OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Former “Star Trek” actor and “Reading Rainbow” producer LeVar Burton will headline this year’s Nebraska Science Festival.

Burton will discuss the impact that mentors, technology, storytelling and science fiction have had on his life.

The science festival is scheduled for April 15th through 23rd, and will feature an array of science- and technology-related activities.

Burton will speak at 7:30 p.m. on April 22nd at Joslyn Museum’s Witherspoon Concert Hall in Omaha. His presentation is free and open to the public, but requires a reserved ticket.

Tickets for general admission seating to Burton’s presentation will be released one month prior to the event on March 22nd, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Tickets will be released online at Event Brite. More information will be posted at nescifest.com.