.event-banner-image {
    position: relative;        /* establish containing block */
}
/* .event-title {
    color: #009;
    font-family: "FreightTextPro", serif;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 3.6rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-shadow: 0 0 6px #fff;
    padding: 0 30px;;
    z-index: 999;
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    text-align: center;
    width: 100%;
} */
.event-location {
    color: #405d81;
    font-family: "FreightTextPro", serif;
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    text-align: center;
}
.event-links {
    text-align: center;
    margin: 1.2rem 0;
}
.event-links .btn {
    background-color: #002675;
    border: none;
}
.event-links .btn:hover,
.event-links .btn:focus {
    background-color: #004;
    border: none;
}
.event-grid-section {
    --g: 1.2rem;
    /* gap variable */
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    /* centers partial rows */
    gap: var(--g);
    margin: 2.4rem 0;
}
.event-grid-section--vf {
    align-items: center;;
}
/* 4 columns on desktop; rows with 1–3 items stay centered */
.event-grid-card {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    flex: 0 1 calc((100% - 3 * var(--g)) / 4);
    /* exact 4-up minus gaps */
    max-width: calc((100% - 3 * var(--g)) / 4);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    text-align: center;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #fff;
    position: relative;
    margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}
.event-speaker-name {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-top: 5px;
}
.event-speaker-title {
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-top: 2px;
    font-style: italic;
}
.event-speaker-picture {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 220px;
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
}
.event-speaker-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 255, .78);
    color: #fff;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(6px);
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity .18s ease, transform .18s ease;
    /* change these: */
    display: block;
    /* no centering grid */
    overflow: auto;
    /* <- show all text via scroll */
    padding: 12px 16px;
    /* room for scrollbar */
}
.event-speaker-overlay h3 {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
}
.event-speaker-overlay p {
    font-size: .8rem;
    text-align: left;
    ;
}
.overlay-inner {
    max-width: 55ch;
}
/* Reveal overlay on hover or keyboard focus */
/* .event-grid-card:hover .event-speaker-overlay,
.event-grid-card:focus-within .event-speaker-overlay {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
    pointer-events: auto;
} */
/* Nice focus ring */
.event-grid-card:focus-within {
    outline: 2px solid #4A73CC;
    /* tweak to taste */
    outline-offset: 2px;
}
.event-generic-section img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    margin: 1.2rem 0;
}
/* Respect reduced motion */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .event-speaker-overlay {
        transition: none;
    }
}
@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .event-title {
        font-size: 2.7rem;
    }
    .event-grid-card {
        flex-basis: calc((100% - var(--g)) / 2);
        max-width: calc((100% - var(--g)) / 2);
    }
    .event-speaker-overlay p {
        font-size: .9rem;
    }
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .event-grid-card {
        flex-basis: 100%;
        max-width: 100%;
    }
}