The 13th annual Chicago Humanities Festival, this year themed “Brains & Beauty,” runs through November 10 and offers dozens of lectures, readings, and discussions by writers, artists, and scholars (see schedule below), as well as film screenings at Facets Cinematheque and theatrical and musical performances (see separate listings in this section and in Section Three). The following events take place at these locations: Alliance Francaise, 54 W. Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago, Michigan and Adams; Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington; Chicago Historical Society, 1601 N. Clark; DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Pl.; Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr.; First United Methodist Church, 77 W. Washington; Harold Washington College, 30 E. Lake; Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State; Istituto Italiano di Cultura, 500 N. Michigan; Kennedy-King College, 6800 S. Wentworth; Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton; Northwestern University School of Law, 357 E. Chicago; Quigley Preparatory Seminary, 103 E. Chestnut; and Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan. Programs are $5 in advance, $6 (if available and cash only) at the door, unless otherwise noted (students and teachers are admitted free, with advance reservations). Advance tickets are available by phone at 312-494-9509 or on-line at www.chfestival.org (handling fees apply to phone and Web site orders).
Howard Reich and Marcus Roberts
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The Chicago Tribune staff writer discusses “Writing With an Informed Heart.” 10 AM: Northwestern University School of Law, Thorne Auditorium.
Mary Ann Caws
The Italian playwright and novelist discusses “the relationship between women and power”; Tiffany Liveris performs Maraini’s monologue Lettere d’amore. 11 AM: Istituto Italiano di Cultura.
Eugene Tsui
The historian (Jefferson’s Pillow: The Founding Fathers and the Dilemma of Black Patriotism) lectures on “Civil Rights: The 60s and Its Echoes Today.” 11 AM: DuSable Museum.
