Take Part in Marathon Reading of Moby Dick at Seaport Museum - November 9-10

To celebrate isthe 200th anniversary of Herman Melville's birth, the Rosenbach Museum is organizing a marathon reading of Moby Dick, to be held at the Independence Seaport Museum in Old City, downtown Philadelphia on November 9-10. The event will start at 2.00pm on Saturday, November 9 and will continue through the night to around 3.00pm on Sunday, November 10, the expected finish time. There will be food and fun activities for all ages.

The event is free and open to all. If you would like to be a reader, you can email Edward G. Pettit, manager of Public Programs at the Rosenbach Museum, at epettit@rosenbach.org. You should indicate in your email the times you are available and the Museum will do its best to accommodate you.

Click here for more information and to register for the event.