Chautauqua Wins National “Best Small Town Cultural Scene” USA TODAY Contest
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Voters in the latest USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice contest have spoken: Chautauqua, New York, boasts America’s “Best Small Town Cultural Scene.” The announcement was made at 10best.com at 12 p.m. EDT today. “It’s a tremendous honor for Chautauqua to win this national contest, especially among such an amazing array of fellow nominees. We’re so grateful to all of our dedicated community members here in Chautauqua County and all over the country...
Chautauqua Institution, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to Present Special Program on ‘Tehran Children’
Two-part Live Online Event on Dec. 8 to Feature Author Mikhal Dekel CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y., & WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chautauqua Institution and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum today announced a jointly presented online program titled “The Tehran Children: Iran’s Unexpected & Suppressed Connection to the Holocaust,” inspired by Mikhal Dekel’s 2019 memoir Tehran Children: A Holocaust Refugee Odyssey. Dekel will participate in each segment of the two-part, 90-minute presentation, to air live beginning 7 p.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 8, on the Institution’s CHQ Assembly video...
Winter Village at CHQ
Winter Village at Chautauqua Dec. 16, 2023 Join us for our annual Winter Village at Chautauqua celebration that welcomes friends from the regional community and beyond to enjoy the beauty of Chautauqua’s grounds during the winter holiday season. Breakfast with Santa, holiday choir performances, shopping, snacks and horse-drawn carriage rides make for a perfect day at Chautauqua. The Minerva House Bed & Breakfast is open year-round. Enjoy the beauty of Chautauqua in the winter with...
Sen. Barbara Mikulski, Joan Chittister, Valarie Kaur, Mirabai Starr, Elaine Weiss, Carol Jenkins, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul Headline Week Five of the 2020 CHQ Assembly
...its talented students as they train under some of our era’s most sought-after artist-teachers. Presentations take place on the Virtual Porch. 2 p.m. EDT Monday, July 27: Voice master class with Craig Rutenberg 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, July 28: Piano master class with Natalya Antonova 4 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 29: Piano recital by Alexander Kobrin 7 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 29: Voice Program student recital 3:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 30: Violin master class...
Chautauqua Institution Announces Rion Amilcar Scott as 2021 Chautauqua Janus Prize Guest Judge
Now in Fourth Year, Award Honors Innovative Short Fiction or Nonfiction Chautauqua Institution today announced that it is accepting submissions for the Chautauqua Janus Prize, now in its fourth year. This unique 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 a $5,000 award, the winner will give a reading during the 2021 summer season as part of the Institution’s CHQ Assembly online platform and appear in a forthcoming issue of...
Arts Education
...a year-round resource for arts-integrated teacher training and development, bringing best-practice educational techniques to classroom teachers to present the arts to students as part of their daily classroom activities. Learn More Battle of the Books Culminating in a lively academic competition, Battle of the Books improves reading comprehension, builds vocabulary, and teaches teamwork and good sportsmanship for Chautauqua County fifth-graders. Learn More “Explore Chautauqua” Field Trips Students will enjoy a day-long experience that explores key...
Kori Schake
Kori Schake is a senior fellow and the director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, where her research areas include national security strategy, NATO, and alliances and U.S.-led international order. She returns to the Chautauqua Lecture Series for a week on “What We Got Wrong: Learning from Our Mistakes” to examine the contemporary legacy of American warfare — from Vietnam through Afghanistan to the current day — asking what mistakes...
Institution Applauds Chautauqua County Investment of $1 Million to Continue Chautauqua Lake Research
The Chautauqua County Legislature yesterday approved an investment of $1 million to continue research started in 2020 and sustained since then by investments of nearly $4 million from Chautauqua Institution. This new funding will enable the continuation of research by The Jefferson Project research teams that are helping Chautauqua County officials and regional lake organizations better understand and act upon the unique combination of environmental factors impairing Chautauqua Lake. “The work of The Jefferson Project...
Chautauqua Travels Terms and Conditions
...fees are based on the date of the cancellation notice reaching ATA. Up to 120 days prior to departure; refund of deposit less an administration fee of 50% of deposit. Cancellation between 119-91 days before departure: 100% of deposit is forfeited. Cancellation between 90-61 days, 50% of the trip price is forfeited. Cancellation within 60 days of departure: no refund. Cancellation on day of departure or after trip departs: no refund. No refund for unused...
Sheryl Crow, Nadia Murad, Cornell William Brooks, Noah Feldman, ‘Aladdin’ in Concert Headline Week Three of Chautauqua Summer Assembly
...blues band Southern Avenue. 8:15 p.m., Wednesday, July 13, Amphitheater: An internationally acclaimed concert handbell choir that dazzles audiences with unique interpretations of sacred, secular and popular music, The Raleigh Ringers have performed in 39 U.S. states and are known for holiday concerts that have been broadcast on over 250 American public television stations. 8:15 p.m., Thursday, July 14, Amphitheater: Acclaimed soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer joins the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra with conductor Gemma New in a program including selections from Samuel...