Miller Cottage Tours: Join Clara Miller for a 30-minute tour of the first floor of the historic Miller-Edison Cottage. The cottage was built in 1875 for the co-founder and first president of the Institution, Lewis Miller, an inventor and businessman from Akron, Ohio. President Ulysses S. Grant visited the property that year. Miller’s daughter, Mina,...
Weeks 2, 3, 6 to 9 | Tues | Turner 102 | Ages 11+ Discover the glass fusing process and create unique pieces.
Margarita Simon Guillory is an Associate Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Boston University. She is the inaugural Associate Director of digital humanities housed in the Boston University Center for the Humanities. Her publications include Social and Spiritual Transformation in African American Spiritual Churches (Routledge 2018) and co-editor of Esotericism in African American...
Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | T, Th | Children's School | Ages 4-6 with an accompanying adultJoin your child and professional chef, father, and longtime Chautauquan in the basics of baking and cooking.
Social hour at the Baptist House, Catholic House, Christian Church, Everett Jewish Life Center, Episcopal Cottage, Lutheran House, Unitarian House and United Methodist House
Family Life and Women
As part of the Oliver Archives Center’s 2024 Heritage Lecture Series celebrating Chautauqua’s history and its 150th anniversary, Patrick Whitton will present "Sunken Treasures of Chautauqua Lake." Since 2019, metal detecting hobbyist Patrick Whitton has been making and posting videos to his YouTube channel “Amphibious Detecting.” The channel, which now boasts more than 200 videos;...
Week 2 | Tu, W, Th | Alumni Hall Ballroom | Ages 16+Does prayer still "work"? The tension between personal and private prayer, and traditional and creative prayer, is real.
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 case of inclement weather, all Play CHQ events will be held at Sheldon Hall of Education, Room 202.
Week 2 | Tu | Turner 106 | Ages 21+Taste, learn about, and discuss sommelier Sam Whitmore's top six essential summer wines with a focus on quality and value.
Weeks 1 to 7 | Tu, Th | Carnahan-Jackson Dance Studios | Ages 7 to 14Designed for beginning ballet students.
Weeks 1 to 7 | Tu, Th | Carnahan-Jackson Dance Studios | Ages 7 to 14Designed for beginning ballet students.
Join us for Voyages and Vino with CHQ Travels. We invite you to join us in taking the first step of your next adventure. Learn more about CHQ Travels, Chautauqua’s curated travel experience program. Enjoy wine tastings and light snacks at Afterwords Wine Bar and hear about the programs planned for the upcoming year from...
Bring gate pass. Adjacent to Turner Community Center
The Last Bumblebee: a solution-based documentary featuring interviews with scientists and environmentalists discussing the importance of bumblebees as pollinators and the various threats they face. With filmmaker Janice Overbeck.
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 will be highlighted on each day’s schedule with a white box. Each recording session is designed for two people to be in conversation. Think of...
Rossen Milanov, conductor Featuring the Horn Section of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Step into a world of enchantment and virtuosity as the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra invites you to revel in the brilliance of three captivating works. The highlight of the evening features all five members of the CSO horn section, up front in Robert Schumann's...