Weekly Themes
Chautauqua Institution is excited to present a snapshot of our themes for the 2023 season.
2023 Season: June 24–August 27
Week One 2023
June 24–July 1 • On Friendship
Week Two 2023
July 1–8 • Games: A Celebration of Our Most Human Pastimes
Week Three 2023
July 8–15 • Can the Center Hold? — A Question for Our Moment
Week Four 2023
July 15–22 • The State of Believing
Week Five 2023
July 22–29 • Infrastructure: Building and Maintaining the Physical, Social and Civic Underpinnings of Society
Week Six 2023
July 29–August 5 • A Life of Literature
Week Seven 2023
August 5–12 • The National Parks: How America’s ‘Best Idea’ is Meeting 21st-Century Challenges
Week Eight 2023
AUgust 12–19 • Freedom of Expression, Imagination, and the Resilience of Democracy
Week Nine 2023
August 19–27 • The Global South: Expanding the Scope of Geopolitical Understanding