Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Looking For a Good Time? Maybe You Should Go Back To School.

Local colleges and universities don’t exist solely to advance their students. Colleges and universities offer a number of (low-cost) intellectual, artistic, and scientific pursuits for the general public as well. Dallas-Ft. Worth is fortunate in that it has a number of robust colleges and universities at its disposal: University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), Southern Methodist University (SMU), Dallas County Community College District, and Texas Christian University (TCU) to name a few.

Here is a quick glance at some of the goings on this week alone:

SMU – February 5, Tate Lecture Series presents actor and humanitarian, Martin Sheen, star of the TV series “The West Wing”

UTD – Every Tuesday in February, The Brain: An Owner’s Guide – 2008 Lecture Series

DCCCD – Eastfield Campus – February 7, Gallery 210 Exhibit 'Beau Comeaux: Recent Images' Reception and Gallery talk

TCU – February 7, TCU Symphony Orchestra Concert

UTA – February 9, Maverick Speaker Series presents a lecture and Q&A session with actor/director, Spike Lee

For more information about these specific events or to learn about other events on your local campus, see the websites below. Look for the section on each page devoted to “Upcoming Events.”

http://www.smu.edu/

http://www.utd.edu/

http://www.dcccd.edu/About+DCCCD/News+and+Events/Events/

http://www.uta.edu/

http://www.tcu.edu/