Dallas Festival of Ideas This Weekend

Deep Vellum is proud to participate in the first ever Dallas Festival of Ideas this weekend, Feb. 27 & 28, in the Dallas Arts District. Want to know more?

The Dallas Festival of Ideas, presented by The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture in partnership with The Dallas Morning News, will take place February 27-28, 2015, at venues across the Dallas Arts District. National keynote speakers Vishaan Chakrabarti, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Elizabeth Green, Rahaf Harfoush, and Luis Alberto Urrea will join fresh local leaders from diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise to help focus the power of ideas on shaping Dallas’ future.

Help make Dallas the city you want it to be. The Dallas Festival of Ideas will focus the power of smart thinking on our city’s next century. There’ll be compelling programs, interactive discussions, live music, visual art, and stage performances–all kicked off by a provocative opening night presentation. Don’t miss this important event–Dallas’ future won’t be the same without you. Tickets start at $30. Two-day passes start at $90. The Festival Headquarters in the Winspear Opera House with all-day programming that the entire family will enjoy (and where Deep Vellum will host a table), is FREE. To reserve your tickets, or to learn more, visit thedallasfestival.com.

Deep Vellum Publishing is proud to be in good company as one of the nonprofit partners for the inaugural Dallas Festival of Ideas. We will have a table in the Winspear Opera House from 9am-6pm on Saturday selling books (Boullosa & Pitol) & subscriptions and playing some fun translation games with the audience to open up the public’s understanding of how literary translation works. Join us, it’s free to come hang out in the Winspear.

Still on the fence? Use code FRIEND50 for half off passes.

Deep Vellum loves to love ya, Dallas. See y’all there.