In addition to spending two decades with the legendary band, McNally is the author of the critically acclaimed books “A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead” and “A Desolate Angel: Jack Kerouac, The Beat Generation and America.” 

The event is presented by the office of the Provost, Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities, Honors Program and the Department of English.

McNally’s presentation, “Long Strange Trip: My Life with the Grateful Dead,” is free and open to the public.