A Happiness Hour with Ross Gay

Fri Nov 07 2025 at 06:30 pm to 09:30 pm UTC-05:00

Howard County Community College | Columbia

HoCoPoLitSo - The Howard County Poetry & Literature Society
Publisher/HostHoCoPoLitSo - The Howard County Poetry & Literature Society
A Happiness Hour with Ross Gay
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Join us for this year's Lucille Clifton Reading Series and "A Happy Hour with Ross Gay", a celebration of HoCoPoLitSo's 50th Anniversary. Ross Gay is the author of the essay collection, The Book of Delights, and poetry collection, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, among other works.
Friday, November 7 - 5:30 p.m. doors open, stage show at 6:30
10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044
Howard Community College’s Kahlert Foundation Complex, room 101
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for an hour of light refreshments and music; a cash bar is offered for patrons aged 21 and older. Stage presentation begins at 6:30 p.m. with an introduction from the poet and former HoCoPoLitSo writer-in-residence Steven Leyva, whose filmed conversation with Ross will be available free through HoCoPoLitSo’s The Writing Life at a later date. After the show, book sales and signing is offered.
General admission is available while seating lasts for $25 per person, with discounted rates available for professional educators and currently-enrolled students. For questions or issues purchasing tickets, to request accommodations, or to discuss attendance by a larger group, please contact HoCoPoLitSo via e-mail to [email protected], or by phone call to (443) 518-4568.
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