Events

Whether you attend a single weekend performance with a friend or immerse yourself in nine weeks of classes, lectures and events with your partner – Chautauqua never disappoints. Here, there’s always more to experience and learn for visitors of all ages and walks of life.

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July 8 @ 4:15 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Chautauqua Chamber Music: Chautauqua Trio

Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall

July 8 @ 8:15 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Natalie Merchant with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra

Amphitheater

July 9 @ 10:45 am Week Three (July 8–15)

The Rev. Neal D. Presa

Amphitheater | CHQ Assembly

July 9 @ 1:00 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Open Play and Tour at Children's School

Children’s School

July 9 @ 2:30 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Chautauqua Theater Company New Play Workshop Reading 1

Bratton Theater

July 9 @ 2:30 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Family Entertainment Series: Doktor Kaboom!

Amphitheater

July 9 @ 3:30 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Writers' Center Reading with John Hoppenthaler (poetry) and Julie Metz (prose)

Hall of Philosophy

July 9 @ 7:30 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Chautauqua Theater Company New Play Workshop Reading 1

Bratton Theater

July 9 @ 8:00 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Sacred Song Service

Amphitheater

July 10 @ 9:15 am Week Three (July 8–15)

The Rev. Neal D. Presa

Amphitheater | CHQ Assembly

July 10 @ 10:00 am Week Three (July 8–15)

Opera Conservatory Masterclass

McKnight Hall

July 10 @ 10:45 am Week Three (July 8–15)

Bill Kristol

Amphitheater | CHQ Assembly

July 10 @ 2:00 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Eboo Patel , Dr. Ulysses W. Burley III

Hall of Philosophy | CHQ Assembly

July 10 @ 4:00 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Chautauqua Chamber Music: Brooklyn Rider

Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall

July 10 @ 8:15 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Music School Festival Orchestra

Amphitheater

July 11 @ 9:15 am Week Three (July 8–15)

The Rev. Neal D. Presa

Amphitheater | CHQ Assembly

July 11 @ 12:15 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Chautauqua Bird, Tree and Garden Club

Smith Wilkes Hall

July 11 @ 2:00 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Laurel Braitman

Hall of Philosophy | CHQ Assembly

July 11 @ 4:00 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

School of Music Piano Guest Faculty Recital: Alexander Kobrin

Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall

July 11 @ 8:15 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Scheherazade

Amphitheater

July 12 @ 9:15 am Week Three (July 8–15)

The Rev. Neal D. Presa

Amphitheater | CHQ Assembly

July 12 @ 10:00 am Week Three (July 8–15)

Opera Conservatory Masterclass

McKnight Hall

July 12 @ 10:45 am Week Three (July 8–15)

Eric Liu

Amphitheater | CHQ Assembly

July 12 @ 2:00 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

OPERALOGUE Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Norton Hall

July 12 @ 2:00 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Wendy Cadge

Hall of Philosophy | CHQ Assembly

July 12 @ 4:00 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Norton Hall

July 12 @ 7:00 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Opera Conservatory Student Recital - with Mikael Eliasen

McKnight Hall

July 12 @ 8:15 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass

Amphitheater

July 13 @ 9:15 am Week Three (July 8–15)

The Rev. Neal D. Presa

Amphitheater | CHQ Assembly

July 13 @ 2:00 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Timothy McMahan King

Hall of Philosophy | CHQ Assembly

July 13 @ 8:15 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra with Steven Banks, saxophone

Amphitheater

July 14 @ 9:15 am Week Three (July 8–15)

The Rev. Neal D. Presa

Amphitheater | CHQ Assembly

July 14 @ 10:00 am Week Three (July 8–15)

Opera Conservatory Performance Class

McKnight Hall

July 14 @ 2:00 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

Dr. Darshan Mehta

Hall of Philosophy | CHQ Assembly

July 14 @ 4:00 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

School of Music Piano Guest Faculty Recital: Sara Davis Buechner

Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall

July 14 @ 8:15 pm Week Three (July 8–15)

RAIN - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES

Amphitheater