Dallas Museum of Art - Arts & Letters Live
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May13 TueLocation: First United Methodist Church
Fredrik Backman
Dallas, TXUnited StatesShow at 7:30 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
PUBLIC ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $55.00
DMA MEMBER ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $50.00
EDUCATOR ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $50.00
STUDENT ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $45.00
PUBLIC TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK: $75.00
DMA MEMBER TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK: $70.00
EDUCATOR TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK: $70.00
STUDENT TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK: $60.00
TICKET SALE DATES
PUBLIC ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / DMA MEMBER ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / EDUCATOR ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / STUDENT ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / PUBLIC TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK / DMA MEMBER TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK / EDUCATOR TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK / STUDENT TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK Public Onsale: March 19, 2025 9:00 AM to May 13, 2025 11:30 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
In conversation with Melissa GonzalesLocation: First United Methodist Church
Beloved author Fredrik Backman returns to Arts & Letters Live with My Friends, an unforgettably happy, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later.
Most people don’t even notice the three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. The average viewer thinks it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise, and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures. As she embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn how the painting came to be and gets closer to the artwork’s birthplace, she grows increasingly nervous about what she’ll find out. Louisa is proof that happy endings don’t always take the form we expect in this stunning testament to the transformative, timeless power of friendship and art.
Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels including A Man Called Ove, Britt-Marie Was Here, Beartown, and Anxious People, as well as two novellas and one work of nonfiction. His books are published in more than forty countries.
This event does not have a livestream option.
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May21 Wed
Sybil and David Yurman
Dallas, TXUnited StatesShow at 7:30 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
PUBLIC: $35.00
STUDENT: $10.00
DMA MEMBER: $30.00
EDUCATOR: $30.00
PUBLIC ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $100.00
DMA MEMBER ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $95.00
EDUCATOR ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $95.00
STUDENT ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $90.00
PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK: $85.00
DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS: $12.00
PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS: $15.00
DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK: $80.00
TICKET SALE DATES
PUBLIC / STUDENT / DMA MEMBER / EDUCATOR / PUBLIC ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / DMA MEMBER ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / EDUCATOR ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / STUDENT ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK / DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS / PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS / DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK DMA Members Presale: December 3, 2024 10:00 AM to May 21, 2025 11:30 PM
PUBLIC / STUDENT / DMA MEMBER / EDUCATOR / PUBLIC ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / DMA MEMBER ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / EDUCATOR ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / STUDENT ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK / DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS / PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS / DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK Public Onsale: December 5, 2024 10:00 AM to May 21, 2025 11:30 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
In conversation with Christine Allison, D Magazine
In Sybil and David Yurman: Artists and Jewelers, the iconic jewelry brand’s cofounders and chief designers reveal their personal story and creative journey. Celebrating more than half a century of jewelry design, these trailblazers reveal the history of their influential design house, sharing personal anecdotes along with their artwork, family photographs, original design sketches, stunning jewelry portraits, and behind-the-scenes images from the brand’s celebrated advertising campaigns.
Showcasing Sybil’s background as a painter and David’s as a sculptor, the book explores how their artistic practices are inextricably intertwined with their jewelry-making process and includes never-before-seen original paintings and sculptures by Sybil and David Yurman.
Fusing their creative talents into signature designs, the Yurmans revolutionized the American jewelry industry and ignited a lifelong partnership through art, innovation, and business.
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May29 Thu
Brendan Slocumb
Dallas, TXUnited StatesShow at 7:30 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
PUBLIC: $35.00
STUDENT: $10.00
DMA MEMBER: $30.00
EDUCATOR: $30.00
PUBLIC ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $55.00
DMA MEMBER ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $50.00
EDUCATOR ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $50.00
STUDENT ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $45.00
PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK: $45.00
DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS: $12.00
PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS: $15.00
DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK: $40.00
TICKET SALE DATES
PUBLIC / STUDENT / DMA MEMBER / EDUCATOR / PUBLIC ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / DMA MEMBER ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / EDUCATOR ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / STUDENT ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK / DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS / PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS / DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK DMA Members Presale: December 3, 2024 10:00 AM to May 29, 2025 11:30 PM
PUBLIC / STUDENT / DMA MEMBER / EDUCATOR / PUBLIC ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / DMA MEMBER ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / EDUCATOR ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / STUDENT ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK / DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS / PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS / DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK Public Onsale: December 5, 2024 10:00 AM to May 29, 2025 11:30 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Brendan Slocumb’s latest novel, The Dark Maestro, is a propulsive story about sacrifice, loyalty, and the indomitable human spirit. Curtis Wilson is a cello prodigy growing up in the Southeast D.C. projects with a drug dealer for a father. Through determination and talent, and the loving support of his father’s girlfriend, Curtis claws his way out of his challenging circumstances and rises to unimagined heights in the classical music world—even soloing with the New York Philharmonic. But when his father turns state’s evidence to the FBI, implicating his old bosses, the family—Curtis included—must enter the witness protection program if they want to survive.
Brendan Slocumb is the author of The Violin Conspiracy and Symphony of Secrets. He began playing the violin at the age of nine and has performed with the Washington Metropolitan Symphony, the McLean Symphony, and the Prince George's Philharmonic, among others. He currently serves as the concertmaster for the NOVA Symphony Orchestra. Slocumb is the founder of the nonprofit organization Hands Across the Sea, based in the Philippines, which provides instruments, lessons, and monetary support.
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Jun5 ThuLocation: First United Methodist Church
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Dallas, TXUnited StatesShow at 7:30 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
PUBLIC ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $55.00
DMA MEMBER ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $50.00
EDUCATOR ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $50.00
STUDENT ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $45.00
TICKET SALE DATES
PUBLIC ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / DMA MEMBER ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / EDUCATOR ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / STUDENT ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK Public Onsale: April 6, 2025 9:00 AM to June 5, 2025 11:30 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
In conversation with Susan Ayotte Norman, SMULocation: First United Methodist Church
Atmosphere, the thrilling new novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, is set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program. Joan Goodwin, obsessed with stars as long as she can remember, is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University. This all changes when she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA’s space shuttle program.
Selected from a pool of thousands of applicants, Joan begins training at Houston’s Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates. As the new astronauts become unlikely friends and prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined. In this new light, she begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her place in the observable universe. Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, it all changes in an instant.
Atmosphere is Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: transporting readers to iconic times and places while telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love.Taylor Jenkins Reid is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, including Carrie Soto Is Back, Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.
This event does not include a post-event book signing with the author; however, all copies of Atmosphere will be presigned.This event does not have a livestream option.
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Jun10 Tue
V.E. Schwab
Dallas, TXUnited StatesShow at 7:30 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
PUBLIC ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $55.00
DMA MEMBER ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $50.00
EDUCATOR ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $50.00
STUDENT ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $45.00
TICKET SALE DATES
PUBLIC ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / DMA MEMBER ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / EDUCATOR ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / STUDENT ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK Public Onsale: December 18, 2024 12:17 PM to June 10, 2025 11:30 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
In conversation with Claudia Vega
Promotional Partner: Whose Books
Location: Moody Performance Hall
Tickets are only valid if purchased from ETIX, the ticketing platform of the DMAV. E. Schwab’s Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil is a genre-defying new novel about immortality and hunger.
Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 1532.
London, 1837.
Boston, 2019.
Three young women, their bodies planted in the same soil, their stories tangling like roots.
One grows high, one grows deep, and one grows wild.
And all of them grow teeth.V.E Schwab is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including the acclaimed Shades universe, the Villains series, the City of Ghosts series, Gallant, and the international bestseller The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Her work has received critical acclaim, has been translated into over two dozen languages, and optioned for television and film. First Kill – a YA vampire series based on Schwab’s short story of the same name – is now a Netflix series.
V.E. Schwab will pre-sign all copies of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil but there will NOT be a public signing for this event. There is NO livestream option. There is also NO livestream option.
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Jun26 Thu
Katie Sturino
Dallas, TXUnited StatesShow at 7:30 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
PUBLIC ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $45.00
DMA MEMBER ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $40.00
EDUCATOR ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $40.00
STUDENT ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $35.00
PUBLIC TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK: $65.00
DMA MEMBER TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK: $60.00
EDUCATOR TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK: $60.00
STUDENT TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK: $55.00
PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK: $40.00
DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK: $35.00
TICKET SALE DATES
PUBLIC ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / DMA MEMBER ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / EDUCATOR ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / STUDENT ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / PUBLIC TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK / DMA MEMBER TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK / EDUCATOR TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK / STUDENT TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK / PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK / DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK Public Onsale: April 15, 2025 1:59 PM to June 26, 2025 7:30 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
From body-acceptance advocate and MEGABABE founder Katie Sturino comes Sunny Side Up, a heartwarming and hilarious debut novel. Sunny Greene, a Carrie Bradshaw for the next generation, is 35, recently divorced, and facing the looming prospect of going solo to her brother’s wedding. Sunny’s journey through the trials and triumphs of dating, friendship, and finding yourself is “funny, poignant, and totally life-affirming" (Annabel Monaghan).Katie Sturino is an entrepreneur, author and body acceptance advocate. Through her personal platform @katiesturino, she lends her voice and personal style to raise awareness for size inclusivity, empowering women of all sizes to find their confidence and celebrate their style. Her regular content series, #SuperSizeTheLook and #MakeMySize have gone viral, reaching millions of people and attracting global media attention.Katie is also the founder of MEGABABE, an innovative beauty brand offering non-toxic, solution-oriented products that allow people to feel more comfortable and confident in their own skin.
With her book Body Talk, an illustrated workbook released in 2021, and her debut novel Sunny Side Up (Celadon Books, 2025), Katie leans into her signature candor and humor to tell stories that empower women to improve the relationship they have with their body.
Books for virtual ticketholders will begin shipping out after the event date.
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Jul15 Tue
Gary Shteyngart
Dallas, TXUnited StatesShow at 7:30 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
PUBLIC: $25.00
STUDENT: $10.00
DMA MEMBER: $20.00
EDUCATOR: $20.00
PUBLIC ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $45.00
DMA MEMBER ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $40.00
EDUCATOR ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $40.00
STUDENT ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $35.00
PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK: $40.00
DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS: $12.00
PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS: $15.00
DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK: $35.00
TICKET SALE DATES
PUBLIC / STUDENT / DMA MEMBER / EDUCATOR / PUBLIC ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / DMA MEMBER ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / EDUCATOR ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / STUDENT ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK / DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS / PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS / DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK Public Onsale: April 15, 2025 6:31 PM to July 15, 2025 7:30 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Vera, or Faith by Gary Shteyngart is a poignant and bitterly funny tale of a family struggling to stay together in a country rapidly coming apart, told through the clear and tender eyes of their wondrous 10-year-old daughter. With a nod to What Maisie Knew, Henry James’s classic story of parents, children, and the dark ironies of a rapidly transforming society, Vera, or Faith demonstrates why Shteyngart is, in the words of the New York Times, “one of his generation’s most exhilarating writers.”
Gary Shteyngart was born in Leningrad and came to the United States seven years later. His award-winning books include Absurdistan, one of New York Times Book Review‘s 10 Best Books of the Year, Super Sad True Love Story, one of the most iconic novels of the decade; and his memoir, Little Failure, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist.
Books for virtual ticketholders will begin shipping out after the event date.
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Jul22 Tue
Stephen Graham Jones
Dallas, TXUnited StatesShow at 7:30 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
PUBLIC: $25.00
STUDENT: $10.00
DMA MEMBER: $20.00
EDUCATOR: $20.00
PUBLIC ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $40.00
DMA MEMBER ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $35.00
EDUCATOR ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $35.00
STUDENT ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: $30.00
PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK: $40.00
DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS: $12.00
PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS: $15.00
DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK: $35.00
TICKET SALE DATES
PUBLIC / STUDENT / DMA MEMBER / EDUCATOR / PUBLIC ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / DMA MEMBER ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / EDUCATOR ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / STUDENT ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK / PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK / DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS / PUBLIC LIVESTREAM ACCESS / DMA MEMBER LIVESTREAM ACCESS + BOOK Public Onsale: April 7, 2025 12:37 PM to July 22, 2025 11:30 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
From the new master of horror, Stephen Graham Jones, comes a must-have collector’s item comprised of two novels, The Babysitter Lives and The Killer on the Road.
The Babysitter Lives: When high school senior Charlotte agrees to babysit the Wilbanks twins, she plans to put the six-year-olds to bed early and spend a quiet night studying. But the house is filled with mysterious noises and secrets that only the twins understand, echoes of horrors that took place eleven years ago. Soon Charlotte has to admit they’re not alone in the house.
The Killer on the Road: Harper has decided to run away from home after another argument with her mother. Her friends, sister, and ex-boyfriend all stop her from hitchhiking by joining her on a road trip. Unbeknownst to them, Harper has been marked by a serial killer. This fast-paced and deadly chase novel will have your heart racing well above the speed limit as the interstate becomes a graveyard.
Stephen Graham Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians, My Heart Is a Chainsaw, and I Was a Teenage Slasher.
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