Why do people come to the Chautauqua Institution? Many of the visitors who return to Chautauqua year after year describe it as an experience rather than a vacation -- a place for renewal. The Chautauqua Institution was founded on the belief that everyone “has a right to be all that he can be -- to know all that he can know.” The experiences come in many forms. [more]
Arts
Along with our popular entertainment programs, from our symphony and chamber music to our dance, opera and theater performances, to the visual arts, Chautauqua produces an "ecstatic mix" that can be found nowhere else.
Education
Chautauqua's historic commitment to lifelong learning is evident in our nationally recognized lecture platform, our special interest classes, the oldest book club in America (CLSC), the Writers' Center and Smith Memorial Library.
Religion
Chautauqua's Department of Religion provides a wide variety of services of worship and programs that express the Institution's Christian heritage and its interfaith commitment.
Recreation
At Chautauqua, recreation is not an afterthought, it is one of our four pillars. From adult to youth programs, Chautauqua has embraced the recreative experience as an essential ingredient in living well.
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