Past Incidents

Turner Community Center was briefly evacuated a short time ago after some burned food set off the alarm during a cooking class. There was no damage or injury and the building is safe to occupy.

South Gate will open at 3 p.m. today. The Turner walkthrough gate will be closed all day.

Residents and patrons are advised that a licensed drone operator will be conducting an Institution-authorized flight early tomorrow morning to capture imagery for future use in Chautauqua communications and marketing. From 6:30 to 7 a.m., the flight will cover several routes between Institution property around the central portion of the grounds and waterfront.

The Chautauqua County Department of Health & Human Services has recommended that we close the beach at Boys' and Girls' Club, adjacent to Seaver Gym and the Boys' Club building, due to elevated bacteria levels. Children's Beach and Pier Beach at the Pier Building remain open.

Sports Club will open at 1 p.m. today, Thursday, July 28. Please note that boating services (e.g. kayaks, stand-up paddleboards or SUPs, canoes and paddle boat rentals) will be unavailable until Aug. 3.

Residents and patrons can visit the Gallery Café (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) or the Starbucks Coffee Gazebo (7 a.m. to 5 p.m.) for breakfast needs. The Afterwords will reopen tomorrow.

We are having technical issues with CHQ Assembly. To watch this morning's lecture online, click on the link below and use the following password:

URL: https://www.chq.org/CHQ-assembly-captioned-events/ Password:  CHQcaptions

Tonight’s Chautauqua Theater Company performance “Black Like Me” is canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience.