Stormwater Management
Chautauqua Institution has implemented the first steps of a comprehensive Drainage Management Plan that addresses stormwater flow throughout the grounds. This is the first comprehensive action taken by a lakeside community on Chautauqua Lake. The plan is also supported by two grants awarded by New York state totaling $696,000. In November 2010, Institution staff was presented with the report conducted by Foit-Albert Associates, an architecture and engineering firm based in Buffalo, N.Y., with a history...
Premium Chefs Dinner: Darian Bryan
Bold flavor and joyful hospitality take center stage at this special Guest Chef Dinner with Chef Darian Bryan, one of Western New York’s most dynamic culinary talents. Hosted at the Athenaeum Hotel, this one night only dining experience celebrates Chef Darian’s vibrant fusion of fine dining technique and Caribbean soul. Born in Jamaica and based in Buffalo, Chef Darian is known for creating food that makes people happy—an ethos reflected in every course of this...
Rev. Dr. J. Peter Holmes
...an Honorary Lifetime Fellow of Acadia Divinity College and in 2024 awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity from the same school. He serves as Chaplain to the Royal Commonwealth Society, and a board member of the House of Compassion Peter is married to Janet and they have two daughters, a son and one delightful granddaughter. In his spare time Peter loves to garden, cycle, walk and cheer for the Leafs, Blue Jays and Buffalo Bills....
Taste Caravan
A moving feast of regional flavor. Taste Caravan transforms Bestor Plaza into a rotating showcase of the area’s most exciting restaurants and food trucks, offering guests the opportunity to sample 15–20 different regional establishments each week through thoughtfully prepared small bites. Food trucks will be available: Monday–Friday, 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (Lunch) Tuesday & Friday, 4:30–8:00 p.m. (Dinner) Vendors rotate throughout the week, and all offer small bites so guests are encouraged to return often so...
Taste Caravan
A moving feast of regional flavor. Taste Caravan transforms Bestor Plaza into a rotating showcase of the area’s most exciting restaurants and food trucks, offering guests the opportunity to sample 15–20 different regional establishments each week through thoughtfully prepared small bites. Food trucks will be available: Monday–Friday, 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (Lunch) Tuesday & Friday, 4:30–8:00 p.m. (Dinner) Vendors rotate throughout the week, and all offer small bites so guests are encouraged to return often so...
Rev. Dr. J. Peter Holmes
...an Honorary Lifetime Fellow of Acadia Divinity College and in 2024 awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity from the same school. He serves as Chaplain to the Royal Commonwealth Society, and a board member of the House of Compassion Peter is married to Janet and they have two daughters, a son and one delightful granddaughter. In his spare time Peter loves to garden, cycle, walk and cheer for the Leafs, Blue Jays and Buffalo Bills....
Rev. Dr. J. Peter Holmes
...an Honorary Lifetime Fellow of Acadia Divinity College and in 2024 awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity from the same school. He serves as Chaplain to the Royal Commonwealth Society, and a board member of the House of Compassion Peter is married to Janet and they have two daughters, a son and one delightful granddaughter. In his spare time Peter loves to garden, cycle, walk and cheer for the Leafs, Blue Jays and Buffalo Bills....
Taste Caravan
A moving feast of regional flavor. Taste Caravan transforms Bestor Plaza into a rotating showcase of the area’s most exciting restaurants and food trucks, offering guests the opportunity to sample 15–20 different regional establishments each week through thoughtfully prepared small bites. Food trucks will be available: Monday–Friday, 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (Lunch) Tuesday & Friday, 4:30–8:00 p.m. (Dinner) Vendors rotate throughout the week, and all offer small bites so guests are encouraged to return often so...
Only At Chautauqua: Programming between the Pillars
...the circle of belonging throughout the day and activating joy in the evening. As we look ahead to the 2026 season, I feel a deep sense of anticipation. Whether you come for a single day or for the full season, I hope you join me in the spirit of curiosity as we gather to learn, to be challenged and to celebrate together. Only at Chautauqua! Deborah Sunya Moore Senior Vice President, Chief Program Officer Chautauqua Institution...
Chautauqua Institution Brush Pick-Up Procedural Change
...before and after season? Yes, our pickup schedule will continue from April 1 through Oct. 31. Intermittent pickup will occur on a weekly basis. Will there still be “Community Clean Up Days” twice a year? Yes, we will continue to offer this service. The same pick-up procedures and waste size restrictions for yard waste apply to these dates: Household Waste Community Clean-up Days: Spring Clean-up Day: First Wednesday of June Fall Clean-up Day: Last Wednesday...