Cards Against Humanity Co-Creator and More Join Chicago Humanities Festival's Fallfest/16 Lineup

The Chicago Humanities Festival is pleased to announce a number of additions and a change to its Fallfest/16: Speed line-up including Cards Against Humanity co-creator Max Temkin, One World publisher and editor Christopher Jackson, Chicago Tribune features writer Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell, and Chicago-based poet Roger Reeves.

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ADDITIONS:

Max Temkin, co-creator of Cards Against Humanity, will join Ian Bogost in a discussion about Bogost's recent work Play Anything.

Play Anything

Sun, Nov 6 | 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Venue SIX10, Feinberg Theater

610 S Michigan Ave | Chicago, IL | 60605

Christopher Jackson is the newly appointed vice-president, publisher and editor-in-chief of Random House's One World imprint. He is the editor of notable authors including Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jill Leovy, and Jay Z. Jackson will join Trevor Noah in conversation.

Trevor Noah: Born a Crime

Elaine and Roger Haydock Series

Sat, Nov 12 | 4 - 5 p.m.

Music Box Theatre, Main Theatre

3733 N Southport Ave | Chicago, IL | 60613

Chicago Tribune features reporter and Neiman Fellow Christopher Borrelli will join James Gleick in conversation during CHF's annual Morris and Dolores Kohl Kaplan Day at Northwestern University.

James Gleick: Time Travel Beyond Physics and Fiction

Sat, Oct 29 | 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Galvin Recital Hall

70 Arts Circle Dr | Evanston, IL | 60208

Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell will join Gary Younge in conversation about his recent work on individuals affected by gun violence.

Gary Younge: Another Day in the Death of America

Sun, Oct 30 | 12 - 1 p.m.

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, Performance Hall

915 E 60th St | Chicago, IL | 60637

Chicago-based poet Roger Reeves will join novelist Yaa Gyasi for a discussion surrounding Gyasi's critically-acclaimed debut novel, Homegoing.

Homegoing: Across Centuries in Africa and America

Sat, Oct 29 | 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Galvin Recital Hall

70 Arts Circle Dr | Evanston, IL | 60208

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CANCELLATIONS:

The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads

Sat, Oct 29 | 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Galvin Recital Hall

70 Arts Circle Dr | Evanston, IL | 60208

Presenter Tim Wu has been forced to cancel his appearance due to an illness in his family.

Tickets purchased for Wu's event may be refunded, exchanged for another available program, or donated as a tax-deductible donation to CHF. If you already have a CHF account, your account may be credited for the price of your tickets. For more information, please contact the Chicago Humanities Festival's box office at (312) 493-9509, Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Tickets to the 2016 Chicago Humanities Festival's Fallfest are on sale now. Purchase tickets at tickets.chicagohumanities.org and by calling CHF's box office at (312) 494-9504 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. To become a CHF member and support CHF in its mission to celebrate the social life of ideas, visit supportchf.org.

At Chicago Humanities Festival, we believe that humanity thrives when people gather, connect and open themselves to ideas that go beyond their individual experience. That's why for more than 25 years, CHF has been curating live events that allow audiences to connect with thinkers -- both established and emerging and see the world differently. Under the leadership of Executive Director Phillip Bahar, Thoma Artistic Director Jonathan Elmer, and Associate Artistic Director Alison Cuddy, CHF is one of Chicago's most vibrant civic institutions. Join us and celebrate the social life of ideas. For more information, visit chicagohumanities.org.

Our society seems to have one setting-faster. At Fallfest/16: Speed, October 29-November 12, we'll examine the speed of daily life, today, tomorrow and in decades past; and we'll discuss the politicians that urge us to hurry up and the artists that force us to slow down. As always, we'll celebrate and question ideas within the context of civic life, connecting artists, authors, journalists, scholars, policy makers and other great thinkers with passionate and adventurous audiences. For more information and to view the full schedule (available September 6), visit chicagohumanities.org/speed.

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