[ July 30, 2010; ] The local, self-organized TEDxSMU event is back for it's second year and the application deadline to attend is this Friday, July 30th. The one-day conference will take place at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theater on October 16th, 2010. This year's theme is focused around "starting now."

[ June 24, 2010; ] Meet, Plan, Go! - A Nationwide event to help others realize their travel dreams is coming to Dallas! If you've ever dreamed of taking a break from the rat race to discover the world on your own terms, plan on attending.

[ June 2, 2010; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Since Ignite's inception in 2006, the Seattle-bred event has been scheduled in over 100 cities around the world. Dallas made that list back in March 2010 and Round 2 of Ignite Dallas is scheduled for June 2nd at Granada Theater. The evening will be high energy and offer professional and personal insight into some of the interesting and creative individuals living in our community. Seventeen different personalities will get on stage one after the other and share with the audience a piece of their lives and in just a very short period of time. 5-minutes to be exact!

[ May 13, 2010; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] You're destined to be inspired by attending this month's Spark Club event at the Sons of Hermann Hall. The group of social entrepreneurs will collaborate with PechaKucha Night. PechaKucha (pronounced pe-chak-cha, meaning "chit chat" in Japenese) is an international event "for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public."

[ February 6, 2010; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. February 7, 2010; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] The controversy that has accompanied the publication of the Noyola collection of Frida Kahlo material has raised numerous questions. This panel will bring together the owners of the Noyola material, experts who have examined the objects, the publisher of the related book (Finding Frida Kahlo), as well as scholars, dealers, and journalists who are familiar with the artist’s oeuvre. The discussion will range from the specific — a description of the Noyola archive — to more general questions about how newly discovered artworks are received and evaluated by the scholarly community and the market.

[ April 26, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] It's his second year back for the DMA's Arts & Letters Live Series and we are thrilled!

David Sedaris will be telling personal stories and sharing life's observations with us at SMU's McFarlin Memorial Auditorium in April 2010. Tickets are still available to see the ever so witty and hilarious author.

[ January 29, 2010; 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm. ] The National Center for Public Analysis will be hosting a luncheon and lecture featuring the former US Comptroller, David M. Walker. The lecture is part of the Hatton W. Sumner Distinguished Lecture Series - a popular series dedicated to providing "nationally and internationally renowned speakers and free-market economists a forum to present important issues to business leaders, college students and the general public."

[ November 20, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. December 17, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. January 28, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. February 11, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] State of the Arts will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Museum’s Horchow Auditorium on four different evenings. Each lecture will present a pair of arts leaders and will be moderated by KERA’s Jeff Whittington. The lectures are free with general admission to the Museum, but reservations are encouraged. To reserve tickets, call 214-922-1826 or visit www.tickets.DallasMuseumofArt.org.

[ November 19, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The Monuments Men is art history but with a John Wayne twist. It's the greatest adventure story you have probably never heard about.

Wikipedia "Robert Edsel" and see two words that will make anyone's left eyebrow perk up: Art Detective.

ILiveinDallas had the opportunity to interview Mr. Edsel on his work exploring these heroic figures and discusses his upcoming lecture at the DMA.

[ November 7, 2009; 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Old monitors and VHS tapes collecting dust in your garage? Do yourself (and the environment) a favor and drop them off for recycling at the Lakewood Green Living store this Saturday, November 7th, 2009 between 12 and 5pm.