Events & Programs

A Marathon Metamorphoses
August 29, 2009 10am - 7pm on both August 29 & 30

To find out more about this program, including reader interviews and behind-the-scenes information, visit metamorphoses.pulitzerarts.org.

In conjunction with the Old Masters exhibition, the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, the St. Louis Poetry Center, and River Styx will present a marathon reading of the "Metamorphoses" by Ovid.

More than seventy members from the St. Louis community will read passages over the course of two days, on August 29 and 30, beginning at 10 a.m. and ending at approximately 7 p.m. each day.  The event will take place in the Pulitzer’s galleries and is free and open to the public.  There will be a Happy Hour from 4-6pm both days, courtesy of Schlafly.  The event is sponsored by KDHX.

Currently, the schedule includes (keep checking back for up-to-date listings):

Saturday, August 29th     
  • 11:15 AM    Bob McCabe: Morning Host, KWMU    
  • 11:30 AM    Maria Altman: News Producer, KWMU   
  • 12:30 PM    Tricia Y. Paik: Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Saint Louis Art Museum    
  • 2:00 PM    Richard Newman: Editor, River Styx        
  • 3:45 PM    Stefene Russell: Executive Editor, At Home Culture Editor, St. Louis Magazine        
  • 6:45 PM    Ann Haubrich: Co-host of "Literature for the Halibut", KDHX    
Sunday, August 30

  • 10:15 AM    Patrick Murphy: Vice President of Local Production, KETC-TV    
  • 11:15 AM    Mary Ann Lazarus, AIA, LEED AP: Senior Vice President, Firm wide Director of Sustainable Design, HOK    
  • 11:30 AM    Daniel Jay, AIA, LEED AP: Managing Principal, Christner, Inc.    
  • 1:30 PM    Gene Dobbs Bradford: Executive Director, Jazz St. Louis    
  • 4:15 PM    Denise DeCou: Executive Director, NCCJSTL    
  • 5:30 PM    Andrew Walker: Assistant Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of American Art, Saint Louis Art Museum    
  • 5:45 PM    Jill Downen: Artist , Represented by Bruno David Gallery   
  • 6:30 PM    Catherine A. Neville: Editor and Co-founder, Sauce Magazine    



About the Text:

Roman poet Ovid lived from 43 B.C. to A.D. 17. His masterwork, the "Metamorphoses", is a treasury of classical myths filtered through the far from reverent sensibility of the poet who weaves together every major mythological story in an array of miraculous metamorphoses. This classical text will be read surrounded by the Old Masters paintings, some of which were inspired by the same stories in Ovid’s work.  The text will be from the translation by Allen Mandelbaum.

Participating Organizations:

The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts is committed to deepening the understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the visual, literary and performing arts. The building, designed by Tadao Ando is both a laboratory and a meditative space in which to experience these art forms and from which to further their vitality and recognition in society.  www.pulitzerarts.org  

 

River Styx, now entering its 35th year, is a multicultural literary and arts magazine based in St. Louis. The magazine publishes poetry, fiction, essays and art including the work of U.S. Poets Laureate, Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners. River Styx also sponsors a monthly reading series, from September through May, at Duff's Restaurant in the Central West End. In the summer River Styx at Duff's also hosts the Hungry Young Poets series featuring poets under the age of thirty-three and a wide variety of music.  www.riverstyx.org

 

The St. Louis Poetry Center, still thriving after more than sixty years of serving those who love and write poetry, is the oldest center of its kind west of the Mississippi River. The center presents the monthly Poetry at the Point at the Focal Point and Observable Readings at the Schlafly Bottleworks, both in Maplewood. The center also holds monthly workshops at the University City Public Library and conducts contests and outreach programs in schools and prisons. www.stlouispoetrycenter.org