Palm Beach County Library
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The Mission of the Palm Beach County Library System is to continually improve our service to the public by: providing the public with free access to library materials in a variety of formats; helping people of all ages find information which meets their diverse personal, educational, and professional needs; encouraging children, the future leaders of our community, to develop a love of reading, learning, and libraries, promoting community enrichment, economic vitality, and individual achievement through reading and life-long learning.
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Program Scholar
Mike Lippman
Program Scholar for the Palm Beach County Library and the Broward County Library
Mike Lippman recieved his B.A. in English and History from Emory University, his Ph.D. in Classics from Duke University and spent a number of years living in Greece as part of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. He has taught at a number of universities across the country for the past ten years. His primary field of study is Greek Comedy, particularly Aristophanes, but he also works on a variety of other subjects both Greek and Roman, including such authors as Homer, Plato, Cicero and Petronius. His most recent publication, on Aristophanes’ Knights and the Nike Bastion of the Acropolis was the subject of a USA Today focus article, found here: www.usatoday.com. His most widely read publication, however, was an essay on Tony Soprano and Aristotle’s Poetics in the book The Sopranos and Philosophy, entitled “Know Thyself, Asshole”. Besides theater, he is interested in the resurrection of ancient athletics and has been both an organizer and official referee for their recent manifestations in Atlanta and Athens, Georgia. He is also the faculty mentor for the annual Sigma Phi EpsilonTragos Quest to Greece where he encourages students to be scholars, actors and athletes. Last year, along with his wife Laura, he co-directed, co-adapted, and played the critical role of “Sheep” in a new staged reading of Euripides’ Cyclops for the Committee of Ancient and Modern Performance at the annual meeting of the American Philological Association in Chicago.
Events
Previous Events
Reading Group
Euripides' Helen, Translated by Colin Leach and James Michie
Join Program Scholar, Mike Lippman for a reading group at the Hagen Ranch Road Branch Library of the Palm Beach County Library
14350 Hagen Ranch Road
Delray Beach, FL 33446
Homer's Iliad Contact Donna Smith at 561-233-2793 to RSVP or to gain more information Click here for directions
May 22 2009 at 02:00 PM
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Reading Group
Homer's Odyssey, Translated by Stanley Lombardo
Film Discussion on Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Join Program Scholar, Mike Lippman for a reading group at the Hagen Ranch Road Branch Library of the Palm Beach County Library
14350 Hagen Ranch Road
Delray Beach, FL 33446
Homer's Iliad Contact Donna Smith at 561-233-2793 to RSVP or to gain more information Click here for directions
May 08 2009 at 02:00 PM
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Reading Group
Homer's Iliad, Translated by Stanley Lombardo
Join Program Scholar, Mike Lippman for a reading group at the Hagen Ranch Road Branch Library of the Palm Beach County Library
14350 Hagen Ranch Road
Delray Beach, FL 33446
Homer's Iliad Contact Donna Smith at 561-233-2793 to RSVP or to gain more information Click here for directions
May 01 2009 at 02:00 PM
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Reading Group
Homer's Iliad, Translated by Stanley Lombardo
Join Program Scholar, Mike Lippman for a reading group at the Hagen Ranch Road Branch Library of the Palm Beach County Library
14350 Hagen Ranch Road
Delray Beach, FL 33446
Homer's Iliad Contact Donna Smith at 561-233-2793 to RSVP or to gain more information Click here for directions
April 24 2009 at 02:00 PM
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Reading Group
Homer's Iliad, Translated by Stanley Lombardo
Join Program Scholar, Mike Lippman for a reading group at the Hagen Ranch Road Branch Library of the Palm Beach County Library
14350 Hagen Ranch Road
Delray Beach, FL 33446
Homer's Iliad Contact Donna Smith at 561-233-2793 to RSVP or to gain more information Click here for directions
April 10 2009 at 02:00 PM
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Iliad Performance
Join us for a performance of Homer's Iliad at the Hagen Ranch Road Branch Library of the Palm Beach County Library
14350 Hagen Ranch Road
Delray Beach, FL 33446
Homer's Iliad Contact Donna Smith at 561-233-2793 to RSVP or to gain more information Click here for directions
January 24 2009 at 02:30 PM
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Acting Workshop
Join us for an Acting Workshop at the Hagen Ranch Road Branch Library of the Palm Beach County Library
14350 Hagen Ranch Road
Delray Beach, FL 33446
Homer's Iliad Contact Donna Smith at 561-233-2793 to RSVP or to gain more information Click here for directions
January 24 2009 at 01:00 PM
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This library is focusing on the thematic unit “The Trojan War: History or Myth?”
