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Play CHQ: Play Back in Time

Bestor Plaza Bestor Plaza

Play CHQ is stepping back in time to celebrate Chautauqua's 150th Anniversary. Join us for a session of Victorian style play with traditional games, toys, and activities! 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...

CTC Brown Bag: The Dramaturgy of The Light and The Dark

Smith Wilkes Hall Smith Wilkes Hall

Theater Chats (formerly known as Brown Bags) On selected Thursdays at 12:15 p.m., bring lunch to Smith Wilkes Hall and join special guests, including actors, designers, playwrights and more, for a look at our upcoming productions and discussions on the craft of theater-making. Free and open to the public.

CHQ Dialogues

Everett Jewish Life Center Everett Jewish Life Center

Duplicate Bridge

Sports Club Sports Club

Don't have a partner? One will be provided. Game managed by Shelley Dahlie. $10/person.

Play CHQ Premium: Tie Dye

Bestor Plaza Bestor Plaza

Play CHQ Premium invites families to explore together with our activities. Access to Play CHQ Premium can be purchased online at learn.chq.org. The Premium play pass grants access to 4 events for the week it is purchased for. Play CHQ Premium pass is available online for $25. Individual events can be purchased at the start...

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 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,...

Free but a ticket to hold reservation is necessary

Ubaydullah Evans

Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

Ubaydullah Evans is ALIM’s first Scholar-in-Residence and now Executive Director. He converted to Islam while in high school. Upon conversion, Ubaydullah began studying some of the foundational books of Islam under the private tutelage of local scholars while simultaneously pursuing a degree in journalism from Columbia. Since then, he has studied at Chicagoland’s Institute of...

$19.00

Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Matt de la Peña

Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle and CLSC Young Readers Presentation – World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Peña World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina...

CHQ Dialogues

United Methodist House United Methodist House
free

Beach-to-Beach Color Sprint

Sports Club Sports Club

Ages 6+ are invited to run the color sprint. $12 fee includes white t-shirt. Powdered paint tossed at participants as they run from the children's beach to Heinz beach.Great photo opp at the end! Questions? contact sportsclub@chq.org

CHQ Dialogues

Disciples of Christ House Disciples of Christ House
free

Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: A Joachim Premiere

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Naomi Woo, conductor Seth Parker Woods, cello Guest conductor Naomi Woo makes her Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra debut in this groundbreaking symphony program. Acclaimed cellist Seth Parker Woods takes the stage to premiere "Had To Be" by the visionary composer Nathalie Joachim, co-commissioned by the Chautauqua Institution as part of its commitment to investing in the...

$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 at sunrise. Reservations accepted one day in advance at the Sports Club. Contact sportsclub@chq.org with questions.