AUTHOR

River of Lost Souls – April 17

Greed combined with a lack of environmental protection was the perfect recipe for disaster in the Four Corners Country of the American West. “River of Lost Souls” is a gripping chronical of human history that walks readers through the history and science behind the 2015 Gold King Mine disaster.

Join author and environmental journalist Jonathan P. Thompson for a discussion on “River of Lost Souls” and an overview of the damage the Animas River underwent. Wednesday, April 17. 7:00 PM. Chautauqua Community House. Buy tickets online.

William Briggs: How America Got Its Guns- April 24

Gun control is a complex issue and a hot topic in today’s politics. In the United States, more than thirty thousand deaths each year can be attributed to firearms. The demographics of the “typical” gun-owner in America have changed over the years to include ordinary people and the way they live their everyday lives, enhancing the national gun debate and the foundation it was created upon. “How America Got Its Guns” examines the Second Amendment and the laws and court cases it has spawned.

Boulder-native and author William Briggs provides the background needed to follow gun politics in America and to understand the gun culture in which we are likely to live for the foreseeable future.

Join William Briggs for a discussion on the current state of gun ownership in the United States. Wednesday, March 13. 7:00 PM. Chautauqua Community House. Buy tickets online.

SPACE

Pioneering New Frontiers – April 22

Sustaining life in space is becoming a more tangible concept by the minute. BioServe Space Technologies, an engineering and space life science research center here in Boulder, is in the process of conducting multiple types of research on maintaining a habitable artificial satellite.

Speaker Dr. Luis Zea will touch on the current findings of BioServe Space Technologies and the unique challenges that conducting research in a laboratory orbiting 150 miles about Earth. Monday, April 22. 7:00 PM. Chautauqua Community House. Buy tickets online.

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

The Colorado Chautauqua Association is proud to announce the 2019 Summer Concert Series in the historic Auditorium.

Concert member presale for the 2019 Chautauqua Summer Concert Series begins Monday, April 22 at 10:00 AM. Access the best seats at the lowest price before tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 26 at 10:00 AM.

Not a concert member yet? Become a member, or renew your membership, and be the first to secure the best seats at a discounted rate. Click here to join or renew online, or call 303.952.1635.

2019 Summer Concert Series Lineup:

• June 8: Little Feat – 50^th Anniversary
• June 24: Tommy Emmanuel & David Grisman
• June 29: Chris Botti
• July 6: Jake Shimabukuro & Trace Bundy
• July 8: Melissa Etheridge
• July 13: Robert Cray
• July 15: Michael McDonald
• August 9: Indigo Girls
• August 12: Taj Mahal Quartet & Marc Cohn with Blind Boys of Alabama
• August 17: Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
• August 22: The California Honeydrops
• August 25: Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot
• August 26: José González
• August 28: Steel Pulse
• August 30: The Milk Carton Kids
• September 16: Boz Scaggs

For more information about each artist, ticket prices and event information, please click here.

In addition to the concert lineup, the Chautauqua summer series includes a multitude of additional events. These events include:

• June 1: TEDxBoulder
• June 15: Science Friday
• June 22: Murmuration
• August 24: Mountainfilm on Tour

Chautauqua will also feature the 34^th annual Silent Film Series with live musical accompaniment, six weeks of classical music with the Colorado Music Festival and hiking plays from June 1 through October 27.

 For a complete list of upcoming events, please visit chautauqua.com.

LODGING

Front door access to events

Turn a great performance into a great night and retire after the show to one of our cozy cottages. Special one-night reservations available! Use promo code 19EVENT when booking. Offer good while supplies last.

Click here to make reservations online now!