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SUMMARY:Lara Downes & John McWhorter - Chautauqua Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:A conversation with Lara Downes\, award-winning classical pianist and host of NPR’s Amplify with Lara Downes\, and John McWhorter\, associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University. \nThe conversation is part of Downes’ series America in Pursuit\, developed for NPR’s All Things Considered. As part of Week Nine of the Chautauqua Lecture Series — in collaboration with Smithsonian Folklife — the two explore how music\, language and cultural expression shape our shared histories and deepen our understanding of one another.
URL:https://mychq.org/event/lara-downes-john-mcwhorter-chautauqua-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T160000
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SUMMARY:Jose Arellano @ Chautauqua Institution
DESCRIPTION:Jose Arellano is an organizational leader and entrepreneur with a proven record of driving transformation\, building high-performing teams and delivering sustainable growth. He began his career at Homeboy Industries in 2013 as a trainee and advanced to vice president of operations\, where he leads organizational initiatives\, workforce development\, integrates departments\, and implements strategies that strengthen systems and scale impact. In addition to his executive role\, Arellano is the co-owner of Tepito Coffee\, where he successfully uplifted the company into profitability by restructuring operations\, refining strategy and driving disciplined execution. \nArellano’s leadership on the executive team of Homeboy Industries led to the prestigious Hilton Humanitarian Prize\, the world’s highest honor for humanitarian organizations. Earlier\, he was recognized with the I Have a Dream Award in 2022. He has also spoken nationally and internationally on organizational development and transformation\, including moderating a landmark 2021 conversation between Father Greg Boyle and Pema Chödrön. He previously co-hosted the Without Your Permission Podcast and continues to share insights on leadership\, resilience\, and social impact across multiple platforms.
URL:https://mychq.org/event/jose-arellano-chautauqua-institution/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T120000
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SUMMARY:Priya Parker - Chautauqua Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Priya Parker opens Week Nine of the 2026 Chautauqua Lecture Series and the theme of “The Importance of Gathering” by helping us take a deeper look at how anyone can create collective meaning in modern life\, one gathering at a time. She is a facilitator\, strategic adviser\, acclaimed author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters\, and the host of The Art of Gathering Digital Course. She writes and teaches on Group Life\, her Substack publication aimed to make “group help” as normal as “self help.” \nLearn more with the event link below:https://www.chq.org/event/priya-parker/
URL:https://mychq.org/event/priya-parker-chautauqua-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T124500
DTSTAMP:20260612T204555Z
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SUMMARY:Anna Lappé @ Chautauqua Institution
DESCRIPTION:Anna Lappé is the executive director of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food\, a strategic alliance of philanthropic foundations working for food system transformation around the world. Before joining the Global Alliance in July 2023\, Lappé had worked for more than 25 years as an internationally renowned expert on food systems and a respected advocate for sustainability and justice along the food chain. She has conducted research on food and sustainability across the United States and in countries worldwide. She will share her experiences and expertise in remarks closing Chautauqua’s weeklong discussion on “The Future of Food: Climate\, Technology and the Next Agricultural Revolution.” \nLappé is the founder or co-founder of three national organizations. In 2012\, she founded Real Food Media\, a communications strategy initiative housed within the non-profit Corporate Accountability. She is also the co-founder of the Small Planet Fund and in 2016 launched the Food Sovereignty Fund of the Panta Rhea Foundation. Named one of Time magazine’s “eco” Who’s-Who\, Lappé is the co-author or author of three books on food\, farming and sustainability\, including the national bestseller Hope’s Edge and the critically acclaimed Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It. Most recently she helped edit the U.S. edition of The Pesticide Atlas and relaunch her mother’s 1971 classic Diet for a Small Planet with a new introduction and all new recipes from celebrity chefs\, including Padma Lakshmi and Jose Andres. \nA recipient of the James Beard Leadership Award\, Lappé’s work has been translated internationally and features on Lappé and her opinion writing can be found in a variety of prominent outlets. She holds a master’s in international affairs in economic and political development from Columbia University and also graduated from Brown University. From 2004 to 2006\, she was a Food and Society Fellow\, a program of the WK Kellogg Foundation. She is an active board member of the Rainforest Action Network and the Castanea Fellowship.
URL:https://mychq.org/event/anna-lappe-chautauqua-institution/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T160000
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SUMMARY:Norman Wirzba - Interfaith Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Norman Wirzba is Gilbert T. Rowe Distinguished Professor of Christian Theology & Senior Fellow at the Kenan Institute of Ethics at Duke University. His research and teaching interests are at the intersections of theology\, philosophy\, ecology\, and agrarian and environmental studies. He is the author of Love’s Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis and Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating. \nLearn more with the event  belowhttps://www.chq.org/event/norman-wirzba/
URL:https://mychq.org/event/norman-wirzba-interfaith-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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SUMMARY:Michael Grunwald @ Chautauqua Institution
DESCRIPTION:Michael Grunwald is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author who has written about U.S. public policy and politics for three decades. He is best known for his coverage of climate change and the environment. His latest book\, We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate\, is a groundbreaking piece of reportage on the fight to fix our food system. In the book\, Grunwald argues that humanity has started to recognize the magnitude of its food and climate problem and is making it worse; it is also a hopeful account of the brilliant researchers and entrepreneurs devising new ways to produce more food with less impact. This reporting in We Are Eating the Earth will inform his remarks to continue Chautauqua’s week on “The Future of Food.” \nGrunwald is a New York Times contributing opinions writer and former staff writer for The Washington Post\, Time and Politico Magazine. He is also the author of The Swamp\, a widely acclaimed book about the Everglades\, and The New New Deal\, about the Obama Administration’s economic policies. Grunwald wrote The Washington Post’s lead news story about the attacks of September 11\, 2001\, covered the last eight presidential campaigns\, and has written cover stories about everything from the failure of U.S. transportation policy to the marketing of Barack Obama to his own family’s daily reliance on the power of government. \nGrunwald has won numerous honors for his work\, including the George Polk Award for national reporting and the Worth Bingham Prize for investigative reporting.
URL:https://mychq.org/event/michael-grunwald-chautauqua-institution/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T210000
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SUMMARY:Sky Stories: Star Legends of the Haudenosaunee
DESCRIPTION: **Bring the family for an unforgettable evening under the stars!**  \nLong before modern astronomy\, the night sky was a living map of history\, science\, and deep cultural values. Join us at the Martz-Kohl Observatory as we welcome guest speaker **Ja:no’s Bowen** for a captivating journey into the rich oral traditions and star knowledge of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations). \n **About the Event:**Through a visual presentation and the art of storytelling\, Ja:no’s will reveal how familiar celestial patterns—like the Pleiades—continue to guide\, inspire\, and pass down generational wisdom. As she notes: “These legends contain cultural values and important reminders.” \n **Meet Our Speaker:**Ja:no’s Bowen is a member of the Beaver clan of the Seneca Nation and a Faith Keeper of the Cold Spring Longhouse. A renowned educator and advocate\, she serves as the Director for the Department of Seneca Language Teacher Support and Community Outreach. Ja:no’s holds advanced degrees from Harvard University and is a doctoral candidate in Educational Leadership\, dedicating her career to Indigenous language reclamation and cultural heritage preservation. \n **How to Attend:** \n* **In-Person:** Join us live at the observatory! You’ll get to meet our astronomy team\, ask questions during the post-talk Q&A\, and take a guided tour of the facility.* **Online:** Can’t make it to Frewsburg? You can stream the entire presentation live via Zoom! \n **Clear Skies Bonus:**If the weather cooperates\, we will wrap up the evening with public viewing opportunities through our large-aperture telescopes! \n **Admission:**Always free! (Donations are gratefully appreciated and help support our educational programming). \n **Know Before You Go:**Our telescope domes are not climate-controlled\, so please check the forecast and dress comfortably for the local weather! \n **Zoom Links & More Info:**Visit martzobservatory.org
URL:https://mychq.org/event/sky-stories-star-legends-of-the-haudenosaunee/
LOCATION:Martz-Kohl Observatory\, 176 Robbin Hill Rd\, Frewsberg\, 14738\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T160000
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SUMMARY:Karen Florini @ Chautauqua Institution
DESCRIPTION:Karen Florini is a strategic advisor with C-Change Conversations\, which educate audiences throughout the country about how climate change will impact them personally\, why there is urgency to address it and how to forge consensus for action. She also serves as a senior fellow with the Climate Democracy Initiative. \nPreviously\, she held multiple leadership roles at Climate Central\, a non-profit climate science research and communication organization that creates highly localized information on climate impacts and solutions. In 2024 with the Council on Foreign Relations\, Florini completed a residency at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center for her project on Disenfranchised by Climate Change\, which examines impacts of extreme weather on electoral processes around the globe. \nPrior to joining Climate Central in 2017\, Florini served as deputy special envoy for climate change at the State Department for the final two years of the Obama Administration. She led the Department’s engagement with businesses\, state and local governments\, and civil society in the climate negotiations context. She also headed the State Department’s portfolio on short-lived climate pollutants such as methane and black carbon. Previously\, she spent more than two decades at the Environmental Defense Fund\, working both on environmental health and climate change. \nShe earned a J.D. at Harvard\, where she was editor-in-chief of the Harvard Environmental Law Review.
URL:https://mychq.org/event/karen-florini-chautauqua-institution/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T120000
DTSTAMP:20260226T145716Z
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SUMMARY:Brian Frank - Chautauqua Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Brian Frank is the founder and general partner of FTW Ventures\, bringing decades of experience in building transformative technology that impacts the way people work\, play and live. In 2015\, Frank turned his attention to how technology can improve the lives of every person on the planet by building a better food system. He raised two early-stage funds for investments into food and agriculture technology businesses with FTW\, partnering with the leading executives and corporations in the field. \nLearn more with the event  belowhttps://www.chq.org/event/brian-frank/
URL:https://mychq.org/event/danielle-nierenberg-chautauqua-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T160000
DTSTAMP:20260612T204309Z
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SUMMARY:Derrick Weston @ Chautauqua Institution
DESCRIPTION:Derrick Weston is the Director of Theological Education and Formation\, Creation Justice Ministries. Derrick is a writer\, filmmaker\, podcaster\, speaker and educator whose most recent work has focused on the intersection of food and faith. He is the co-host of the “Food and Faith” podcast and producer of “Spoon\, Spade\, and Soul\,” a podcast highlighting food and land-based ministries in the Episcopal church. Additionally\, he is the producer of the short film series “A Wilderness Like Eden” highlighting the work of churches engaged in food justice work. \nDerrick is co-author of the book The Just Kitchen: Invitations to Sustainability\, Cooking\, Connection\, and Celebration. \nAfter two decades of being a pastor and community organizer\, Weston is a strong believer in the potential of local congregations to enact change in their communities. Weston received his B.A. in film studies from the University of Pittsburgh and his Master of Divinity from San Francisco Theological Seminary. He also has a certification in health ministry from Wesleyan Theological Seminary and was a part of the Re:Generate fellowship on food\, faith\, and ecology though Wake Forest Divinity School.
URL:https://mychq.org/event/derrick-weston-chautauqua-institution/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260818T124500
DTSTAMP:20260505T215054Z
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SUMMARY:Nyesha Arrington - Chautauqua Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Nyesha Arrington is the dynamic co-star of FOX’s hit culinary competition series “Next Level Chef\,” where she brings her signature blend of mentorship\, humor and fierce expertise to millions of viewers each season. She also hosts and produces the acclaimed digital series “Plateworthy” for Eater\, celebrating the craft\, culture and creative spirit of cooking. Drawing inspiration from the seasons\, global travel and contemporary art\, Arrington’s cooking is a soulful fusion of heritage\, curiosity and California expression\, a style uniquely her own. \nBeyond the kitchen\, she is deeply passionate about functional fitness\, wellness and building community through intention and storytelling. These passions will inspire Arrington’s Chautauqua Lecture Series remarks\, which serve as the centerpiece of her multiday Chautauqua residency during Week Eight\, “The Future of Food: Climate\, Technology and the Next Agricultural Revolution.” Beyond the Amphitheater stage\, she will bring her cutting-edge cooking skills\, experience and expertise to other food-centered engagements as part of the 2026 Chautauqua Food Festival. \nLearn more with the event  below:https://www.chq.org/event/nyesha-arrington/
URL:https://mychq.org/event/nyesha-arrington-chautauqua-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260817T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260817T160000
DTSTAMP:20260612T202827Z
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SUMMARY:Adrienne Krone @ Chautauqua Institution
DESCRIPTION:Adrienne Krone is associate professor of environmental science and sustainability and religious studies at Allegheny College in Meadville\, Pennsylvania. Her work focuses on religious food justice movements in North America. \nShe is the author of Free-Range Religion: Alternative Food Movements and Religious Life in the United States. The book offers a critical ethnographic exploration of religious engagement in food justice work through four case studies\, which provide insight into religious food justice organizations as they complicate our understanding of American religion. Her current research project is an ethnographic and historical study of the Jewish community farming movement. \nShe holds a Ph.D. in American religion from Duke University.
URL:https://mychq.org/event/adrienne-krone-chautauqua-institution/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260817T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260817T123000
DTSTAMP:20260326T135731Z
CREATED:20260326T135731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T135731Z
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SUMMARY:Danielle Nierenberg - Chautauqua Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Danielle Nierenberg is a world-renowned researcher\, speaker and advocate\, on all issues relating to our food system and agriculture. She is president of Food Tank\, the think tank for food\, and an expert on sustainable agriculture and food issues. She has written extensively on gender and population\, the spread of factory farming in the developing world and innovations in sustainable agriculture. \nLearn more with the event  belowhttps://www.chq.org/event/danielle-nierenberg/
URL:https://mychq.org/event/danielle-nierenberg-chautauqua-lecture-series-2/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T124500
DTSTAMP:20260612T204203Z
CREATED:20260612T204203Z
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SUMMARY:Rev. Natalie Hanson @ Chautauqua Institution
DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Natalie Hanson has been a longtime presence at Chautauqua; with her husband\, the Rev. James Paul Womack\, pastor of Hurlbut Memorial Community United Methodist Church\, she has co-hosted the United Methodist Missionary Vacation Home at Chautauqua for several years. Hanson has also served Chautauqua as interim senior pastor in 2022\, crafting\, planning and evaluating worship services alongside members of the Department of Religion. \nShe is a clergy member of the United Methodist Church\, now retired after 40 years of ministry. Much of that ministry was focused in urban parishes\, with eight years serving as a District Superintendent in the Western\, then Upper New York Annual Conference. On behalf of the Conference and as an adjunct for Wesley Seminary’s Course of Study\, Hanson for several years taught classes on preaching and worship development. She was also Co-Convener and worship developer for the NE Jurisdiction’s Clergywomen’s Convocation. Hanson was educated at Wesleyan University and the Harvard Divinity School.
URL:https://mychq.org/event/rev-natalie-hanson-chautauqua-institution/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T124500
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SUMMARY:Miles Yu - Chautauqua Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Miles Yu is a senior fellow and director of the China Center at Hudson Institute. He is also a professor of East Asia and military and naval history at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis\, Maryland. Yu specializes in Chinese military and strategic culture\, U.S. and Chinese military and diplomatic history\, and U.S. policy toward China. He joins Chautauqua’s weeklong exploration of “Global Power and Our Evolving International Order” to offer an up-to-the-minute assessment of the global ambitions and actions of China and other East Asian countries\, and how the U.S. and the West are responding. \nLearn more with the event  below:https://www.chq.org/event/miles-yu/
URL:https://mychq.org/event/miles-yu-chautauqua-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T160000
DTSTAMP:20260612T203900Z
CREATED:20260612T203900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T203900Z
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SUMMARY:Naaborle Sackeyfio @ Chautauqua Institution
DESCRIPTION:Naaborle Sackeyfio is an associate professor of global and intercultural studies at Miami University of Ohio. She focuses on energy and resource politics\, gender and sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa and is the author of Energy Politics and Rural Development: The Case of Ghana. \nHer publications have appeared in the journals such as New Political Science and African Affairs. She was a Science Communication Fellow with The University of Rhode Island’s Metcalf Institute\, Michigan State University’s Knight Center for Environmental Journalism\, and the URI Science and Story Lab in 2023.
URL:https://mychq.org/event/naaborle-sackeyfio-chautauqua-institution/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T124500
DTSTAMP:20260612T204114Z
CREATED:20260612T204114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T204114Z
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SUMMARY:Robert Chatterton Dickson @ Chautauqua Institution
DESCRIPTION:Robert Chatterton Dickson is an international affairs consultant based in London. Until June 2026 he was a senior member of the British Diplomatic Service. His 36-year career combined leadership in complex and dangerous environments with London-based appointments at the heart of U.K. foreign policy and national security. His remarks as part of Chautauqua’s probe into “Global Power and Our Evolving International Order” will provide “a view from across the Atlantic\,” and in particular on the state of relations among geopolitical powers including the U.K.\, U.S.\, European Union\, Russia and NATO. \nChatterton Dickson served overseas as ambassador to the Republic of North Macedonia\, consul general in Chicago\, deputy ambassador in Afghanistan during the Afghan Republic\, high commissioner in Bangladesh and chargé d’affaires of the U.K. Mission to Afghanistan following the return of the Taliban. In London\, he was head of the Foreign Office Counter Terrorism Department and a director in the Cabinet Office National Security Secretariat. In all these roles he worked closely with American colleagues. \nChatterton Dickson’s early diplomatic career included working at HQ on Iraq\, NATO\, UN peacekeeping\, arms exports and nuclear arms control and postings to the British embassies in Manila and Washington. Before joining the Diplomatic Service\, he worked in investment management and was educated at Cambridge University. \nChatterton Dickson knows the U.S. well: besides diplomatic postings in Washington and the Midwest he has been married to an American artist for over 30 years and has four dual-citizen children and family across the country. He first experienced the U.S. at 19\, when a cross-country road trip in an unreliable car introduced him to American kindness and hospitality. At Chautauqua he is speaking in a strictly personal capacity.
URL:https://mychq.org/event/robert-chatterton-dickson-chautauqua-institution/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T160000
DTSTAMP:20260226T150818Z
CREATED:20260226T150818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T150818Z
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SUMMARY:Jeremy Ben-Ami - Interfaith Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Jeremy Ben-Ami is the president of J Street\, bringing to the role both deep experience in American politics and government and a passionate commitment to the state of Israel. Ben-Ami’s family connection to Israel goes back 140 years to the first aliyah when his great-grandparents were among the first settlers in Petah Tikva. His grandparents were one of the founding families of Tel Aviv\, and his father was an activist and leader in the Irgun\, working for Israel’s independence and on the rescue of European Jews before and during World War II. \nHe joins us in Week Seven of our Interfaith Lecture Series this summer. \nLearn more with the event  belowhttps://www.chq.org/event/jeremy-ben-ami/
URL:https://mychq.org/event/jeremy-ben-ami-interfaith-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T124500
DTSTAMP:20260612T204020Z
CREATED:20260612T204020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T204020Z
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SUMMARY:Nazanin Boniadi\, Kari Sadjadpour and Amna Nawaz @ Chautauqua Institution
DESCRIPTION:Continuing Chautauqua’s exploration of “Global Power and Our Evolving International Order\,” “PBS News Hour” co-anchor Amna Nawaz hosts a special onstage conversation between actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace senior fellow Karim Sadjadpour. Both have Iranian roots and Nawaz will engage them on their lives and their families\, their respective areas of work\, and\, whatever the status of world events at that moment\, their perspectives on the state of Iran\, the Iranian people\, and what comes next. \nNazanin Boniadi is an Iranian-born\, SAG and AACTA Award-nominated actress\, producer and human rights advocate. Her television credits include “Homeland\,” “How I Met Your Mother\,” “Counterpart\,” and the first season of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” In film\, Boniadi won acclaim for her memorable role in “Bombshell” and leading role in “Hotel Mumbai.” Her producing debut\, “A Mosquito in the Ear\,” in which she stars alongside Jake Lacy\, won the Panavision Spirit Award at the 2026 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. She is most recently seen in “The Saviors\,” opposite Adam Scott and Danielle Deadwyler. \nAs an activist\, Boniadi has campaigned for the rights of the Iranian people since 2008\, with a focus on the unjust conviction and treatment of youth\, women and political prisoners. She is also a Council on Foreign Relations member and serves on the board of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center. Appointed an Amnesty International UK ambassador in 2020\, Boniadi has spoken at esteemed institutions\, including the Oxford Union\, Munich Security Conference and World Economic Forum\, and she has addressed the U.S. Capitol\, the U.K.\, German\, Australian\, Canadian parliaments and the U.N. Her numerous recognitions include the 2023 Sydney Peace Prize. \nKarim Sadjadpour is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\, where he focuses on Iran\, Gulf security\, and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. He is a contributing writer at The Atlantic\, a CNN Global Affairs Analyst and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He has testified numerous times before Congress for both Democratic and Republican leadership. \nSadjadpour is currently writing a book on radicalism for Random House/Knopf and appears frequently on media outlets such as the “PBS News Hour\,” NPR and CNN. Recognized for his sharp analytical prose\, his work was selected as a Foreign Affairs “Best Essay of the Year” in both 2025 (for “The Autumn of the Ayatollahs”) and 2024 (on the battle between Saudi “Vision 2030” and Iran “Vision 1979”). In 2023\, he received an Emmy Award as consulting producer for the HBO documentary Hostages. Previously an analyst with the International Crisis Group based in Tehran and Washington\, he has lived in Latin America\, Europe and the Middle East. He speaks Persian\, Italian and Spanish\, and is proficient in Arabic. \nKarim holds degrees from the University of Michigan and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). \nAmna Nawaz is an Emmy\, Peabody and Cronkite award-winning journalist who currently serves as co-anchor and co-managing editor of the “PBS News Hour.” In addition to anchoring PBS News’ flagship national news broadcast\, Nawaz co-hosts the podcast “Settle In\,” featuring thought leaders from all walks of life. She has also hosted a primetime arts show and documentaries on everything from America’s childcare crisis to global plastic pollution to life after incarceration. \nNawaz’s reporting ranges from politics and foreign affairs\, to immigration and education\, to culture and sports. She has anchored the show from the U.S. Southern border\, Israel after the Oct. 7 attacks and Kyiv\, Ukraine\, during its war with Russia. Nawaz has interviewed presidents and heads of state\, White House officials and lawmakers\, professional athletes and musicians\, and citizens around the world in the communities they call home. \nPrior to joining PBS\, Nawaz was anchor and correspondent at ABC News\, anchoring breaking news coverage and leading the network’s livestream coverage of the 2016 presidential election. She also hosted the “Uncomfortable” podcast and reported a documentary on the Texas county with the highest rate of support for Donald Trump in the 2016 election. Before ABC\, Nawaz was a foreign correspondent and Islamabad Bureau Chief for NBC News\, where she regularly reported on the war in Afghanistan and the broader region.
URL:https://mychq.org/event/nazanin-boniadi-kari-sadjadpour-and-amna-nawaz-chautauqua-institution/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260810T120000
DTSTAMP:20260226T145552Z
CREATED:20260226T145552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T145552Z
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SUMMARY:Nancy Youssef - Chautauqua Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Nancy Youssef is a staff writer at The Atlantic. Before that\, she was a longtime national security correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and also worked at BuzzFeed News and The Daily Beast. Youssef spent much of her career at McClatchy Newspapers where she served as national security correspondent and Middle East bureau chief based in Cairo covering the Middle East and the Islamic world. Prior to that she was McClatchy’s chief Pentagon correspondent\, focusing on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. She traveled frequently to those two nations to see how the policies crafted in Washington reached Afghans\, Iraqis and the troops alike. She is also the founder of the Pentagon Press Association. \nLearn more witht the event  belowhttps://www.chq.org/event/nancy-youssef/
URL:https://mychq.org/event/nancy-youssef-chautauqua-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T124500
DTSTAMP:20260505T214838Z
CREATED:20260505T214838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T214838Z
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SUMMARY:Robert P. George - Chautauqua Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Robert P. George is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. Currently\, he also chairs the New Jersey Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. George is general editor of New Forum Books\, a Princeton University Press series of interdisciplinary works in law\, culture and politics. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is of counsel to the law firm of Robinson & McElwee. He will help close Chautauqua’s week commemorating “America at 250” with his perspective on the significance of “freedom of conscience” in the American founding and ongoing experiment. \nLearn more with the event  below:https://www.chq.org/event/robert-p-george/
URL:https://mychq.org/event/robert-p-george-chautauqua-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T160000
DTSTAMP:20260803T152841Z
CREATED:20260803T152841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T152841Z
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Carol Leifer
DESCRIPTION:Comedian\, Producer and Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning writer Carol Leifer in conversation with comedian Emmy Blotnick. Leifer shares insight\, wit\, and behind-the-scenes stories from her groundbreaking Career in stand-up and television\, spanning Seinfeld\, Curb Your Enthusiasm\, Saturday Night Live\, Hacks\, and much more-including 12 stints writing for the Academy Awards. A book signing will follow the event. \nThis event is part of the National Comedy Center’s annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival featuring over 50 events happening August 6–9\, 2026\, in Lucille Ball’s hometown of Jamestown\, NY. Highlights include Jerry Seinfeld\, Bert Kreischer\, Seth Meyers\, Stand-Up Showcase\, and over 20 of the most popular comedians touring clubs nationwide\, block parties\, Lucy tribute events\, and more! \nFor the full schedule and to purchase tickets visit ComedyCenter.org/Festival
URL:https://mychq.org/event/a-conversation-with-carol-leifer/
LOCATION:National Comedy Center\, 203 W 2nd St\, Jamestown\, 14701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Comedy Center":MAILTO:info@comedycenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T160000
DTSTAMP:20260612T201237Z
CREATED:20260612T201237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T201237Z
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SUMMARY:Jane Kamensky
DESCRIPTION:Jane Kamensky is president and CEO of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. A leading historian of early America and the United States\, she worked for three decades as a professor and higher education leader\, most recently as Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History at Harvard University and Pforzheimer Foundation Director of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at Harvard Radcliffe Institute. \nA former Commissioner of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and past Trustee of the Museum of the American Revolution\, Kamensky is a member of the National Advisory Council of More Perfect as well as on the executive committee of the national history-civics initiative Educating for American Democracy\, among many other public history roles. From 2018 through 2025\, she served as a scholarly advisor and on-camera expert for the Florentine Films/Ken Burns documentary\, “The American Revolution.” \nKamensky is the author or editor of numerous books spanning four centuries of American history\, including A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley\, which won four major prizes and was a finalist for several others. Her most recent book\, Candida Royalle and the Sexual Revolution\, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography.
URL:https://mychq.org/event/jane-kamensky/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T124500
DTSTAMP:20260612T201343Z
CREATED:20260612T201343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T201343Z
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SUMMARY:Melody Barnes
DESCRIPTION:Melody Barnes is the founding executive director of the University of Virginia’s Karsh Institute of Democracy\, where she leads the Institute on an action-oriented path to realizing the promise of democracy in both principle and practice. She joins Chautauqua’s weeklong exploration of “America at 250” with remarks reflecting on the foundations of democracy and justice\, tracing throughlines from the country’s founding to the work of democracy today. \nIn addition to her leadership at the Karsh Institute\, Barnes is the W.L. Lyons Brown Family Director for Policy and Public Engagement in the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences’ Democracy Initiative\, a professor of practice at UVA’s Miller Center of Public Affairs\, and a distinguished fellow at UVA’s School of Law. She is also co-founder of the domestic policy strategy firm MB2 Solutions. In 2024–25\, Barnes was an inaugural recipient of the Chautauqua Perry Fellowship in Democracy alongside New York Times columnist David French; she is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, and serves on the boards of several corporate\, nonprofit\, and philanthropic organizations. \nA committed public servant\, Barnes brings more than 25 years of experience shaping public policy at the highest levels of government and the non-profit sector. She served as assistant to the president and director of the White House Domestic Policy Council under President Barack Obama. Previously\, she was executive vice president for policy at the Center for American Progress and chief counsel to the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. She began her career in law as an associate at Shearman & Sterling in New York. \nBarnes holds a B.A. with honors in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a J.D. from the University of Michigan.
URL:https://mychq.org/event/melody-barnes/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T200000
DTSTAMP:20260731T145745Z
CREATED:20260731T145745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T145745Z
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SUMMARY:Rooted Bat Chat on Zoom with Dr Johnathan Townsend
DESCRIPTION:Learn the important role bats play in a healthy ecosystem as we explore why the bat population has declined in recent years and what scientists are doing about it. You will also discover how you can support local bat populations in your own yard as well as a special project here in western New York! \nSubmit questions in advance here or by sending a message to hello(AT)rootedmtbfest.com.
URL:https://mychq.org/event/rooted-bat-chat-on-zoom-with-dr-johnathan-townsend/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rooted Women's Mountain Bike Festival":MAILTO:Hello@rootedmtbfest.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T160000
DTSTAMP:20260505T210234Z
CREATED:20260505T210234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T210234Z
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SUMMARY:Cliff Fleet - Interfaith Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Cliff Fleet has served as president and CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation since 2020 and is an adjunct professor at the William and Mary Raymond A. Mason School of Business. He currently co-chairs the Hampton Roads Executive Roundtable and serves on the boards of the Hollins University\, the Virginia Business Higher Education Council\, and Virginia Growth and Opportunity. \nLearn more with the event  belowhttps://www.chq.org/event/cliff-fleet/
URL:https://mychq.org/event/cliff-fleet-interfaith-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T193000
DTSTAMP:20260803T191351Z
CREATED:20260803T191351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T191351Z
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SUMMARY:Pursuing Light: The Bill Strickland Story Day 2 Events
DESCRIPTION:Strickland Global\, in partnership with the African American\nHeritage House\, the Chautauqua Institution and Wayfarer Studios\, will present a special two-day celebration of\nthe award-winning documentary Pursuing Light – The Bill Strickland Story\, featuring a red-carpet screening\,\npanel discussion\, book signing\, and gala event at Chautauqua Institution. \n• Multimedia Panel Discussion from 12:30pm – 1:30pm exploring hope-centered approaches to\neducation\, workforce development\, and community transformation – Literary Arts Center/Alumni\nBuilding\n• Book Signing of Make the Impossible Possible by Bill Strickland and Vince Rause (1:30pm – 2:00pm)\nLiterary Arts Center Garden\n• Evening Gala at 5:30 – 7:30pm celebrating the impact and future vision of Strickland Global toward\ncommunity transformation – African American Heritage House
URL:https://mychq.org/event/pursuing-light-the-bill-strickland-story-day-2-events/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T124500
DTSTAMP:20260505T214741Z
CREATED:20260505T214741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T214741Z
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SUMMARY:David W. Blight & Tiya Miles - Chautauqua Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Continuing Chautauqua’s weeklong commemoration of “America at 250\,” two of the country’s pre-eminent historians present a mainstage conversation about the moral foundations of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution\, and how they have been interpreted and reinterpreted throughout American history. \nDavid W. Blight is Sterling Professor of History and Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery\, Resistance\, and Abolition at Yale University. \nTiya Miles is a public historian and the author of eight books that explore Black\, Indigenous and women’s history; place and environment; and contemporary uses of the past. \nLearn more with the event  below:https://www.chq.org/event/david-w-blight-and-tiya-miles/
URL:https://mychq.org/event/david-w-blight-tiya-miles-chautauqua-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T170000
DTSTAMP:20260520T163621Z
CREATED:20260520T163621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T163621Z
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SUMMARY:Manisha Sinha - Interfaith Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Manisha Sinha is the Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut and immediate Past President of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic. She received her Ph.D from Columbia University where her dissertation was nominated for the Bancroft Prize. She was nominated to the OAH Distinguished Lecture Series in 2003. A Guggenheim fellow for 2022-2023\, she has received several other fellowships from the NEH and the Mellon foundation. She is the author of The Counterrevolution of Slavery: Politics and Ideology in Antebellum South Carolina which was cited in the New York Times’ 1619 project and named one of the ten best books on slavery in Politico. She is also the author of the multi award winning The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition\, which was long listed for the National Book Award for Non-Fiction and translated into Chinese in 2025. \nLearn more with the event  belowhttps://www.chq.org/event/manisha-sinha/
URL:https://mychq.org/event/manisha-sinha-interfaith-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T120000
DTSTAMP:20260324T210516Z
CREATED:20260226T145456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T210516Z
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SUMMARY:Ken Burns and Jeffrey Rosen - Chautauqua Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the United States semiquincentennial\, Chautauqua presents Week Six\, “America at 250: In Partnership with The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.” The milestone anniversary offers an opportunity to survey the previous quarter millennium – how a collection of British colonies became the world’s pre-eminent constitutional democracy\, with major successes\, failures and continued struggles along the way – alongside world-renowned leaders in historical education. To begin this weeklong commemoration\, Chautauqua welcomes Ken Burns and Jeffrey Rosen back to the Amphitheater stage for a two-day conversation on themes and threads from the pair’s latest projects: for Burns\, the November 2025 PBS documentary “The American Revolution\,” and for Rosen\, his October 2025 book The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton and Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America. \nLearn more with the event  belowhttps://www.chq.org/event/ken-burns-and-jeffrey-rosen/
URL:https://mychq.org/event/ken-burns-and-jeffrey-rosen-chautauqua-lecture-series-2/
LOCATION:Chautauqua Institution\, 1 Ames Ave\, Chautauqua\, 14722\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker & Conventions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chautauqua Institution":MAILTO:ticketoffice@chq.org
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