About this Event
The Lit & Luz Festival returns to The Whistler for its annual golden hour — an intimate evening of original poetry and storytelling by artists from Mexico and Chicago, hosted by Joel Craig & &rew Pérez.
Artists include: Rubén Gutiérrez (Monterrey/CDMX), Marina Azahua (CDMX), Ricardo Gamboa (Chicago), Jennifer Scappettone (Chicago), Sara Wainscott (Chicago), and Jacob Saenz (Chicago).
This event is presented in partnership with the Lit & Luz Festival and the Whistler.
La hora de oro: poesía, narración de cuentos y música en vivo a cargo de artistas de México y Chicago
El Festival Lit & Luz vuelve a Chicago y con él nuestro encuentro anual en The Whistler con una hora dorada muy íntima, de poesía inédita y narración de cuentos de artistas de México y Chicago, presentado este año por Joel Craig y &rew Perez.
Entre lxs artistas se encuentran: Rubén Gutiérrez (Monterrey/CDMX), Marina Azahua (CDMX), Ricardo Gamboa (Chicago), Jennifer Scappettone (Chicago), Sara Wainscott (Chicago), y Jacob Saenz (Chicago).
Este evento se presenta en colaboración con The Whistler
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The 13th annual Lit & Luz Festival of Language, Literature, and Art—as featured in, WBEZ’s Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons, Chicago Review of Books, Block Club Chicago, and more—takes place November 8 to November 14, 2026. Lit & Luz is a one-of-a-kind, cross-cultural and multilingual festival, bringing together renowned writers, visual artists, performers, and musicians from Mexico and Chicago for a week-long series of public programming at venues throughout Chicago.
Organized this year under the theme of “Edge/Borde” artists and writers will gather to present their work with performances, artist talks, writing workshops, poetry readings and panel discussions to consider the complexities of official borders, as well as the ways in which soft and hard edges are constructed within cities and regions—and within artistic practices themselves—through language, culture, identity, and policy
To learn more, visit litluz.org
Event venue & nearby stays
The Whistler, 2421 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, United States
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