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Inciting Joy: A Conversation with Ross Gay

2023-01-11 19:00:00 2023-01-11 20:00:00 America/Chicago Inciting Joy: A Conversation with Ross Gay Kick off your new year with a conversation about joy with best-selling essayist and award-winning poet Ross Gay. ILP Virtual -

Wednesday, January 11
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-01-11 19:00:00 2023-01-11 20:00:00 America/Chicago Inciting Joy: A Conversation with Ross Gay Kick off your new year with a conversation about joy with best-selling essayist and award-winning poet Ross Gay. ILP Virtual -

Kick off your new year with a conversation about joy with best-selling essayist and award-winning poet Ross Gay.

An exploration of the joy we incite when we turn our attention to what we love and what brings us together, Ross will discuss his most recent collection of essays, Inciting Joy, with performance poet Dan “Sully” Sullivan.

Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding, winner of the PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. His first collection of essays, The Book of Delights, was released in 2019 and was a New York Times bestseller.

Dan “Sully” Sullivan is a three-time Chicago Poetry Slam Champion. His poems and performances have been featured on HBO Def Poetry Jam, WGN Morning News, and National Public Radio. Sully’s first full-length book of poems, The Blue Line Home, is available from EM-Press.​

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Health & Wellness | Authors & Book Discussions | Arts & Culture |

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Main Library

EPLInfo@cityofevanston.org
Phone: (847)448-8600
Branch manager
Yolande Wilburn, Executive Director

Hours
Mon, Dec 02 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Dec 03 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Dec 04 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Dec 05 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Dec 06 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Dec 07 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Dec 08 12:00PM to 6:00PM

About the branch

 

The City of Evanston is committed to promoting a Citywide culture of accessibility and inclusivity. To request an accommodation for a program, service, or activity, please call 847-866-2919 to make an ADA service request or fill out a request form online.

Upcoming events

Fri, Dec 06, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Fri, Dec 06, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Robert Crown Center Parking Lot

Sat, Dec 07, 10:00am - 11:30am
New venue Main Library - Children's Room

Sat, Dec 07, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library

Sat, Dec 07, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)
This event is full

Sun, Dec 08, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
This event is full

Sun, Dec 08, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
This event is full

Sun, Dec 08, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Robert Crown Community Center - Lobby

Mon, Dec 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
This event is full

Mon, Dec 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Dec 09, 11:00am - 11:30am
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room
This event is full

Mon, Dec 09, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
This event is full

Mon, Dec 09, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

Mon, Dec 09, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
New venue Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Dec 09, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library

Mon, Dec 09, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Tue, Dec 10, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Tue, Dec 10, 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Main Library - Lobby

Tue, Dec 10, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - Library Board Room (406),Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

Tue, Dec 10, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library

Tue, Dec 10, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Illinois Libraries Present - A Virtual Event

Wed, Dec 11, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
This event is full

Wed, Dec 11, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)

Wed, Dec 11, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Wed, Dec 11, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Wed, Dec 11, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - The Loft

Thu, Dec 12, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Robert Crown Community Ctr, 1801 Main St., Evanston, IL 60202 - Rms. B-C (Main floor to the left)

Thu, Dec 12, 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Church St. just outside Main Library

Thu, Dec 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Thu, Dec 12, 3:00pm - 4:15pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

Thu, Dec 12, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - Children's Room

Fri, Dec 13, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sat, Dec 14, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Robert Crown Community Center - Lobby

Sat, Dec 14, 12:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)
This event is full

Sat, Dec 14, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sat, Dec 14, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Dec 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Dec 16, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
New venue Main Library - Small Meeting Room (108)

Mon, Dec 16, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - The Loft

Mon, Dec 16, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library

Cancelled
Tue, Dec 17, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library

Tue, Dec 17, 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107),Small Meeting Room (108)

Tue, Dec 17, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)

Tue, Dec 17, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library

Tue, Dec 17, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Wed, Dec 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)
This event is full

Rescheduled
Wed, Dec 18, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
New date Wednesday, December 11, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library

Wed, Dec 18, 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Wed, Dec 18, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library - Library Board Room (406),Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Wed, Dec 18, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - The Loft

Wed, Dec 18, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107),Zoom Main 1 (Virtual)

Wed, Dec 18, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
New venue Double Clutch Brewing Company
This event is full

Thu, Dec 19, 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Church St. just outside Main Library

Thu, Dec 19, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Thu, Dec 19, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
The Loft (Teen Space)

Fri, Dec 20, All day
Illinois Libraries Present - A Virtual Event

Cancelled
Fri, Dec 20, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sat, Dec 21, All day
Illinois Libraries Present - A Virtual Event

Sat, Dec 21, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Sat, Dec 21, 11:00am - 11:30am
Main Library

Sat, Dec 21, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)

Sun, Dec 22, All day
Illinois Libraries Present - A Virtual Event

Mon, Dec 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Thu, Dec 26, 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Church St. just outside Main Library

Thu, Dec 26, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Zoom Main 2 (Virtual)

Thu, Dec 26, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Main Library - Falcon Room (303)

Thu, Dec 26, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library

Fri, Dec 27, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Mon, Dec 30, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Community Meeting Room (107)

Mon, Dec 30, 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library - The Loft

Thu, Jan 02, 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Church St. just outside Main Library

Thu, Jan 02, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Robert Crown Branch Library - Robert Crown Multipurpose Room

Fri, Jan 03, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Robert Crown Center Parking Lot