A Night Out @ Central! is an exciting weekly series of eclectic and engaging programs for the public. Held every Thursday from 6:30-7:30 pm on the first floor of the Central Library in downtown Dallas, the series offers a wide variety of free, fun, and educational programs.

Upcoming Night Out @ Central Events

• Night Out at Central: Computer Crimes and Terrorism
  Thursday, September 09, 2010, 6:30 PM
  Identity theft, internet fraud, corporate blackmail--in the web's underworld, business is booming, and we all know it isn't easy to fight against computer crime. Come and meet Chuck Easttom--computer expert, consultant and author of eleven books including "Computer Crime, Investigation and the Law" as he discusses cybercrime and what, if anything, can be done to stop it.



• Night Out at Central: Hooray for Hollywood--Dallas' Historic Theaters
  Thursday, September 16, 2010, 6:30 PM
  Did you know Dallas hosted the first motion picture shown in Texas in 1897, thereafter becoming the Southwest's most influential city in the commercial theater business? Come and meet Brad Hamilton who will talk about how the "Great White Way of the South" entertained countless downtown audiences in big time vaudeville and motion picture palaces that evolved into the modern multiplexes we know today.



• Night Out at Central: Vampire's Realm of Darkness!
  Thursday, September 23, 2010, 6:30 PM
  Alistair Van Helsing, a professional folklorist, occult student and great-great-grand nephew of Professor Abraham Van Helsing, shares his expertise and colorful stories about the restless creatures of the night. Think you know all there is to know about vampires? Think again....