Chicago Humanities

The Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition brings together professional and student composers and artists at the University of Chicago to create innovative works that will shape the future of contemporary music ?? Join Chicago Humanities on December 4 for a night of captivating music performed by the talented musicians of the Center, as well as an introduction from CCCC Director and composer Augusta Read Thomas and post-performance talk back. ??? Find out more on our website and grab tickets: https://bit.ly/48JiY65 ?? Program will have Assistive Listening Devices

Filmmaker Edward Burns stops by Chicagoland’s long-running live talk show The Interview Show with Mark Bazer for a special partnership episode with Chicago Humanities! Recorded live at Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn, Burns chats with Bazer on topics including acting opposite Tom Hanks, his Irish Catholic Long Island upbringing, and how he got his own movies made. Plus, a hilarious interlude with professional hot dog eating champ Patrick Bertoletti and dreamy folk country music from Elizabeth Moen. ??? Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts and directly through our website: https://lnkd.in/ggeb7Wx9 [Image description: Edward Burns and Mark Bazer on stage at Chicago Humanities.] #ChicagoPodcast #ChicagoHumanitiesTapes #ChicagoHumanitiesFestival #ChicagoEvents #EdwardBurns #TheInterviewShow

Artist Kelly McKernan in conversation with The Verge's Emilia David on the effects AI has had on their career and work ??

Pulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones is the brilliant mind behind The New York Times Magazine’s award-winning 1619 Project. Join us tomorrow night as Hannah-Jones discusses the newest iteration of this essential project: The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience. Filled with original art by 13 Black artists like Carrie Mae Weems, Calida Rawles, Vitus Shell, Xaviera Simmons, and South Side Chicago’s own BRYANTlamont on the themes of resistance and freedom, a brand-new photo essay about slave auction sites, vivid photos of Black Americans celebrating their own forms of patriotism, and a collection of archival images of Black families by Black photographers, this gorgeous volume offers readers a dynamic new way of experiencing the impact of The 1619 Project. ??? Find out more on our website and grab tickets: https://bit.ly/3TX71TV ?? Program will have Assistive Listening Devices and Open Captions

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35 years ago today, Eileen Mackevich held our very first day of Fall programming at the Art Institute of Chicago and Orchestra Hall. 3,500 people, eight programs, and multiple co-sponsors came together to foster community, curiosity, and connection. Since then, we've expanded and now also put on an exciting Spring festival, welcoming some of the most celebrated authors, performers, thought leaders, artists, and more to our stages across the great city of Chicago for our audiences to enjoy. Thank you for celebrating with us for 35 years, and we can't wait for another 35 more ??? ??? Join us at the rest of Fall Fest: atchf.org/events #ChicagoHumanitiesFestival #ChicagoEvents #Chicago #InstaChicago #ChicagoGram #ChicagoArt #ChooseChicago #ChicagoLove #Events #ChicagoMusic #ChicagoArt #ChicagoHumanities

As part of our fall festival examination of movement, we'll explore the primal human expression of physical movement and the artistic and cultural foundations of dance with leading choreographer Kyle Abraham on November 9th ?? With his company, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, he creates a body of dance-based work that is galvanized by Black culture and history and features the rich tapestry of Black and Queer stories. Hear the inspiring insights of Abraham, who has been commissioned to create works for premiere dance companies like Alvin Ailey, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Paul Taylor, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. ??? Find out more on our website and grab tickets: https://bit.ly/3YJPWjr ?? Program will have Assistive Listening Devices and Open Captions [Image description: Kyle Abraham event tile with date, time, and location.]

R. Derek Black was raised to take over the white nationalist movement in the United States. Their father, Don Black, was a former Grand Wizard in the Ku Klux Klan. Discussing their memoir, The Klansman’s Son with Chicago Humanities, Black details a childhood manipulated by fear, their break from a community of hate, embracing antiracism, and coming out as transgender. Don’t miss this fascinating story to gain insight into the complexities of personal change and explore how understanding can combat extremism. Grab your tickets for November 9th! ??? Find out more on our website and get tickets: https://bit.ly/4eYMfvR ?? Program will have Assistive Listening Devices and Open Captions [Image description: R. Derek Black event tile with date, time, and location.]

In a Chicago Humanities Election Day exclusive, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson invites the public into her world in this inspiring conversation with Valerie Jarrett, Chief Executive Officer of the Barack Obama Foundation ??? Tracing her family’s journey from segregation to her Supreme Court confirmation, topics include overcoming self-doubt, gratitude for family, and an enduring commitment to democracy. Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts or directly through our website: https://bit.ly/3MRsY3z [Image description: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on stage at Chicago Humanities.] #ChicagoPodcast #ChicagoHumanitiesTapes #ChicagoHumanitiesFestival #ChicagoEvents #KetanjiBrownJackson #SupremeCourt

Political commentator, former Democratic advisor, and author George Stephanopoulos shares his thoughts on the January 6th insurrection at our Spring 2024 festival ?? #ChicagoHumanities #ChicagoEvents #Chicago #InstaChicago #ChicagoGram #GeorgeStephanopoulos #DavidAxelrod #Journalism #Podcast #CNN #WhiteHouse #Chicagogram #Chicagolife #ExploreChicago #ChooseChicago #Authors #Writing