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Garland Cultural Arts Presents Boldly Going to Garland: Celebrating 60 Years of Star Trek

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An Intergalactic Adventure from the It Came From Texas Film Festival
Sixty years ago, a five-year mission launched television audiences into the final frontier—and the journey has never truly ended.
Join Garland Cultural Arts and the It Came From Texas Film Festival for Boldly Going to Garland, a one-day celebration honoring six decades of Star Trek. Whether you’re a lifelong Trekkie (or Trekker, if you prefer), a casual fan, or introducing a new generation to the Federation, this event promises a day of exploration, imagination, and fun.
Enjoy classic episode and feature film screenings, trivia competitions, costume contests, photo opportunities, engaging panel discussions, vendors, and more as we celebrate the stories, characters, and optimistic vision that have inspired fans around the world for 60 years.
And because every great Texas festival deserves a Lone Star connection, we’re proud to note that Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was born in El Paso, Texas, making this galactic gathering a perfect fit for the It Came From Texas Film Festival.
 So dust off your Starfleet uniform, polish your communicator, and join us as we boldly go to Garland!
 
 
📅 Saturday, September 12, 2026 — All day, all ranks welcome

📍 At the Plaza Theatre, 521 W. State Street, Garland, TX

🖖 Full schedule still warping into place — more details beaming down soon
⏳ Early Bird pricing launched last week and quickly reached capacity. We have released discounted advance tickets at $45 plus fees, available until July 31. On August 1, prices will increase to the full price of $55 each, plus fees. 
🎟️ GarlandArts.com

Direct link for tickets. 

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Kelly Kitchens

Kelly J Kitchens (Wickersham), film publicist

As an editor and feature writer, Kelly J. Kitchens found herself engrossed in North Texas’ arts, entertainment, leisure/hospitality and fund-raising events scene in the early and mid-'90s where she was a feature writer, critic and editor for a weekly arts and entertainment magazine in Dallas called The Met. Her love of film, music, art, theater and worthy causes drove her to then pursue the publicity side of the media business in 1995. Kelly has been honored by being named a “master publicist” in the Fort Worth Business Press and an “ace media maven” in The Dallas Morning News.

For more than 25 years, Kelly has had her hand in much of the Dallas film world. For instance, she publicized Angelika Film Centers openings in Dallas and Plano and the revitalization of Houston’s Angelika. She is the director of press and publicity for several area film festivals and independent films playing at other film festivals. And in 2022, she plans to return to be the publicist for Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas in DFW.

During the pandemic, Kelly wasn’t sure where her career would take her. Fortunately, she was able to help save Thin Line Film Festival, Dallas VideoFest's DocuFest and AltFiction Fest, Pegasus Film Festival, among other film festivals as they turned to go virtual instead of canceling.

As the world emerges from the pandemic, Kelly is working on publicity for Pegasus Media Project, Who Needs Sleep Telethon, as well as several films making their ways into the festival circuit and an Amazon series nominated for a Daytime Emmy, #WASHED.

One of Kelly’s specialties is her Media Roundtables. RTs are modified press conferences that turn into conversations and virtual film schools with filmmakers, festival directors and anyone else she happens to be working with at the time. Get a feel for these media roundtables at this YouTube playlist: https://tinyurl.com/KJKPRMediaRoundtables

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