# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Brown Bag Author Event: Andrea Gilats
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 14 Jul, 2025 at 12:00 pm – Mon, 14 Jul, 2025 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for a free author event at the Brainerd Public Library! Meet the author, hear their work, and ask questions. 

On Monday, July 14, 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m., Minnesota author Andrea Gilats will discuss her book, “Radical Endurance: Growing Old in an Age of Longevity,” at the Brainerd Public Library. One May morning shortly before her seventy-fifth birthday, Andrea Gilats awoke to a startling, sudden spike in consciousness that she was about to leap from older to old. Radical Endurance is the story of the reckoning that followed, a candid, clear-eyed journey of discovery through the pitfalls and possibilities of aging. Facing the realities of her age, Gilats explores her fears of failing health and loss of independence while navigating the terrain of an ageist culture. But among such troubling uncertainties, she also encounters the singular pleasures of “growing up again,” of finding fresh and unexpected ways of understanding herself and making meaning during this new era of her life.

Andrea (Andy) Gilats, Ph.D., is a writer, educator, artist, and former yoga teacher whose books include “Radical Endurance: Growing Old in an Age of Longevity” (University of Minnesota Press, 2024), “After Effects: A Memoir of Complicated Grief” (University of Minnesota Press, 2022), winner of an Honorable Mention in the Foreword Reviews Indie 2023 Book Awards, and “Restoring Flexibility: A Gentle Yoga-Based Practice to Increase Mobility at Any Age” (Ulysses Press, 2015). See more information at her website: andreagilats.com.

This presentation is sponsored by the Friends of the Brainerd Public Library through their volunteer and fundraising efforts. No registration is required, and all are welcome.

2025 Summer Author Series schedule:
July 14: Andrea Gilats, “Radical Endurance: Growing Old in an Age of Longevity”
July 21: Josh Moehling, “A Long Time Gone: A Novel”
July 28: Matt Goldman, “The Murder Show: A Novel”
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brainerd/brown-bag-author-event-andrea-gilats/200028244956850
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, health-wellness, charities
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 12

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Brainerd
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Brainerd Public Library
- **lat**: 46.354248729128
- **long**: -94.202803444208
- **full address**: Brainerd Public Library, 416 S 5th St, Brainerd, MN 56401-3509, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Brown Bag Author Event: Andrea Gilats being held?
  - **A:** Brown Bag Author Event: Andrea Gilats takes place on Mon, 14 Jul, 2025 at 12:00 pm to Mon, 14 Jul, 2025 at 01:00 pm at Brainerd Public Library, 416 S 5th St, Brainerd, MN 56401-3509, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Brown Bag Author Event: Andrea Gilats?
  - **A:** Brown Bag Author Event: Andrea Gilats is organized by Brainerd Public Library.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Brown Bag Author Event: Andrea Gilats is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Brainerd, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Brown Bag Author Event: Andrea Gilats sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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