- After enduring Japanese internment camps and breaking through racial barriers to become a TV star, actor George Takei has become an acclaimed author and an activist for LGBTQ causes. Takei will speak tonight at SMU’s McFarlin Auditorium, as part of the Upstander speaker series presented by The Dallas Holocaust Museum.
- The Authors’ series focusing on the African Diaspora kicks off tonight with New Dialogues with Nicole Dennis-Benn. It’s co-presented by WordSpace and takes place at the South Dallas Cultural Center.
- The College of Visual Arts and Design at UNT hosts a conversation on the intersection of art and politics in North Texas. Tonight, featured guests will be Sara-Jayne Parsons, curator of TCU Art Galleries and Giovanni Valderas, assistant director of Kirk Hopper Fine Art, and former vice chairman of the Cultural Affairs Commission for the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs. Hear the discussion at the UNT Art Building, Room 101.
For more on these and other events explore the Art&Seek calendar.