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Upcoming Events at Haverford

MARATHON '08: Vergil's Aeneid

Coming in October
Time: 9 A.M. - ???
Location: Sunken Lounge, Dining Center, Haverford College

Lecture: Date TBA

Joel Relihan (Wheaton College)

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Classics Events in the Philadelphia Area

Haverford's Classics Department maintains PLACET, a list of Classics Events in Greater Philadelphia.

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Recent Events at Haverford

	Classics Dessert & Prospective Majors Meeting Wednesday, March 19, 6:45-8:30 p.m. Professor Roberts will be hosting an informal dessert for current and potentional majors and minors and students interested in participating in upcoming campus activities. Did I mention dessert? Prospective majors and minors are encouraged to come at 6:45 for a discussion of majoring and minoring in Classics at Haverford. Contact Prof. Roberts for directions.
	ORALi-Tea '08 April 17, 7:00 in the Common Room, Founders Hall, Haverford College Please join the Bi-College classics community for an an evening for the Oral Reading of Ancient Literature and (also oral) consumption of dessert.
	KINEMA Classica: "Trojan Women" (1971) Thursday, December 6th Time: 7:30 p.m. Chase Auditorium, Haverford College Discussion of movie will follow screening.
	MARATHON '07: Plato's Symposium Wednesday, November 14th Time: 4 P.M. Location: Sunken Lounge, Dining Center, Haverford College
	KINEMA Classica: "300" (2007) Thursday, September 20th Time: 7:30 p.m. Chase Auditorium, Haverford College Discussion of movie will follow screening.
	Senior Thesis Presentations Wednesday May 9th, at Haverford, in Hall 107 We will meet 9:30-12:00 and 1:30-4:00 for our two sessions, each with a short break in the middle.
	ORALi-Tea '07 April 19, 7:30 in the Quita Woodward Room, Thomas Hall, Bryn Mawr College Following on the success of last year's inaugural Orali-Tea, please join the Bi-College classics community for an an evening for the Oral Reading of Ancient Literature and (also oral) consumption of dessert.
	Classics Tea Monday, March 26 at 4:45 p.m. 4:45 p.m. in Hall 112. Come learn about majoring and minoring in Classics, meet students and faculty, and enjoy tasty refreshements.
	Lecture: ''The reception history of Sophocles' representation of pain'' March 28 at 4:30 p.m. Felix Budelmann (The Open University in the UK; The Center for Hellenic Studies) Gest 101 (with tea at 4:00)
	Conference: "On Translating Homer" November 18-19
	Bi-College Marathon: A Reading of Homer's Odyssey November 16, Sunken Lounge in the Dining Center 8 A.M. - ???
	Lecture: November 2 at 4:30 P.M. Jonathan Price Gest 101 (with tea at 4:00).
	Cena Romana: October 11 at 6 P.M A feast with tasty Roman delicacies prepared by Prof. Mulligan. Menu and Pictures from the Cena
	Lecture: September 22 at 4:30 P.M at Bryn Mawr Michael Fontaine, Cornell University, "The Lesbia Code: Backmasking, Pillow Talk, and Cacemphaton in Catullus 5 and 16" Room B21 of the Rhys Carpenter Library (Tea at 4 in Quita Woodward Room).
	Senior Thesis Defense and Lunch May 2nd, 9:30-12:30 Bryn Mawr, Thomas 224 Come enjoy a morning of food, friends, and Classics, as Seniors discuss their theses.
	The First Annual Bi-College ORALi-tea Thursday, April 6th at 8 p.m. in Gest 101 An occasion for the Oral Reading of Ancient Literature and (also oral) consumption of dessert. Try your hand at recitation and performance along with other students and faculty, or come along as audience for your friends. If you’re interested in taking part, please get in touch with either Prof. Edmonds or Prof. Walker at Bryn Mawr or Prof. Mulligan or Prof. Roberts at Haverford.
	Lecture: Wednesday March 29th at 4:30 p.m. Phiroze Vasunia, Lecturer, Department of Classics, University of Reading, will speak on "Alexander and the British Empire". Gest 101 (with tea at 4:00).
	Classics Tea Tuesday, March 21st at 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. in Hall 112. Come learn about majoring and minoring in Classics, meet students and faculty, and enjoy tasty refreshements.
	Lecture: Wednesday March 22nd at 4:30 p.m. William Hansen, Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies and Folklore, Indiana University at Bloomington, will speak on "Packaging Greek Mythology" Gest 101 (with tea at 4:00).
	Trip: Saturday, December 3 at 1 p.m. The Classics Department is pleased to announce a trip to a performance of Sophocles’ Electra at Arcadia University. Transportation, tickets to the play, and dinner will be provided by the generous support of the Hurford Humanities Center. The vans will leave from behind Haverford's Stokes Hall (near the Blue Bus stop) at 1 p.m. Introduction to Sophocles' Electra and Greek Tragedy
	Lecture: Wednesday, November 16 at 4:30 p.m. in Gest 101 Joseph Farrell will give a lecture on “Juno's Aeneid: Narrative, Metapoetics, Dissent" Tea will begin at 4:00 p.m.
	Classics Dessert Thursday, November 10, 7:30-10 p.m. Professor Roberts will be hosting an informal dessert for current and potentional majors and minors and students interested in participating in upcoming campus activities. Did I mention dessert? Contact Prof. Roberts for directions.