join us for a screening of Arrival With a welcome by special guest Ted Chiang

The Gaines Center is proud to welcome Ted Chiang to campus this semester. In preparation for his visit, the Gaines Center for the Humanities presents this special screening of Arrival, the award-winning film inspired by Chiang’s short story Story of Your Life. This screening will take place at the Kentucky Theatre, Main Street, Lexington, on Monday October 5 at 7.00pm. We're delighted that Ted Chiang will welcome the audience, and that linguists Brenna and Andrew Byrd will provide an introduction to the movie. Tickets are priced at $6.50 with all proceeds to the Kentucky Theatre. Tickets are available via the Kentucky Theatre website.

About Arrival: 
Linguistics professor Louise Banks leads an elite team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down in 12 locations around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must race against time to find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors. Hoping to unravel the mystery, she takes a chance that could threaten her life and quite possibly all mankind.