

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Symposium (Presented by Big Brain and DFT) | Feb 5, 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Big Brain x DFT present: The Symposium. Lecture meets party for smarties.About this EventTHE SYMPOSIUM at DFT? ? Presented by  and ________________________________________________________________________________Take a break from big beats in the streets during DFT, with Big Brain at The Symposium —a space for minds to connect, learn, and explore cool topics.?️ RSVP Required for Entry!This is a FREE ticketed event with limited capacity (only the first 100 guests to check-in will enter!)Tickets are required for entry, and space is available on a first-come, first-served basis.A ticket does not guarantee entry. Doors open at 7PM.WHERE: Hawthorn SF [21+ venue]WHEN: 7:30-9:30PM​7:30-8:10PM | Arrival &amp; Chats8:10-8:50 | Lecture​​​​​8:50-9:30 | Q&amp;A and more chattingFeb 5th Featured Speaker:"Toni Morrison and the Question of Freedom"Ato Quayson, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and English at Stanford University✨ What does it really mean to be free—and how do we learn to imagine it?Join Ato Quayson, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and English at Stanford University, for a thought-provoking exploration of freedom through the novels of Toni Morrison.Drawing on Beloved, Song of Solomon, and A Mercy, this lecture examines how Morrison’s characters wrestle with freedom in the aftermath of enslavement—not just as a legal status, but as something lived in the body and sustained by imagination.Together, these stories offer a powerful, full-spectrum vision of freedom—one that speaks not only to Black history, but to how all of us might learn to live more fully and humanelyWhat's a "Symposium?"a: A friendly party (as after a banquet in ancient Greece) with music and conversationb: A social gathering at which there is free interchange of ideasc: A really cool drop in with drinks and fun people; part lecture, part party with smarties.__Follow us on Instagram and Facebook at: @bigbrainsf, @dftsanfrancico__About Big Brain:Big Brain is a lecture series hosted in SF's coolest spaces. Welcome to the nerd club.__DFT is presented by Into The Streets and Civic Joy Fund in partnership The East Cut CBD, Yerba Buena Partnership, Natoma Cabana, and 111 Minna Gallery.__By registering for and attending this event, you authorize Big Brain SF &amp; DFT to use any photographs or video recordings of your participation in this event for any and all purposes.By registering for this event, you agree to opt-in to communications from Into The Streets, Civic Joy Fund, and Big Brain.DFT’s 2026 is presented by Into The Streets and Civic Joy Fund, with support from San Francisco Downtown Development Corporation.DFT is presented in partnership with The East Cut Community Benefit District, Yerba Buena Partnership, Natoma Cabana, and 111 Minna Gallery.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/san-francisco/the-symposium-presented-by-big-brain-and-dft-|-feb-5-2026/100001981774763666
- **Event Categories**: parties, entertainment, art, fine-arts, black-history-month
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: San Francisco
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Hawthorn SF Nightclub and Lounge
- **lat**: 37.787992
- **long**: -122.404294
- **full address**: Hawthorn SF Nightclub and Lounge, 46 Geary Street, San Francisco, United States

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- **organizer**: Downtown First Thursdays (https://allevents.in/org/downtown-first-thursdays/26451938)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Hawthorn SF Nightclub and Lounge, 46 Geary Street, San Francisco, United States
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  - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Downtown First Thursdays
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** parties, entertainment, art, fine-arts, black-history-month
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Symposium (Presented by Big Brain and DFT) | Feb 5, 2026 ?
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