The Miami String Quartet, lauded for its rich and balanced sound, has earned widespread acclaim over its three-decade-long career in chamber music. With prestigious awards such as the Cleveland Quartet Award and residencies at esteemed institutions like the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent State University, the quartet has solidified its reputation as...
Sound Meditation from An Artist and Poet
CVA Lecture Series, Sachiko Akiyama, School of Art Faculty: "Carving the Figure" Sachiko Akiyama received her MFA in sculpture at Boston University and continued her studies at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Akiyama lives and works in Portsmouth, NH. Her proximity to the ocean, woods, and wildlife has deepened her connections to the natural...
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...
The extraordinary Alexander Gavrylyuk serves as Artist in Residence for Chautauqua Institution. His international career has included appearances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall with the BBC Scottish Symphony, and the Hollywood Bowl. Following what was hailed as an “electrifying performance” broadcast at the 2017 Proms in Royal...
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 congregations in Texas, California, and the NYC metropolitan area. He studied business at Trinity University in San Antonio before completing his master's from Princeton Seminary...
Whether playing in the intimate setting of a string quartet or performing a concerto on the stage of a concert hall, Benny Kim’s “emotional depth and musical carriage are his real drawing cards. His is a style that touches the peak of romantic violĂn playing.” (The Washington Post) Known for his versatility as soloist, chamber...
Patricia "Pat" Parker is the Ruel W. Tyson Distinguished Professor of Humanities and director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she previously served as chair of the Department of Communication and Director of the Graduate Certificate in Participatory Research. A critical communication scholar...
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.
Bob Jeffries, BTG Home and Garden Tour talk
Garden Room Time Conflict
Mahanaya Buddhism-MIndfulness Meditation
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,...
Lynn Underwood does research on stress, social support, quality of life, compassionate love, neuroethics and spirituality, through the lenses of science and the arts. She has written books including Spiritual Connection in Daily Life and co-edited books such as Social Support Measurement and Intervention and The Science of Compassionate Love. She conducts workshops using a...
Social hour at the Baptist House, Catholic House, Christian Church, Everett Jewish Life Center, Episcopal Cottage, Lutheran House, Unitarian House and United Methodist House
As part of the Oliver Archives Center's 2024 Heritage Lecture Series celebrating Chautauqua's history and its 150th anniversary, Chautauqua Institution Archivist and Historian, Jonathan D. Schmitz, will present "Some Chautauqua Stories, Mistakes and Mishaps."
Women and Family Life
The Story of Plastic: This Emmy-award winning documentary reveals the ugly truth behind plastic pollution and the false solution of plastic recycling.
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...
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...
Carl St. Clair, conductor Experience the timeless tales of love and tragedy through the dynamic fusion of Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet and Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story Suite. Delve into the rich tapestry of emotions as the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra under the baton of guest conductor Carl St. Clair brings to life Prokofiev's iconic...
Play CHQ invites our young adults to a Dance tickets available for purchase at all play Premium events and at the YAC for $10 tickets will be available for purchase at the door night of.