BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:204481@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20260826T075345Z DTSTART:20260925T190000Z DTEND:20260925T200000Z SUMMARY:Signals Across Vast Distances: Essays and Tales —\\; Elizabe th Alexander in conversation with Jericho Brown DESCRIPTION:This is an in-person only event and registration is required. Register here –\\; https://www.eventbrite.com/e/signals-across-vast -distances-elizabeth-alexander-jericho-brown-tickets-1996471977428?aff=od dtdtcreator.\\nThis event takes place in the theater of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum (441 John Lewis Freedom Pkwy NE\\, Atlant a\\, GA 30307). Doors open at 6:30pm. Event begins promptly at 7:00pm.\\n PLEASE NOTE: This event will take place in 2 theaters. Once capacity is r eached in the primary theater\\, attendees will be directed to a second t heater where the event will be simulcast. Reserving a seat does not guara ntee you a seat in the primary theater –\\; arrive early to secure y our seat.\\nCharis and the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum w elcome Elizabeth Alexander in conversation with Jericho Brown for a celeb ration of Signals Across Vast Distances: Essays and Tales\\, a call to co urage and connection from prize-winning poet and champion of the arts and humanities Elizabeth Alexander.\\nIn this deeply personal book\\, Elizab eth Alexander gives us profound and galvanizing lessons from culture and life to move through challenging times. In close readings of visionary an d beloved poets and writers—Muriel Rukeyser\\, Gwendolyn Brooks\\, Audr e Lorde\\, James Baldwin\\, and June Jordan\\, among others—Dr. Alexand er meditates on how words and values can sustain and inspire us\\, interw eaving her voice with revelatory works of art by some of our most extraor dinary visual artists\\, richly reproduced in the book’s pages.\\nHer s tories of connection—as a daughter\\, wife\\, widow\\, and mother of tw o sons\\; reflecting at midlife on her younger days as an aspiring dancer \\; as a poet at President Obama’s inauguration on the dais alongside h er father\\, a civil rights pioneer\\; urging radical welcome in our fami lies\\, communities\\, and country—engage and move us. Her reflections on the public project of acknowledging historical truths\\, a focus of he r leadership at the Mellon Foundation\\, model courageous action.\\nThrou ghout the book\\, Alexander poses questions\\, encouraging readers to rec ognize the abundant resources we carry within or can access: language\\, history\\, art\\, community\\, family\\, our bodies\\, our stories\\, and love itself. In luminous and powerful prose\\, Signals Across Vast Dista nces calls us to imagine possibilities\\, take courage\\, and—in Alexan der’s closing words—lead with love.\\nAbout the author\\nElizabeth Al exander is a prize-winning and New York Times best-selling author\\, reno wned poet\\, educator\\, scholar\\, and cultural advocate. Her memoir\\, The Light of the World\\, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and Natio nal Book Critics Circle Award. She composed and recited “\\;Praise S ong for the Day”\\; for President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration and is currently president of the Mellon Foundation\\, the nation’s la rgest funder of the arts\\, culture\\, and humanities. She lives and work s in New York City.\\nAbout the conversation partner\\nJericho Brown is t he author of three collections of poetry: The Tradition (2019)\\, a final ist for the 2019 National Book Award and the winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry\\; The New Testament (Copper Canyon 2014)\\, won the Ani sfield-Wolf Book Award and was named one of the best of the year by Libra ry Journal\\, Coldfront\\, and the Academy of American Poets\\; and Pleas e (New Issues\\, 2008)\\, which won the 2009 American Book Award. He is a lso the editor of the anthology How We Do It: Black Writers on Craft\\, P ractice\\, and Skill (Amistad\\, 2023)\\, and The Selected Shepherd (Univ ersity of Pittsburgh Press\\, 2024)\\, a new retrospective on the work of the important Black\\, gay poet Reginald Shepherd.\\nBrown is the recipi ent of a MacArthur “Genius” Award (2024)\\, the Whiting Writers Award \\, and fellowships from the The Academy of American Poets\\, John Simon Guggenheim Foundation\\, the National Endowment for the Arts\\, the Radcl iffe Institute at Harvard University\\, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Confere nce\\, and the Krakow Poetry Seminar in Poland. He was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award\\, the Thom Gunn Award\\, and the Hurston Wright P oetry Prize\\, and was elected an Academy Chancellor in 2024. His poems h ave appeared in The Nation\\, The New Yorker\\, The New Republic\\, and T he Best American Poetry.\\nBrown lives in Atlanta where he is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of English and Creative Writing and Interim Dir ector of Creative Writing at Emory University.\\nAbout the Event\\nAll at tendees must register for the event by selecting a ticket. There will be a limited number of free tickets. You may choose: a free ticket without a book\\, a single ticket with a book\\, or a ticket for 2 people that inc ludes one book. Register here- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/signals-acros s-vast-distances-elizabeth-alexander-jericho-brown-tickets-1996471977428? aff=oddtdtcreator\\nIf you choose the book with ticket option\\, you will bring your ticket (digitally or on paper) with you to pick up your copy of the book at the event. All books not picked up at the event on 9/25 wi ll be available for pickup at Charis Books and More (184 S. Candler St\\, Decatur) for 2 weeks.\\nDoors open at 6:30 pm. Event begins promptly at 7:00 pm.\\nCOVID 19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS + ACCESSIBILITY:\\nMasks: Face masks are strongly encouraged but not required.\\nSocial Distancing: Attendanc e will be capped below capacity to ensure social distancing.\\nThe Librar y and Museum are surrounded by 35 acres of ponds\\, local wildlife and ro lling grounds. There are six handicap parking spaces with ramps leading f rom the parking lot into the building via ramps. Approaching the Museum e ntrance from the gardens you will see a courtyard and fountain with concr ete/slate walkway on both sides. The circle of flags on the upper east si de of the courtyard ramps into the sidewalks. Once inside the Museum lobb y access to the public restrooms is by ramp. The public restrooms have ha ndicap stalls and wash basins accessible by wheelchair. All elevation cha nges inside the building are negotiable on ramps and with elevators.\\nPl ease contact us at info@charisbooksandmore.comor 404-524-0304 if you have other seating or accessibility needs or would like to request ASL interp retation.\\nEvent Code of Conduct: By attending our event you agree to ou r Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experienc e for everyone\\, regardless of gender\\, gender identity and expression\ \, age\\, sexual orientation\\, disability\\, physical appearance\\, body size\\, race\\, ethnicity\\, religion (or lack thereof)\\, class\\, or t echnology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Anyone viol ating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. 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