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SOLD OUT: Mother’s Day Brunch

Athenaeum Hotel Athenaeum Hotel

Treat mom to a gourmet brunch buffet at the historic Athenaeum Hotel located on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution. Overlooking Chautauqua Lake, guests will be treated to a wide array...

$22 – $59

An Evening with Kai Bird

Music Other -- Off Grounds

About the Event Keynote speaker Kai Bird is a Pulitzer Prize—winning biographer, journalist, and co-author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, on which the blockbuster...

$45

CHQ Travels: Beethoven in Vienna with David Levy

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Europe’s promising young musicians flocked to Vienna, producing and performing what would become the masterpieces of the Classical period. Join Chautauqua in Vienna during...

Preview Premiere and Reception: Gamelan Dharma Swara

Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall

Gamelan Dharma Swara is proud to present at Chautauqua the Preview World Premiere of a new Dharma Swara commission, co-created by Artist-in-Residence Gusti Komin and longtime dance teacher and choreographer...

$49

Preview Performance of SOMEWHERE by YY Dance Company

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Join us for an exclusive preview performance by YYDC, offering a sneak peek of SOMEWHERE, an evening-length dance piece that marks the second part of Yue Yin's planned trilogy. The...

$29

Preview Performance of SOMEWHERE, Dinner and Conversation

Athenaeum Parlor Athenaeum Parlor

Join us for an exclusive preview performance by YYDC, offering a glimpse into SOMEWHERE, the next installment of Yue Yin's planned trilogy following NOWHERE. Previously previewed at Chautauqua and performed...

$69,

Gate Attendant

Chautauqua's Classroom Chautauqua's Classroom

Gate Attendants Staff Entry/Exit Gates and ensure patrons entering the grounds are properly authenticated.

Free

An Evening in the Stacks with Kwame Alexander

Smith Memorial Library Smith Memorial Library

Kwame Alexander Writers' Lab & Conference – Opening Keynote Lecture & Reception KWAME ALEXANDER is a poet, educator, producer and #1 New York Times bestselling author of 40 books, including...

Poetry Lab Featuring Nikki Grimes

Alumni Hall Prose Room Alumni Hall Prose Room

Kwame Alexander Writers' Lab & Conference Presents a Poetry Lab with Nikki Grimes Join award-winning writer, Nikki Grimes, in this Master Class taking students outside of their free-verse comfort zone...

Picture Book Lab Featuring Ann Marie Stephens

Alumni Hall Poetry Room

Kwame Alexander Writers' Lab & Conference Presents the Picture Book Lab with Ann Marie Stephens Plotting Your Picture Book: From the first line to the last word, discover techniques for...

Memoir Lab Featuring Will Schwalbe

Alumni Hall Ballroom Alumni Hall Ballroom

Kwame Alexander Writers' Lab & Conference Presents a Memoir Lab with Will Schwalbe New York Times bestselling author and editor Will Schwalbe shares advice on structure, narrative strategies (including how...

Chautauqua Opera Company’s Sing-In

Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall

Meet the 2024 Young Artists at Lenna Hall! Join us and hear their voices here first, before the start of the season!

Free and open to the public.

Memoir Lab: Featuring Kwame Alexander

Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

Kwame Alexander Writers' Lab & Conference Presents a Memoir Lab with Kwame Alexander Study the craft of writing memoir (and spilling your tea) with Kwame Alexander. In this interactive session,...

Poetry Lab Featuring Jillian Hanesworth

Alumni Hall Poetry Room

Kwame Alexander Writers' Lab & Conference Presents a Poetry Lab with Jillian Hanesworth Join Buffalo Poet Laureate, Jillian Hanesworth, to learn how to write for social change, build a community...

Pitchapalooza

Fletcher Music Hall Fletcher Music Hall

A Kwame Alexander Writers' Lab & Conference Special Event Pitchapalooza is American Idol for books (only kinder and gentler). Twenty writers will be selected at random to pitch their book....