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Winter 2008

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CALENDAR for 2008
This is a list of activities of interest to all classicists in Virginia.

Please send items for the calendar to the editor of this website.

Sun., Oct. 19, 2008 - Sun. Mar. 22, 2009
Exhibit: Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture Around the Bay of Naples, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Thu., Nov. 20 - Sun. Nov. 23
Meeting: ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, Orlando, FL

Sun., Nov. 23 - Mon. Nov. 24
Convention: Virginia Junior Classical League, Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond

Saturday, December 6
Meeting: Saturday Seminar for Latin Teachers, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland POSTPONED UNTIL SPRING

Saturday, December 13
Competition: 4th Annual Riverbend Certamen, Riverbend HS, Fredericksburg CANCELLED - LOOKING FOR ALTERNATE DATE AND VENUE

EXTENDED CALENDAR
 

LATINSUMMER COMING TO WILLIAMSBURG

CALLING HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LATIN STUDENTS:
Spread your enthusiam for the ancient world to a new generation!
 
Ascanius: The Youth Classics Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the classical world in the elementary and middle school, is accepting applications for faculty positions at LatinSummer 2009 from now through January 26, 2009.  Any high school or college Latin student is welcome to apply.  LatinSummer is a two-week long program for students on the elementary and middle school levels.  LatinSummer 2009 will run in Williamsburg, Virginia, from July 24 - August 7, 2009.  Faculty members earn a small honorarium.  All room and board costs, and all or part of travel costs, are paid for by the Institute.  For more information or for an application, please visit Ascanius on the web at www.ascaniusyci.org.

ROOMING AVAILABLE
FOR SPRING MEETING IN FARMVILLE,
BUT MUST ACT NOW!

The Spring 2009 meeting will be held on Saturday, May 2 at Hampden-Sydney College in Farmville.

Hampden-Sydney College is offering limited, free accommodations to CAV members who wish to come in the night before the Saturday morning meeting (please contact Janice Siegel at jsiegel@hsc.edu to reserve). The accommodations are in Hampden House, a guest facility on campus. Here are the details (if possible, we would like to avoid putting a single person in a room with two beds):

• Room #1: two single beds, with private bath
• Room #2: two double beds, with private bath

There is a kitchen downstairs.

Rooms are also available at Longwood Bed and Breakfast, in nearby Farmville. Prices are on their website: www.longwood.edu/alumnihouse. They have a limited number of rooms available, and they are very graciously willing to hold them for us until MARCH 15. If you don't make your reservation before then, you will lose out. N.B. THE HAMPTON INN IS ALL BOOKED UP FOR THAT WEEKEND! SO IF YOU WANT TO STAY OVERNIGHT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE MEETING, PLEASE DO TAKE ACTION NOW.

There are a number of other hotels/motels/bed and breakfasts in the area as well. Some require extra travel time. See http://www.hsc.edu/visitors/accommodations.html and https://longwood.edu/comevisit/accommodations.htm for a list.

Roman Art Exhibit Coming to the NGA

Pompeii and the Roman Villa:
Art and Culture Around the Bay of Naples
Premieres at National Gallery of Art, Washington
October 19, 2008–March 22, 2009

Washington, DC—Luxurious works of art excavated from the opulent houses of the urban elite in Pompeii and from nearby imperial villas along the shoreline of the Bay of Naples illustrate the region’s importance as an artistic center in the first exhibition devoted to ancient Roman art at the National Gallery of Art. The exhibition will premiere in the nation’s capital, October 19, 2008, through March 22, 2009, and travel to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, May 3 through October 4, 2009. [TELL ME MORE ABOUT THIS ONE!]

IMMERSION WEEKEND FOR LATIN TEACHERS
TAPPED CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE ROMAN WORLD

The third annual Latin Immersion Weekend was held Fri. October 17 through Sun. October 19, 2008. This year’s theme was "Cultural Diversity in the Roman World" and featured presentations by Andy Becker (Virginia Tech), Greg Daugherty (Randolph-Macon College), Liane Houghtalin (University of Mary Washington), and Molly Swetnam-Burland (William & Mary).

Roman Days MMVIII
George Mason University, Fairfax
September 26-28, 2008

Roman Days, a display of ancient military and domestic living history, was the Twentieth Legion's own attempt to get as many Romans together in one place as possible. We were joined by some other groups including fellow legions, gladiators, civilians, Celts and other barbarians. There were merchant booths and an ongoing cooking display. Activities included tactical drill demonstrations, educational displays (writing, architecture, etc.), and more. Children's activities included making mosaics, writing in Greek, "Bean the Barbarian", and learning how to march like a soldier. Celts, Greeks, and other ancient types were also welcome and in attendance. Take a look at pictures from previous Roman Days.

Pics from the Fall 2008 Meeting

THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
from Laurie Covington

Salvete, Omnes! As this is my first letter as CAV President, let me begin by saying how much I look forward to working with all of you this year. There is much to be done, from increasing member participation to beginning preparation for our upcoming Centennial, and I am anxious to begin work on all of it. [READ THE ENTIRE MESSAGE]

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