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The Chicago Humanities Festival's mission is to create opportunities for people of all ages to support, enjoy, and explore the humanities. We accomplish this by creating an annual Festival of the Humanities and by presenting programs throughout the year that encourage the study and enjoyment of the humanities. The Chicago Humanities Festival is devoted to making the humanities a vital and vibrant ingredient of daily life. We believe that access to cultural, artistic, and educational opportunities is a necessary element for a healthy and robust civic environment.
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Centennial Activities
Saturday, November 14, 2009 2:30pm to 4:00pm
The Future of Chicago: How We Get There
Chicago Humanities Festival
A panel including: John Fregonese, a regional planning and transportation expert; Sadhu Johnston, former chief environmental officer for the City of Chicago; and Carlos Nelson, executive director, Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation, considers practical and immediate solutions to questions about housing, education, transportation and the environment and sustainability in and around Chicago. WBEZ's Steve Edwards moderates. The Future of Chicago is part of the 2009 Chicago Humanities Festival. [MORE]
Saturday, November 14, 2009 11:00am to 4:30pm
Think Big Youth Expo
Chicago Humanities Festival
One hundred years ago, Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett issued the Plan of Chicago to give people great ideas about how to make the city and region a better place. [MORE]
Sunday, November 2, 2008 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Thinking Big: The Global City of the Future
Chicago Humanities Festival
How are cities around the world facing the challenges of the 21st century? Are the lessons of Burnham and Chicago relevant to shaping a more liveable and more fulfilling metropolis? This second program about the Burnham Plan and its legacy will tackle challenges facing Chicago and other global cities in the coming century. [MORE]
Sunday, November 2, 2008 noon to 1:30am
Thinking Big: The Plan Of Chicago: 100 Years of City-Building
Chicago Humanities Festival
Why is Chicago known as the city that gave birth to modern urban planning? What were the forces that came together in 1909 to produce Burnham and Bennett’s Plan of Chicago? Where are the imprints of this visionary plan on our regional landscape and how does it continue to inspire us 100 years later? [MORE]
Saturday, November 14, 2009 noon to 1:30pm
Bold Plans for the Next 100 Years
Chicago Humanities Festival
A panel of visionary designers and thinkers—including: architect and planner Doug Farr; Cheryle Jackson, president of the Chicago Urban League; and John Tolva, IBM, Director, Citizenship & Technology—provide an exciting look into an imaginative future. Adele Simmons, vice chair of Chicago Metropolis 2020, moderates. Bold Plans for the Next 100 Years is part of the 2009 Chicago Humanities Festival. Two other Burnham Centennial-themed programs on November 14 are: [MORE]
Sunday, November 9, 2008 noon to 1:00pm
Bruce Mau and Elva Rubio: Designing Chicago's Next Century
Chicago Humanities Festival
Visionary urban designers Mau and Rubio of Bruce Mau Design, Inc. present their joint venture with students at the School of the Art Institute and the
Sunday, November 9, 2008 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Burnham 2.0: Judges Panel
Chicago Humanities Festival
A distinguished panel of architects and designers from around the world will discuss and critique the various works on display in the Chicago Architectural Club’s Burnham 2.0 exhibition at the
Saturday, November 8, 2008 10:00am to 11:30am
The GO TO 2040 Plan: Bold Innovations for a Better Chicago
Chicago Humanities Festival
How will metropolitan
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