Young Adult Dance
Golf Banquet RoomPlay 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.
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Sunrise Paddle – Kayak/SUP
Sports Club Sports ClubEnjoy 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 at sunrise. Reservations accepted one day in advance at the Sports Club. Contact sportsclub@chq.org with questions.
Episcopal Holy Eucharist
Chapel of the Good Shepherd Chapel of the Good Shepherd
Free
Movement and Meditation with Monte Thompson
Hall of Philosophy GroveMonte 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 to move easily and gracefully while using breathing and stretching techniques to help quiet his mind and prepare him to face each day with purpose...
free
What’s your story? Coffee with the StoryCorps Ambassador
Authors' AlcoveJoin 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.
Chautauqua Prays for Peace though Compassion
Hall of Philosophy Grove
Free
The Rev. Canon Leyla King
Amphitheater AmphitheaterThe 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 and Clergy Allies (www.palestiniananglicans.org) and The Small Churches Big Impact Collective (smallchurchesbigimpact.org). Currently, she serves as the Canon for Mission in Small Congregations for the...
free
2024 UU Cultural Ethics Series
Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy
free
Opera Conservatory Masterclass with Claudia Catania
McKnight Hall McKnight HallEnjoy watching master voice teachers at work as they mentor Opera Conservatory students.
Service of Blessing and Healing
Randell Chapel, UCC Headquarters
Free
Karl Hofmann
Amphitheater AmphitheaterKarl 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, malaria, water and sanitation, HIV, and non-communicable diseases. PSI works in partnership with local governments, ministries of health and local organizations to create health solutions...
Play CHQ: Paper collaging
Bestor Plaza Bestor PlazaPlay 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.
Free with a valid gate pass or single ticket
CLSC Young Reader Book Discussion — Big Tree
Alumni Hall Porch Alumni Hall PorchWednesdays 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 children’s literature enthusiasts, immediately followed by a Play CHQ event on the lawn of Alumni Hall for kids of all ages.
Women in Ministry
Hall of Missions Hall of Missions
free
Twelve Step Meeting
Hurlbut Marion Lawrance
Free
CHQ Dialogues
Presbyterian House Presbyterian House
Free
CHQ Dialogues
Quaker House
Free
Miller-Edison Cottage Shipman Garden Tour and Q&A
Miller CottageMiller-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 of the Ellen Biddle Shipman garden at the historic Miller-Edison Cottage are a favorite summertime experience. The cottage was the home of Chautauqua co-founder Lewis...
FREE with Gate Pass
Guided Kayak Historic Tour
Sports Club Sports ClubEnjoy 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 is for rental of single or tandem kayak plus $10 per person for the tour guide. Limited spots so please reserve one day before the...
Daniel Ramírez
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyDaniel 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 University of Michigan and Arizona State University. His research interests include religious history of the Americas, with a focus on migration, transnationalism, and the borderlands....
$19.00
African American Heritage House Lecture: Helen Bond
Hall of Philosophy Hall of PhilosophyHelen 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 Assessment. She is also a Fulbright-Nehru Scholar to India, co-chair of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and executive council member to the Center...
Islam 101 Khalid Rehman and Sabeeha Rehman
Hurlbut Church sanctuary Hurlbut Church sanctuaryShia-Sunni Divide and Religious Hierarchy
free
CHQ Dialogues
Catholic House Catholic House
free
CANCELED: Chautauqua Theater Company presents Birthday Candles
Bratton Theater Bratton TheaterThis 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, 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...
$45 – $55
Play CHQ: Stem by the Water
Timothy's PlaygroundPlay 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.
Free with a valid gate pass or single ticket
Piano Master Class: Anna Geniushene
Sherwood-Marsh 101
CHQ Mystic Heart: Kim Hehr
Hurlbut Church sanctuary Hurlbut Church sanctuaryTherapeutic Gong Meditation
Free
Abrahamic Program for Young Adults (APYA) Environmental Interfaith Service
Jessica Trapasso Pavilion at Children's School Jessica Trapasso Pavilion at Children's School
CVA Lecture Series: Elizabeth Mooney
Hultquist 101 Hultquist 101CVA 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 kinetic sculpture. She received her MFA in Painting and Drawing from California College of the Arts, and her BFA from the Art Institute of Boston. Elizabeth...
Positive Path for Spiritual Living
Turner Conference Room Turner Conference RoomProgrammed by Unity of Chautauqua
Free
CHQ Dialogues
Lutheran House Lutheran House
free
Alumni Association of the CLSC Eventide
Alumni Hall Ballroom Alumni Hall Ballroom
StoryCorps Recording (Reservations Required)
Cohen Multimedia Studio150th 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...
Opera Conservatory Recital
McKnight Hall McKnight HallChautauqua'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
Amphitheater AmphitheaterThe 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 Afro-Caribbean influences, putting a new and always electrifying spin on this scintillating music. With mesmerizing hand drumming, raucous horns, and soaring three-part vocal harmonies, this...
$49 – $69