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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....

Chautauqua Lake Conference

Chautauqua Golf Club

The 2024 Chautauqua Lake Conference will provide an update on important research on Chautauqua Lake. SUNY Fredonia and The Jefferson Project will return this year to share some of their...

Free

Food Tents and Trucks at Bestor Plaza

Bestor Plaza Bestor Plaza

During the season stop by Bestor Plaza to try something new! We won't have the Food Festival during Week Nine this year, but we have food trucks and tents throughout...

Catholic Mass

Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

Catholic Mass

Free

Martina McBride

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Multiple Grammy® nominee Martina McBride has sold over 23 million albums and will open the 150th Anniversary season at Chautauqua on June 22! With 15 major music awards, 14 Gold...

$69 – $129