Summer Hiatus 2025!
54 EVENTS THIS YEAR!! Nearly 4,000 books distributed to our partner schools, organizations, and attendees!
We’re proud to present programs that educate and inspire us to grow as curious, empathetic, and connected humans.
THANK YOU to the thousands of attendees who jpined us this year — your enthusiastic, loyal engagement fuels our work.
Missed a program? Visit our YouTube channel to catch up.
Support FAN’s work with a donation today!
Is your school or organization interested in becoming a FAN sponsor for our 2025-26 season? Our sponsor schools, nonprofits, and corporations enjoy special benefits, such as invitations to private gatherings and recognition on our promotional materials. Contact Executive Director Lonnie Stonitsch to explore options. Jump in!
Have a suggestion for a FAN program? Tell us!
We’ll see you in the fall — online and in person.
Now go have some fun, hit the beach, fire up the grill, smell the flowers, and read some books!
Upcoming Events
Everybody’s Fly: Art, Music, and Changing the Culture
Fab 5 Freddy
Artist, Filmmaker, and Architect of Hip-Hop Culture
Theaster Gates
Artist, archivist, curator, and professor and Special Advisor to the President at the University of Chicago
Evanston Township High School Auditorium
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Born to Flourish: How New Science and Ancient Wisdom Reveal a Simple Path to Thriving
Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D.
William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and founder and director of the Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Cortland Dahl, Ph.D.
Chief Contemplative Officer at Humin and research scientist at UW-Madison's Center for Healthy Minds
Jacqueline Moreno
Chief Service Officer of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
ON ZOOM
The New Perimenopause: An Evidence-Based Guide to Surviving the Zone of Chaos and Feeling Like Yourself Again
Mary Claire Haver, MD
Board-certified OB/GYN, founder of The 'Pause Wellness, and #1 New York Times bestselling author
Heidi Stevens
Chicago-based writer and Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health
Regina Dominican High School, O'Shaughnessy Theater
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
