The Readers of Homer will be gathering at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan for an epic all-night reading of Homer’s Odyssey.  The event begins on Friday November 27 at 7pm and continues through to Saturday morning November 28th 7am.  All are welcome to attend - and to recite!

Aquila Theatre, the Urban Libraries Council, the American Philological Association, the Center for Ancient Studies at New York University and the Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies continue to inspire people to “come together to read, see, and think about classical literature and how it continues to influence and invigorate American cultural life.” 

The New York Times recently reviewed the HEROES exhibit at the Onassis Cultural Center in New York City.  Karen Rosenberg leads with: “The ancient Greeks did not require perfection of their heroes, only greatness.” So true.  Read what follows. 

The Onassis Cultural in New York City is getting ready for some epic visitors.  Achilles, Odysseus, and Herackles are on their way.  Helen of Troy will be there too.  They’re all part of the exhibit HEROES Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece opening October 5th 2010 and continuing until January 3, 2011. 

The point of origin is ancient Greece.  The topic: Heroes.  The San Diego Museum of Art is the latest museum to feature an exhibit of more than 100 hero-themed objects.  The exhibit opened May 22 2010 and continues until September 5, 2010.

In April 2010 the Aquila Theatre Company received $800,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support new productions of classic Greek works. The productions, including scenes from Homer’s Odyssey, Sophocles’ Ajax, Euripides’ Herackles, and The Trojan War, and Aeschylus’ Persians, will be performed for veterans’ groups.  The NEH intend to begin “a national program series exploring classical literature.”