# Event Details

- **Event Name**: CALS Spring Speaker Series and NEA Big Read presents Ross Gay
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 10 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay is a sustained meditation on that which goes away — loved ones, the seasons, the earth as we know it. Drawing wisdom from the garden and the orchard, this celebrated collection finds solace in the way that loss, sorrow, and death can be transformed into something that nourishes us. 

Join us for this conversation moderated by Frederick McKindra, Associate Editor of the Oxford American, followed by a book signing with Ross Gay.  

ASL interpretation will be provided for the discussion and Q&A. Assisted listening devices are available upon request.

Doors open at 5:30pm. Advanced registration is suggested. 

As part of the CALS NEA Big Read 2026, additional ebook copies are available on Libby through the CALS online catalog, the CALS app, or the Libby app. 

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. El Proyecto NEA Big Read es una iniciativa del National Endowment for the Arts (el Fondo Nacional para las Artes de Estados Unidos) en cooperación con Arts Midwest.

No photos, videos, or audio recordings are allowed before, during, or after the performance. Selfies with the author are prohibited in book-signing lines or at any time during the event.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/little-rock/cals-spring-speaker-series-and-nea-big-read-presents-ross-gay/200029891766350
- **Event Categories**: Art, health-wellness, fine-arts, literary-art, Nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://events.cals.org/event/15642746?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=little+rock-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Little Rock
- **state**: AR
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 100 S Rock St, Little Rock, AR, United States, Arkansas 72201
- **lat**: 34.74697
- **long**: -92.26734
- **full address**: 100 S Rock St, Little Rock, AR, United States, Arkansas 72201

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Central Arkansas Library System (https://allevents.in/org/central-arkansas-library-system/6945856)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 10 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 100 S Rock St, Little Rock, AR, United States, Arkansas 72201
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Central Arkansas Library System
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, health-wellness, fine-arts, literary-art, Nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about CALS Spring Speaker Series and NEA Big Read presents Ross Gay ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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