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“Passion for Paper” Exhibition – June 23-July 21

Strohl Art Center: Main Galleries

"Passion for Paper" exhibition runs June 23-July 21. Opening reception June 23, 3-5pm. Enjoy this exhibition featuring seven talented artists who work with paper. Working with paper requires a special...

“Holding Space: Woven Works” Exhibition – June 23-August 4

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center: 1st Floor

"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...

“Off the Walls” Exhibition – June 23–August 20

Strohl Art Center 2nd Floor

"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...

Sunrise Paddle – Kayak/SUP

Sports Club Sports Club

Enjoy the beauty of the lake during our sunrise paddle. This is not a guided tour but an opportunity to rent a kayak, SUP or canoe for an enjoyable hour...

Movement and Meditation with Monte Thompson

Hall of Philosophy Grove

Monte Thompson was a professional dancer, and also spent years as a restauranteur. His life was spent on his feet. Now retired, he is interested in continuing to be able...

free

What’s your story? Coffee with the StoryCorps Ambassador

Authors' Alcove

Join Chautauqua's StoryCorps Ambassador Nancy Stanley for a cup of your favorite morning beverage to discuss the process of capturing your StoryCorps conversation for Chautauqua's 150th Anniversary StoryCorps Archive.

Rev. Dr. Richard Kannwischer

Amphitheater Amphitheater

The Rev. Dr. Richard Kannwischer is the eighth Senior Pastor of the seven-thousand-member Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Richard has been a pastor for twenty-five years and has served...

free

Kai Bird

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, historian and journalist Kai Bird is the co-author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer — the definitive biography of the theoretical physicist...

$30

Play CHQ: Paper collaging

Bestor Plaza Bestor Plaza

Play CHQ invites families to explore together through games, crafts, STEM activities and more throughout the 2024 season. You can join the fun at pop-up locations across the grounds! In...

Free with a valid gate pass or single ticket

Miller-Edison Cottage Shipman Garden Tour and Q&A

Miller Cottage

Miller-Edison Cottage Shipman Garden Tour and Q&A: Hosted by the Bird, Tree and Garden Club of Chautauqua, with support from Betsy Burgeson, Supervisor of Gardens at Chautauqua, these weekly tours...

FREE with Gate Pass

Guided Kayak Historic Tour

Sports Club Sports Club

Enjoy paddling while learning about historic sites along the shores of Chautauqua Institution during this hour-long guided kayak tour. The tour begins and ends at the Sports Club. The cost...

Greg Epstein

Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

Greg M. Epstein serves as the humanist chaplain at Harvard University and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and as Convener for Ethical Life at the MIT Office of...

$19.00

Play CHQ: Stem by the Water

Timothy's Playground

Play CHQ invites families to explore together through games, crafts, STEM activities and more throughout the 2024 season. You can join the fun at pop-up locations across the grounds! In...

Free with a valid gate pass or single ticket

Play CHQ: Feelin’ the Beat

Timothy's Playground

Play CHQ is partnering with our friends in Arts Education to bring you Drumming with the School Residencies “Feelin’ the Beat” program throughout the summer! Play CHQ invites families to...

Free with a valid gate pass or single ticket

Boys’ and Girls’ Club Open House

Beeson: Porch

Boys' and Girls' Club is hosting an open house as part of Chautauqua Institution's 150th anniversary. Please stop by to connect with old Club friends for lemonade, cookies, and perhaps...

CVA Lecture Series: Susan Lichtman

Hultquist 101 Hultquist 101

CVA Lecture Series, Susan Lichtman, School of Art Faculty: "Painting the Figure and Light" Susan Lichtman is a figurative painter of domestic spaces, working out of her home studio in...

StoryCorps Recording (Reservations Required)

Cohen Multimedia Studio

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...

YAC Dance

Youth Activities Center Youth Activities Center

YAC Dance for 12-17 year old Chautauquans. Admission is $4

Paul Taylor Dance Company

Amphitheater Amphitheater

One of the most iconic and dynamic modern dance ensembles of our time, the Paul Taylor Dance Company has been innovating and transforming the artform of modern dance since 1954....

$49 – $59