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 case of inclement weather, all Play CHQ events will be held at Sheldon Hall of Education, Room 202.
Presenters Mark Wenzler and Bethanne Snodgrass will lead a community discussion on our Week Three CLSC selection, The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance, by Dan Egan
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 is for rental of single or tandem kayak plus $10 per person for the tour guide. Limited spots so please reserve one day before the...
Presenters Shannon Rozner and Mary Pat McFarland will lead a community discussion on our Week Three CLSC selection, When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era, by Donovan X. Ramsey
Tara Isabella Burton is the author of the novels Social Creature, The World Cannot Give, and the forthcoming Here in Avalon: out from Simon & Schuster in January 2024, as well as the nonfiction books Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World and Self-Made: Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians. She...
Pillar Talks: Reflections on 150 Years of Chautauqua Programs, featuring Jack Voelker, former Director of Recreation at Chautauqua.
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 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 Miami String Quartet, lauded for its rich and balanced sound, has earned widespread acclaim over its three-decade-long career in chamber music. With prestigious awards such as the Cleveland Quartet Award and residencies at esteemed institutions like the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent State University, the quartet has solidified its reputation as...
Sound Meditation from An Artist and Poet
CVA Lecture Series, Sachiko Akiyama, School of Art Faculty: "Carving the Figure" Sachiko Akiyama received her MFA in sculpture at Boston University and continued her studies at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Akiyama lives and works in Portsmouth, NH. Her proximity to the ocean, woods, and wildlife has deepened her connections to the natural...
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...
The extraordinary Alexander Gavrylyuk serves as Artist in Residence for Chautauqua Institution. His international career has included appearances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall with the BBC Scottish Symphony, and the Hollywood Bowl. Following what was hailed as an “electrifying performance” broadcast at the 2017 Proms in Royal...
