Boston Area Classics Calendar 2006/2007: #30 (4/27/07) This calendar appears weekly during term. Information about upcoming events and subscription requests should be sent to an address dedicated exclusively to this calendar: calclass(a)fas.harvard.edu. Please send information as plain text e-mail in the format shown below instead of as word-processor file attachments. NEW ITEMS AND CORRECTIONS RECEIVED BEFORE 5 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY WILL APPEAR IN THE CALENDAR WHICH IS SENT OUT ON FRIDAY OF THE SAME WEEK. Any items received after that time will appear in the Calendar issued the following week. Please circulate as widely as possible. PLEASE NOTE: * = new entry ** = alteration or addition to a former entry Fri., Apr. 27, 6:00 p.m. UMASS BOSTON, Snowden Auditorium, Wheatley Hall, first floor, Room 088, Boston, MA The UMass Boston Classics Club presents Aristophanes, The Frogs Adjacent to the Kennedy Library and accessible by shuttle bus from the JFK/UMass stop on the Red Line $5.00 suggested donation For more information e-mail umbclassicsclub(a)yahoo.com or call Amelia at 978-501-8054 Fri. and Sat., Apr. 27 and 28, 8:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Agassiz Theater, Radcliffe Yard, Cambridge, MA The Harvard Classical Club presents Aristophanes, The Clouds (in original translation) Ticket Prices: $5 for students, $7 for non-students Fri., Apr. 27, 2:30 p.m. (registration opens at 2:00) - Sat., Apr. 28 YALE UNIVERSITY, Whitney Humanities Center, Room 208, 53 Wall Street, New Haven, CT Reception and the Classics: An Interdisciplinary Conference Sponsored by the Department of Classics, the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Secretary, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Whitney Humanities Center Speakers: Gordon Braden, Joseph Farrell, Julia Haig Gaisser, Robert Kaster, Charles Martindale, Giuseppe Mazzotta, David Quint, Richard Tarrant, Richard Thomas, Claude Rawson, Emily Wilson, Christopher S. Wood, James Zetzel For the registration form and further information please go to: www.yale.edu/classics/news, or email: reception(a)panlists.yale.edu Wed., May 2, 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Hassenfeld Conference Center, Luria 1/2/3, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA "Flights of Fancy: A Symposium on Daedalus and Icarus in Art, Literature, and Music," sponsored by the Classical Studies Department Reception to follow, with light refreshments Free and open to the public (for directions see http:// www.brandeis.edu/overview/directions.html) For further information contact Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or aoko(a)brandeis.edu) or Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu) See Appendix for details *Thurs., May 10 – Mon., May 14 HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL, Andover Hall, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA "From Roman to Early Christian Thessalonike: A Conference on Religion and Archaeology" For speakers and schedule see http://www.hds.harvard.edu/cswr/events/ Thessaloniki/index.html Sun., May 20, 2:00 p.m. MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA Barbara W. Herman Memorial Lecture Ray Johnson (University of Chicago Oriental Institute Epigraphic Survey, Egypt) "Recent Discoveries Lead to Reassessment of Tutankhamen's Reign" Free and open to the public Spring 2007 MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA For collections on view during renovations, see Appendix APPENDIX: Wed., May 2, 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Hassenfeld Conference Center, Luria 1/2/3, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA "Flights of Fancy: A Symposium on Daedalus and Icarus in Art, Literature, and Music," sponsored by the Classical Studies Department Reception to follow, with light refreshments Free and open to the public (for directions see http:// www.brandeis.edu/overview/directions.html) For further information contact Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow (781-736-2183 or aoko(a)brandeis.edu) or Janet Barry (781-736-2180 or jbarry(a)brandeis.edu) "Flights of Fancy: A Symposium on Daedalus and Icarus in Art, Literature, and Music," sponsored by the Classical Studies Department The Martin Weiner Lecture in Classical Studies, 3:00 p.m. Barbara Weiden Boyd (Bowdoin College): "Reading Daedalus: Portraits of the Artist" Mini-Lectures on Daedalus and Icarus, 4:00 p.m. Jonathan Unglaub (Brandeis Fine Arts): "Brueghel's 'Landscape with the Fall of Icarus': the Anti-Phaeton" Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow (Brandeis Classical Studies): "Falling off the Wall: Message and Meaning of Daedalus and Icarus in Pompeian Paintings" Eric Chasalow (Brandeis Music): "'The Puzzle Master': Daedalus and Icarus in Musical Context" Spring 2007 MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA FOR YOUR COURSE PLANNING, MFA NEWS: The good news is that we are about to enter into a period of extensive renovations and gallery changes that will ultimately result in an expanded, unified, and updated galleries. The down side is that we cannot keep everything on view while we are doing this. We know that many of you use the collections for teaching, and we want to provide an update so that you might be able to use the visible parts of the collection in your classes. If you have questions about particular pieces, you can reach the Classical offices at (617) 369-3259 or look online at www.mfa.org. Spring 2007 On view: Assos and East Greek Archaic and Classical Greek (1st and 2nd floor galleries) Etruscan Art Hellenistic Art Roman art in so called Roman Court (newly relabeled, including the Italian loan of Eirene) East Mediterranean Art, includes Antioch mosaic (this gallery is visible but not open) Expected to go off view during Spring 2007: Early Black Figure Currently off view: Bronze Age Greek Geometric Late Provincial Roman (although some pieces have been incorporated into the East Mediterranean gallery) Much of the Early Greek collection Wheelchair access: to the Barker Center at Harvard via the ramp at the main entrance off Quincy Street, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the Humanities Center; to Boylston Hall at Harvard via the ramp to the basement at the main entrance in the Yard, and from there by the elevator to the W. S. Fong Auditorium (a.k.a. Boylston Auditorium) on the first floor; to Andover Hall at Harvard Divinity School via the sign-posted entrances, and from there along the same level (i.e. first floor) to the Sperry Room. There is regrettably no wheelchair access to the Semitic Museum at Harvard.