Plan Your Day Trip
Plan Your Day Trip! There is a place with picturesque gardens, breathtakingly beautiful architecture, thought-provoking lectures, and powerful performances. Where friends and families are invited to live, learn, and laugh on the shores of Chautauqua Lake. So, take the day to rest, recharge and reconnect. This unforgettable experience can be found in only one place — Chautauqua Institution. Plaza Cam Events Plan Your Visit Maps FAQs Things to Do Discover CHQ Plan Your Day Trip...
President Michael E. Hill Delivers Remarks at the Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Remembrance Service at Hurlbut Church
...subhuman. We cannot celebrate Dr. King today if we denigrate and objectify women. We cannot celebrate Dr. King today if we reduce our brothers and sisters from Mexico and Central America to a narrative of illegal immigration. We cannot celebrate Dr. King today if we turn our backs on the plight of the refugee seeking the very American dream all our ancestors believed in and yearned for as a cover for terrorism and fear. It...
Rates and Sales Schedule
Rates and Fees for Passes, Tickets and Registrations All information and prices subject to change. Hours listed below reflect post-season schedule. Ticket Office Tuesday–Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ticketoffice@chq.org 716.357.6250 Ticket Phones/Contact Center: Tuesday–Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Order online: tickets.chq.org Welcome Center Information Desk Tuesday–Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. infooffice@chq.org 716.357.6200 Main Gate Welcome & Business Center Tuesday–Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors Center on Bestor Plaza Post Office Building...
Boys’ and Girls’ Club
Boys’ and Girls’ Club Considered the longest running summer day camp in the United States, Chautauqua Boys’ and Girls’ Club embraces both tradition and the latest trends in youth education and engagement. Field activities, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, nature, crafts, individual and team sports, music and experiences in the arts help youth develop confidence and capabilities, while building lifelong friendships. Boys’ and Girls’ Club will operate from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. and 2–4 p.m., Monday-Friday. Lunch...
Instrumental Program
Instrumental Program July 6–August 23, 2024 Weekly orchestra performances (with rotated seating) Robust chamber music program Private lessons All students receive scholarship August 21–22: Performances of Wynton Marsalis’ All Rise with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Admission decisions and scholarship awards are made by March 1 for the Instrumental Program. We will start to release audition results to applicants by instrument section throughout the month of February. Every applicant will...
Faculty
...Janes is a Visiting Lecturer in Music (Ballet) and Co-Director of the Jacobs Academy Ballet Program. Born in Urbana, Ohio, Rebecca began her training under the watchful eye of her mother, Cindy Carmazzi. Her early training also included Dayton Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, and Ballet Met. Mrs. Janes professional career began at the young age of 17 with Dayton Ballet where she performed for nine years as a principal dancer. In 1999 she...
What D-Day Continues to Teach Us
On Wednesday, September 27, Dr. Kori Schake joined us via webinar to discuss 2024’s 80th Anniversary of D-Day and our Chautauqua Travels journey to experience the ceremony and explore the Paris and Normandy region. Watch a recording of the webinar below. Resources Referenced During the Webinar Watch Dr. Kori Shake’s 2022 talk during Chautauqua’s weeklong investigation of the topic: “What Should Be America’s Role in the World?” on CHQ Assembly. (A CHQ Assembly subscription...
CHQ Artists in Residence
...Day Trip Events Event Calendar All Events Experience Planner Grid Calendar Lectures Chautauqua Lecture Series Interfaith Lecture Series Chautauqua Literary & Scientific Circle Other Lectures Performing & Visual Arts Entertainment and Concerts Galleries Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and Classical Concerts Chautauqua Chamber Music Chautauqua Chamber Music: Guest Artist Series Chautauqua Chamber Music: Resident Artist Series Dance Arts Access Program Resident Programs Chautauqua Theater Company Our History Chautauqua Opera Company Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Concerts & Events CSO...
President Michael E. Hill Opens 148th Chautauqua Assembly with ‘Three Taps’ Address
...our last gathering: Chautauqua County’s Commissioner of Social Services and Public Health Director Christine Schuyler was swept to center stage here in Chautauqua when the world shut down last March. Day after day, she hosted news conference after news conference, representing a calm and knowledgeable presence amid significant uncertainty. She repeatedly credited her staff for their heroics, and she sometimes represented her own humanity through tears that showed all of us that the days were...
Augmented Reality Art Installation to be Unveiled at Chautauqua Institution’s Inaugural Mud Day
Chautauqua Institution today announced the upcoming unveiling of an augmented reality art installation to coincide with its inaugural CHQ Mud Day Saturday, October 7. The installation, created by artists Leslie Calimeri and John Stow, follows a previous interactive installment at the CHQ Trail focused on play and exploration in 2022. Members of the media are invited to attend the public unveiling at 9:45 a.m. on October 7 at the CHQ Trailhead located behind the Chautauqua...