From the President: Update on 2021 Planning
...Oct. 10. Thanks for the many well wishes we have received. They mean a great deal to both Peter and me and have lifted our spirits during this challenging time. I will close with a wish for every one of you that you have the ability to seek and cherish the blessings of every day, recognizing that the challenges of today will pass. And, with your support and prayers, Chautauqua will be there to call...
Chautauqua Theater Company Announces 2024 New Play Workshops
Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), the resident theater company of Chautauqua Institution, today announced its New Play Workshops for the 2024 season. CTC’s audience will have the chance to experience plays at every stage of development, showcasing the work of the country’s most exciting playwrights. From a first new play reading to a staged workshop, a revival of a New Play Workshop, and a commissioned world premiere, the audience will be a part of the process...
CSO History
History 1874–1903 1903–1943 1943–1984 1984–Present 1874–1903 While Chautauqua Institution began in 1874 as a summer educational assembly for Sunday School teachers, it was intended from the start to include in due time scientific and broadly cultural subjects. But the rate of expansion surprised everyone. A home-reading program, the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC), launched in 1878, enrolled readers throughout the country. Schools of Languages and Music were set up in 1879 along with courses...
Membership Rates
...Weekdays: $33 Saturdays, Sundays & Holidays: $40 Add cart fee: $20 Senior Rate Includes cart fee Monday–Friday (off season): $39 Monday only (in season): $42 Twilight Rate (4 p.m.) Includes cart fee Off Season: $39 In Season: $42 League Fees: $15 Learning Center Memberships Single Membership: $255 Family: $390 Junior (17 and under): $175 Other Services & Fees Club storage: $120 each Men’s Locker: $80 each Women’s Locker: $80 each Club storage & locker: $180...
Plena Libre and Sonia De Los Santos Bring Spanish Language Arts Programming to ChautauquaÂ
Chautauqua Institution today announced headliners Plena Libre on July 17 and Sonia De Los Santos on July 28, bringing bi-lingual programming to Chautauqua Institution’s Amphitheater during its sesquicentennial celebration. Plena Libre’s performance and master class are programmed on Education Wednesday and Sonia De Los Santos’ performance has been programmed on a free Sunday as part of Chautauqua’s Family Entertainment series. “I am thrilled to invite these wonderful performers to Chautauqua this summer,” shared Vice President...
Chautauqua Launches Travel Program
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Chautauqua Institution today announced a new partnership with Academic Travel Abroad, Inc. (ATA) that will take the Chautauqua experience “on the road” to introduce, extend and supplement the Institution’s iconic Summer Assembly thematic-based programs. This represents the Institution’s second partnership with ATA, a Washington, D.C.-based international travel organization that first collaborated with Chautauqua in the 1980s for the historic Chautauqua Conferences on U.S.-Soviet Relations. Named Chautauqua Travels, this one-of-a-kind group travel program will...
Il Divo VIP Packages
...at the designated VIP check-in location (or other designated location at the venue). Package items are available for pick up on the date of the event only. CHECK-IN LOCATION & TIME INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED OUT BY vipnation@engage.ticketmaster.com 3-5 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DAY OF THE SHOW. If you have not received this 3 days before the show please contact us immediately (info@vipnation.com). All packages are NON-REFUNDABLE & NON-TRANSFERABLE. All sales are final. You must bring a...
The “Chautauqua Experience” Package
The Chautauqua Experience Package Spend a week at the Athenaeum Hotel and save with this package. Book now Celebrate the 150th anniversary of Chautauqua with a weeklong stay at the Athenaeum Hotel! Be inspired by the Institution’s programming, then discuss the day’s lectures with new friends on the 200-foot lakeside porch or dining in the Heirloom Restaurant. Each week is a different theme and your gate pass gives you access to lectures and classical concerts...
Chautauqua Opera Company and Conservatory Announces 2022 Season
CHAUTAUQUA, NY — The Chautauqua Opera Company and Conservatory, the resident opera company and conservatory of Chautauqua Institution, today announced the first season of its newly unified program under the leadership of General and Artistic Director Steven Osgood and Conservatory Director Marlena Malas. The company and former Chautauqua Voice Program unified in fall 2021. The Chautauqua Opera Company’s three 2022 productions will be Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca; Kamala Sankaram and Susan Yankowitz’s chamber opera Thumbprint; and...
Book a Group Visit
Book a Group Visit Group Travel Tours Your group can experience the unique mix that Chautauqua Institution has to offer with a trip designed for day-trippers, travelers on tight schedules, or those that want a structured or longer experience. We offer a variety of options for both small and large groups with varied interests and ages. Customize your trip. You can choose from an elegant culinary event at the historic Athenaeum Hotel, stellar concerts, theater...