Week Five 2024
...On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, the Chautauqua Lecture Series and Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative welcome environmentalist and writer Bill McKibben back to the Amphitheater stage, where he’ll be joined by journalist, George Washington University administrator and Planet Forward creator Frank Sesno as they discuss work both men are doing to catalyze climate action across generations. Chico Tillmon, the executive director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab’s Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy, will speak Thursday,...
Building a More Sustainable Future on Earth Day & Beyond
...Assembly There is no online version of this program. Chautauqua Theater Company presents Birthday Candles By Noah Haidle Ernestine Ashworth contemplates her cosmic insignificance on her 17th birthday, a feeling that follows her through the swift passage of time. In the blink of an eye, she reaches her 18th birthday, hurtles toward her 41st, accelerates into her 70th, and glides into her 101st. Birthday Candles is a heartfelt and humorous story that guides the audience...
Week Two 2024
...evolve into artificial humanity, or can it allow for humans to be more human? Joanna Stern, senior personal technology columnist at The Wall Street Journal, opens the discussions on Monday, July 1, 2024, with an up-to-the-minute primer on how artificial intelligence has developed ever-more-rapidly, and considers where we may be headed as these remarkable and potentially dangerous technologies continue to evolve. On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, Conrad Tucker — who serves as both the Arthur...
Cultural and Literary Ireland with Kwame Alexander
...August 2023. Itinerary Subject to change Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 1 Day 1: Introduction to Dublin Arrival on individual flights and transfer independently to your Dublin hotel (check in may not be available until this 3:00PM). Gather with fellow travelers for a brief overview tour of Dublin, including the Georgian neighborhood where Oscar Wilde once lived, the statue of Irish musician and writer Phil Lynott, and...
Week Three 2024
...Together on Stage July 12 details Jurassic Park Live in Concert with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra July 6 details Chautauqua Theater Company presents Birthday Candles Select dates details Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano July 8 details Paul Taylor Dance Company July 10 details Chautauqua Opera Company presents Love and Longing by the Lake July 12 details Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Timeless Love July 9 details Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Opera & Pops July 11 details Sunday Matinee: Chautauqua Symphony...
Week Seven 2024
...Amy Tan took up nature journal sketching in 2016, and now she returns to the Amphitheater stage on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, to discuss her latest work, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, and the wonder and awe inspired by the natural world. StoryCorps CEO Sandra M. Clark speaks Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, as she contemplates the power of storytelling to inspire wonder and awe in listeners, readers and viewers. On Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, astrophysicist and...
Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative Spring Update 2023
...Wilkes Hall Nick Lund, conservationist and author of several books and columns on birding, including the popular Birdist blog on Twitter, will discuss the birds of America’s national parks. Lund will share stories of the many birding adventures he has led and the unique birds that call our parks home. Greater Buffalo 4th Grade Cultural Park Explorer Initiative 3:30–4:45 p.m. • Tuesday, August 8 • Hall of Philosophy During this special Buffalo Day program, learn from...
‘As One’ Community Day at Chautauqua: Works and Life Story of Filmmaker and Librettist Kimberly Reed Highlighted Through Film, Forums, Opera
...panel presentation, poetry experience and reception round out the day’s program. All As One Community Day events are free and entrance to the grounds is always free at Chautauqua on Sundays. Vouchers for free parking for the day will be provided for all As One Community Day participants. For additional information about As One Community Day, visit the event website at asone.chq.org. Reed’s latest documentary film, Dark Money, will be screened at Chautauqua Cinema twice...
Cuban Rhythms with Deborah Sunya Moore
...in arts integration from 2017–2019. Itinerary Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 1 Bienvenidos a Havana Arrive at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport and transfer to your boutique hotel* in Vedado, a historic residential neighborhood filled with elegantly restored mansions. Meet your fellow travelers for an orientation from your tour staff followed by a festive welcome dinner featuring local flavors. Experience a captivating performance by Primera Linea, a...
Kwame Alexander Writers’ Lab & Conference
...Just Buffalo Literary Center and lives in Buffalo, New York. JILLIAN HANESWORTH is an EMMY nominated spoken word artist, the Poet Laureate Emeritus of Buffalo, New York and a community organizer and activist. Jillian was born and raised on the east side of Buffalo where she developed a vision to use art and advocacy to help her community reimagine justice and work together to create a system where all people can thrive. Currently, Jillian travels...