Broadway Bound: Musical Theater for Kids
Chautauqua's Classroom Chautauqua's ClassroomWeek 9 | M, Tu, W, Th, F | Girls' Club | Ages 8-12 The lights of Broadway have come to Chautauqua!
Week 9 | M, Tu, W, Th, F | Girls' Club | Ages 8-12 The lights of Broadway have come to Chautauqua!
Weeks 8, 9 | M, Tu, W, Th | Turner 103 | Ages 12+ Have fun teaching your dog manners and earn a Trick Dog Title using reward-based, positive-reinforcement methods Fido will love — the Commando Crawl, Spin and Twist, Paws Up (and Say Your Prayers), and Kiss. Even Sit, Down, and Stay are tricks.
Week 9 | M, Tu, W, Th, F | Turner 106 | Ages 6+ with an adultThis course is for youth to learn together with an adult.
Weeks 5, 9 | M, Tu, W, Th, F | Turner 208 | Ages 10+Learn guitar basics in one week!
Each afternoon, Seton Hawkins (curator of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Swing University program) will guide you through the movements of Wynton Marsalis’ magnum opus All Rise. Drawing on the JLCO lessons from earlier each day, Hawkins will apply those lessons to exploring the different movements of All Rise.
Weeks 8, 9 | M, W, Th, F | UCC Chapel | Ages 16+Emerging evidence suggests the potential health and wellness benefits of group singing in areas including respiratory function, vascular health, mood, memory, and pain management, as well as in improving posture and muscle tone.
Week 9 | M, Tu, Th, F | Pier Building Classroom | Ages 14+Anyone can make recycled paper by hand! No experience necessary — learn the basic techniques including preparation, sheet forming, pressing and drying.
Week 9 | Mon | McKnight Hall | Ages 14+Each afternoon, Seton Hawkins (curator of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Swing University program) will guide you through the movements of Wynton Marsalis’ magnum opus All Rise.
Weeks 6, 9 | M, W, F | Hultquist 201B | Ages 14+Participants in this class, individually and as a group, will engage in creating calls to worship, litanies, prayers and blessings while learning about the drama of worship, the purposes of liturgy, different styles of worship, effective use of language, and the creative use...
Celebrate Chautauqua's 150th Anniversary with the Play CHQ team. In this session, you will have the opportunity to build models showing your dreams for Chautauqua's next 150 years. 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...
Week 9 | M, Tu, W, Th, F | Girls' Club | Ages 10-18So a funny thing happened on the way to the ... Can't remember the rest of the joke? Improvise!
Weeks 8, 9 | M, Tu, W, Th | Turner 103 | Ages 12+ Test for the AKC CGC title with your dog, but be prepared! Practice the test items so you are both ready. Puppies accepted. It's recommended to pass the CGC every two years, showing the world your dog behaves well in public....
Sound Meditation from An Artist and Poet
Chautauqua Institution presents author Tananarive Due with the 2024 Chautauqua Prize for her book The Reformatory: A Novel. Awarded annually since 2012, The Chautauqua Prize celebrates a book of fiction or literary/narrative nonfiction that provides a richly rewarding reading experience and to honor the author for a significant contribution to the literary arts. The Reformatory...
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...
"A Journey Through the Holy Land in the times of Jesus" (weather premitting)
Celebrating their 40th Anniversary, 10,000 Maniacs has a lot in common with Jamestown, New York, the city that spawned them back in 1981. Both are honest and hardworking, a step outside the mainstream, and both possess a bit of magic. “It’s a city of blue-collar poetry,” says keyboardist Dennis Drew. “And that’s what we’re about,...
Weeks 1 to 9 | Tu, Th | Turner 107 | Ages 18+A high–intensity, low–impact workout designed to enhance cardiovascular endurance and muscular strength.
Weeks 1 to 9 | Tues | Sports Club | Ages 14+The Sports Club is offering SUP lessons for beginners.
Week 9 | Tues | McKnight Hall | Ages 14+New Orleans jazz master Victor Goines guides you through one of America’s most foundational influences: the march.
A third-generation warrior for civil and human rights, The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, III, has built his ministry on community advancement and racial and social justice activism. As Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Ill., since 2008, Dr. Moss routinely preaches and practices a Black theology that unapologetically calls attention to...
For more than three decades, Sayu Bhojwani has activated change in nonprofit and government settings, founding and leading three organizations, speaking across the country and internationally, and writing on how immigrants and women of color can shape the world we want to see. She joins the Chautauqua Lecture Series this week to lift up the...
BTG Brownbag with Twan Leenders, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy
Leader: Dhara Kowal (Japanese Zen Buddhism)
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.
Week 9 | Tu, W, Th | Turner 104 | Ages 16+ Gather up 12 or 15 T-shirts and create a memory quilt!
Sherman A. Jackson is the King Faisal Chair of Islamic Thought and Culture, Distinguished Professor of Religion, Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity and Director of the Center for Islamic Thought, Culture and Practice (CITCAP) at the University of Southern California. He is author of Islamic Law and the State: The Constitutional Jurisprudence of Shihāb...
The Light and The Dark The Life and Times of Artemisia Gentileschi By Kate Hamill Directed by Jade King Carroll Previews: Aug. 10–14 Performance Dates: Aug. 15–23 Artemisia Gentileschi, a trailblazing artist, was the most successful female painter of the 17th century. Her artistic legacy endures as one of the few Baroque-era female artists, with...
Social hour at the Baptist House, Catholic House, Christian Church, Everett Jewish Life Center, Episcopal Cottage, Lutheran House, Unitarian House and United Methodist House
Each afternoon, Seton Hawkins (curator of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Swing University program) will guide you through the movements of Wynton Marsalis’ magnum opus All Rise. Drawing on the JLCO lessons from earlier each day, Hawkins will apply those lessons to exploring the different movements of All Rise.
Week 9 | Tues | McKnight Hall | Ages 14+Each afternoon, Seton Hawkins (curator of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Swing University program) will guide you through the movements of Wynton Marsalis’ magnum opus All Rise.
Week 9 | Tu, W, Th | Turner Conference Room | Ages 16+In contemporary culture the burden of storytelling is largely carried by video — in movies, television and online.
Weeks 1, 9 | T, W, Th, F | Smith Library Classroom | Ages 13+A Little Night Music involves the romantic life of several couples.
As part of the Oliver Archives Center’s 2024 Heritage Lecture Series celebrating Chautauqua’s history and its 150th anniversary, Gary Moore will present “Go Ye into all the World: Stories of the Chautauqua Movement and its Legacy.” Gary Moore is a professor emeritus at North Carolina State University where he was a member of the Academy...
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...
Bring gate pass. Adjacent to Turner Community Center
The Light and The Dark The Life and Times of Artemisia Gentileschi By Kate Hamill Directed by Jade King Carroll Previews: Aug. 10–14 Performance Dates: Aug. 15–23 Artemisia Gentileschi, a trailblazing artist, was the most successful female painter of the 17th century. Her artistic legacy endures as one of the few Baroque-era female artists, with...
In the words of Wynton Marsalis, saxophonist and composer Alexa Tarantino is a "one-woman wrecking crew, an indomitable force for expression, education, and absolute excellence." The Alexa Tarantino Quartet engages their audience through Tarantino’s original compositions and modern takes on classic standards and favorites. With a wide range of inspiration, the Quartet's repertoire remains refreshing...
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