During the season stop by Bestor Plaza to try something new! We won't have the Food Festival during Week Nine this year, but we have food trucks and tents throughout the season. Kosher Food Tent (bagels, lox, knishes, blintzes and more): 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m., Sundays through Thursdays, weekly Yakisoba’s (noodles, dumplings and more): Thursdays &...
Each Friday at 12:15 p.m. on the Porch of the Literary Arts Center at Alumni Hall, the Chautauqua Community Poem, curated by Kwame Alexander from entries by our fellow Chautauquans, will be shared and spotlight reader from each of the Chautauqua Writers' Center workshops will share their work, introduced by each week's Writers' Center Faculty....
Jumu'ah introduction for visitors is at 12:30 PM. Jumu'ah Service is at 1:05 PM
Week 2 | F | Smith Wilkes Hall | Ages 14+Join Bezos Earth Fund CEO Andrew Steer, and Chautauqua President Michael Hill for a conversation about using artificial intelligence, advanced sensing networks, and other cutting-edge technology to solve the problem of harmful algae blooms harming lakes around the globe, including Chautauqua Lake.
Matthew B. Crawford earned a degree in physics, then a PhD in the history of political thought from the University of Chicago. A Senior Fellow at the University of Virginia's Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, his writings could be called philosophically informed cultural criticism, often with an historical angle. His books include Shop Class...
Join us for an operalogue to learn more about the music, with performances by young artists.
Islam in America
Join Arizona State University faculty and students for an interactive experience on the practical application of artificial intelligence technology.
Week 2 | F | Hall of Christ | Ages 14+Chautauqua Lecture Series speaker Jamie Metzl deepens his engagement with the Chautauqua community in an extended audience-driven Q-and-A format.
Join the new Chautauqua Literary Arts Leadership Team for a Meet & Greet event at Alumni Hall. Meet Kwame Alexander, Michael I. Rudell Artistic Director of Literary Arts and Inaugural Writer-in-Residence, and Stephine Hunt, Manager of Literary Arts and come and a celebrate the publication of Kwame Alexander's This is the Honey. Bring your favorite...
A trio of chamber operas performed on the lawn of the Athenaeum Hotel, including two world premieres from The Summer Place, a new opera inspired by oral histories and true accounts of life at Chautauqua Institution across the decades. Conceived to be performed outdoors on the grounds of Chautauqua, The Summer Place is a fitting...
WILCO Don't miss Wilco's debut performance at Chautauqua, where the venerated alt-rock greats will showcase their enduring love for rock 'n' roll. With a musical journey spanning thirty years, Wilco's authenticity and fearless exploration of genres shine through, exemplified in their 13th studio album, Cousin, a collaboration with Welsh artist Cate Le Bon. The new...
By Noah Haidle Ernestine Ashworth contemplates her cosmic insignificance on her 17th birthday, a feeling that follows her through the swift passage of time. In the blink of an eye, she reaches her 18th birthday, hurtles toward her 41st, accelerates into her 70th, and glides into her 101st. Birthday Candles is a heartfelt and humorous...