CATCH THE LIVE WEBCASTS
Both TEDxKids @SMU and TEDxSMU will be live-streamed from the Wyly Theater in the Dallas Arts District on
www.TEDxSMU.org. The free webcast of TEDxKIDS @SMU will run from 1-5 p.m. CST on Friday, October 15 and the free webcast of TEDxSMU will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 16.
Monday, October 11
Midnight – 11:59 am - Premiere of Net Impact DFW + DFW Green TV "Idea Casts" webcast series. Launches with "Dallas Goes Green - Really!" - a look at Dallas' multi-pronged approach to setting and implementing national standards for cities going green. View online at NetImpactDFW.org, DFWGreenTV.com or dallasideas.org.
11:30 am - 12:30 pm - TEDxTuesday on Monday. Watch Wade Davis' TEDTalk, “Endangered Cultures.” Moderated discussion follows by Nathan Huntoon, Director of the Skunkworks Innovation Gym. Bring-your-own brown-bag lunch. SMU Skunkworks Innovation Gym, 3145 Dyer St. Free to public; space limited; RSVP required.
6:30 - 8 pm - Spark Club Speed Networking. See the power of speed ideating, where ideas become better when a group collaborates. City Walk, 511 N. Akard St. Free to public, donations encouraged to cover beer and food provided by Smoke. Space limited; RSVP required.
Tuesday, October 12
6:40 - 7:30 am - AmeriCorps Hands-On Volunteer Day. Prepare and serve meals at Stewpot with Dallas AmeriCorps alumni volunteers. The Stewpot, 1818 Corsicana Street. Open to public; RSVP required.
11:30 am - 12:30 pm - TEDxTuesday on Tuesday. Watch Gregory Stock's TEDTalk, To Upgrade is Human. Moderated discussion follows by Nathan Huntoon, Director of the Skunkworks Innovation Gym. Bring-your-own brown-bag lunch. SMU Skunkworks Innovation Gym, 3145 Dyer St. Free to public; space limited; RSVP required.
6 - 9 pm - Co-Habitat + TEDxSMU Mobile Technology Salon In a TED-like atmosphere, Dallas thought leaders exchange ideas on the future of mobile technology; across all platforms, applications, and disciplines. CoHabitat, 2517 Thomas Street. Free to public; space limited; RSVP required.
Wednesday, October 13
11:30 am - 12:30 pm - TEDxTuesday on Wednesday. Watch Matt Ridley's TEDTalk on When Ideas have Sex. Moderated discussion follows by Nathan Huntoon, Director of the Skunkworks Innovation Gym. Bring-your-own brown-bag lunch. SMU Skunkworks Innovation Gym, 3145 Dyer St. Free to public; space limited; RSVP required.
5 pm – midnight - Carrotmob Texas Launch. When consumers act together and reward socially conscious businesses with their patronage, good things happen. La Grange won in a bidding war over Bolsa by offering 81% of every tab at this event to go directly to improving La Grange's energy efficiency. La Grange, 2704 Elm St. Open to public, NO RSVP required. Attendees pay for their own food/drinks.
6 - 9 pm - Pecha Kucha Vol. 4. An international phenomenon in over 340 cities world-wide, the Dallas event is a grab bag of eclectic and diverse presenters sharing their best ideas via 20 slides, 20 seconds per slide. Dee & Charles Wyly Theatre, 2400 Flora. $7.50 in advance. Space limited; RSVP required.
Thursday, October 14
11:30 am - 12:30 pm - TEDxTuesday on Thursday Watch Majora Carter’s TEDTalk on a Tale of Urban Renewal. Moderated discussion follows by Nathan Huntoon, Director of the Skunkworks Innovation Gym. Bring-your-own brown-bag-lunch. SMU Skunkworks Innovation Gym, 3145 Dyer St. Free to public; space limited; RSVP required.
7 - 9 pm - Death of a Penalty: The Decline and Fall of Capital Punishment Austin Sarat, Professor of Political Science and head of the Legal Studies program at Amherst College, presents a lecture on the state of capital punishment. Speakers include Sam Millsap, a former Bexar County District Attorney who abandoned his support for the death penalty over fears of wrongful convictions, and Jordan Steiker, the co-director of the University of Texas Law School’s Capital Punishment Center. SMU Hughes-Trigg Forum, 3140 Dyer St. Free to public.
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. - State of the Arts: Kevin Moriarty and Anne Pasternak Presented by the Dallas Museum of Art in partnership with KERA. KERA host and senior producer Jeff Whittington explores the creative process and the nature of performance, leading thought-provoking conversations about the arts and cultural landscape of the Metroplex. Horchow Auditorium, Dallas Museum of Art. Open to Public; Fee included in general admission ticket to the Museum and FREE to DMA members. Space limited; reservations recommended.
Friday, October 15
Depart 8 am; Arrive at City Hall at 8:30 am - Cyclesomatic Presents "Bike to City Hall" Bike Friendly Oak Cliff continues Cyclesomatic with trip to City Hall. City Council members Angela Hunt and Belia Jasso will ride and present the Dallas Bike Plan draft, which spotlights the future citywide Complete Streets initiatives. Union Station, 400 S. Houston. Free to public; No RSVP required.
11:30 am - 12:30 pm - TEDxTuesday on Friday Watch Martin Rees' TEDTalks asking Is This Our Final Century. Moderated discussion follows by Nathan Huntoon, Director of the Skunkworks Innovation Gym. Bring-your-own brown-bag lunch. SMU Skunkworks Innovation Gym, 3145 Dyer St. Free to public; space limited; RSVP required.
5:30 pm - 6:15 pm - AmeriCorps Hands-On Volunteer Day Prepare and serve meals at Stewpot with Dallas AmeriCorps alumni volunteers. The Stewpot, 1818 Corsicana Street. Open to public; RSVP required.
Saturday, October 16
6:30 am - TEDxSMU Run with Ray Former TED speaker (and current TEDxSMU Speaker) and extreme athlete and runner Ray Zahab starts the morning leading a run with Dallas Running Club. 1130 Beachview near White Rock Lake. Free to public; No RSVP required.
6 - 10 pm - Cyclesomatic Presents "Bicycle Block Party on Bishop" Bike Friendly Oak Cliff continues Cyclesomatic with beer, BBQ, bands, Gold Sprints, and more. Bishop and Davis Streets. Free to public; No RSVP required.
7 - 7:30 pm - Woodbox Beats and Balladry (WEATHER PERMITTING) TEDxSMU, in conjunction with AT&T Performing Arts Center's TITAS and the SMU Meadows School of the Arts, presents a dazzling performance by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) and Elan Vytal (a.k.a. DJ Scientific) in the Winspear Opera House's reflecting pool. Booker T. Washington High School and SMU dancers will perform alongside. AT&T PAC's reflecting pool, 2403 Flora St. Free to public; No RSVP needed.
8 pm (with live music beginning at 7 pm) - AT&T Performing Arts Center and Dallas Film Society host an outdoor screening of "Casablanca" See the next evolution of Dallas Arts District in a screening of “Casablanca,” the 1942 silver screen classic starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, in the AT&T PAC’s newly opened outdoor amphitheater, Strauss Square. Families invited to bring their own blankets. Food and beverages are available at concession stands on the premises. Presented in partnership with WRR and D Magazine's Front Row. Strauss Square, 2403 Flora Street, between the Winspear Opera House and Meyerson Symphony Center. Free to public; space limited; reservations required.
Sunday, October 17
10 am - 1 pm - Cyclesomatic Presents Photopol's Bicycle Polaride Scavenger Hunt Teams of four compete in a "shoot and ride" city-wide scavenger hunt on bikes where proof of found items is documented on camera. 408 N. Bishop Ave, Suite 103. Free to public; RSVP required.
2:30 pm - Cyclesomatic Presents Bike Friendly Oak Cliff Group Bike Ride: On the Trail of Lee Harvey Oswald
(WEATHER PERMITTING) The ride starts at Sixth Floor Museum in Downtown Dallas, passes the infamous residences of JFK’s alleged assassin and stops at pivotal spots from that fateful day in 1963. The ride passes through the Bishop Arts District and stops for drinks at Eno’s. Sixth Floor Museum, 411 Elm St. Free to public, No RSVP required.
7 - 10 pm - Cyclesomatic Wrap-Up Party at Eno's Bike Friendly Oak Cliff winds down Cyclesomatic with beer, BBQ, bands, Gold Sprints, and more. Eno's, 407 N. Bishop Ave. Free to public; No RSVP required.
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