We’re just a few weeks away from the opening of our 2021 Summer Assembly as we send this, our seventh weekly “What to Expect” communication. As a reminder, the protocols below represent our best effort to create a safe environment that works for our entire community — inevitably some will feel they are too loose and others will feel they are too tight. It is our sincere hope that the protocols in place this summer are in fact just right for a community that values inclusivity and includes people of all ages, immune systems, experiences and needs.  

June 1 Updates and Clarifications

COVID-19 Vaccinations, Testing, and other Screening and Prevention Measures

• On May 13, the CDC released new guidance that vaccinated individuals need not wear masks in most indoor and outdoor settings. On May 17, New York State said it would implement the CDC’s guidance beginning on May 19. The state has not yet released detailed guidance on how to implement this pivot. As soon as we have that detailed guidance, which we expect any day, we will be able to better articulate its effect on our experience together this summer. 
   
• What we do know:
  • We will designate a large section in each of our performance venues where vaccinated adults and accompanied non-vaccinated children can sit with no distance. 
  • Masking will be optional while seated in the Amp. Masks will still be required in the Performance Pavilion on Pratt, due to union requirements. Moving about our venues, everyone must be masked.
  • Entry into programs in our outdoor venues does not require proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test result, though entry into the vaccinated sections will require proof of full vaccination.
  • Temperature checks are currently still required for entry into venues.
  • We can accept phone pictures or photocopies of CDC cards as proof of vaccination.

Gate Passes, Program Tickets and Events at the Amphitheater and Other Venues

• The new chq.org launched this morning and is your gateway to planning your experience this summer. Check it out! Click or tap here for a video introduction and tutorial.
   
• Alongside the newly launched website is our new ticketing system, which also launched today.  As a reminder, the price increase for Traditional Gate Passes has been postponed to June 8. Here are some other important dates:
   
  • June 1
    • Main Gate Welcome Center opens to the public (hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily)
    • Launch of the new chq.org (a video orientation will help you navigate the new site)
    • Launch of our new online ticketing platform, at tickets.chq.org
    • Long-term ticket sales resume (planned Traditional Gate Pass price increase delayed to June 8)
    • Resume sales of Traditional Gate Passes including Weeks One to Five 
       
  • June 2
    • Traditional Gate Pass (TGP) holders: Pre-sale of Popular Entertainment tickets
      Visit the new ticketing site to see concerts included with today’s pre-sale. To access pre-sale events, log in to your tickets.chq.org account with the username that was emailed to you on June 1. If you did not receive an email, please contact the Ticket Office.
       
  • June 6
    • Grounds Access Pass (GAP) holders: Pre-sale of Popular Entertainment tickets 
       
  • June 8
    • Price increase for long-term Traditional Gate Passes (moved from June 1)
       
  • June 9
    • Release of 2021 Special Studies catalog on learn.chq.org and start of registration for in-person, online, and hybrid classes. There will be no print catalog this year.
    • General Public, Employees and Volunteers: Sales of Popular Entertainment tickets and Performance Pavilion on Pratt reserved seating (including opera and theater events)