Chautauqua Adopts 2050 Net Zero Carbon Goal
...our community members.” Board Resolution (Appendix D, page 11): https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024.05.04-Draft-Minutes-Board-of-Trustees.pdf Leadership Letter Below ABOUT CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION Chautauqua Institution is a not-for-profit, 750-acre community on Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York State where approximately 7,500 people are in residence on any day during a nine-week summer season. More than 100,000 attend scheduled public events each year and even more engage online via the streaming channel CHQ Assembly. Chautauqua is dedicated to the exploration of the best...
Chautauqua Travels
...Nuremberg Trials with Kristan McMahon September 25–October 2, 2026 Learn More Colors and Canvases in Oaxaca with Erika b Hess October 14-20, 2026 Learn More Abrahamic Andalusia: Exploring the Confluence of Christian, Islamic and Jewish Cultures with The Rt. Rev. Bishop Eugene Sutton October 30–November 6, 2026 Learn More Ghana Revealed with Kwame Alexander November 14–21, 2026 Learn More Vienna’s Musical & Holiday Splendor with David Levy November 28–December 4, 2026 Learn More Cuban Rhythms...
“Behind the Scenes at ‘The Daily Show’”
...the show’s history, how it has evolved and changed, the highs and the lows along the way, and an idea of what a day at “The Daily Show” is like. The panel will be led in conversation with Jeff Stilson, the longtime actor and comedian, and good friend of the week’s co-curator, Lewis Black. In this presentation, audiences will get an understanding of how the team mines the news daily and come up with comic...
Only at Chautauqua: Lectures
...breadth and depth of the work we do together each summer. Thank you for your engagement each weekday morning, and for continuing the conversations over lunch and on porches through the rest of the day — and for taking the words and lessons you hear from our lecturers and putting them into action in your lives and home communities. That’s where the rubber meets the road in terms of Chautauqua’s true impact. In 2026, wow, do...
CSO Announces Music Director Rossen Milanov four-year contract extension
Chautauqua, N.Y.- Chautauqua Institution today announced a four-year extension for Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra (CSO) Music Director and Principal Symphonic Conductor Rossen Milanov. The extension follows 10 successful seasons of CSO programming on Chautauqua Institution’s renowned Amphitheater stage. “I am overjoyed that Chautauqua Institution will continue to be blessed with Maestro Milanov’s leadership in the coming years,” said Vice President of Performing and Visual Arts Laura Savia. “Rossen is a consummate musician, a discerning leader and...
Chautauqua Theater Company ‘The Crossover:’ New Musical Announces Acclaimed Creative Team
...of its major achievements includes Noah Haidle’s Birthday Candles, which was originally developed at CTC and later had a celebrated run on Broadway. CTC has entered a new era of artistic excellence under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Jade King Carroll, commissioning plays by Kate Hamill (The Light and The Dark, 2024 CTC World Premiere), C.A. Johnson (The Witnesses, 2025 CTC World Premiere), and Sharyn Rothstein, and developing new works by Chisa Hutchinson, Mike...
Weddings & Conferences
...many options for your reception including inside our grand hotel dining room or ballroom, outside on the front lawn, or again by the bell tower on the lake. Lodging is also available for all of your guests. Hosting a destination wedding at our beautiful hotel provides endless possibilities to make your special day as perfect as you can imagine. Chautauqua Institution looks forward to hosting your wedding celebration. All couples are welcome. Download our complete...
Historical Marker Program Honors Chautauqua’s Founding
As Chautauqua Institution prepares to launch its 150th Summer Assembly June 24, it celebrates the installation of a historical marker at the Institution’s main entrance, located on Rt. 394 in Chautauqua, N.Y. Commemorating its founding in 1874 as the Chautauqua Sunday School Teacher Assembly, and made possible by a grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, the marker reads: CHAUTAUQUA SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER ASSEMBLY FIRST HELD IN AUGUST 1874 WITH CLASSES, LECTURES, RECREATION AND WORSHIP....
Chautauqua Institution Reveals Impressive Economic Imprint on Region, State
Study shows how historic destination continues to impact, influence New York on the cusp of its sesquicentennial Chautauqua Institution, along with its patrons and property owners, generates more than $305 million in total economic impact for New York state, while serving as a key driver for the tourism industry in western New York and community development across Chautauqua County, according to a study released today. In April 2022, Chautauqua Institution and Chautauqua Property Owners Association...
Performances
...enjoying the many summer resort activities Chautauqua has to offer. Performances Workshop Studio Performance: Saturday, July 4, 2026 Student Gala I: Sunday, July 19, 2026 Student Gala II: Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Chautauqua Pre-Professional Dancers with the Music School Festival Orchestra: Monday, August 3, 2026 Pre-Professional Choreographic Workshop: TBA The School of Dance provides students from across the nation the opportunity of studying with world-renowned teachers. The most advanced students receive the experience of performing...