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...
Chautauqua County Day
Explore locally and come to Chautauqua Institution on Chautauqua County Day. Residents of Chautauqua County have free admission and parking* all day. Our Chautauqua County Day includes access to all events in the Amphitheater and Hall of Philosophy that day, beaches, and so much more! • Morning Worship (9:15 a.m., Amphitheater): Rabbi Jonathan Roos, Senior Rabbi, Temple Sinai, Washington, D.C. • Morning Lecture (10:45 a.m., Amphitheater): David Brown, founder and creative director, Harmony Project •...
New to Chautauqua
...Etheridge and Indigo Girls Aug. 16 learn more Wynton Marsalis Aug. 19 learn more Wynton Marsalis’ All Rise Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with the Music School Festival Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Aug. 21 learn more Wynton Marsalis’ All Rise Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with the Music School Festival Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Aug. 22 learn more Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Aug. 23 learn more The Concert: A...
Chautauqua Institution Presents Weeklong Food & Film Festival, Aug. 19–24
...TICKETS Food festival tasting tickets will be available for sale on Bestor Plaza each day. All food and drink vendors will accept tasting tickets. GATE PASS INFORMATION Day tickets are available for purchase at the Main Gate Welcome Center Ticket Office on the day of your visit. Morning tickets grant visitors access to the grounds from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. for $24. Afternoon tickets grant access from noon to 8 p.m. for $17. Combined...
2010 Summer Season Press Release
...in concert with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of JoAnn Faletta at Artpark. “This exchange presents an unparalleled opportunity for us to showcase for Buffalo audiences the quality arts programming that is happening at CHQ,” says General Manager Robert Chelimsky. “And, though the script will remain the same, it will be exciting to see how the change of venue and orchestral collaborators will create a new version of Amadeus.” In what has become...
Michael Deeb
Michael Deeb Weaver is an accomplished dancer, actor, instructor, and choreographer based in Buffalo, NY. His experience as a performer ranges from concert dance to musical theatre to commercial work – and (almost) everything in between. He holds a BFA in Dance from the University at Buffalo, and is a faculty member at both UB and at Nazareth College, teaching jazz, tap, and musical theatre dance styles. Michael’s performance credits have taken him all over...
Department of Religion Weekly Book Talk Series
Beginning Wednesday, April 17 and running through Wednesday, May 8, the Department of Religion will offer a weekly Book Talk Series featuring best-selling books of some of Chautauqua’s recent Interfaith Lecture Series speakers. Simran Jeet Singh, Jillian Hanesworth, Andrew Seidel, and Laurel Braitman join us for an enlightening 90-minute session. Each session includes a presentation by the author, an interactive Q-and-A, and facilitated breakout discussions. This four-week educational opportunity offers both synchronous and asynchronous content,...
Day Camps
Day Camps Children’s School For youth ages 2.8–5. Built in 1921, the Chautauqua Children’s School pioneered the concept of nursery school education. Additions made in 1926, 1947 and 1969 were followed by a full renovation and expansion in 1994 to its present size and capacity. Learn More Group One For youth entering first grade in the fall. Begun in 1997, Group One is a program designed for children who will enter first grade in the...
Refund and Cancellation Policies
...for day/partial day ticket purchases and changes. This policy places restrictions on the purchase of Day Tickets on days when an event on the schedule is likely to reach a high capacity. Tickets and registration fees collected by or on behalf of a third party are subject to the third-party refund policy. Special Studies / Chautauqua’s Classroom Please visit classes.chq.org for detailed information about our special studies class policies. Order Processing Fees Fees related to...