

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Rusche Distinguished Lecture Series Featuring Dennis Quaid
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: We’re thrilled to announce that acclaimed actor and Texas native Dennis Quaid will be the headline speaker for the fifth installment of our Nelson Rusche Distinguished Lecture Series!

🗓 Date &amp; Time: Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.

📍 Location: Baker Pattillo Student Center Grand Ballroom, Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) – Nacogdoches, TX

🎟 Tickets: Free tickets available beginning January 2 at the Charles Bright Visitor Center downtown; on-campus at the Student Center Info Desk &amp; McGee Business Building, Room 137

Why you won’t want to miss this:

Dennis Quaid will bring his unique perspective on the intersection of entertainment, business entrepreneurship and economic development, with an emphasis on the film and television industry right here in East Texas. 

This lecture series was established to honor A. Nelson Rusche’s legacy and his support of business education at SFA. 

Connect with students, faculty, and community members in a dynamic lecture format, and explore how business, creativity, and community development intersect.

For more information: https://www.sfasu.edu/about-sfa/newsroom/2025/dennis-quaid-headline-sfas-nelson-rusche-distinguished-lecture-series
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nacogdoches/rusche-distinguished-lecture-series-featuring-dennis-quaid/200029245260733
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 727

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Nacogdoches
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Baker Pattillo Student Center
- **lat**: 31.6208594025
- **long**: -94.649640001061
- **full address**: Baker Pattillo Student Center, 222 Vista Drive,Nacogdoches,TX,United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Rusche College of Business (https://allevents.in/org/rusche-college-of-business/23672326)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Baker Pattillo Student Center, 222 Vista Drive,Nacogdoches,TX,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Rusche College of Business
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, theatre, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Rusche Distinguished Lecture Series Featuring Dennis Quaid ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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