2025 Special Events
We will update this page as event details become available.
Documentary Screening: From Pain to Purpose
Thursday, July 10, 5:00pm
Chautauqua Cinema
LGBTQ+ and Friends and SLA Video Productions, in cooperation with Chautauqua Cinema, are pleased to present a screening of "From Pain to Purpose: An Original Doc. about a Trans Woman's Journey of Faith & Acceptance", affectionately known as “Mary’s Story”.
Mary, Director Cheryl Shaver and the documentary film crew will be on hand for the screening and discussion.
More details for this wonderful program are forthcoming.
Mhari Shaw/The Chautauquan Daily
LGBTQ+ and Friends Pride on the Belle
July 15, 2025 (rain date is July 17th)
Join us in celebrating Pride while we cruise around the lake on the Chautauqua Belle dancing to the Pride hits of the 70’s and 80’s, as well as contemporary hits. Your Pride cruise departs from the Miller Bell Tower at 6:30PM and returns at approximately 8:30PM where you can stay and hear Sarah James play live at 3 Taps.
Please arrive by 6:00PM for an on-time departure. Tickets are $75 per person and include appetizers. Drinks are available for purchase. Everyone is welcome but tickets are limited so please purchase tickets early.
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Event will be capped at 70 attendees.
Post-Theater Gathering
Tuesday, July 22
Afterwards Cafe
This event is really, really fun. We all buy our own tickets to the 4:00 pm performance of Chautauqua Theater Company’s “Execution of Justice”. After the show we will gather at the Afterwards Cafe to meet the cast and crew and share food and drink. You can find details about the play and purchase tickets through the Chautauqua Institution website, but just let me say that this play is a doozie. We hope you join us!
Book Bans: Fighting Censorship and Celebrating our Diversity
Friday, August 8, 2025 : 12:15 - 1:15pm, Smith-Wilkes Hall
This panel discussion will focus on the impact of banning books on the LGBTQ+ community. We are excited to have two panelists, Maria Lowe, Assistant Deputy Director at Buffalo-Erie Public Libraries and Jamie Lyn Smith, Ohio Chapter Lead for PEN America, to help us navigate this timely issue given the current state of affairs. Many thanks to Rhoda Schulzinger and Steve Rozner for organizing this!
