We know your time is valuable, so each week we will give you a cross-section of events at Emory University to choose from.

Monday, March 14: Creativity Conversation with Sir Salman Rushdie and Robert Spano

• Moderated by Steve Everett, Professor of Composition and Computer Music, this will be a discussion of technological innovations and how they pertain to music and literature. The event begins at 12 p.m. and is open to the public at no cost.

Tuesday, March 15: Contemporary Talks: John Yau

• A poet and critic, John Yau, discusses a range of topics relating to literature and visual art. The event will run from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.and is open to the public at no cost.

Wednesday, March 16: Race*Sex*Politics*Religion...What not to talk about

• Exhibit curator Larry Jens Anderson will talk about the exhibit and how the topics for "what not to talk about" came about. The event runs from 5 to 8 p.m. and is open to the public at no cost.

Thursday, March 17: Salvadore Dali's "Aliyah and the Rebirth of Israel"

• The Marcus Hillel Center will feature this rare exhibit by Salvador Dali that commemorates Jewish history through June . The gallery opening will include remarks from Dr. Elliot King, noted authority on Dali who recently curated the exhibit, Dali: The Late Work, at the High Museum of Art. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and is open to the public at no cost.

Friday, March 18: SFJAZZ Collective featuring the music of Stevie Wonder

• The octet will perform at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Friday night at 8 p.m. Tickets are available online.

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