Upcoming Events
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Current Library Exhibits: Bridwell Library | Central University Libraries
Events for Fall 2013 will be announced soon.
Annual Holiday Luncheon
with guest speaker Master Chef André Natera (inducted into the World Master Chef Society in 2010)
Date: Tuesday, December 4, 11:30 am
Location: Royal Oaks Country Club (more information)
Topic: Starting from Scratch: A Culinary Perspective of Where We Were and How the Future of Food is Heading to the Past
About Master Chef Natera
Over the course of his 16-year culinary career, Chef André Natera has developed a food philosophy which points to his affinity for a fresh approach to cooking - if it grows together, it goes together.
In addition to top honors from Le Cordon Bleu School of Culinary Arts Portland, Chef Natera continued his culinary education through the years with various food certification programs, including a Techniques of Healthy Cooking program in St. Helena, California. It was during the time that he lived in California that the fresh market concept began to shape his culinary philosophy. He draws inspiration from Mother Nature, which he refers to as "the true work horse in the kitchen." Fresh, simple and approachable in each of his dishes are what he wants to resonate with people and with their palates.
The opportunity to procure a vast amount of locally sourced ingredients is a motivating factor for Chef Natera to establish relationships with local purveyors and farmers. He recognizes that local purveyors can provide him with more than just ingredients - he can learn from them about new unfamiliar products and about the current landscape of produce. He also received the Dallas Food & Wine Festival Rising Star Chef award in 2003. Chef Natera's personal interests include studying Eastern philosophy and Taoism, which influence his culinary philosophy. He likens his interest in Taoism to the fact that the study is all about respecting nature, keeping things simple and not overcomplicating thing in life, which is, in general, his approach to food.
Karen Thompson Walker: Lecture and Book Signing
Author of The Age of Miracles
Date: Thursday, January 24, 2013
Time: 11:30 am light buffet lunch; 12:00 noon lecture
Location: Mack Ballroom, Umphrey Lee Center (view campus map
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Read more about the book
RSVP online or call 214.768.3225. This event is free and open to the public.
Robert Greene: Lecture and Book Signing
Author of Mastery
Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Time: 6:00pm Reception, 6:30 Lecture followed by book signing
Location: Mack Ballroom, Umphrey Lee Center (view campus map
)
RSVP online or call 214.768.3225. This event is free and open to the public.
Books will be available for purchase at the event.
Complimentary campus parking is available on Bishop Boulevard. For map and directions, please click here: http://www.smu.edu/BusinessFinance/CampusServices/ParkingAndIDCardServices/Information/visitors.
About the Book
The first book in five years by bestselling author Robert Greene picks up where his hugely popular The 48 Laws of Power left off. MASTERY is the culmination of years of research and thought, and with the same signature blend of historical anecdote and psychological insight, it debunks the hitherto unquestioned and mythologized narrative of greatness and elucidates the universal ingredients of the masters in our world and throughout history.
Visit Robert Greene online at http://powerseductionandwar.com/blog/.
Jeff Gordon Lecture and Exhibit
Film historian and collector
Topic: Linda Darnell: From Dallas to Hollywood; Selections from the Jeff Gordon Collection
Date: Friday, February 8, 2013
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm preview reception (Hawn Gallery, Hamon Arts Library)
7:00 pm lecture (O’Donnell Lecture Hall, Owen Arts Center)
(view campus map)
Co-sponsored by the Hamon Arts Library.
About Jeff Gordon
Film historian and New York City native Jeff Gordon (Foxy Lady: The Authorized Biography of Lynn Bari) has bequeathed his extensive collection of posters, lobby cards, scrapbooks, and other film-related items to SMU. He has curated this exhibition drawn from its holdings as a “sneak preview,” with special attention being paid to the acting career of Dallas native Linda Darnell, who was born and raised in Oak Cliff.
Exhibition dates: February 3-May 17, 2013; Hawn Gallery, Hamon Arts Library.
RSVP online or call 214.768.3225. This event is free and open to the public.
Tables of Content
Featuring the presentation of the 4th Annual Literati Award to Lee Cullum '61
Date: Saturday, March 23, 6:00 pm
Location: Collins Executive Education Center
Joe Coomer, Lecture and Book Signing
The Decatur Road: Thirtieth Anniversary Edition
Date: Thursday, April 18th
Location: DeGolyer Library
Time: 6:00 Reception (Texana Room), 6:30 Lecture and book signing (Reading Room)
Acclaimed author Joe Coomer '81 recently donated his literary archive — more than 20 boxes of materials – to the DeGolyer Library. In conjunction with an exhibit, DeGolyer Library is republishing Coomer’s first novel, The Decatur Road, in a limited "thirtieth anniversary edition," available April 18.
Annual Dinner and Meeting
Guest speaker: Hugh Aynesworth, Journalist / Author / Historian
Hugh Aynesworth will present his latest book WITNESS TO HISTORY, which shares his personal retrospective on the JFK assassination 50 years later.
Date: Monday, May 6, 6:00 pm
Location: Seasons 52, 307 Northpark Center (restaurant info)
Cost: $45 per person.
Reservations required by May 2, 2013.
