CHQ Near You
...Western NY Covering territory from Buffalo, to Jamestown, to Mayville — enjoy a day of laughs and drafts in Western New York! The full line-up includes lunch or libations at the Labatt Brew House at noon, followed by a tour of the National Comedy Center at 3 pm with a special welcome by NCC Executive Director Journey Gunderson & Chautauqua’s VP of Education Matt Ewalt, topped off with a pint at the newly-opened Big Inlet Brewing. Come...
‘As One’ Community Day at Chautauqua: Works and Life Story of Filmmaker and Librettist Kimberly Reed Highlighted Through Film, Forums, Opera
...on Monday, at 12:15 and 5:15 p.m., with talkbacks following both screenings. Screenings are made possible in part through a co-sponsorship with WNED-TV in Buffalo. The chamber opera, As One, will receive its Chautauqua debut on Tuesday, August 7 at 4:00 p.m. The production features film projections created by Kimberly Reed. The full schedule of events follows: Sunday, August 5: As One Community Day Schedule of Events 12:30–2 p.m. | Prodigal Sons – Film Presentation,...
Chautauqua Institution Presents Weeklong Food & Film Festival, Aug. 19–24
...currently developing a new restaurant venture in Buffalo; Lynn Novo of Comfort Sisters; Barbara Snow of Food Tour Corporation; Dark Forest Chocolate Makers; and Michelle Stevens, owner of Buffalo Cheese Traders. Vendors include Cutco, BioDome Project, Barrel + Brine, Oliver’s Restaurant, Kegworks, Full Moon Rising Bakery, Brazil Craft Beer and Wine Lounge and Labyrinth Press Company, Johnson Estate Winery, Mazza Wine Cellars, Victorianbourg Wine Estate, La Familia, 2 Ames, 21 Brix, Green Heron Growers, Rassie...
Lifelong Learning at Chautauqua
...more Il Divo Aug. 2 learn more Stephen Sanchez with Special Guest Ray Bull Aug. 9 learn more Melissa Etheridge and Indigo Girls Aug. 16 learn more Wynton Marsalis Aug. 19 learn more Wynton Marsalis’ All Rise Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with the Music School Festival Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Aug. 21 learn more Wynton Marsalis’ All Rise Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with the Music School Festival Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus...
Chautauqua Food Festival Chef Series: Jamaican with Chef Darian Bryan
Join Chef Darian Bryan for a five-course dinner as part of the Chautauqua Food Festival. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with passed hors d’oeuvres with dinner seating at 6 p.m. Make your reservation via OpenTable or calling 716-357-5005. Chef Darian, is a Jamaican chef bringing the heat to Buffalo, NY. He has been featured on Food Network, CBS News, ESPN, The Jamaican Observer, The Gleaner, TVJ and so much more. He arrived in the...
Entertainment and Concerts
...program. Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Ode to Joy Rossen Milanov, conductor Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Adam Luebke, music director Oznur Tuluoglu, soprano Ronnita Miller, mezzo-soprano Dennis Shuman, tenor Seoyong Lee, baritone The Chautuauqua Symphony Orchestra commemorates Chautauqua’s sesquicentenniel in a program that evokes the best in human values. The CSO’s frequent collaborator, the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, under the direction of Adam Luebke, joins the CSO for Howard Hanson’s “Song of Democracy,” a celebration of the collective...
Board of Directors
Chautauqua Foundation Board of Directors Timothy Renjilian, Chair Atlanta, Georgia Director since: 2017 Committee membership: Audit, Development Council, Executive Committee (Chair), Finance, Investment, Nominating & Governance, Personnel, Strategic Planning Brett Altman Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania Director since: 2022 Committee membership: Audit Committee, Finance Committee David Anderson Hingham, Massachusetts Director since: 2015 Committee membership: Development Council, Executive Committee, Investment, Nominating & Governance (Chair) Betsy Bechtolt-Magley Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Director since: 2021 Committee membership: Development Council, Personnel Stacey M. Berger...
Atom Atkinson to Step Down as Director of Literary Arts
...and pursuing partnerships to further enliven and elevate the experience of learning through reading and writing for participants of all ages and experience. During Atkinson’s tenure, new partnerships and collaborations have been formed with The Paris Review, Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center, The American Academy of Poets, Just Buffalo and Catapult, among others. They also oversaw the creation of a new literary arts prize, the Chautauqua Janus Prize, established to recognize “an emerging writer’s...
Chautauqua Celebrates 150 Years of Seasons and Stories With a Packed Calendar of Events and Special Initiatives
...Series. Wednesday and Thursday performances of Marsalis and JLCO will feature Chautauqua’s Music School Festival Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, and other special guests for two performances of Marsalis’s seminal work All Rise on the 25th anniversary of its first performance. These performances will be recorded by a national media partner as part of an hour-long documentary about Chautauqua. The documentary will air nationally in February 2025. The full-length concert will be presented online. Chautauqua’s...
Timothy Muffitt
...Columbus Ohio’s Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Virginia Symphony, the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra in Chicago and the Harrisburg (PA) Symphony among others. Along with continued growth in artistic excellence, Muffitt’s work has been marked by innovative, imaginative programming. A strong proponent of community arts education, Muffitt has been very active in the venues of radio and lecture, presenting arts-enrichment programs through a variety of formats for diverse audiences. Prominent performers...