Quaker House at Chautauqua

Quaker House is located on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution in western New York.

For the upcoming 2024 summer season, Kriss and Gary Miller will return for their third year as the Friends in Residence team. Here are some highlights from last year.

Each Saturday evening, Kriss offered a simple community meal, giving new guests an opportunity to connect. Over 243 people attended Sunday worship during the season, many attending a Quaker meeting for the first time. Inspired by a Chautauqua presentation last year, Kriss also offered Church of the Wild every Sunday afternoon with Institution support. Over 163 people attended.

Weekly Friends offered brown-bag talks; one about their work in the world, and the other a discussion about how Quakerism intersected the weekly theme. Over 325 people attended these talks.

At Bestor Plaza, the “village green” of the Institution, Gary’s music jams included musicians and handheld instruments for onlookers. Participants in Kriss’s “Mindfulness and Mending” workshops appreciated her skill as both host and deep listener.

Quaker House also hosted participants from Homeboy Industries, and continues its ongoing relationship with the African American House. More than 100 people attended a screening of a video about the founder of Homeboy Industries, Father Greg Boyle.

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