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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...

Bright pink and blue textiles with brown rectangles in the middle

“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...

A round, wooden vase and other wooden sculptures.

“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 kayaking

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...

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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
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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.

Leyla King in a black embroidered top with brown hair

The Rev. Canon Leyla King

Amphitheater Amphitheater

The Rev. Canon Leyla King is a Palestinian-American Episcopal priest and writer, an advocate of small churches, and a wife and mother. She is a founding member of both Palestinian Anglicans...

free
Karl Hoffman

Karl Hofmann

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Karl Hofmann is the president and CEO of Population Services International (PSI), a nonprofit health enterprise working in over 40 countries worldwide, with programs in family planning and reproductive health,...

Play CHQ

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
Big Tree book cover

CLSC Young Reader Book Discussion — Big Tree

Alumni Hall Porch Alumni Hall Porch

Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. on the Porch of the Literary Arts Center at Alumni Hall will now feature the CLSC Young Readers Book Discussion, geared toward educators, librarians, parents, and...

Betsy Burgeson's headshot and Miller Edison Cottage

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...

Daniel Ramierez with black hair wearing glasses and a gray and black checkered suit

Daniel Ramírez

Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

Daniel Ramírez (Ph.D., Duke University; B.A., Yale College) is Associate Professor of American Religions at Claremont Graduate University where he chairs the Religion Department. He has previously taught at the...

$19.00
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African American Heritage House Lecture: Helen Bond

Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

Helen Bond is a University Professor in the School of Education at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and the former director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and...

CANCELED: Chautauqua Theater Company presents Birthday Candles

Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

This performance of Birthday Candles is canceled due to illness. All ticket holders will be automatically refunded. By Noah Haidle Ernestine Ashworth contemplates her cosmic insignificance on her 17th birthday,...

$45 – $55
Play CHQ

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
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CVA Lecture Series: Elizabeth Mooney

Hultquist 101 Hultquist 101

CVA Lecture Series: Elizabeth Mooney, School of Art Faculty: "Exploring the Concept of Place" Elizabeth Mooney is a visual artist that explores the construct of landscape through painting, printmaking, and...

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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...

Opera Conservatory Recital

McKnight Hall McKnight Hall

Chautauqua's Opera Conservatory residents return to McKnight Hall with another evening of songs by Rota, Tosti, Glinka, Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov, Brahms, Ravel, Falla, Giannini, and Gordon.

YAC Dance

Youth Activities Center Youth Activities Center
Plena Libre dressed in white and posing with their instruments

Plena Libre

Amphitheater Amphitheater

The trailblazing Plena Libre has been thrilling international audiences for nearly three decades. Masters of the traditional Puerto Rican plena and bomba styles, Plena Libre fuses well-loved traditions with modern...

$49 – $69

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