In Memory of Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux
...mentorship, support, patience, humor and love I would not be where I am today,” adds Janes. “He brought me to Chautauqua 24 years ago, the birth of a wonderful friendship, and every proceeding year he made sure that our family felt part of the fabric that is the Chautauqua community. Inspired by his leadership, all of us at Chautauqua’s School of Dance endeavor to bring that same spirit to the work we do every day.”...
Special Studies Classes at Chautauqua
...to the Post Office in Bestor Plaza or at the Special Studies Office at the Hultquist Center, second floor during business hours. Ticket Office Hours Main Gate Welcome Center Ticket Office 716-357-6250 Visit rates.chq.org for current Ticket Office hours Special Studies and Youth Programs Office Hultquist center, 2nd floor 716-357-6348 communityeducation@chq.org Summer Assembly Season Office Hours Sunday: Noon–3 p.m. Monday–Friday: 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday:...
Celebrating the 2026 Chautauqua Lecture Series — and Looking Forward to What’s Next
...Karsh Institute of Democracy Executive Director Melody Barnes, The Atlantic staff writer Nancy Youssef, “PBS News Hour” co-anchor Amna Nawaz, “Finding Your Roots” host Henry Louis Gates Jr. and “CBS Sunday Morning” correspondent Conor Knighton. What a testament to Chautauqua that these folks all enthusiastically accepted an invitation to return — in a couple instances, they actually pitched returning to the Amp stage to us! Seeing the Newbies Fall in Love. Alongside those familiar voices,...
Chautauqua Institution and Campaign Legal Center Launch Partnership
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y., AND WASHINGTON, D.C. — To build on their respective missions that advance democracy, Chautauqua Institution and Campaign Legal Center (CLC) today announced a partnership to co-create, host and distribute programming centering on voter education and engagement. The partnership launches Nov. 1 on the Institution’s CHQ Assembly streaming channel with the premiere of a conversation between CLC Founder and President, and Republican former Chairman of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Trevor Potter and Chautauqua...
Angela Schuettler Named Chautauqua CFO
Following a national search, Chautauqua Institution today announced the appointment of Angela Schuettler of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Schuettler begins her service October 23. As CFO, Schuettler will play a critical role as a member of the President’s Executive Team, advising Chautauqua leadership and leading initiatives that will ensure Chautauqua Institution’s long-term financial sustainability at a moment of exciting organizational transformation. Reporting directly to the president, her duties include the preparation...
Chautauqua Theater Company to Commission Musical Adaptation of Kwame Alexander’s ‘The Crossover’
Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), the resident theater company of Chautauqua Institution, today announced their commission and development of a musical adaptation of The Crossover, the critically acclaimed novel by New York Times best-selling author and Chautauqua Institution’s Michael I. Rudell Artistic Director of Literary Arts and writer-in-residence Kwame Alexander. Under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Jade King Carroll, CTC is cementing its reputation as a national home for exciting new works. Carroll’s tenure has...
Chautauqua Arts Education Opera in the Schools
...3,500 students. The program dazzled young audiences with a lively 45-minute adaptation of Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, masterfully reimagined by Joshua Borths. The Chautauqua Opera Company will perform the enchanting opera Hansel and Gretel at the Chautauqua Amphitheater on Wednesday, July 24, so we tailored the program to introduce area students to this whimsical retelling with a twist that serves a need for kids today. “Hansel and Gretel vs. the Witch’ gives us a...
Bonnie Raitt to Headline First Major Concert Outside Chautauqua Institution’s Summer Season
...go on sale to the public Friday, February 7 at 10 a.m. (EST) at tickets.chq.org or by calling 716-357-6250. learn more About Bonnie Raitt A singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose unique style blends blues, R&B, rock, and pop, after 20 years as a cult favorite, Raitt broke through to the top in the early 90s with her GRAMMY-award-winning albums, Nick of Time and Luck of the Draw, which featured hits, “Something To Talk About” and...
Movement and Meditation with Monte Thompson
Monte Thompson was a professional dancer, and also spent years as a restauranteur. His life was spent on his feet. Now retired, he is interested in continuing to be able to move easily and gracefully while using breathing and stretching techniques to help quiet his mind and prepare him to face each day with purpose and joy....
A Season of Renewal for Worship
...This is in place of Sunday School that is no longer held Sunday mornings. In case of rain or wet ground, the service will move into the nearby Hall of Christ. Our other beloved Chautauqua Sunday traditions of the Sacred Song Service at 8 p.m. in the Amphitheater, the Blessing of Animals at 5:15 p.m. in the Grove and the Palestine Park tour at 7 p.m. will remain vital parts of our community’s life. Blessing of the Animals will continue at...