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A Festival of ideas>>>

Since, 1990, world-renowned authors, scholars, poets, policy-makers, artists, and performers have gathered to celebrate the power of ideas in human culture. And each year, tens of thousands of enthusiastic audience members rediscover the rich and vital role the humanities play in their daily lives.

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Children and students are instilled with a passion for the humanities and inspired to be the great minds of tomorrow.

More than 12,000 students and teachers from over 300 schools receive free tickets to Festival programs each year.

Festival tickets are affordable - $5 in most cases - so people of all backgrounds can attend regardless of economic circumstance.

Collaboration, cooperation, and dialogue are fostered among the artistic, cultural, and educational communities that provide life and support to the humanities.