WBEZ 91.5 Chicago

A culturally enriching and empowering event featuring Chicago’s youth-led organizations & guest speaker Dr. Beth Richie. Crossroads Fund grantees will be discussing and displaying the power of youth activism through dialogue & interaction, a community panel and a social justice expo.

Film officials say increased production days lead to more revenue for the city and local crews.  

Chicago Tribune journalist and WBEZ radio host Rick Kogan presents guests from Chicago’s literary community reading works by their favorite Chicago authors.

Writers Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl), Jane Hamilton (Laura Rider’s Masterpiece) and Joe Meno (Office Girl) read from their work, followed by music from Chicago band The Right Now.

Writers Jane Hamilton, Patricia Ann McNair, and Shawn Shiflett discuss the role of truth, fiction, and everything in between in their work.

Emma Donoghue appears in conversation with Garnett Kilberg Cohen to discuss her powerful novel titled Room.

Playwrights Adrian Danzig, Producing Artistic Director, 500 Clown, Mickle Maher, Co-founder, Theater Oobleck and John Musial, Writer/Director, Lookingglass Theatre discuss the role of vision in their work.