Moby Dick Read-Aloud Marathon: New Bedford Whaling Museum
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| Official Website: | Moby Dick Read-Aloud Marathon: New Bedford Whaling Museum |
| Venue: | New Bedford Whaling Museum |
| Location: | 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA map |
| Phone: | 508-997-0046 |
| Dates: | Friday, January 6, 2012 - Sunday, January 8, 2012 |
| Hours: | 12:00 noon - 1:00pm (24 hours) |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | Free see below |
| Category: | Books & Poetry |
This year the Museum will build on its landmark 2011 multi-media marathon with more live streaming on the internet to participants around the world, Round Two of the interactive quiz with Melville scholars called “Stumped the Scholars”, and a timely lecture by Melville Scholar Dr. Tim Marr of the University of North Carolina who will discuss “Moby-Dick in American Popular Culture.”As the culmination of the three month long Moby! promotion with the Zeiterion Performance Center, the Marathon will be positioned to entice new audiences. Since 1995, the Museum has marked the anniversary of Herman Melville’s 1841 departure from the Port of New Bedford and Fairhaven aboard the whale ship Acushnet, with a 25-hour nonstop reading of Moby-Dick. The Marathon has grown to become a midwinter tradition, which attracts hundreds of Melville enthusiasts from all walks of life.
Activities kick off on Friday, January 6th with a ticketed buffet dinner and cash bar at 5:30 p.m. in the Jacobs Family Gallery. The dinner will be followed by the Marr free public lecture at 7:15 p.m. in the Cook Theater. For tickets to the buffet dinner ($18), call (508) 997-0046 ext. 100.
On Saturday, January 7th at 10:00 a.m., “Stump the Scholars,” will allow the public to quiz Melville Society scholars on all matters Moby-Dick. The free public program is patterned after National Public Radio’s popular show, “Wait, wait, and don’t tell me.” No questions will be deemed too tough and prizes will be awarded.
On Saturday, the Moby-Dick Marathon begins with the most famous opening line in American literature, “Call me Ishmael.” The Marathon is still free, still a 25-hour event, and runs through the night, concluding at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 8th with the reading of the Epilogue.
Again this year, throughout the reading, images related to all 135 chapters of the book will be projected in the Cook Theater, assembled and presented by the Museum Apprentices. The expanded weekend of activities will offer something for everyone, but reading aloud and celebrating Melville remain at the heart of the event. Reservations to read are limited. Call (508) 997-0046, ext. 149.
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