On Wednesday, September 27, Dr. Kori Schake joined us via webinar to discuss 2024’s 80th Anniversary of D-Day and our Chautauqua Travels journey to experience the ceremony and explore the Paris and Normandy region. Watch a recording of the webinar below. Resources Referenced During the Webinar Watch Dr. Kori Shake’s 2022 talk during Chautauqua’s weeklong investigation of the topic: “What Should Be America’s Role in the World?” on CHQ Assembly.(A CHQ Assembly subscription is required to access this video.) Discover more about Chautauqua Travels journey to Paris and Normandy for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. Explore all Chautauqua Travels trips...
See what’s streaming on CHQ Assembly this September! CHQ Assembly’s September 2023 Lineup In September, we’re highlighting the 2023 Summer Assembly theme “On Friendship.” There’s an oft-invoked medieval proverb: “Blood is thicker than water.” We take it to mean that bonds of the family are stronger than any other — that, simply, family comes first. But some have argued that the “blood” in the phrase is not one of family, but one of covenant, of choosing. This places heightened importance on friendship and fellowship, and on the family of our own making. Join Chautauqua lecturers Robert P. George, Cornel West,...
Following a national search, Chautauqua Institution today announced the appointment of Angela Schuettler of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Schuettler begins her service October 23. As CFO, Schuettler will play a critical role as a member of the President’s Executive Team, advising Chautauqua leadership and leading initiatives that will ensure Chautauqua Institution’s long-term financial sustainability at a moment of exciting organizational transformation. Reporting directly to the president, her duties include the preparation and monitoring of the annual operating budget and capital budget, strategic financial planning; and overseeing processes related to resource allocation and controls. Chautauqua President...
Chautauqua Institution today announced the appointment of the acclaimed artist Erika b Hess* as artistic director of Chautauqua Visual Arts (CVA). In this role, Hess will help shape the model for the next chapter of CVA’s School of Art and oversee this dynamic hub for learning and expression comprised of the Chautauqua School of Art residency program, Strohl and Fowler-Kellogg Art Centers, The Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden, The Gallery Store, the CVA Lecture Series, and the growing education and community engagement programs. Hess, a celebrated painter, curator, writer, and host of the famous art podcast “I Like Your Work,” is...
“Chautauqua’s Bicentennial” Good evening. I confess to you that I will never fully have my composure for this address when I have to follow Joshua Stafford, the Massey Organ and Largo. Will you join me in thanking him and all these incredible musicians this evening. I also, in a very special way, want to lift up the nearly four decades that Keith Schmitt has managed the Chautauqua Amphitheater. This is Keith’s last night doing so and the last event that will be under his direction. I’d like to ask Keith to join me on stage so we can recognize him...
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. August 29, 2023 – Following a national search, Chautauqua Institution today announced the appointment of Jordan Steves as Emily and Richard Smucker Chair of Education. Steves has been serving as Interim Smucker Chair since March. Senior Vice President and Chief Program Officer Deborah Sunya Moore said Steves’s legacy of service and leadership position Chautauqua to build on the strengths of these core education programs. “This position is about preserving the depth of history, exploring new potential of the Chautauqua Lecture Series and other education programs while also creating stability, fostering trust and working collaboratively with cherished and future partners...
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. August 11, 2023— Chautauqua Institution today announced the appointment of a key new staff member for religious programming at the nearly 150-year-old not-for-profit and within its interfaith community. Rafia Khader has been named the Institution’s director of religion programs. Khader comes to Chautauqua from LaunchGood, a global crowdfunding platform that helps Muslims “launch good” in the world, where she served as program manager. Prior to this strategic management role, she worked at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy where she served as managing editor of the Journal of Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society, a peer-reviewed academic journal...
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. – Chautauqua Institution today announces the highly anticipated annual Food Festival, a celebration of food, music and culture that promises to captivate the senses. This year’s festival is set to take place from August 20–25, offering an array of delectable experiences that showcase the finest in food, beverage and entertainment. Ultimate Wine and Beer Tasting: A Journey Through Flavor Wine, beer and spirit enthusiasts are in for a treat at the Ultimate Wine and Beer Tasting event on Sunday, Aug. 20, Noon–6 p.m., where a curated selection of the finest local and international wines and craft beers will be...
Good news, then, from a theatrical landscape lately festooned with co-productions. Though this “tiny father” has ended its Barrington Stage run, it will get a chance to go deeper when it moves to Chautauqua Theater Company in Chautauqua, N.Y., next week. Butts in seats, please.
