James Franco and Frank Bidart "Off the Shelf"

Chicago Humanities Festival and The Poetry Foundation partner for a poetry, film discussion 8 p.m. Feb. 19 in the Thorne Auditorium, at the Northwestern University School of Law, 375 E. Circle, Evanston. The presentation "James Franco and Frank Bidart: Off the Shelf" brings the award-winning poet Bidart together for the first time with director Franco (pictured), whose film "Herbert White" was based on Bidart's 1973 same-titled d poem. A discussion on Franco's April 2014 poetry collection release, "Directing Herbert White," will also be a topic of discussion.Tickets are $25-$30. chicagohumanities