Entertainment and Concerts
...performance outdoors on a pop-up stage in Bestor Plaza. On Sunday, watch them perform; on Monday join them for a street puppet-making workshop (times and locations TBA), and on Tuesday, celebrate Chautauqua with a birthday edition of Brouhaha: participatory entertainment for kids and adults alike. Performances are 30 minutes with a 30 minute backstage tour following. Rain location for Brouhaha performances: Amphitheater This is a free event. Call or email us to reserve your seat...
Arts Access Program
...general program, please get in touch with ASI at artsaccess@asiwny.org or 716-833-3004 ext. 514. 2024 Performance Offerings August 10 @ 7:30 pm Week Seven (August 3–10) Chautauqua Theater Company presents The Light and The Dark (Preview) Bratton Theater $45 – $55 View Details Chautauqua Theater Company presents The Light and The Dark (Preview) Saturday, August 10th 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Bratton Theater How To Access This Event Traditional Gate Pass Holder A...
Sports Club
Sports Club Monday–Saturday: 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Sunday: 1–5 p.m. The Chautauqua Sports Club offers a wide variety of outdoor recreational and leisure activities during the Summer Assembly Season. If you enjoy being on the water, you will love taking your family out on one of our beautiful pontoon boats from the Main Dock just steps away from the Athenaeum Hotel. The Sports Club also offers kayaks, SUPS, canoes and paddleboats for rent, guided kayak sessions...
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
...9:00 am CLSC Recognition Day Ceremony Hall of Philosophy View Details CLSC Recognition Day Ceremony Wednesday, August 7th 2024 @ 9:00 am Hall of Philosophy How To Access This Event Traditional Gate Pass Holder A single ticket purchase is required for this event. Grounds Access Pass Holder A single ticket purchase is required for this event. Single Tickets Price: Gate pass or single ticket required CHQ Assembly There is no online version of this program....
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...week at the Athenaeum Hotel and save with this package. Book Now Saturday Night Special Enjoy a Saturday night at Chautauqua with this all-inclusive package. Book Now How Will Your Family Experience Chautauqua? From family-friendly enrichment classes, day camps, performances and entertainment, our summer retreat is sure to inspire wonder and curiosity. learn more Stay Up to Date and Discover all Chautauqua Institution has to Offer "*" indicates required fields Name First Last Email* CAPTCHA...
President Michael E. Hill’s Keynote Address at the Eradicate Hate Global Summit
...followed the attack on August 12th, and amid what became an international deluge of media reports, an eerie thing started to happen. We went from a long-form narrative to this shorthand: August 12th. Everyone who was there that day or who loves Chautauqua could instantly fill in myriad details from voicing a simple month and day. Many of you have spent the day talking about May 14th, the day that a white supremacist shooter stripped...
Buffalo Day
Explore locally and come to Chautauqua Institution on Buffalo Day. Residents of Buffalo have free admission and parking* all day. Our Buffalo Day includes access to all events in the Amphitheater and Hall of Philosophy that day, beaches, and so much more! Please bring proof of residency for entry. Youth 12 and under are always free at Chautauqua! Events: 9:15 a.m. (Amphitheater) Morning Worship: The Rev. Kate Braestrup 10:45 a.m. (Amphitheater) Morning Lecture: Margaret Sullivan,...
Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative Spring Update 2022
...relevance of Olmsted ideals to the modern movement to create landscapes that contribute to climate sustainability goals. The presentation is part of a full day of events on July 5 designated as Buffalo Day at Chautauqua. Speakers include Adam Rome and Robert Shibley of University at Buffalo and Stephanie Crockatt of Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy. Moderated by Mark Wenzler, director of Chautauqua’s Climate Change Initiative. Click HERE for more details. Chautauqua Cinema CHQ Documentary Series:...
Chautauqua Cinema
...THE GROUNDS: Request a free Cinema Pass at the Main Gate Welcome Center Ticket Office open daily 7 a.m.–9 p.m. during the Summer Assembly. One pass per day per person. PARKING: Parking is available in the main lot accessible from Rt. 394, across from the Main Gate Welcome Center (GPS address 1 Massey Avenue, Chautauqua, NY). $10/day. OUR MOVIES: We run a select series. All of our films have received critical acclaim and/or won awards....
The Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil Rights Presented in partnership with Buffalo-Toronto Public Media as part of Buffalo Day 2024.
The Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil Rights Presented in partnership with Buffalo-Toronto Public Media as part of Buffalo Day 2024. This powerful hour-long documentary by WNED PBS, delves deep into the movement’s pivotal role in shaping the civil rights landscape. The documentary explores the Black elite and intellectual society at the turn of the 20th century and examines the heated debate and conflict W.E.B DuBois and William Monroe Trotter had with Booker T....