Family Dance Party
Odland Plaza KioskDance to a playlist of sun, moon and stars music! No refreshments provided.
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Eclipse Crafts for Children
Hultquist 101 Hultquist 101Fun and educational crafts projects for children 4-12 will be available at Common Grounds
CHQ Common Grounds: Bagel Breakfast
Hultquist 101 Hultquist 101CHQ Common Grounds is an off-season, volunteerrun community center, serving coffee, tea, cocoa and snacks. Everything is free, with donations gratefully accepted. Enjoy meeting fellow Chautauquans on the grounds for the eclipse.
Shared Sky – Exploring the Solar Eclipse with Chautauqua’s Poetry Makerspace
Hultquist Porch Hultquist PorchChautauqua Literary Arts is honored to partner with Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University and their partners to promote a literary eclipse experience like no other! Wick Poetry Center recently announced their poetry project, “Shared Sky,” an effort “to bear witness to the spectacular,” which Chautauqua will support via our own Poetry Makerspace during...
SOLD OUT: Solar Eclipse Spectacular
Chautauqua Golf ClubStep into a world where the ordinary turns extraordinary at the Solar Eclipse Spectacular on April 8, 2024, hosted at the picturesque Chautauqua Golf Club. As the sun and moon engage in a cosmic ballet, we invite you to be a part of this breathtaking spectacle. With complimentary eclipse viewing glasses in hand, indulge your...
$29 – $69
SOLD OUT: Mother’s Day Brunch
Athenaeum Hotel Athenaeum HotelTreat 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 of breakfast, lunch and dessert specialties. Adults: $59 plus tax Children: (5-11) $22.00 plus tax Children: (4 & under) Free
$22 – $59
An Evening with Kai Bird
Music Other -- Off GroundsAbout 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 movie Oppenheimer was based. He is the executive director and distinguished lecturer of the Leon Levy Center for Biography at the CUNY Graduate Center in...
$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 the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony premiere and explore the life and works of Beethoven in Vienna. On an itinerary curated by...
Preview Premiere and Reception: Gamelan Dharma Swara
Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall Elizabeth S. Lenna HallGamelan 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 Shoko Yamamuro. The traditional welcome piece to open a performance or event is reimagined. Works of this genre — typically in the female style —...
$49
Preview Performance of SOMEWHERE by YY Dance Company
Amphitheater AmphitheaterJoin 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 trilogy commenced with NOWHERE, which was previewed at Chautauqua and performed at Chelsea Factory in NYC in 2023. This upcoming work highlights Yue's unique dance...
$29
Preview Performance of SOMEWHERE, Dinner and Conversation
Athenaeum Parlor Athenaeum ParlorJoin 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 in 2023 at Chelsea Factory in NYC, SOMEWHERE showcases Yue's unique dance style, emphasizing the trademarked FoCo Technique, which focuses on generating, guiding, and transforming...
$69,
CHQ Travels: The 80th Anniversary of D-Day with Kori Schake
NOTE: THIS TRIP IS SOLD OUT -- The 80th-anniversary observance of D-Day is an all too vivid reminder of a time when the fate of Europe hung in the balance and the day was won by months of detailed planning, devotion to duty and bravery in battle by Allied forces in the largest amphibious landing...
An Evening in the Stacks with Kwame Alexander
Smith Memorial Library Smith Memorial LibraryKwame 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 This is the Honey, Why Fathers Cry at Night, An American Story, The Door of No Return, Becoming Muhammad Ali (co-authored with James Patterson), Rebound,...
Poetry Lab Featuring Nikki Grimes
Alumni Hall Prose Room Alumni Hall Prose RoomKwame 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 by exploring tanka and golden shovel poetry. This Master Class will focus on narrative verse as a storytelling tool, an art applicable to crafting novels...
Picture Book Lab Featuring Ann Marie Stephens
Alumni Hall Poetry RoomKwame 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 plotting out your picture book. We will discuss tips on how to leave room for the illustrator and find ways to choose the most irresistible...
Memoir Lab Featuring Will Schwalbe
Alumni Hall Ballroom Alumni Hall BallroomKwame 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 to create suspense), and the often-thorny topic of writing about family and friends. The talk includes stories from his own work and books he's edited--and...
Everything Happens, Live: An Evening with Safiya Sinclair and Kate Bowler
Fletcher Music Hall Fletcher Music HallEverything Happens, Live: An Evening with Safiya Sinclair and Kate Bowler A Kwame Alexander Writers' Lab & Conference Featured Speaker Event SAFIYA SINCLAIR was born and raised in Montego Bay, Jamaica. She is the author of the memoir How to Say Babylon, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Kirkus Prize,...
$29.00
Chautauqua Opera Company’s Sing-In
Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall Elizabeth S. Lenna HallMeet 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.