Augmented Reality Art Installation to be Unveiled at Chautauqua Institution’s Inaugural Mud Day
Chautauqua Institution today announced the upcoming unveiling of an augmented reality art installation to coincide with its inaugural CHQ Mud Day Saturday, October 7. The installation, created by artists Leslie Calimeri and John Stow, follows a previous interactive installment at the CHQ Trail focused on play and exploration in 2022. Members of the media are invited to attend the public unveiling at 9:45 a.m. on October 7 at the CHQ Trailhead located behind the Chautauqua...
Waste Management
...collects household and landscape waste materials once in the spring and fall. A summary of the collection schedule for our Community Clean-Up Days is here. Household Waste Community Clean-up Days: Spring Clean-up Day: First Wednesday of June Fall Clean-up Day: Last Wednesday of August Yard Trimmings and Brush Waste Community Clean-up Days Spring Clean Up: First Monday of June Fall Clean Up: Last Thursday of August Your materials must be set out at the curb by 7...
Sports Club
...paddling. If you prefer to stay onshore, Sports Club is the place to go for fishing rods and live bait, sports equipment, shuffleboard, lawn bowling and outdoor ping pong. Fees vary. Contact Information Sports Club Deb Lyons Director of Sports Club 716.357.6281 (summer only) sportsclub@chq.org Recreation Meg Pickard Director of Recreation Services 716.357.6351 (year-round) mpickard@chq.org Pontoon Boat Rentals (Weekly/Multi-Day/Daily/Half Day) • Two New 23′ Pontoon Boats available • Prop insurance available • Pontoon Boats docked at Chautauqua...
Specials & Packages
Specials & Packages For hotel reservations or questions, please call 800.821.1881 or email athenaeum@chq.org. Oktoberfest at the Athenaeum Hotel Indulge in a German feast at the Athenaeum Hotel with music by the The Bergholz German Band. Learn More...
Michael Deeb
Michael Deeb Weaver is an accomplished dancer, actor, instructor, and choreographer based in Buffalo, NY. His experience as a performer ranges from concert dance to musical theatre to commercial work – and (almost) everything in between. He holds a BFA in Dance from the University at Buffalo, and is a faculty member at both UB and at Nazareth College, teaching jazz, tap, and musical theatre dance styles. Michael’s performance credits have taken him all over...
Department of Religion Weekly Book Talk Series
Beginning Wednesday, April 17 and running through Wednesday, May 8, the Department of Religion will offer a weekly Book Talk Series featuring best-selling books of some of Chautauqua’s recent Interfaith Lecture Series speakers. Simran Jeet Singh, Jillian Hanesworth, Andrew Seidel, and Laurel Braitman join us for an enlightening 90-minute session. Each session includes a presentation by the author, an interactive Q-and-A, and facilitated breakout discussions. This four-week educational opportunity offers both synchronous and asynchronous content,...
Student Handbook
...are Buffalo, NY and Erie, PA. The majority of students arrive by car, or plane via Buffalo Niagara International Airport then shuttle to Chautauqua Institution. Students often organize shuttles together to save costs. Please note that Chautauqua County is primarily rural, and popular ride share services (Uber, Lyft, etc.) typically won’t provide rides all the way from the nearest cities (Buffalo, NY and Erie, PA.) Click here for more information about how to get to...
Day Camps
Day Camps Children’s School For youth ages 2.8–5. Built in 1921, the Chautauqua Children’s School pioneered the concept of nursery school education. Additions made in 1926, 1947 and 1969 were followed by a full renovation and expansion in 1994 to its present size and capacity. Learn More Group One For youth entering first grade in the fall. Begun in 1997, Group One is a program designed for children who will enter first grade in the...
Rates and Sales Schedule
Rates and Fees for Passes, Tickets and Registrations All information and prices subject to change. Ticket Office Tuesday–Thursday: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. ticketoffice@chq.org 716.357.6250, option 5 Ticket Phones/Contact Center: Tuesday–Thursday: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Order online: tickets.chq.org Welcome Center Information Desk Tuesday–Thursday: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. infooffice@chq.org 716.357.6200 Main Gate Welcome & Business Center Tuesday–Thursday: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Visitors Center on Bestor Plaza Post Office Building Closed until the 2026 Season 2026 Summer Assembly Sales Schedule and Rates...
2024: An Anniversary Year in Review
...Chautauqua Institution 2019-2028, which called the Institution’s Board of Trustees and leadership team to take stock of the plan and Institution performance at the plan’s midway point. That review launched in February when the Board dedicated a full day to the review process. An adhoc committee composed of trustees and senior staff took the input and insights gleaned from that day-long conversation and created the proposed refreshed plan, 150 Forward: A Renewed Vision for Chautauqua...