Event Location:
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
4454 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
Cost: ACLU members: $30; non-members: $40; students: $10; VIP: $100, which includes admission to the private afterglow party
Phone Number: 313-578-6827
Event Description: The ACLU of Michigan will host award winning screenwriter, producer and director, Dustin Lance Black, during its next Legacy Lecture at 6 p.m. on Wed., March 10, 2010 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit located at 4454 Woodward Ave. The Legacy Lectures are a series of lectures to commemorate the ACLU of Michigan’s 50th anniversary. Black is a multi-talented writer, producer and director who won the 2008 Academy Award and Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay for Milk, the Gus Van Sant-directed biopic of the late gay rights activist Harvey Milk. In addition to “Milk,” Black also won acclaim for his work as a writer and producer of the HBO series, “Big Love,” about a modern Mormon family in Utah practicing polygamy. Black will discuss “Activism and the Creative Class: The Art of Building Inclusive Communities.” Tickets for ACLU members: $30; non-members: $40; Students: $10; VIP: $100, which includes admission to the private afterglow. For tickets and information, visit www.aclumich.org, or call 313-578-6827.