The 16th annual Chicago Humanities Festival, this year themed “Home and Away,” continues through 11/13, offering dozens of lectures, readings, and discussions by an international coterie of writers, artists, and scholars as well as film screenings and theatrical and musical performances. All programs are $5 in advance, $6 (cash only) at the door, unless otherwise noted. (Tickets for some sold-out programs may become available; check at the venue no later than 30 minutes before the program.) Tickets can be ordered by phone at 312-494-9509 or online at chfestival.org. Call 312-661-1028 for more information. Following is the schedule through 11/10; a complete schedule is available at www.chicagoreader.com.
“Journey to the Sun” Film screening. A night of danger solidifies a friendship between two men from opposite ends of Turkey in this drama from writer-director Yesim Ustaoglu (1999). 105 min. Facets Cinematheque. 8:45 PM
“Roots and Wings” by poet Edward Hirsch (Lay Back the Darkness, et al); he’ll be joined by Northwestern University lecturer Averill Curdy. Art Institute, Fullerton Hall. 10:30 AM
“Never Away From Home” by anthropologist Beatrice Medicine. Alliance Francaise. noon
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“The Time and Place of the Poem” by poets Lawrence Joseph (Into It) and Stuart Dybek (Streets in Their Own Ink). Art Institute, Fullerton Hall. 12:30 PM
“The Future of the United Nations” by senior UN official and author Shashi Tharoor (Bookless in Baghdad: Reflections on Writers and Writing). First United Methodist Church. 2 PM
R”William Maxwell’s Literary Life” Scholar Barbara Burkhardt (William Maxwell: A Literary Life), fiction writer Charles Baxter, and poet Edward Hirsch discuss the life of longtime New Yorker fiction editor Maxwell, who attended Senn High School for a time. Harold Washington Library Center. 2 PM
