STYLE by Chicago Humanities Festival

The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) announces the launch of the 2016 Spring Festival, Style, with more than 20 programs taking place in and around Chicago April 28-May 1.

Exploring how style shapes who we are as individuals and what we value across cultures, CHF is making the bold statement, “style matters.” “In the new annual spring festival, CHF will be looking at style as a force that can fundamentally change the world,” said Alison Cuddy, CHF’s Associate Artistic Director. “From the runway to the street corner, the hoodie to the hijab, we’ll be exploring not only fashion, but also the style of politics, music, literature, and more. With this spring fest, CHF is truly becoming a year-round organization. We’re thrilled to offer our signature style of Festival programming to those who join us each Fall, as well as those who may be entirely new to our events.”

Confirmed presenters for the 2016 Spring Festival include Huffington Post co-founder and editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington, New York Times bestseller Karl Ove Knausgaard, Golden Globe and Emmy Winner Mary-Louise Parker, fashion legend Iris Apfel, acclaimed photographer Sally Mann, Pulitzer-Prize winning critic Margo Jefferson, National Book Award winner and bestselling author Andrew Solomon, designer and dresser of the First Lady, Maria Pinto, and Second City legend and Cheers actor, George Wendt.

CHF will present more than 20 Style events throughout downtown, including at the chic Chicago Athletic Association, the iconic Art Institute of Chicago, and the newly remodeled Studebaker Theater. CHF will unveil its complete Style schedule March 1 at chicagohumanities.org/style. Tickets go on sale to Members on March 1 and to the general public on March 3.