Garden Club lunchtime lecture series
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/btg-lunch-lecture-series-3/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18)
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260327T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T040000Z
UID:98480-1784044800-1784044800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:School of Music Piano Faculty Recital: Ilya Itin
DESCRIPTION:Audiences throughout the world revere Ilya Itin’s unique artistry. Playing to sold out houses in Japan and in the US\, he is known for his extraordinary range\, power\, quality of sound\, and command of the piano. His Princeton recital was singled out by the Philadelphia Inquirer as a “top ten musical moment of the year” and The New York Times critic described him as “…a brilliantly insightful pianist who offered a superb recital.” Since capturing the gold medal\, BBC Audience Award\, and Contemporary Music Prize at the 1996 Leeds International Piano Competition\, Itin has performed throughout the world bringing his powerful musical imagination and mastery to wide ranging repertoire.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/school-of-music-piano-faculty-recital-ilya-itin/
LOCATION:Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall\, Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),School of Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Ilya-Itin-Piano-2026.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260326T161528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T173016Z
UID:98404-1784059200-1784059200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: An Evening of Brahms
DESCRIPTION:Rossen Milanov\, conductor  \nSharon Roffman\, violin  \nJolyon Pegis\, cello  \nAn Evening of Brahms brings together two of the composer’s most expressive works\, pairing the lyrical intimacy of the Double Concerto with the concentrated power of Symphony No. 3. Written late in Brahms’s career\, the Double Concerto unfolds as a rich conversation between violin and cello\, as CSO concertmaster Sharon Roffman and principal cellist Jolyon Pegis share the spotlight. The program concludes with Brahms’s Third Symphony\, a work of striking emotional depth. Together\, these works reveal Brahms at his most personal and compelling. \nProgram:\nBrahms Concerto for Violin and Cello\nBrahms Symphony No. 3
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-symphony-orchestra-an-evening-of-brahms/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211517Z
UID:96947-1784106900-1784106900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Michael Chan
DESCRIPTION:Michael Chan is currently the Vice President for Mission and Inclusion at Concordia College in St. Paul\, Minnesota. Through the role\, he provides leadership and support for the Campus Ministry team; the Dovre Center for Faith and Learning; and the Lorentzsen Center for Faith and Work.  \nCampus Ministry at Concordia is at the heart of spiritual life on campus\, expressed in worship\, faith formation and service. Chan\, staff and student leaders run the organization that is a full partner in the Reconciling in Christ community. At Campus Ministry\, all are welcome. The Dovre Center for Faith and Learning promotes dialogue on the dynamic interplay of faith and learning. The center aims to encourage and sustain discussion on related issues through programs\, workshops and study abroad experiences. In addition\, Chan leads the Lorentzsen Center for Faith and Work in exploring how to build a more trustworthy world through hosting keynote events\, a podcast\, and a regular newsletter.  \nChan has been with Concordia College since June 2022\, when he originally joined as the executive director for faith and learning. Previously\, Chan was associate professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul\, Minnesota. He joined Luther Seminary after completing a Ph.D. in the Hebrew Bible at Emory University and spending a year conducting research and teaching at the University of Helsinki.   \nBeyond his many articles and essays\, Chan is the author of The Wealth of Nations: A Tradition-Historical Study. He also coauthored the book Exploring the Bible\, a journey through scripture that helps readers claim their unique interpretive perspective.  \nChan graduated from Luther Seminary with a Master of Arts in biblical theology. He also received a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education from Pacific Lutheran University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/michael-chan-4/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Three (July 11–18),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Chan-Michael_Chaplain_photo_wk3.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260325T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T193021Z
UID:98372-1784112300-1784112300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Ben Harris and James Pethokoukis
DESCRIPTION:The Chautauqua Lecture Series continues a weeklong exploration of “The 2026 Election: What’s at Stake?” with scholars Ben Harris and James Pethokoukis\, sharing their expertise on the state of the economy and economic policy in the United States. The program is the third in a five-part weeklong series presented at Chautauqua in partnership with the American Enterprise Institute and Brookings Institution\, each featuring experts from both organizations.  \nBen Harris is the vice president and director of Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution\, where he also holds the Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Chair. As a scholar\, Harris focuses on public finance and macroeconomics\, and is widely published in academic journals\, policy outlets and the popular press — including the New York Times\, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post — and is a regular guest on cable television. With Martin Baily\, he is the author of the book The Retirement Challenge: What’s Wrong with America’s System and a Sensible Way to Fix It.  \nHarris has extensive experience in senior public sector roles. Most recently\, he was assistant secretary for economic policy and chief economist at the Treasury Department\, chief economist and economic adviser to the Vice President of the United States\, and a senior economist with the Council of Economic Advisers during the Obama administration. Harris was also the senior economist with the U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee.  \nIn addition to his public service\, Harris has worked extensively in think tanks\, academia and the private sector. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from George Washington University\, a Master’s degree in economics from Cornell University\, a master’s degree in quantitative methods from Columbia University\, and a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University. He was also a Fulbright Scholar to Namibia in 2000. For his Treasury Department service\, Harris was awarded the prestigious Alexander Hamilton Award by Secretary Janet Yellen.  \nJames Pethokoukis is a senior fellow and the DeWitt Wallace Chair at the American Enterprise Institute\, where he analyzes U.S. economic policy\, writes and edits the “AEIdeas” blog\, and hosts AEI’s “Political Economy” podcast. He is also a contributor to CNBC and writes the “Faster\, Please!” newsletter on Substack. Before joining AEI\, Pethokoukis was the Washington columnist for “Breakingviews\,” the opinion and commentary wing of Thomson Reuters. Earlier\, he was the business editor and economics columnist for U.S. News & World Report.  \nPethokoukis is the author of The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised. He has also written for many publications\, including The Atlantic\, Commentary\, Financial Times\, Investor’s Business Daily\, National Review\, the New York Post\, The New York Times\, USA Today and The Week. His numerous broadcast appearances include CNBC\, CNN\, Fox Business\, Fox News\, MSNBC\, and PBS.  \n A graduate of Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism\, Pethokoukis is a 2002 Jeopardy! champion.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/ben-harris-and-james-pethokoukis/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),CHQ Assembly
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260224T181521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T161514Z
UID:97964-1784118600-1784118600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Imagining a Future Beyond Climate Change: Lessons from the Haitian Revolution\, with Sony Ton-Aime
DESCRIPTION:Sony Ton-Aime
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/sony-ton-aime/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18)
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260318T161520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T161520Z
UID:98159-1784129400-1784129400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:UU Cultural Ethics Series: Dr. Elías Ortega\, President and Professor of Religion\, Ethics\, and Leadership\, Meadville Lombard Theological School
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/uu-cultural-ethics-series-dr-elias-ortega-president-and-professor-of-religion-ethics-and-leadership-meadville-lombard-theological-school/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260115T231505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T161513Z
UID:97510-1784140200-1784140200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:CVA Lecture Series: Stephanie Pierce\, School of Art Faculty
DESCRIPTION:The Chautauqua School of Art proudly welcomes Stephanie Pierce as a member of our 2026 visiting faculty. Stephanie Pierce will participate in the School’s Summer Lecture Series\, sharing insights and practices with our artistic community. \nStephanie Pierce’s paintings explore relationships between light\, time\, and perception as it is reconsidered over time. Her work has been exhibited at The Henry Art Gallery\, Seattle; The Staten Island Museum\, NY; and Asheville Art Museum\, NC. Her work is represented by Jupiter Contemporary in New York City and Miami\, Alpha Gallery in Boston\, and Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects in NYC. Stephanie received a Peter S. Reed Foundation Grant in 2018 and a Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant in 2014. Her work has been published in the New Yorker Magazine\, Harper’s Magazine\, and is included in the collections of William Dreyfus\, The Boston Public Library\, and The Museum of Fine Arts Boston among others. Stephanie is an Associate Professor of Painting at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. She lives and works in Brooklyn\, NY.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/cva-lecture-series-stephanie-pierce-school-of-art-faculty/
LOCATION:Hultquist 101\, Hultquist 101
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Visual Arts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260317T201535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T201535Z
UID:98134-1784140200-1784140200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Unity's Positive Path for Spiritual Living
DESCRIPTION:Programmed by Unity of Chautauqua
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/unitys-positive-path-for-spiritual-living-12/
LOCATION:Turner Conference Room\, Turner Conference Room
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211517Z
UID:96948-1784193300-1784193300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Michael Chan
DESCRIPTION:Michael Chan is currently the Vice President for Mission and Inclusion at Concordia College in St. Paul\, Minnesota. Through the role\, he provides leadership and support for the Campus Ministry team; the Dovre Center for Faith and Learning; and the Lorentzsen Center for Faith and Work.  \nCampus Ministry at Concordia is at the heart of spiritual life on campus\, expressed in worship\, faith formation and service. Chan\, staff and student leaders run the organization that is a full partner in the Reconciling in Christ community. At Campus Ministry\, all are welcome. The Dovre Center for Faith and Learning promotes dialogue on the dynamic interplay of faith and learning. The center aims to encourage and sustain discussion on related issues through programs\, workshops and study abroad experiences. In addition\, Chan leads the Lorentzsen Center for Faith and Work in exploring how to build a more trustworthy world through hosting keynote events\, a podcast\, and a regular newsletter.  \nChan has been with Concordia College since June 2022\, when he originally joined as the executive director for faith and learning. Previously\, Chan was associate professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul\, Minnesota. He joined Luther Seminary after completing a Ph.D. in the Hebrew Bible at Emory University and spending a year conducting research and teaching at the University of Helsinki.   \nBeyond his many articles and essays\, Chan is the author of The Wealth of Nations: A Tradition-Historical Study. He also coauthored the book Exploring the Bible\, a journey through scripture that helps readers claim their unique interpretive perspective.  \nChan graduated from Luther Seminary with a Master of Arts in biblical theology. He also received a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education from Pacific Lutheran University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/michael-chan-5/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Three (July 11–18),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Chan-Michael_Chaplain_photo_wk3.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T121500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251216T210030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173039Z
UID:97212-1784204100-1784204100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:CTC Theater Chats
DESCRIPTION:Theater Chats (formerly known as Brown Bags)  \n 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 a look at our upcoming productions and discussions on the craft of theater-making. Free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/ctc-theater-chats-10/
LOCATION:Women’s Club
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T151500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T151500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251218T053009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T161521Z
UID:97227-1784214900-1784214900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Opera Company Presents: An Afternoon of Song
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon of song\, featuring our 2026 Young Artists.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-opera-presents-an-afternoon-of-song-2/
LOCATION:Fletcher Music Hall\, Fletcher Music Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Opera
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260326T161524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T173014Z
UID:98400-1784232000-1784232000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra with Mak Grgic\, guitar
DESCRIPTION:Rossen Milanov\, conductor\nMak Grgic\, guitar\nThe Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to welcome guitarist Mak Grgic in an evening of symphonic storytelling. Stravinsky’s “Song of the Nightengale” opens the program with visceral motion\, bringing to life the enchanting world of Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale. Grgic then takes the stage in a powerful work that explores the deepest personal struggles of an artist. The evening concludes with the charm of Poulenc’s “Les Biches” Suite\, brimming with wit and Parisian flair.  \nProgram:\nStravinsky: Song of the Nightingale\nAbels: Borders\nPoulence: Suite from “Les Biches”
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-symphony-orchestra-with-mak-grgic-guitar/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T070000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260401T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T040000Z
UID:98557-1784271600-1784271600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua County Day
DESCRIPTION:Explore locally and come to Chautauqua Institution on Chautauqua County Day. Residents of Chautauqua County have free admission and parking from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Our Chautauqua County Day includes access to all events in the Amphitheater and Hall of Philosophy that day\, beaches\, and so much more!  \nPlease bring proof of residency for entry. Youth 12 and under are always free at Chautauqua!  \nChautauqua County Day: Featured Events  \n9:15 a.m. (Hall of Philosophy) Morning Worship: Ecumenical Communion Service  \n10:45 a.m. (Amphitheater) Morning Lecture: Kevin R. Kosar and Kathryn Dunn Tenpas (Brookings Institution)  \n2 p.m. (Hall of Philosophy) CLSC Author Presentation: Maria Arana (2026 Chautauqua County Book Read Selection)  \n3:30 p.m. (Fletcher) School of Music Open Recital   \n3:30 p.m. (Hall of Christ) Department of Religion: Islam 101 Khalid and Sabeeha Rehman  \n8:00 p.m. (Amphitheater) Evening Program: Harry Connick Jr. **Admission to this event requires purchase of a separate ticket\, available at tickets.chq.org  \nTickets are available starting June 1\, 2026 by calling the Chautauqua Institution Ticket Office at 716-357-6250.  \nParking is complimentary for Chautauqua County Day when tickets are purchased in advance—online\, by phone\, or in person before July 17. On the day of the event\, a credit card will be required for parking lot entry. Guests wishing to pay with cash should proceed to the Main Gate before entering the parking lot.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-county-day/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8)
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211518Z
UID:96949-1784279700-1784279700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Ecumenical Communion Service
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/ecumenical-communion-service-3/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Faith and Spiritual Programming
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hall_philosophy2-1.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260325T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T201524Z
UID:98373-1784285100-1784285100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Kevin R. Kosar and Kathryn Dunn Tenpas
DESCRIPTION:Kevin R. Kosar and Kathryn Dunn Tenpas\, two of the nation’s leading experts in the workings of the U.S. federal government\, governance\, and interbranch relations\, will present in tandem on the state of the federal government\, federalism and U.S. elections. The program concludes the Chautauqua Lecture Series weeklong exploration of “The 2026 Election: What’s at Stake?\,” a five-part series at Chautauqua in partnership with the American Enterprise Institute and Brookings Institution\, with each program featuring experts from both organizations.  \nKathryn Dunn Tenpas is a visiting fellow in Governance Studies and director of the Initiative on Improving Interbranch Relations and Government. She also serves as a practitioner senior fellow at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center and on the Advisory Board of the White House Transition Project. Tenpas’ research addresses the intersection between the presidency and politics\, focusing on presidential personnel\, Senate-confirmed appointments\, transitions\, re-election campaigns and trends in presidential travel and polling. Her studies of White House staffing include an original database that tracks turnover rates among senior staffers. In addition\, she has written or coauthored pieces on key units within the White House (Office of Political Affairs\, Staff Secretary\, Counsel’s Office\, Faith-based and Community Initiatives and the Office of the First Lady).  \nTenpas is author of Presidents as Candidates: Inside the White House for the Presidential Campaign\, and has published articles\, book chapters\, blog posts\, op-eds and papers on a variety of presidency-related topics. Her insights on the presidency have been quoted in major newspapers\, and she has appeared on numerous television and radio outlets in the United States and abroad.   \nTenpas’ academic positions have included the directorship of the University of Pennsylvania’s Washington Semester Program\, senior fellow at the Weidenbaum Center at Washington University in St. Louis\, and an associate professorship in the Department of Government and International Affairs at the University of South Florida. While there\, she won an undergraduate teaching award\, directed the Political Science Honors Program and the Washington\, D.C. internship program. Tenpas earned her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in 1985\, and her master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Virginia.  \nKevin R. Kosar is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute\, where he studies the U.S. Congress\, the administrative state\, American politics\, election reform\, and the U.S. Postal Service. He edits UnderstandingCongress.org and hosts the “Understanding Congress” podcast. Before joining AEI\, Kosar was at the R Street Institute\, where he served as vice president of policy\, vice president of research partnerships\, and senior fellow and director of the Governance Project. He also cofounded the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group\, a transpartisan project to strengthen the legislative branch.  \nEarlier\, Kosar spent more than a decade working for the Congressional Research Service\, where he focused on a wide range of public administration issues. He has also taught public policy at New York University and lectured on public administration at Metropolitan College of New York. His books include Congress Overwhelmed: The Decline in Congressional Capacity and Prospects for Reform; Unleashing Opportunity: Policy Reforms for an Accountable Administrative State; Moonshine: A Global History; Ronald Reagan and Education Policy; Whiskey: A Global History; Failing Grades: The Federal Politics of Education Standards; and Bridging the Gap: Higher Education and Career-Centered Welfare Reform. He also wrote the prefaces to the recently republished The Unheavenly City Revisited and Government Project by Edward C. Banfield.  \nKosar has testified before Congress and has been widely published in scholarly journals; his articles and opinion pieces have appeared in a number of popular press outlets and he has made a number of broadcast appearances. He earned a doctorate and a master’s in politics from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Ohio State University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/kevin-r-kosar-and-kathryn-dunn-tenpas/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),CHQ Assembly
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260107T153007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T190029Z
UID:97369-1784296800-1784296800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Marie Arana
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle — LatinoLand: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority by Marie Arana \nLatinoLand is an exceptional\, all-encompassing overview of Hispanic America based on personal interviews\, deep research\, and Marie Arana’s life experience as a Latina. At present\, Latinos comprise twenty percent of the US population\, a number that is growing. By 2050\, census reports project that one in every three Americans will claim Latino heritage.  \nBut Latinos are not a monolith. They do not represent a single group. The largest groups are Mexicans\, Puerto Ricans\, Dominicans\, Salvadorans\, and Cubans. Each has a different cultural and political background. As LatinoLand shows\, Latinos were some of the earliest immigrants to what is now the US—some of them arriving in the 1500s. They are racially diverse—a random infusion of white\, Black\, indigenous\, and Asian. Once overwhelmingly Catholic\, they are becoming increasingly Protestant and Evangelical. They range from domestic workers and day laborers to successful artists\, corporate CEOs\, and US senators. Formerly solidly Democratic\, they now vote Republican in growing numbers. They are as culturally varied as any immigrants from Europe or Asia.  \nMarie Arana draws on her own experience as the daughter of an American mother and Peruvian father who came to the US at age nine\, straddling two worlds\, as many Latinos do. “Thorough\, accessible\, and necessary” (Ms. magazine)\, LatinoLand unabashedly celebrates Latino resilience and character and shows us why we must understand the fastest-growing minority in America.  \nMarie Arana was born in Lima\, Peru. She is the author of the memoir American Chica\, a finalist for the National Book Award; two novels\, Cellophane and Lima Nights; the prizewinning biography Bolivar; Silver\, Sword\, and Stone\, a narrative history of Latin America; The Writing Life\, a collection from her well-known column for The Washington Post; and LatinoLand\, an exceptional\, all-encompassing overview of Hispanic Americans. She is the inaugural Literary Director of the Library of Congress and lives in Washington\, DC\, and Lima\, Peru.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/marie-arana/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC),Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Literary Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CLSC_Latinoland_2026.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260317T191522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T191522Z
UID:98121-1784307600-1784307600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-3/
LOCATION:Miller Park\, Miller Park
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260209T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T021519Z
UID:97708-1784318400-1784318400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Harry Connick Jr.
DESCRIPTION:A consummate performer\, Harry Connick\, Jr. has exemplified excellence in the entertainment world for decades—be it  music\, film\, television or Broadway. His prodigious talent has earned him Grammy\, Emmy and Tony recognition\, plus album sales in excess of 30 million and sold-out concerts around the world.   \nBacked by his stellar band\, this special concert will showcase the full breadth of Connick’s artistry—from jazz standards and New Orleans classics to his masterful originals and career-defining hits.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/harry-connick-jr-in-concert/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Popular Entertainment & Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Harry-Connick-Jr.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260718T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260718T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260129T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T183010Z
UID:97645-1784383200-1784383200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Opera Conservatory: Mozart's Die Zauberflöte
DESCRIPTION:Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart \nLibrettist: Original text by Emanuel Schickaneder\, English dialogue translation by Alice Goodman\nStage Director: Nathan Troup  \nConductor:  Stephen Hargreaves\nIn Mozart’s comic opera The Magic Flute\, Prince Tamino embarks on a journey to rescue Pamina\, only to discover that the true battle isn’t between people\, but between ignorance and understanding. Guided by elements both mystical and spiritual—and joined by the ever-hopeful\, always-hungry\, bird-catching Papageno as their trusty sidekick—Tamino and Pamina undergo trials of courage\, integrity\, and resilience. As the Queen of the Night spreads fear and misinformation\, the wise Sarastro champions reason\, compassion\, and community. In a world that often feels divided by noise and uncertainty\, The Magic Flute resonates as a timeless and timely tale of seeking truth\, choosing empathy over fear\, and finding harmony through connection.  \nSung in German (with English supertitles) and spoken English dialogue.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-opera-conservatory-mozarts-die-zauberflote/
LOCATION:Norton Hall\, Norton Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Opera,School of Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-Opera-Conservatory-Magic-Flute.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260718T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260718T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251219T163033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T211533Z
UID:97299-1784394000-1784394000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby (Pick-Your-Price)
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE  \nBy Sharyn Rothstein  \nDirected by Oliver Butler  \nBratton Theater  \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory.  \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-18/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260718T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260718T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260326T161528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T173017Z
UID:98405-1784404800-1784404800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Holst's The Planets
DESCRIPTION:Rossen Milanov\, conductor  \nEmbark on a thrilling musical journey across galaxies with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. The evening opens with John Williams’ iconic “Main Theme” from the Star Wars Suite filled with energy\, heroism\, and familiar melodies.  Holst follows with “The Planets”\, a monumental suite exploring Roman gods and goddesses through sound. From Mars’ ferocious ostinato to Neptune’s mysterious beauty\, the orchestra will explore a full range of characters. Together\, these pieces bring exhilarating celestial energy to the amphitheater.  \nProgram:\nWilliams: Star Wars\, “Main Theme”\nHolst: The Planets
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-symphony-orchestra-holsts-the-planets/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/081624_CSO_DM_05.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260324T171517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T171517Z
UID:98330-1784452500-1784452500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Catholic Mass
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/catholic-mass-67/
LOCATION:Hall of Christ: Sanctuary
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260105T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173031Z
UID:97341-1784457900-1784457900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Cantor Olivia Brodsky
DESCRIPTION:Cantor Olivia Brodsky serves as Cantor and Co-Clergy of East End Temple in Manhattan\, alongside Rabbi Joshua Stanton. She is a vocalist dedicated to preserving Jewish culture and tradition while making it evermore applicable to daily life and accessible for people of all generations. Brodsky is passionate about engaging a diverse community of people with varying backgrounds and levels of religious and cultural observance\, herself having been raised in the Conservative movement and now dually affiliated with both the Reform movement’s American Conference of Cantors and the Conservative movement’s Cantor’s Assembly.  \nBrodsky is deeply engaged in Jewish education\, global Jewish travel\, and interfaith  \ndialogue. In reaction to divisive politics plaguing both the US and the world at large\, she founded an Adult Education series entitled “Complex Conversations with the Cantor\,” where she facilitates respectful dialogue between people with a diverse array of views on controversial issues.  \nAs an outspoken advocate for the Jewish community and a published writer\, Brodsky contributes op-ed commentary to a variety of news outlets addressing Jewish identity\, the Arab-Israeli Conflict\, Zionism\, and antisemitism. She brings a nuanced understanding of Jewish history\, culture\, Abrahamic faith traditions\, Middle Eastern politics\, social justice\, and ethics to her ministry. Brodsky strives to create relevant\, inclusive\, intellectually engaging Jewish experiences for her community.  \nBrodsky attended a dual-degree program at Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music (NEC)\, earning a B.A. in Judaic Studies and studying Classical Vocal Performance. She received her Master of Sacred Music and Cantorial Ordination from the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/cantor-olivia-brodsky/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Brodsky_Olivia_photo_wk8.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260203T211509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T211509Z
UID:97678-1784462400-1784462400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Great American Picnic
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-great-american-picnic/
LOCATION:Literary Arts Grove
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251205T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T181512Z
UID:97059-1784473200-1784473200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:School of Dance: Student Gala I
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua School of Dance presents an outstanding mixed repertoire matinee of new and established works featuring the most exceptional young talent in the country. Under the leadership of Sasha Janes\,\nBonnefoux McBride Artistic Director of Chautauqua School of Dance\, the school continues its long tradition of excellence as a top-tier summer training program focused on bringing the next generation of dance stars from the studio to the stage.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/school-of-dance-student-gala-i/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dance-Gala-Photo-for-Web-and-Announces.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260213T213012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T151510Z
UID:97856-1784487600-1784487600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Hebrew Congregation\, Shirley Lazarus Sunday Evening Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/hebrew-congregation-shirley-lazarus-sunday-evening-lecture-series-3/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/smith_wilkes.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251219T160036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T211534Z
UID:97258-1784489400-1784489400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE  \nBy Sharyn Rothstein  \nDirected by Oliver Butler  \nBratton Theater  \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory.  \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260105T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173035Z
UID:97343-1784538900-1784538900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Cantor Olivia Brodsky
DESCRIPTION:Cantor Olivia Brodsky serves as Cantor and Co-Clergy of East End Temple in Manhattan\, alongside Rabbi Joshua Stanton. She is a vocalist dedicated to preserving Jewish culture and tradition while making it evermore applicable to daily life and accessible for people of all generations. Brodsky is passionate about engaging a diverse community of people with varying backgrounds and levels of religious and cultural observance\, herself having been raised in the Conservative movement and now dually affiliated with both the Reform movement’s American Conference of Cantors and the Conservative movement’s Cantor’s Assembly.  \nBrodsky is deeply engaged in Jewish education\, global Jewish travel\, and interfaith  \ndialogue. In reaction to divisive politics plaguing both the US and the world at large\, she founded an Adult Education series entitled “Complex Conversations with the Cantor\,” where she facilitates respectful dialogue between people with a diverse array of views on controversial issues.  \nAs an outspoken advocate for the Jewish community and a published writer\, Brodsky contributes op-ed commentary to a variety of news outlets addressing Jewish identity\, the Arab-Israeli Conflict\, Zionism\, and antisemitism. She brings a nuanced understanding of Jewish history\, culture\, Abrahamic faith traditions\, Middle Eastern politics\, social justice\, and ethics to her ministry. Brodsky strives to create relevant\, inclusive\, intellectually engaging Jewish experiences for her community.  \nBrodsky attended a dual-degree program at Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music (NEC)\, earning a B.A. in Judaic Studies and studying Classical Vocal Performance. She received her Master of Sacred Music and Cantorial Ordination from the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/cantor-olivia-brodsky-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Brodsky_Olivia_photo_wk8.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251117T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T170014Z
UID:96834-1784544300-1784544300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:David Wallace-Wells
DESCRIPTION:David Wallace-Wells is an acclaimed columnist and staff writer for The New York Times. Neither a scientist nor an environmental activist per se\, Wallace-Wells is a celebrated climate change speaker and journalist who uses the power of storytelling to move the needle on climate action. He also writes a weekly newsletter on climate change\, technology and the future of the planet\, themes that will frame his lecture opening Chautauqua’s Week Four theme\, “Wasted: Our Era of Disposability.”  \nWallace-Wells is the author of The New York Times bestselling book about the consequences of global warming\, The Uninhabitable Earth. His book looks beyond what needs to be done\, to consider what the world will actually look like if we don’t move fast. It predicted much of the dizzying\, disorienting situation we’re in now — not just the growth of pandemics\, but the cascading way that multiple climate-fueled crises undermine our ability to respond effectively to any single one. He highlights that stabilizing the world’s climate is the underlying solution that also can achieve prosperity\, justice and equality of all kinds.  \nHe has also written widely on the Covid-19 pandemic\, bringing vital reporting and analysis to science and policy coverage. Wallace-Wells was previously the deputy editor at New York magazine\, where he wrote a column on climate change\, and where his viral cover story “The Uninhabitable Earth” was met with widespread acclaim\, paving the way for his book. Formerly the deputy editor of The Paris Review\, and a National Fellow at the New America Foundation\, he was the co-host of the podcast “2038\,” which interrogated predictions about the next two decades.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/david-wallace-wells/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),CHQ Assembly,Featured Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/WallaceWells_David_CLS_072026.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T121500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260217T201517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T161512Z
UID:97863-1784549700-1784549700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: The Re-Use Economy\, Innovations from Western NY
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-re-use-economy/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25)
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260401T223014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T223014Z
UID:98575-1784563200-1784563200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Chamber Music: Del Sol Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Experience the adventurous Del Sol Quartet in a powerful concert that explores how generational knowledge helps us heal our world. Known for their bold artistry and commitment to diverse voices\, Del Sol presents a brand-new quartet\, Moananuiākea by composer Leilehua Lanzilotti\, a work that honors the vast Pacific Ocean and the interconnectedness of all who cross it. The program highlights the quartet’s signature blend of innovation\, beauty\, and cultural storytelling. Join us for a performance that expands the boundaries of the string quartet tradition.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-chamber-music-del-sol-quartet/
LOCATION:Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall\, Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chamber Music,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DSQ.101.credit.ChrisYey.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251204T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T170013Z
UID:97039-1784577600-1784577600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Music School Festival Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Comprised of top-tier students from conservatories and universities in the U.S. and abroad\, Music School Festival Orchestra members participate in a variety of musical activities during their summers at Chautauqua including chamber music and private lessons along with their meticulous orchestral training. Alumni from the MSFO can be heard in many of the world’s top orchestras and chamber ensembles and can be found on music faculties worldwide. The MSFO is led by Artistic Director Timothy Muffitt\, who serves as Music Director of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Laureate of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/music-school-festival-orchestra-4/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),School of Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MSFO-Series-Main-Photo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260105T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173035Z
UID:97344-1784625300-1784625300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Cantor Olivia Brodsky
DESCRIPTION:Cantor Olivia Brodsky serves as Cantor and Co-Clergy of East End Temple in Manhattan\, alongside Rabbi Joshua Stanton. She is a vocalist dedicated to preserving Jewish culture and tradition while making it evermore applicable to daily life and accessible for people of all generations. Brodsky is passionate about engaging a diverse community of people with varying backgrounds and levels of religious and cultural observance\, herself having been raised in the Conservative movement and now dually affiliated with both the Reform movement’s American Conference of Cantors and the Conservative movement’s Cantor’s Assembly.  \nBrodsky is deeply engaged in Jewish education\, global Jewish travel\, and interfaith  \ndialogue. In reaction to divisive politics plaguing both the US and the world at large\, she founded an Adult Education series entitled “Complex Conversations with the Cantor\,” where she facilitates respectful dialogue between people with a diverse array of views on controversial issues.  \nAs an outspoken advocate for the Jewish community and a published writer\, Brodsky contributes op-ed commentary to a variety of news outlets addressing Jewish identity\, the Arab-Israeli Conflict\, Zionism\, and antisemitism. She brings a nuanced understanding of Jewish history\, culture\, Abrahamic faith traditions\, Middle Eastern politics\, social justice\, and ethics to her ministry. Brodsky strives to create relevant\, inclusive\, intellectually engaging Jewish experiences for her community.  \nBrodsky attended a dual-degree program at Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music (NEC)\, earning a B.A. in Judaic Studies and studying Classical Vocal Performance. She received her Master of Sacred Music and Cantorial Ordination from the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/cantor-olivia-brodsky-3/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Brodsky_Olivia_photo_wk8.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260318T123021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T151529Z
UID:98144-1784625300-1784625300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Dr. John Atkinson: Engineering a Way Out of Our Era of Disposability
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Science Group Weekly Lecture
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/dr-john-atkinson-engineering-a-way-out-of-our-era-of-disposability/
LOCATION:Hurlbut Church sanctuary\, Hurlbut Church sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CCI-John-Atkinson-Week-4-Monday-2-of-3-and-Week-4-Tuesday-AM.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260128T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T183012Z
UID:97635-1784630700-1784630700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Aja Barber
DESCRIPTION:Aja Barber is a writer and sustainability consultant focusing on the intersections of sustainability\, fashion\, and the textile industry. Her work explores the traditions of privilege\, wealth inequality\, racism\, feminism\, colonialism\, and how these systems of power affect our buying habits.  \nConsumed is her debut book\, a treatise on the state of fashion\, climate change\, and social justice. The book reveals the endemic injustices in our consumer industries\, the uncomfortable history of the textile industry\, and how oppressive systems help create a lack of diversity and equality in the fashion industry. Independent booksellers across the UK and Ireland voted to include Consumed on the non-fiction shortlist for the Indie Book Awards 2023.  \nBarber has written for The Guardian\, CNN\, Selfridges\, Eco-Age\, and a host of other sites. She contributed to “No Offence But…” by Gina Martin. She is currently working on a novel acquired by Brazen Books. Originally from Reston\, Virginia\, Barber currently lives in South East London. In addition to her other work\, Barber is a contributing editor for Elle UK. Her Patreon newsletter has been going since 2018 and was the first slow fashion newsletter of this type.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/aja-barber/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),CHQ Assembly
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260128T181512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T161511Z
UID:97624-1784637000-1784637000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rachael Zoe Miller\, Rozalia Project to Save Our Seas: Decision-making int the Age of Plastics
DESCRIPTION:Bird\, Tree & Garden Club lunchtime lecture series
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/btg-lunch-lecture-series-4/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25)
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260327T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T040000Z
UID:98481-1784649600-1784649600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:School of Music Piano Faculty Recital: José Ramón Méndez
DESCRIPTION:Described as “an artist with a polished sound and tremendous constructive power” and hailed by the Hoja del Lunes de Madrid\, as “the Spanish pianist of his generation\,” José Ramón Méndez is one of the most exciting Spanish pianists of today. \nRecent performances include Chopin’s first piano concerto with the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra and Manuel de Falla’s Nights in the Gardens of Spain with the Nittany Valley Symphony\, as well as numerous solo and chamber music performances in the United States\, Europe\, and Asia. His playing has been featured on WQXR’s “Performance Today” and on Classical KMFA. He has been a guest performer at many music festivals\, including the Caramoor Festival\, Barge Music Series\, Festival Internacional de Piano de las Islas Canarias\, Music at Penn’s Woods\, Amalfi Coast International Music Festival\, “Tocando el Cielo\,” Musica en Compostela\, the Stony Brook International Piano Festival\, and the Santander International Music Festival\, among many others. As a chamber musician\, Méndez has collaborated with such distinguished artists as Karl Leister\, Itzhak Perlman\, Michael Tree\, Pascual Martinez-Nieto\, and Pinchas Zukerman.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/school-of-music-piano-faculty-recital-jose-ramon-mendez/
LOCATION:Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall\, Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),School of Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260107T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T150010Z
UID:97646-1784653200-1784653200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Opera Conservatory: Mozart's Die Zauberflöte
DESCRIPTION:Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart \nLibrettist: Original text by Emanuel Schickaneder\, English dialogue translation by Alice Goodman\nStage Director: Nathan Troup  \nConductor:  Stephen Hargreaves\nIn Mozart’s comic opera The Magic Flute\, Prince Tamino embarks on a journey to rescue Pamina\, only to discover that the true battle isn’t between people\, but between ignorance and understanding. Guided by elements both mystical and spiritual—and joined by the ever-hopeful\, always-hungry\, bird-catching Papageno as their trusty sidekick—Tamino and Pamina undergo trials of courage\, integrity\, and resilience. As the Queen of the Night spreads fear and misinformation\, the wise Sarastro champions reason\, compassion\, and community. In a world that often feels divided by noise and uncertainty\, The Magic Flute resonates as a timeless and timely tale of seeking truth\, choosing empathy over fear\, and finding harmony through connection.  \nSung in German (with English supertitles) and spoken English dialogue.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-opera-conservatory-mozarts-die-zauberflote-2/
LOCATION:Norton Hall\, Norton Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Opera,School of Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251219T160037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T211534Z
UID:97259-1784662200-1784662200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE  \nBy Sharyn Rothstein  \nDirected by Oliver Butler  \nBratton Theater  \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory.  \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-2/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260326T161523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T173013Z
UID:98398-1784664000-1784664000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven's "Eroica"
DESCRIPTION:Timothy Muffitt\, conductor  \nUnder the baton of Timothy Muffitt\, the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra opens with Christopher Theofanidis’s Rainbow Body\, a luminous work inspired by one of Hildegard von Bingen’s medieval chants. Closing out the night is Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3\, “Eroica”\, an evolutionary masterpiece that ushered in an era of new symphonic music. Equally expansive and bold\, the Eroica transforms personal struggle into heroic expression.  \nProgram:\nChristopher Theofanidis: Rainbow Body\nBeethoven: Symphony #3 “Eroica”
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-symphony-orchestra-beethovens-eroica/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260105T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173036Z
UID:97345-1784711700-1784711700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Cantor Olivia Brodsky
DESCRIPTION:Cantor Olivia Brodsky serves as Cantor and Co-Clergy of East End Temple in Manhattan\, alongside Rabbi Joshua Stanton. She is a vocalist dedicated to preserving Jewish culture and tradition while making it evermore applicable to daily life and accessible for people of all generations. Brodsky is passionate about engaging a diverse community of people with varying backgrounds and levels of religious and cultural observance\, herself having been raised in the Conservative movement and now dually affiliated with both the Reform movement’s American Conference of Cantors and the Conservative movement’s Cantor’s Assembly.  \nBrodsky is deeply engaged in Jewish education\, global Jewish travel\, and interfaith  \ndialogue. In reaction to divisive politics plaguing both the US and the world at large\, she founded an Adult Education series entitled “Complex Conversations with the Cantor\,” where she facilitates respectful dialogue between people with a diverse array of views on controversial issues.  \nAs an outspoken advocate for the Jewish community and a published writer\, Brodsky contributes op-ed commentary to a variety of news outlets addressing Jewish identity\, the Arab-Israeli Conflict\, Zionism\, and antisemitism. She brings a nuanced understanding of Jewish history\, culture\, Abrahamic faith traditions\, Middle Eastern politics\, social justice\, and ethics to her ministry. Brodsky strives to create relevant\, inclusive\, intellectually engaging Jewish experiences for her community.  \nBrodsky attended a dual-degree program at Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music (NEC)\, earning a B.A. in Judaic Studies and studying Classical Vocal Performance. She received her Master of Sacred Music and Cantorial Ordination from the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/cantor-olivia-brodsky-4/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260211T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T183012Z
UID:97783-1784717100-1784717100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Ron Gonen
DESCRIPTION:Ron Gonen is the founder and CEO of Closed Loop Partners\, a firm at the forefront of building the circular economy. Closed Loop Partners is comprised of an asset management business\, innovation center and operating group that builds and operates circular economy infrastructure\, including the largest privately held recycling company in the U.S. It is this work that will inform his presentation during Week Four of the Chautauqua Lecture Series\, themed “Wasted: Our Era of Disposability\,” with thoughts on how industry can embrace sustainability to chart a path for a healthier planet — and immense business opportunity.  \nGonen is the author of the book\, The Waste Free World: How the Circular Economy Will Take Less\, Make More\, and Save the Planet\, in addition to several technology and environmental science patents. Prior to founding Closed Loop Partners\, he served as the deputy commissioner for sanitation\, recycling and sustainability in New York City during the Bloomberg administration. In this role\, he oversaw the collection and processing of paper\, metal\, glass\, plastic\, textile waste\, electronic waste\, organics and hazardous waste\, as well as public policy. During his tenure\, he was recognized by the Natural Resources Defense Council/Earth Day NY as the Public Official of the Year.  \nGonen founded his first recycling company in 2002. The companies he has led have been recognized as innovators in sustainable business practices. Awards include The Conference of Mayors Public/Private Partnership of the Year\, Technology Pioneer from the World Economic Forum and The Wall Street Journal’s No. 1 Venture Backed Cleantech Company of The Year. He earned an MBA from Columbia Business School and later served as an adjunct professor.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/ron-gonen/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),CHQ Assembly
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260318T161521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T161521Z
UID:98160-1784734200-1784734200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:UU Cultural Ethics Series: J. D. Stillwater\, President of Religious Naturalists Unitarian Universalists
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/uu-cultural-ethics-series-j-d-stillwater-president-of-religious-naturalists-unitarian-universalists/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260211T041505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T161507Z
UID:97776-1784739600-1784739600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Opera Company Operalogue: The Music Shop / A.E. Reverie / Ida by Lamplight
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-opera-company-operalogue-the-music-shop-a-e-reverie-ida-by-lamplight/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Opera
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251219T160037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T211535Z
UID:97260-1784743200-1784743200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE  \nBy Sharyn Rothstein  \nDirected by Oliver Butler  \nBratton Theater  \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory.  \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-3/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260128T221508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T161514Z
UID:97640-1784745000-1784745000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:CVA Lecture Series: Elizabeth Mooney\, School of Art Faculty
DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth Mooney is a visual artist that explores the construct of landscape through painting\, printmaking\, and kinetic sculpture. She received her MFA in Painting and Drawing from California College of the Arts\, and her BFA from the Art Institute of Boston. Elizabeth was a Visual Artist Fellow at the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center\, and has received grants from the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council\, the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation\, the Sustainable Arts Foundation\, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Elizabeth is currently an Associate Professor at Massachusetts College of Art and Design\, where she teaches painting and printmaking.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/cva-lecture-series-elizabeth-mooney-school-of-art-faculty/
LOCATION:Hultquist 101\, Hultquist 101
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Visual Arts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260317T201536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T201536Z
UID:98135-1784745000-1784745000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Unity's Positive Path for Spiritual Living
DESCRIPTION:Programmed by Unity of Chautauqua
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/unitys-positive-path-for-spiritual-living-13/
LOCATION:Turner Conference Room\, Turner Conference Room
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251218T053006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T141510Z
UID:95516-1784750400-1784750400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Opera Company presents: The Music Shop / A.E. Reverie / Ida by Lamplight
DESCRIPTION:THE MUSIC SHOP / A.E. REVERIE / IDA BY LAMPLIGHT \nThree operas light up the Amphitheater stage on July 22\, bringing both side-splitting laughter and heart-melting nostalgia.  In Richard Wargo’s zany one-act The Music Shop (last seen at Chautauqua where it premiered in 1993) Dmitri and Masha try to help the hapless Ivan remember the title of the song his wife must sing at a royal wedding\, while visions of her haunt and strike fear in him.  This four-character\, 60-minute farce promises a lively romp in the Amphitheater! Two installments from The Summer Place round out the evening.  A.E. Reverie\, which received its world premiere at Chautauqua in 2024\, reflects on Amelia Earhart’s 1929 lecture at the Amphitheater\, and how it inspired another young woman’s dream of flight. To close out the evening\, the world premiere of Ida by Lamplight takes us back to the Chautauqua Literary and Science Circle’s early years\, celebrating Ida Tarbell and Kate Kimball\, whose pioneering work galvanized Chautauqua Institution’s mission.  Commissioned by Chautauqua Opera Company\, Ida by Lamplight celebrates the 150th anniversary of The Chautauquan Daily in 2026.  Stage Director Ned Canty (The Mikado\, Don Giovanni\, and Love and Longing by the Lake) brings everything to life in a celebration of Chautauqua which you will not want to miss.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-opera-company-amphitheater-opera/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts,Opera
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260105T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173037Z
UID:97346-1784798100-1784798100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Cantor Olivia Brodsky
DESCRIPTION:Cantor Olivia Brodsky serves as Cantor and Co-Clergy of East End Temple in Manhattan\, alongside Rabbi Joshua Stanton. She is a vocalist dedicated to preserving Jewish culture and tradition while making it evermore applicable to daily life and accessible for people of all generations. Brodsky is passionate about engaging a diverse community of people with varying backgrounds and levels of religious and cultural observance\, herself having been raised in the Conservative movement and now dually affiliated with both the Reform movement’s American Conference of Cantors and the Conservative movement’s Cantor’s Assembly.  \nBrodsky is deeply engaged in Jewish education\, global Jewish travel\, and interfaith  \ndialogue. In reaction to divisive politics plaguing both the US and the world at large\, she founded an Adult Education series entitled “Complex Conversations with the Cantor\,” where she facilitates respectful dialogue between people with a diverse array of views on controversial issues.  \nAs an outspoken advocate for the Jewish community and a published writer\, Brodsky contributes op-ed commentary to a variety of news outlets addressing Jewish identity\, the Arab-Israeli Conflict\, Zionism\, and antisemitism. She brings a nuanced understanding of Jewish history\, culture\, Abrahamic faith traditions\, Middle Eastern politics\, social justice\, and ethics to her ministry. Brodsky strives to create relevant\, inclusive\, intellectually engaging Jewish experiences for her community.  \nBrodsky attended a dual-degree program at Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music (NEC)\, earning a B.A. in Judaic Studies and studying Classical Vocal Performance. She received her Master of Sacred Music and Cantorial Ordination from the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/cantor-olivia-brodsky-5/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),CHQ Assembly,Weekly Chaplains
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T121500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260114T161519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173039Z
UID:97469-1784808900-1784808900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:CTC Theater Chats
DESCRIPTION:Theater Chats (formerly known as Brown Bags)  \n 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 a look at our upcoming productions and discussions on the craft of theater-making. Free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/ctc-theater-chats-13/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251219T160038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T221141Z
UID:97261-1784815200-1784815200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE  \nBy Sharyn Rothstein  \nDirected by Oliver Butler  \nBratton Theater  \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory.  \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-4/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T151500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T151500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251218T053008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T171526Z
UID:97226-1784819700-1784819700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Opera Company Presents: An Afternoon of Song
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon of song\, featuring our 2026 Young Artists.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-opera-presents-an-afternoon-of-song/
LOCATION:Fletcher Music Hall\, Fletcher Music Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Opera
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251219T161521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T221143Z
UID:97274-1784835000-1784835000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE  \nBy Sharyn Rothstein  \nDirected by Oliver Butler  \nBratton Theater  \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory.  \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-14/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260326T161529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T173018Z
UID:98406-1784836800-1784836800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Hovhaness and Shostakovich
DESCRIPTION:Rossen Milanov\, conductor \nThe Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra presents two notable symphonies of the twentieth century. Hovhaness’s Symphony No. 2\, “Mysterious Mountain\,” unfolds as a meditation on nature\, drawing listeners into a sound world of serenity\, chant-like melody\, and rich expression. In contrast\, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 12 is a work of momentum and scale\, depicting history through bold orchestral force and intensity. Together\, these symphonies highlight two distinct approaches to the symphonic form-one inward and contemplative\, the other outward and declarative.  \nProgram:\nHovhaness: Symphony No. 2 “Mysterious Mountain”\nShostakovich: Symphony No. 12\, “The Year 1917”
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-symphony-orchestra-hovhaness-and-shostakovich/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/081624_CSO_DM_05.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251211T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T191509Z
UID:96910-1784889900-1784889900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rainn Wilson
DESCRIPTION:Drawing on his experience as a cultural commentator and advocate for spiritual renewal\, Rainn Wilson closes Chautauqua’s Week Four theme “Wasted: Our Era of Disposability” in conversation\, weaving humor with a sense of moral urgency to discuss how disposability affects not only our environment but also erodes our sense of meaning\, relationships and community.  \nWilson is an Emmy-nominated and SAG Award-winning actor best known for playing Dwight Schrute on NBC’s “The Office.” A longtime environmental activist\, Wilson co-founded Climate Basecamp in 2022. With the organization\, he has been working on climate communications and serves as a member on the advisory board.  \nOn his podcast\, “Soul Boom\,” Wilson hosts a series of intimate conversations with some of the most brilliant and heart-felt artists\, thinkers and doers to bring the listener toward transformation on both a personal and spiritual level. In 2009\, he founded the digital media company Soul Pancake. He is the author of four books including The Bassoon King\, SoulPancake: Chew on Life’s Big Questions\, Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution\, and Soul Boom Workbook: Spiritual Tools for Modern Living.   \nWilson is also known for “Lessons in Chemistry”; the unscripted travel series “Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss”; “Jerry & Marge Go Large”; “Utopia”; Roger Michell’s “Blackbird”; “The Meg”; “Star Trek: Discovery”; “Hesher”; “Super”; “Cooties”; “Juno”; “Galaxy Quest”; and “Almost Famous.” He has an MFA from New York University. On Broadway\, Wilson was in The Tempest” and the Tony nominated “London Assurance.” He performed “Thom Pain (Based on Nothing)” at The Geffen and was the lead role in the political farce “The Doppelganger” at Steppenwolf Theater. \nLater that afternoon\, Wilson will host a Masters Series workshop engaging the Chautauqua community with his journal-style Soul Boom Workbook: Spiritual Tools for Modern Living — based on his New York Times bestselling book and hit podcast Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rainn-wilson/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),CHQ Assembly
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Wilson_Rainn_CLS_072426.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251110T213009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T200032Z
UID:96762-1784901600-1784901600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Mary Alice Monroe
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle — Where the Rivers Merge: A Novel by Mary Alice Monroe \nFrom the New York Times bestselling author\, the first of two epic and triumphant novels celebrating one intrepid woman’s life across multiple generations in the American South.  \n1908: The Lowcountry of South Carolina is at the cusp of change. Mayfield\, the grand estate held for generations by the Rivers family\, is the treasured home of young Eliza. A free spirit\, she refuses to be confined by societal norms and spends her days exploring the vast property\, observing wildlife\, and riding horses. But the Great War\, coastal storms\, and family turmoil bring unexpected challenges to Eliza\, putting her on a collision course with the patriarchal traditions of a bygone era.  \n1988: At 88\, Eliza is the scion of the Rivers/DeLancey family. She’s fought a lifetime to save her beloved Mayfield and is too independent and committed to quietly retire and leave the fate of the estate to her greedy son. She must make decisions that will assure the future of the land and her family—or watch them both be split apart.   \nSet against the evocative landscape of the twentieth-century Lowcountry\, Where the Rivers Merge is a dramatic and sweeping multigenerational family story of unyielding love\, lessons learned\, profound sacrifices\, and the indomitable spirit of a woman determined to persevere in the face of change in order to protect her family legacy and the land she loves.  \nBased in Charleston\, South Carolina\, is the New York Times best-selling author of thirty books–and counting\, Mary Alice Monroe. Richly layered and rooted to place her Lowcountry-set novels defy literary labels. More than feel-good escapism or traditional beach reads\, her engrossing stories deftly explore the intersections and parallels between Mother Nature and human nature\, hooking readers emotionally and introducing them to characters and causes that live in their hearts and minds. Her robust library of work–from the popular Beach House series to her compelling fiction\, to her newer middle grade series\, The Islanders–engages readers across generational lines\, inspiring them to take a harder look at the environment–and our impact on it. To ask the important questions. To seek answers. To create connections–both with nature and in our personal lives.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/mary-alice-monroe/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC),Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Literary Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CLSC_WhereTheRiversMerge_2026.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251216T183008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T201527Z
UID:97194-1784901600-1784901600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents FutureNow New Play Lab 2: Erasers: A Bloodthirsty Comedy
DESCRIPTION:Experience new plays the moment they come to life. The FutureNow new play labs showcase original work by CTC’s inaugural class of Playwriting Fellows in collaboration with our Directing Fellows—a program developed through CTC’s newly expanded partnership with The Drama League—and brought to life in public\, staged\, and designed workshop readings. \nPerformed by CTC’s Acting Conservatory and shaped by our Design Fellows\, these student workshops mark CTC’s first ticketed performances in the Roe Green Theater Center. With more artists\, more fellows and more new work than ever before\, audiences are invited inside the creative process as the next generation of theater makers brings fresh stories to life.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-drama-league-new-play-2/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251219T160039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T181520Z
UID:97262-1784908800-1784908800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE  \nBy Sharyn Rothstein  \nDirected by Oliver Butler  \nBratton Theater  \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory.  \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-5/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260317T191523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T191523Z
UID:98122-1784912400-1784912400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-4/
LOCATION:Miller Park\, Miller Park
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251208T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T153011Z
UID:97025-1784921400-1784921400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas with special guest Theo Lawrence
DESCRIPTION:For nearly four decades\, Alison Krauss & Union Station have upheld their legacy as one of the most influential and widely celebrated acts in bluegrass and roots music. Known for an immaculately crafted but endlessly surprising sound that transcends the boundaries of roots\, country\, rock & roll\, and pop\, Alison Krauss & Union Station released their highly anticipated new album\, Arcadia\, in 2025. This marked their first studio album since the 2011 masterpiece Paper Airplane—a critically lauded\, multiple Grammy Award winning LP that debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country\, Bluegrass\, and Folk Album charts. Over the years\, Alison Krauss & Union Station have brought their phenomenal live show to sold-out performances at famed venues like Red Rocks Amphitheatre\, The Greek Theatre\, Radio City Music Hall\, and London’s Royal Festival Hall\, in addition to supporting Paul Simon in Hyde Park for his 2012 Graceland reunion. They now continue the celebration of their new music with the Arcadia 2026 Tour. \nThe players – Alison Krauss (fiddle\, lead vocal)\, Jerry Douglas (Dobro\, lap steel\, vocals)\, Ron Block (banjo\, guitar\, vocals)\, Barry Bales (bass\, vocals)\, and highly acclaimed and celebrated tenor vocalist Russell Moore (guitar\, mandolin\, lead vocal) – are five distinct personalities\, each of whom enjoys a flourishing solo career. But when they come together\, they transform into a peerless group of musicians who share a singular focus.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/alison-krauss-union-station/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Popular Entertainment & Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Alison-Krauss-and-Union-Station-2025.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T220000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260213T201525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T211508Z
UID:97851-1784930400-1784930400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Conservatory Improv Night
DESCRIPTION:An evening of improv featuring the extraordinary talents of our 2026 conservatory.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-conservatory-improv-night/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251216T183009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T201527Z
UID:97195-1784988000-1784988000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents FutureNow New Play Lab 2: Erasers: A Bloodthirsty Comedy
DESCRIPTION:Experience new plays the moment they come to life. The FutureNow new play labs showcase original work by CTC’s inaugural class of Playwriting Fellows in collaboration with our Directing Fellows—a program developed through CTC’s newly expanded partnership with The Drama League—and brought to life in public\, staged\, and designed workshop readings. \nPerformed by CTC’s Acting Conservatory and shaped by our Design Fellows\, these student workshops mark CTC’s first ticketed performances in the Roe Green Theater Center. With more artists\, more fellows and more new work than ever before\, audiences are invited inside the creative process as the next generation of theater makers brings fresh stories to life.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-drama-league-new-play-1-2/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251219T160039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T171532Z
UID:97263-1784995200-1784995200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby (Live Audio Descriptions & Pick-Your-Price)
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE  \nBy Sharyn Rothstein  \nDirected by Oliver Butler  \nBratton Theater  \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory.  \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-6/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20251216T190035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T201528Z
UID:97205-1785002400-1785002400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents FutureNow New Play Lab 2: Erasers: A Bloodthirsty Comedy
DESCRIPTION:Experience new plays the moment they come to life. The FutureNow new play labs showcase original work by CTC’s inaugural class of Playwriting Fellows in collaboration with our Directing Fellows—a program developed through CTC’s newly expanded partnership with The Drama League—and brought to life in public\, staged\, and designed workshop readings. \nPerformed by CTC’s Acting Conservatory and shaped by our Design Fellows\, these student workshops mark CTC’s first ticketed performances in the Roe Green Theater Center. With more artists\, more fellows and more new work than ever before\, audiences are invited inside the creative process as the next generation of theater makers brings fresh stories to life.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-drama-league-new-play-2-2/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260326T161530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T173018Z
UID:98407-1785009600-1785009600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Carmina Burana
DESCRIPTION:Rossen Milanov\, conductor \nThe Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus joins the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for a captivating performance of the iconic Carmina Burana. Carl Orff’s masterpiece is drawn from medieval texts exploring fate\, love\, and the unpredictability of fortune. Best known for its electrifying opening\, O Fortuna\, the piece unfolds as a series of vivid scenes propelled by driving rhythms and striking orchestration. Immediate and powerful\, Carmina Burana captures the raw intensity of human experience.  \nProgram:\nOrff: Carmina Burana
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-symphony-orchestra-carmina-burana/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/081624_CSO_DM_05.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260324T171518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T171518Z
UID:98331-1785057300-1785057300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Catholic Mass
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/catholic-mass-68/
LOCATION:Hall of Christ: Sanctuary
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183643
CREATED:20260101T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173031Z
UID:96950-1785062700-1785062700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Zina Jacque
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Zina Jacque serves as President and Chair of the Board of National Senior Communities\, overseeing the largest not-for-profit network of continuing-care retirement communities in the nation. Across two distinguished careers in higher education and ministry\, she has worked to lift people\, strengthen communities\, and send good into the world. She continues to guide nonprofit boards and faith-based organizations nationwide.  \nFor two decades\, Jacque shaped the student experience at several leading universities. After transitioning to ministry\, Jacque’s pastoral path has taken her from small urban parishes to historic pulpits\, notably as the lead minister for the Villages of Alfred Street at the renowned Alfred Street Baptist Church.  \nExtending her service well beyond church walls\, Jacque was the first executive director of the Boston Ten Point Coalition — a violence reduction initiative credited with nearly two homicide-free years among Boston’s youth under 21. Later\, she founded the Pastoral Counseling Center at Trinity Church Boston. Jacque also co-founded Courageous Conversations\, a national dialogue series fostering belonging and understanding in a polarized age.  \nJacque’s impact has been recognized with numerous honors\, including the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Boston University School of Theology\, the 2022 Citizen of the Year Award from Barrington\, Ill. and the Women of Distinction Award from the Barrington Chamber of Commerce. Jacque’s most recent work\, “A Sacred Pause\,” is a collection of meditations\, journals\, and reflections which has drawn a growing online following for its mix of stillness\, wisdom\, and grace.  \nJacque holds a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University\, Master of Arts from Columbia University\, Master of Divinity and Ph.D. in Theology from Boston University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-zina-jacque/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Jacque_Zina_Chaplain_Photo3_wk5.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260225T221530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T151516Z
UID:97988-1785070800-1785070800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:"Cutwork" Exhibition: July 26–August 25
DESCRIPTION:“Cutwork” exhibition runs July 26-August 25. “Cutwork” is a broad exploration of work using methods of cutting into or removing material. Featuring hand-cut paper\, metal\, fibers\, and ceramics\, these artists explore the weight and gravity of their material and subject matter. Layered and lacy textures reveal what is built and what is left behind. This exhibition is generously sponsored by Brenda and Larry Thompson. Curated by Erika Diamond.  \nArtists: Elizabeth Alexander\, Teresa Faris\, Piper Shephard\, Justin Stewart\, Lydia C. Thompson\, and Michael Velliquette.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/cutwork-exhibition-july-26-august-25/
LOCATION:Strohl Art Center: Main Galleries
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Gallery Exhibitions,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Cutwork-exhibition-image.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260225T221531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T151517Z
UID:97990-1785070800-1785070800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:"A Different Light: Landscapes by Gwen Norton" Exhibition: July 26–August 25
DESCRIPTION:“A Different Light: Landscapes by Gwen Norton” exhibition –  July 26-August 25. Gwen Norton is currently in her thesis year of the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts in Photography\, Video\, and Related Media Department. Her work has been exhibited solo\, two-person\, and group shows in New York City and Martha’s Vineyard and is included in the collection of the Whitney Museum of Art Library. This exhibition is generously sponsored by the Friends of CVA. Curated by Judy Barie\, the Susan & John Turben Director of CVA Galleries.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/a-different-light-landscapes-by-gwen-norton-exhibition-july-26-august-25/
LOCATION:Strohl Art Center 2nd Floor
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Gallery Exhibitions,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/A-Different-Light-exhibition-image.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T160040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T201520Z
UID:97264-1785074400-1785074400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE  \nBy Sharyn Rothstein  \nDirected by Oliver Butler  \nBratton Theater  \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory.  \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-7/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260225T221530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T151517Z
UID:97989-1785078000-1785078000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:"Cutwork" Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:“Cutwork” opening reception. Exhibition runs July 26-August 25. “Cutwork” is a broad exploration of work using methods of cutting into or removing material. Featuring hand-cut paper\, metal\, fibers\, and ceramics\, these artists explore the weight and gravity of their material and subject matter. Layered and lacy textures reveal what is built and what is left behind. This exhibition is generously sponsored by Brenda and Larry thompson. Curated by Erika Diamond.  \nArtists: Elizabeth Alexander\, Teresa Faris\, Piper Shephard\, Justin Stewart\, Lydia C. Thompson\, and Michael Velliquette.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/cutwork-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Strohl Art Center: Main Galleries
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Gallery Exhibitions,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Cutwork-exhibition-image.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260225T221532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T151518Z
UID:97991-1785078000-1785078000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:"A Different Light: Landscapes by Gwen Norton" Exhibition Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:“A Different Light: Landscapes by Gwen Norton” opening reception. Exhibition runs July 26-August 25. Gwen Norton is currently in her thesis year of the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts in Photography\, Video\, and Related Media Department. Her work has been exhibited solo\, two-person\, and group shows in New York City and Martha’s Vineyard and is included in the collection of the Whitney Museum of Art Library. This exhibition is generously sponsored by the Friends of CVA. Curated by Judy Barie\, the Susan & John Turben Director of CVA Galleries.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/a-different-light-landscapes-by-gwen-norton-exhibition-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Strohl Art Center 2nd Floor
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Gallery Exhibitions,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/A-Different-Light-exhibition-image.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260324T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T040000Z
UID:98347-1785078000-1785078000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:School of Music: Piano Program Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Nicola Melville\, Chair\nAlexander Kobrin\, 2026 Heintzelman Family Artistic Advisor \nPianists from the Chautauqua School of Music present a dazzling program of works for one and two pianos\, with repertoire drawn from virtuoso works of the great classical composers and arrangements of popular and familiar tunes. Don’t miss your chance to see the next generation of talent on the Amphitheater stage today! \nThe Chautauqua Piano Program is a highly selective and dynamic five-week program for 20 pianists\, ages 18–28. Combining a world-class roster of resident and guest faculty with unmatched practice and performance facilities\, the program is designed to inspire young pianists from all over the globe. Students have solo and chamber music performance opportunities\, plentiful private lessons\, faculty-led discussions and master classes focused on advanced pianistic growth and building a career path. 
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/school-of-music-piano-program-showcase/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),School of Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/072124_PianoShowcase_EA_0002.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251216T190036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T201528Z
UID:97206-1785088800-1785088800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents FutureNow New Play Lab 2: Erasers: A Bloodthirsty Comedy
DESCRIPTION:Experience new plays the moment they come to life. The FutureNow new play labs showcase original work by CTC’s inaugural class of Playwriting Fellows in collaboration with our Directing Fellows—a program developed through CTC’s newly expanded partnership with The Drama League—and brought to life in public\, staged\, and designed workshop readings. \nPerformed by CTC’s Acting Conservatory and shaped by our Design Fellows\, these student workshops mark CTC’s first ticketed performances in the Roe Green Theater Center. With more artists\, more fellows and more new work than ever before\, audiences are invited inside the creative process as the next generation of theater makers brings fresh stories to life.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-drama-league-new-play-2-3/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260213T213013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T151511Z
UID:97857-1785092400-1785092400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Hebrew Congregation\, Shirley Lazarus Sunday Evening Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/hebrew-congregation-shirley-lazarus-sunday-evening-lecture-series-4/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/smith_wilkes.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T161522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T201522Z
UID:97275-1785094200-1785094200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE  \nBy Sharyn Rothstein  \nDirected by Oliver Butler  \nBratton Theater  \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory.  \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-15/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260727T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260727T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T160022Z
UID:96951-1785143700-1785143700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Zina Jacque
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Zina Jacque serves as President and Chair of the Board of National Senior Communities\, overseeing the largest not-for-profit network of continuing-care retirement communities in the nation. Across two distinguished careers in higher education and ministry\, she has worked to lift people\, strengthen communities\, and send good into the world. She continues to guide nonprofit boards and faith-based organizations nationwide.  \nFor two decades\, Jacque shaped the student experience at several leading universities. After transitioning to ministry\, Jacque’s pastoral path has taken her from small urban parishes to historic pulpits\, notably as the lead minister for the Villages of Alfred Street at the renowned Alfred Street Baptist Church.  \nExtending her service well beyond church walls\, Jacque was the first executive director of the Boston Ten Point Coalition — a violence reduction initiative credited with nearly two homicide-free years among Boston’s youth under 21. Later\, she founded the Pastoral Counseling Center at Trinity Church Boston. Jacque also co-founded Courageous Conversations\, a national dialogue series fostering belonging and understanding in a polarized age.  \nJacque’s impact has been recognized with numerous honors\, including the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Boston University School of Theology\, the 2022 Citizen of the Year Award from Barrington\, Ill. and the Women of Distinction Award from the Barrington Chamber of Commerce. Jacque’s most recent work\, “A Sacred Pause\,” is a collection of meditations\, journals\, and reflections which has drawn a growing online following for its mix of stillness\, wisdom\, and grace.  \nJacque holds a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University\, Master of Arts from Columbia University\, Master of Divinity and Ph.D. in Theology from Boston University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-zina-jacque-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Jacque_Zina_Chaplain_Photo3_wk5.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260727T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260727T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260223T203030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T201522Z
UID:97959-1785166200-1785166200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The 22nd Annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the Supreme Court of the United States — Michael Dreeben
DESCRIPTION:Michael R. Dreeben is a distinguished lecturer from government at Georgetown University Law Center and an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law. From 1988 to 2019\, Dreeben served in the Office of Solicitor General in the U.S. Department of Justice\, first as an assistant to the solicitor general and then as a deputy solicitor general. As deputy solicitor general from 1994 to 2019\, Dreeben supervised the criminal docket for the United States in the U.S. Supreme Court. Dreeben has argued 109 Supreme Court cases on behalf of the United States and private clients. He has briefed hundreds more. He also argued cases in every regional federal court of appeals\, including en banc cases in 10 circuits. During the summer of 2006\, he served as a special assistant United States attorney in the District of Maryland.\n \nFrom 2017 to 2019\, Dreeben was detailed to serve as counselor to Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III in the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and obstruction of justice. \n \nIn 2023\, Dreeben returned to the Department of Justice to serve as counselor to Special Counsel Jack Smith\, where he represented the United States on brief and in argument in Trump v. United States on the question whether a former president has immunity from criminal prosecution for his official acts. \n \nDuring his tenure in the Solicitor General’s office\, Dreeben argued many landmark cases in criminal law and procedure. These include cases involving hate crimes and the First Amendment\, Fourth Amendment rights in the internet age\, cases involving public corruption and private fraud\, and the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause. \n \nDreeben received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, a master’s degree in history from the University of Chicago\, and his law degree from Duke University\, where he served as an articles editor on the Duke Law Journal. He served as a law clerk to the honorable Jerre S. Williams of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Dreeben has also taught at Harvard Law School\, Duke Law School\, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem\, and has published articles and posts on the Supreme Court and the Department of Justice. His most recent essay is “Robert Jackson’s The Federal Prosecutor Revisited\,” in the Harvard Law Review Forum (2026).  \nChautauqua Institution’s Robert H. Jackson Lecture is named in honor of the former Chautauquan\, Jamestown lawyer\, New Dealer\, Solicitor General\, Attorney General\, Supreme Court justice\, and Nuremberg chief prosecutor. Every summer the Jackson Lecture is a leading expert discussing the Supreme Court\, the Justices\, signal decisions\, and related legal developments. \nChautauqua’s previous Jackson Lecturers have been Geoffrey Stone (2005)\, Linda Greenhouse (2006)\, Seth Waxman (2007)\, Jeffrey Toobin (2008)\, Paul Clement (2009)\, Jeff Shesol (2010)\, Dahlia Lithwick (2011)\, Pamela Karlan (2012)\, Charles Fried (2013)\, Akhil Amar (2014)\, Laurence Tribe (2015)\, Tracey Meares (2016)\, Judge Jon O. Newman (2017)\, Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella of Canada’s Supreme Court (2018)\, Donald B. Verrilli\, Jr. (2019)\, Ruth Marcus (2020)\, Melissa Murray (2021)\, Reva Siegel (2022)\, Justin Driver (2023)\, Kate Shaw (2024) and Kim Lane Scheppele (2025). \nThis program is presented in collaboration with the Robert H. Jackson Center.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-22nd-annual-robert-h-jackson-lecture-on-the-supreme-court-of-the-united-states-michael-dreeben/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),CHQ Assembly,Featured Events,Special Lectures
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Dreeben_Michael_RHJC-Lecture_072726_update.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260727T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260727T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260401T223015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T223015Z
UID:98576-1785168000-1785168000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Chamber Music: Verona Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Join the acclaimed Verona Quartet for an afternoon of expressive performances and dynamic ensemble artistry. Hailed for their “sensational” playing and deep musical insight\, the Verona Quartet brings passion and precision to every work they perform. Their program showcases a vibrant mix of classical masterpieces and contemporary voices\, reflecting their commitment to storytelling through sound. Experience the emotional power and refined elegance of one of today’s leading string quartets.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-chamber-music-verona-quartet/
LOCATION:Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall\, Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/verona-2024-3.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260727T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260727T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260324T181514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T181514Z
UID:98338-1785169800-1785169800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Film & Filmmaker Talk: Emmy Award-Winning "Troubled Waters" with Rory Fielding
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/film-filmmaker-talk-emmy-award-winning-troubled-waters-with-rory-fielding/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Cinema\, Chautauqua Cinema
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CCI_Rory-Fielding-Troubled-Waters-film-Week-Five-Monday.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260727T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260727T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251204T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T183009Z
UID:97040-1785182400-1785182400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Opera Conservatory with the Music School Festival Orchestra "L’Enfant Prodigue & Les Mamelles de Tiresias"
DESCRIPTION:Music by: Claude Debussy & Francis Poulenc\nLibrettist: Édouard Guinand & Guillaume Apollinaire\nStage Director: Emma Griffin\nConductor: Timothy Muffitt  \nTwo masters of French music share the stage in a sparkling double bill. Francis Poulenc’s Les Mamelles de Tirésias (1945) bursts with surreal satire\, flipping gender norms topsy-turvy in a wildly imaginative romp of music and mischief. It’s paired with Claude Debussy’s luminous early masterpiece L’enfant prodigue (1884)\, a one-act cantata suffused with longing\, redemption\, and sumptuous lyricism. Together\, these works deliver an evening of operatic drama and delight.     \nThe Chautauqua Opera Conservatory is a premier\, immersive summer program offering the highest caliber of training for young singers ages 18 and older. Under the leadership of Director Jonathan Beyer\, participants join a select community of singers who study\, coach\, and perform in the inspiring and idyllic setting of the Chautauqua Institution in western New York State.   \nOur program combines rigorous artistic preparation with a warm\, encouraging environment that puts each singer’s growth and well-being first. Voice lessons\, role study\, vocal coachings\, and masterclasses are led by a distinguished full-time faculty of voice teachers\, coaches\, and stage directors\, alongside renowned guest artists from the world’s leading opera houses and conservatories. Students explore and perform repertoire spanning Opera\, Art Song\, Oratorio\, Chamber Music\, and Crossover styles. \nComprised of top-tier students from conservatories and universities in the U.S. and abroad\, Music School Festival Orchestra members participate in a variety of musical activities during their summers at Chautauqua including chamber music and private lessons along with their meticulous orchestral training. Alumni from the MSFO can be heard in many of the world’s top orchestras and chamber ensembles and can be found on music faculties worldwide. The MSFO is led by Artistic Director Timothy Muffitt\, who serves as Music Director of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Laureate of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-opera-conservatory-with-the-music-school-festival-orchestra/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),School of Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/OperaConservatory_LEnfantProdigueLesMamelleesDeTiresias2026.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T160022Z
UID:96952-1785230100-1785230100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Zina Jacque
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Zina Jacque serves as President and Chair of the Board of National Senior Communities\, overseeing the largest not-for-profit network of continuing-care retirement communities in the nation. Across two distinguished careers in higher education and ministry\, she has worked to lift people\, strengthen communities\, and send good into the world. She continues to guide nonprofit boards and faith-based organizations nationwide.  \nFor two decades\, Jacque shaped the student experience at several leading universities. After transitioning to ministry\, Jacque’s pastoral path has taken her from small urban parishes to historic pulpits\, notably as the lead minister for the Villages of Alfred Street at the renowned Alfred Street Baptist Church.  \nExtending her service well beyond church walls\, Jacque was the first executive director of the Boston Ten Point Coalition — a violence reduction initiative credited with nearly two homicide-free years among Boston’s youth under 21. Later\, she founded the Pastoral Counseling Center at Trinity Church Boston. Jacque also co-founded Courageous Conversations\, a national dialogue series fostering belonging and understanding in a polarized age.  \nJacque’s impact has been recognized with numerous honors\, including the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Boston University School of Theology\, the 2022 Citizen of the Year Award from Barrington\, Ill. and the Women of Distinction Award from the Barrington Chamber of Commerce. Jacque’s most recent work\, “A Sacred Pause\,” is a collection of meditations\, journals\, and reflections which has drawn a growing online following for its mix of stillness\, wisdom\, and grace.  \nJacque holds a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University\, Master of Arts from Columbia University\, Master of Divinity and Ph.D. in Theology from Boston University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-zina-jacque-3/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Jacque_Zina_Chaplain_Photo3_wk5.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260318T123022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T151530Z
UID:98145-1785230100-1785230100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:David Michaels\, PhD\, MPH\, Professor of Environmental & Occupational Health\, Milken Institute School of Public Health\, George Washington University
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Science Group Weekly Lecture
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/david-michaels-phd-mph-professor-of-environmental-occupational-health-milken-institute-school-of-public-health-george-washington-university/
LOCATION:Hurlbut Church sanctuary\, Hurlbut Church sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CCI-David-Michaels-Week-5-Tuesday-AM.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260128T181513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T163015Z
UID:97625-1785241800-1785241800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Todd Paglia\, CEO Stand.Earth: Delivering large-scale solutions to climate and environmental problems worldwide
DESCRIPTION:Bird\, Tree & Garden Club lunchtime lecture series
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/btg-lunch-lecture-series-5/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CCI-Todd-Paglia-Week-5-Tuesday-PM.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T160040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T221142Z
UID:97265-1785254400-1785254400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby (Live Audio Descriptions)
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE  \nBy Sharyn Rothstein  \nDirected by Oliver Butler  \nBratton Theater  \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory.  \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-8/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260327T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T040000Z
UID:98482-1785254400-1785254400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:School of Music Piano Faculty Recital: Sara Davis Buechner
DESCRIPTION:Noted for her musical command\, cosmopolitan artistry\, and visionary independence\, Sara Davis Buechner is one of the most original concert pianists of our time. Lauded for her “intelligence\, integrity and all-encompassing technical prowess” (New York Times)\, “thoughtful artistry in the full service of music” (Washington Post)\, and “astounding virtuosity” (Philippine Star)\, Japan’s InTune magazine sums it up: “Buechner has no superior.”  \nMs. Buechner has performed in every state and province of North America — as recitalist\, chamber musician and soloist with top orchestras like the New York Philharmonic\, San Francisco Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra; and in venues such as Carnegie Hall\, the Kennedy Center and the Hollywood Bowl.  She is also a much sought after professor at Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/school-of-music-piano-faculty-recital-sara-davis-buechner/
LOCATION:Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall\, Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),School of Music
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Buechner_072525.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260306T163010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T171527Z
UID:98051-1785263400-1785263400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:CVA Lecture Series: Glenn Goldberg\, School of Art Faculty
DESCRIPTION:The Chautauqua School of Art proudly welcomes Glenn Goldberg as a member of our 2026 visiting faculty. Glenn Goldberg will participate in the School’s Summer Lecture Series\, sharing insights and practices with our artistic community. \nGlenn Goldberg was born in the Bronx in 1953 and attended the New York Studio School and Queens College during his undergraduate education. He later continued his graduate studies at Queens College to receive his MFA. In 1996 he was named the Heilman Artist and since has received grants from The Guggenheim Foundation\, The Edward Albee Foundation\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and The Joan Mitchell Foundation. Goldberg’s work has been shown extensively throughout the US and internationally\, and is held in numerous collections\, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, the National Academy of Arts and Letters\, the Brooklyn Museum of Art\, the National Gallery of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles\, among others. Goldberg has taught at various institutions including The Cooper Union\, NY Studio School\, Brandeis University\, Queens College\, Parsons School of Design\, and Lodestar School of Art in Ireland. He has also been a panelist and visiting artist for MFA painting programs at Yale\, Columbia\, Boston University\, American University\, Hunter College\, and others. In 2023\, Goldberg was commissioned to create a public arts project at the E. 149th St subway station in the Bronx by the New York MTA Arts and Design Commission. Goldberg lives and works in New York City.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/cva-lecture-series-glenn-goldberg-school-of-art-faculty/
LOCATION:CVA: Large Drawing Room
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CVA_Glenn-Goldberg.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260326T161519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T173010Z
UID:98396-1785268800-1785268800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Opera & Pops Concert with CSO
DESCRIPTION:Stuart Chafetz\, conductor \nChautauqua Opera Company Apprentice and Studio Artists join Stuart Chafetz\, Principal Pops Conductor\, and the Chautauqua\nSymphony Orchestra for the annual Opera & Pops concert. This popular summer event showcases Chautauqua Opera’s young artists in music from Opera\, Operetta and Broadway.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/opera-pops-concert-with-cso-tuesday-july-28/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts,Opera
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/071124_OperaPops_EA_0323.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T160023Z
UID:96953-1785316500-1785316500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Zina Jacque
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Zina Jacque serves as President and Chair of the Board of National Senior Communities\, overseeing the largest not-for-profit network of continuing-care retirement communities in the nation. Across two distinguished careers in higher education and ministry\, she has worked to lift people\, strengthen communities\, and send good into the world. She continues to guide nonprofit boards and faith-based organizations nationwide.  \nFor two decades\, Jacque shaped the student experience at several leading universities. After transitioning to ministry\, Jacque’s pastoral path has taken her from small urban parishes to historic pulpits\, notably as the lead minister for the Villages of Alfred Street at the renowned Alfred Street Baptist Church.  \nExtending her service well beyond church walls\, Jacque was the first executive director of the Boston Ten Point Coalition — a violence reduction initiative credited with nearly two homicide-free years among Boston’s youth under 21. Later\, she founded the Pastoral Counseling Center at Trinity Church Boston. Jacque also co-founded Courageous Conversations\, a national dialogue series fostering belonging and understanding in a polarized age.  \nJacque’s impact has been recognized with numerous honors\, including the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Boston University School of Theology\, the 2022 Citizen of the Year Award from Barrington\, Ill. and the Women of Distinction Award from the Barrington Chamber of Commerce. Jacque’s most recent work\, “A Sacred Pause\,” is a collection of meditations\, journals\, and reflections which has drawn a growing online following for its mix of stillness\, wisdom\, and grace.  \nJacque holds a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University\, Master of Arts from Columbia University\, Master of Divinity and Ph.D. in Theology from Boston University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-zina-jacque-4/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Jacque_Zina_Chaplain_Photo3_wk5.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260326T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T141522Z
UID:98384-1785321900-1785321900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Natalie Merchant
DESCRIPTION:Natalie Merchant has earned recognition among America’s most respected recording artists\, drawing audiences with her captivating performances and intentional songwriting over her 40-year career. Her music blends folk\, rock and world music influences\, and she continues to be regarded as a pioneering figure in alternative music. She joins the Chautauqua Lecture Series during our week on “Art and Artists Against the Odds” to speak on her passion for arts education for young people.  \nHer latest record\, “Keep Your Courage” (released in 2023 on Nonesuch Records)\, finds Merchant in peak form. The album dives into love and human connection in its many forms—with Merchant’s voice to keep you hanging on every word.   \nMerchant has also distinguished herself as a social justice and environmental activist through her work with a wide variety of non-profit organizations\, and by creating documentary films and large-scale community arts projects.    \nMerchant began her musical career as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the pop music band 10\,000 Maniacs in 1981 and released two platinum and four gold records with the group. She left the band in 1993 and has subsequently released nine albums as a solo artist with combined sales of seven million copies.   \nIn 2007\, Merchant was appointed by Governor Elliot Spitzer to serve on the New York State Council on the Arts\, and in 2022 Senator Chuck Schumer appointed her to the board of trustees of The American Folklife Center at The Library of Congress. Merchant’s awards for artistic excellence and philanthropic work include: the ASCAP Champion Award\, The Library Lion Award from the New York Public Library and The John Lennon Real Love Award. In 2025 the National Head Start Association made Merchant their national artist-in-residence.  \nA few days following her lecture\, at 3 p.m. on Sunday\, August 2\, 2026\, Merchant will be joined by the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for a free family concert\, “Cabinet of Wonder Live!” Under the baton of Principal Pops Conductor Stuart Chafetz\, the concert will be a joyful reimagining of Mother Goose developed in collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra\, and will also include classic children’s poetry that she adapted to music for her highly praised double-album release\, Leave Your Sleep.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/natalie-merchant/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),CHQ Assembly
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Merchant_CLS_072926_update.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T160041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T223020Z
UID:97266-1785333600-1785333600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE  \nBy Sharyn Rothstein  \nDirected by Oliver Butler  \nBratton Theater  \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory.  \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-9/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260325T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T040000Z
UID:98556-1785339000-1785339000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Arts Education 101: Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Arts Education programs serve thousands of students and hundreds of teachers each year in Chautauqua County\, carrying out Chautauqua Institution’s mission through empowering students to learn about their world and themselves through the arts. Director of Arts Education Suzanne Fassett-Wright and Vice President of Performing and Visual Arts Laura Savia will be joined by local educators in a panel discussion to share how Chautauqua Institution is working in collaboration with our community to support student growth through increased engagement with arts experiences.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-arts-education-101-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ArtsEdPanel_051925_OperaSchools_LoveElem_DM_03.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260324T181515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T181515Z
UID:98339-1785342600-1785342600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Film and Filmmaker Talk: Emmy Award-Winning "We Are All Plastic People Now" with Rory Fielding
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/film-and-filmmaker-talk-emmy-award-winning-we-are-all-plastic-people-now-with-rory-fielding/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Cinema\, Chautauqua Cinema
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Rory-Fielding-We-Are-All-Plastic-People-Now-Week-5-Wednesday.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260317T201537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T201537Z
UID:98136-1785349800-1785349800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Unity's Positive Path for Spiritual Living
DESCRIPTION:Programmed by Unity of Chautauqua
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/unitys-positive-path-for-spiritual-living-14/
LOCATION:Turner Conference Room\, Turner Conference Room
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20180812_gf_chq_09227.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T161522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T223022Z
UID:97276-1785353400-1785353400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE  \nBy Sharyn Rothstein  \nDirected by Oliver Butler  \nBratton Theater  \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory.  \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-16/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T201521Z
UID:96956-1785402900-1785402900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rev. Zina Jacque
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Zina Jacque serves as President and Chair of the Board of National Senior Communities\, overseeing the largest not-for-profit network of continuing-care retirement communities in the nation. Across two distinguished careers in higher education and ministry\, she has worked to lift people\, strengthen communities\, and send good into the world. She continues to guide nonprofit boards and faith-based organizations nationwide.  \nFor two decades\, Jacque shaped the student experience at several leading universities. After transitioning to ministry\, Jacque’s pastoral path has taken her from small urban parishes to historic pulpits\, notably as the lead minister for the Villages of Alfred Street at the renowned Alfred Street Baptist Church.  \nExtending her service well beyond church walls\, Jacque was the first executive director of the Boston Ten Point Coalition — a violence reduction initiative credited with nearly two homicide-free years among Boston’s youth under 21. Later\, she founded the Pastoral Counseling Center at Trinity Church Boston. Jacque also co-founded Courageous Conversations\, a national dialogue series fostering belonging and understanding in a polarized age.  \nJacque’s impact has been recognized with numerous honors\, including the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Boston University School of Theology\, the 2022 Citizen of the Year Award from Barrington\, Ill. and the Women of Distinction Award from the Barrington Chamber of Commerce. Jacque’s most recent work\, “A Sacred Pause\,” is a collection of meditations\, journals\, and reflections which has drawn a growing online following for its mix of stillness\, wisdom\, and grace.  \nJacque holds a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University\, Master of Arts from Columbia University\, Master of Divinity and Ph.D. in Theology from Boston University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rev-zina-jacque/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),CHQ Assembly,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Jacque_Zina_Chaplain_Photo3_wk5.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260325T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T201525Z
UID:98374-1785408300-1785408300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Micah Hendler
DESCRIPTION:Micah Hendler is the founder and artistic director of the Jerusalem Youth Chorus (JYC)\, an Israeli-Palestinian music and dialogue project he has brought from a dream to the global stages of TED and “America’s Got Talent” to The New York Times and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” JYC’s work and mission will frame Hendler’s contributions to the Chautauqua Lecture Series weeklong celebration of “Art and Artists Against the Odds.”   \nThrough the co-creation of music and the sharing of stories\, JYC empowers young singers from East and West Jerusalem to speak and sing their truths as they become leaders in their communities and inspire singers and listeners around the world to join them in their work for peace\, justice\, inclusion and equality. Even in times of war\, JYC continues to meet\, and its singers’ commitment to each other\, and the power of their voices raised in harmony\, has only grown. In addition to his ongoing bridge-building work in Jerusalem\, Hendler has brought his JYC experience to the U.S. and around the world\, collaborating with several organizations working to depolarize America (including Braver Angels\, the One America Movement\, Convergence\, New Pluralists\, and Constructive Dialogue Institute)\, and global organizations including the United Nations\, Abu Dhabi Festival\, El Sistema Greece\, and the first World Congress of Music and Social Change.   \nHendler has a degree in music and international studies from Yale and has decades of musical experience from different global traditions. He has also been involved in dialogue work for 20 years and has written and presented in many local and global fora about his work with JYC. Selected for the Forbes “30 Under 30” list for Music in 2017\, Hendler has written extensively for Forbes.com on music\, society and social change in a global context\, using this platform to uplift marginalized voices that are not often heard in mainstream media. He currently lives in Washington\, D.C.\, where he leads regular community sings.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/micah-hendler/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),CHQ Assembly
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Hendler_Micah_CLS_073026.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T121500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260114T161519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173040Z
UID:97470-1785413700-1785413700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:CTC Theater Chats
DESCRIPTION:Theater Chats (formerly known as Brown Bags)  \n 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 a look at our upcoming productions and discussions on the craft of theater-making. Free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/ctc-theater-chats-14/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Theater-Chat-Website-Image.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T140008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T201528Z
UID:97239-1785420000-1785420000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents New Play Workshop 2: The Motions by Zora Howard
DESCRIPTION:The Motions by Zora Howard \nA CTC Commission
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-new-play-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/NPW_Event.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T160041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T223020Z
UID:97267-1785439800-1785439800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE  \nBy Sharyn Rothstein  \nDirected by Oliver Butler  \nBratton Theater  \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory.  \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-10/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260326T161530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T173019Z
UID:98408-1785441600-1785441600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Sounds of Strauss
DESCRIPTION:Rossen Milanov\, conductor \nThe Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra presents two of Richard Strauss’s most compelling tone poems. In Also sprach Zarathustra\, Strauss explores themes of human striving and philosophical inquiry. Death and Transfiguration offers a contrasting perspective\, portraying the final moments of an artist’s life and the transformation that follows. Together\, these works showcase Strauss’s extraordinary command of orchestral color and dramatic form.  \nProgram:\nStrauss: Also sprach Zarathustra\, op. 30\nStrauss: Death and Transfiguration\, op. 24
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-symphony-orchestra-sounds-of-strauss/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/081624_CSO_DM_05.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260306T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T183013Z
UID:98060-1785494700-1785494700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Fredrik Backman
DESCRIPTION:Fredrik Backman is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove\, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry\, Britt-Marie Was Here\, Beartown\, Us Against You\, Anxious People\, and The Winners. In 2025\, he released his latest book\, My Friends\, which features an unforgettably funny\, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life 25 years later. It is this tale of the transformative\, timeless power of friendship and art that frames this capstone presentation of the Chautauqua Lecture Series week on “Art and Artists Against the Odds.” This program is presented in collaboration with the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle\, and My Friends is a 2026 CLSC selection.  \nBackman has also written two novellas and one work of nonfiction. His books are published in more than 40 countries. In 2021\, he engaged with the Chautauqua audience through its online platform to speak about his novel\, Anxious People. That Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle book selection explores the nature of humanity through the lens of comedy and failed bank robbers.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/fredrik-backman/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),CHQ Assembly
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Backman_CLS_073126.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251029T183015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T171514Z
UID:96680-1785506400-1785506400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Tessa Hulls
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle — Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls \nAn astonishing\, deeply moving graphic memoir about three generations of Chinese women\, exploring love\, grief\, exile\, and identity.  \nIn her acclaimed graphic memoir debut\, Tessa Hulls traces the reverberations of Chinese history across three generations of women in her family. Tessa’s grandmother\, Sun Yi\, was a Shanghai journalist swept up by the turmoil of the 1949 Communist victory. After fleeing to Hong Kong\, she wrote a bestselling memoir about her persecution and survival—then promptly had a mental breakdown from which she never recovered.  \nGrowing up with Sun Yi\, Tessa watches both her mother and grandmother struggle beneath the weight of unexamined trauma and mental illness\, and bolts to the most remote corners of the globe. But once she turns thirty\, roaming begins to feel less like freedom and more like running away. Feeding Ghosts is Tessa’s homecoming\, a vivid\, heartbreaking journey into history that exposes the fear and trauma that haunt generations\, and the love that holds them together.  \nTessa Hulls is an artist/writer/adventurer illuminating the connections between the present and the past. Her graphic memoir Feeding Ghosts explores the reverberations of her Chinese grandmother’s escape from the Communist regime and her subsequent mental illness. Her work addresses racial justice\, the immigrant experience\, generational trauma\, mental health\, the creative process\, and the surprising feminist history of the bicycle.  Her graphic memoir Feeding Ghosts has earned the Pulitzer Prize\, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award\, National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize for First Book\, 2024 Libby Award and was named a Best Book of 2024 by Time\, Forbes\, NPR\, the Minnesota Star Tribune\, LitHub\, Publishers Weekly\, Library Journal\, Chicago Public Library and others.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/tessa-hulls/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC),Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Literary Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CLSC_FeedingGhosts_2026.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T140008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T201529Z
UID:97240-1785506400-1785506400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents New Play Workshop 2: The Motions by Zora Howard
DESCRIPTION:The Motions by Zora Howard \nA CTC Commission
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-new-play-workshop-2-2/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/NPW_Event.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260210T191527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T141507Z
UID:97769-1785506400-1785506400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:School of Music: Opera Conservatory Sing-Out
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/school-of-music-opera-conservatory-sing-out/
LOCATION:Fletcher Music Hall\, Fletcher Music Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/062525_singin_VS_004.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260324T181516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T181516Z
UID:98340-1785515400-1785515400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Film & Filmmaker Talk: Emmy Award-Winning "Descent: Into the Blue" with Rory Fielding
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/film-filmmaker-talk-emmy-award-winning-descent-into-the-blue-with-rory-fielding/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Cinema\, Chautauqua Cinema
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CCI-Rory-Fielding-Descent-Week-5-Friday.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260317T191523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T191523Z
UID:98123-1785517200-1785517200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-5/
LOCATION:Miller Park\, Miller Park
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T160042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T223021Z
UID:97268-1785526200-1785526200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE  \nBy Sharyn Rothstein  \nDirected by Oliver Butler  \nBratton Theater  \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory.  \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-11/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T073000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260305T201526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T201526Z
UID:98049-1785569400-1785569400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Old First Night Race
DESCRIPTION:The Sports Club is hosting the popular 50th 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 grounds. This year we will also host two kids races – a 1 mile non-chip timed race and little kids short fun run. Kids hats included with race registration. If you are not on the grounds August 1\, you can participate in the virtual Around the World race. Race registration includes t-shirt. Sign up at oldfirstnight.com. Questions? Contact sportsclub@chq.org
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/old-first-night-race-2/
LOCATION:Sports Club\, Sports Club
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Recreation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/072923_OldFirstNightRun_BP_02.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251216T190038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T193007Z
UID:97208-1785582000-1785582000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents FutureNow New Play Lab 1: The Bone Wars
DESCRIPTION:Experience new plays the moment they come to life. The FutureNow new play labs showcase original work by CTC’s inaugural class of Playwriting Fellows in collaboration with our Directing Fellows — a program developed through CTC’s newly expanded partnership with The Drama League — and brought to life in public\, staged\, and designed workshop readings. \nPerformed by CTC’s Acting Conservatory and shaped by our Design Fellows\, these student workshops mark CTC’s first ticketed performances in the Roe Green Theater Center. With more artists\, more fellows and more new work than ever before\, audiences are invited inside the creative process as the next generation of theater makers brings fresh stories to life.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-drama-league-new-play-1-6/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T140009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T201529Z
UID:97241-1785592800-1785592800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents New Play Workshop 2: The Motions by Zora Howard
DESCRIPTION:The Motions by Zora Howard \nA CTC Commission
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-new-play-workshop-2-3/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/NPW_Event.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251216T190037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T201529Z
UID:97207-1785603600-1785603600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents FutureNow New Play Lab 2: ERASERS: A Bloodthirsty Comedy
DESCRIPTION:Experience new plays the moment they come to life. The FutureNow new play labs showcase original work by CTC’s inaugural class of Playwriting Fellows in collaboration with our Directing Fellows—a program developed through CTC’s newly expanded partnership with The Drama League—and brought to life in public\, staged\, and designed workshop readings. \nPerformed by CTC’s Acting Conservatory and shaped by our Design Fellows\, these student workshops mark CTC’s first ticketed performances in the Roe Green Theater Center. With more artists\, more fellows and more new work than ever before\, audiences are invited inside the creative process as the next generation of theater makers brings fresh stories to life.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-drama-league-new-play-2-4/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T160043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T223021Z
UID:97269-1785612600-1785612600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE  \nBy Sharyn Rothstein  \nDirected by Oliver Butler  \nBratton Theater  \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory.  \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-12/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260119T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260214T201511Z
UID:97386-1785614400-1785614400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Dolly Parton's Threads: My Songs in Symphony with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony features Dolly’s songs and the stories behind them in an innovative multimedia symphonic experience featuring Dolly on screen\, leading audiences in a visual-musical journey of her songs\, her life\, and her stories. Guest vocalists and musicians bring new and innovative orchestrations of Dolly’s hit songs together into a full-evening multimedia symphonic story-telling experience. Dolly Parton says\, “The threads of my life are woven together through my songs. That’s why this project\, Threads: My Songs in Symphony\, is so special to me. It’s all about sharing my music and my musical journey with audiences in a new way.”  \nCo-produced by Dolly Parton together with Schirmer Theatrical and Sony Music Publishing.  \nPlease Note: Dolly Parton is not performing or attending this event.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/dolly-partons-threads-my-songs-in-symphony-with-the-chautauqua-symphony-orchestra/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts,Week Six (August 1–8),Featured Events,Popular Entertainment & Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Threads_DollyParton_2026_update.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T080000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260317T201533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T151527Z
UID:98132-1785657600-1785657600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Art in the Park
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Friends of CVA\, Art in the Park is an open art fair with 70+ vendors held in Miller Park\, showcasing art by members of the Chautauqua community\, artists-in-residence from the School of Art\, and artisans from the region around Chautauqua Institution. Items for sale include ceramics\, paintings\, prints\, Chautauqua-themed trinkets\, pieces made of up-cycled materials\, homemade soaps\, hand-dyed silk clothing\, organic cosmetics\, embellished handbags and fine jewelry. Art in the Park markets are always planned for Sundays\, when admission to the grounds is free\, so the markets can be accessible for Institution residents and members of the surrounding community alike.  \nFor artist registration information\, visit: https://art.chq.org/friends-of-cva/art-in-the-park/
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/art-in-the-park-2/
LOCATION:Miller Park\, Miller Park
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/080722_ArtInThePark_SS_01.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260324T171518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T171518Z
UID:98332-1785662100-1785662100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Catholic Mass
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/catholic-mass-69/
LOCATION:Hall of Christ: Sanctuary
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T093000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260127T193020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211522Z
UID:97609-1785663000-1785663000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Unitarian Universalist Service
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/unitarian-universalist-service/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Faith and Spiritual Programming
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hall_philosophy2-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260101T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173032Z
UID:96954-1785667500-1785667500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rev. Anna Carter Florence
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Anna Carter Florence is the Peter Marshall Professor of Preaching at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur\, Ga and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church. She is also currently serving as Co-Director of the Columbia Preachers Studio for Renewal\, a Lilly-funded Compelling Preaching grant.  \nBefore joining the Columbia faculty in 1998\, Florence served as an associate pastor for youth and young adults at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis. Based on her 2012 Lyman Beecher Lectures on Preaching at Yale Divinity School is her first book\, Preaching as Testimony\, Inscribing the Word\, Rehearsing Scripture: Discovering God’s Word in Community. Florence’s most recent title\, A Is for Alabaster: 52 Reflections on the Stories of Scripture\, has a forthcoming sequel titled\, B Is for Banquet: 52 More Reflections on the Stories of Scripture. She has published articles and chapters in numerous books and journals\, including a year’s worth of lectionary text commentaries for WorkingPreacher.org.  \nFlorence is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University as well as a Master in Divinity and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rev-anna-carter-florence/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Florence_Anna_Carter_Chaplain_WK6.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260220T201523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T201523Z
UID:97944-1785670200-1785670200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Kosher BBQ
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/kosher-bbq/
LOCATION:Miller Park\, Miller Park
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T160043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T201522Z
UID:97270-1785679200-1785679200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE  \nBy Sharyn Rothstein  \nDirected by Oliver Butler  \nBratton Theater  \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory.  \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-13/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260326T163019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T141525Z
UID:98411-1785682800-1785682800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Cabinet of Wonder Live! A Free Family Concert with Natalie Merchant & The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Stuart Chafetz\, Conductor\nNatalie Merchant\, Composer and Vocals  \nAmerican singer-songwriter\, recording artist\, and activist Natalie Merchant will be in residence at Chautauqua Institution this summer (July 25-August 2\, 2026) for Week Five’s programmatic theme\, “Art & Artists Against the Odds.”  \nMerchant will give a matinee family-friendly concert performance with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra\, under the baton of Principal Pops Conductor Stuart Chafetz\, which will be free to the public. The concert will center on the music of Merchants’ Cabinet of Wonder\, a joyful reimagining of Mother Goose developed in collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra\, and will also include classic children’s poetry that she adapted to music for her highly praised double-album release\, Leave Your Sleep (2010 Nonesuch Records). \nA Chautauqua County native\, Merchant was strongly influenced by local artists and her summer encounters with arts at the Institution during her formative years. At the age of fifteen\, she spent a summer volunteering in a therapeutic arts camp for developmentally and physically challenged children in Ashville. It was there that she first witnessed the transformative power of art education and was inspired to become an art therapist. Although her life path led her to a career as professional musician\, she has continued to honor her commitment to the healing power of music. Merchant will combine her performances on the grounds of Chautauqua site visits to locally sponsored children’s programs for workshops and sing-a-longs. Since leaving the area in 1988\, she has returned several times over the years to perform solo and with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. \nMerchant will also appear in the Chautauqua Lecture Series on July 29th at 10:45am; her talk will focus on her life-long commitment to using music as powerful means of communication\, community building\, and a tool for social justice.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/cabinet-of-wonder-live-a-free-family-concert-with-natalie-merchant-the-chautauqua-symphony-orchestra/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts,Week Six (August 1–8),Family Entertainment
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-CSO-Merchant-Mother-Goose.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260213T213013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T151511Z
UID:97858-1785697200-1785697200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Hebrew Congregation\, Shirley Lazarus Sunday Evening Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/hebrew-congregation-shirley-lazarus-sunday-evening-lecture-series-5/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/smith_wilkes.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T161523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T201523Z
UID:97277-1785699000-1785699000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Best for Baby
DESCRIPTION:WORLD PREMIERE  \nBy Sharyn Rothstein  \nDirected by Oliver Butler  \nBratton Theater  \nBest for Baby and its devilishly funny emcee takes audiences inside Johnson & Johnson’s decades-long and still evolving baby powder scandal. A Big American Play ripped straight from the headlines\, this world premiere is equal parts showbiz spectacle and intimate human storytelling\, brought to you by a sensational comedic ensemble of professional guest artists — led by Broadway actors George Abud and Crystal Dickinson — alongside members of CTC’s beloved conservatory.  \nBest for Baby is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-best-for-baby-17/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260803T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260803T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211518Z
UID:96957-1785748500-1785748500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rev. Anna Carter Florence
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Anna Carter Florence is the Peter Marshall Professor of Preaching at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur\, Ga and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church. She is also currently serving as Co-Director of the Columbia Preachers Studio for Renewal\, a Lilly-funded Compelling Preaching grant.  \nBefore joining the Columbia faculty in 1998\, Florence served as an associate pastor for youth and young adults at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis. Based on her 2012 Lyman Beecher Lectures on Preaching at Yale Divinity School is her first book\, Preaching as Testimony\, Inscribing the Word\, Rehearsing Scripture: Discovering God’s Word in Community. Florence’s most recent title\, A Is for Alabaster: 52 Reflections on the Stories of Scripture\, has a forthcoming sequel titled\, B Is for Banquet: 52 More Reflections on the Stories of Scripture. She has published articles and chapters in numerous books and journals\, including a year’s worth of lectionary text commentaries for WorkingPreacher.org.  \nFlorence is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University as well as a Master in Divinity and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rev-anna-carter-florence-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Florence_Anna_Carter_Chaplain_WK6.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260803T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260803T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251104T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T163026Z
UID:96727-1785753900-1785753900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Ken Burns and Jeffrey Rosen
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the United States semiquincentennial\, Chautauqua presents Week Six\, “America at 250: In Partnership with The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.” The milestone anniversary offers an opportunity to survey the previous quarter millennium – how a collection of British colonies became the world’s pre-eminent constitutional democracy\, with major successes\, failures and continued struggles along the way – alongside world-renowned leaders in historical education. To begin this weeklong commemoration\, Chautauqua welcomes Ken Burns and Jeffrey Rosen back to the Amphitheater stage for a two-day conversation on themes and threads from the pair’s latest projects: for Burns\, the November 2025 PBS documentary “The American Revolution\,” and for Rosen\, his October 2025 book The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton and Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America.  \nKen Burns has been making documentary films for almost fifty years. Since the Academy Award nominated “Brooklyn Bridge” in 1981\, Burns has gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made\, including “The Civil War”; “Baseball”; “Jazz”; “The War”; “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea”; “Prohibition”; “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History”; “The Vietnam War”; “Country Music”; “The U.S. and the Holocaust”; “The American Buffalo”; and “Leonardo da Vinci.”   \nBurns’s newest release is “The American Revolution” which premiered on November 16\, 2025. Future film projects include “Emancipation to Exodus” and “LBJ & the Great Society\,” among others.  \nBurns’s films have been honored with dozens of major awards\, including seventeen Emmy Awards\, two Grammy Awards and two Oscar nominations. In September of 2008\, at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards\, Burns was honored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a Lifetime Achievement Award. In November of 2022\, Burns was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.  \nJeffrey Rosen is chief executive officer emeritus of the National Constitution Center\, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate the public about the U.S. Constitution. His latest book\, The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton and Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America\, was released in October 2025. It highlights how the opposing constitutional visionaries continue to drive the debate over the power of government today. Rosen appeared as part of the 2025 Chautauqua Forum on Democracy\, where he was publicly announced and recognized for the first time as the newly appointed 2025–26 Chautauqua Perry Fellow in Democracy.  \nRosen is currently a professor of law at the George Washington University Law School and a contributing editor of The Atlantic. He was previously the legal affairs editor of The New Republic and a staff writer for The New Yorker. In his former role at the National Constitution Center\, he was the host of “We the People\,” a weekly podcast of constitutional debate.  \nRosen is the author of seven other books\, including the New York Times bestseller Conversations with RBG: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life\, Love\, Liberty\, and Law\, as well as biographies of Louis Brandeis and William Howard Taft. He is a graduate of Harvard College; Oxford University\, where he was a Marshall Scholar; and Yale Law School.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/ken-burns-and-jeffrey-rosen/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),CHQ Assembly,Featured Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/CLS_Burns-Rosen_2026.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260803T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260803T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260401T223016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T223016Z
UID:98577-1785772800-1785772800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Chamber Music: Ruckus with Keir GoGwilt\, violin
DESCRIPTION:Experience the electrifying energy of Ruckus\, a boundary-pushing baroque ensemble redefining early music performance. With virtuosic flair and a fresh\, improvisatory spirit\, Ruckus brings 17th- and 18th-century works vividly to life. Their performances blend historical authenticity with modern vitality\, creating concerts that feel both timeless and daringly new. Don’t miss this exuberant celebration of baroque music at its most alive and joyful.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-chamber-music-ruckus-with-keir-gogwilt-violin/
LOCATION:Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall\, Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RUCKUS_2_cLauren-Lancaster.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260803T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260803T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251204T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T170014Z
UID:97041-1785787200-1785787200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua School of Dance with the Music School Festival Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua School of Dance presents an outstanding mixed repertoire evening of new and established works\, masterfully performed by the Music Student Festival Orchestra. This performance will feature the most exceptional young talent in the country. Under the leadership of Sasha Janes\, the school continues its long tradition of excellence as a top-tier summer training program focused on bringing the next generation of dance stars from the studio to the stage.   \nComprised of top-tier students from conservatories and universities in the U.S. and abroad\, Music School Festival Orchestra members participate in a variety of musical activities during their summers at Chautauqua including chamber music and private lessons along with their meticulous orchestral training. Alumni from the MSFO can be heard in many of the world’s top orchestras and chamber ensembles and can be found on music faculties worldwide. The MSFO is led by Artistic Director Timothy Muffitt\, who serves as Music Director of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Laureate of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-school-of-dance-with-the-music-school-festival-orchestra-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),Dance,School of Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211518Z
UID:96958-1785834900-1785834900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rev. Anna Carter Florence
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Anna Carter Florence is the Peter Marshall Professor of Preaching at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur\, Ga and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church. She is also currently serving as Co-Director of the Columbia Preachers Studio for Renewal\, a Lilly-funded Compelling Preaching grant.  \nBefore joining the Columbia faculty in 1998\, Florence served as an associate pastor for youth and young adults at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis. Based on her 2012 Lyman Beecher Lectures on Preaching at Yale Divinity School is her first book\, Preaching as Testimony\, Inscribing the Word\, Rehearsing Scripture: Discovering God’s Word in Community. Florence’s most recent title\, A Is for Alabaster: 52 Reflections on the Stories of Scripture\, has a forthcoming sequel titled\, B Is for Banquet: 52 More Reflections on the Stories of Scripture. She has published articles and chapters in numerous books and journals\, including a year’s worth of lectionary text commentaries for WorkingPreacher.org.  \nFlorence is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University as well as a Master in Divinity and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rev-anna-carter-florence-3/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260318T123023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T151530Z
UID:98146-1785834900-1785834900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Judi Greewald\, Former US EPA radiation effects expert
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Science Group Weekly Lecture
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/judi-greewald-former-us-epa-radiation-effects-expert/
LOCATION:Hurlbut Church sanctuary\, Hurlbut Church sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8)
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251104T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T163027Z
UID:96744-1785840300-1785840300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Ken Burns and Jeffrey Rosen
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the United States semiquincentennial\, Chautauqua presents Week Six\, “America at 250: In Partnership with The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.” The milestone anniversary offers an opportunity to survey the previous quarter millennium – how a collection of British colonies became the world’s pre-eminent constitutional democracy\, with major successes\, failures and continued struggles along the way – alongside world-renowned leaders in historical education. To begin this weeklong commemoration\, Chautauqua welcomes Ken Burns and Jeffrey Rosen back to the Amphitheater stage for a two-day conversation on themes and threads from the pair’s latest projects: for Burns\, the November 2025 PBS documentary “The American Revolution\,” and for Rosen\, his October 2025 book The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton and Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America.  \nKen Burns has been making documentary films for almost fifty years. Since the Academy Award nominated “Brooklyn Bridge” in 1981\, Burns has gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made\, including “The Civil War”; “Baseball”; “Jazz”; “The War”; “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea”; “Prohibition”; “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History”; “The Vietnam War”; “Country Music”; “The U.S. and the Holocaust”; “The American Buffalo”; and “Leonardo da Vinci.”   \nBurns’s newest release is “The American Revolution” which premiered on November 16\, 2025. Future film projects include “Emancipation to Exodus” and “LBJ & the Great Society\,” among others.  \nBurns’s films have been honored with dozens of major awards\, including seventeen Emmy Awards\, two Grammy Awards and two Oscar nominations. In September of 2008\, at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards\, Burns was honored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a Lifetime Achievement Award. In November of 2022\, Burns was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.  \nJeffrey Rosen is chief executive officer emeritus of the National Constitution Center\, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate the public about the U.S. Constitution. His latest book\, The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton and Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America\, was released in October 2025. It highlights how the opposing constitutional visionaries continue to drive the debate over the power of government today. Rosen appeared as part of the 2025 Chautauqua Forum on Democracy\, where he was publicly announced and recognized for the first time as the newly appointed 2025–26 Chautauqua Perry Fellow in Democracy.  \nRosen is currently a professor of law at the George Washington University Law School and a contributing editor of The Atlantic. He was previously the legal affairs editor of The New Republic and a staff writer for The New Yorker. In his former role at the National Constitution Center\, he was the host of “We the People\,” a weekly podcast of constitutional debate.  \nRosen is the author of seven other books\, including the New York Times bestseller Conversations with RBG: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life\, Love\, Liberty\, and Law\, as well as biographies of Louis Brandeis and William Howard Taft. He is a graduate of Harvard College; Oxford University\, where he was a Marshall Scholar; and Yale Law School.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/ken-burns-and-jeffrey-rosen-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),CHQ Assembly,Featured Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260128T181513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T161511Z
UID:97626-1785846600-1785846600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Bird\, Tree & Garden Club: Lunchtime Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/btg-lunch-lecture-series-6/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/smith_wilkes.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251110T193000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T161520Z
UID:96759-1785871800-1785871800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Puppy Pals Live - The Action-Packed Comedic Stunt Dog Show
DESCRIPTION:As Seen on America’s Got Talent\, Puppy Pals Live is a family fun action-packed show where adopted and rescued dogs perform spectacular stunts and breathtaking feats. Watch as Puppy Pals Live leads the puppies and audience through challenging and comical tricks as the pooches show everyone who is really boss! Full of canine stunts and laugh-out-loud canine comedy\, it is no surprise this show has been a hit all over the USA!
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/puppy-pals-live-the-action-packed-comedic-stunt-dog-show/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),Family Entertainment
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/PuppyPalsLive_2026.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211519Z
UID:96959-1785921300-1785921300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rev. Anna Carter Florence
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Anna Carter Florence is the Peter Marshall Professor of Preaching at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur\, Ga and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church. She is also currently serving as Co-Director of the Columbia Preachers Studio for Renewal\, a Lilly-funded Compelling Preaching grant.  \nBefore joining the Columbia faculty in 1998\, Florence served as an associate pastor for youth and young adults at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis. Based on her 2012 Lyman Beecher Lectures on Preaching at Yale Divinity School is her first book\, Preaching as Testimony\, Inscribing the Word\, Rehearsing Scripture: Discovering God’s Word in Community. Florence’s most recent title\, A Is for Alabaster: 52 Reflections on the Stories of Scripture\, has a forthcoming sequel titled\, B Is for Banquet: 52 More Reflections on the Stories of Scripture. She has published articles and chapters in numerous books and journals\, including a year’s worth of lectionary text commentaries for WorkingPreacher.org.  \nFlorence is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University as well as a Master in Divinity and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rev-anna-carter-florence-4/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260330T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T201526Z
UID:98468-1785926700-1785926700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:David W. Blight and Tiya Miles
DESCRIPTION:Continuing Chautauqua’s weeklong commemoration of “America at 250\,” two of the country’s pre-eminent historians present a mainstage conversation about the moral foundations of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution\, and how they have been interpreted and reinterpreted throughout American history.  \nDavid W. Blight is Sterling Professor of History and Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery\, Resistance\, and Abolition at Yale University. In 2020\, Yale President Peter Salovey appointed him as chair of the Yale and Slavery Working Group. With his Working Group colleagues\, Blight authored the book Yale and Slavery: A History\, a narrative study of Yale’s historic involvement and associations with slavery and its aftermaths\, published by Yale University Press in February of 2024.   \nBlight is the immediate past president of the Organization of American Historians. He previously taught at North Central College in Illinois\, Harvard University and Amherst College. He is the author or editor of a dozen books\, including Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom; American Oracle: The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era; Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory; and annotated editions of Douglass’s first two autobiographies. Blight has worked on Douglass much of his professional life\, and been awarded the Pulitzer Prize\, the Bancroft Prize\, the Abraham Lincoln Prize\, and the Frederick Douglass Prize\, among others. He writes frequently for the popular press\, including The Atlantic\, The New York Times\, and many other journals.   \nIn 2020\, Blight was elected to the American Philosophical Society and awarded the Gold Medal for History by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. At the beginning of his career\, he spent seven years as a high school history teacher in his hometown of Flint\, Michigan.  \nTiya Miles is a public historian and the author of eight books that explore Black\, Indigenous and women’s history; place and environment; and contemporary uses of the past. These works include four prize-winning histories and one prize-winning novel about slavery and its legacies. Her 2021 National Book Award winner\, All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack\, a Black Family Keepsake\, was a New York Times bestseller that won eleven historical and literary prizes.   \nMiles’ latest work is Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People\, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography. Her other books include Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation; The Dawn of Detroit: A Chronicle of Slavery and Freedom in the City of the Straits; The House on Diamond Hill: A Cherokee Plantation Story; Ties That Bind: The Story of an Afro-Cherokee Family in Slavery and Freedom; Tales from the Haunted South: Dark Tourism and Memories of Slavery from the Civil War Era; and the novel The Cherokee Rose.  \nMiles publishes frequently in national periodicals\, and her work has been supported by the MacArthur Foundation (“genius award”)\, the Guggenheim Foundation\, the Mellon Foundation\, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, and she currently serves as the Michael Garvey Professor of History at Harvard University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/david-w-blight-and-tiya-miles/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),CHQ Assembly
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Blight_Miles_CLS2_080526.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T181500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260203T221518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T201524Z
UID:97681-1785953700-1785953700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Dance Preview: Alonzo King "LINES"
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Dance Circle-Anita Lin\nalin@chqdancecircle.org
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/dance-preview/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260317T201537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T201537Z
UID:98137-1785954600-1785954600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Unity's Positive Path for Spiritual Living
DESCRIPTION:Programmed by Unity of Chautauqua
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/unitys-positive-path-for-spiritual-living-15/
LOCATION:Turner Conference Room\, Turner Conference Room
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20250911T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T171513Z
UID:96310-1785958200-1785958200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Alonzo King LINES Ballet
DESCRIPTION:Alonzo King LINES Ballet is a celebrated contemporary ballet company that has been guided since 1982 by the unique artistic vision of award-winning choreographer Alonzo King. Since 1982\, LINES Ballet has collaborated with noted composers\, musicians and visual artists from around the world to create performances that alter the way we look at ballet today. Its unique artistic vision adheres to the classical form — the linear\, mathematical and geometrical principles that are deeply rooted in the pre-existing East-West continuum.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/alonzo-king-lines-ballet/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),Dance
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211519Z
UID:96960-1786007700-1786007700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rev. Anna Carter Florence
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Anna Carter Florence is the Peter Marshall Professor of Preaching at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur\, Ga and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church. She is also currently serving as Co-Director of the Columbia Preachers Studio for Renewal\, a Lilly-funded Compelling Preaching grant.  \nBefore joining the Columbia faculty in 1998\, Florence served as an associate pastor for youth and young adults at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis. Based on her 2012 Lyman Beecher Lectures on Preaching at Yale Divinity School is her first book\, Preaching as Testimony\, Inscribing the Word\, Rehearsing Scripture: Discovering God’s Word in Community. Florence’s most recent title\, A Is for Alabaster: 52 Reflections on the Stories of Scripture\, has a forthcoming sequel titled\, B Is for Banquet: 52 More Reflections on the Stories of Scripture. She has published articles and chapters in numerous books and journals\, including a year’s worth of lectionary text commentaries for WorkingPreacher.org.  \nFlorence is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University as well as a Master in Divinity and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rev-anna-carter-florence-5/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),CHQ Assembly,Weekly Chaplains
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T121500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260114T161520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173041Z
UID:97471-1786018500-1786018500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:CTC Theater Chats
DESCRIPTION:Theater Chats (formerly known as Brown Bags)  \n 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 a look at our upcoming productions and discussions on the craft of theater-making. Free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/ctc-theater-chats-15/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T151500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T151500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251218T060015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T150009Z
UID:97229-1786029300-1786029300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Opera Company Workshop: Anne of Green Gables
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Opera Company will host the first workshops of a new adaptation of Anne of Green Gables by composer Danika Lorèn and librettist Royce Vavrek (Lincoln in the Bardo). In this bold new reimagining\, a fictional reality competition sets out from coast to coast to find the Canadian who most embodies the spirit of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s indelible heroine\, Anne Shirley. With Lorèn in residence for the full six-week season\, Chautauqua Opera Company’s young artists will collaborate closely on the creation of the first 60 minutes of new music being written for their specific voices.  The season will include two public presentations of new music with piano accompaniment\, giving Chautauqua audiences a unique opportunity to watch the development of this inventive work.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-opera-company-workshop-anne-of-green-gables/
LOCATION:Fletcher Music Hall\, Fletcher Music Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),Opera
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260326T161531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T180019Z
UID:98409-1786046400-1786046400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra with Aubree Oliverson\, violin
DESCRIPTION:Rossen Milanov\, conductor\nAubree Oliverson\, violin  \nExperience an evening of myth\, melody\, and modernity with The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and guest violinist Aubree Oliverson. Missy Mazzoli’s Orpheus Undone reimagines the ancient myth with driving energy and striking orchestral color. Dvořák’s beloved Violin Concerto brings lyrical warmth and Romantic sweep to the spotlight\, showcasing Oliverson’s expressive artistry. The program concludes with Kevin Puts’ Concerto for Orchestra\, a dazzling display of rhythmic vitality and instrumental flair that highlights the full power of the ensemble.  \nProgram:\nMazzoli: Orpheus Undone\nDvorak: Violin Concerto\nPuts: Concerto for Orchestra
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-symphony-orchestra-with-aubree-oliverson-violin/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts,Week Six (August 1–8)
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211519Z
UID:96961-1786094100-1786094100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Ecumenical Communion Service
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/ecumenical-communion-service-4/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hall_philosophy2-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260330T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T201526Z
UID:98469-1786099500-1786099500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Robert P. George
DESCRIPTION:Robert P. George is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. Currently\, he also chairs the New Jersey Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. George is general editor of New Forum Books\, a Princeton University Press series of interdisciplinary works in law\, culture and politics. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is of counsel to the law firm of Robinson & McElwee. He will help close Chautauqua’s week commemorating “America at 250” with his perspective on the significance of “freedom of conscience” in the American founding and ongoing experiment.  \nGeorge has frequently been a visiting professor at Harvard Law School\, teaching philosophy of law and related subjects. In addition\, he has served as chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom\, on the President’s Council on Bioethics\, as a presidential appointee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights\, and as the U.S. member of UNESCO’s World Commission on the Ethics of Science and Technology.  \nGeorge is the author of several books; his most recent is Seeking Truth and Speaking Truth: Law and Morality in Our Cultural Moment. He has written numerous academic articles and review essays along with pieces for The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.  \nA graduate of Swarthmore College\, George holds the degrees of J.D. and MTS from Harvard University and the degrees of PhD\, BCL\, DCL\, and D.Litt. from Oxford University\, in addition to 23 honorary doctorates. He is a recipient of the U.S. Presidential Citizens Medal\, the Honorific Medal for the Defense of Human Rights of the Republic of Poland\, the Canterbury Medal of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty\, and Princeton University’s President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/robert-p-george/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),CHQ Assembly
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/George_Robert_CLS_080726.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260323T223026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T161514Z
UID:98227-1786105800-1786105800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Caitlyn Kaminga's "Imaginals": A musical exploration of a safe climate future
DESCRIPTION:Caitlyn Kaminga’s “Imaginals”
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/caitlyn-kamingas-imaginals/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8)
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260318T133022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T150832Z
UID:98150-1786111200-1786111200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Laurie Halse Anderson and Adrian Matejka
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle – Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson and Be Easy: New & Selected Poems by Adrian Matejka \nLaurie Halse Anderson and Adrian Matejka will join us in conversation in a joint CLSC Author Presentation on Friday\, August 7\, 2026\, in the Hall of Philosophy. Reading Be Easy: New & Selected Poems by Adrian Matejka alongside Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson creates a powerful conversation about race\, resistance\, and the meaning of freedom in America. Together\, the books highlight how the promises of liberty in 1776 were unevenly distributed and how the struggle for dignity and self-definition continues across centuries. In dialogue\, they invite readers to question who freedom was—and is—for\, and how rebellion can be both a public act and a deeply personal one.  \nRebellion 1776  \nFrom New York Times bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson comes an “thoroughly researched\, emotionally resonant” (Booklist\, starred review) historical fiction middle grade adventure about a girl struggling to survive amid a smallpox epidemic\, the public’s fear of inoculation\, and the seething Revolutionary War.  \nIn the spring of 1776\, thirteen-year-old Elsbeth Culpepper wakes to the sound of cannons. It’s the Siege of Boston\, the Patriots’ massive drive to push the Loyalists out that turns the city into a chaotic war zone. Elsbeth’s father—her only living relative—has gone missing\, leaving her alone and adrift in a broken town while desperately seeking employment to avoid the orphanage.  \nJust when things couldn’t feel worse\, the smallpox epidemic sweeps across Boston. Now\, Bostonians must fight for their lives against an invisible enemy in addition to the visible one. Elsbeth\, who had smallpox as a small child and is now immune\, finds work taking care of a large\, wealthy family with discord of their own as they await a turn at inoculation\, but as the epidemic and the revolution rage on\, will she find her father? This book will serve as a joint CLSC and CLSC Young Reader selection.  \nLaurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity. She’s twice been a National Book Award finalist\, for Chains and Speak; Chains also received the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Laurie was chosen for the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award and received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2023\, presented to her by the Crown Princess of Sweden. She lives in Pennsylvania\, and you can follow her adventures on X @HalseAnderson or visit her at MadWomanintheForest.com.  \nBe Easy: New & Selected Poems  \nRevered for his “patient\, clever\, controlled\, [and] visionary” (Hanif Abdurraquib) poems\, Adrian Matejka has been a mainstay of contemporary American poetry for over two decades. Gathering hits from six extraordinary collections\, Be Easy showcases his singular sonics and narrative vision in fresh\, dynamic poems that lyrically complicate place\, race\, and identity.  \nTraversing the Midwest from Indianapolis to Chicago\, new poems explore the twitchy unease of unintentional migration and economic instability as the country faces a future every bit as unsettling and circus-like as parking lot carnivals of the poet’s childhood. Selections from Mixology (2008)—“a post-soul tour de force” (Kevin Young)—reverberate with the rhythm of ’80s hip-hop\, while “revelatory” (Gabrielle Calvocoressi) odes from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist The Big Smoke (2013) reimagine the legacy of prizefighter Jack Johnson and transcendent poems from Map to the Stars (2017) brim with cosmic jazz.  \nMatejka’s smooth lyricism flows into a singular\, indispensable collection of memories lost and found again. Tracing the continuum of a “rocket-powered” (Campbell McGrath) writer\, Be Easy affirms Matejka as one of the most exciting voices of our time.  \nAdrian Matejka is the author of six poetry collections and the graphic novel Last on His Feet. He has been nominated for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize\, served as the poet laureate of the state of Indiana from 2018–2019\, and is editor–in–chief of Poetry magazine. He lives in Chicago.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/laurie-halse-anderson-and-adrian-matejka/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC),Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),Literary Arts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T151500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T151500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251218T060014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T041506Z
UID:97228-1786115700-1786115700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Opera Company Orchestral Workshop: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
DESCRIPTION:In Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Grammy award-winning composer and librettist Herschel Garfein has created the first ever operatic adaptation of a play by Tom Stoppard.  Chautauqua Opera Company’s young artists will be joined by internationally heralded baritone Keith Phares and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for a ten-day workshop of the complete opera\, which concludes with a public presentation of excerpts and panel discussion with Garfein and Phares.  Reviewing excerpts presented at Fort Worth Opera’s Frontiers Festival\, the Wall Street Journal said\, “composer-librettist Herschel Garfein set the diamond-bright dialogue of the Tom Stoppard play with clarity and wit\, heightening the comedy through skillful ensemble writing and characterization.”
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-opera-company-orchestral-workshop-rosencrantz-and-guildenstern-are-dead/
LOCATION:Norton Hall\, Norton Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),Opera
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260317T191524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T191524Z
UID:98124-1786122000-1786122000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-6/
LOCATION:Miller Park\, Miller Park
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T160032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T163020Z
UID:97251-1786125600-1786125600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents How I Learned What I Learned
DESCRIPTION:By August Wilson  \nDirected by Jade King Carroll   \nBratton Theater  \nAugust Wilson’s celebrated classic solo piece is an autobiographical tour de force that follows Wilson’s journey through the streets of Pittsburgh’s Hill District — through artistic awakenings\, odd jobs and heartbreaks — capturing the moments that forged his identity. From the hustle of his early days to the love affair that almost got him killed\, Wilson weaves his youth into a series of deliciously compelling stories. With his trademark wit\, lyricism\, and truth-telling\, he invites audiences into the dynamic world that shaped both the man and the master storyteller he became.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-how-i-learned-what-i-learned-3/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251216T191531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T171529Z
UID:97210-1786204800-1786204800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents How I Learned What I Learned (Pick-Your-Price)
DESCRIPTION:By August Wilson  \nDirected by Jade King Carroll   \nBratton Theater  \nAugust Wilson’s celebrated classic solo piece is an autobiographical tour de force that follows Wilson’s journey through the streets of Pittsburgh’s Hill District — through artistic awakenings\, odd jobs and heartbreaks — capturing the moments that forged his identity. From the hustle of his early days to the love affair that almost got him killed\, Wilson weaves his youth into a series of deliciously compelling stories. With his trademark wit\, lyricism\, and truth-telling\, he invites audiences into the dynamic world that shaped both the man and the master storyteller he became.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-how-i-learned-what-i-learned/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20250911T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260214T211509Z
UID:96313-1786217400-1786217400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Alonzo King LINES Ballet with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Alonzo King LINES Ballet is a celebrated contemporary ballet company that has been guided since 1982 by the unique artistic vision of award-winning choreographer Alonzo King. Since 1982\, LINES Ballet has collaborated with noted composers\, musicians and visual artists from around the world to create performances that alter the way we look at ballet today. Its unique artistic vision adheres to the classical form — the linear\, mathematical and geometrical principles that are deeply rooted in the pre-existing East-West continuum. The Company brings two separate programs to the Amphitheater\, with Saturday’s program featuring live music from the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra under the baton of music director Rossen Milanov.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/alonzo-king-lines-ballet-with-the-chautauqua-symphony-orchestra/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts,Week Seven (August 8–15),Dance
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260324T171519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T171519Z
UID:98333-1786266900-1786266900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Catholic Mass
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/catholic-mass-70/
LOCATION:Hall of Christ: Sanctuary
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260101T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173032Z
UID:96955-1786272300-1786272300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Frank A. Thomas
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Frank A. Thomas currently serves as the Director of the Compelling Preaching Initiative and the Nettie Sweeney and Hugh Th. Miller Professor of Homiletics at Christian Theological Seminary\, Indianapolis\, Indiana. For many years\, Thomas has also taught preaching to doctoral and master’s level students at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago\, Memphis Theological Seminary in Memphis\, Tennessee\, and United Theological Seminary of Dayton\, Ohio. With a long history of excellence in preaching and preaching method\, Thomas was inducted into the prestigious Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers of Morehouse College in 2003. Thomas also serves as a member of the International Board of Societas Homiletica\, an international society of teachers of preaching.   \nThomas is the author of several books including\, The God of the Dangerous Sermon\, Surviving a Dangerous Sermon\, How to Preach a Dangerous Sermon\, and Introduction to the Practice of African American Preaching. He also co-edited the anthology Preaching with Sacred Fire: An Anthology of African American Sermons 1750 to the Present. Thomas is also the author of several other books on subjects from matters of prayer to spiritual maturity.  \nPreviously\, Thomas served with distinction as the senior pastor for two remarkable congregations: New Faith Baptist Church of Matteson\, Illinois and Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church of Memphis\, Tennessee.  \nThomas holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Communications from the University of Memphis\, a Doctor of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Chicago Theological Seminary and United Theological Seminary. He also holds a Master of Fine Arts from Alma College\, Master of Divinity from Chicago Theological Seminary and a Master of Arts from Northeastern Illinois University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-frank-a-thomas/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260122T161521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T201519Z
UID:97563-1786284000-1786284000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents How I Learned What I Learned
DESCRIPTION:By August Wilson  \nDirected by Jade King Carroll   \nBratton Theater  \nAugust Wilson’s celebrated classic solo piece is an autobiographical tour de force that follows Wilson’s journey through the streets of Pittsburgh’s Hill District — through artistic awakenings\, odd jobs and heartbreaks — capturing the moments that forged his identity. From the hustle of his early days to the love affair that almost got him killed\, Wilson weaves his youth into a series of deliciously compelling stories. With his trademark wit\, lyricism\, and truth-telling\, he invites audiences into the dynamic world that shaped both the man and the master storyteller he became.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-how-i-learned-what-i-learned-12/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T160033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T201517Z
UID:97253-1786298400-1786298400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents How I Learned What I Learned
DESCRIPTION:By August Wilson  \nDirected by Jade King Carroll   \nBratton Theater  \nAugust Wilson’s celebrated classic solo piece is an autobiographical tour de force that follows Wilson’s journey through the streets of Pittsburgh’s Hill District — through artistic awakenings\, odd jobs and heartbreaks — capturing the moments that forged his identity. From the hustle of his early days to the love affair that almost got him killed\, Wilson weaves his youth into a series of deliciously compelling stories. With his trademark wit\, lyricism\, and truth-telling\, he invites audiences into the dynamic world that shaped both the man and the master storyteller he became.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-how-i-learned-what-i-learned-4/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260213T213014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T151511Z
UID:97859-1786302000-1786302000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Hebrew Congregation\, Shirley Lazarus Sunday Evening Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/hebrew-congregation-shirley-lazarus-sunday-evening-lecture-series-6/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211520Z
UID:96962-1786353300-1786353300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Thr Rev. Frank A. Thomas
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Frank A. Thomas currently serves as the Director of the Compelling Preaching Initiative and the Nettie Sweeney and Hugh Th. Miller Professor of Homiletics at Christian Theological Seminary\, Indianapolis\, Indiana. For many years\, Thomas has also taught preaching to doctoral and master’s level students at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago\, Memphis Theological Seminary in Memphis\, Tennessee\, and United Theological Seminary of Dayton\, Ohio. With a long history of excellence in preaching and preaching method\, Thomas was inducted into the prestigious Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers of Morehouse College in 2003. Thomas also serves as a member of the International Board of Societas Homiletica\, an international society of teachers of preaching.   \nThomas is the author of several books including\, The God of the Dangerous Sermon\, Surviving a Dangerous Sermon\, How to Preach a Dangerous Sermon\, and Introduction to the Practice of African American Preaching. He also co-edited the anthology Preaching with Sacred Fire: An Anthology of African American Sermons 1750 to the Present. Thomas is also the author of several other books on subjects from matters of prayer to spiritual maturity.  \nPreviously\, Thomas served with distinction as the senior pastor for two remarkable congregations: New Faith Baptist Church of Matteson\, Illinois and Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church of Memphis\, Tennessee.  \nThomas holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Communications from the University of Memphis\, a Doctor of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Chicago Theological Seminary and United Theological Seminary. He also holds a Master of Fine Arts from Alma College\, Master of Divinity from Chicago Theological Seminary and a Master of Arts from Northeastern Illinois University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/thr-rev-frank-a-thomas/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251201T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T191527Z
UID:97022-1786358700-1786358700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Nancy Youssef
DESCRIPTION:Nancy Youssef is a staff writer at The Atlantic. Before that\, she was a longtime national security correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and also worked at BuzzFeed News and The Daily Beast. Youssef spent much of her career at McClatchy Newspapers where she served as national security correspondent and Middle East bureau chief based in Cairo covering the Middle East and the Islamic world. Prior to that she was McClatchy’s chief Pentagon correspondent\, focusing on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. She traveled frequently to those two nations to see how the policies crafted in Washington reached Afghans\, Iraqis and the troops alike. She is also the founder of the Pentagon Press Association.  \nBefore covering the Pentagon\, Youssef spent four years covering the Iraq war\, including a stint as Baghdad bureau chief. Her pieces focused on the everyday Iraqi experience\, civilian casualties and how U.S. military strategy was reshaping Iraq’s social and political dynamics. She began her career at the Detroit Free Press\, covering legal issues. While at the Free Press\, she traveled throughout Jordan and Iraq for Knight Ridder\, covering the Iraq war from the time leading up to it through the post-war period. Her journalism career started at The Baltimore Sun.  \nA Washington\, D.C.-area native\, Youssef earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from University of Virginia and master’s degree in security studies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. Youssef’s parents are from Egypt\, and she speaks Arabic. Throughout her life\, she has been a frequent visitor to the region. She is currently based in Washington\, D.C. and is an advocate for supporting neurodiverse children.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/nancy-youssef/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),CHQ Assembly
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260401T223017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T223017Z
UID:98578-1786377600-1786377600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Chamber Music: JACK Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Join the groundbreaking JACK Quartet for a concert of fearless innovation and extraordinary musicianship. Renowned for their precision\, passion\, and adventurous programming\, JACK champions new works that redefine the possibilities of the string quartet. Their performances are both intellectually bold and emotionally gripping\, inviting listeners into the cutting edge of contemporary music. Experience why JACK Quartet is hailed as one of the most influential ensembles of its generation.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-chamber-music-jack-quartet/
LOCATION:Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall\, Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15)
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251204T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T170014Z
UID:97042-1786392000-1786392000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Music School Festival Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Comprised of top-tier students from conservatories and universities in the U.S. and abroad\, Music School Festival Orchestra members participate in a variety of musical activities during their summers at Chautauqua including chamber music and private lessons along with their meticulous orchestral training. Alumni from the MSFO can be heard in many of the world’s top orchestras and chamber ensembles and can be found on music faculties worldwide. The MSFO is led by Artistic Director Timothy Muffitt\, who serves as Music Director of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Laureate of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/music-school-festival-orchestra-5/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),School of Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211520Z
UID:96963-1786439700-1786439700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Frank A. Thomas
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Frank A. Thomas currently serves as the Director of the Compelling Preaching Initiative and the Nettie Sweeney and Hugh Th. Miller Professor of Homiletics at Christian Theological Seminary\, Indianapolis\, Indiana. For many years\, Thomas has also taught preaching to doctoral and master’s level students at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago\, Memphis Theological Seminary in Memphis\, Tennessee\, and United Theological Seminary of Dayton\, Ohio. With a long history of excellence in preaching and preaching method\, Thomas was inducted into the prestigious Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers of Morehouse College in 2003. Thomas also serves as a member of the International Board of Societas Homiletica\, an international society of teachers of preaching.   \nThomas is the author of several books including\, The God of the Dangerous Sermon\, Surviving a Dangerous Sermon\, How to Preach a Dangerous Sermon\, and Introduction to the Practice of African American Preaching. He also co-edited the anthology Preaching with Sacred Fire: An Anthology of African American Sermons 1750 to the Present. Thomas is also the author of several other books on subjects from matters of prayer to spiritual maturity.  \nPreviously\, Thomas served with distinction as the senior pastor for two remarkable congregations: New Faith Baptist Church of Matteson\, Illinois and Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church of Memphis\, Tennessee.  \nThomas holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Communications from the University of Memphis\, a Doctor of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Chicago Theological Seminary and United Theological Seminary. He also holds a Master of Fine Arts from Alma College\, Master of Divinity from Chicago Theological Seminary and a Master of Arts from Northeastern Illinois University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-frank-a-thomas-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260318T123024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T151531Z
UID:98147-1786439700-1786439700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Meghan Collins: Locally specific climate projections for the Chautauqua region
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Science Group Weekly Lecture
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/meghan-collins-locally-specific-climate-projections-for-the-chautauqua-region/
LOCATION:Hurlbut Church sanctuary\, Hurlbut Church sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15)
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260128T181514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T161512Z
UID:97627-1786451400-1786451400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Bird\, Tree & Garden Club Lunchtime Lecture Series: Jessamine Finch\, Atlanta Botanical Garden
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/btg-lunch-lecture-series-7/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/smith_wilkes.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260128T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T201524Z
UID:97632-1786456800-1786456800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Jeremy Ben-Ami
DESCRIPTION:Jeremy Ben-Ami is the president of J Street\, bringing to the role both deep experience in American politics and government and a passionate commitment to the state of Israel. Ben-Ami’s family connection to Israel goes back 140 years to the first aliyah when his great-grandparents were among the first settlers in Petah Tikva. His grandparents were one of the founding families of Tel Aviv\, and his father was an activist and leader in the Irgun\, working for Israel’s independence and on the rescue of European Jews before and during World War II.  \nBen-Ami’s political resume includes serving in the mid-1990s as the deputy domestic policy advisor in the White House to President Bill Clinton and working on seven presidential and numerous state and local campaigns\, including helping to manage a mayoral campaign in New York City in 2001. For nearly three years in the late ’90s\, he lived in Israel\, where he started a consulting firm working with Israeli nonprofit organizations and politicians. Ben-Ami received a law degree from New York University and is a graduate of the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/jeremy-ben-ami/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),CHQ Assembly,Interfaith Lecture Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Ben-Ami_Jeremy_ILS_081126.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T160034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T171520Z
UID:97254-1786471200-1786471200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents How I Learned What I Learned
DESCRIPTION:By August Wilson  \nDirected by Jade King Carroll   \nBratton Theater  \nAugust Wilson’s celebrated classic solo piece is an autobiographical tour de force that follows Wilson’s journey through the streets of Pittsburgh’s Hill District — through artistic awakenings\, odd jobs and heartbreaks — capturing the moments that forged his identity. From the hustle of his early days to the love affair that almost got him killed\, Wilson weaves his youth into a series of deliciously compelling stories. With his trademark wit\, lyricism\, and truth-telling\, he invites audiences into the dynamic world that shaped both the man and the master storyteller he became.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-how-i-learned-what-i-learned-5/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260326T161523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T180016Z
UID:98399-1786478400-1786478400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Fate and Fury
DESCRIPTION:Hannah Schendel\, conductor  \nUnder the baton of Hannah Schendel\, The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra presents a night of symphonic drama. Wagner’s Flying Dutchman Overture surges with storm-tossed intensity\, capturing the restless seas and legend of the cursed mariner. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 follows\, unfolding from brooding introspection to triumphant resolve in an emotionally compelling journey. Together\, these masterworks showcase the passion\, grandeur\, and expressive force of the Romantic era.  \nProgram:\nWagner: Flying Dutchman Overture\nTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-symphony-orchestra-fate-and-fury/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts,Week Seven (August 8–15)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/081624_CSO_DM_05.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251124T013024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211521Z
UID:96964-1786526100-1786526100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Frank A. Thomas
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Frank A. Thomas currently serves as the Director of the Compelling Preaching Initiative and the Nettie Sweeney and Hugh Th. Miller Professor of Homiletics at Christian Theological Seminary\, Indianapolis\, Indiana. For many years\, Thomas has also taught preaching to doctoral and master’s level students at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago\, Memphis Theological Seminary in Memphis\, Tennessee\, and United Theological Seminary of Dayton\, Ohio. With a long history of excellence in preaching and preaching method\, Thomas was inducted into the prestigious Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers of Morehouse College in 2003. Thomas also serves as a member of the International Board of Societas Homiletica\, an international society of teachers of preaching.   \nThomas is the author of several books including\, The God of the Dangerous Sermon\, Surviving a Dangerous Sermon\, How to Preach a Dangerous Sermon\, and Introduction to the Practice of African American Preaching. He also co-edited the anthology Preaching with Sacred Fire: An Anthology of African American Sermons 1750 to the Present. Thomas is also the author of several other books on subjects from matters of prayer to spiritual maturity.  \nPreviously\, Thomas served with distinction as the senior pastor for two remarkable congregations: New Faith Baptist Church of Matteson\, Illinois and Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church of Memphis\, Tennessee.  \nThomas holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Communications from the University of Memphis\, a Doctor of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Chicago Theological Seminary and United Theological Seminary. He also holds a Master of Fine Arts from Alma College\, Master of Divinity from Chicago Theological Seminary and a Master of Arts from Northeastern Illinois University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-frank-a-thomas-3/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/FrankThomas_ChaplainWk5.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260225T221532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T151518Z
UID:97992-1786532400-1786532400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:"Setting the Table: CVA Members Exhibition" August 12–26
DESCRIPTION:“Setting the Table: CVA Members Exhibition” runs August 12-August 26. Once again\, we will feature works by the 2026 CVA Members\, who will interpret week eight’s theme\, The Future of Food\, Climate Technology and the Next Agricultural Revolution. A variety of styles\, mediums\, and techniques will be shown by these talented artists with their personal thoughts on the future of food.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/setting-the-table-cva-members-exhibition-august-12-august-26/
LOCATION:Fowler-Kellogg Art Center: 1st Floor
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Gallery Exhibitions,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Setting-the-Table-exhibition-image.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T163031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T201530Z
UID:97296-1786543200-1786543200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents How I Learned What I Learned (Live Audio Descriptions)
DESCRIPTION:By August Wilson  \nDirected by Jade King Carroll   \nBratton Theater  \nAugust Wilson’s celebrated classic solo piece is an autobiographical tour de force that follows Wilson’s journey through the streets of Pittsburgh’s Hill District — through artistic awakenings\, odd jobs and heartbreaks — capturing the moments that forged his identity. From the hustle of his early days to the love affair that almost got him killed\, Wilson weaves his youth into a series of deliciously compelling stories. With his trademark wit\, lyricism\, and truth-telling\, he invites audiences into the dynamic world that shaped both the man and the master storyteller he became.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-how-i-learned-what-i-learned-10/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260225T221533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T151519Z
UID:97993-1786546800-1786546800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:"Setting the Table: CVA Members Exhibition" Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:“Setting the Table: CVA Members Exhibition” opening reception. Exhibition runs August 12 – August 26. Once again\, we will feature works by the 2026 CVA Members\, who will interpret week eight’s theme\, The Future of Food\, Climate Technology and the Next Agricultural Revolution. A variety of styles\, mediums\, and techniques will be shown by these talented artists with their personal thoughts on the future of food.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/setting-the-table-cva-members-exhibition-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Fowler-Kellogg Art Center: 1st Floor
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Gallery Exhibitions,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Setting-the-Table-exhibition-image.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260318T161522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T161522Z
UID:98161-1786548600-1786548600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:UU Cultural Ethics Series: Fish Stark\, Executive Director of the American Humanist Association
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/uu-cultural-ethics-series-fish-stark-executive-director-of-the-american-humanist-association/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T160034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T191522Z
UID:97255-1786557600-1786557600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents How I Learned What I Learned
DESCRIPTION:By August Wilson  \nDirected by Jade King Carroll   \nBratton Theater  \nAugust Wilson’s celebrated classic solo piece is an autobiographical tour de force that follows Wilson’s journey through the streets of Pittsburgh’s Hill District — through artistic awakenings\, odd jobs and heartbreaks — capturing the moments that forged his identity. From the hustle of his early days to the love affair that almost got him killed\, Wilson weaves his youth into a series of deliciously compelling stories. With his trademark wit\, lyricism\, and truth-telling\, he invites audiences into the dynamic world that shaped both the man and the master storyteller he became.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-how-i-learned-what-i-learned-6/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260317T201538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T201538Z
UID:98138-1786559400-1786559400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Unity's Positive Path for Spiritual Living
DESCRIPTION:Programmed by Unity of Chautauqua
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/unitys-positive-path-for-spiritual-living-16/
LOCATION:Turner Conference Room\, Turner Conference Room
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20180812_gf_chq_09227.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251205T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T171509Z
UID:97060-1786564800-1786564800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:School of Dance: Student Gala II
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua School of Dance presents an outstanding mixed repertoire evening of new and established works featuring the most exceptional young talent in the country. Under the leadership of Sasha Janes\,\nBonnefoux McBride Artistic Director of Chautauqua School of Dance\, the school continues its long tradition of excellence as a top-tier summer training program focused on bringing the next generation of dance stars from the studio to the stage.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/school-of-dance-student-gala-ii/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Dance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dance-Gala-Photo-for-Web-and-Announces.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211521Z
UID:96969-1786612500-1786612500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Frank A. Thomas
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Frank A. Thomas currently serves as the Director of the Compelling Preaching Initiative and the Nettie Sweeney and Hugh Th. Miller Professor of Homiletics at Christian Theological Seminary\, Indianapolis\, Indiana. For many years\, Thomas has also taught preaching to doctoral and master’s level students at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago\, Memphis Theological Seminary in Memphis\, Tennessee\, and United Theological Seminary of Dayton\, Ohio. With a long history of excellence in preaching and preaching method\, Thomas was inducted into the prestigious Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers of Morehouse College in 2003. Thomas also serves as a member of the International Board of Societas Homiletica\, an international society of teachers of preaching.   \nThomas is the author of several books including\, The God of the Dangerous Sermon\, Surviving a Dangerous Sermon\, How to Preach a Dangerous Sermon\, and Introduction to the Practice of African American Preaching. He also co-edited the anthology Preaching with Sacred Fire: An Anthology of African American Sermons 1750 to the Present. Thomas is also the author of several other books on subjects from matters of prayer to spiritual maturity.  \nPreviously\, Thomas served with distinction as the senior pastor for two remarkable congregations: New Faith Baptist Church of Matteson\, Illinois and Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church of Memphis\, Tennessee.  \nThomas holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Communications from the University of Memphis\, a Doctor of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Chicago Theological Seminary and United Theological Seminary. He also holds a Master of Fine Arts from Alma College\, Master of Divinity from Chicago Theological Seminary and a Master of Arts from Northeastern Illinois University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-frank-a-thomas-4/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/FrankThomas_ChaplainWk5.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260330T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T201527Z
UID:98478-1786617900-1786617900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Miles Yu
DESCRIPTION:Miles Yu is a senior fellow and director of the China Center at Hudson Institute. He is also a professor of East Asia and military and naval history at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis\, Maryland. Yu specializes in Chinese military and strategic culture\, U.S. and Chinese military and diplomatic history\, and U.S. policy toward China. He joins Chautauqua’s weeklong exploration of “Global Power and Our Evolving International Order” to offer an up-to-the-minute assessment of the global ambitions and actions of China and other East Asian countries\, and how the U.S. and the West are responding.  \nPreviously\, Yu served in the first Trump administration as the China policy adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. In that capacity\, he advised the secretary on all China-related issues\, helped overhaul U.S. policy toward China\, and participated in key U.S. government interagency deliberations on major policy and government actions with regard to China and other East Asian countries\, including Japan\, South Korea and Taiwan.  \nFrom 2011 to 2016\, Yu wrote the weekly column “Inside China” for The Washington Times; since 1996\, he has been an editorial consultant to Radio Free Asia\, and a contributor to various media outlets including The Wall Street Journal and “PBS News Hour.” His books include OSS in China: Prelude to Cold War and The Dragon’s War: Allied Operations and the Fate of China\, 1937–1947. Yu’s numerous awards include the U.S. Naval Academy’s top researcher award\, U.S. Navy Special Action Awards\, and U.S. Navy Meritorious Service Award. He received a doctorate in history from the University of California\, Berkeley\, a master’s degree from Swarthmore College\, and a bachelor’s degree from Nankai University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/miles-yu/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),CHQ Assembly
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Yu_Miles_CLS_081326.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T121500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260114T161521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173041Z
UID:97472-1786623300-1786623300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:CTC Theater Chats
DESCRIPTION:Theater Chats (formerly known as Brown Bags)  \n 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 a look at our upcoming productions and discussions on the craft of theater-making. Free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/ctc-theater-chats-16/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Theater-Chat-Website-Image.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260323T201511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T151531Z
UID:98226-1786624200-1786624200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Is the US losing its edge in global clean energy leadership? With Clint Wilder
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/clean-power-and-evolving-international-markets-with-clint-wilder/
LOCATION:Alumni Hall Ballroom\, Alumni Hall Ballroom
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CCI-Clint-Wilder-Week-7-Thursday.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T163022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T213008Z
UID:97284-1786629600-1786629600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents New Play Workshop 3: As You Like It by William Shakespeare (a musical adaptation)
DESCRIPTION:As You Like It\nby William Shakespeare\nAdapted by Peter Andersen\nOriginal score by Bandits on the Run
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-new-play-workshop-3/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/NPW_Event.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T160035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T171520Z
UID:97256-1786644000-1786644000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents How I Learned What I Learned
DESCRIPTION:By August Wilson  \nDirected by Jade King Carroll   \nBratton Theater  \nAugust Wilson’s celebrated classic solo piece is an autobiographical tour de force that follows Wilson’s journey through the streets of Pittsburgh’s Hill District — through artistic awakenings\, odd jobs and heartbreaks — capturing the moments that forged his identity. From the hustle of his early days to the love affair that almost got him killed\, Wilson weaves his youth into a series of deliciously compelling stories. With his trademark wit\, lyricism\, and truth-telling\, he invites audiences into the dynamic world that shaped both the man and the master storyteller he became.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-how-i-learned-what-i-learned-7/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251121T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211521Z
UID:96970-1786698900-1786698900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Ecumenical Communion Service
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/ecumenical-communion-service-5/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Faith and Spiritual Programming
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hall_philosophy2-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T163023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T213009Z
UID:97285-1786716000-1786716000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents New Play Workshop 3: As You Like It by William Shakespeare (a musical adaptation)
DESCRIPTION:As You Like It\nby William Shakespeare\nAdapted by Peter Andersen Original score by Bandits on the Run
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-new-play-workshop-3-2/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/NPW_Event.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260113T151517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T190029Z
UID:97448-1786716000-1786716000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rebecca Nagle
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle — By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land \nAn “impeccably researched” (Washington Post) work of reportage and American history that braids the story of the forced removal of Native Americans onto treaty lands in the nation’s earliest days\, and a small-town murder in the 1990s that led to a Supreme Court ruling reaffirming Native rights to that land more than a century later.  \nBefore 2020\, American Indian reservations made up roughly 55 million acres of land in the United States. Nearly 200 million acres are reserved for National Forests—in the emergence of this great nation\, our government set aside more land for trees than for Indigenous peoples.  \nIn the 1830s Muscogee people were rounded up by the US military at gunpoint and forced into exile halfway across the continent. At the time\, they were promised this new land would be theirs for as long as the grass grew and the waters ran. But that promise was not kept. When Oklahoma was created on top of Muscogee land\, the new state claimed their reservation no longer existed. Over a century later\, a Muscogee citizen was sentenced to death for murdering another Muscogee citizen on tribal land. His defense attorneys argued the murder occurred on the reservation of his tribe\, and therefore Oklahoma didn’t have the jurisdiction to execute him. Oklahoma asserted that the reservation no longer existed. In the summer of 2020\, the Supreme Court settled the dispute. Its ruling that would ultimately underpin multiple reservations covering almost half the land in Oklahoma\, including Nagle’s own Cherokee Nation.   \nHere Rebecca Nagle recounts the generations-long fight for tribal land and sovereignty in eastern Oklahoma. By chronicling both the contemporary legal battle and historic acts of Indigenous resistance\, By the Fire We Carry stands as a landmark work of American history. The story it tells exposes both the wrongs that our nation has committed and the Native-led battle for justice that has shaped our country.  \nRebecca Nagle is an award-winning journalist and a citizen of Cherokee Nation. She is the writer and host of the podcast This Land. Her writing on Native representation\, federal Indian law\, and tribal sovereignty has been featured in the Atlantic\, the Washington Post\, the Guardian\, USA Today\, Indian Country Today\, and other publications. She is a Peabody Award nominee and the recipient of the American Mosaic Journalism Prize\, Women’s Media Center’s Exceptional Journalism Award\, and numerous honors from the Native American Journalist Association. Nagle lives in Tahlequah\, Oklahoma.  \nIndigenous communities deserve the same standard of journalism as the rest of the country\, but rarely receive it from non-Native media outlets. Nagle’s journalism seeks to correct this.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rebecca-nagle/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC),Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Literary Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/CLSC_Nagle_2026_update.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260317T191525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T191525Z
UID:98125-1786726800-1786726800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-7/
LOCATION:Miller Park\, Miller Park
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T160036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T171521Z
UID:97257-1786730400-1786730400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents How I Learned What I Learned
DESCRIPTION:By August Wilson  \nDirected by Jade King Carroll   \nBratton Theater  \nAugust Wilson’s celebrated classic solo piece is an autobiographical tour de force that follows Wilson’s journey through the streets of Pittsburgh’s Hill District — through artistic awakenings\, odd jobs and heartbreaks — capturing the moments that forged his identity. From the hustle of his early days to the love affair that almost got him killed\, Wilson weaves his youth into a series of deliciously compelling stories. With his trademark wit\, lyricism\, and truth-telling\, he invites audiences into the dynamic world that shaped both the man and the master storyteller he became.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-how-i-learned-what-i-learned-8/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T220000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251216T190039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T211508Z
UID:97209-1786744800-1786744800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents Bratton Late Night
DESCRIPTION:CTC’s favorite late-night talent showcase! An evening of sketches and songs featuring the extraordinary talents of our 2026 conservatory.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-bratton-late-night/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Bratton-Late-Night.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T163024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T213009Z
UID:97286-1786802400-1786802400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents New Play Workshop 3: As You Like It by William Shakespeare (a musical adaptation)
DESCRIPTION:As You Like It\nby William Shakespeare\nAdapted by Peter Andersen\nOriginal score by Bandits on the Run
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-new-play-workshop-3-4/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/NPW_Event.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T161519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T171530Z
UID:97272-1786816800-1786816800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents How I Learned What I Learned (Live Audio Descriptions & Pick-Your-Price)
DESCRIPTION:By August Wilson  \nDirected by Jade King Carroll   \nBratton Theater  \nAugust Wilson’s celebrated classic solo piece is an autobiographical tour de force that follows Wilson’s journey through the streets of Pittsburgh’s Hill District — through artistic awakenings\, odd jobs and heartbreaks — capturing the moments that forged his identity. From the hustle of his early days to the love affair that almost got him killed\, Wilson weaves his youth into a series of deliciously compelling stories. With his trademark wit\, lyricism\, and truth-telling\, he invites audiences into the dynamic world that shaped both the man and the master storyteller he became.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-how-i-learned-what-i-learned-9/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Eight (August 15–22),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251104T180000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T173018Z
UID:96721-1786824000-1786824000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Music of Billy Joel with Tony DeSare and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Stuart Chafetz\, conductor\nTony DeSare\, piano & vocals \nTony DeSare’s signature vocal and robust piano style pay tribute to the iconic songs of Billy Joel. Generations of Billy Joel fans will experience full symphonic orchestrations with Tony DeSare’s unique take on some of his most beloved hits including “Only the Good Die Young\,” “Piano Man\,” “New York State of Mind\,” “You May Be Right\,” “Movin Out\,” “My Life\,” “Vienna\,” and many more. \nBilly Joel does not appear on this program.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-music-of-billy-joel-with-tony-desare-and-the-chautauqua-symphony-orchestra/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts,Week Eight (August 15–22),Featured Events,Popular Entertainment & Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/CSO_MusicOfBillyJoel_2016.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260324T171520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T171520Z
UID:98334-1786871700-1786871700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Catholic Mass
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/catholic-mass-71/
LOCATION:Hall of Christ: Sanctuary
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260105T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173033Z
UID:97342-1786877100-1786877100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Natalie Hanson
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Natalie Hanson has been a longtime presence at Chautauqua; with her husband\, the Rev. James Paul Womack\, pastor of Hurlbut Memorial Community United Methodist Church\, she has co-hosted the United Methodist Missionary Vacation Home at Chautauqua for several years. Hanson has also served Chautauqua as interim senior pastor in 2022\, crafting\, planning and evaluating worship services alongside members of the Department of Religion.  \nShe is a clergy member of the United Methodist Church\, now retired after 40 years of ministry. Much of that ministry was focused in urban parishes\, with eight years serving as a District Superintendent in the Western\, then Upper New York Annual Conference. On behalf of the Conference and as an adjunct for Wesley Seminary’s Course of Study\, Hanson for several years taught classes on preaching and worship development. She was also Co-Convener and worship developer for the NE Jurisdiction’s Clergywomen’s Convocation. Hanson was educated at Wesleyan University and the Harvard Divinity School.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rev-natalie-hanson/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Week Eight (August 15–22),Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Hanson_Natalie_Chaplain_photo2_WK8.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260120T191529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T221511Z
UID:97530-1786881600-1787428800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Week Eight: Reimagined Food Festival
DESCRIPTION:Savor a week of elevated culinary experiences with our reimagined Food Festival. With only 80 packages per week\, enjoy intimate moments across the grounds\, from two Masters Series classes and five Bestor Plaza demos to a lively Weekly Feast of Friends. Your package also includes a Premium Chef’s Dinner\, family‑friendly Feast on Film\, a Craft Beverage Tasting and the flavor‑packed Taste Caravan featuring five lunches and two dinners. Cap your experience off with the high‑energy Battle of the Bites and the celebratory Taste of Chautauqua. \nPackage includes:\n2 Master Series Classes\nSunday Feast with Friends Ticket\n1 Premium Chef’s Dinner\nFeast on Film Event\n1 Premium Craft Beverage Tasting Event\nExperience Taste Caravan\nBattle of the Bites Tasting Event\nTaste of Chautauqua  \nPlus\, a limited merch package\, $50 in food truck tickets for the taste caravan and a popcorn and soda for Feast on Film.  \nPackage price: $475 \nOnly 80 packages are available each week. Purchase by calling 716-357-6250.  \n*Packages available for week’s eight & nine. Packages do not provide standalone access to Chautauqua’s grounds and must be purchased in addition to your gate passes.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/week-eight-food-festival/
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Eight (August 15–22),Culinary Experiences,Festivals
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FoodFestival_Banner_web.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251216T193022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T171522Z
UID:97211-1786888800-1786888800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents How I Learned What I Learned
DESCRIPTION:By August Wilson  \nDirected by Jade King Carroll   \nBratton Theater  \nAugust Wilson’s celebrated classic solo piece is an autobiographical tour de force that follows Wilson’s journey through the streets of Pittsburgh’s Hill District — through artistic awakenings\, odd jobs and heartbreaks — capturing the moments that forged his identity. From the hustle of his early days to the love affair that almost got him killed\, Wilson weaves his youth into a series of deliciously compelling stories. With his trademark wit\, lyricism\, and truth-telling\, he invites audiences into the dynamic world that shaped both the man and the master storyteller he became.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-how-i-learned-what-i-learned-2/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Eight (August 15–22),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251219T163032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T191523Z
UID:97298-1786903200-1786903200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Theater Company Presents How I Learned What I Learned
DESCRIPTION:By August Wilson  \nDirected by Jade King Carroll   \nBratton Theater  \nAugust Wilson’s celebrated classic solo piece is an autobiographical tour de force that follows Wilson’s journey through the streets of Pittsburgh’s Hill District — through artistic awakenings\, odd jobs and heartbreaks — capturing the moments that forged his identity. From the hustle of his early days to the love affair that almost got him killed\, Wilson weaves his youth into a series of deliciously compelling stories. With his trademark wit\, lyricism\, and truth-telling\, he invites audiences into the dynamic world that shaped both the man and the master storyteller he became.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-theater-company-presents-how-i-learned-what-i-learned-11/
LOCATION:Bratton Theater\, Bratton Theater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Eight (August 15–22),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CTClogo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260213T213015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T151512Z
UID:97860-1786906800-1786906800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Hebrew Congregation\, Shirley Lazarus Sunday Evening Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/hebrew-congregation-shirley-lazarus-sunday-evening-lecture-series-7/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/smith_wilkes.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260817T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260817T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260105T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T170030Z
UID:97353-1786958100-1786958100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Natalie Hanson
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Natalie Hanson has been a longtime presence at Chautauqua; with her husband\, the Rev. James Paul Womack\, pastor of Hurlbut Memorial Community United Methodist Church\, she has co-hosted the United Methodist Missionary Vacation Home at Chautauqua for several years. Hanson has also served Chautauqua as interim senior pastor in 2022\, crafting\, planning and evaluating worship services alongside members of the Department of Religion.  \nShe is a clergy member of the United Methodist Church\, now retired after 40 years of ministry. Much of that ministry was focused in urban parishes\, with eight years serving as a District Superintendent in the Western\, then Upper New York Annual Conference. On behalf of the Conference and as an adjunct for Wesley Seminary’s Course of Study\, Hanson for several years taught classes on preaching and worship development. She was also Co-Convener and worship developer for the NE Jurisdiction’s Clergywomen’s Convocation. Hanson was educated at Wesleyan University and the Harvard Divinity School.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-natalie-hanson/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Week Eight (August 15–22),Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Hanson_Natalie_Chaplain_photo2_WK8.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260817T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260817T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251217T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T191527Z
UID:97219-1786963500-1786963500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Danielle Nierenberg
DESCRIPTION:Danielle Nierenberg is a world-renowned researcher\, speaker and advocate\, on all issues relating to our food system and agriculture. She is president of Food Tank\, the think tank for food\, and an expert on sustainable agriculture and food issues. She has written extensively on gender and population\, the spread of factory farming in the developing world and innovations in sustainable agriculture.   \nNierenberg founded Food Tank with Bernard Pollack in 2013. It is a global convener\, thought leadership organization and unbiased creator of original research impacting the food system. Matching innovative ideas to today’s most pressing challenges\, Food Tank bridges domestic and global partners to build sustainable agriculture and food systems. Hope\, success and innovative ideas in our food system are highlighted through original daily publications\, research articles\, a chart-topping podcast\, interviews and events\, and summits in major cities around the world. Food Tank has more than 250 major institutional partners including The Rockefeller Foundation\, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs\, the Christensen Fund\, Oxfam America\, Slow Food USA\, U.N. FAO\, the Crop Trust\, the Sustainable Food Trust\, and academic institutions in all 50 states.  \nPrior to starting Food Tank\, Nierenberg spent two years traveling to more than 35 countries across sub-Saharan Africa\, Asia and Latin America\, meeting with farmers\, scientists\, researchers\, policymakers\, government leaders\, students\, academics and journalists\, documenting what is working to help alleviate hunger and poverty\, while protecting the environment. She is the recipient of the 2020 Julia Child Award. She has an M.S. in Agriculture\, Food and Environment from Tufts University and spent two years volunteering for the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/danielle-nierenberg/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Week Eight (August 15–22)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Nierenberg_Danielle_CLS_081726.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260817T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260817T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260401T223018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T223018Z
UID:98579-1786982400-1786982400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Chamber Music: Naeve Trio
DESCRIPTION:Experience the captivating Naeve Trio in a performance of expressive chamber music and dynamic collaboration. Blending violin\, cello\, and piano with remarkable sensitivity and balance\, the trio brings both classical and contemporary works to life with warmth and clarity. Their performances highlight deep musical connection\, refined artistry\, and a shared spirit of exploration. Join us for an inspiring concert that celebrates the beauty and versatility of the piano trio.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-chamber-music-naeve-trio/
LOCATION:Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall\, Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Eight (August 15–22)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/neavetrio3_byjacoblewislovendahl.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260105T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T170030Z
UID:97354-1787044500-1787044500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Natalie Hanson
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Natalie Hanson has been a longtime presence at Chautauqua; with her husband\, the Rev. James Paul Womack\, pastor of Hurlbut Memorial Community United Methodist Church\, she has co-hosted the United Methodist Missionary Vacation Home at Chautauqua for several years. Hanson has also served Chautauqua as interim senior pastor in 2022\, crafting\, planning and evaluating worship services alongside members of the Department of Religion.  \nShe is a clergy member of the United Methodist Church\, now retired after 40 years of ministry. Much of that ministry was focused in urban parishes\, with eight years serving as a District Superintendent in the Western\, then Upper New York Annual Conference. On behalf of the Conference and as an adjunct for Wesley Seminary’s Course of Study\, Hanson for several years taught classes on preaching and worship development. She was also Co-Convener and worship developer for the NE Jurisdiction’s Clergywomen’s Convocation. Hanson was educated at Wesleyan University and the Harvard Divinity School.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-natalie-hanson-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Week Eight (August 15–22),Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Hanson_Natalie_Chaplain_photo2_WK8.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260318T123025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T153023Z
UID:98148-1787044500-1787044500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Science Group: George Carlo
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Science Group Weekly Lecture
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/george-carlo/
LOCATION:Hurlbut Church sanctuary\, Hurlbut Church sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Eight (August 15–22)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CCI-George-Carlo-Week-8-Tuesday-AM.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260128T181514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T181514Z
UID:97628-1787056200-1787056200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need\, with Michael Hoffman\, Cornell University
DESCRIPTION:Bird\, Tree & Garden Club lunchtime lecture series
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/btg-lunch-lecture-series-8/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Eight (August 15–22)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CCI-Michael-Hoffman-Week-8-Tuesday-PM.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260326T161521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T180013Z
UID:98397-1787083200-1787083200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra with Maxim Lando\, piano
DESCRIPTION:Rossen Milanov\, conductor  \nMaxim Lando\, piano  \nMaxim Lando joins the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra in an evening of rhythmic fire. Lando commands the Amphitheater stage in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3\, balancing bold modern energy with moments of lyrical warmth. Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances offers nostalgia and momentum\, with the widely recognized Dies Ire making its looming presence. Together\, these works bring passion and power to the orchestra.  \nProgram:\nProkofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3\nRachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-symphony-orchestra-with-maxim-lando-piano/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts,Week Eight (August 15–22)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/081624_CSO_DM_05.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T061500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T061500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260305T201524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T201524Z
UID:98045-1787120100-1787120100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Sunrise Paddle - Kayak/SUP
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy the beauty of the lake during our sunrise paddle. This is not a guided tour but an opportunity to rent a kayak\, SUP or canoe for an enjoyable hour at sunrise.  Reservations accepted one day in advance at the Sports Club. Contact sportsclub@chq.org with questions.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/sunrise-paddle-kayak-sup/
LOCATION:Sports Club\, Sports Club
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Recreation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/072321_SunriseKayaking_KT_01.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260105T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T170031Z
UID:97355-1787130900-1787130900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Natalie Hanson
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Natalie Hanson has been a longtime presence at Chautauqua; with her husband\, the Rev. James Paul Womack\, pastor of Hurlbut Memorial Community United Methodist Church\, she has co-hosted the United Methodist Missionary Vacation Home at Chautauqua for several years. Hanson has also served Chautauqua as interim senior pastor in 2022\, crafting\, planning and evaluating worship services alongside members of the Department of Religion.  \nShe is a clergy member of the United Methodist Church\, now retired after 40 years of ministry. Much of that ministry was focused in urban parishes\, with eight years serving as a District Superintendent in the Western\, then Upper New York Annual Conference. On behalf of the Conference and as an adjunct for Wesley Seminary’s Course of Study\, Hanson for several years taught classes on preaching and worship development. She was also Co-Convener and worship developer for the NE Jurisdiction’s Clergywomen’s Convocation. Hanson was educated at Wesleyan University and the Harvard Divinity School.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-natalie-hanson-3/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Week Eight (August 15–22),Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Hanson_Natalie_Chaplain_photo2_WK8.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20251217T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T191528Z
UID:97220-1787136300-1787136300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Brian Frank
DESCRIPTION:Brian Frank is the founder and general partner of FTW Ventures\, bringing decades of experience in building transformative technology that impacts the way people work\, play and live. In 2015\, Frank turned his attention to how technology can improve the lives of every person on the planet by building a better food system. He raised two early-stage funds for investments into food and agriculture technology businesses with FTW\, partnering with the leading executives and corporations in the field.  \nNow at FTW\, Frank continues to build a more sustainable\, resilient\, productive and profitable food system through leveraging advanced science and technology in the $10 trillion food and agriculture sectors. He cultivates urgent\, essential technology that reshapes the global food and agriculture industries. To support the company’s three core values — preserving and amplifying nature’s offerings\, modernizing science\, and nurturing humankind — Frank and his team support the innovators who think beyond the box and have a unique perspective on improving the food system.  \nPrior to founding FTW\, Frank led the creation of industry-defining products in mobile communication\, social media and AI at numerous startups and Fortune 500 Companies over his 25-year career. As an entrepreneur\, he directed three venture-backed businesses to successful exits\, returning more than $100 million in capital to investors. Frank is a graduate of Cornell University with dual degrees in computer science as well as science and technology studies with a concentration in human-computer interaction (HCI).
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/brian-frank/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Week Eight (August 15–22)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Frank_Brian_CLS_081926.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260318T161523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T161523Z
UID:98162-1787153400-1787153400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:UU Cultural Ethics Series: Roger Doebke
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/uu-cultural-ethics-series-roger-doebke/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260317T201539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T201539Z
UID:98139-1787164200-1787164200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Unity's Positive Path for Spiritual Living
DESCRIPTION:Programmed by Unity of Chautauqua
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/unitys-positive-path-for-spiritual-living-17/
LOCATION:Turner Conference Room\, Turner Conference Room
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20180812_gf_chq_09227.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260105T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T201522Z
UID:97356-1787217300-1787217300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Natalie Hanson
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Natalie Hanson has been a longtime presence at Chautauqua; with her husband\, the Rev. James Paul Womack\, pastor of Hurlbut Memorial Community United Methodist Church\, she has co-hosted the United Methodist Missionary Vacation Home at Chautauqua for several years. Hanson has also served Chautauqua as interim senior pastor in 2022\, crafting\, planning and evaluating worship services alongside members of the Department of Religion.  \nShe is a clergy member of the United Methodist Church\, now retired after 40 years of ministry. Much of that ministry was focused in urban parishes\, with eight years serving as a District Superintendent in the Western\, then Upper New York Annual Conference. On behalf of the Conference and as an adjunct for Wesley Seminary’s Course of Study\, Hanson for several years taught classes on preaching and worship development. She was also Co-Convener and worship developer for the NE Jurisdiction’s Clergywomen’s Convocation. Hanson was educated at Wesleyan University and the Harvard Divinity School.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-natalie-hanson-4/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Week Eight (August 15–22),Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Hanson_Natalie_Chaplain_photo2_WK8.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183644
CREATED:20260326T161532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T180019Z
UID:98410-1787256000-1787256000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Generational Voices- An Evening with the Denyce Graves Foundation
DESCRIPTION:This special evening marks the official launch of the Denyce Graves Foundation’s Generational Voices program\, a dynamic new initiative dedicated to mentoring and elevating the next generation of vocal artists. The final concert of our orchestral season showcases rising talent from this groundbreaking program. Join maestro Rossen Milanov and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for a soaring night of vocal artistry and symphonic brilliance. From beloved operatic arias to Bernstein’s enthralling Jeremiah Symphony\, this performance celebrates the future of American opera and the enduring excellence of our resident orchestra.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-symphony-orchestra-generational-voices-an-evening-with-the-denyce-graves-foundation/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra/Classical Concerts,Week Eight (August 15–22)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/081624_CSO_DM_05.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T061500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T061500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260305T201525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T201525Z
UID:98046-1787292900-1787292900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Sunrise Paddle - Kayak/SUP
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy the beauty of the lake during our sunrise paddle. This is not a guided tour but an opportunity to rent a kayak\, SUP or canoe for an enjoyable hour at sunrise.  Reservations accepted one day in advance at the Sports Club. Contact sportsclub@chq.org with questions.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/sunrise-paddle-kayak-sup-2/
LOCATION:Sports Club\, Sports Club
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Recreation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/072321_SunriseKayaking_KT_01.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260320T160028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T163012Z
UID:98194-1787320800-1787320800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Aimee Nezhukumatathil
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle —  Bite by Bite: Nourishments & Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil \nFrom the New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders\, a lyrical book of short essays about food\, offering a banquet of tastes\, smells\, memories\, associations\, and marvelous curiosities from nature. In Bite by Bite\, poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil explores the way food and drink evoke our associations and remembrances—a subtext or layering\, a flavor tinged with joy\, shame\, exuberance\, grief\, desire\, or nostalgia.  \nNezhukumatathil restores our astonishment and wonder about food through her encounters with a range of foods and food traditions. From shave ice to lumpia\, mangoes to pecans\, rambutan to vanilla\, she investigates how food marks our experiences and identities and explores the boundaries between heritage and memory.  \nBite by Bite offers a rich and textured kaleidoscope of vignettes and visions into the world of food and nature\, drawn together by intimate and humorous personal reflections\, with Fumi Nakamura’s gorgeous imagery and illustration.  \nAimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of Night Owl\, a poetry collection\, the book of food essays Bite By Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees\, and the New York Times best-selling illustrated collection of nature essays\, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies\, Whale Sharks & Other Astonishments. She has also written four previous poetry collections including Oceanic and At The Drive-in Volcano. Her most recent chapbook is Lace & Pyrite\, a collaboration of epistolary garden poems with the poet Ross Gay. Honors include a poetry fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Pushcart Prize\, a Mississippi Arts Council grant\, NAAEE’s 2024 Pepe Marcos-Iga Award for Innovation in Environmental Education\, and being named a Guggenheim Fellow in poetry. For a decade\, she served as the poetry editor for Orion and Sierra magazines. A professor of English and Creative Writing for over twenty five years\, she also serves as a firefly guide for Mississippi State Parks.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/aimee-nezhukumatathil/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC),Weekly Themes,Week Eight (August 15–22),Literary Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Aimee_Nezhukumatathil_CLSC_2026.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260317T191526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T191526Z
UID:98126-1787331600-1787331600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-8/
LOCATION:Miller Park\, Miller Park
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260310T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T201523Z
UID:98163-1787342400-1787342400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Renée Fleming with Béla Fleck The Fiddle and the Drum
DESCRIPTION:This collaboration brings together 5x Grammy winning soprano Renée Fleming and 19x Grammy-winning banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck for a celebration of Appalachian folk music. For our country’s 250th anniversary\, the program mines a rich vein of America’s musical heritage\, weaving the expressive depth of Fleming’s voice with the brilliance of Fleck’s banjo and his all-star My Bluegrass Heart band. Through mountain songs\, haunting ballads\, and folk hymns\, The Fiddle and the Drum honors the roots and emotional power of Appalachia.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/renee-fleming-with-bela-fleck-the-fiddle-and-the-drum/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Eight (August 15–22),Popular Entertainment & Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Renee-Fleming_Bela-Fleck_2026.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20251124T200000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T201519Z
UID:96979-1787428800-1787428800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Silkroad Ensemble featuring Rhiannon Giddens
DESCRIPTION:The Silkroad Ensemble featuring Rhiannon Giddens brings an electrifying fusion of global traditions and contemporary expression to the stage. This acclaimed collective of artists creates a vibrant tapestry of sound that celebrates cultural exchange and musical curiosity. Giddens’ compelling voice and storytelling artistry add emotional depth and urgency to the performance. Audiences will be swept into an unforgettable evening of boundary-crossing music that resonates long after the final note.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/silkroad-ensemble-featuring-rhiannon-giddens/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30),Featured Events,Popular Entertainment & Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/6SilkroadEnsemblecAdamGurczakcopy.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260324T171520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T171520Z
UID:98335-1787476500-1787476500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Catholic Mass
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/catholic-mass-72/
LOCATION:Hall of Christ: Sanctuary
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20250924T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173034Z
UID:96585-1787481900-1787481900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Fr. Gregory Boyle\, S.J.
DESCRIPTION:Fr. Greg Boyle\, S.J.\, is a Jesuit priest and the founder of Homeboy Industries. Based in Los Angeles\, the organization is the largest gang intervention\, rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world.  \nFrom 1986 to 1992 Boyle served as pastor of Dolores Mission Church\, then the poorest Catholic parish in Los Angeles\, and the one with the highest concentration of gang activity. In the face of law enforcement tactics and criminal justice policies of suppression and mass incarceration as the means to end gang violence\, Boyle and parish and community members adopted what was a radical approach at the time: treat gang members as human beings.  \nIn 1988 they began what would eventually become Homeboy Industries\, which employs and trains former gang members in a range of social enterprises\, and provides critical services to thousands of people who walk through its doors every year seeking a better life.   \nBoyle is the author of the 2010 New York Times bestseller\, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion\, as well as Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship\, and The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness. Most recently\, he authored Forgive Everyone Everything\, an anthology of writings accompanied by Fabian Debora’s artwork.  \nRecently\, Boyle was a recipient of the 2025 Civic Renewal Award from the Center for Christianity and Public Life. In 2024\, Boyle received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joseph Biden. Homeboy Industries was awarded the 2020 Hilton Humanitarian Prize\, and Boyle was the recipient of University of Notre Dame’s 2017 Laetare Medal\, the oldest honor given to American Catholics. In 2014\, President Barack Obama named him a Champion of Change. Boyle has also received the California Peace Prize and been inducted into the California Hall of Fame.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/fr-gregory-boyle-s-j/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Week Nine (August 22–30),Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Chaplain_2026_Wk9_Boyle.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260120T201524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T221512Z
UID:97534-1787486400-1787947200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Week Nine: Reimagined Food Festival
DESCRIPTION:Savor a week of elevated culinary experiences with our reimagined Food Festival. With only 80 packages per week\, enjoy intimate moments across the grounds\, from two Masters Series classes and five Bestor Plaza demos to a lively Weekly Feast of Friends. Your package also includes a Premium Chef’s Dinner\, family‑friendly Feast on Film\, a Craft Beverage Tasting and the flavor‑packed Taste Caravan featuring five lunches and two dinners. Cap your experience off with the high‑energy Battle of the Bites and the celebratory Taste of Chautauqua. \nPackage includes:\n2 Master Series Classes\nSunday Feast with Friends Ticket\n1 Premium Chef’s Dinner\nFeast on Film Event\n1 Premium Craft Beverage Tasting Event\nExperience Taste Caravan\nBattle of the Bites Tasting Event\nTaste of Chautauqua  \nPlus\, a limited merch package\, $50 in food truck tickets for the taste caravan and a popcorn and soda for Feast on Film.  \nPackage price: $475 \nOnly 80 packages are available each week. Purchase by calling 716-357-6250.  \n*Packages available for week’s eight & nine. Packages do not provide standalone access to Chautauqua’s grounds and must be purchased in addition to your gate passes.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/week-nine-food-festival/
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30),Culinary Experiences,Festivals
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FoodFestival_Banner_web.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260213T213015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T151512Z
UID:97861-1787511600-1787511600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Hebrew Congregation\, Shirley Lazarus Sunday Evening Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/hebrew-congregation-shirley-lazarus-sunday-evening-lecture-series-18/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/smith_wilkes.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20250930T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T020015Z
UID:96591-1787562900-1787562900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Fr. Gregory Boyle\, S.J.
DESCRIPTION:Fr. Greg Boyle\, S.J.\, is a Jesuit priest and the founder of Homeboy Industries. Based in Los Angeles\, the organization is the largest gang intervention\, rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world.  \nFrom 1986 to 1992 Boyle served as pastor of Dolores Mission Church\, then the poorest Catholic parish in Los Angeles\, and the one with the highest concentration of gang activity. In the face of law enforcement tactics and criminal justice policies of suppression and mass incarceration as the means to end gang violence\, Boyle and parish and community members adopted what was a radical approach at the time: treat gang members as human beings.  \nIn 1988 they began what would eventually become Homeboy Industries\, which employs and trains former gang members in a range of social enterprises\, and provides critical services to thousands of people who walk through its doors every year seeking a better life.   \nBoyle is the author of the 2010 New York Times bestseller\, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion\, as well as Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship\, and The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness. Most recently\, he authored Forgive Everyone Everything\, an anthology of writings accompanied by Fabian Debora’s artwork.  \nRecently\, Boyle was a recipient of the 2025 Civic Renewal Award from the Center for Christianity and Public Life. In 2024\, Boyle received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joseph Biden. Homeboy Industries was awarded the 2020 Hilton Humanitarian Prize\, and Boyle was the recipient of University of Notre Dame’s 2017 Laetare Medal\, the oldest honor given to American Catholics. In 2014\, President Barack Obama named him a Champion of Change. Boyle has also received the California Peace Prize and been inducted into the California Hall of Fame.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/fr-gregory-boyle-s-j-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Week Nine (August 22–30),Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Chaplain_2026_Wk9_Boyle.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20250912T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T191528Z
UID:96320-1787568300-1787568300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Priya Parker
DESCRIPTION:Priya Parker opens Week Nine of the 2026 Chautauqua Lecture Series and the theme of “The Importance of Gathering” by helping us take a deeper look at how anyone can create collective meaning in modern life\, one gathering at a time. She is a facilitator\, strategic adviser\, acclaimed author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters\, and the host of The Art of Gathering Digital Course. She writes and teaches on Group Life\, her Substack publication aimed to make “group help” as normal as “self help.”  \nDrawing from her diverse training in conflict resolution\, business management\, public policy and community-building\, her talks dive into the anatomy of gathering with purpose. Whether she is talking about gathering as a 21st-century leadership skill\, fostering belonging among remote teams\, the art of hosting meetings everyone wants to attend\, or connecting people across identities\, backgrounds and hierarchies\, Parker gives her audiences the skills they need to succeed.  \nParker has helped numerous clients develop better in-person and virtual gatherings\, including tech and Fortune 500 companies\, leading non-profits\, education groups and government agencies\, among others.  \nParker has spoken on the TED Main Stage and her sessions have been viewed over 3 million times. The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters was named a Best Business Book of the Year by Amazon\, Esquire Magazine\, NPR\, the Financial Times\, 1-800-CEO-READS and Bloomberg. In 2023\, The Wall Street Journal tapped Parker as their work expert for their “Future of Everything” series. Her work has been featured in The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, Forbes.com\, Oprah.com\, Real Simple Magazine\, Glamour\, “The Today Show” and “Morning Joe\,” among others.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/priya-parker/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Week Nine (August 22–30),Featured Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Parker_Priya_CLS_082426.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260401T223021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T223021Z
UID:98580-1787587200-1787587200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Chamber Music: American Brass Quintet
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-chamber-music-american-brass-quintet/
LOCATION:Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall\, Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/American-Brass-Quintet.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20250930T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T020015Z
UID:96592-1787649300-1787649300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Fr. Gregory Boyle\, S.J.
DESCRIPTION:Fr. Greg Boyle\, S.J.\, is a Jesuit priest and the founder of Homeboy Industries. Based in Los Angeles\, the organization is the largest gang intervention\, rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world.  \nFrom 1986 to 1992 Boyle served as pastor of Dolores Mission Church\, then the poorest Catholic parish in Los Angeles\, and the one with the highest concentration of gang activity. In the face of law enforcement tactics and criminal justice policies of suppression and mass incarceration as the means to end gang violence\, Boyle and parish and community members adopted what was a radical approach at the time: treat gang members as human beings.  \nIn 1988 they began what would eventually become Homeboy Industries\, which employs and trains former gang members in a range of social enterprises\, and provides critical services to thousands of people who walk through its doors every year seeking a better life.   \nBoyle is the author of the 2010 New York Times bestseller\, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion\, as well as Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship\, and The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness. Most recently\, he authored Forgive Everyone Everything\, an anthology of writings accompanied by Fabian Debora’s artwork.  \nRecently\, Boyle was a recipient of the 2025 Civic Renewal Award from the Center for Christianity and Public Life. In 2024\, Boyle received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joseph Biden. Homeboy Industries was awarded the 2020 Hilton Humanitarian Prize\, and Boyle was the recipient of University of Notre Dame’s 2017 Laetare Medal\, the oldest honor given to American Catholics. In 2014\, President Barack Obama named him a Champion of Change. Boyle has also received the California Peace Prize and been inducted into the California Hall of Fame.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/fr-gregory-boyle-s-j-3/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Week Nine (August 22–30),Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Chaplain_2026_Wk9_Boyle.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260318T123026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T153024Z
UID:98149-1787649300-1787649300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chautauqua Science Group Weekly Lecture
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/tbd/
LOCATION:Hurlbut Church sanctuary\, Hurlbut Church sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/HurlbutChurch.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260310T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T193013Z
UID:98078-1787654700-1787654700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Lara Downes and John McWhorter
DESCRIPTION:Visionary American pianist and scholar Lara Downes is joined by fellow American scholar and linguist John McWhorter for a musical-conversation to discuss the role of American music as a joyful noise\, even in the hardest times — the songs that have chased our cares away even in times of hardship\, crisis and wartime\, to remind us of the importance of “harmonizing together.” This program is part of Downes’ series\, “America in Pursuit\,” developed for NPR’s “All Things Considered\,” and continues Chautauqua’s weeklong exploration of “The Importance of Gathering\,” in collaboration with the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.   \nAt 8 p.m. the same evening\, vocalist Kurt Elling joins Downes in a special concert called “Get Happy\,” inspired by the morning’s conversation and celebrating 250 years of American music. The duo will share beloved songs that remind us that “the sun will come up tomorrow!” The performance features music by Irving Berlin\, George Gershwin\, H.T. Burleigh\, Louis Armstrong\, and more.  \nLara Downes\, a visionary trailblazer and American pianist occupies a unique position of visibility through her dynamic work as a sought-after soloist\, a Billboard Chart-topping recording artist\, and a beloved NPR personality. She seeks inspiration from the legacies of history\, family and collective memory\, creating performances and recording projects that serve as gathering spaces for her listeners to find common ground and shared experiences.  \nDownes has recently launched “The Declaration Project\,” a national initiative marking the 250th anniversary of the United States by gathering together American communities to find common ground in exploring the core essence of our founding promise: the unalienable rights of “Life\, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Engaging with multigenerational communities in the form of round-table conversations\, generative writing workshops\, and collaborative creative practice\, Downes encourages reflection and expression that actively reimagines the promise of our future\, reflecting on the magic and mystery of life\, the ongoing quest for freedom and equality\, and the radical power of joy.   \nDownes is the creator and host of the NPR Music video series “Amplify with Lara Downes\,” which features intimate\, profoundly personal video conversations with visionary artists and cultural leaders who are shaping our creative present and future. Downes’ fierce commitment to citizenship and advocacy has led to her role as an Artist Ambassador for Headcount\, a non-partisan organization that uses the power of music to register voters and promote participation in democracy.  A cultural visionary with a firm finger on the pulse of tomorrow\, Downes is increasingly active as a curator and creative partner with institutions including Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts\, the Aspen Ideas Festival\, Mass MoCA\, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra\, and as Resident Artist for Classical California (formerly KDFC and KUSC).  \nDownes’ uniquely insightful approach to concept and curation have created an extensive and acclaimed series of chart-topping recordings\, including her latest release “Rhapsody in Blue Reimagined\,” featured on NPR’s “Morning Edition\,” in The Wall Street Journal and Downbeat Magazine. Her 2023 release “Love at Last” was featured as an NPR Tiny Desk Concert\, and her groundbreaking 2016 release “America Again” was called “a balm for a country riven by disunion” by the Boston Globe.  \nJohn McWhorter is not just a linguist — he’s a storyteller of language\, a cultural critic and a fearless commentator on the social issues of our time. As a professor in the Slavic Department at Columbia University\, McWhorter has spent his career dissecting the ways in which language evolves\, adapts and reflects the human condition. His research into creole languages\, dialects and sociolects offers a window into the everchanging tapestry of human communication.  \n McWhorter’s work extends far beyond the classroom. Known for his bold\, unorthodox views on race and society\, he has become a prominent public intellectual\, challenging the status quo and encouraging us to rethink our assumptions. Through his writing\, speaking and media appearances\, McWhorter brings a fresh\, incisive perspective that is both enlightening and accessible\, making even the most complex topics approachable for all.  \nMcWhorter is an author of more than 20 books\, including The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language\, Losing the Race: Self Sabotage in Black America and Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English. In 2016 he published Words on the Move: Why English Won’t — and Can’t — Sit Still (Like\, Literally)\, while in 2021\, he published Nine Nasty Words and Woke Racism.  He also writes a weekly column for The New York Times and hosts the language podcast “Lexicon Valley.” He earned his B.A. from Rutgers\, his M.A. from New York University and his Ph.D. in linguistics from Stanford.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/lara-downes-and-john-mcwhorter/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Week Nine (August 22–30)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DownesMcWhorter_CLS_082526.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260128T181515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T163016Z
UID:97629-1787661000-1787661000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Bird\, Tree & Garden Club Lunchtime Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/btg-lunch-lecture-series-9/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/smith_wilkes.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260318T193015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T193015Z
UID:98167-1787688000-1787688000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Get Happy with Lara Downes and Kurt Elling
DESCRIPTION:Pianist and cultural visionary Lara Downes has been called “A musical ray of hope” by NBC News. Vocalist Kurt Elling\, whom The Guardian dubbed “a kind of Sinatra with superpowers\,” joins Downes in a special concert called GET HAPPY\, celebrating 250 years of American music as a joyful noise\, even in the hardest times. The duo shares beloved songs that have chased our cares away even in times of  hardship\, crisis\, and wartime\, to remind us that “the sun will come up tomorrow!” Music by Irving Berlin\, George Gershwin\, H.T. Burleigh\, Louis Armstrong\, and more.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/get-happy-with-lara-downes-and-kurt-elling/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30),Popular Entertainment & Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/LaraDownes_KurtElling_2026.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T061500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T061500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260305T201525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T201525Z
UID:98047-1787724900-1787724900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Sunrise Paddle - Kayak/SUP
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy the beauty of the lake during our sunrise paddle. This is not a guided tour but an opportunity to rent a kayak\, SUP or canoe for an enjoyable hour at sunrise.  Reservations accepted one day in advance at the Sports Club. Contact sportsclub@chq.org with questions.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/sunrise-paddle-kayak-sup-3/
LOCATION:Sports Club\, Sports Club
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Recreation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/072321_SunriseKayaking_KT_01.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20250930T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T020015Z
UID:96593-1787735700-1787735700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Fr. Gregory Boyle\, S.J.
DESCRIPTION:Fr. Greg Boyle\, S.J.\, is a Jesuit priest and the founder of Homeboy Industries. Based in Los Angeles\, the organization is the largest gang intervention\, rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world.  \nFrom 1986 to 1992 Boyle served as pastor of Dolores Mission Church\, then the poorest Catholic parish in Los Angeles\, and the one with the highest concentration of gang activity. In the face of law enforcement tactics and criminal justice policies of suppression and mass incarceration as the means to end gang violence\, Boyle and parish and community members adopted what was a radical approach at the time: treat gang members as human beings.  \nIn 1988 they began what would eventually become Homeboy Industries\, which employs and trains former gang members in a range of social enterprises\, and provides critical services to thousands of people who walk through its doors every year seeking a better life.   \nBoyle is the author of the 2010 New York Times bestseller\, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion\, as well as Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship\, and The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness. Most recently\, he authored Forgive Everyone Everything\, an anthology of writings accompanied by Fabian Debora’s artwork.  \nRecently\, Boyle was a recipient of the 2025 Civic Renewal Award from the Center for Christianity and Public Life. In 2024\, Boyle received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joseph Biden. Homeboy Industries was awarded the 2020 Hilton Humanitarian Prize\, and Boyle was the recipient of University of Notre Dame’s 2017 Laetare Medal\, the oldest honor given to American Catholics. In 2014\, President Barack Obama named him a Champion of Change. Boyle has also received the California Peace Prize and been inducted into the California Hall of Fame.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/fr-gregory-boyle-s-j-4/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Week Nine (August 22–30),Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Chaplain_2026_Wk9_Boyle.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260309T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T191528Z
UID:98074-1787741100-1787741100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Henry Louis Gates\, Jr.
DESCRIPTION:Henry Louis Gates\, Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University professor and director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker\, literary scholar\, journalist\, cultural critic and institution builder has produced and hosted an array of documentary films and published numerous books. Gates joins the Chautauqua Lecture Series during this week on “The Importance of Gathering\,” in collaboration with the Smithsonian Folklife Festival\, to reflect on the importance of sharing collective histories and memories\, based on his extensive work and scholarship exploring the connections that bind us.  \nNominated for a 2024 Primetime Emmy\, and in its 12th season this year\, is Gates’s groundbreaking genealogy and genetics series “Finding Your Roots.” His latest history series for PBS are “Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History” and “Great Migrations: A People on the Move.”  He also served as executive producer of PBS’ “The Black Church” and HBO’s “Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches\,” which each received Emmy nominations as well.  \nGates’s latest book is The Black Box: Writing the Race. Published in 2024\, it was named one of the New York Times 100 Best Books of the Year. Other recent titles include The Black Church: This Is Our Story\, This Is Our Song and Stony the Road: Reconstruction\, White Supremacy\, and the Rise of Jim Crow. A former chair of the Pulitzer Prize board\, he is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and serves on a wide array of boards\, including the New York Public Library\, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund\, the Aspen Institute\, the Whitney Museum of American Art\, Library of America and The Studio Museum of Harlem.   \nGates earned his B.A. in history from Yale University\, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in English literature from Clare College at Cambridge. He was a member of the first class awarded “genius grants” by the MacArthur Foundation in 1981\, and in 1998 he became the first African American scholar to be awarded the National Humanities Medal.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/henry-louis-gates-jr/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Week Nine (August 22–30)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GatesJr_HenryLouis_CLS_082626.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260317T201540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T201540Z
UID:98140-1787769000-1787769000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Unity's Positive Path for Spiritual Living
DESCRIPTION:Programmed by Unity of Chautauqua
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/unitys-positive-path-for-spiritual-living-18/
LOCATION:Turner Conference Room\, Turner Conference Room
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20180812_gf_chq_09227.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260209T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T203023Z
UID:97709-1787774400-1787774400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Samara Joy
DESCRIPTION:A native of the Bronx\, Samara Joy became entranced by classic R&B as a child and cut her teeth as a singer in her church’s gospel choir. And while her family history is deeply musical—her grandparents helmed the Philadelphia gospel group the Savettes\, and her father\, the musician and songwriter Antonio McLendon\, has produced\, composed and arranged his own astounding original work—she didn’t delve into the jazz tradition until college at SUNY Purchase. During her studies there she won the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition\, which introduced her to the larger jazz scene as a rising star to watch. She was heard\, by audiences and critics alike\, as a masterful interpreter of jazz standards and a rightful heiress of the sound\, technique and charisma that defined her jazz heroines—including Vaughan\, Betty Carter\, Abbey Lincoln and Carmen McRae.  \nJoy released her self-titled debut on the Whirlwind label in 2021\, followed a year later by Linger Awhile\, her breakout Verve debut\, of which Down Beat said\, “With this beautiful recording\, a silky-voiced star is born.” The album earned her a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album in addition to a headline-making win for Best New Artist. A deluxe edition of the album was released\, as well as the EP A Joyful Holiday\, which took home Grammys for Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best Jazz Performance in 2025. Her new Verve album\, Portrait\, which Joy co-produced with the veteran trumpeter/bandleader and multi-Grammy winner Brian Lynch\, showcases the intimate\, soulful chemistry she’s developed with her touring band\, already earning her an NAACP Image Award this year for Best Jazz Album. Portrait also spotlights her burgeoning gifts as a lyricist\, in ingenious arrangements that meld her thoughtful words with music by Charles Mingus\, Sun Ra and her late mentor Barry Harris.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/samara-joy/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30),Popular Entertainment & Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Samara-Joy_1-credit_-ABDM.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20250930T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T201523Z
UID:96594-1787822100-1787822100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Fr. Gregory Boyle\, S.J.
DESCRIPTION:Fr. Greg Boyle\, S.J.\, is a Jesuit priest and the founder of Homeboy Industries. Based in Los Angeles\, the organization is the largest gang intervention\, rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world.  \nFrom 1986 to 1992 Boyle served as pastor of Dolores Mission Church\, then the poorest Catholic parish in Los Angeles\, and the one with the highest concentration of gang activity. In the face of law enforcement tactics and criminal justice policies of suppression and mass incarceration as the means to end gang violence\, Boyle and parish and community members adopted what was a radical approach at the time: treat gang members as human beings.  \nIn 1988 they began what would eventually become Homeboy Industries\, which employs and trains former gang members in a range of social enterprises\, and provides critical services to thousands of people who walk through its doors every year seeking a better life.   \nBoyle is the author of the 2010 New York Times bestseller\, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion\, as well as Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship\, and The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness. Most recently\, he authored Forgive Everyone Everything\, an anthology of writings accompanied by Fabian Debora’s artwork.  \nRecently\, Boyle was a recipient of the 2025 Civic Renewal Award from the Center for Christianity and Public Life. In 2024\, Boyle received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joseph Biden. Homeboy Industries was awarded the 2020 Hilton Humanitarian Prize\, and Boyle was the recipient of University of Notre Dame’s 2017 Laetare Medal\, the oldest honor given to American Catholics. In 2014\, President Barack Obama named him a Champion of Change. Boyle has also received the California Peace Prize and been inducted into the California Hall of Fame.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/fr-gregory-boyle-s-j-5/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Week Nine (August 22–30),Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Chaplain_2026_Wk9_Boyle.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T061500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T061500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260305T201526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T201526Z
UID:98048-1787897700-1787897700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Sunrise Paddle - Kayak/SUP
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy the beauty of the lake during our sunrise paddle. This is not a guided tour but an opportunity to rent a kayak\, SUP or canoe for an enjoyable hour at sunrise.  Reservations accepted one day in advance at the Sports Club. Contact sportsclub@chq.org with questions.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/sunrise-paddle-kayak-sup-4/
LOCATION:Sports Club\, Sports Club
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Recreation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/072321_SunriseKayaking_KT_01.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260317T191527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T191527Z
UID:98127-1787936400-1787936400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Kabbalat Shabbat Service
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/kabbalat-shabbat-service-9/
LOCATION:Miller Park\, Miller Park
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260106T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T204903Z
UID:97235-1787947200-1787947200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Australian Pink Floyd Show
DESCRIPTION:Selling over 4 million tickets worldwide and described by The Times as “The Gold Standard” and The Daily Mirror as “The Kings of the Genre\,” The Australian Pink Floyd Show gave its first-ever concert in Adelaide\, Australia in 1988. Since then\, they have performed in over 35 countries worldwide; played at David Gilmour’s 50th birthday celebration and were even joined on stage by David Gilmour and Rick Wright. TAPFS is the leading show of its kind in the world. \nPerforming the music of Pink Floyd with note-for-note perfection\, this critically acclaimed show has been astonishing audiences worldwide for more than three decades. Always striving to reproduce the complete Pink Floyd experience and bring the music to new audiences\, the show continues to include a stunning light and laser show\, video animations\, state-of-the-art high-resolution LED screen technology\, and other special effects. \nIn addition\, and in true Pink Floyd fashion\, there are several huge inflatables including a giant pig and their own unique Pink Kangaroo. They have worked with Pink Floyd touring musicians like Guy Pratt and Durga McBroom. Lorelei McBroom\, who was a member of the Pink Floyd touring band on both the Momentary Lapse of Reason and Delicate Sound of Thunder tours\, has been a member of TAPFS for over 15 years. \nOften described as being much more than a tribute band\, The Australian Pink Floyd Show is the first Pink Floyd tribute show that took the concept into the worldwide arena circuit. The band has played to sell-out audiences throughout Europe\, the UK\, America\, Canada\, and South America. \nWith over 35 years of history\, the world’s biggest\, best\, and greatest Pink Floyd tribute show continues to delight its global fan base. From its humble origins in the bars and clubs of Adelaide\, in recent years the band has become a truly international affair\, with members from Australia\, the UK\, France\, and the USA.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-australian-pink-floyd-show/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30),Popular Entertainment & Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AustralianPinkFloyd_2.2.4_2.2.4.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T100000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260203T211508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T211508Z
UID:97677-1787997600-1787997600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:HOLD: Bob McClure Play Readers event
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/hold-bob-mcclure-play-readers-event/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260324T171521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T171521Z
UID:98336-1788081300-1788081300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Catholic Mass
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/catholic-mass-73/
LOCATION:Hall of Christ: Sanctuary
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T104500
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260105T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T173034Z
UID:96586-1788086700-1788086700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton
DESCRIPTION:The Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton is the senior pastor of Chautauqua Institution. Formerly the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland and Canon Pastor of Washington National Cathedral\, where he directed the Cathedral’s Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage\, Sutton has also served as a college chaplain\, parish priest\, and professor of homiletics and liturgy at Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Sutton is a frequent leader of retreats focused on spirituality\, nonviolence\, and social justice\, including multiple missions to South Africa. He co-founded Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington\, an ecumenical network of churches and individuals committed to centering prayer and renewing the contemplative gospel for daily living.  \nSutton is a prolific writer\, and has contributed to multiple books\, including The Diversity of Centering Prayer and Reclaiming the Gospel of Peace: Challenging the Epidemic of Gun Violence. Bishop Sutton has been named by the Center for American Progress as one of “Fourteen Faith Leaders to Watch” for his faith-led efforts to promote nonviolent solutions to conflicts.  \nSutton is a prolific writer\, and has contributed to multiple books\, including The Diversity of Centering Prayer and Reclaiming the Gospel of Peace: Challenging the Epidemic of Gun Violence. Bishop Sutton has been named by the Center for American Progress as one of “Fourteen Faith Leaders to Watch” for his faith-led efforts to promote nonviolent solutions to conflicts.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rt-rev-eugene-taylor-sutton/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Week Nine (August 22–30),Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
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SUMMARY:Hebrew Congregation\, Shirley Lazarus Sunday Evening Lecture Series
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URL:https://www.chq.org/event/hebrew-congregation-shirley-lazarus-sunday-evening-lecture-series-19/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T183645
CREATED:20260310T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T140000Z
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SUMMARY:Indigo Girls
DESCRIPTION:Released in 1989\, Indigo Girls’ eponymous major label debut sold over two million copies under the power of singles “Closer to Fine” and “Kid Fears” and turned Indigo Girls into one of the most successful folk duos in history. Over a thirty-five-year career that began in clubs around their native Atlanta\, Georgia\, the multi-Grammy-winning duo of Emily Saliers and Amy Ray has recorded sixteen studio albums\, sold over 15 million records\, and built a dedicated\, enduring following across the globe. Rolling Stone describes them as the “ideal duet partners.” Committed and uncompromising activists\, they work on issues like immigration reform (El Refugio)\, LGBTQ advocacy\, education (Imagination Library)\, death penalty reform\, and Native American rights. They are co-founders of Honor the Earth\, a non-profit dedicated to the survival of sustainable Native communities\, Indigenous environmental justice\, and green energy solutions.  \nTheir latest record\, Look Long is a stirring and eclectic collection of songs that finds the duo of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers reunited in the studio with their strongest backing band to date. “We joke about being old\, but what is old when it comes to music? We’re still a bar band at heart\,” says Saliers. “While our lyrics and writing approach may change\, our passion for music feels the same as it did when we were 25-years-old.” “As time has gone on\, our audience has become more expansive and diverse\, giving me a sense of joy\,” she adds. To hear those collective voices raise into one\, singing along and overpowering the band itself\, one realizes the importance Indigo Girls’ music has in this moment. In our often-terrifying present\, we are all in search of a daily refuge\, a stolen hour or two\, to engage with something that brings us joy\, perspective\, or maybe just calm. As one bar band once put it\, “We go to the doctor\, we go to the mountains…we go to the Bible\, we go through the work out.” For millions\, they go to the Indigo Girls. On Look Long they’ll find a creative partnership certain of its bearings\, forging a way forward.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/indigo-girls/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Popular Entertainment & Concerts
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