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AN EVENING WITH JAMES FRANCO The University of Texas at Arlington James Franco rose to fame for his invites you and a guest to attend an award winning performance in the title role evening with of the TNT biopic James Dean. He went on to receive critical acclaim for his performances in Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours and Gus Van ACTOR AND ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE Sant’s Milk. He is also well known for his starring role as Harry Osbourne in Sam JAMES FRANCO Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy. More recent acting credits include Your Highness; Eat, Friday, May 11, 2012 Pray, Love; Date Night; and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. On television, Franco starred in the critically acclaimed Freaks V.I.P. Reception and Geeks and has a recurring role on ABC’s 6-7:30 p.m. General Hospital. College Park Center He wrote, directed, and starred in the features Good Time Max and The Ape. Herbert White, a short film Franco Hospitality Suite wrote and directed, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010; other 601 South Pecan Street films he directed have premiered at SXSW and Cannes. Arlington, Texas Devoted to higher education, Franco has earned an undergraduate degree in English with a concentration in creative writing from the University of California, Los Angeles and a master’s degree in writing from Columbia University. He is a Ph.D. student in English at Yale University and plans to Following the reception, please join us at the attend the Rhode Island School of Design. He was accepted into the University Class of 2012 Graduation Celebration of Houston’s doctoral program for creative writing–in which only 20 out of 400 applicants were accepted–though he chose to defer enrollment to focus featuring keynote speaker James Franco on other endeavors. Franco will teach a course on translating poetry to film at New York Levitt Pavilion University in fall 2012. His next major film, Oz: The Great and Powerful, is 100 West Abram Street scheduled for release in 2013. Downtown Arlington Program at 8 p.m. Shuttle servicve provided Graduation Celebration: Rain site: College Park Center Saluting the Class of 2012

UT Arlington will honor the Class of 2012 with a spectacular Graduation Business casual Celebration event featuring keynote speaker James Franco, a Texas-sized fireworks show, food, and remarks by UT Arlington President James D. Spaniolo R.S.V.P. to Cindy Francis by May 7 and Class of 2012 student speaker Melissa Sepulveda Tran. A special surprise is [email protected] or 817-272-5300 also planned for all our guests. It is an event you won’t want to miss. V.I.P. pass and parking map enclosed

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featuring keynote speaker: academy award nominee JAMES FRANCO

ENJOY A Texas-Sized fireworks SHOW, music, and A street fair of dessert booths.

LEVITT PAVILION • FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012 • 7:30 P.M.

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