Lit And Luz Bridges Artists From Chicago And Mexico For 13th Annual Arts Fest

CHICAGO — The 13th annual Lit and Luz Festival returns Nov. 8-14, uniting artists from Mexico and Chicago for a week of community gatherings around the city, including poetry readings, author talks, live performances, an art workshop and a film screening. The bilingual, cross-cultural festival — which is also held in Mexico City each spring — brings together artists and writers from both countries.Together, they work on months-long collaborative art projects, which are presented at a Live Magazine Show at the Museum of Contemporary Art. It s the fest’s only ticketed event. This year’s magazine show is Friday, Nov. 13. Tickets are $10 for students and $19 for general admission. Learn more here. The festival aims to foster empathy and cultural exchange, attracting over 1,000 attendees across all its events last year, said Sofía Gabriel, the executive director of MAKE Literary Productions, which produces Lit and Luz. “This project, for me, is a great way of not only understand