BEGIN:VCALENDAR X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago PRODID:-//University of Iowa//Events 1.0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T061231Z DTSTART:20190327T170000 DTEND:20190328T170000 SUMMARY:Homerathon 2019: 5 pm March 27 through 5 pm March 28 DESCRIPTION:Homerathon 2019 -- a 24-hour continuous public reading of Homer's Iliad in English translation\, 5 pm Wednesday March 27 – 5 pm Thursday March 28\n\nJoin the University of Iowa Department of Classics and Eta Sigma Phi\, the undergraduate honors society for classics students\, for a 24-hour continuous public reading of Homer’s Iliad in English translation.\n\nThe event is being held outdoors in Kautz Plaza (adjacent to the T. Anne Cleary Walkway) on the University of Iowa campus from 5 pm Wednesday\, March 27\, to 5 pm Thursday\, March 28.\n\nAlthough the Iliad was composed some four thousand years ago\, Homer’s epic tale of anger\, love\, and loss still resonates in today’s world. Through Homer we learn how we became who we are and what it means to be human. Since ancient epic was meant to be performed\, not read silently to oneself\, a public reading of the Iliad more closely approximates the original experience.\n\nThe Homerathon will kick off at 5 pm on Wednesday\, March 27\, with opening readers University President Bruce Harreld\, CLAS Associate Dean Helena Dettmer\, and renowned classicist Peter Green. Throughout the event\, members of the University and Iowa City communities also will be reading\, including Iowa City mayor Jim Throgmorton and Iowa Public Radio/Iowa Public Television host Charity Nebbe. \n\nStudents\, faculty\, staff\, and members of the public are invited to sign up to read here: http://signup.com/go/jhCSOSZ\n\nFood and drink\, provided by O’s Grill\, will be available for purchase from 4:30 to 7:30 pm on Wednesday\, March 27.\n\nSome seating will be available for readers and spectators.\n\nInclement weather location: River Room 1\, Iowa Memorial Union\n\n\nhttps://events.uiowa.edu/26483 LOCATION:T. Anne Cleary Walkway\, Kautz Plaza\, 16-2 East Jefferson Street\, Iowa City\, IA 52242 UID:edu.uiowa.events-prod-26483 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Homerathon 2019 -- a 24-hour continuous public reading of Homer's Iliad in English translation\, 5 pm Wednesday March 27 – 5 pm Thursday March 28
\n\nJoin the University of Iowa Department of Classics and Eta Sigma Phi\, the undergraduate honors society for classics students\, for a 24-hour continuous public reading of Homer’s Iliad in English translation.
\n\nThe event is being held outdoors in Kautz Plaza (adjacent to the T. Anne Cleary Walkway) on the University of Iowa campus from 5 pm Wednesday\, March 27\, to 5 pm Thursday\, March 28.
\n\nAlthough the Iliad was composed some four thousand years ago\, Homer’s epic tale of anger\, love\, and loss still resonates in today’s world. Through Homer we learn how we became who we are and what it means to be human. Since ancient epic was meant to be performed\, not read silently to oneself\, a public reading of the Iliad more closely approximates the original experience.
\n\nThe Homerathon will kick off at 5 pm on Wednesday\, March 27\, with opening readers University President Bruce Harreld\, CLAS Associate Dean Helena Dettmer\, and renowned classicist Peter Green. Throughout the event\, members of the University and Iowa City communities also will be reading\, including Iowa City mayor Jim Throgmorton and Iowa Public Radio/Iowa Public Television host Charity Nebbe.
\n\nStudents\, faculty\, staff\, and members of the public are invited to sign up to read here: http://signup.com/go/jhCSOSZ
\n\nFood and drink\, provided by O’s Grill\, will be available for purchase from 4:30 to 7:30 pm on Wednesday\, March 27.
\n\nSome seating will be available for readers and spectators.
\n\nInclement weather location: River Room 1\, Iowa Memorial Union
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