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YAC Dance

Youth Activities Center Youth Activities Center

YAC Dance for 12-17 year old Chautauquans. Admission is $5.

Gibney Company

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Gina Gibney, a nationally recognized leader and entrepreneur in the field of arts and social justice, is the Founder, Director, and CEO of Gibney, a New York City-based arts organization dedicated to dance and social action. Gina Gibney is known for pioneering innovative new programs which connect the arts with the broader community. Her work...

$49 – $69

Chautauqua County Day

Chautauqua Institution

Explore locally and come to Chautauqua Institution on Chautauqua County Day. Residents of Chautauqua County have free admission and parking* all day. Our Chautauqua County Day includes access to all events in the Amphitheater and Hall of Philosophy that day, beaches, and so much more! • Morning Worship (9:15 a.m., Amphitheater): Rabbi Jonathan Roos, Senior...

Free for county residents

Rabbi Jonathan Roos

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Rabbi Jonathan Roos is the Senior Rabbi at Temple Sinai in Washington, DC. Jonathan believes that being part of the congregation should change a person’s life. He strives to make a difference through teaching and learning with students of all ages, audacious social justice work, pastoral care, and meaningful worship. Jonathan was ordained at Hebrew Union...

free

David Brown

Amphitheater Amphitheater

For nearly 30 years, Harmony Project founder and creative director David Brown has created original programming, concerts and events that unite participants and audiences to give back to their communities. Since 2009, Brown has grown Harmony Project, in Columbus, Ohio, into a national model for building community and redefining equity and accessibility through performances, programming...

Play CHQ: Play Back in Time

Bestor Plaza Bestor Plaza

Play CHQ is stepping back in time to celebrate Chautauqua's 150th Anniversary. Join us for a session of Victorian style play with traditional games, toys, and activities! 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...

CTC Brown Bag: Fabulation, or The Satirization of Stereotypes

Smith Wilkes Hall Smith Wilkes Hall

Theater Chats (formerly known as Brown Bags) On selected Thursdays at 12:15 p.m., bring lunch to Smith Wilkes Hall and join special guests, including actors, designers, playwrights and more, for a look at our upcoming productions and discussions on the craft of theater-making. Free and open to the public.

CHQ Dialogues

Everett Jewish Life Center Everett Jewish Life Center

Duplicate Bridge

Sports Club Sports Club

Don't have a partner? One will be provided. Game managed by Shelley Dahlie. $10/person.

Play CHQ Premium: Tie Dye

Bestor Plaza Bestor Plaza

Play CHQ Premium invites families to explore together with our activities. Access to Play CHQ Premium can be purchased online at learn.chq.org. The Premium play pass grants access to 4 events for the week it is purchased for. Play CHQ Premium pass is available online for $25. Individual events can be purchased at the start...

Miller Cottage Tours

Miller Cottage

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,...

Free but a ticket to hold reservation is necessary

Jolene Rickard

Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

Dr. Jolene Rickard is an enrolled citizen of the Skarù·ręʔ - Tuscarora Nation, Turtle Clan, and associate professor of Indigenous Art in History of Art and Visual Culture at Cornell University where she also holds affiliations with American Studies, American Indian and Indigenous Studies, and Art and Performance and Media Studies. Recent contributions include an...

$19.00

CVA Open Studios

CVA: Arts Quad

We are excited to invite you to CVA Open Studios, occurring prior to the annual Resident Group Exhibition. Celebrate the work our resident artists have created during their time at Chautauqua Visual Arts. This event is free and open to the public.

Chautauqua Theater Company presents Fabulation (Sensory- Friendly Performance)

Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

This performance of Fabulation has been selected to be sensory-friendly. To better accommodate neurodiverse audiences, patrons should expect dimmed house lights, creating a more calming environment with softer and less intense lighting and reduced sound levels to minimize sudden loud noises or jarring sounds. Audience members are permitted to move around, vocalize, or express themselves...

$45 – $55

CVA Resident Group Exhibition

CVA: Arts Quad

CVA is honored to share our annual Resident Group Exhibition. Please join us to celebrate our resident artists at the CVA School of Art Gallery on the Art Quad. Join us to see the work our residents have created during their time at Chautauqua Visual Arts. This event is free and open to the public.

Eric Gansworth

Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle and CLSC Young Readers Presentation — Apple: Skin to the Core, by Eric Gansworth The term "Apple" is a slur in Native communities across the country. It's for someone supposedly "red on the outside, white on the inside." In his poetic memoir, Apple: Skin to the Core, Eric Gansworth tells his...

CHQ Dialogues

United Methodist House United Methodist House
free

Air Band

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Boys' and Girls' Club Groupers return to the Amphitheater for our annual Air Band competition!

CHQ Dialogues

Disciples of Christ House Disciples of Christ House
free

CTC Celebrates 150!

Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

Chautauqua Theater Company invites you to a special benefit reading of Harold Pinter’s classic OLD TIMES starring former CTC artistic directors Vivienne Benesch, Andrew Borba, and Rebecca Guy, directed by Katherine McGerr. Throughout CTC’s history, these visionaries have trained generations of theater artists, graced our stages, and presented unforgettable productions, shaping CTC and contributing to...

$150

Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Brahms Piano Concerto

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Rossen Milanov, conductor Alexander Kobrin, piano Embark on a journey of profound emotion and musical mastery with pianist Alexander Kobrin and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra under the baton of music director Rossen Milanov. The evening begins with Johannes Brahms' majestic Piano Concerto No. 1, a monumental work that showcases Kobrin's virtuosity and interpretive depth. The...

$49 – $59