For many, the traditional Chautauqua Season will come to an end with Three Taps of the Gavel on the last Sunday of the season, but this doesn’t mean that the Chautauqua experience is over. The early autumn months provide the perfect environment for a different Chautauqua experience, and over the past decade we have seen an ever steady increase in the numbers of people who enjoy the many program opportunities that are available.

Farm to Table — Spring

June 6 - 7

The Athenaeum Hotel celebrates the Farm-to-Table Movement and Chautauqua in June with a three-part series June 6-7.
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Farm to Table — Fall

September 13 — 5:30 Canapé Service & 6:30 Dinner

TThe Athenaeum Hotel and Chef Ross Warhol bring awareness to the Farm to Table movement
in Chautauqua County by providing an educational culinary experience with this biannual dinner.
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Jazz at Chautauqua

September 19-22

Enjoy traditional jazz music by the best jazz musicians from all over the United States.
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Encore Choral, Movement
and Theater Institutes at Chautauqua

Aug. 25-30

Encore is dedicated to providing an excellent and accessible artistic environment for older adults, 55 and over, regardless of experience or ability, who seek arts education and performance opportunities under a professional artist.
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Elderhostel / Road Scholar

Chautauqua has been a host site for Elderhostel programs since the early 1990s when two off-season programs for approximately 40 people were held at Bellinger Hall. Much has changed since then, most recently the name—now Road Scholar—a name which represents the opportunity to explore one’s mind and discover the world through thought-provoking adventures in learning. It is easy to understand why Chautauqua has enjoyed such a positive success with this partnership in senior programming. Having received the designation as a Premier Provider in 2007, Chautauqua will offer ten programs to over 1,000 participants from May to October with in-season summer programs offered during Weeks Three and Weeks Five through Eight. Lecture themes include: "21st Century Women: The Road to Social and Economic Growth," "The U.S. Economy: Beyond a Quick Fix" and many more.

For more information, visit the Road Scholar website or contact Laurie Paterniti-Stanton at (716) 357-6262 or lpaterniti@ciweb.org

Download a copy of the Road Scholar brochure here. (PDF)

2013 Road Scholar Schedule

Spring

May 19-24
Meetings with Great Minds | Program #1713
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June 2-7
AFSA – US Foreign Policy for the 21st Century | Program #6881
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Fall

Sept. 22-27
Meetings with Great Minds | Program #1713
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Oct. 6-11
AFSA – US Foreign Policy for the 21st Century | Program #6881
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Chautauqua Summer Season (9 one-week sessions)

Week One — June 23–29: Our Elegant Universe
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Week Two — June 30–July 6: The Next Greatest Generation
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Week Three — July 7–13: America, 1863
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Week Four — July 14–20: Markets and Morals: Reimagining the Social Contract
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Week Five — July 21–27: The Pursuit of Happiness
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Week Six — July 28–Aug. 3: A Musical Extravaganza
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Week Seven — Aug. 4–10: Diplomacy
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Week Eight — Aug. 11–17: Turkey: Model for the Middle East?
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Week Nine — Aug. 18–24: Health Care: Reform and Innovation
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For more information on off-season events, visit the Athenaeum website or contact the Athenaeum at 1 (800) 821-1881