President Michael E. Hill delivers Three Taps of the Gavel president's address, the traditional beginning to the Chautauqua Institution summer assembly season. The address precedes the Interfaith Service of Worship and Sermon.

The Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas is an Episcopal priest, author, retreat leader, and climate activist. 

David Giffels is the author of six books of nonfiction, including the upcoming Barnstorming Ohio: To Understand America, the memoirs Furnishing Eternity and All the Way Home. Chautauqua Writers’ Festival Director Lillian-Yvonne Bertram is the author of But a Storm Is Blowing from Paradise.

Subagh Singh Khalsa met his spiritual teacher, Yogi Bhajan, in 1971. Yogi Bhajan had arrived in the West a few years earlier and declared that he had not come to gather disciples but to create teachers.

Please join all of Chautauqua in silent prayer/reflection for five minutes from wherever you are.

The Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas is an Episcopal priest, author, retreat leader, and climate activist. 

Christine Todd Whitman is the president of The Whitman Strategy Group, a consulting firm that specializes in energy and environmental issues.

Wayman Kubicka began Zen practice in 1966 while attending graduate school in religion at Temple University, and living and working at Pendle Hill, the Quaker Center for Study and Contemplation in Wallingford, Pennsylvania.

Randolph Haluza-DeLay received his Ph.D. in Education from the University of Western Ontario. He is an Associate Professor of Sociology at The King’s University in Edmonton Alberta.

Galician bagpiper, pianist and composer Cristina Pato returns to Chautauqua with composer and violinist Mazz Swift to perform a brand new musical project: INVISIBLE(s).

June 29–August 25 | Virtual Opening: Monday, June 29, 8:15 p.m. EST

This exhibition focuses on eight artists whose work involves pattern. The result will be a colorful, dynamic show, marrying and merging intricate patterns created by each artist. 

Kainat Felicia Norton and Muinuddin Charles Smith are senior Sufi teachers, retreat guides, and interfaith ministers within the Inayati Sufi Order. Together they founded and facilitate the Light of Guidance Center for Sufi Studies in NYC.

Please join all of Chautauqua in silent prayer/reflection for five minutes from wherever you are.

The Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas is an Episcopal priest, author, retreat leader, and climate activist. 

Janis Searles Jones is CEO of Ocean Conservancy, the United States’ most established conservation organization focused solely on finding solutions to tackle the most pressing ocean issues of our time.

The CTC Young Playwrights Project goes to the movies! Creating a young playwrights film festival. Featuring a live Q & A with the creative team. Watch the Young Playwrights Project Videos here

Originally from Buffalo, Dr. Lillian-Yvonne Bertram is the author of But a Storm Is Blowing from Paradise, chosen by Claudia Rankine as winner of the 2010 Red Hen Press Benjamin Saltman Award, a slice from the cake made of air (Red Hen, 2016) and Personal Science...

Following the morning’s Chautauqua Lecture Series program, join others on the Virtual Porch to discuss this week’s lectures on “Climate Change: Prioritizing Our Global and Local Reponse.” All are welcome.

Carol grew up at Chautauqua and says that her love of mystical practices began here on the grounds. She was formally introduced to meditation many years ago at an off-season yoga and meditation retreat let by Subagh Singh Khalsa and has been practicing Centering Prayer daily ever since.

Rabbi Nate DeGroot is the Associate Director and the Spiritual and Program Director at Hazon Detroit, the Jewish lab for sustainability.  

Following the Chautauqua Lecture featuring CEO Janis Searles Jones, learn more about the work of Ocean Conservancy with Chief Scientist George Leonard. With Q&A.

Mitra Khoresheh is a Canadian curator, writer, educator and the owner of Signs and Symbols gallery located in downtown New York, NY.

Along with his wife Susan, Larry founded The Spiritual Life Society, an inter-denominational center for spiritual and holistic studies, where he teaches yoga and meditation and gives weekly talks.

Please join all of Chautauqua in silent prayer/reflection for five minutes from wherever you are.

The Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas is an Episcopal priest, author, retreat leader, and climate activist. 

Katharine Wilkinson is an author, strategist and teacher, working to heal the planet we call home. She is Vice President of Communication & Engagement at Project Drawdown, and nonprofit and the world’s leading resource for climate solutions.

Featuring Gavin Benjamin in conversation with Judy Barie, Susan and John Turben Director of VACI Galleries

Michael O'Sullivan, Senior Dharma Teacher in the Kwan Um School of Zen, is the founder and abbot of The Three Treasures Zen Center, located in Oneonta, New York.

Beth Roach is a co-founder of Alliance of Native Seedkeepers, an organization that was formed to keep ancestral seeds alive and to rebuild culture and food security in native communities. 

Rebecca Cole-Turner, CJN, spent her childhood among the ancient Redwoods, streams, forest animals and wildflowers of coastal northern California, where she first delighted in the spirituality of our natural world.

Please join all of Chautauqua in silent prayer/reflection for five minutes from wherever you are.

The Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas is an Episcopal priest, author, retreat leader, and climate activist. 

Hosted by Judy Barie, the Susan and John Turben Director of VACI Galleries

Christiana Figueres, Former Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change | Tom Rivett-Carnac, founding partner, Global Optimism

Bob Moore | I’m a lay monk of the Soto Zen tradition. I also have a deep background in Taoism. I am a Zen practitioner with deep training in Buddhist meditation, and the movement meditations of Taoism.

Objective One in 150 Forward, The Strategic Plan for Chautauqua Instituiton, calls us to: "Optimize the summer assembly season on the Chautauqua Grounds to provide a first-class experience around the arts, education, religion, and recreation."

This event has been rescheduled from 2 p.m. EDT Monday, June 29. Jim Antal is a denominational leader, climate activist, author and public theologian. He serves as Special Advisor on Climate Justice to the General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ.

Like no other book, The End of Ice offers a firsthand chronicle of the catastrophic reality of our situation and the incalculable necessity of relishing this vulnerable, fragile planet while we still can.

Alexander Gavrylyuk is the Artistic Advisor and Artist-in-Residence of the Chautauqua Piano Program. When not performing and teaching at Chautauqua, his international career has included appearances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall with the BBC Scottish Symphony...

Ray Chen is known as “…a violinist who redefines what it is to be a classical musician in the 21st Century.” With a media presence that enhances and inspires the classical audience, reaching out to millions through his unprecedented online following, Ray Chen's remarkable musicianship...

James Leff is a longtime student of religion and mysticism. He has studied extensively with Dr. Neil Douglas-Klotz and has taught the Aramaic Lord's Prayer for many years in Rochester, NY.

Please join all of Chautauqua in silent prayer/reflection for five minutes from wherever you are.

The Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas is an Episcopal priest, author, retreat leader, and climate activist. 

During a week dedicated to global and local responses to climate change, Geoffrey Kemp will join Barbara K. Bodine in conversation, discussing the ongoing water crisis in the Gulf and Yemen.

David Giffels is the author of six books of nonfiction, including the upcoming Barnstorming Ohio: To Understand America, the memoirs Furnishing Eternity and All the Way Home, both winners of the Ohioana Book Award, and The Hard Way on Purpose...

Following the morning’s Chautauqua Lecture Series program, join others on the Virtual Porch to discuss this week’s lectures on “Climate Change: Prioritizing Our Global and Local Reponse.” All are welcome.

Kim Hehr RN, also known as Karampreet Kaur, is a life-long Chautauquan and a certified level 2 teacher of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation, as taught by Yogi Bhajan.

Michael Hogue joined the Meadville Lombard Theological School faculty in September 2005, and teaches and writes at the intersections of theology, religious ethics, and philosophy of religion.

Presented by Jon Schmitz, Archivist and Historian for the Chautauqua Institution

Welcome back, Rhiannon and Francesco! We can’t bring them to the Amphitheater, so they are inviting us to come join them online from Ireland, where they will be performing a concert especially for Chautauqua while having an evening beverage with us as we talk about music and art.

Each of our 33 Conservatory members filmed a short video of themselves where they are currently quarantining. They are beautiful, hilarious, unique and a perfect way to meet these incredible artists. Don't miss!