Special Events
Our programs are sponsored by Chautauqua Historical Society in collaboration with the New Piasa Chautauqua Program Committee.
All dates, times and locations are subject to change. Check the weekly Channels for updates.
Events for Our 2025 Season
June 8 – The 18th Annual Young Musicians Series
8:00 PM, Historic Kupferle Chapel
The Chautauqua Historical Society is pleased to present the 18th Annual Young Musicians Series.
More details about this year’s program will be coming soon.
We continue to be grateful for our longstanding partnership with Vera Parkin of the Community Music School of Webster University, who makes this concert and series possible.
July 6 – Twenty-first Annual Platform Lecture
Boyce Upholt – The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi
7:00 PM, Auditorium
Boyce Upholt, author of The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi will be speaking about the sweeping history of the Mississippi River—and the centuries of human meddling that have transformed both it and America.
This is sure to be a fascinating look at the river that so deeply impacts our life at Chautauqua.
Boyce grew up in the Connecticut suburbs and holds a bachelor’s degree from Haverford College and an MFA from the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. He currently lives in New Orleans.
His work has been recognized with a James Beard Award for investigative journalism and the Willie Morris Award for Southern Writing.
For additional information, please visit his website.
Donations to the CHS and proceeds from the PCEF helped to make this lecture possible.
