Chicago Humanities Festival
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chicago Humanities Festival is a foundation which organizes an annual series of lectures, concerts, and films in Chicago. The main festival takes place in the first and second weeks of November. In 2006, the theme of the festival was "Peace and War: Facing Human Conflict".
The Festival has been held annually for the past 17 years. It receives sponsorship from the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Symphony, University of Chicago, and other notable institutions. Some notable past speakers include: Arthur Miller (1990), Toni Morrison (1991), John Updike (1992), William Safire (1993), Tom Wolfe (1994), Stephen Sondheim (1995), William Styron (1996), Francis Fukuyama (2003)
[edit] External links
 |
This article about an organization in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This Chicago-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
