# Event Details - **Event Name**: The LOVE Project: A reading & exploration with Alison van Diggelen! - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 10 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat, 10 Oct, 2026 at 01:30 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for a soulful conversation about love and loss. What's the secret to finding and sustaining love, and finding purpose in grief?About this EventAfter a violent encounter plunged her into a dark place, journalist Alison van Diggelen went on a quest to explore her community of Carmel-by-the-Sea, through the lens of love.She asked neighbors and even strangers, "What does love mean to you and what gives your life purpose?"Alison will share excerpts of the revelatory stories in her book , a Journey of Intimate Conversations. Ordinary lives reveal extraordinary reckonings with love, loss, desire, betrayal, grief, faith, aging, and resilience. They explore Carmel’s artistic soul and its connection to Big Sur’s wild spirit. Bound by surprising and quirky local charm, these stories breathe with universal truth and restore our faith in love's transformational power. We'll invite you to share your own stories of connection— with community and with nature. Come to listen, reflect, and join the conversation if you'd like.Whether you seek inspiration for your own journey, or the comfort of knowing you are not alone, The LOVE Project offers a gentle guide to finding love and hope, living fully and authentically, and embracing life's most transformative moments. It was featured on NPR's KAZU, and BBC Radio Scotland and Magnus Toren's A Big Sur Podcast.About the authorAlison van Diggelen is a journalist and has contributed to BBC, NPR, PBS, and the Mercury News. Her writing is featured in the NPR book, On Fatherhood.As the host of the Fresh Dialogues interview series, she's had intimate conversations with Oscar winners, Nobel Prize winners, and tech visionaries, including Meryl Streep, Paul Krugman and Richard Branson.Alison hails from Bonnie Scotland and now lives in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Visit AlisonvanDiggelen.com or Instagram @alisonvandThis event is free. Feel free to pack a lunch.Welcome! - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/big-sur/the-love-project-a-reading-and-exploration-with-alison-van-diggelen/100001991007127916 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: Henry Miller Memorial Library - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Big Sur - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Henry Miller Memorial Library - **lat**: 36.2241787 - **long**: -121.7580453 - **full address**: Henry Miller Memorial Library, 48603 Highway One, Big Sur, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The LOVE Project: A reading & exploration with Alison van Diggelen! - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/1249a6c75416e741450d77ec8a14018b9c0fcb6180209022ed1502e4a5ee5f56-rimg-w1200-h589-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1780779126 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The LOVE Project: A reading & exploration with Alison van Diggelen! being held? - **A:** The LOVE Project: A reading & exploration with Alison van Diggelen! takes place on Sat, 10 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Sat, 10 Oct, 2026 at 01:30 pm at Henry Miller Memorial Library, 48603 Highway One, Big Sur, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing The LOVE Project: A reading & exploration with Alison van Diggelen!? - **A:** The LOVE Project: A reading & exploration with Alison van Diggelen! is organized by Henry Miller Memorial Library. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** The LOVE Project: A reading & exploration with Alison van Diggelen! is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Big Sur, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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