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June 23 @ 12:00 am
Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden 2024 - June 23–August 23
Strohl Art Center Upper Sculpture Garden
@ 12:00 am
Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden 2024 – June 23–August 23
Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden 2024 exhibition runs June 23–August 23. Featuring outdoor sculptures by Dan Droz, Carin Mincemoyer, and Lydia Musco.
June 23 @ 1:00 pm Week One (June 22–29)
"Off the Walls" Exhibition - June 23–August 20
Strohl Art Center 2nd Floor
@ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
“Off the Walls” Exhibition – June 23–August 20
“Off the Walls” exhibition runs June 23–August 20. Opening reception June 23, 3-5pm. “Off the Walls” is an exhibition featuring a dozen contemporary artists who create small sculptures, and are at the peak of their careers, showing nationally and internationally. As the title implies, all works will be hung from the ceiling or displayed on pedestals. Works in wood, glass, clay, metal, and concrete will be featured. This exhibition is generously sponsored by Brenda and Larry Thompson. Curated by Judy Barie.
Artists: Dee Briggs, Sam Chung, Seth Clark, Alison Croney Moses, Dan Droz, Brian Engel, Kyle Johns, Howard Jones, Nate Lucas, Andrea Moon, Lydia Musco, Jose Sera, Shoji Satake.
June 23 @ 1:00 pm
"Holding Space: Woven Works" Exhibition - June 23-August 4
Fowler-Kellogg Art Center: 1st Floor
@ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
“Holding Space: Woven Works” Exhibition – June 23-August 4
“Holding Space: Woven Works” exhibition runs June 23-August 4. This exhibition is a nuanced exploration into woven structures including jacquard weaving, pulled warp tapestry, and basketry. While distinct in style and perspective, these works collectively address notions of containment, transformation, and connection to place through abstraction. They make space for and carry our stories. Curated by Erika Diamond.
Artists: Carly Feddersen, Carrie Hill, Susan Iverson, Anina Major, John Paul Morabito, Skye Tafoya, Hope Wang, and Sarita Westrup.
July 3 @ 10:00 am
"Simpatico: Works by 2024 School of Art Faculty" exhibition - July 3-August 11
Fowler-Kellogg Art Center 2nd floor
@ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
“Simpatico: Works by 2024 School of Art Faculty” exhibition – July 3-August 11
“Simpatico: Works by 2024 School of Art Faculty” exhibition runs July 3-August 11. Opening reception July 3, 3-5pm. Simpatico: characterized by shared attributes or interest, compatible. It is an honor to introduce you to the work of the new Chautauqua School of Art faculty and also paintings by our new Artistic Director, Erika b Hess. These nationally recognized artists will spend time teaching at the School of Art this summer, as well as participate in the CVA Lecture Series. This exhibition is generously sponsored by John and Susan Turben. Curated by Judy Barie.
Artists: Sachiko Akuyama, Alex Callendar, Erika b Hess, Susan Lichtman, Kevin Umana, Cosmo Whyte.
July 21 @ 10:00 am
"Wonder & Awe: Ashley Eliza Williams" Exhibition - July 21-August 20
Strohl Art Center 2nd Floor
@ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
“Wonder & Awe: Ashley Eliza Williams” Exhibition – July 21-August 20
“Wonder & Awe: Ashley Eliza Williams” exhibition runs July 21-August 20. Opening reception July 21, 3-5pm. Ashley Eliza Williams, born in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Southwest Virginia, makes work about interspecies communication and alternative languages found in the natural world. Her work is “driven by a deep sense of wonder and curiosity about the non-human world.” Her paintings and sculptural investigations into the sentience of nature connect with Chautauqua Institution’s week seven theme of Wonder and Awe. This exhibition is generously sponsored by the Friends of CVA. Curated by Erika Diamond.
@ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
“In the Garden” Exhibition – July 24-Aug 21
“In the Garden” exhibition runs July 24-Aug 21. Opening Reception July 24, 3-5pm. Inspired by what we learn from the garden, this exhibition reflects the complicated histories and often tenuous futures of flowers and food. It also digs at our relationship to them, as those charged with tending the garden. Through media ranging from still life painting to glass pâte de verre, these works tackle diverse subjects such as climate change, indigenous plant knowledge, growth/decay, and tulip mania. Join us in Strohl Art Center on July 24 from 5 – 6pm for a panel discussion with exhibiting artists. This exhibition is generously sponsored by the Kay Hardesty Logan Foundation. Curated by Erika Diamond.
Artists: Julia Blume, Kate Clements, Hillary Waters Fayle, Brian Fleetwood, Ryan Michael Flores, Margaret Jacobs, Regan Rosburg
CHQ Mystic Heart: Carol McKiernan
Centering Prayer
July 27 @ 9:30 am Week Five (July 20–27)
Chabad Jewish House Community Shabbat Service, Rabbi Zalman Vilenkin
Chabad Jewish House
Chabad Jewish House Community Shabbat Service, Rabbi Zalman Vilenkin
Kiddush to follow at 12:15pm
Bahai: Sing Praises (Van Gilmer) – Choir Rehearsal
Torah Study
July 27 @ 10:15 am Week Five (July 20–27)
Sabbath Morning Worship, Hebrew Congregation
Hurlbut Church sanctuary
Sabbath Morning Worship, Hebrew Congregation
July 27 @ 11:00 am Week Five (July 20–27)
Piano Master Class: Sara Davis Buechner
Sherwood-Marsh 101
Piano Master Class: Sara Davis Buechner
School of Music Chamber Concert #4
July 27 @ 2:00 pm Week Five (July 20–27)
StoryCorps Recording (Reservations Required)
Cohen Multimedia Studio
StoryCorps Recording (Reservations Required)
150th Anniversary StoryCorps Archive: The Cohen Multimedia Studio is available for recording your StoryCorps conversation for inclusion in Chautauqua’s 150th Anniversary Archive. Book your recording time online here. Available times will be highlighted on each day’s schedule with a white box. Each recording session is designed for two people to be in conversation. Think of it as a conversation between friends or family members. Our StoryCorps Ambassador will help you get started and support you along the way. Email StoryCorps@chq.org if you have questions.
July 27 @ 3:00 pm Week Five (July 20–27)
Contemporary Issues Forum: Andrew Meier
Hall of Philosophy
Contemporary Issues Forum: Andrew Meier
In a presentation titled “Morgenthau: The Making of a Dynasty — And an Epic,” join Andrew Meier for a behind-the-scenes tour of his acclaimed new book Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty. Hailed as a modern masterpiece and named a Book of the Year by The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, and numerous other outlets, Morgenthau spans four generations and offers a panoramic account of an exceptional family across more than 150 years of U.S. and world history. The sweeping portrait reveals their power and influence in the most consequential presidencies of the 20th century — including, of course, that of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
In addition to Morgenthau, Meier is the author of two previous works of award-winning investigative nonfiction: Black Earth: A Journey Through Russia After the Fall, and The Lost Spy: An American in Stalin’s Secret Service. A former Moscow correspondent for Time Magazine, he has contributed to The New York Times Magazine, among numerous other publications, for more than two decades. His work has been recognized with fellowships from the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library and the Leon Levy Center for Biography, as well as the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C. A frequent commentator on CNN, NPR and the BBC, he’s also a documentary film writer and director, now at work on a new film on Russia.
The Contemporary Issues Forum is programmed by the Chautauqua Women’s Club.
July 27 @ 4:15 pm Week Five (July 20–27)
Chautauqua Chamber Music: Chautauqua Piano Quartet
Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall
Chautauqua Chamber Music: Chautauqua Piano Quartet
Aaron Berofsky, violin
Kathryn Votapek, viola
Felix Wang, cello
Phillip Bush, piano
Chautauqua School of Music faculty members Aaron Berofsky, violin and chair of School of Music Strings, Kathryn Votapek, viola, and cellist Felix Wang are joined by pianist Phillip Bush for a program of piano quartets. In addition to teaching at Chautauqua, Aaron Berofsky is Professor of Violin at the University of Michigan and has served as visiting Professor at the Hochschule fur Musik in Detmold, Germany. Violist and violinist Kathryn Votapek was a member of the Chester String Quartet for 15 years, and now maintains an active career as soloist and as guest artist at music festivals such as Chautauqua throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. In addition to being the cellist of the Blair String Quartet, Felix Wang is a founding member of the Blakemore Trio and co-principal cellist of the IRIS Orchestra. Pianist Phillip Bush is widely acknowledged as one of the most experienced American chamber music pianists of his generation, and has performed and recorded with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, appeared innumerable times on Brooklyn’s Bargemusic series, and has performed at the Grand Canyon Music Festival, Newport Music Festival, Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival and at many other festivals.
Chautauqua Chamber Music is made possible in part by The Kay Hardesty Logan Fund.
Catholic Mass
Catholic Mass
Boots vs Badges Softball Game
Sports Club