Arts & Letters Live is a literary and performing arts series for all ages at the Dallas Museum of Art that features award-winning authors and actors of regional, national, and international acclaim. The series is recognized for its creative multidisciplinary programming, combining literature with visual arts, music, and film and for commissioning new work from musicians, dancers, and poets, inspired by works of art in the Museum’s collections and exhibitions.
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Gary Paulsen, February 28, 3:00 p.m. With more than 26 million books in print, Gary Paulsen is one of America’s most popular writers for young people. He has won three Newbery Honor Awards for Dogsong, The Winter Room, and Hatchet. He will discuss his latest book, Woods Runner, set during the Revolutionary War. Order tickets
Selected Shorts: A Touch of Magic, Monday, March 1, 7:30 p.m. Stories by Isabel Allende, Ray Bradbury, and Saki read by Isaiah Sheffer (Artistic Director, Symphony Space), Sonia Manzano (Maria on Sesame Street, and Tony Award-winning actor Michael Cerveris. Order tickets
Madison Smartt Bell and Lou Stovall, Thursday, March 4, 7:30 p.m. In celebration of the exhibition Jacob Lawrence: The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture. Madison Smartt Bell is the author of Toussaint Louverture: A Biography, the first biography of the fascinating leader of the Haitian Revolution to appear in English in more than fifty years. Artist and master print maker Lou Stovall will discuss the print making process and his work with Jacob Lawrence. Order tickets
Lisa See, Thursday, March 11, 7:30 p.m. Lisa See has become one of the most significant Asian-American voices in contemporary literature. She is the author of the international bestsellers Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and Peony in Love. At this event, See will discuss her latest novel Shanghai Girls. Order tickets
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