If you’ve got nothing to do tonight (or even if you do have something to do tonight, you might want to change your plans) and happen to be in Queens (New York … not the University), you probably want to check this out. Here’s a tease:
With America beset by two wars overseas and economic recession at home, Riley figured it was time to revive the debauchery of the Roman age. On Thursday, August 13, he will host a modern-day naumachia in a big reflecting pool near the Unisphere (the imposing globe sculpture) in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The spectacle will include lots of model ships and role-playing combatants waging war “with baguette swords and watermelon cannon balls.”
The dress code is simple: Toga. Hopefully we’ll get some media coverage of the actual event …
Read the whole thing here:
- A Roman naval battle… in Queens? (The Onion A.V. Club)
- In Queens, “Marine Mischief” and Comic Relief (WNYC … tip o’ the pileus to Brooklyn Museum on Twitter)
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