Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative’s Third Season of Programs
...to consider alternatives to single use plastics. I hope to see all of you this summer at Chautauqua! Week One Annual Chautauqua Lake Science Conference 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. • Saturday, June 22 • Chautauqua Golf Club Lake science experts from the Jefferson Project, State University of New York, and North Carolina State. Sunday Activity Fair: Climate Change Initiative Noon • Sunday, June 23 • Bestor Plaza Community tabling focused on moving beyond plastics, with product...
Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution Leaders Don Kimes, Lois Jubeck to Step Down Following 2018 Season
Chautauqua Institution today announced that Don Kimes and Lois Jubeck, artistic director and managing director, respectively, of the Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution (VACI), will step down from their posts at the end of 2018. Kimes has led Chautauqua Institution’s visual arts program since 1986; Jubeck joined him officially in 1989. “Don and Lois have helped bring about a renaissance in the visual arts at Chautauqua, cultivating an atmosphere of excellence, community and camaraderie,” said...
Announcing the 2024 Guest Judges and Jury for The Chautauqua Prize
...readers, making the books an ideal vehicle to engage in Chautauqua Institution’s historic tradition of reading and discussion in community. Chautauqua’s other annual literary award, the Chautauqua Janus Prize, celebrates experimental writers who have not yet published a book. Taken together, these prizes ensure that both tradition and innovation live at the heart of a Chautauqua reader’s life of learning. ABOUT THE CHAUTAUQUA PRIZE Awarded annually since 2012, The Chautauqua Prize draws upon Chautauqua...
Jeb Bush, Sir Ken Robinson, Diane Ravitch, Beloved Chautauqua Community Traditions Headline Week Six of the 2020 CHQ Assembly
...remembrance, singing of the Chautauqua Children’s School and Boys’ and Girls’ Club songs, traditional roll calls and “Happy Birthday” song. 3:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 5 • CLSC Recognition Day: The Chautauqua community celebrates the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Class of 2020, the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Class, conducting the traditional CLSC graduation ceremony on the Virtual Porch. Thursday, Aug. 6 • Library Day: Library Day is an annual celebration of The Smith Memorial Library...
Five Fascinating Facts for Chautauqua’s 150th!Â
...Assembly Grouds Chautauqua c. 1877. Oliver Archive Center. 2. Chautauqua was more than a name; it was a movement. During the heat of the Chautauqua movement, “circuit chautauquas” became prevalent around the country. These traveling circuits brought lecturers to local communities, a pop-up style of entertainment that became wildly popular throughout the beginning of the 20th century. Much like the original institution, these multi-day events sported lecturers on all subjects and a variety of entertainment....
Fr. Richard Rohr, Jon Meacham, Martha S. Jones, Joshua Bell, David Treuer Headline Week Eight of the 2020 CHQ Assembly
...“Reframing Our Journey.” WEDNESDAY Chautauqua Lecture Series: Robert A. Levy speaks on the erosion of the Founding Fathers’ original intention for the Constitution. Levy is chairman of the board of directors at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank in Washington, D.C. Interfaith Lecture Series: Rohr continues his four-day series, “Reframing Our Journey.” THURSDAY Chautauqua Lecture Series: To be announced. Interfaith Lecture Series: Rohr closes his four-day series, “Reframing Our Journey.” FRIDAY Chautauqua Lecture Series:...
CHQ Travels: The 80th Anniversary of D-Day with Kori Schake
NOTE: THIS TRIP IS SOLD OUT — The 80th-anniversary observance of D-Day is an all too vivid reminder of a time when the fate of Europe hung in the balance and the day was won by months of detailed planning, devotion to duty and bravery in battle by Allied forces in the largest amphibious landing in history. From the Normandy landing beaches, to the fortified cliffs of Pointe du Hoc to the impeccably kept American...
Resident Guest Pass Program
...Week Can start at*: Expires at*: Can Overnight Gate Pass* be purchased? Monday–Friday 11:30 a.m. Midnight Yes, if purchasing 4 p.m.–midnight RGP Saturday 8 a.m. Midnight Yes, if purchasing 4 p.m.–midnight RGP *Up to an eight-hour period **Overnight Gate Pass is $15 and is valid from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. the next day. How to purchase an RGP: The host brings their gate pass to the Will Call window and it is scanned as...
Group One
...or will enter first grade in the fall. It serves as a transition between Children’s School and Boys’ and Girls’ Club. This special full-day program (9 a.m.–noon and 2–4 p.m.) is held Monday–Friday and uses the Sheldon Hall of Education facilities in the morning and the Boys’ and Girls’ Club facilities in the afternoon. The program includes active play, arts activities, swimming instruction and waterfront activities, nature programs, and special events. Children remain with the...
Samantha Power, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Henrietta Fore, Sandra Cisneros, Partnership With UN Foundation, Headline Week Nine of the 2020 CHQ Assembly
...an evolving world. Pastor Ben Cachiaras will serve as guest chaplain for the week, participating in services at 10:45 a.m. EDT Sunday and at 9:15 a.m. EDT each weekday. Cachiaras has served since 1997 as lead pastor with Mountain Christian Church located on the outer reaches of Baltimore, Maryland. Further details on all programs, including where to access them within the suite of CHQ Assembly platforms, are available at w9.chq.org. MONDAY Chautauqua Lecture Series: Elizabeth...