Philosophy professor David Livingstone Smith, author of Making Monsters: The Uncanny Power of Dehumanization, will give a free public keynote 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15 to open the 2025 Festival of Monsters. The lecture will be held at the Museum of Art and History (705 Front Street).

There will be a day of public events on Saturday, Oct. 18, with details to come. Watch this space for updates.