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Selected by President Obama in 2013 as the fifth inaugural poet in US history, Richard Blanco is the youngest and the first Latino, first immigrant, and first gay person to serve in the role. Blanco characterizes the negotiation of cultural identity, community, and belonging in his award-winning poetry. His most recent collection, How to Love a Country, interrogates the American narrative and celebrates the still unkept promise of its ideals. In celebration of the DMA's new exhibition My|gration in the Center for Creative Connections, Blanco will debut an original commissioned poem inspired by a work of art in the collection.

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I Want You to Know We're Still Here, a poignant memoir by Esther Safran Foer, is her account of growing up in the shadow of the Holocaust, a tragedy that loomed in the backdrop of daily life, felt but never discussed. When Foer learns that her father had a previous wife and daughter, both killed in the Holocaust, she travels to the Ukraine, armed with only a black-and-white photo and hand-drawn map, determined to find the shtetl where her father hid to survive during the war.

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Join fellow book lovers for lunch in the DMA's Cook Boardroom as you enjoy the opportunity to delve more deeply into Colum McCann's sweeping tour de force Apeirogon. The conversation will be facilitated by Rabbi David Stern, Senior Rabbi of Temple Emanu-El, President of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and head of the international rabbinic organization of the Reform Movement. Please note that this is a book discussion, not an author event.

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Paulette Jiles, the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of News of the World and Enemy Women, returns to Texas in this atmospheric story. Set at the end of the Civil War, Simon the Fiddler chronicles the life of an itinerant fiddle player, a ragtag band of musicians with whom he travels trying to make a living, and the charming young Irish lass who steals his heart. Told in Jiles's trademark spare yet lilting style, the book is a captivating, bittersweet tale of the chances a devoted man will take and the lengths he will go to fulfill his heart's yearning.

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Join fellow book lovers for lunch in the DMA's Cook Boardroom as you enjoy the opportunity to delve more deeply into Louise Erdrich'snew book about Native politics in the 1950s, The Night Watchman. The conversation will be facilitated by Dr. Jaina Sanga, who is the author of three works of fiction and a literary scholar who serves on the Board of the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture; she is also a Fellow of the Institute. Please note that this is a book discussion, not an author event.

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National Book Award winner Colum McCann's most ambitious
work to date, Apeirogon is a tour de force concerning friendship, love, loss, and belonging. Bassam Aramin is Palestinian. Rami Elhanan is Israeli. They inhabit a world of conflict that colors every aspect of their lives. Their worlds shift irreparably after their young daughters are killed- Abir by a rubber bullet and Smadar the victim of suicide bombers. When Bassam and Rami learn of each other's stories, they recognize the loss that connects them and attempt to use their grief as a weapon for peace.

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Location: First United Methodist Church
"I am Ana. I was the wife of Jesus." So begins the new novel from Sue
Monk Kidd, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Invention of Wings. The Book of Longings is an extraordinary story set in the first century about a woman who finds her voice and her destiny in a time of great despair and great hope. Raised in a wealthy family, Ana is rebellious and ambitious, a seeker with a brilliant, curious mind and a daring spirit. Defying the expectations placed on women, she engages in furtive scholarly pursuits and writes secret narratives about neglected and silenced women. When she meets the 18-year-old Jesus, each is drawn to and enriched by the other's spiritual and philosophical ideas. He becomes a floodgate for her intellect, but also awakens her heart. Sue Monk Kidd says, "I wanted to portray Jesus as fully human. Writing from a novelist's perspective and not a religious one, I was drawn to his humanity, which can often be overlooked. Ana wandered into my imagination and I couldn't ignore her."

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Join fellow book lovers for lunch in the DMA's Cook Boardroom as you enjoy the opportunity to delve more deeply into Sue Monk Kidd's The Book of Longings,, a meticulously researched yet imaginative new novel set during the life and times of Jesus in 1st-century Nazareth. Kidd focuses on Jesus's humanity, which is often overlooked, and tells the story of Ana, a seeker with a brilliant mind and a daring spirit; Jesus becomes a floodgate for her intellect and awakens her heart, and she becomes his wife. The conversation will be facilitated by Kathleen Kent, the author of three bestselling and award-winning historical novels, as well as The Dime and The Burn, contemporary crime novels set in Dallas. Please note that this is a book discussion, not an author event.

TICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK: PUBLIC: $65.00
TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK: DMA MEMBER: $60.00
TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK: EDUCATOR: $60.00
TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK: STUDENT: $60.00
ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: PUBLIC: $45.00
ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: DMA MEMBER: $40.00
ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: EDUCATOR: $40.00
ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: STUDENT: $40.00

TICKET SALE DATES
TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK: PUBLIC / TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK: DMA MEMBER / TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK: EDUCATOR / TWO TICKETS + ONE BOOK: STUDENT / ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: PUBLIC / ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: DMA MEMBER / ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: EDUCATOR / ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: STUDENT Public Onsale: February 28, 2020 12:00 PM to May 16, 2020 7:00 PM

PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Originally scheduled on May 16th now on NEW date August 29th.All purchased tickets have been transferred to the rescheduled date.

Join Lauren Akins this spring to celebrate her first book Live in Love, a deeply personal love story of her modern family with long-time partner and childhood best friend, multi-PLATINUM selling performer Thomas Rhett.


In this hour-long moderated talk, Lauren will offer inspiring guidance from her own experiences on staying in love, balancing children and marriage, practicing faith, and living a life of purpose. Guests will get a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges of being married to her music star best friend and the struggle to find her own footing in the frenzy of her husband's fame.

TICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: PUBLIC: $45.00
ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: DMA MEMBER: $42.00
ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: EDUCATOR: $42.00
ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: STUDENT: $42.00

TICKET SALE DATES
ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: PUBLIC / ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: DMA MEMBER / ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: EDUCATOR / ONE TICKET + ONE BOOK: STUDENT Public Onsale: March 20, 2020 11:37 AM to September 10, 2020 10:30 PM

PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Originally scheduled for March 30th, NEW date September 10th. All purchased tickets have been transferred to the rescheduled date. Books will be available for pickup after the museum reopens. Ticket holders will be notified when books are available for pickup.

Location: First United Methodist Church


Erik Larson, master of narrative nonfiction, delivers The Splendid and the Vile, a compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz. Larson shows, in cinematic detail, how Churchill taught the British people "the art of being fearless." Drawing on diaries, original archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reports, Larson provides a new lens on London's darkest year, transporting readers to a time of true leadership, when-in the face of unrelenting horror-Churchill's eloquence, courage, and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together. Larson's bestselling books include The Devil in the White City and In the Garden of Beasts.

TICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
INDIVIDUAL: $95.00 / $85.00 / $75.00 / $65.00 / $55.00 / $45.00 / $35.00

TICKET SALE DATES
INDIVIDUAL Public Onsale: March 20, 2020 11:38 AM to October 30, 2020 10:30 PM

PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Originally scheduled on May 11th, NEW date is October 30th.All purchased tickets have been transferred to the rescheduled date.
Location: SMU McFarlin Auditorium
Promotional Partner: KERA
Beloved satirist David Sedaris returns for his eleventh consecutive year with Arts & Letters Live to share new and unpublished essays, imparting his incisive social critiques and sharing his sardonic wit with devoted fans. Hailed as the "rock star of writers," Sedaris has become one of America's preeminent humor writers, with bestselling books such as Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as collections of personal essays including Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim.
DMA Members enjoyed pre-sale access. DMA Member discounts are not offered for this program.