SEPTEMBER 2026
EMINENCE RISING . . . 150 YEARS OF
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY”
GALLERY EXHIBITION
Monday, September 14 through Monday, 28
Gallery Hours:
Monday-Friday @ 9am-6pm
Saturday 12noon-4pm
Free and Open to the Public
“Eminence Rising . . .” celebrates Prairie View A&M University’s remarkable 150-year journey—from its founding in 1876 to its national impact today. This traveling exhibit brings PVAMU’s legacy to life through striking displays, interactive kiosks, holograms, and immersive stories of leadership, achievement, activism, and innovation. Visitors will experience a powerful history of resilience, excellence, and a future still rising.
OCTOBER 2026
ENCORE
DOWNTOWN DALLAS COMEDY
Featuring Jay Lamont
Friday, 2 & Saturday, 3 @ 9pm
Downtown Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
1309 Canton Street
$15
Get ready for an unforgettable night of comedy with the hilarious JAY LAMONT! With his sharp wit, high-energy storytelling, and undeniable stage presence, Jay knows how to turn everyday life into big laughs. Come see why his comedy leaves audiences laughing long after the show ends!
NATIONAL BOOK TOUR
A LETTERS SERIES WITH THE DOCK BOOKSHOP OF FORT WORTH
COLIN KAEPERNICK
“THE PERILOUS FIGHT”
Moderated Conversation with Hill Harper
Tuesday, 6 @ 7pm
Downtown Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex
Bruton Main Stage
1309 Canton Street
$35 includes copy of book
This moving memoir comes almost ten years after COLIN KAEPERNICK knelt during the National Anthem before an NFL pre-season game. When he took the knee, it was a protest against police violence and racial inequity. Navigating an identity the world didn’t always make space for, to an athlete who realized the game was bigger than football, “shaped everything for me. When I took a knee, it wasn’t a sudden act.” A LETTERS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DOCK BOOKSHOP, FORT WORTH, TEXAS
DRESS PERFORMANCE THEATRE SERIES
Evening of Theatre and Music
Friday, 16 & Saturday, 17 @ 8pm
Downtown Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex
Bruton Main Stage
1309 Canton Street
$10
Twenty young thespians bask and glow in the theatre spotlight, weaving dramatic monologues, spoken word narratives with musical cadence. Every spoken word and song performed will feel like an early evening conversation that somehow becomes unforgettable art.
ROUNDTABLE WRITER’S BREAKFAST
“A TOUGH ROW TO HOE: ONE MAN’S JOURNEY TO BUILD AN INSTITUTION” BY CURTIS KING
Saturday 24 @ 10am
The Women’s Museum @ Fair Park
Third Level, Room 303
$15-includes Dialogue and Breakfast
Founder and president, CURTIS KING, of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, reads excerpts from his soon-to-be-released book about his roller-coaster journey and personal sacrifices made to build the institution from his dining room table with a $250 investment of his own money.
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
“RELIEF” CONCERT
Featuring Jada Arnell
Saturday, 24 @ 9pm
$20
The Women’s Museum @ Fair Park
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
What happens when you free your mind from past worries and struggles and move forward with a new outlook on life, through completely different lens? JADA ARNELL one night-only show, is the physical manifestation of pressure being removed and serves as a metaphor for a new beginning, a fresh start and a second chance in life. Her music tells it all!
ENCORE! PART 2
“TRY ANGLE! A SONDER STORY” PART 2
Featuring Tamara Peterson and Lucki Azariah
Friday, 30 & Saturday, 31 @ 9pm
The Women’s Museum @ Fair Park
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
Mother, TAMARA PETERSON, and daughter, LUCKI AZARIAH take us on an inspirational concert promenade about the life of women as wife, mother, daughter and artist in this remarkable musical evening of song and spoken word. The songs they perform and stories they tell, of pain to love, are both inspiring and refreshing.
