Events

The 10th Weldon Literary Moot (Online!) – The Trial of Frankenstein

March 5, 2021

Join us on Zoom on March 5 at 7:00pm AST for the 10th Annual Literary Moot in support of Halifax Humanities. 

The Weldon Literary Moot is an evening of legal theatre organized by students at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University. Students make up a legal case based on events from a work of literature. That case is then hotly argued by third-year students and practising lawyers in a mock trial.

This year, Frankenstein’s Monster will not only be meeting his maker... he’ll be suing him, too.

Sponsored by Stewart McKelvey, Pink Larkin, McInnes Cooper, and Cox & Palmer.

Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/manage/events/142096812391/tickets

FAUST LIVE! – Marlowe and Goethe in 24 hours

Nov 22 - 23, 2019.

7pm - 7pm. University of King's College, KTS Lecture Hall. 

Over the course of 24 hours, teams of readers will be working their way through two great plays about a man who makes an ill-fated deal with the Devil: Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus, and Goethe’s Faust: Parts 1 & 2.

Come and join us to hear about all of the devilish hijinks that ensue!

There is no admission fee for this event, but donations will be gratefully accepted at the door, and teams of      readers will be collecting pledges in support of our program. To donate to this event online, please visit  us    here! If you're supporting a particular Faust Live team, be sure to indicate which one in the message box.

Your donations will help Halifax Humanities continue to provide free, non-credit, university-level courses in    the humanities to adults living on low incomes in the HRM.

Weldon Literary Moot 2019 - The Trial of Dracula 

Literature's most famous vampire will be at the Weldon Law Building at a trial of his own death.

The Weldon Literary Moot Court Society is proud to present The Trial of Dracula! Dracula is suing Dr. Van Helsing for wrongful death. But can you kill the undead? If so, is it wrongful?

The event will take place Wednesday, March 20 at 7:30pm in Room 105, Schulich School of Law, 6061 University Ave. Tickets are $12, or $8 for Dalhousie students, and they will be available at the door. There will also be raffle tickets for a prize basket of goodies! All proceeds from the event will go towards the Halifax Humanities Society

Come out for a fun night of legal drama. Bring your garlic!

DANTE LIVE! Dante's Divine Comedy in 24 hours

Nov 24 & 25, 2018.

12pm - 12pm. University of King's College, Alumni Hall. 

Dante's masterwork The Divine Comedy will be brought to life by teams of readers over the course of 24 hours, from noon on Saturday, November 24 to noon on Sunday, November 25! 

Come and join us to hear about Dante's journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. 

There is no admission fee for this event, but donations will be gratefully accepted at the door, and teams of readers will be collecting pledges in support of our program. To donate to this event online, please visit  us here! If you're supporting a particular Dante Live team, be sure to indicate which one in the message box.

Your donations will help Halifax Humanities continue to provide free, non-credit, university-level courses in the humanities to adults living on low incomes in the HRM.

ODYSSEY LIVE 2017! HOMER'S 'THE ODYSSEY' IN 24 HOURS
Nov 24 & 25, 7pm - 7pm. University of King's College, Alumni Hall. 
Come out and listen to Odysseus's trials and tribulations read by groups of readers from all over the HRM! Beginning at 7pm on Friday, November 24, our first team of readers will begin reading the first Book of The Odyssey. For the next 24 hours, teams will read a book an hour until 7pm on Saturday, November 25. By the end of the event, we will have read all 24 books of The Odyssey over the course of 24 hours! Creativity is encouraged - in past versions of Odyssey Live, some groups have taken turns reading from a podium, while others have added props and costumes, and still others have brought along musical instruments.
There is no admission fee to this event - donations for Halifax Humanities will be gratefully accepted at the door, and teams will be collecting pledges leading up to the event!
If you would like to pledge your support, please visit us here! If you're supporting a particular Odyssey Live team, be sure to indicate which one in the message box.
Your donations will help Halifax Humanities continue to provide free, non-credit, university-level courses in the humanities to adults living on low incomes in the HRM.

'Each Book A Drum - Ten Years of Halifax Humanities'

On May 28, at the University of Kings' College we launched our tenth anniversary anthology, Each Book a Drum. This volume celebrates 10 years of a unique and life-transforming educational experience where adults living on low incomes come together with university professors to discuss and read together great texts of Western Civilization such as Homer's Odyssey, Dante's Divine Comedy, Shakespeare's Othello, and Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex. A great read for those who care about education and who want to take a journey of the mind as seen from very different points of view. We are honoured that George Elliott Clarke, Poet Laureate of Toronto, and Honourary Patron of Halifax Humanities, has written our preface.
It is now available in Halifax at BookMark on Spring Garden Rd. and at the University of Kings College Bookstore. It is also available from Amazon.ca

ANOTHER 101 GRADUATION!
Coming Soon!

ODYSSEY LIVE! 24 BOOKS IN 24 HOURS BY 24 TEAMS
24 Teams of readers including politicians, media personalities, university presidents, professors and students, and even high school students raised $24,000 in 24 hours!Check us out on YouTube! Click on the images below to zoom in.