Join WTTW | WFMT, The Auditorium, University Club of Chicago, The Executives’ Club of Chicago Club, and The Book Stall, on Wednesday, April 23 at 7:30 pm at the Auditorium Theatre for Melinda French Gates, The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward.

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.

Ticket includes admission for one and a hardcover copy of The Next Day. Doors open at 6:30 pm.

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Melinda French Gates is a philanthropist, businesswoman, and global advocate for women and girls. Today, she heads Pivotal, an organization she formed in 2015 that works to accelerate the pace of progress and advance women’s power and influence in the U.S. and around the world. Previously, she founded and co-chaired the Gates Foundation, where, for more than two decades, she set the direction and priorities of the world’s largest philanthropy.