Kwame Alexander Writers’ Lab & Conference
Kwame Alexander Writers’ Lab & Conference June 18–21, 2024 The 2024 Kwame Alexander Writers’ Lab & Conference (previously the Chautauqua Writers’ Festival) will take place over the four days (Tuesday to Friday) before Week One of Chautauqua Institution’s summer season commences. In addition to opportunities to take two Master Classes with well-renown faculty writers in a selected genre track, attendees can also experience an opening and closing keynote address, featured speaker events, mix and mingle...
Buffalo & Chautauqua: Advancing Racial Equity Panel
As part of our annual Buffalo Day tradition, we invite patrons to attend a panel focusing on important work happening in the greater Buffalo region. This year’s panel will focus on racial equity work happening in Buffalo and Chautauqua County. Panelists include: Glenn Jackson – M&T Bank/Oishei Foundation; Felicia Beard – Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo/Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable; Michael Ball – Highmark. Panel will be moderated by Amit Taneja, Senior Vice President &...
Sally Jewell, Brandon Stanton, Terry Tempest Williams, Renée Elise Goldsberry Headline Week Two of Chautauqua Institution’s 2022 Summer Assembly
...at Chautauqua, combining two separate annual celebrations of Buffalo residents and Haudenosaunee peoples. Members of both constituencies are invited to spend the day at Chautauqua with a complimentary gate pass to enjoy the Institution’s signature programs alongside special events themed around the day’s celebrations. Details are available at buffalo.chq.org and hc.chq.org. The Rev. Randall K. Bush will serve as guest chaplain for the week. Bush served as senior pastor at East Liberty Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh for 16...
Culture, Creation & Reconciliation in South Africa with The Rt. Rev. Bishop Eugene SuttonÂ
...Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Days 10–11 Day 12 Day 1 Day 1: Welcome to Johannesburg Arrive on individual flights and transfer to your hotel, a surprising oasis on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Freshen up before gathering this evening for dinner and a welcome presentation from your expert, the Right Reverend Bishop Eugene Sutton, Senior Pastor at the Chautauqua Institution. Included Meal: Dinner Accommodations: Thaba Eco Hotel Day 2 Day 2: At Home with...
Week Eight 2024
...biologist, virtual reality filmmaker and CEO of the non-profit organization The Hydrous, Erika Woolsey opens the week on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, to discuss ocean science, education, virtual reality and design. On Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, a panel of National Geographic Explorers share their work examining water issues around the world. Marc Bierkens is professor of hydrology in the Department of Physical Geography at Utrecht University, whose current research focuses on understanding the global water...
Education Wednesdays
Education Wednesdays Every Wednesday of the season, Chautauqua County students, faculty, administration and staff get free admission! Bring your school issued ID, report card, or homeschooling approval paperwork to the Main Gate Ticketing Center to get your gate pass and enjoy the day! Activities on-grounds are great for all ages! Join us for weekly Wednesday events: Play CHQ activities from 12–2 p.m. and 4–6 p.m. CLSC Young Reader Book Discussions and activity at Alumni Hall...
Maps and Directions
...p.m. Sundays –Shuttle service suspended for 2021 on Sundays only private and share ride available. Buffalo Intl. Airport → CHQ • 1:30 p.m. CHQ → Buffalo Intl. Airport • 6:45–7:30 a.m. & 3–3:30 p.m. Private Service – Available Anytime 7 Days a week all year (Sedans, SUV’s Vans, Buses) Share Private Service – Share the cost of the Private service with another traveler-available anytime 7 Days a week during season. Also servicing airports: Toronto, Ontario,...
Building a More Sustainable Future on Earth Day & Beyond
...email us to reserve your seat at this event. Phone: Email: Close As we celebrate Earth Day in 2024, now more than ever, it serves as a stark reminder that our planet needs us today and every day. With our natural resources under unprecedented strain and the effects of climate change spanning the globe, this isn’t just one day on the calendar — it’s a call to action that can be answered all year long....
Week Nine 2024
...and Events Wynton Marsalis’ All Rise Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with the Music School Festival Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, Timothy Muffitt, conductor August 21 details Wynton Marsalis’ All Rise Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with the Music School Festival Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, Timothy Muffitt, conductor August 22 details Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis August 23 details The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA August 24 details Chautauqua Theater Company...
Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative: April 2024
...Day. As the successors to the original Earth Day say, “It’s not a day, it’s a movement.” My wish for this Earth Day is that Chautauqua becomes the premiere example in America of Earth Day Every Day thinking. While this may seem audacious, when inspirational leaders describe you as “the most American thing in America” (Theodore Roosevelt) and as “one of those places that helps define who we are and what we believe in” (David...