(PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE NO NEW CALENDAR ENTRIES THIS WEEK.) Boston Area Classics Calendar 2007/2008: #28 (4/18/08) 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 Thurs., Apr. 24, 4:15 p.m. WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 200 Downey House Lounge, 294 High Street, Middletown, CT Classical Studies Spring 2008 Lecture Series James Ker (University of Pennsylvania) "The Afterlife of Paulina, Seneca's Wife" Light refreshments For more information contact Debbie Sierpinski (860-685-2070) Free and open to the public (for directions: http://www.wesleyan.edu/ classics/directions.html) Fri., Apr. 25, 4:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Humanities Center, Barker Center, Room 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA A James Loeb Lecture sponsored by the Department of the Classics Bernd Seidensticker (Freie Universitaet, Berlin) "Dance in Satyr Play" Fri., Apr. 25 - Sat., Apr. 26 YALE UNIVERSITY, Linsly-Chittenden Hall, 63 High Street, New Haven, CT Graduate colloquium "Provincials and Empire" Keynote address: Clifford Ando (University of Chicago) Sponsored by the departments of Classics, History, and History of Art, the Graduate School and the European Studies Council A conference program is available at www.yale.edu/classics/news.html For free registration, please email your name and institutional affiliation to prov.conference(a)gmail.com; registration deadline is APRIL 11th See Appendix for details Thurs., May 1 - Sat., May 3, 8:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Agassiz Theater, Radcliffe Yard, Cambridge, MA The Harvard Classical Club presents Terence's "Brothers" (in original translation) Ticket Price: $5 for everyone See Appendix for details MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA Spring 2008 Gallery Report: Due to ongoing construction at the museum, some Classical installations have been temporarily de-installed. We expect that as the spring term begins, the following galleries will be OPEN on a regular basis: East Greek Art (1A11); Etruscan Art (1A01); Archaic Greek Art (1A06); Classical Greek Art (2A02); Roman Art (2A06); and Art of the Eastern Roman Empire, including the Antioch Marine mosaic (2A07). We thank you for your patience and understanding. If you have questions about particular pieces, you can reach the Classical offices at (617) 369-3256. APPENDIX: Fri., Apr. 25 - Sat., Apr. 26 YALE UNIVERSITY, Linsly-Chittenden Hall, 63 High Street, New Haven, CT Graduate colloquium "Provincials and Empire" Keynote address: Clifford Ando (University of Chicago) Sponsored by the departments of Classics, History, and History of Art, the Graduate School and the European Studies Council A conference program is available at www.yale.edu/classics/news.html For free registration, please email your name and institutional affiliation to prov.conference(a)gmail.com; registration deadline is APRIL 11th This colloquium explores aspects of provincial attitudes and responses to Roman power, from the Late Republic through Late Antiquity. How did provincials represent and negotiate Roman power? How did the realities of empire affect the lives and identities of communities from around the Mediterranean? Topics of special interests include: provincial law; local identities; art and architecture; trade and communication; and religion. Thurs., May 1 - Sat., May 3, 8:00 p.m. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Agassiz Theater, Radcliffe Yard, Cambridge, MA The Harvard Classical Club presents Terence's "Brothers" (in original translation) Ticket Price: $5 for everyone Terence's "Brothers" is a hilarious Roman comedy about the difficulties of adolescence and the best way to raise a child. When Aeschinus assaults a pimp in order to facilitate the romantic inclinations of his brother Ctesipho, he ends up putting his own romance in peril. Meanwhile, the brothers' father Demea is running all over Athens (literally) to find his brother Micio to admonish his indulgent lifestyle. Through a series of unfortunate events, the two pairs of brothers work out their various issues and everything comes to a (relatively) happy ending. Updated by the Classical Club with a new, outrageously witty and racy translation, and complete with traditional sets and costumes, this masterpiece of Roman drama is full of vivid characters and roles with great comedic opportunity. 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.