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“Passion for Paper” Exhibition – June 23-July 21

Strohl Art Center: Main Galleries

"Passion for Paper" exhibition runs June 23-July 21. Opening reception June 23, 3-5pm. Enjoy this exhibition featuring seven talented artists who work with paper. Working with paper requires a special...

“Holding Space: Woven Works” Exhibition – June 23-August 4

Fowler-Kellogg Art Center: 1st Floor

"Holding Space: Woven Works" exhibition runs June 23-August 4. This exhibition is a nuanced exploration into woven structures including jacquard weaving, pulled warp tapestry, and basketry. While distinct in style...

“Off the Walls” Exhibition – June 23–August 20

Strohl Art Center 2nd Floor

"Off the Walls" exhibition runs June 23–August 20. Opening reception June 23, 3-5pm. "Off the Walls" is an exhibition featuring a dozen contemporary artists who create small sculptures, and are...

Catholic Mass

Chapel of the Good Shepherd Chapel of the Good Shepherd
Free

Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi was elected to the episcopacy in 2016. She serves as the resident bishop of the Pittsburgh Episcopal Area and one of the assigned bishop of the Harrisburg...

free

Sunken Treasures of Chautauqua Lake

Oliver Archives Center Oliver Archives Center

Underwater artifact hunter Patrick Whitton, has been scouring the bottom of Chautauqua Lake and has retrieved a number of items from earlier years. Can you identify what they are? Come...

Joanna Stern

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Joanna Stern is an Emmy Award-winning technology journalist and NBC/CNBC contributor who has spent the better part of two decades covering gadgets and apps, and helping people make smarter tech...

Play CHQ: Flip Books

Bestor Plaza Bestor Plaza

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...

Free with a valid gate pass or single ticket

Guided Kayak Eco Tour

Sports Club Sports Club

Enjoy learning more about the lake and water-shed conservation efforts while paddling along during this hour-long guided kayak tour. The tour begins and ends at the Sports Club. The cost...

Nicholas Carr

Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

Nicholas Carr is the bestselling author of several books on the human consequences of technology, including the Pulitzer Prize-finalist The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains. He...

$19.00

Chautauqua Chamber Music: ChamberFest Cleveland

Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall

Since its founding in 2011 by Franklin Cohen, Principal Clarinet Emeritus of The Cleveland Orchestra, and his daughter Diana Cohen, Concertmaster of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, ChamberFest Cleveland (CFC) has...

Play CHQ: Dare to Dream

Timothy's Playground

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...

Free with a valid gate pass or single ticket

StoryCorps Recording (Reservations Required)

Cohen Multimedia Studio

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...

Palestine Park Tour

Palestine Park Palestine Park

"A Journey Through the Holy Land in the times of Jesus"

Free

Jumaane Smith: Sweet Baby!

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Experience the high energy excitement of blues, funk, jazz, shuffles, boogaloo and New Orleans style street beats with Jumaane Smith and his rollicking band! Jazz trumpeter, vocalist, and composer Jumaane...

$49 – $59

Catholic Mass

Chapel of the Good Shepherd Chapel of the Good Shepherd

Catholic Mass

Free

Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi was elected to the episcopacy in 2016. She serves as the resident bishop of the Pittsburgh Episcopal Area and one of the assigned bishop of the Harrisburg...

free

Sunken Treasures of Chautauqua Lake

Oliver Archives Center Oliver Archives Center

Underwater artifact hunter Patrick Whitton, has been scouring the bottom of Chautauqua Lake and has retrieved a number of items from earlier years. Can you identify what they are? Come...

Conrad Tucker

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Conrad Tucker is an Arthur Hamerschlag Career Development Professor of Mechanical Engineering and holds courtesy faculty appointments in machine learning, robotics, and biomedical engineering, and CyLab security and privacy at...

Play CHQ: Make your own Wind Socks

Bestor Plaza Bestor Plaza

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...

Free with a valid gate pass or single ticket

Tuesday Brown Bag Lecture Series: Heather Holm

Smith Wilkes Hall Smith Wilkes Hall

Heather Holm is a pollinator conservationist and award-winning author of four books: Pollinators of Native Plants (2014), Bees (2017), Wasps (2021), and Common Native Bees of the Eastern United States...

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...

Free but a ticket to hold reservation is necessary

Margarita Guillory

Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

Margarita Simon Guillory is an Associate Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Boston University. She is the inaugural Associate Director of digital humanities housed in the Boston University...

$19.00

Social Hour at Denominational Houses

Denominational Houses (Selected)

Social hour at the Baptist House, Catholic House, Christian Church, Everett Jewish Life Center, Episcopal Cottage, Lutheran House, Unitarian House and United Methodist House

Free

Heritage Lecture Series – Patrick Whitton

Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

As part of the Oliver Archives Center’s 2024 Heritage Lecture Series celebrating Chautauqua’s history and its 150th anniversary, Patrick Whitton will present "Sunken Treasures of Chautauqua Lake." Since 2019, metal...

Play CHQ With ASU: AI interactive book and games

Timothy's Playground

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...

Free with a valid gate pass or single ticket

An Evening with CHQ Travels: Voyages and Vino

Afterwords Wine Bar

Join us for Voyages and Vino with CHQ Travels. We invite you to join us in taking the first step of your next adventure. Learn more about CHQ Travels, Chautauqua’s...

The Last Bumblebee

Smith Wilkes Hall Smith Wilkes Hall

The Last Bumblebee: a solution-based documentary featuring interviews with scientists and environmentalists discussing the importance of bumblebees as pollinators and the various threats they face. With filmmaker Janice Overbeck.

StoryCorps Recording (Reservations Required)

Cohen Multimedia Studio

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...

Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Flights of Fantasy

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Rossen Milanov, conductor Featuring the Horn Section of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Step into a world of enchantment and virtuosity as the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra invites you to revel in...

$49 – $59

Sunrise Paddle – Kayak/SUP

Sports Club Sports Club

Enjoy 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...

What’s your story? Coffee with the StoryCorps Ambassador

Authors' Alcove

Join 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.

Catholic Mass

Chapel of the Good Shepherd Chapel of the Good Shepherd

Catholic Mass

Free

Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi was elected to the episcopacy in 2016. She serves as the resident bishop of the Pittsburgh Episcopal Area and one of the assigned bishop of the Harrisburg...

free

Kelly Carlin & Joely Fisher

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Kelly Carlin and Joely Fisher, each stewards of Hollywood family legacies, appear together in conversation during the Chautauqua Lecture Series examination of “The AI Revolution” to discuss how AI is...