New series brings together MacArthur 'genius' and Chicagoland star

	Open in your web browser to share   -Now What? A Conversation on Equality and Education Help shape the conversation! Tweet questions to #nwIHC   Our series of off-the-cuff conversations on today's front page issues, with some of our country's most interesting thinkers, starts May 13 with "Chicagoland" principal Liz Dozier and MacArthur 'genius' Danielle Allen.    Details and reserve your spot here! Tweet questions to Danielle and Liz to @ILhumanities using #nwIHC    -Surprise Dishes by Special Guest Chefs Public Humanities Award Luncheon, May 20, 2014   This year's PHA Luncheon will be a spectacular culinary experience with surprise signature dishes prepared by special guest chefs, Michael Kornick (left) of MK Restaurant, Christine Cikowski and Josh Kulp of Sunday Dinner Club and Honey Butter Fried Chicken, as well as chocolate tasting by luxury chocolatier, Vosges Haut-Chocolat. See you May 20!   PHA Luncheon, May 20 details     -Imaginative Genius 43rd Jefferson Lecture on the Humanities, May 12, 6:30pm   This year's NEH Jefferson Lecturer, journalist, author, and storyteller Walter Isaacson will share how people like Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin used imagination, creativity, and a little bit of rebelliousness in their scientific discoveries.   Details, watch live online Video: Walter Isaacson on imaginative genius Interview with Walter Isaacson     -Shaw's Corner Symposium on the cultural legacy of George Bernard Shaw   "Life is no 'brief candle' to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment; and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations." George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was a playwright and novelist reviled by his critics and hailed as a prophet by his admirers. Take part in a weekend of all things Shaw at this symposium.   George Bernard Shaw Two-Day Symposium Host events like these for free!     -A Better Chicago, One Bite at a Time Chicago-wide conversations about our collective future   As part of the Chicago Community Trust's "On the Table" conversation series, we'll be at Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar in Bridgeport for a conversation on the role of food and hospitality in strengthening our communities.    Learn more about On the Table Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar