Chautauqua Lecture Series: The Importance of Gathering

Chautauqua Institution is a nonprofit destination where ideas, creativity and lifelong learning come together during a nine-week summer season. For more than 150 years, it has brought people together on the shores of Chautauqua Lake to explore the best in human values through the arts, education, religion, and recreation. Described by Theodore Roosevelt as “America at its best,” Chautauqua continues to reflect and renew the nation’s cultural and civic life through dialogue, artistic expression and community.During this week, in collaboration with the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Chautauqua investigates and celebrates togetherness as a critical component of what it means to be human.