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SUMMARY:Song\, Prayer\, Communion & Meditation.
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/song-prayer-communion-meditation-20/
LOCATION:Hurlbut Church sanctuary\, Hurlbut Church sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T090000
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CREATED:20260612T201703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T201703Z
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SUMMARY:United Church of Christ Worship Service
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/united-church-of-christ-worship-service-10/
LOCATION:Randell Chapel\, UCC Headquarters
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T090000
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CREATED:20260612T201712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T201712Z
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SUMMARY:Episcopal Holy Eucharist
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/episcopal-holy-eucharist-130/
LOCATION:Chapel of the Good Shepherd\, Chapel of the Good Shepherd
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T093000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260513T171712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T191611Z
UID:98336-1788082200-1788082200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Catholic Mass
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/catholic-mass-73/
LOCATION:Hurlbut Church sanctuary\, Hurlbut Church sanctuary
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/HurlbutChurch.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T093000
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CREATED:20260612T203217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T203217Z
UID:101311-1788082200-1788082200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Unity Service
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/unity-service-10/
LOCATION:Hall of Missions\, Hall of Missions
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T093000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260612T211635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T211635Z
UID:101317-1788082200-1788082200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Quaker Worship Service
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/quaker-worship-service-8/
LOCATION:Quaker House
CATEGORIES:Community Group Event,Community Group Program
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T093000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260612T211725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T211725Z
UID:101331-1788082200-1788082200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Unitarian Universalist Service
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/unitarian-universalist-service-10/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Faith and Spiritual Programming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260105T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T151601Z
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/wk10_Sutton_Eugene_Chaplain_update.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T150000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260820T141556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T121556Z
UID:103465-1788102000-1788102000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Obon Community Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Free for all   \nGather in the amphitheater for a vibrant\, one-hour celebration inspired by Obon\, the Japanese tradition of honoring ancestors through dance\, music\, remembrance\, and community. Led by 2025 NEA National Heritage Fellow Adrienne Reiko Iwanaga\, one of the nation’s foremost Bon Odori teachers\, and featuring reflections from Buddhist scholar George Tanabe and the powerful rhythms of New York City’s Soh Daiko\, this joyful gathering invites everyone to join in traditional community dances regardless of age or experience.   \nWith lanterns\, fans\, taiko drumming\, and Japanese treats\, we’ll celebrate the ties that bind us across generations. As we conclude Chautauqua’s Summer Assembly and reflect on America’s 250th anniversary\, let us close the season with gratitude\, joy\, and the enduring spirit of togetherness.   \nIn partnership with the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/obon-community-celebration/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30),Featured Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T160000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260421T161610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T161605Z
UID:99125-1788105600-1788105600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:CHQ Mystic Heart -Church of the Wild -Family Friendly
DESCRIPTION:Kriss Young Miller and her husband Gary manage the Quaker House. Kriss is a 2022 graduate of Earlham School of Religion with her Master of Arts in Peace and Social Transformation. Kriss is currently a student of Victoria Loorz in the Seminary of the Wild Earth at the Center for Wild Spirituality.  She has completed Wild Church Leadership training and is deeply grateful for the opportunity to work to build connections with Chautauquans in the sacred wild.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/church-of-the-wild-with-kriss-miller-10/
LOCATION:Outdoor Classroom
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Faith and Spiritual Programming
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/MysticHeart_KrissMiller.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T180000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260811T141638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T141638Z
UID:103289-1788112800-1788112800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:EPIC
DESCRIPTION:Elvis sings and tells his story like never before in a new cinematic experience from visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann featuring new-found footage of his Las Vegas residency. “One of the most thrilling musical experiences you can have at a cinema.” -Barry Levitt\, Empire Magazine “A visual spectacle\, almost a hallucinatory physical experience. The sheer vibrancy of the restored footage is stunning.” -Katie Walsh\, Tribune News Service “It’s as if Luhrmann were conducting a séance\, awakening Elvis from the afterlife with a raw vitality and outsize energy that are rare even among the living.” -David Rooney\, The Hollywood Reporter (PG-13\, 96m)
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/epic-4/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Cinema\, Chautauqua Cinema
CATEGORIES:Movies,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EPiC-poster.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T190000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260213T213016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T143104Z
UID:97862-1788116400-1788116400@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-19/
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:20260830T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T200000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260513T130104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T171605Z
UID:99563-1788120000-1788120000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Sacred Song Service and Closing Three Taps
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/sacred-song-service-and-closing-three-taps/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Faith and Spiritual Programming
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/062523_SacredSong_CL_04-1.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T204500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T204500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260811T141642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T141642Z
UID:103293-1788122700-1788122700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:ELEANOR THE GREAT
DESCRIPTION:June Squibb brings to vivid life the witty and proudly troublesome 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein\, who after a devastating loss\, tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own. Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut is a comically poignant exploration of how the stories we hear become the stories we tell. Co-stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Erin Kellyman. “A moving study of grief\, loneliness and aging.” -G. Allen Johnson\, San Francisco Chronicle “A heartfelt\, emotionally resonant story about the power of our lives and the capacity of our stories lingering on long after we’ve left this world. Take someone you love and see it.” -Kristen Lopez\, The Film Maven (PG-13\, 98m)
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/eleanor-the-great-4/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Cinema\, Chautauqua Cinema
CATEGORIES:Movies,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EleanorTheGreat-poster.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260831T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260831T180000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260811T001607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T141643Z
UID:103240-1788199200-1788199200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:ELEANOR THE GREAT
DESCRIPTION:June Squibb brings to vivid life the witty and proudly troublesome 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein\, who after a devastating loss\, tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own. Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut is a comically poignant exploration of how the stories we hear become the stories we tell. Co-stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Erin Kellyman. “A moving study of grief\, loneliness and aging.” -G. Allen Johnson\, San Francisco Chronicle “A heartfelt\, emotionally resonant story about the power of our lives and the capacity of our stories lingering on long after we’ve left this world. Take someone you love and see it.” -Kristen Lopez\, The Film Maven (PG-13\, 98m)
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/eleanor-the-great-2/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Cinema\, Chautauqua Cinema
CATEGORIES:Movies,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EleanorTheGreat-poster.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260831T204500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260831T204500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260811T001604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T141639Z
UID:103238-1788209100-1788209100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:EPIC
DESCRIPTION:Elvis sings and tells his story like never before in a new cinematic experience from visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann featuring new-found footage of his Las Vegas residency. “One of the most thrilling musical experiences you can have at a cinema.” -Barry Levitt\, Empire Magazine “A visual spectacle\, almost a hallucinatory physical experience. The sheer vibrancy of the restored footage is stunning.” -Katie Walsh\, Tribune News Service “It’s as if Luhrmann were conducting a séance\, awakening Elvis from the afterlife with a raw vitality and outsize energy that are rare even among the living.” -David Rooney\, The Hollywood Reporter (PG-13\, 96m)
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/epic-2/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Cinema\, Chautauqua Cinema
CATEGORIES:Movies,Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30)
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EPiC-poster.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T190000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260310T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T211559Z
UID:98054-1789066800-1789066800@www.chq.org
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,Featured Events,Popular Entertainment & Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Copy-of-IndigoGirls036_JeremyCowart.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T160000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260917T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T171557Z
UID:103688-1790784000-1790784000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:GALLIM: Preview Performance
DESCRIPTION:Join celebrated interdisciplinary dance company GALLIM for an intimate glimpse of the culmination of their 3-week residency at Chautauqua. This year’s showing includes two audience favorites\, state and YEAR\, as well as a new solo premiering this fall to Dreams by The Cranberries!\nMark your calendars to witness the dynamic program that includes a first-ever commissioned work by another choreographer\, former company member Sean Howe\, at the Joyce Theater in New York City\, November 11-15\, 2026!\nMiller is a Guggenheim Fellow\, the first Artist in Residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, and part of the first female choreographer/composer team commissioned to create for New York City Ballet. Recent commissions include English National Ballet and Abraham in Motion. \nAbout each work \nstate\nPerformed by a trio of women and scored by indie-pop artist RIVKA\, state examines five distinct dimensions of womanhood\, moving between intimate personal journeys and the communal strength built to uplift one another. Across solos and collective moments\, the piece reflects on lineage\, endurance\, and how women carry shared histories forward. \nDreams\nInspired by the song’s grand scale and singular vocal presence\, Miller brings this atmosphere to the stage\, investigating how a solitary physical presence can resonate across space. \nYEAR\nWhere Miller’s choreography often probes areas of friction to seek understanding and healing\, YEAR turns toward joy\, beauty\, and ecstasy\, exploring the capacity to sustain presence within those states. The work unfolds as a meditation on time\, encompassing life and death\, conflict and peace\, loss and renewal. Driven by an original score by Frédéric Despierre. \nAbout GALLIM\nFounded in 2007 by choreographer Andrea Miller\, GALLIM is a New York City–based contemporary dance company known for its visceral physicality\, boundary-blurring artistry\, and deeply human work. Miller’s choreography merges fierce athleticism with theatrical innovation to create immersive performance experiences that are immediate\, transformative\, and unforgettable.\nGALLIM’s work has been presented at leading venues and festivals worldwide\, including Lincoln Center\, BAM\, The Kennedy Center\, The Metropolitan Museum of Art\, Jacob’s Pillow\, and The Harris Theater\, with additional collaborations spanning film\, fashion\, music\, and visual art.\nAt the core of GALLIM is a dynamic ecosystem of creation\, performance\, and education. Through its School of Movement and expansive educational programming\, the company provides training\, creative development\, and meaningful access points for artists at every stage. Programs include GALLIM Methods\, repertory intensives\, process-based immersions for makers\, interdisciplinary offerings in film and photography\, community classes\, mentorship\, and educational residencies at colleges and universities nationwide.  \nGALLIM’s residency at Chautauqua Institution is supported by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/gallim-preview-performance/
LOCATION:Carnahan-Jackson: McBride/Verdy\, Carnahan-Jackson: McBride/Verdy
CATEGORIES:Artist-in-Residence,Chautauqua Institution Program,Dance,Featured Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/img_GALLIM_2026_YEAR_PC_Dan-Chen_1786-2.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270627T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270627T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260601T161557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T161557Z
UID:100868-1814093100-1814093100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Opening Three Taps
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/opening-three-taps/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week One (June 27–July 4),Weekly Themes
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270627T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270627T110000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T170059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T170059Z
UID:103956-1814094000-1814094000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Kate Braestrup
DESCRIPTION:The daughter of a foreign correspondent\, Kate Braestrup spent her childhood in Algiers\, New York City\, Paris\, Bangkok\, Washington\, DC and Sabillasville\, Maryland. Educated at the Parsons School of Design\, the New School and Georgetown University\, Kate has her master’s degree from Bangor Theological Seminary and has received honorary doctorates from Unity College and Husson University.\nKate married Trooper James Andrew “Drew” Griffith in 1985. Trooper Griffith was killed in the line of duty in 1996 in a car accident\, leaving Kate a widow with four young children.\nIn 1997\, Kate entered Seminary and was ordained as a community minister in 2004. Since 2001\, she has served as chaplain to the Maine Warden Service\, joining game wardens as they search the wild lands and fresh waters of Maine for those who have lost their way\, and offering comfort to those who wait for the ones they love to be rescued.\nKate is the bestselling author of the award-winning Here If You Need Me (Little-Brown\, 2006) named one of TIME Magazine’s ten best books of 2006\, and Marriage and Other Acts of Charity (Little-Brown\, 2009)\, Beginner’s Grace (Simon and Schuster\, 2010) and Anchor & Flares (Little-Brown\, 2015). Her work has appeared in numerous publications including the New York Times Sunday Magazine\, More\, O (the Oprah Magazine) and Good Housekeeping. She has told stories for PBS’ The Moth\, gave a TED talk\, and she is a sought-after public speaker around the country and abroad. Kate is the devoted grandmother to five grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-kate-braestrup/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270627T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270627T180000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261021T180816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261029T141557Z
UID:103857-1814119200-1814119200@www.chq.org
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-2/
LOCATION:Fletcher Music Hall\, Fletcher Music Hall
CATEGORIES:Week One (June 27–July 4),Weekly Themes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270628T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270628T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T170103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T170103Z
UID:103958-1814174100-1814174100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Kate Braestrup
DESCRIPTION:The daughter of a foreign correspondent\, Kate Braestrup spent her childhood in Algiers\, New York City\, Paris\, Bangkok\, Washington\, DC and Sabillasville\, Maryland. Educated at the Parsons School of Design\, the New School and Georgetown University\, Kate has her master’s degree from Bangor Theological Seminary and has received honorary doctorates from Unity College and Husson University.\nKate married Trooper James Andrew “Drew” Griffith in 1985. Trooper Griffith was killed in the line of duty in 1996 in a car accident\, leaving Kate a widow with four young children.\nIn 1997\, Kate entered Seminary and was ordained as a community minister in 2004. Since 2001\, she has served as chaplain to the Maine Warden Service\, joining game wardens as they search the wild lands and fresh waters of Maine for those who have lost their way\, and offering comfort to those who wait for the ones they love to be rescued.\nKate is the bestselling author of the award-winning Here If You Need Me (Little-Brown\, 2006) named one of TIME Magazine’s ten best books of 2006\, and Marriage and Other Acts of Charity (Little-Brown\, 2009)\, Beginner’s Grace (Simon and Schuster\, 2010) and Anchor & Flares (Little-Brown\, 2015). Her work has appeared in numerous publications including the New York Times Sunday Magazine\, More\, O (the Oprah Magazine) and Good Housekeeping. She has told stories for PBS’ The Moth\, gave a TED talk\, and she is a sought-after public speaker around the country and abroad. Kate is the devoted grandmother to five grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-kate-braestrup-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270629T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270629T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T170104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T170104Z
UID:103959-1814260500-1814260500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Kate Braestrup
DESCRIPTION:The daughter of a foreign correspondent\, Kate Braestrup spent her childhood in Algiers\, New York City\, Paris\, Bangkok\, Washington\, DC and Sabillasville\, Maryland. Educated at the Parsons School of Design\, the New School and Georgetown University\, Kate has her master’s degree from Bangor Theological Seminary and has received honorary doctorates from Unity College and Husson University.\nKate married Trooper James Andrew “Drew” Griffith in 1985. Trooper Griffith was killed in the line of duty in 1996 in a car accident\, leaving Kate a widow with four young children.\nIn 1997\, Kate entered Seminary and was ordained as a community minister in 2004. Since 2001\, she has served as chaplain to the Maine Warden Service\, joining game wardens as they search the wild lands and fresh waters of Maine for those who have lost their way\, and offering comfort to those who wait for the ones they love to be rescued.\nKate is the bestselling author of the award-winning Here If You Need Me (Little-Brown\, 2006) named one of TIME Magazine’s ten best books of 2006\, and Marriage and Other Acts of Charity (Little-Brown\, 2009)\, Beginner’s Grace (Simon and Schuster\, 2010) and Anchor & Flares (Little-Brown\, 2015). Her work has appeared in numerous publications including the New York Times Sunday Magazine\, More\, O (the Oprah Magazine) and Good Housekeeping. She has told stories for PBS’ The Moth\, gave a TED talk\, and she is a sought-after public speaker around the country and abroad. Kate is the devoted grandmother to five grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-kate-braestrup-3/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk5_Braestrup_Kate_chaplain.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270629T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270629T100000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261011T133058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261011T133058Z
UID:103792-1814263200-1814263200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Tour of Roe Green Theater Center
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/tour-of-roe-green-theater-center/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Week One (June 27–July 4),Weekly Themes
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270630T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270630T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T170106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T170106Z
UID:103960-1814346900-1814346900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Kate Braestrup
DESCRIPTION:The daughter of a foreign correspondent\, Kate Braestrup spent her childhood in Algiers\, New York City\, Paris\, Bangkok\, Washington\, DC and Sabillasville\, Maryland. Educated at the Parsons School of Design\, the New School and Georgetown University\, Kate has her master’s degree from Bangor Theological Seminary and has received honorary doctorates from Unity College and Husson University.\nKate married Trooper James Andrew “Drew” Griffith in 1985. Trooper Griffith was killed in the line of duty in 1996 in a car accident\, leaving Kate a widow with four young children.\nIn 1997\, Kate entered Seminary and was ordained as a community minister in 2004. Since 2001\, she has served as chaplain to the Maine Warden Service\, joining game wardens as they search the wild lands and fresh waters of Maine for those who have lost their way\, and offering comfort to those who wait for the ones they love to be rescued.\nKate is the bestselling author of the award-winning Here If You Need Me (Little-Brown\, 2006) named one of TIME Magazine’s ten best books of 2006\, and Marriage and Other Acts of Charity (Little-Brown\, 2009)\, Beginner’s Grace (Simon and Schuster\, 2010) and Anchor & Flares (Little-Brown\, 2015). Her work has appeared in numerous publications including the New York Times Sunday Magazine\, More\, O (the Oprah Magazine) and Good Housekeeping. She has told stories for PBS’ The Moth\, gave a TED talk\, and she is a sought-after public speaker around the country and abroad. Kate is the devoted grandmother to five grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-kate-braestrup-4/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk5_Braestrup_Kate_chaplain.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270701T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270701T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T170112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T170112Z
UID:103964-1814433300-1814433300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Kate Braestrup
DESCRIPTION:The daughter of a foreign correspondent\, Kate Braestrup spent her childhood in Algiers\, New York City\, Paris\, Bangkok\, Washington\, DC and Sabillasville\, Maryland. Educated at the Parsons School of Design\, the New School and Georgetown University\, Kate has her master’s degree from Bangor Theological Seminary and has received honorary doctorates from Unity College and Husson University.\nKate married Trooper James Andrew “Drew” Griffith in 1985. Trooper Griffith was killed in the line of duty in 1996 in a car accident\, leaving Kate a widow with four young children.\nIn 1997\, Kate entered Seminary and was ordained as a community minister in 2004. Since 2001\, she has served as chaplain to the Maine Warden Service\, joining game wardens as they search the wild lands and fresh waters of Maine for those who have lost their way\, and offering comfort to those who wait for the ones they love to be rescued.\nKate is the bestselling author of the award-winning Here If You Need Me (Little-Brown\, 2006) named one of TIME Magazine’s ten best books of 2006\, and Marriage and Other Acts of Charity (Little-Brown\, 2009)\, Beginner’s Grace (Simon and Schuster\, 2010) and Anchor & Flares (Little-Brown\, 2015). Her work has appeared in numerous publications including the New York Times Sunday Magazine\, More\, O (the Oprah Magazine) and Good Housekeeping. She has told stories for PBS’ The Moth\, gave a TED talk\, and she is a sought-after public speaker around the country and abroad. Kate is the devoted grandmother to five grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-kate-braestrup-5/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270701T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270701T121500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261010T223059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T193122Z
UID:103783-1814444100-1814444100@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/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week One (June 27–July 4),Weekly Themes,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:20270702T094500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270702T094500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20250620T040000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250620T040000Z
UID:103937-1814521500-1814521500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Children's School 4th of July Parade
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/childrens-school-4th-of-july-parade-2/
LOCATION:Colonnade Steps\, Colonnade Steps
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week One (June 27–July 4),Weekly Themes,Youth Programs and Activities
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270702T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270702T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261001T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T140000Z
UID:103750-1814525100-1814525100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Kate Shaw
DESCRIPTION:Kate Shaw is a Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. A constitutional law scholar\, her academic work and writing focus on executive power\, the law of democracy\, administrative law and legislation\, the Supreme Court\, and reproductive rights and justice. Shaw brings her extensive expertise on the American Constitution to close out Week One of the Chautauqua Lecture Series.  \nHer scholarly writing has appeared\, among other places\, in the Harvard Law Review\, the Columbia Law Review\, the Cornell Law Review\, the Georgetown Law Journal\, and the Northwestern University Law Review\, and her popular writing has appeared in The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, Slate\, Time and The Atlantic. Shaw is a contributor with ABC News\, a contributing opinion writer with The New York Times\, co-host of the Supreme Court podcast “Strict Scrutiny\,” and a Public Member of the Administrative Conference of the United States.   \nBefore joining the Penn faculty in January 2024\, she spent over a decade on the faculty of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law\, where she was also co-director of the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy. Earlier in her career she served as an associate counsel in the Obama White House Counsel’s Office and served as a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and the Honorable Richard Posner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.   \nShaw received her Bachelor of Arts from Brown University\, and her Juris Doctor from Northwestern University.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/kate-shaw/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week One (June 27–July 4),Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Shaw_Kate_CLS_070227.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270704T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270704T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T170101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T170101Z
UID:103957-1814697900-1814697900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rev. Heber Brown III
DESCRIPTION:Reverend Dr. Heber Brown\, III has been an ordained minister of the gospel of Jesus for more than twenty years.  He’s served multiple congregations including fourteen years as senior pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore\, Maryland.  He’s been blessed to preach across the country and is equally known for his commitment to living the gospel in the public square.  Rev. Brown believes deeply in the ministry of social justice; having established multiple organizations that address youth development\, food security\, the prison industrial complex and more.  God has blessed him to teach at many universities and receive various awards in recognition of his service to God and community.  Rev. Brown earned his B.S. degree in Psychology from Morgan State University\, a Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Union University and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington\, D.C.  He serves on numerous boards including Bread For The World\, Black Farmer Fund and Future Harvest. Rev. Brown has garnered numerous awards and is the author of the forthcoming book\, Nothing More Sacred: Radical Stories Of Black Church Faith\, Food and Freedom
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rev-heber-brown-iii/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk3_Brown_Heber_chaplain_photo1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270705T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270705T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T170107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T170107Z
UID:103961-1814778900-1814778900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rev. Heber Brown III
DESCRIPTION:Reverend Dr. Heber Brown\, III has been an ordained minister of the gospel of Jesus for more than twenty years.  He’s served multiple congregations including fourteen years as senior pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore\, Maryland.  He’s been blessed to preach across the country and is equally known for his commitment to living the gospel in the public square.  Rev. Brown believes deeply in the ministry of social justice; having established multiple organizations that address youth development\, food security\, the prison industrial complex and more.  God has blessed him to teach at many universities and receive various awards in recognition of his service to God and community.  Rev. Brown earned his B.S. degree in Psychology from Morgan State University\, a Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Union University and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington\, D.C.  He serves on numerous boards including Bread For The World\, Black Farmer Fund and Future Harvest. Rev. Brown has garnered numerous awards and is the author of the forthcoming book\, Nothing More Sacred: Radical Stories Of Black Church Faith\, Food and Freedom
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rev-heber-brown-iii-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk3_Brown_Heber_chaplain_photo1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270705T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270705T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261001T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T140000Z
UID:103751-1814784300-1814784300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chris Hayes
DESCRIPTION:Chris Hayes is the Emmy Award–winning anchor of “All In with Chris Hayes” on MS NOW and host of the podcast “Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast” and miniseries “The AI End Game: Power\, Profit\, and Progress.” He is also the editor-at-large of The Nation and the author of The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource. In “The AI End Game\,” Hayes sits down with preeminent experts on AI and its effects to discuss the most important questions that often go unasked\, helping listeners make sense of the technology during its exponential rise. Returning to the Chautauqua Lecture Series to discuss this revolutionary time in history\, Hayes opens Week Two dedicated to “Applied Ethics in the Age of AI.”  \nIn addition to The Sirens’ Call\, Hayes is The New York Times bestselling author of A Colony in a Nation and Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy. Previously\, Hayes hosted the weekend program “Up w/ Chris Hayes\,” which premiered in 2011. Prior to joining MS NOW as an anchor\, he had previously served as a frequent substitute host for “The Rachel Maddow Show” and “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.” He became an MS NOW contributor in 2010 and has been with The Nation since 2007.  \nHe is a former fellow at Harvard University’s Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics. From 2008 to 2010\, he was a Bernard Schwartz Fellow at the New America Foundation\, and from 2005 to 2006 was a Schumann Center Writing Fellow at In These Times. His essays\, articles\, and reviews have appeared in New York Times Magazine\, TIME\, Nation\, American Prospect\, New Republic\, Washington Monthly\, The Guardian and Chicago Reader.  \nHayes graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chris-hayes/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Hayes_Chris_CLS_070527.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270706T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270706T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T170109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T170109Z
UID:103962-1814865300-1814865300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rev. Heber Brown III
DESCRIPTION:Reverend Dr. Heber Brown\, III has been an ordained minister of the gospel of Jesus for more than twenty years.  He’s served multiple congregations including fourteen years as senior pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore\, Maryland.  He’s been blessed to preach across the country and is equally known for his commitment to living the gospel in the public square.  Rev. Brown believes deeply in the ministry of social justice; having established multiple organizations that address youth development\, food security\, the prison industrial complex and more.  God has blessed him to teach at many universities and receive various awards in recognition of his service to God and community.  Rev. Brown earned his B.S. degree in Psychology from Morgan State University\, a Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Union University and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington\, D.C.  He serves on numerous boards including Bread For The World\, Black Farmer Fund and Future Harvest. Rev. Brown has garnered numerous awards and is the author of the forthcoming book\, Nothing More Sacred: Radical Stories Of Black Church Faith\, Food and Freedom
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rev-heber-brown-iii-3/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk3_Brown_Heber_chaplain_photo1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270706T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270706T100000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261011T133059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261011T133059Z
UID:103793-1814868000-1814868000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Tour of Roe Green Theater Center
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/tour-of-roe-green-theater-center-2/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270707T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270707T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T170111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T170111Z
UID:103963-1814951700-1814951700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rev. Heber Brown III
DESCRIPTION:Reverend Dr. Heber Brown\, III has been an ordained minister of the gospel of Jesus for more than twenty years.  He’s served multiple congregations including fourteen years as senior pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore\, Maryland.  He’s been blessed to preach across the country and is equally known for his commitment to living the gospel in the public square.  Rev. Brown believes deeply in the ministry of social justice; having established multiple organizations that address youth development\, food security\, the prison industrial complex and more.  God has blessed him to teach at many universities and receive various awards in recognition of his service to God and community.  Rev. Brown earned his B.S. degree in Psychology from Morgan State University\, a Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Union University and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington\, D.C.  He serves on numerous boards including Bread For The World\, Black Farmer Fund and Future Harvest. Rev. Brown has garnered numerous awards and is the author of the forthcoming book\, Nothing More Sacred: Radical Stories Of Black Church Faith\, Food and Freedom
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rev-heber-brown-iii-4/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk3_Brown_Heber_chaplain_photo1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270707T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270707T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261001T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T140000Z
UID:103752-1814957100-1814957100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Lisa D. Cook
DESCRIPTION:Lisa D. Cook took office as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on May 23\, 2022\, to fill an unexpired term ending January 31\, 2024. She was reappointed to the Board on September 8\, 2023\, and sworn in on September 13\, 2023\, for a term ending January 31\, 2038.  \nPrior to her appointment to the Board\, Cook was a professor of economics and international relations at Michigan State University. From 2018 to 2021\, she was director of the American Economic Association Summer Training Program. She was also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.  \nPreviously\, Cook was on the faculty of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. During her time at Harvard\, Cook also served as deputy director for Africa Research at the Center for International Development. Before then\, she was a National Fellow at Stanford University.  \nFrom 2011 to 2012\, Cook served as a senior economist on the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama. From 2000 to 2001\, she served as a senior adviser on finance and development in the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of International Affairs.  \nCook received a B.A. in philosophy from Spelman College. As a Marshall Scholar\, she received a second B.A. in philosophy\, politics\, and economics from Oxford University. She earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California\, Berkeley.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/lisa-d-cook/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Cook_Lisa_CLS_070727.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270708T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270708T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T171617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T171617Z
UID:103977-1815038100-1815038100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rev. Heber Brown III
DESCRIPTION:Reverend Dr. Heber Brown\, III has been an ordained minister of the gospel of Jesus for more than twenty years.  He’s served multiple congregations including fourteen years as senior pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore\, Maryland.  He’s been blessed to preach across the country and is equally known for his commitment to living the gospel in the public square.  Rev. Brown believes deeply in the ministry of social justice; having established multiple organizations that address youth development\, food security\, the prison industrial complex and more.  God has blessed him to teach at many universities and receive various awards in recognition of his service to God and community.  Rev. Brown earned his B.S. degree in Psychology from Morgan State University\, a Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Union University and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington\, D.C.  He serves on numerous boards including Bread For The World\, Black Farmer Fund and Future Harvest. Rev. Brown has garnered numerous awards and is the author of the forthcoming book\, Nothing More Sacred: Radical Stories Of Black Church Faith\, Food and Freedom
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rev-heber-brown-iii-5/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk3_Brown_Heber_chaplain_photo1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270708T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270708T121500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261010T223101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T193123Z
UID:103784-1815048900-1815048900@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-2/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,Theater
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270711T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270711T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T171558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T171558Z
UID:103965-1815302700-1815302700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Diana Butler Bass
DESCRIPTION:Diana Butler Bass\, Ph.D.\, is an award-winning author\, popular speaker\, inspiring preacher\, and commentator on religion and contemporary spirituality. Her latest book\, A Beautiful Year\, won the 2026 Wilbur Prize\, her unprecedented third.\nDiana’s passion is sharing great ideas to change lives and the world—from informing the public about spiritual trends\, challenging conventional narratives about religious practice\, and entering the fray of social media with spiritual wisdom and smart theology\, to writing books to help readers see themselves\, their place in history\, and God differently.  She does this with intelligence\, joy\, and a good dose of humor as noted by Glennon Doyle\, John Fugelsang and the late Marcus Borg among other admirers.\nDiana is the author of twelve books\, and her bylines include The New York Times\, Washington Post\, CNN\, The Atlantic\, USA Today\, Huffington Post\, Spirituality and Health\, Reader’s Digest\, Christian Century\, and Sojourners. She has been seen on CBS\, CNN\, PBS\, NPR\, CBC\, FOX\, Sirius XM\, and in TIME\, Newsweek and Rolling Stone among many international outlets. Her weekly religion column (1993-2003) was distributed nationally by The New York Times Syndicate. Diana currently co-hosts “The Convocation Unscripted\,” a podcast on religion and politics\, and writes The Cottage\, a top-five Substack newsletter in “Faith & Spirituality.”\nDiana holds a doctorate in religious studies from Duke University and her work has received numerous awards across many organizations and universities including Publishers Weekly’s Best Religion Book of the Year. She and her husband live in Alexandria\, Virginia\, with their dog\, Paddy\, and their sometimes-successful backyard garden.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/diana-butler-bass-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270712T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270712T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T171603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T171603Z
UID:103968-1815383700-1815383700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Diana Butler Bass
DESCRIPTION:Diana Butler Bass\, Ph.D.\, is an award-winning author\, popular speaker\, inspiring preacher\, and commentator on religion and contemporary spirituality. Her latest book\, A Beautiful Year\, won the 2026 Wilbur Prize\, her unprecedented third.\nDiana’s passion is sharing great ideas to change lives and the world—from informing the public about spiritual trends\, challenging conventional narratives about religious practice\, and entering the fray of social media with spiritual wisdom and smart theology\, to writing books to help readers see themselves\, their place in history\, and God differently.  She does this with intelligence\, joy\, and a good dose of humor as noted by Glennon Doyle\, John Fugelsang and the late Marcus Borg among other admirers.\nDiana is the author of twelve books\, and her bylines include The New York Times\, Washington Post\, CNN\, The Atlantic\, USA Today\, Huffington Post\, Spirituality and Health\, Reader’s Digest\, Christian Century\, and Sojourners. She has been seen on CBS\, CNN\, PBS\, NPR\, CBC\, FOX\, Sirius XM\, and in TIME\, Newsweek and Rolling Stone among many international outlets. Her weekly religion column (1993-2003) was distributed nationally by The New York Times Syndicate. Diana currently co-hosts “The Convocation Unscripted\,” a podcast on religion and politics\, and writes The Cottage\, a top-five Substack newsletter in “Faith & Spirituality.”\nDiana holds a doctorate in religious studies from Duke University and her work has received numerous awards across many organizations and universities including Publishers Weekly’s Best Religion Book of the Year. She and her husband live in Alexandria\, Virginia\, with their dog\, Paddy\, and their sometimes-successful backyard garden.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/diana-butler-bass-3/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270712T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270712T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261001T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T140000Z
UID:103753-1815389100-1815389100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:David French
DESCRIPTION:David French is an opinion columnist for The New York Times\, where he writes about law\, culture\, religion\, and armed conflict. He was previously a senior editor at The Dispatch\, a contributing writer at The Atlantic\, a columnist at Time and a senior writer at National Review. He and Melody Barnes were the inaugural Chautauqua Perry Fellows in Democracy\, serving in the 2024–25 cycle.  \nFrench is a former litigator\, working for both commercial and public interest law firms as well as in constitutional law. In his past role as president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education\, he defended free speech\, religious freedom and due process in courtrooms across the country.   \nHe is The New York Times bestselling author of Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation\, in which he warns of the potential dangers to the country — and the world — if we don’t summon the courage to reconcile our political differences.   \nA former major in the United States Army Reserve\, French was deployed to Iraq and served in Diyala Province as Squadron Judge Advocate for the 2nd Squadron\, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment\, where he was awarded the Bronze Star. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/david-french/
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:20270713T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270713T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T171605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T171605Z
UID:103969-1815470100-1815470100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Diana Butler Bass
DESCRIPTION:Diana Butler Bass\, Ph.D.\, is an award-winning author\, popular speaker\, inspiring preacher\, and commentator on religion and contemporary spirituality. Her latest book\, A Beautiful Year\, won the 2026 Wilbur Prize\, her unprecedented third.\nDiana’s passion is sharing great ideas to change lives and the world—from informing the public about spiritual trends\, challenging conventional narratives about religious practice\, and entering the fray of social media with spiritual wisdom and smart theology\, to writing books to help readers see themselves\, their place in history\, and God differently.  She does this with intelligence\, joy\, and a good dose of humor as noted by Glennon Doyle\, John Fugelsang and the late Marcus Borg among other admirers.\nDiana is the author of twelve books\, and her bylines include The New York Times\, Washington Post\, CNN\, The Atlantic\, USA Today\, Huffington Post\, Spirituality and Health\, Reader’s Digest\, Christian Century\, and Sojourners. She has been seen on CBS\, CNN\, PBS\, NPR\, CBC\, FOX\, Sirius XM\, and in TIME\, Newsweek and Rolling Stone among many international outlets. Her weekly religion column (1993-2003) was distributed nationally by The New York Times Syndicate. Diana currently co-hosts “The Convocation Unscripted\,” a podcast on religion and politics\, and writes The Cottage\, a top-five Substack newsletter in “Faith & Spirituality.”\nDiana holds a doctorate in religious studies from Duke University and her work has received numerous awards across many organizations and universities including Publishers Weekly’s Best Religion Book of the Year. She and her husband live in Alexandria\, Virginia\, with their dog\, Paddy\, and their sometimes-successful backyard garden.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/diana-butler-bass-4/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270713T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270713T100000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261011T133100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261011T133100Z
UID:103794-1815472800-1815472800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Tour of Roe Green Theater Center
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/tour-of-roe-green-theater-center-3/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18)
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270714T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270714T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T171607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T171607Z
UID:103970-1815556500-1815556500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Diana Butler Bass
DESCRIPTION:Diana Butler Bass\, Ph.D.\, is an award-winning author\, popular speaker\, inspiring preacher\, and commentator on religion and contemporary spirituality. Her latest book\, A Beautiful Year\, won the 2026 Wilbur Prize\, her unprecedented third.\nDiana’s passion is sharing great ideas to change lives and the world—from informing the public about spiritual trends\, challenging conventional narratives about religious practice\, and entering the fray of social media with spiritual wisdom and smart theology\, to writing books to help readers see themselves\, their place in history\, and God differently.  She does this with intelligence\, joy\, and a good dose of humor as noted by Glennon Doyle\, John Fugelsang and the late Marcus Borg among other admirers.\nDiana is the author of twelve books\, and her bylines include The New York Times\, Washington Post\, CNN\, The Atlantic\, USA Today\, Huffington Post\, Spirituality and Health\, Reader’s Digest\, Christian Century\, and Sojourners. She has been seen on CBS\, CNN\, PBS\, NPR\, CBC\, FOX\, Sirius XM\, and in TIME\, Newsweek and Rolling Stone among many international outlets. Her weekly religion column (1993-2003) was distributed nationally by The New York Times Syndicate. Diana currently co-hosts “The Convocation Unscripted\,” a podcast on religion and politics\, and writes The Cottage\, a top-five Substack newsletter in “Faith & Spirituality.”\nDiana holds a doctorate in religious studies from Duke University and her work has received numerous awards across many organizations and universities including Publishers Weekly’s Best Religion Book of the Year. She and her husband live in Alexandria\, Virginia\, with their dog\, Paddy\, and their sometimes-successful backyard garden.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/diana-butler-bass-5/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270715T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270715T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T171618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T171618Z
UID:103978-1815642900-1815642900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Diana Butler Bass
DESCRIPTION:Diana Butler Bass\, Ph.D.\, is an award-winning author\, popular speaker\, inspiring preacher\, and commentator on religion and contemporary spirituality. Her latest book\, A Beautiful Year\, won the 2026 Wilbur Prize\, her unprecedented third.\nDiana’s passion is sharing great ideas to change lives and the world—from informing the public about spiritual trends\, challenging conventional narratives about religious practice\, and entering the fray of social media with spiritual wisdom and smart theology\, to writing books to help readers see themselves\, their place in history\, and God differently.  She does this with intelligence\, joy\, and a good dose of humor as noted by Glennon Doyle\, John Fugelsang and the late Marcus Borg among other admirers.\nDiana is the author of twelve books\, and her bylines include The New York Times\, Washington Post\, CNN\, The Atlantic\, USA Today\, Huffington Post\, Spirituality and Health\, Reader’s Digest\, Christian Century\, and Sojourners. She has been seen on CBS\, CNN\, PBS\, NPR\, CBC\, FOX\, Sirius XM\, and in TIME\, Newsweek and Rolling Stone among many international outlets. Her weekly religion column (1993-2003) was distributed nationally by The New York Times Syndicate. Diana currently co-hosts “The Convocation Unscripted\,” a podcast on religion and politics\, and writes The Cottage\, a top-five Substack newsletter in “Faith & Spirituality.”\nDiana holds a doctorate in religious studies from Duke University and her work has received numerous awards across many organizations and universities including Publishers Weekly’s Best Religion Book of the Year. She and her husband live in Alexandria\, Virginia\, with their dog\, Paddy\, and their sometimes-successful backyard garden.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/diana-butler-bass-6/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270715T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270715T121500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261010T223102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T193123Z
UID:103785-1815653700-1815653700@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-3/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270716T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270716T140000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260914T171559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T193120Z
UID:103685-1815746400-1815746400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Gilbert King
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Literary & Scientific Circle – Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida \nFrom Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King comes a chilling exploration of one of America’s most haunting wrongful conviction cases. Based on the hit podcast\, Bone Valley dives into the dark heart of rural Florida\, where a young man’s life was upended by a tragic miscarriage of justice.  \nIn 1987\, Leo Schofield was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife\, Michelle. Always insistent on his innocence\, he was poorly served by his legal defense: the investigation was sloppy\, the case flimsy\, and numerous pieces of evidence were ignored. He was sentenced to life in prison.  \nOver thirty years later\, Gilbert King is tipped off to Leo’s case and is astonished by what he found: layers of corruption\, flawed evidence\, and deep-seated errors. He can’t shake the story and starts to get to know Leo and his family. Leo shows an incomprehensible amount of grace and love about his situation\, which spurs Gilbert even more to tell his story.  \nBone Valley is at once a revelatory investigation into a murder\, a chilling portrait of the criminal justice system\, and a uniquely powerful story of grace and redemption. Gilbert King has written a new classic of narrative nonfiction.  \nGilbert King is the author of Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida. He is also the host and producer of Bone Valley\, a multi-part narrative podcast about the wrongful conviction of Leo Schofield. King is the author of Devil in the Grove\, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction in 2013. A New York Times bestseller\, the book was also named runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. King has written about race\, civil rights\, and the death penalty for the New York Times\, the Washington Post\, and The Atlantic\, and he was a 2019-2020 fellow at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Writers and Scholars at the New York Public Library. King’s earlier books include The Execution of Willie Francis (2008)\, and Beneath a Ruthless Sun (2018). He lives in Brooklyn\, N.Y.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/gilbert-king/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC),Weekly Themes,Week Three (July 11–18),Featured Events,Literary Arts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270718T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270718T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T171600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T171600Z
UID:103966-1815907500-1815907500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Tracey Breashears Schultz
DESCRIPTION:Tracey Breashears Schultz was elected the fourth bishop of the TX-LA Gulf Coast Synod on May 17\, 2025 in New Orleans during Synod Assembly. She is a graduate of the University of Arkansas (B.A. English/Spanish-1996)\, Wartburg Theological Seminary (M.Div.-2007)\, and the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (D.Min in Preaching-2014). She received a D.Div (Honorus Causa) from Wartburg Theological Seminary (in May 2026).\nShe will always be grateful to the faith communities who nurtured\, prayed for\, trusted her\, and taught her how to be a pastor\, namely\, Zion Lutheran-Limon\, CO (2006); MacArthur Park Lutheran-San Antonio (2007-2012); Zion Lutheran-Houston (2012-2019)\, and the TX-LA Gulf Coast Synod\, ELCA (2019-present).\nHer joys in ministry are preaching\, worship\, faith formation\, and evangelism. She is always ready to lead a children’s sermon.\nTracey is married to Chris Schultz\, an architect and lifelong Lutheran. They make their home in Idylwood\, east of downtown Houston.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-tracey-breashears-schultz/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270719T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270719T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T171608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T171608Z
UID:103971-1815988500-1815988500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Tracey Breashears Schultz
DESCRIPTION:Tracey Breashears Schultz was elected the fourth bishop of the TX-LA Gulf Coast Synod on May 17\, 2025 in New Orleans during Synod Assembly. She is a graduate of the University of Arkansas (B.A. English/Spanish-1996)\, Wartburg Theological Seminary (M.Div.-2007)\, and the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (D.Min in Preaching-2014). She received a D.Div (Honorus Causa) from Wartburg Theological Seminary (in May 2026).\nShe will always be grateful to the faith communities who nurtured\, prayed for\, trusted her\, and taught her how to be a pastor\, namely\, Zion Lutheran-Limon\, CO (2006); MacArthur Park Lutheran-San Antonio (2007-2012); Zion Lutheran-Houston (2012-2019)\, and the TX-LA Gulf Coast Synod\, ELCA (2019-present).\nHer joys in ministry are preaching\, worship\, faith formation\, and evangelism. She is always ready to lead a children’s sermon.\nTracey is married to Chris Schultz\, an architect and lifelong Lutheran. They make their home in Idylwood\, east of downtown Houston.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-tracey-breashears-schultz-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270719T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270719T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260929T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T211557Z
UID:103754-1815993900-1815993900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Wynton Marsalis
DESCRIPTION:Opening Week Four\, with a morning lecture on how the arts can unite us during moments of change\, is Wynton Marsalis\, the world-renowned trumpeter\, bandleader\, composer and a leading advocate of American culture. He will close the week with a rousing performance by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and appear mid-week to premier his newest orchestral composition\, Liberty Symphony\, performed by the JLCO in collaboration with Chautauqua’s Music School Festival Orchestra.  \nMarsalis presently serves as managing and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center\, the director of jazz studies at The Juilliard School\, and president of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation.  \nHe has been called the “Pied Piper” of jazz and the “Doctor of Swing.” Since his recording debut in 1982\, he has released 136 jazz\, classical and alternative recordings and won numerous awards. He regularly performs in the most prestigious concert halls and has been known to play until all hours of the morning in the most inconspicuous local clubs. From the very beginning of his career\, education has been vital to his mission. He has taught and mentored a voluminous number of musicians who have gone on to play\, teach and advocate in their own brilliant ways. Through these relationships Marsalis has ensured that the legacy of jazz music will continue to propagate for generations to come.  \nOver the past four and half decades\, Marsalis has rekindled and animated widespread international interest in jazz through performances\, educational activities\, books\, curricula and relentless advocacy on public platforms. Today\, Marsalis continues the renaissance that he sparked in the early 1980s\, attracting new generations of young talent to jazz and illuminating the mythic meanings of jazz fundamentals.  \nMarsalis performs and composes across the entire spectrum of jazz and has written jazz-influenced chamber music and symphonic works for revered classical ensembles across the US and abroad. He is inspired to experiment in an ever-widening palette of forms and concepts that constitute some of the most advanced thinking in modern jazz and in American music on the broad scale.  \nMarsalis’ core beliefs are based on jazz fundamentals: freedom and individual creativity (improvisation)\, collective action and good manners (swing)\, as well as acceptance\, gratitude and resilience (the blues). Marsalis believes that music has the power to elevate our quality of life and lead us to both higher and lower levels of consciousness. He maintains that music can elevate the quality of human engagement for individuals\, social networks and cultural institutions throughout the world.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/wynton-marsalis/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES: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:20270720T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270720T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T171609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T171609Z
UID:103972-1816074900-1816074900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Tracey Breashears Schultz
DESCRIPTION:Tracey Breashears Schultz was elected the fourth bishop of the TX-LA Gulf Coast Synod on May 17\, 2025 in New Orleans during Synod Assembly. She is a graduate of the University of Arkansas (B.A. English/Spanish-1996)\, Wartburg Theological Seminary (M.Div.-2007)\, and the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (D.Min in Preaching-2014). She received a D.Div (Honorus Causa) from Wartburg Theological Seminary (in May 2026).\nShe will always be grateful to the faith communities who nurtured\, prayed for\, trusted her\, and taught her how to be a pastor\, namely\, Zion Lutheran-Limon\, CO (2006); MacArthur Park Lutheran-San Antonio (2007-2012); Zion Lutheran-Houston (2012-2019)\, and the TX-LA Gulf Coast Synod\, ELCA (2019-present).\nHer joys in ministry are preaching\, worship\, faith formation\, and evangelism. She is always ready to lead a children’s sermon.\nTracey is married to Chris Schultz\, an architect and lifelong Lutheran. They make their home in Idylwood\, east of downtown Houston.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-tracey-breashears-schultz-3/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270720T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270720T100000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261011T133101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261011T133101Z
UID:103795-1816077600-1816077600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Tour of Roe Green Theater Center
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/tour-of-roe-green-theater-center-4/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25)
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270721T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270721T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T171611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T171611Z
UID:103973-1816161300-1816161300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Tracey Breashears Schultz
DESCRIPTION:Tracey Breashears Schultz was elected the fourth bishop of the TX-LA Gulf Coast Synod on May 17\, 2025 in New Orleans during Synod Assembly. She is a graduate of the University of Arkansas (B.A. English/Spanish-1996)\, Wartburg Theological Seminary (M.Div.-2007)\, and the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (D.Min in Preaching-2014). She received a D.Div (Honorus Causa) from Wartburg Theological Seminary (in May 2026).\nShe will always be grateful to the faith communities who nurtured\, prayed for\, trusted her\, and taught her how to be a pastor\, namely\, Zion Lutheran-Limon\, CO (2006); MacArthur Park Lutheran-San Antonio (2007-2012); Zion Lutheran-Houston (2012-2019)\, and the TX-LA Gulf Coast Synod\, ELCA (2019-present).\nHer joys in ministry are preaching\, worship\, faith formation\, and evangelism. She is always ready to lead a children’s sermon.\nTracey is married to Chris Schultz\, an architect and lifelong Lutheran. They make their home in Idylwood\, east of downtown Houston.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-tracey-breashears-schultz-4/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270722T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270722T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T171620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T171620Z
UID:103979-1816247700-1816247700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Tracey Breashears Schultz
DESCRIPTION:Tracey Breashears Schultz was elected the fourth bishop of the TX-LA Gulf Coast Synod on May 17\, 2025 in New Orleans during Synod Assembly. She is a graduate of the University of Arkansas (B.A. English/Spanish-1996)\, Wartburg Theological Seminary (M.Div.-2007)\, and the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (D.Min in Preaching-2014). She received a D.Div (Honorus Causa) from Wartburg Theological Seminary (in May 2026).\nShe will always be grateful to the faith communities who nurtured\, prayed for\, trusted her\, and taught her how to be a pastor\, namely\, Zion Lutheran-Limon\, CO (2006); MacArthur Park Lutheran-San Antonio (2007-2012); Zion Lutheran-Houston (2012-2019)\, and the TX-LA Gulf Coast Synod\, ELCA (2019-present).\nHer joys in ministry are preaching\, worship\, faith formation\, and evangelism. She is always ready to lead a children’s sermon.\nTracey is married to Chris Schultz\, an architect and lifelong Lutheran. They make their home in Idylwood\, east of downtown Houston.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-tracey-breashears-schultz-5/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270722T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270722T121500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261010T223103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T193123Z
UID:103786-1816258500-1816258500@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-4/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Four (July 18–25),Theater
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270725T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270725T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T171601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T171601Z
UID:103967-1816512300-1816512300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Scott Black Johnston
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Dr. Scott Black Johnston is senior pastor of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York\, NY. He previously served as pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Atlanta\, GA\, and is a former professor of homiletics at Austin (TX) Theological Seminary.  \nScott holds a Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School and a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He co-authored Theology for Preaching: Authority\, Truth and Knowledge of God in a Postmodern Ethos (Abingdon Press\, 1997) and has numerous other published articles\, sermons\, and chapters in books. Scott is a frequent preacher on Day1 Radio (formerly The Protestant Hour) and at various church conferences around the country. He and his wife Amy\, a nurse practitioner\, have been married for two decades and are the parents of Izzy and Ollie.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-scott-black-johnston/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270726T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270726T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T171612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T171612Z
UID:103974-1816593300-1816593300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Scott Black Johnston
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Dr. Scott Black Johnston is senior pastor of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York\, NY. He previously served as pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Atlanta\, GA\, and is a former professor of homiletics at Austin (TX) Theological Seminary.  \nScott holds a Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School and a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He co-authored Theology for Preaching: Authority\, Truth and Knowledge of God in a Postmodern Ethos (Abingdon Press\, 1997) and has numerous other published articles\, sermons\, and chapters in books. Scott is a frequent preacher on Day1 Radio (formerly The Protestant Hour) and at various church conferences around the country. He and his wife Amy\, a nurse practitioner\, have been married for two decades and are the parents of Izzy and Ollie.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-scott-black-johnston-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270727T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270727T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T171614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T171614Z
UID:103975-1816679700-1816679700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Scott Black Johnston
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Dr. Scott Black Johnston is senior pastor of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York\, NY. He previously served as pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Atlanta\, GA\, and is a former professor of homiletics at Austin (TX) Theological Seminary.  \nScott holds a Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School and a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He co-authored Theology for Preaching: Authority\, Truth and Knowledge of God in a Postmodern Ethos (Abingdon Press\, 1997) and has numerous other published articles\, sermons\, and chapters in books. Scott is a frequent preacher on Day1 Radio (formerly The Protestant Hour) and at various church conferences around the country. He and his wife Amy\, a nurse practitioner\, have been married for two decades and are the parents of Izzy and Ollie.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-scott-black-johnston-3/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk5_-Johnston_Scott_Black_photo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270727T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270727T100000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261011T133102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261011T133102Z
UID:103796-1816682400-1816682400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Tour of Roe Green Theater Center
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/tour-of-roe-green-theater-center-5/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1)
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270728T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270728T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T171615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T171615Z
UID:103976-1816766100-1816766100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Scott Black Johnston
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Dr. Scott Black Johnston is senior pastor of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York\, NY. He previously served as pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Atlanta\, GA\, and is a former professor of homiletics at Austin (TX) Theological Seminary.  \nScott holds a Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School and a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He co-authored Theology for Preaching: Authority\, Truth and Knowledge of God in a Postmodern Ethos (Abingdon Press\, 1997) and has numerous other published articles\, sermons\, and chapters in books. Scott is a frequent preacher on Day1 Radio (formerly The Protestant Hour) and at various church conferences around the country. He and his wife Amy\, a nurse practitioner\, have been married for two decades and are the parents of Izzy and Ollie.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-scott-black-johnston-4/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk5_-Johnston_Scott_Black_photo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270728T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270728T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260929T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T151559Z
UID:103755-1816771500-1816771500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Brian Skerry
DESCRIPTION:Brian Skerry is a film producer\, director and veteran photojournalist specializing in marine wildlife and underwater realms. Since 1998\, Skerry has been a contributing photographer for National Geographic magazine\, where he has created and photographed more than 30 feature stories\, including seven cover stories. His recent documentary film credits include “Secrets of the Whales” and “Return of the White Shark\,” both streaming on Disney+. In 2021\, Skerry received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary as a producer of “Secrets of the Whales.”   \nSkerry is the author of 12 books including the acclaimed monographs “Ocean Soul\,” “SHARK” and “Secrets of the Whales.” His work has also been featured in publications such as The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, Paris Match\, Esquire\, and Audubon. In 2014 he was named as a National Geographic Society Photography Fellow and then named a National Geographic Society Storytelling Fellow in 2017 – the same year he was awarded the title of Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year. In 2016\, he received the National Geographic magazine’s Photographer’s Photographer Award\, a recognition bestowed by his colleagues\, other National Geographic magazine photographers. Skerry was named the 2025 Nature Photographer of the Year by the North American Nature Photographers Association.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/brian-skerry/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Five (July 25–August 1),CHQ Assembly
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270729T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270729T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T171621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T171621Z
UID:103980-1816852500-1816852500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Scott Black Johnston
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Dr. Scott Black Johnston is senior pastor of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York\, NY. He previously served as pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Atlanta\, GA\, and is a former professor of homiletics at Austin (TX) Theological Seminary.  \nScott holds a Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School and a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He co-authored Theology for Preaching: Authority\, Truth and Knowledge of God in a Postmodern Ethos (Abingdon Press\, 1997) and has numerous other published articles\, sermons\, and chapters in books. Scott is a frequent preacher on Day1 Radio (formerly The Protestant Hour) and at various church conferences around the country. He and his wife Amy\, a nurse practitioner\, have been married for two decades and are the parents of Izzy and Ollie.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-scott-black-johnston-5/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk5_-Johnston_Scott_Black_photo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270729T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270729T121500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261010T223105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T193124Z
UID:103787-1816863300-1816863300@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-5/
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:20270801T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270801T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T173101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T173101Z
UID:103981-1817117100-1817117100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chaplain Margaret Grun Kibben
DESCRIPTION:Margaret Grun Kibben\, DMin\, is Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives. She was the U.S. Navy’s 26th Chief of Chaplains\, serving as the director of religious ministry for the Department of the Navy\, advising the Secretary of the Navy\, the Chief of Naval Operations\, the Commandant of the Marine Corps\, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard on all matters pertaining to religion in their respective services. She led a community of 2\,500 active and reserve officers and enlisted religious ministry professionals. Prior to this assignment\, Chaplain Kibben served as the 18th Chaplain of the Marine Corps and Deputy Chief of Chaplains.\nA native of Warrington\, Pennsylvania\, and an ordained Presbyterian minister\, Kibben earned degrees from Goucher College\, Princeton Theological Seminary\, the Naval War College\, and was a senior fellow of the United States Institute of Peace. Her assignments included the U.S. Naval Academy\, the USS San Diego\, U.S. 3rd Fleet\, and service in Afghanistan\, as well as multiple roles with the Marine Corps.  Her personal awards include the Distinguished Service Medal\, the Legion of Merit\, the Bronze Star\, the Meritorious Service Medal\, and the Navy Commendation Medal. Upon her retirement from active duty\, Kibben established Virtue In Practice\, LLC\, a business dedicated to moral\, ethical\, and spiritual executive leader advisement. She also served as a consultant to the Department of the Navy’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chaplain-margaret-grun-kibben/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk6_Kibben_Margaret_chaplain.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270802T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270802T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T173107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T173107Z
UID:103984-1817198100-1817198100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chaplain Margaret Grun Kibben
DESCRIPTION:Margaret Grun Kibben\, DMin\, is Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives. She was the U.S. Navy’s 26th Chief of Chaplains\, serving as the director of religious ministry for the Department of the Navy\, advising the Secretary of the Navy\, the Chief of Naval Operations\, the Commandant of the Marine Corps\, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard on all matters pertaining to religion in their respective services. She led a community of 2\,500 active and reserve officers and enlisted religious ministry professionals. Prior to this assignment\, Chaplain Kibben served as the 18th Chaplain of the Marine Corps and Deputy Chief of Chaplains.\nA native of Warrington\, Pennsylvania\, and an ordained Presbyterian minister\, Kibben earned degrees from Goucher College\, Princeton Theological Seminary\, the Naval War College\, and was a senior fellow of the United States Institute of Peace. Her assignments included the U.S. Naval Academy\, the USS San Diego\, U.S. 3rd Fleet\, and service in Afghanistan\, as well as multiple roles with the Marine Corps.  Her personal awards include the Distinguished Service Medal\, the Legion of Merit\, the Bronze Star\, the Meritorious Service Medal\, and the Navy Commendation Medal. Upon her retirement from active duty\, Kibben established Virtue In Practice\, LLC\, a business dedicated to moral\, ethical\, and spiritual executive leader advisement. She also served as a consultant to the Department of the Navy’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chaplain-margaret-grun-kibben-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk6_Kibben_Margaret_chaplain.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270802T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270802T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260929T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T161556Z
UID:103756-1817203500-1817203500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Amna Nawaz
DESCRIPTION:Opening Week Six is multi award-winning journalist\, co-host and co-managing editor of “PBS News Hour\,” Amna Nawaz. Curating a week on “American Storytellers\,” she will highlight some of the most memorable people she has met throughout her career — weaving together their inspiring individual stories into a collective narrative of America at her best.  \nNawaz has earned Emmy\, Peabody and Cronkite awards for her work in journalism. In addition to anchoring PBS News’ flagship national news broadcast\, Nawaz co-hosts the podcast “Settle In\,” featuring thought leaders from all walks of life. She has also hosted a primetime arts show and documentaries on everything from America’s childcare crisis to global plastic pollution to life after incarceration.   \nNawaz’s reporting ranges from politics and foreign affairs\, to immigration and education\, to culture and sports. She has anchored the show from the U.S. Southern border\, Israel after the Oct. 7 attacks and Kyiv\, Ukraine\, during its war with Russia. Nawaz has interviewed presidents and heads of state\, White House officials and lawmakers\, professional athletes and musicians\, and citizens around the world in the communities they call home.   \nPrior to joining PBS\, Nawaz was anchor and correspondent at ABC News\, anchoring breaking news coverage and leading the network’s livestream coverage of the 2016 presidential election. She also hosted the “Uncomfortable” podcast and reported a documentary on the Texas county with the highest rate of support for Donald Trump in the 2016 election. Before ABC\, Nawaz was a foreign correspondent and Islamabad Bureau Chief for NBC News\, where she regularly reported on the war in Afghanistan and the broader region.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/amna-nawaz/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),CHQ Assembly
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270803T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270803T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T173109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T173109Z
UID:103985-1817284500-1817284500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chaplain Margaret Grun Kibben
DESCRIPTION:Margaret Grun Kibben\, DMin\, is Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives. She was the U.S. Navy’s 26th Chief of Chaplains\, serving as the director of religious ministry for the Department of the Navy\, advising the Secretary of the Navy\, the Chief of Naval Operations\, the Commandant of the Marine Corps\, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard on all matters pertaining to religion in their respective services. She led a community of 2\,500 active and reserve officers and enlisted religious ministry professionals. Prior to this assignment\, Chaplain Kibben served as the 18th Chaplain of the Marine Corps and Deputy Chief of Chaplains.\nA native of Warrington\, Pennsylvania\, and an ordained Presbyterian minister\, Kibben earned degrees from Goucher College\, Princeton Theological Seminary\, the Naval War College\, and was a senior fellow of the United States Institute of Peace. Her assignments included the U.S. Naval Academy\, the USS San Diego\, U.S. 3rd Fleet\, and service in Afghanistan\, as well as multiple roles with the Marine Corps.  Her personal awards include the Distinguished Service Medal\, the Legion of Merit\, the Bronze Star\, the Meritorious Service Medal\, and the Navy Commendation Medal. Upon her retirement from active duty\, Kibben established Virtue In Practice\, LLC\, a business dedicated to moral\, ethical\, and spiritual executive leader advisement. She also served as a consultant to the Department of the Navy’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chaplain-margaret-grun-kibben-3/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk6_Kibben_Margaret_chaplain.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270803T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270803T100000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261011T133103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261011T133103Z
UID:103797-1817287200-1817287200@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Tour of Roe Green Theater Center
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/tour-of-roe-green-theater-center-6/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8)
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270804T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270804T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T173110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T173110Z
UID:103986-1817370900-1817370900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chaplain Margaret Grun Kibben
DESCRIPTION:Margaret Grun Kibben\, DMin\, is Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives. She was the U.S. Navy’s 26th Chief of Chaplains\, serving as the director of religious ministry for the Department of the Navy\, advising the Secretary of the Navy\, the Chief of Naval Operations\, the Commandant of the Marine Corps\, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard on all matters pertaining to religion in their respective services. She led a community of 2\,500 active and reserve officers and enlisted religious ministry professionals. Prior to this assignment\, Chaplain Kibben served as the 18th Chaplain of the Marine Corps and Deputy Chief of Chaplains.\nA native of Warrington\, Pennsylvania\, and an ordained Presbyterian minister\, Kibben earned degrees from Goucher College\, Princeton Theological Seminary\, the Naval War College\, and was a senior fellow of the United States Institute of Peace. Her assignments included the U.S. Naval Academy\, the USS San Diego\, U.S. 3rd Fleet\, and service in Afghanistan\, as well as multiple roles with the Marine Corps.  Her personal awards include the Distinguished Service Medal\, the Legion of Merit\, the Bronze Star\, the Meritorious Service Medal\, and the Navy Commendation Medal. Upon her retirement from active duty\, Kibben established Virtue In Practice\, LLC\, a business dedicated to moral\, ethical\, and spiritual executive leader advisement. She also served as a consultant to the Department of the Navy’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chaplain-margaret-grun-kibben-4/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk6_Kibben_Margaret_chaplain.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270805T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270805T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T173120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T173120Z
UID:103993-1817457300-1817457300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Chaplain Margaret Grun Kibben
DESCRIPTION:Margaret Grun Kibben\, DMin\, is Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives. She was the U.S. Navy’s 26th Chief of Chaplains\, serving as the director of religious ministry for the Department of the Navy\, advising the Secretary of the Navy\, the Chief of Naval Operations\, the Commandant of the Marine Corps\, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard on all matters pertaining to religion in their respective services. She led a community of 2\,500 active and reserve officers and enlisted religious ministry professionals. Prior to this assignment\, Chaplain Kibben served as the 18th Chaplain of the Marine Corps and Deputy Chief of Chaplains.\nA native of Warrington\, Pennsylvania\, and an ordained Presbyterian minister\, Kibben earned degrees from Goucher College\, Princeton Theological Seminary\, the Naval War College\, and was a senior fellow of the United States Institute of Peace. Her assignments included the U.S. Naval Academy\, the USS San Diego\, U.S. 3rd Fleet\, and service in Afghanistan\, as well as multiple roles with the Marine Corps.  Her personal awards include the Distinguished Service Medal\, the Legion of Merit\, the Bronze Star\, the Meritorious Service Medal\, and the Navy Commendation Medal. Upon her retirement from active duty\, Kibben established Virtue In Practice\, LLC\, a business dedicated to moral\, ethical\, and spiritual executive leader advisement. She also served as a consultant to the Department of the Navy’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/chaplain-margaret-grun-kibben-5/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk6_Kibben_Margaret_chaplain.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270805T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270805T121500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261010T223106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T193124Z
UID:103788-1817468100-1817468100@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-6/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),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:20270808T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270808T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T173103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T173103Z
UID:103982-1817721900-1817721900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rabbi Ed Feinstein
DESCRIPTION:Rabbi Ed Feinstein is rabbi of Valley Beth Shalom in Encino\, California and Lecturer at the Ziegler Rabbinical School of the American Jewish University. He has served on the faculty of the Wexner Heritage Program\, the Shalom Hartman Institute\, and lectures widely across the US and Canada. Raised on the frontier of the West San Fernando Valley\, Rabbi Feinstein graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz\, Columbia University Teachers College\, and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America\, where he was ordained a rabbi and earned his doctorate in education. Rabbi Feinstein was the founding head of the Solomon Schechter Academy of Dallas\, Associate Rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel in Dallas\, and Executive Director of Camp Ramah in California. He came to Valley Beth Shalom in 1993.  \nRabbi Feinstein is the author of five books\, including Tough Questions Jews Ask\, which is taught in schools and synagogues across North America. His latest book\, In Pursuit of Godliness and a Living Judaism\, is an intellectual biography of his mentor\, Rabbi Harold Schulweis.   \nEd shares life with Rabbi Nina Bieber Feinstein\, their three children and spouses\, and three marvelous grandchildren. Every Friday afternoon\, he bakes brownies from a recipe revealed to his ancestors at Mount Sinai.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rabbi-ed-feinstein/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk7_Feinstein_Ed_Chaplain.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270809T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270809T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T173111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T173111Z
UID:103987-1817802900-1817802900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rabbi Ed Feinstein
DESCRIPTION:Rabbi Ed Feinstein is rabbi of Valley Beth Shalom in Encino\, California and Lecturer at the Ziegler Rabbinical School of the American Jewish University. He has served on the faculty of the Wexner Heritage Program\, the Shalom Hartman Institute\, and lectures widely across the US and Canada. Raised on the frontier of the West San Fernando Valley\, Rabbi Feinstein graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz\, Columbia University Teachers College\, and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America\, where he was ordained a rabbi and earned his doctorate in education. Rabbi Feinstein was the founding head of the Solomon Schechter Academy of Dallas\, Associate Rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel in Dallas\, and Executive Director of Camp Ramah in California. He came to Valley Beth Shalom in 1993.  \nRabbi Feinstein is the author of five books\, including Tough Questions Jews Ask\, which is taught in schools and synagogues across North America. His latest book\, In Pursuit of Godliness and a Living Judaism\, is an intellectual biography of his mentor\, Rabbi Harold Schulweis.   \nEd shares life with Rabbi Nina Bieber Feinstein\, their three children and spouses\, and three marvelous grandchildren. Every Friday afternoon\, he bakes brownies from a recipe revealed to his ancestors at Mount Sinai.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rabbi-ed-feinstein-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk7_Feinstein_Ed_Chaplain.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270809T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270809T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260929T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T151600Z
UID:103758-1817808300-1817808300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Jonathan Eig
DESCRIPTION:For more than a century\, The Pulitzer Prizes have recognized the journalists\, authors\, poets\, dramatists\, composers and photographers whose work deepens our understanding of the world and each other\, and elevates the public conversation. Pulitzer-prize winning author\, Jonathan Eig\, opens Week Seven\, “Celebrating Excellence: A Week in Partnership with the Pulitzer Prizes\,” celebrating the power of exceptional storytelling.  \nEig is an award-winning journalist and best-selling biographer whose work explores the lives of influential figures in American history and culture. He received the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Biography for his book King: A Life\, which was also featured at Chautauqua as a 2025 CLSC selection.  \nDrawing on extensive archival research and narrative storytelling\, he has produced acclaimed biographies that illuminate the intersections of race\, politics\, sports\, social change and American identity. His books are widely recognized for combining rigorous historical scholarship with accessible narrative writing. His work is particularly noted for recovering overlooked historical details and presenting complex historical figures within their broader social and political contexts. Through his writing\, Eig examines leadership\, social transformation\, civil rights and the making of modern America.  \nEig is also the author of Ali: A Life\, a biography of Muhammad Ali\, which won the 2018 PEN/ESPN Award and was named one of the 25 greatest biographies of all time by Esquire magazine. The book inspired a Ken Burns documentary on Ali\, for which Eig served as a producer.  \nEig’s first book\, Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig\, reached No. 10 on The New York Times bestseller list and won the Casey Award. The Birth of the Pill\, his fourth book\, is staged as a theatrical production by TimeLine Theatre in Chicago.  \nHe began his professional writing career at age 16\, working for his hometown newspaper\, The Rockland County (N.Y.) Journal News\, studied journalism at Northwestern University\, and went on to work as a reporter for The New Orleans Times-Picayune\, The Dallas Morning News\, Chicago Magazine\, and The Wall Street Journal. He has appeared on the Today Show\, NPR’s Fresh Air\, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/jonathan-eig/
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/2026/09/Eig_Jonathan_080927.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270810T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270810T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T173113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T173113Z
UID:103988-1817889300-1817889300@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rabbi Ed Feinstein
DESCRIPTION:Rabbi Ed Feinstein is rabbi of Valley Beth Shalom in Encino\, California and Lecturer at the Ziegler Rabbinical School of the American Jewish University. He has served on the faculty of the Wexner Heritage Program\, the Shalom Hartman Institute\, and lectures widely across the US and Canada. Raised on the frontier of the West San Fernando Valley\, Rabbi Feinstein graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz\, Columbia University Teachers College\, and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America\, where he was ordained a rabbi and earned his doctorate in education. Rabbi Feinstein was the founding head of the Solomon Schechter Academy of Dallas\, Associate Rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel in Dallas\, and Executive Director of Camp Ramah in California. He came to Valley Beth Shalom in 1993.  \nRabbi Feinstein is the author of five books\, including Tough Questions Jews Ask\, which is taught in schools and synagogues across North America. His latest book\, In Pursuit of Godliness and a Living Judaism\, is an intellectual biography of his mentor\, Rabbi Harold Schulweis.   \nEd shares life with Rabbi Nina Bieber Feinstein\, their three children and spouses\, and three marvelous grandchildren. Every Friday afternoon\, he bakes brownies from a recipe revealed to his ancestors at Mount Sinai.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rabbi-ed-feinstein-3/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk7_Feinstein_Ed_Chaplain.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270810T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270810T100000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261011T133105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261011T133105Z
UID:103798-1817892000-1817892000@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Tour of Roe Green Theater Center
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/tour-of-roe-green-theater-center-7/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15)
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270811T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270811T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T173114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T173114Z
UID:103989-1817975700-1817975700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rabbi Ed Feinstein
DESCRIPTION:Rabbi Ed Feinstein is rabbi of Valley Beth Shalom in Encino\, California and Lecturer at the Ziegler Rabbinical School of the American Jewish University. He has served on the faculty of the Wexner Heritage Program\, the Shalom Hartman Institute\, and lectures widely across the US and Canada. Raised on the frontier of the West San Fernando Valley\, Rabbi Feinstein graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz\, Columbia University Teachers College\, and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America\, where he was ordained a rabbi and earned his doctorate in education. Rabbi Feinstein was the founding head of the Solomon Schechter Academy of Dallas\, Associate Rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel in Dallas\, and Executive Director of Camp Ramah in California. He came to Valley Beth Shalom in 1993.  \nRabbi Feinstein is the author of five books\, including Tough Questions Jews Ask\, which is taught in schools and synagogues across North America. His latest book\, In Pursuit of Godliness and a Living Judaism\, is an intellectual biography of his mentor\, Rabbi Harold Schulweis.   \nEd shares life with Rabbi Nina Bieber Feinstein\, their three children and spouses\, and three marvelous grandchildren. Every Friday afternoon\, he bakes brownies from a recipe revealed to his ancestors at Mount Sinai.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rabbi-ed-feinstein-4/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk7_Feinstein_Ed_Chaplain.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270812T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270812T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T173121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T173121Z
UID:103994-1818062100-1818062100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Rabbi Ed Feinstein
DESCRIPTION:Rabbi Ed Feinstein is rabbi of Valley Beth Shalom in Encino\, California and Lecturer at the Ziegler Rabbinical School of the American Jewish University. He has served on the faculty of the Wexner Heritage Program\, the Shalom Hartman Institute\, and lectures widely across the US and Canada. Raised on the frontier of the West San Fernando Valley\, Rabbi Feinstein graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz\, Columbia University Teachers College\, and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America\, where he was ordained a rabbi and earned his doctorate in education. Rabbi Feinstein was the founding head of the Solomon Schechter Academy of Dallas\, Associate Rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel in Dallas\, and Executive Director of Camp Ramah in California. He came to Valley Beth Shalom in 1993.  \nRabbi Feinstein is the author of five books\, including Tough Questions Jews Ask\, which is taught in schools and synagogues across North America. His latest book\, In Pursuit of Godliness and a Living Judaism\, is an intellectual biography of his mentor\, Rabbi Harold Schulweis.   \nEd shares life with Rabbi Nina Bieber Feinstein\, their three children and spouses\, and three marvelous grandchildren. Every Friday afternoon\, he bakes brownies from a recipe revealed to his ancestors at Mount Sinai.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rabbi-ed-feinstein-5/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk7_Feinstein_Ed_Chaplain.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270812T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270812T121500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261010T223107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T193125Z
UID:103789-1818072900-1818072900@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-7/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 8–15),Theater
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270815T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270815T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T173104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T173104Z
UID:103983-1818326700-1818326700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Teresa L. Fry Brown
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Teresa L. Fry Brown is the Bandy Professor of Preaching at Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta\, Georgia. She is the first Black professor and the first woman to hold what many consider to be the most prestigious preaching professorate in America. She is the first tenured Black female Professor at Candler and the third Black female to attain the rank of Full Professor at Emory. Dr. Fry Brown served as Director of Black Church Studies at Emory University from 2007-2015. She was elected in 2012 as the first woman and the fourteenth Historiographer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She served as editor of the A.M.E. Review as well as the Executive Director of Research and Scholarship. She obtained a PhD in Religious and Theological Studies from the Iliff School of Theology and the University of Denver\, M.Div from Iliff School of Theology\, and a B.S. and M.S. from the University of Central Missouri.   \nDr. Fry Brown has extensive teaching and preaching experience in national and international academic and ecumenical settings. A prolific author\, Dr. Fry Brown’s books include Delivering the Sermon: Voice\, Body and Animation in Proclamation (Fortress Press\, 2008); Can A Sister Get a Little Help: Advice and Encouragement for Black Women in Ministry (Pilgrim Press\, 2008); God Don’t Like Ugly: African American Women Handing on Spiritual Values (Abingdon Press\, 2000); Weary Throats and New Song: Black Women Proclaiming God’s Word (Abingdon Press\, 2003) and The 2006 African American History Devotional (Abingdon Press\, 2006) and is published in numerous journals\, anthologies\, chapters\, and commentaries.   \nDr. Fry Brown is a member of the American Academy of Religion\, Society for the Study of Black Religion\, and the Academy of Homiletics. She is an ordained Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and an Associate Minister at New Bethel A.M.E. Church\, Lithonia\, Georgia. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority\, Inc. A native of Independence\, Missouri\, Dr. Fry Brown is the second oldest of seven children of (late) William and Naomi Fry. She is the mother of Veronica Nadyne Tinsley.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-teresa-l-fry-brown/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk6_Brown_Teresa_Fry_photo.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270816T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270816T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T173115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T173115Z
UID:103990-1818407700-1818407700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Teresa L. Fry Brown
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Teresa L. Fry Brown is the Bandy Professor of Preaching at Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta\, Georgia. She is the first Black professor and the first woman to hold what many consider to be the most prestigious preaching professorate in America. She is the first tenured Black female Professor at Candler and the third Black female to attain the rank of Full Professor at Emory. Dr. Fry Brown served as Director of Black Church Studies at Emory University from 2007-2015. She was elected in 2012 as the first woman and the fourteenth Historiographer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She served as editor of the A.M.E. Review as well as the Executive Director of Research and Scholarship. She obtained a PhD in Religious and Theological Studies from the Iliff School of Theology and the University of Denver\, M.Div from Iliff School of Theology\, and a B.S. and M.S. from the University of Central Missouri.   \nDr. Fry Brown has extensive teaching and preaching experience in national and international academic and ecumenical settings. A prolific author\, Dr. Fry Brown’s books include Delivering the Sermon: Voice\, Body and Animation in Proclamation (Fortress Press\, 2008); Can A Sister Get a Little Help: Advice and Encouragement for Black Women in Ministry (Pilgrim Press\, 2008); God Don’t Like Ugly: African American Women Handing on Spiritual Values (Abingdon Press\, 2000); Weary Throats and New Song: Black Women Proclaiming God’s Word (Abingdon Press\, 2003) and The 2006 African American History Devotional (Abingdon Press\, 2006) and is published in numerous journals\, anthologies\, chapters\, and commentaries.   \nDr. Fry Brown is a member of the American Academy of Religion\, Society for the Study of Black Religion\, and the Academy of Homiletics. She is an ordained Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and an Associate Minister at New Bethel A.M.E. Church\, Lithonia\, Georgia. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority\, Inc. A native of Independence\, Missouri\, Dr. Fry Brown is the second oldest of seven children of (late) William and Naomi Fry. She is the mother of Veronica Nadyne Tinsley.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-teresa-l-fry-brown-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk6_Brown_Teresa_Fry_photo.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270817T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270817T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T173117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T173117Z
UID:103991-1818494100-1818494100@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Teresa L. Fry Brown
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Teresa L. Fry Brown is the Bandy Professor of Preaching at Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta\, Georgia. She is the first Black professor and the first woman to hold what many consider to be the most prestigious preaching professorate in America. She is the first tenured Black female Professor at Candler and the third Black female to attain the rank of Full Professor at Emory. Dr. Fry Brown served as Director of Black Church Studies at Emory University from 2007-2015. She was elected in 2012 as the first woman and the fourteenth Historiographer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She served as editor of the A.M.E. Review as well as the Executive Director of Research and Scholarship. She obtained a PhD in Religious and Theological Studies from the Iliff School of Theology and the University of Denver\, M.Div from Iliff School of Theology\, and a B.S. and M.S. from the University of Central Missouri.   \nDr. Fry Brown has extensive teaching and preaching experience in national and international academic and ecumenical settings. A prolific author\, Dr. Fry Brown’s books include Delivering the Sermon: Voice\, Body and Animation in Proclamation (Fortress Press\, 2008); Can A Sister Get a Little Help: Advice and Encouragement for Black Women in Ministry (Pilgrim Press\, 2008); God Don’t Like Ugly: African American Women Handing on Spiritual Values (Abingdon Press\, 2000); Weary Throats and New Song: Black Women Proclaiming God’s Word (Abingdon Press\, 2003) and The 2006 African American History Devotional (Abingdon Press\, 2006) and is published in numerous journals\, anthologies\, chapters\, and commentaries.   \nDr. Fry Brown is a member of the American Academy of Religion\, Society for the Study of Black Religion\, and the Academy of Homiletics. She is an ordained Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and an Associate Minister at New Bethel A.M.E. Church\, Lithonia\, Georgia. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority\, Inc. A native of Independence\, Missouri\, Dr. Fry Brown is the second oldest of seven children of (late) William and Naomi Fry. She is the mother of Veronica Nadyne Tinsley.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-teresa-l-fry-brown-3/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk6_Brown_Teresa_Fry_photo.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270817T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270817T100000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261011T133106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261011T133106Z
UID:103799-1818496800-1818496800@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Tour of Roe Green Theater Center
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/tour-of-roe-green-theater-center-8/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Weekly Themes,Week Eight (August 15–22)
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270818T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270818T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T173118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T173118Z
UID:103992-1818580500-1818580500@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Teresa L. Fry Brown
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Teresa L. Fry Brown is the Bandy Professor of Preaching at Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta\, Georgia. She is the first Black professor and the first woman to hold what many consider to be the most prestigious preaching professorate in America. She is the first tenured Black female Professor at Candler and the third Black female to attain the rank of Full Professor at Emory. Dr. Fry Brown served as Director of Black Church Studies at Emory University from 2007-2015. She was elected in 2012 as the first woman and the fourteenth Historiographer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She served as editor of the A.M.E. Review as well as the Executive Director of Research and Scholarship. She obtained a PhD in Religious and Theological Studies from the Iliff School of Theology and the University of Denver\, M.Div from Iliff School of Theology\, and a B.S. and M.S. from the University of Central Missouri.   \nDr. Fry Brown has extensive teaching and preaching experience in national and international academic and ecumenical settings. A prolific author\, Dr. Fry Brown’s books include Delivering the Sermon: Voice\, Body and Animation in Proclamation (Fortress Press\, 2008); Can A Sister Get a Little Help: Advice and Encouragement for Black Women in Ministry (Pilgrim Press\, 2008); God Don’t Like Ugly: African American Women Handing on Spiritual Values (Abingdon Press\, 2000); Weary Throats and New Song: Black Women Proclaiming God’s Word (Abingdon Press\, 2003) and The 2006 African American History Devotional (Abingdon Press\, 2006) and is published in numerous journals\, anthologies\, chapters\, and commentaries.   \nDr. Fry Brown is a member of the American Academy of Religion\, Society for the Study of Black Religion\, and the Academy of Homiletics. She is an ordained Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and an Associate Minister at New Bethel A.M.E. Church\, Lithonia\, Georgia. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority\, Inc. A native of Independence\, Missouri\, Dr. Fry Brown is the second oldest of seven children of (late) William and Naomi Fry. She is the mother of Veronica Nadyne Tinsley.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-teresa-l-fry-brown-4/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk6_Brown_Teresa_Fry_photo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270819T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270819T091500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261109T173123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261109T173123Z
UID:103995-1818666900-1818666900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:The Rev. Teresa L. Fry Brown
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Teresa L. Fry Brown is the Bandy Professor of Preaching at Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta\, Georgia. She is the first Black professor and the first woman to hold what many consider to be the most prestigious preaching professorate in America. She is the first tenured Black female Professor at Candler and the third Black female to attain the rank of Full Professor at Emory. Dr. Fry Brown served as Director of Black Church Studies at Emory University from 2007-2015. She was elected in 2012 as the first woman and the fourteenth Historiographer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She served as editor of the A.M.E. Review as well as the Executive Director of Research and Scholarship. She obtained a PhD in Religious and Theological Studies from the Iliff School of Theology and the University of Denver\, M.Div from Iliff School of Theology\, and a B.S. and M.S. from the University of Central Missouri.   \nDr. Fry Brown has extensive teaching and preaching experience in national and international academic and ecumenical settings. A prolific author\, Dr. Fry Brown’s books include Delivering the Sermon: Voice\, Body and Animation in Proclamation (Fortress Press\, 2008); Can A Sister Get a Little Help: Advice and Encouragement for Black Women in Ministry (Pilgrim Press\, 2008); God Don’t Like Ugly: African American Women Handing on Spiritual Values (Abingdon Press\, 2000); Weary Throats and New Song: Black Women Proclaiming God’s Word (Abingdon Press\, 2003) and The 2006 African American History Devotional (Abingdon Press\, 2006) and is published in numerous journals\, anthologies\, chapters\, and commentaries.   \nDr. Fry Brown is a member of the American Academy of Religion\, Society for the Study of Black Religion\, and the Academy of Homiletics. She is an ordained Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and an Associate Minister at New Bethel A.M.E. Church\, Lithonia\, Georgia. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority\, Inc. A native of Independence\, Missouri\, Dr. Fry Brown is the second oldest of seven children of (late) William and Naomi Fry. She is the mother of Veronica Nadyne Tinsley.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/the-rev-teresa-l-fry-brown-5/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,CHQ Assembly,Faith and Spiritual Programming,Weekly Chaplains
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Wk6_Brown_Teresa_Fry_photo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270819T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270819T121500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261010T223108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T193125Z
UID:103790-1818677700-1818677700@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-8/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Eight (August 15–22),Theater
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Theater-Chat-Website-Image.png
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270820T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270820T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261001T140000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T140000Z
UID:103770-1818758700-1818758700@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Sanjay Gupta
DESCRIPTION:As a celebrated neurosurgeon\, journalist and global health communicator\, Dr. Sanjay Gupta has spent his career translating cutting-edge medical science into practical wisdom for living well. Closing a week illuminating leading voices in medicine\, neuroscience\, psychology and wellness\, Gupta explores what it means to pursue a happier\, more resilient life and how we can all participate in building a healthier future for ourselves and our communities.  \nGupta is the multiple Emmy-award winning chief medical correspondent for CNN and host of the CNN podcast “Chasing Life.” Gupta\, a practicing neurosurgeon\, plays an integral role in CNN’s reporting on health and medical news for all of CNN’s shows domestically and internationally\, and regularly contributes to CNN Digital.  \nSince 2001\, Gupta has covered some of the most important health stories in the United States and around the world. In addition to his work for CNN\, Gupta is an associate professor of neurosurgery at Emory University Hospital and associate chief of neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. He serves as a diplomate of the American Board of Neurosurgery. And in 2019\, Gupta was elected to the National Academy of Medicine\, considered one of the highest honors in the medical field.  \nGupta is the author of several books. In his latest book\, It Doesn’t Have to Hurt: Your Smart Guide to a Pain-Free Life\, he provides expert-guidance and science-based strategies for alleviating physical\, social and emotional chronic pain. World War C: Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic and How to Prepare for the Next One was called the “must-read book about COVID-19.” His previous publication\, Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age\, was an instant best-seller and was developed as a guided program titled “12 Weeks to a Sharper You.”  \nGupta received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Michigan Medical School.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/sanjay-gupta-2/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Six (August 1–8),CHQ Assembly
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270820T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270820T140000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20260914T171602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T193121Z
UID:103686-1818770400-1818770400@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Diane Ackerman
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua Literary & Scientific Circle — A Natural History of the Senses AND A Feast in Every Sense: The Mystery\, Marvel\, and New Science of Our Senses \nOriginally published in 1991\, A Natural History of the Senses is a vibrant celebration of our ability to smell\, taste\, hear\, touch\, and see. Poet\, pilot\, naturalist\, journalist\, essayist\, explorer\, Diane Ackerman weaves together scientific fact with lore\, history\, and voluptuous description. The resulting work is a startling and enchanting account of how human beings experience and savor the world.  \nIt asks and answers such questions as: How do perfumers know which scents allure? Why does music move us? How did kissing on the mouth begin? What is our craving for chocolate? It illuminates the phenomenon of pheromones and looks into the question of whether they control us. Incorporated in its superb reporting and splendid prose are fascinating facts: Humans have about 10\,000 taste buds\, cows 25\,000. What are they tasting\, and what are we missing? It probes such everyday mysteries as why leaves turn color in the fall and why we see them in color; and what it is that causes lovers to feel delight when they touch. A Natural History of the Senses is at once an ingenious exploration of the physical processes underlying our perceptions and an eloquent ode to life.  \nA companion work to A Natural History of the Senses and forthcoming in January 2027\, A Feast in Every Sense is Diane Ackerman’s luscious and tender journey into the mystery of our modern sensory lives\, a grand tour that captures the heady feelings of being alive. She introduces us to receptors that create the creamy sensation of a perfectly ripe avocado\, sound waves that allow us to identify hot versus cold water by sound alone\, skin sensors that lower pain and change brain chemistry at a lover’s touch.  \nThe sensory universe colors every morsel of human existence. Why does sitting in a hard chair make you a harder bargainer? Why does Tylenol decrease empathy? Why does sipping a bitter drink invite harsher moral judgments? How does the time of day you receive a flu vaccine or an organ transplant affect its success? Is airplane food really that dull\, or do our cravings and sense of taste warp at altitude? What sensory rebels have lived at the frontiers of perception? So many mysteries\, good and bad\, can only be understood through our senses.  \nAckerman also uses new scientific discoveries\, like our host of Secret Senses—ever-vigilant scouts—to explain life’s intricacies and understand how the world’s endless stimuli combine with our inner lives to form our deepest thoughts\, feelings\, hardships and joys.  \nBlending history\, science\, personal experience\, and a poet’s eye\, A Feast in Every Sense is both an ambrosial display of how we process the beauty around us and a call to rediscover what it means to be fully embodied and alive in a world brimming with wonders.  \nPoet\, essayist\, and naturalist\, Diane Ackerman is the author of over two dozen highly acclaimed works of nonfiction and poetry\, including The New York Times bestsellers The Zookeeper’s Wife\, A Natural History of the Senses\, and The Human Age. Ms. Ackerman has received the Stephen Hawking Medal for Communicating Science\, P.E.N. Henry David Thoreau Award for Nature Writing\, Orion Book Award\, John O’Donohue Poetry Award\, John Burroughs Medal for Nature Writing\, Guggenheim Fellowship\, Lavan Poetry Prize\, an honorary doctorate from Kenyon College\, among many others\, as well as being celebrated as a Literary Lion by the New York Public Library. Several of her books have been Pulitzer Prize and National Book Circle Critics Award finalists. In 2016\, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. She also has the distinction of having a molecule named after her —dianeackerone— a sex pheromone in pygmy crocodiles. Ms. Ackerman has an M.F.A. and PhD from Cornell\, and has taught at a number of universities\, including Columbia and Cornell. Her essays about nature and human nature have been appearing for decades in the New York Times\, New Yorker\, American Scholar\, Smithsonian\, Nautilus\, National Geographic and many other journals. She hosted a five-hour PBS television series inspired by A Natural History of the Senses. In 2017\, The Zookeeper’s Wife was made into a feature film starring Jessica Chastain.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/diane-ackerman/
LOCATION:Hall of Philosophy\, Hall of Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC),Weekly Themes,Week Eight (August 15–22),Featured Events,Literary Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270823T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270823T104500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261106T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261106T150000Z
UID:103955-1819017900-1819017900@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Jason Hanley and Greg Harris
DESCRIPTION:Chautauqua opens a week in partnership with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with two of the Rock Hall’s leaders\, helping to frame our weeklong conversation on “Turning Roots Into Rock.”  \nJason Hanley is the vice president of education and visitor engagement at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland\, where he ensures that every guest that visits the museum learns about the history of rock and roll and leaves inspired by its stories. Hanley works to develop the museum’s award-winning programs at the pre-K–12\, university and adult learning levels. The programs take place both on site and online and include the Rock Hall EDU educational platform. Hanley helps plan and implement all the museum’s family and community events and partnerships\, and live concerts — including the summer concert series Rock Hall Live. Hanley also oversees the museum’s daily operations and visitor experience in several related departments. He is executive producer of the museum’s Rock Hall Honors series\, the Rock the Ryman event and is often the face of the Rock Hall in interviews with artists\, producers and industry professionals.  \nBefore coming to the museum\, Hanley worked in New York as a performing musician\, songwriter\, record label owner\, scholar and author. His book\, Music Lab\, We Rock!: A Fun Family Guide for Exploring Rock Music History\, was released in 2014. His forthcoming book in 2027 is on the history of Industrial Music\, called The Wreckage Catalog. Hanley has spent time at the lectern in several schools teaching classes in music history\, electronic music and popular music studies at Hofstra University\, Stony Brook University\, Cleveland State University\, Case Western Reserve University and Cuyahoga Community College.   \nHanley holds a Ph.D. in musicology from Stony Brook University and has been with the Rock Hall since 2004. In 2015 he was awarded the Long Island Sound Award by the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame\, and the Shirley Strum Kenny Student Arts Festival Alumni Award by Stony Brook University\, and in 2025 he was inducted into the Sachem High School Hall of Fame.  \nGreg Harris\, president and CEO of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum since 2012\, has guided the organization through an era of unprecedented transformation with a focus on innovation to drive growth. Under his leadership\, the museum has significantly increased attendance\, revenue\, fan engagement and community impact in fulfillment of its mission to honor the artists whose music connects us all. The museum has welcomed millions of visitors since 1995\, contributing billions in economic impact to the broader Northeast Ohio region.   \nConstruction on a Rock Hall expansion project\, designed by world-renowned architecture firm PAU\, was announced in 2023 and channels the energy of rock & roll\, pays homage to the existing I.M. Pei building\, and amps up the museum’s beautiful lakefront location. With this bold expansion\, fans will continue to experience the connective power of music through unparalleled\, technologically advanced\, interactive exhibits and educational programs.  \nBefore joining the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame\, Harris spent 14 years as a senior executive at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown\, New York. A native of Bucks County\, Pennsylvania\, he holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Temple University\, and an M.A. from the Cooperstown Graduate Program for History and Museum Studies.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/jason-hanley-and-greg-harris/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly,Week Nine (August 22–30)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270824T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270824T100000
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261011T133107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261011T133107Z
UID:103800-1819101600-1819101600@www.chq.org
SUMMARY:Tour of Roe Green Theater Center
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/tour-of-roe-green-theater-center-9/
LOCATION:Roe Green Theater Center
CATEGORIES:Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270826T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270826T121500
DTSTAMP:20261109T160336
CREATED:20261010T223109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T193126Z
UID:103791-1819282500-1819282500@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-9/
LOCATION:Smith Wilkes Hall\, Smith Wilkes Hall
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Weekly Themes,Week Nine (August 22–30),Theater
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