WBEZ Presents: An Evening with Ani DiFranco
Schedule
Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Northwestern University Cahn Auditorium | Evanston, IL
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Grammy-winning musician, feminist icon and groundbreaking artist Ani DiFranco joins us live in Chicago for an intimate conversation about creativity, spirituality and the lifelong work of making art that transforms. In her new book, The Spirit of Ani, created in collaboration with author and anthropologist Lauren Cole Rosen, Ani opens a rare window into her inner world, sharing reflections on consciousness, gender and queer politics, the music industry, climate anxiety and the personal rituals that fuel her creative life. Featuring previously unpublished journal entries, lyrics, photographs and song-birth sheets, the book reveals Ani at her most candid and expansive.Together, Ani and Lauren will explore the themes at the heart of their collaboration: the interconnectedness of all consciousness, the evolution of an artist’s voice and the power of music and storytelling to challenge, heal and awaken. This is a unique opportunity to encounter Ani DiFranco as you’ve never seen her: thoughtful, bold and deeply engaged with the world around her.
We are proud to partner with How To Academy and Women and Children First on this event. Books will be available for purchase onsite - Ani DiFranco and Lauren Coyle Rosen will be signing books following the event.
Bios
Ani DiFranco is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and musician who has released twenty-three albums, traversing genres and addressing a wide range of autobiographical, political and social issues. Widely considered a feminist icon, she founded her own record label, Righteous Babe Records, in 1990. She continues to release new music and maintains a decades-long career as a major touring artist. DiFranco published a collection of poems and paintings, Verses, in 2007. Her memoir, No Walls and the Recurring Dream, was a New York Times bestseller, and she is the author of two children’s books, The Knowing and Show Up and Vote. In 2024, she completed a five-month run on Broadway in the role of Persephone in Hadestown.
No Refunds
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. CDT
Show starts at 7:00 p.m. CDT
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Where is it happening?
Northwestern University Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson St,Evanston, Illinois, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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