Partner with Chicago Humanities Festival and Make It Better and see your gift doubled! Donate now! For nearly 30 years, the Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) has brought audiences across the city together with some of the most powerful voices of our time in conversation and dialogue aimed at improving our city and communities. Working to […]
“I’m awfully grateful and civically proud. Welcome,” Tony Karman, president/director EXPO CHICAGO said as he welcomed guests to the seventh annual International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art. The four-day exhibition unfurled on Sept. 27 at Vernissage, the opening night benefit sponsored by the Women’s Board of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago, which […]
Every fall since 1989, the Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) has made it their mission to extend the joys of the humanities — through access to cultural, artistic and educational opportunities — to everyone, regardless of age or income. Tickets to various programs are affordable, if not free (many programs are free for students and teachers), and […]
Love. Marriage. No baby carriage. Meghan Daum, the author of “Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids,” wants to reframe the discussion around the decision some make to not have children. “It was a project I wanted to do for a very long time,” Daum says. “So much of […]
If you’re a fan of the Netflix original series “House of Cards,” you know that every episode brings a new twist or cliffhanger. One woman behind those storylines is Executive Story Editor Laura Eason, an Evanston native and Northwestern alumna. Eason was back in town Oct. 27 to discussed writing at the Chicago Humanities Festival. After […]
Chicago is the place to be this weekend as the Chicago Humanities Festival starts and Kristin Chenoweth comes to town. Or, stay in the suburbs for Halloween fun at Westfield Old Orchard and Chicago Botanic Garden. Plus, whether you’re ready or not, holiday shopping begins at the OLPH Holly Fair. OLPH Holly Fair Oct. 22-23 Glenview […]
The cookbooks of Yotam Ottolenghi are magic. When you make his recipes, you are instantly transported to a different place, filled with color and light, vibrant flavors and intoxicating aromas. It’s a veritable carnival of the senses. The best-selling author of five cookbooks (“Ottolenghi: The Cookbook,” “Plenty,” “Jerusalem,” “Plenty More,” and “NOPI: The Cookbook”) comes […]
Social media has modernized the world, connecting people across continents and allowing everyone to have a voice. It has also resurrected a more medieval practice: public shaming. In his book “So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed,” journalist and author Jon Ronson delves into this topic, but he’s not talking about the trolls of the Internet who […]
The Chicago Humanities Festival celebrated its 26th Benefit Evening on Tuesday, September 15 at the Four Seasons Hotel. The evening featured an intimate conversation with president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, Walter Isaacson and president of Ariel Investments, Mellody Hobson. The 390 attendees present raised over $700,000 that will go directly toward the CHF’s mission to […]
The Chicago Humanities Festival brings together celebrities, professors, authors and leaders with the local community to discuss issues facing our country and world. After the festival’s 2015 lineup announcement on Aug. 18, here are just a few of the speakers we can’t wait to hear from. Tickets go on sale to Chicago Humanities Festival Members […]
