MUSE: Encounters with the Classical Canon
So reads the title of the Phrontisterion's upcoming event. The Phrontisterion, Evergreen's Classical Studies Club, has traditionally organized events solo, but for our next project we're getting some awesome – and much needed – help from the Writers' Guild.
We had originally planned to host a benefit show to revitalize our scant budget (we spent lots of money Winter Quarter on face paint, feathers, and other carnivalesque items) but we realized that our event would be much more successful if we reached out to other corners of the community. Since our group focuses largely on academia – a focus happily interrupted by Ancient Greek comedies and hopscotch – we figured our audience is also intensely interested in writing. So we decided to organize our event around all three of these aspects – Classics, music, and writing. Four to six students and one teacher will read original Classics-inspired poetry at the event, an activity that will set the stage for two local musical acts: Moonstruck, a six-person indie rock ensemble, and Adam Jessup, a singer-songwriter.
Hopefully our collaboration with the Writers' Guild will pay off with double the audience, double the energy...and if we're so lucky, double the donations. :)