Chautauqua Theater Company Announces 2023 SeasonÂ
Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), the resident theater company of Chautauqua Institution, today announced its 2023 season, its first under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Jade King Carroll. CTC will present readings of three new play workshops and two mainstage productions: Mike Lew’s tiny father, a world premiere directed by Tony Award-nominated Moritz von Stuelpnagel, and Pride and Prejudice by Kate Hamill, based on the novel by Jane Austen and directed by Carroll, an award-winning...
Smithsonian magazine names Chautauqua ‘Best Small Town to Visit in 2014’
Smithsonian magazine has named Chautauqua, N.Y., as the No. 1 “Best Small Town to Visit in 2014” in the cover story of its April 2014 issue. The feature, by former New York Times “Frugal Traveler” columnist Susan Spano, cites Chautauqua Institution’s mix of lectures, classes, recreational activities and fine, performing and literary arts programs as the basis for the distinction. The third in an annual series, the “Best Small Towns to Visit” feature this year “singled out communities for particular strengths in history,...
Juneteenth
Juneteenth celebrations are happening all over the U. S. Our staff and patrons located in Chautauqua County are encouraged to attend local celebrations. Jamestown Juneteenth Events • June 14–16, 2024 more information Dunkirk 2024 Juneteenth Celebrations Dunkirk’s 28th Annual Juneteenth Celebration is scheduled for Saturday, June 15 from noon to 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 16 from noon to 6 p.m. at Memorial Park, Lake Shore Drive West, Dunkirk, NY, 14048. It will feature music, food,...
2019 Chautauqua Janus Prize Announcement
Chautauqua Institution today announced that it will begin accepting entries for the Chautauqua Janus Prize, now in its second year and boasting a doubled prize amount of $5,000. The Institution’s newest literary prize celebrates an emerging writer’s single work of short fiction or nonfiction for daring formal and aesthetic innovations that upset and reorder readers’ imaginations. In addition to receiving the $5,000 award, the winner will give a lecture on the grounds during the 2019 summer season...
Piano Program is Focus of New Endowment
...in 2019. George Heintzelman has been coming to Chautauqua on a nearly annual basis since the summer of 1982. “I remember my parents and my two sisters came for a week when I was 12,” he said, “and we often stayed with our grandparents here.” In 2010, Heintzelman and Clarkson, who live on Long Island, bought a house on Warren Avenue, and George’s parents, his two sisters, and their children began coming together as a...
Six Finalists Named for 2013 Chautauqua Prize
...is a nonfiction account of photographer Edward Curtis’ early 20th-century quest to document the lives of 80 American Indian tribes. Chautauqua Prize readers described the book as “compelling” and “exhaustive,” and noted that Egan “captures in language what Curtis expresses in photography.” In the novel Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, the eponymous character, a 19-year-old hero of the Iraq War, spends a day on parade at the annual Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving game and begins to...
Matching Gifts
...of companies are offering gift matching programs for both employees and retirees, investing in their philanthropic interests. Each company varies in policy, as well as by their percentage of a match. Utilizing a matching gift is a significant and easy way to maximize the impact of your generosity. To see if your employer has a gift matching program, check with your Human Resource/Personnel office. Contact Information Jennifer Freely Director of Annual Giving Office of Advancement 716.357.6406 jfreely@chq.org...
Chautauqua Institution Launches 2018 Winter Village at Chautauqua
...when the holiday lights and displays on Bestor Plaza will be illuminated for the first time of the season. On-ground shops and restaurants will be invited to stay open late that night, and holiday music will fill the plaza. Santa will arrive on a horse-drawn carriage to signal the launch of Chautauqua’s Winter Village and the holiday season. Highlights of opening weekend include wine tasting and small plates, Holiday Story Time at the Smith Memorial...
CVA Open Studios
We are excited to invite you to CVA Open Studios, occurring prior to the annual Resident Group Exhibition. Celebrate the work our resident artists have created during their time at Chautauqua Visual Arts. This event is free and open to the public....
CVA Resident Group Exhibition
CVA is honored to share our annual Resident Group Exhibition. Please join us to celebrate our resident artists at the CVA School of Art Gallery on the Art Quad. Join us to see the work our residents have created during their time at Chautauqua Visual Arts. This event is free and open to the public....