The Auditorium Presents Melinda French Gates in Conversation April 23

The Auditorium (Chicago’s Landmark Stage® at 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive) announces an evening of conversation with philanthropist, businesswoman, and advocate Melinda French Gates in honor of her new book The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward, available April 15 from Flatiron Books, Wednesday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets, which include a hardcover copy of the book, start at $44.50 and will be available starting March 7 at auditoriumtheatre.org or by calling The Auditorium’s Ticket Service Center at 312.341.2300.

In The Next Day, Melinda offers a rare window into some of her life’s pivotal moments, drawing from previously untold stories to offer a new perspective on encountering transitions. Melinda reflects, for the first time in print, on some of the most significant transitions in her own life, including becoming a parent, the death of a dear friend, her life after divorce, and her departure from the Gates Foundation. The stories she tells illuminate universal lessons about loosening the bonds of perfectionism, helping friends navigate times of crisis, embracing uncertainty, and more. 

Each one of us, no matter who we are or where we are in life, is headed toward transitions of our own. With her signature warmth and grace, Melinda candidly shares stories of times when she was in need of wisdom and shines a path through the open space stretching out before us all. Learn more at melindafrenchgates.com. 

This event is presented in partnership with The Auditorium, University Club of Chicago, the Executives’ Club of Chicago, WTTW, and The Book Stall. Melinda will be donating her proceeds from The Next Day to charitable causes.