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Symbols of Connection Community Art Event.

Bestor Plaza Bestor Plaza

Institution by creating a visual symbol of connection! Join us on Bestor Plaza to create a print inspired by your experience of Chautauqua. Each participant will walk home with an original print. Additional prints will be collectively displayed on the Gazebo at the South end of Bestor Plaza! Mark this historic year by joining us...

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

Su’ad Abdul Khabeer

Hall of Philosophy Hall of Philosophy

Su’ad Abdul Khabeer is a scholar-artist-activist originally from Brooklyn, NY. She is curator of Umi's Archive, a multimedia project documenting Black and Muslim histories and co-founder of Sapelo Square, a digital media and education collective on Black Muslims in the US. Trained as an anthropologist, Su’ad’s first book, Muslim Cool: Race, Religion and Hip Hop...

$19.00

Chautauqua Theater Company presents Fabulation (Preview)

Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

or, The Re-Education of Undine By Lynn Nottage Previews: July 27-28 Performance Dates: July 30- Aug. 4 Undine is a powerful and successful business owner basking in the glory of all her accomplishments. She has everything from wealth to love and a fabulous wardrobe to match, but life has a wicked sense of humor. The...

$45 – $55

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: Jonathan D. Schmitz

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, Chautauqua Institution Archivist and Historian, Jonathan D. Schmitz, will present "Entertaining Gatecrashers: How music, theater and all that jazz came to Chautauqua."

Joshua Seftel and His Mom!

Hall of Christ: Sanctuary

If you watch CBS Sunday Morning, you've seen this mother and son talking about everything from Global Warming to Miley Cyrus. Joshua will share some of their most well-known segments and talk about how his facetime conversations with his 87-year-old mother, Pat, have transformed their relationship.

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 will be highlighted on each day’s schedule with a white box. Each recording session is designed for two people to be in conversation. Think of...

Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Mahler’s Fourth Symphony

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Rossen Milanov, conductor Melissa White, violin Aubry Ballarò, soprano Immerse yourself in an evening of two major orchestral works. Acclaimed violinist Melissa White takes center stage with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra in the passionate and lyrical sounds of Max Bruch's first violin concerto. The program continues with Mahler's fourth symphony, known for its delicate and...

$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.