Chicago Humanities Festival

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It began in 1989 as a dream shared by a determined group of Chicago cultural leaders eager to extend the riches of the humanities to all who might benefit - that is, everyone. Under the aegis of the Illinois Humanities Council and its then-chairman Richard J. Franke, the notion of a

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Sabrina K.
11/2/2015

This 2015 Chicago Humanities Festival is my second year of attending. I find it an AMAZING way to spend time each fall. The season runs just three weeks but offers an incredible span of literary,...

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Belle L.
5/2/2019

Chicago Humanities Festival CAN certainly SELL your books. The 1,100 capacity at Heller Auditorium in Francis W Parker School was almost filled to capacity. To me, TOPICS are no different than...

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Brandon B.
11/12/2017

I have been to a few shows on and off over the years but this year was really a fantastic program and I splurged on 5 talks, only ended up going to 4 due to time. The theme was Belief and there...

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Shanti N.
10/28/2014

As I write this, the 2014 Chicago Humanities Festival is well underway. I read of the event in Printers Row Journal Earlier this fall and looked forward to partaking in the events around the...

Ken L.
11/9/2015

We've been attending the CHF for over 10 years now, and it just gets better and better. This year we attended 23 of their 130 events, including events in Evanston, Hyde Park, Pilsen, UIC, Francis...

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