Scroll down to see four categories of events which may be of interest to members of the Colorado Classics Association (CCA):
Meetings, Lectures, Symposia, and CCA Deadlines in CO
- The Fall Meeting of the CCA is on the calendar for Saturday, October 3, 2026, 10 AM at Fairview High School in Boulder. Please view the agenda with our encouragement to hold this morning for engaging discussion and fellowship as we enact our theme for the year: “Forging a Teaching and Learning Community.” Your engagement in CCA initiatives and projects is essential to develop and strengthen connections among Classics teachers and students throughout the state! Please also note that CCA has established a process for participants to earn CEUs for recertification using this Google form.
- SALVI’s Biduum Coloratanum will be held October 23-25, 2026. This weekend workshop offering 20 hours of Latin immersion at the Sunshine Mountain Lodge in Allenspark, Colorado. Find more information here.
On Monday, Nov. 9, 7:00 PM, Prof. Derek Kennet (University of Chicago) will present “Ancient trade talk: The Romans in India and the Indian Ocean,” at the CU Museum of Natural History. This lecture will look at the fascinating question of Roman trade in the Indian Ocean and the extensive Roman presence in the western Indian Ocean, with Roman coins and amphorae turning up in the Red Sea, the Gulf and in India itself. Attendance in person or by Zoom: link to register.
- Nominations for CCA’s 2027 Teacher of the Year Award are due on March 15, 2027! More details here.
- The Spring Meeting of the CCA is on the calendar for Saturday, April 17, 2027, 10 AM at Colorado College in Colorado Springs.
- For early (and additional) announcements of events hosted by the Classics Department at CU Boulder, please visit the happenings page of its website.
- Additionally, The Archaeological Institute of America, Boulder Society regularly gives advance notice of events pertaining to Classical Antiquity on its website.
Virtual Meetings, Lectures, Symposia
On Wednesday, Sept. 23, 6:00 MST, Prof. Eric Cline (Classics and Anthropology, The George Washington University) will present the first AIA Archaeology Hour talk of the 2026-27 season: “Homer, Hollywood, and Historical Context: Comments scribbled in a Bronze Age Archaeologist’s Notebook.” This lecture will briefly put two movies (2004’s Troy and 2026’s The Odyssey, which have brought Homer’s epics to the silver screen) into historical context by discussing what we know (or think we know) about the end of the Late Bronze Age, the identity of the Sea Peoples, whether there was actually a Trojan Horse, and other questions that are likely to have come up around the dinner table Link to register.
On Thursday, Sept. 24, 13:00 pm MST, panelists Eric Cline, Kim Shelton, and Alex Joffe will lead the webinar “Digging into The Odyssey: An Epic Reimagined or a Misinterpretation of Epic Proportions?” The webinar is sponsored by the American Society of Overseas Research. For more information and to register, go here.
On Saturday, Oct. 10, 6:15-9:30 MST, Prof. Travis Rupp (CU Boulder) will present “Bacchus Uncorked: Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt,” at the Getty Villa, in Malibu, CA. If you will be in the area, you can purchase tickets to attend the lecture in person and the post-lecture beer tasting; otherwise the presentation will be hosted on The Getty’s YouTube channel. For more information, go here.
Performances and Exhibits
- The American Theatre Guild (Colorado Springs) and the Pikes Peak Center will host a limited run of the classically inspired musical Hadestown during the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2026. Start here for venue, showtime, and pricing information.
- The Buell Theatre at the DCPA will see another limited run of the classically inspired musical Hadestown during the week of June 8-13, 2027. Tickets for subscribers go on sale Oct. 27, 2026, with general release dates for tickets to follow. Start here for showtimes, prices, and additional information!
National Awards and Fellowships
- Look here for a list of national awards and fellowships for K-12 Latin teachers.
Last updated September 21, 2026. To suggest an addition, please email Pierre Habel, CCA Communications Director, commsdirectorofcca@gmail.com.