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Chautauqua Theater Company presents Birthday Candles (Sensory-Friendly Performance)

Bratton Theater Bratton Theater

This performance of Birthday Candles has been selected to be sensory-friendly. To better accommodate neurodiverse audiences, patrons should expect dimmed house lights, creating a more calming environment with softer and less intense lighting and reduced sound levels to minimize sudden loud noises or jarring sounds. Audience members are permitted to move around, vocalize, or express...

$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
A black and white photo of Christina Jarvis in a white sweater over a photo of Miller Bell Tower

Heritage Lecture Series – Dr. Christina Jarvis

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, Christina Jarvis will present “Kurt Vonnegut Unstuck in Time: His Chautauqua Lectures & Planetary Citizenship.” Focusing on his July 1989 Chautauqua Institution residency, Jarvis will place Vonnegut’s key environmental, social justice, and civic engagement messages within the...

Anna Genuishene

School of Music Piano Guest Faculty Recital: Anna Geniushene

Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall

Spencer Myer, piano Tuesday, July 23 2024, 4:00 p.m. Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall A native of Los Angeles, Norman Krieger is one of the most acclaimed pianists of his generation and is highly regarded as an artist of depth, sensitivity and virtuosic flair. As the Los Angeles Times put it, “Krieger owns a world of...

Alcina

Opera Conservatory: Alcina

McKnight Hall McKnight Hall

Alcina by G.F. Handel July 16 & 18, 2024 Marlena Malas, Director* John Matsumoto Giampietro, Associate Director Welcome to the island of illusions. Peer beyond the palms to discover the beautiful Alcina, a sorceress skilled in the art of seduction. Her passion burns red hot--until she tires of her conquests and turns them into wild...

$15
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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...

Rossen Milanov and Alexander Gavrylyuk's headshots

Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Grieg Piano Concerto

Amphitheater Amphitheater

Rossen Milanov, conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano Stunningly virtuosic and internationally recognized pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk joins the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra in Grieg’s powerful piano concerto. Currently serving as Artist-in-Residence for Chautauqua Institution, Mr. Gavrylyuk is a First Prize and Gold Medal winner of the Horowitz, Hamamatsu and Arthur Rubinstein Piano Competitions. Program: Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto...

$49 – $59

Young Adult Dance

Golf Banquet Room

Play CHQ invites our young adults to a Dance tickets available for purchase at all play Premium events and at the YAC for $10 tickets will be available for purchase at the door night of.

Sunrise kayaking

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.

People gathered for a meditation class

Movement and Meditation with Monte Thompson

Hall of Philosophy Grove

Monte Thompson was a professional dancer, and also spent years as a restauranteur. His life was spent on his feet. Now retired, he is interested in continuing to be able to move easily and gracefully while using breathing and stretching techniques to help quiet his mind and prepare him to face each day with purpose...

free
A red Story Corps Studios logo

What’s your story? Coffee with the StoryCorps Ambassador

Authors' Alcove

Join Chautauqua's StoryCorps Ambassador Nancy Stanley for a cup of your favorite morning beverage to discuss the process of capturing your StoryCorps conversation for Chautauqua's 150th Anniversary StoryCorps Archive.

Leyla King in a black embroidered top with brown hair

The Rev. Canon Leyla King

Amphitheater Amphitheater

The Rev. Canon Leyla King is a Palestinian-American Episcopal priest and writer, an advocate of small churches, and a wife and mother. She is a founding member of both Palestinian Anglicans and Clergy Allies (www.palestiniananglicans.org) and The Small Churches Big Impact Collective (smallchurchesbigimpact.org). Currently, she serves as the Canon for Mission in Small Congregations for the...

free

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