Built in 1898 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, the Auditorium’s lofty, open architecture is from another era and the incredible acoustics keep the music real. In Colorado’s chillier months, you will find concerts, speakers, and panels in the intimate setting of our 1918 Community House.
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Door Time: 6:00 PM Performer – Hank TroyHarold Lloyd is a store clerk, trying to convince his girlfriend back home that he’s made it big. When his idea for a publicity stunt — hiring an acrobat to climb the outside of the department store — goes wrong, he has to climb the building himself. The […]
Door Time: 6:00 PM This German production of Sherlock Holmes’ mystery never played in the United States: by 1929, most American theaters had converted to sound, and had no use for a silent German production, regardless of how well-made. Then the film was considered lost for over 80 years. But this dark and brooding version, […]
Door Time: 6:00 PM Join us for the much-anticipated return of Chautauqua’s Silent Film Series at the Chautauqua Auditorium! Featuring Mont Alto Orchestra providing musical accompaniment, this time-honored tradition at Chautauqua promises to entertain and delight with a unique performance for all ages. Like many other movies from 1928 and 1929, the epic film made […]
Door Time: 6:00 PM Join us for the much-anticipated return of Chautauqua’s Silent Film Series at the Chautauqua Auditorium! Featuring the pianist Hank Troy providing musical accompaniment, this time-honored tradition at Chautauqua promises to entertain and delight with a unique performance for all ages. The charming actress Marion Davies (recently depicted as a character in […]
Door Time: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:00 PM Join us for the much-anticipated return of Chautauqua’s Silent Film Series at the Chautauqua Auditorium! Featuring the pianist Hank Troy providing musical accompaniment, this time-honored tradition at Chautauqua promises to entertain and delight with a unique performance for all ages. A curmudgeonly riverboat captain (Ernest Torrence) receives a […]
Presented by Backpacker’s Pantry To keep the music playing during this unpredictable time, we are requiring all patrons and staff to wear a mask while attending events at Chautauqua. To read more, click here. Door Time: 6:30 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Runtime: 1 hour 41 minutes About Mountainfilm on Tour After the festival, Mountainfilm on […]
Featuring live piano accompaniment by Hank Troy Door Time: 7:00 PMShowtime: 7:30 PM The original Dracula movie made in 1922 still gets you on the edge of your seat. Based on the 1897 Bram Stoker novel, it stars Max Shreck, and features many cinematic “tricks” that were rarely used in films at that time. Directed […]
Featuring live accompaniment by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra Door Time: 7:00 PMShowtime: 7:30 PM Lon Chaney, the “Man of 1000 Faces” portrays Quasimodo, the hunchback who inhabits the great Parisian cathedral. This 1923 film catapulted Chaney, born in Colorado Springs, into Hollywood stardom. *All tickets subject to service fees
Featuring live piano accompaniment by Hank Troy Door Time: 7:00 PMShowtime: 7:30 PM The swashbuckling Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. is memorable for his many stunts, like sliding down the sail of the pirate ship he has single-handedly captured. This 1926 film has it all – adventure, romance, and comedy rolled into one exciting feature. *All tickets […]
Featuring live piano accompaniment by Hank Troy Door Time: 7:00 PMShowtime: 7:30 PM Buster Keaton plays a movie projectionist in this 1924 production. In an extended dream sequence, he works his way into the film being shown in his theater, and he becomes the detective he always aspired to be. Also: Cops, Keaton’s 1922 short […]
Door Time: 6:30 PMShowtime: 7:00 PM Presented in partnership with Museum Of Boulder, KUNC, Colorado Sound and Historic Boulder Boulder, Colorado, prides itself on being beautiful, welcoming, and inclusive. However, in 2019, racially-charged and dangerous policing involving a Black university student made national news. The documentary film, This Is Who We Are, explores the gap […]
Presented by KGNU & Backpacker's Pantry Door Time: 7:00 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Runtime: 2 Hours and 17 Minutes About Mountainfilm: Founded in 1979, Mountainfilm is one of America’s longest-running film festivals. The annual festival is held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, CO. Mountainfilm is a dynamic nonprofit organization and festival that celebrates […]
Doors: 6:30 PMShowtime: 7:00 PM With fire seasons growing more destructive and more deadly, we see that our approach to reducing wildfire risk is failing. The way we respond to this risk will have long-term effects on our communities and our forests. Join us for the Boulder Colorado premiere of ELEMENTAL, a film that […]
Doors: 6:30 PMShowtime: 7:00 PM With fire seasons growing more destructive and more deadly, we see that our approach to reducing wildfire risk is failing. The way we respond to this risk will have long-term effects on our communities and our forests. Join us for the Boulder Colorado premiere of ELEMENTAL, a film that […]
Doortime: 6:00 PM Showtime: 7:00 PM Supported by: About the film: In this documentary film, trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl worries about the fate of small farmers, ranchers, and chefs as they wrestle with both immediate and systemic challenges. As the pandemic takes hold, she reaches across political and social divides to discover innovators who […]
Door time: 7:00 PM Show time: 7:30 PM Silent Film Series 2023 Featuring the Mont Alto Orchestra A 100 year tradition, the beloved Chautauqua Silent Film Series continues with Go West, the great “stone face” comic actor Buster Keaton decides to travel west and try his hand at ranch work. Many comic mishaps later, and […]
Door time: 7:00 PM Show time: 7:30 PM Silent Film Series 2023 Featuring live piano accompaniment by Hank Troy Charlie Chaplin as “The Little Tramp” goes to the Klondike to seek his fortune. A 100 year tradition, the beloved Chautauqua Silent Film Series continues with The Gold Rush, the film features the memorable “dinner roll […]
JFK: The Last Speech Film Screening and Fundraiser Honoring the 125th Anniversary of the Colorado Chautauqua Help us care for Chautauqua this milestone year. Doors: 4:15 PM Showtime: 4:45 PM Auditorium concert ticket included. ABOUT THE FILM: In this era of political tension, when civic culture is fractured and when the value of the liberal arts […]
Door time: 7:00 PM Show time: 7:30 PM Silent Film Series 2023 Featuring live piano accompaniment by Hank Troy A 100 year tradition, the beloved Chautauqua Silent Film Series continues with Clash of the Wolves, a perennial favorite for Chautauqua audiences. This exciting adventure film stars the original “wonder dog” Rin-Tin-Tin. It’s a love story, […]
Door time: 7:00 PM Show time: 7:30 PM Silent Film Series 2023 Featuring live piano accompaniment by Hank Troy A 100 year tradition, the beloved Chautauqua Silent Film Series continues with It, the film that made the lovable Clara Bow the “It Girl” of the 1920s. Clara plays a young girl working her way up […]
Door time: 7:00 PM Showtime: 7:30 PM Presented in partnership with: Say my name and I will live forever....Sheila. Lela. Jocelyn. Abbi. These are the women hidden within the statistics of the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW) epidemic in the U.S. Meet them. See them. Say their names. They are “Who She Is”.By bringing […]
The story of ultra-runner and mom, Dreama Walton Doors: 7:00 Showtime: 7:30 Come see Dreama Walton's film, Dreama Team followed by a post-film Q&A with Dreama Walton. When you meet Dreama, in many ways she’s like any other person. Someone you could grab a burger or a beer with. She’s a mom, co-parenting her daughter. […]
Door time: 7:00 PM Show time: 7:30 PM Silent Film Series 2024 Featuring live music accompaniment by Rodney Sauer. A 100 year tradition, the beloved Chautauqua Silent Film Series continues with The Navigator. The story follows wealthy socialite Rollo Treadway (Buster Keaton) and his love interest, Betsy O'Brien (Kathryn McGuire), who find themselves accidentally adrift […]
Door time: 6:30 PM Show time: 7:30 PM Silent Film Series 2024 Featuring live music accompaniment by Rodney Sauer. A 100 year tradition, the beloved Chautauqua Silent Film Series continues with The Kid. The film tells the poignant story of the Little Tramp (Chaplin) who discovers an abandoned baby and decides to raise him as […]
Door time: 6:30 PM Show time: 7:30 PM Silent Film Series 2024 Featuring live music accompaniment by the Mont Alto Quintet. A 100-year tradition, the beloved Chautauqua Silent Film Series continues with The Kid Brother. Harold Lloyd stars as Harold Hickory, the timid and underappreciated youngest son. Set in a rural American town, the story […]
Presented by Backpacker's Pantry Door time: 7:00 Show time: 7:30 Using the power of film, art and ideas, Mountainfilm inspires audiences to create a better world. Held every Memorial Day weekend, the Mountainfilm festival brings together a community of filmmakers and change makers, showcasing documentary films that celebrate adventure, activism, social justice, environment and indomitable […]
Door time: 6:30 PM Show time: 7:30 PM Silent Film Series 2024 Featuring live music accompaniment by Rodney Sauer. A 100-year tradition, the beloved Chautauqua Silent Film Series continues with Sky High. Tom Mix stars as Grant Newbury, a daring government agent. Tasked with investigating a smuggling operation along the U.S.-Mexico border, Newbury navigates treacherous […]
Door time: 6:30 Show time: 7:00 IN THE DIRT is a documentary film about a group of passionate Native American cyclists who attempt to bring the sport of mountain biking to the Navajo Nation, where no bike shops exist. In 2018, retired pro cyclist Scott Nydam and his family moved to Gallup, New Mexico to […]
