Events

Loading Events

« All Events

  • This event has passed.
Event Series Event Series: SASA’s Halloween Bash

VIRTUAL - SASA’s Halloween Bash

October 30, 2021

This is an online event.



FREE and open to the public, this celebration of SASA’s progress and call to action to support our mission is complete with a 10-day lineup of special events! From Mesopotamian ‘vampires’ and the underworld, to Pictish monsters, ‘Assassins Creed: Valhalla’ archaeogaming, and a feature on ‘Lovecraft’, join us to explore the history of Halloween and the related festivals and figures from the ancient world.

FREE Halloween Bash Event Lineup:
~Oct. 23 – 2pm EDT – SASA Book Club LIVE: ‘Murder Mystery in the Roman Republic’ by Dr. Emma Southton, hosted by Jack Chandler
~Oct. 25 – 2pm EDT – Art Contest Winners Reveal
~Oct. 26 – 2pm EDT – “Death, Dying, and the Dreary Underworld in Mesopotamia” led by Dr. Petra Creamer
~Oct. 28 – 1pm EDT – SASA Archaeogaming LIVE: “Rainbow Road to Asgard: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Discovery Tour” hosted by Kate Minniti and Jacob Coffey
~Oct. 29 – 12pm EDT – “The Gods and Myths of the Picts” led by Dr. Kelly Kilpatrick
~Oct. 30 – 2pm EDT -SASA Q&A LIVE: ‘Lovecraft’ w/ S. T. Joshi, hosted by Jackson Reinhardt
~Oct 31 – 1pm EDT – SASA Halloween Spooktacular Party
~Nov. 1 – 2pm EDT – ”Ancient ‘Monsters’ as seen in Mesopotamian Cylinder Seals of the Morgan Library Collection” led by Nicole Leist
~Nov. 3 – 11am EDT – “Lilith: not quite a ‘Babylonian vampire’, but…” led by Dr. Martin Worthington

When placing events on your calendar using these buttons, please check that time zone displays correctly.

Contact

David Danzig
Email
ddanzig@saveancientstudies.org
View Contact Website

Other

In-person or Virtual Event
Virtual
Subscribe to the AIA e-Update

support Us

The AIA is North America's largest and oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to archaeology. The Institute advances awareness, education, fieldwork, preservation, publication, and research of archaeological sites and cultural heritage throughout the world. Your contribution makes a difference.