The Old State Capitol on the Campus of the University of Iowa

"You ought to give Iowa a try!"

The Classical Association of the Middle West and South will hold its 109th Annual Meeting in Iowa City, Iowa, beginning on the evening of Wednesday, April 17, 2012, and ending on the afternoon of Saturday, April 20, at the invitation of the University of Iowa. All sessions will be held in the Sheraton Iowa City except those on Friday afternoon, which will take place on the University of Iowa campus. Temperatures in Iowa City in mid-April typically range from 40's° to the mid 60's° F.

The meeting will begin with an Opening Reception hosted by the Consulares (the former presidents of CAMWS), 8:00-10:00 p.m., Wednesday. Between Thursday morning and Saturday afternoon there will be seventeen panels, including the Presidential Panel on "Philology in an Ideological Climate" and a panel sponsored by the Graduate Student Issues Committee entitled "An Introduction to Academic Publishing." For a full list of panels on the program, please go here. In addition there will be c.280 papers in 60 paper sessions on a variety of pedagogical and scholarly topics, including two sessions of undergraduate papers. Friday afternoon's sessions will be held on the campus of the University of Iowa (within walking distance of the Sheraton), followed by a reception. Friday evening festivities will include the banquet, President Peter Knox's address, ovationes presented in Latin by Jim May, a dessert reception, entertainment and lots of time for socializing. This year the cost of the banquet is included in the registration fee and includes two bottles of wine at each table, the dessert bar and a ticket for an after-dinner drink at the reception. More awards will be announced at the annual business meeting on Saturday, 8:15-9:25 a.m.; if you show up, you may win a book from one of our exhibitors! There will also be a happy hour for graduate students, a reception sponsored by the Women's Classical Caucus, and a lunch hosted by the Vergilian Society.

Please register online through the CAMWS website (http://www.camws.org/membership/meetingform.php). You may pay on-line through PayPal or you may download your on-line registration form and mail it with a check, to

CAMWS, Dept. of Classics, Monmouth College, 700 E. Broadway, Monmouth, IL 61462. All registration fees go up at midnight on Monday, April 1, 2013.

Certificates for institutional members and their student winners will be available for pick-up at the CAMWS registration desk at the Sheraton Iowa City. If you have questions about these, please contact the CAMWS office at Monmouth College.

Teachers who would like to earn 3.3 Continuing Education Units (CEU's) for attending the meeting do not have to do anything in advance. When they check in at the CAMWS registration desk, they should simply ask for a CEU application form. Before leaving the meeting, they should return the completed form to the CAMWS registration desk, along with a check for $7.50, payable to "UW-Madison Extension."

In the words of Meredith Wilson, "there's nothing halfway about the Iowa way to treat you." Iowa City offers small-town Iowan hospitality with all the amenities of the big-city. Located in the heart of the Midwest , this university town and former capital of the state has long served as a center for culture, education, variety and fun. Strolling through the downtown pedestrian plaza you will find vibrancy and friendliness everywhere. Play a game of chess on the plaza's life-size game board. Sit on the plaza's limestone benches or watch children and college students frolic in a fountain. You can lounge at outdoor cafés, enjoy fine cuisine in the city's many diverse restaurants, listen to jazz or blues on the area's outdoor mini stage, or browse in one of the city's still-thriving local bookstores. So you really should give Iowa a try!  Bring your family along and enjoy the fun. It really is more than just corn and soy.

Tom Sienkewicz

Monmouth College  

Secretary-Treasurer, CAMWS

• MARK THORNE, "Using Manuscripts in the Latin Classroom"
• CHRISTINE HAHN, "Latin in the Homeschooling Community"
• ANTONIA SYSON, Review Article, "Reading the Aeneid with Intermediate Latin Students: The New Focus Commentaries (Books 1-4 and 6) and Cambridge Reading Vergil (Books 1-2)

Teaching Classical Languages welcomes articles offering innovative practice and methods, advocating new theoretical approaches, or reporting on empirical research in teaching and learning Latin and Greek. Contact John Gruber-Miller, Editor, Teaching Classical Languages, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA 52314, jgruber-miller@cornellcollege.edu .

On June 30, 2012 Professor Ian C. Storey retired after 38 years of service to the Department of Ancient History & Classics at Trent University. During that time he has become a world-recognized expert in fifth-century BC Old Comedy; an accomplished and prolific author of books and articles, including a widely-used textbook on ancient Greek drama and three volumes in the Loeb Classical Library (Fragments of Old Comedy); a popular and inspiring instructor of courses on Greek and Roman literature, both in the original languages and in translation; a mentor to the Classics Drama Group (the Conacher Players); an academic and social leader who has served distinct terms as Department Chair, Senior Tutor at three colleges, and Principal of Otonabee College; and a great and generous friend to many.

Professor Storey has been a member of CAMWS for over twenty years and served as Vice-President for Ontario (1996-1998), Regional Vice-President for Canada (2000-2003), and on the CAMWS Book Award Committee (200-2011).

To honour Professor Storey and to ensure that his presence at Trent will endure, a fund that has been set up in his name to support bringing visiting speakers to the Department.  Former students, colleagues, and friends may contribute to this fund by going to the address listed below. Choose your method of giving and specify the Ian C. Storey Prize as the fund/designation for your gift: http://www.trentu.ca/givingtotrent/donate.php. 

To read more about Professor Storey and the Lecturer Fund go to http://www.trentu.ca/newsevents/newsDetail.php?newsID=2839.   

• John Gruber-Miller (Professor, Cornell College) received the Award for Excellence in College Teaching.  The citation for his award can be found by clicking here.   
• James T. Svendsen (Professor Emeritus, University of Utah) received the Outreach Prize.  The citation for his award can be found by clicking here.
• Ward W. Briggs, Jr. (Professor Emeritus, University of South Carolina) received a Distinguished Service Award.  The citation for his award can be found by clicking here.
• David H. Porter (Professor, Skidmore College) received a Distinguished Service Award.  The citation for his award can be found by clicking here.
• Michael C.J. Putnam (Professor Emeritus, Brown University)  received a Distinguished Service Award.  The citation for his award can be found by clicking here. 

The Department of Classical Studies at the College of William & Mary (Williamsburg, VA) invites applications for its new a Post-Baccalaureate Program in Classical Studies, beginning in 2013-2014.

All students who have at least one year of college-level study (or its equivalent) in Latin or Greek and who will have received a bachelor's degree (in any field) by August 2013 are eligible to apply.

Students will earn a post-baccalaureate certificate in Classical Studies normally after one or two years of study (depending on prior preparation).  They will also take part in a post-baccalaureate seminar in research methods and be offered mentoring in preparing applications and writing samples for graduate school.  There will also be opportunities to gain experience and credit in supervised teaching activities in the College's undergraduate classes.

The Department of Classical Studies at W&M has eight full-time faculty members covering a wide array of specialties in Greek and Roman language, literature, history, culture, art and archaeology.   Aside from advanced courses in Greek and Latin, students will have the opportunity to partake of any of the department's diverse course offerings, and will also be eligible to enroll in courses offered at the College in related disciplines and to apply to participate in the College's study-abroad programs in Italy and Greece.

As a small state-supported liberal-arts university, one of the top-ranked "public ivies" in the nation, William & Mary offers a high standard of education at competitive tuition rates.   Residents of Virginia are eligible for reduced in-state rates.

• Classical Promise Scholarships: Aim to spur growth of Latin and the Classics at the elementary school level and to help create and strengthen foreign language partnerships between elementary and secondary schools.  The Classical Promise Scholarships allow enterprising high-school and college students to engineer programs using both the organizational and financial support of Ascanius.  Scholarship recipients receive a mentor from Ascanius, access to curriculum created by Ascanius, and write a summary of their program for inclusion in the Ascanius newsletter.  Students may apply for scholarship funds at any time, but preference will be given to early applicants.  Scholarship funds are available in amounts ranging from $50 to $200.  These funds must be used in the purchase of materials and other items related to the program.  For more information, past projects, and to apply visit http://www.ascaniusyci.org/scholarships.htm. 
• Featured Publication: "SCRIBO: Young Latin Authors" is a collection of short stories, comics, and poems, featuring the best student entries in SCRIBO, an international Latin composition contest! Contains high quality materials in Latin designed specifically for teachers to use in their classes.  Visit www.ascaniusyci.org for more information, sample pages, and to order.
• LatinSummer:  Ascanius is pleased to announce the three LatinSummer programs to occur in the summer of 2013: in Saint Louis, MO; Charleston, SC; and Williamsburg, VA.  LatinSummer is a two-week long program for students in the elementary and middle school levels.  To see a video announcing these programs and to get additional details, visit http://www.ascaniusyci.org/latinsummer/index.htm.       

Would you like to study Koine Greek or Classical Latin as living languages?

Ave Maria University is offering courses in Greek and Latin for beginners through a communicative approach. Classes are conducted in Greek and Latin and offer extensive practice in speaking based on careful attention to the grammatical complexity of the ancient languages. For those interested in a summer intensive program in Greek or Latin for beginners, these courses are the only ones of their kind in the United States, since they aim at communicative competence from the first semester in Koine Greek or Classical Latin. You will use communicative exchange orally and through written assignments, develop a functional, spoken vocabulary, and receive careful training in grammar. The courses run three weeks with two excursions on Saturdays conducted entirely in Greek and Latin. Rooms are available on campus for the duration of the program.   

Greek Course:

Dates: Thurs. June 13th to Wed. July 3rd, 2013.

Schedule: 4 hours a day, Monday through Friday, with two field trips in Greek on Saturdays

Tuition: $750 (Different rates will apply for those taking the course for credit.)

Instructor: Dr. Christophe Rico

Latin Course:

Dates: Mon. June 17th to Sat. July 6th, 2013

Schedule: 4 hours a day, Monday through Friday, with two field trips in Latin on Saturdays

Tuition: $750 (Different rates will apply for those taking the course for credit.)

Instructor: Dr. Bradley Ritter

Lodging is also available on campus.

Location: Ave Maria University

Visit: http://classics.avemaria.edu/polis_greek_and_latin/   

• Living Latin, Living History (June 12-July 1, 2013): A unique program in colloquial, spoken Latin language with Professor Nancy Llewelyn 
• Layers of Rome, Track 1, History and Art History (May 27-June 22, 2013):  A comprehensive overview of the ancient Roman world
• Layers of Rome, Track 2, Media Studies (May 27-June 22, 2013):  A solid basis in ancient Roman studies for producing a real-world media project
• Archaeological Field School (June 10-July 21): An intense hands-on excavation program, now in its 11th year     

Co-Organizers: Mary T. Boatwright (Duke University) and Kathryn Langenfeld (Duke University)

As interest in the later Roman Principate and early Dominate grows and results in ever more historical, literary, cultural, and art historical studies, scholars increasingly turn to the Historia Augusta. Although notorious for its puzzles and self-contradictions, this is our most extensive historical source reporting information about the second and third centuries CE. Furthermore, its purported Diocletianic/Constantinian date, and the authoritative (though not universally accepted) claim that this collection of imperial biographies was actually written at the end of the fourth century CE, encourages use of the Historia Augusta by those examining the later Roman empire and late antique Rome. But the complexity of this source means it cannot simply be mined for data convenient for any particular argument, albeit presented with caveats. More importantly, our deepening understanding of the rich culture and history of the second through fourth centuries CE enables new and beneficial inquiry into all aspects of the Historia Augusta.

We solicit papers examining historiographical and historical issues in the HA. The work's recurrent citation of earlier Latin and Greek historians prompts historiographical questions, such as: How does this purportedly multi-authored, perhaps anonymous collection dialogue with the stress on authorial authority found in earlier historical writings? How does the work's literary method or content relate to that of 4th-c. authors (e.g. Ammianus Marcellinus, Jerome, Aurelius Victor, and Festus)? How do the HA's numerous "verbatim" quotations of emperors, laws, or private letters (e.g., Hadr. 23.13-14; Avid. Cass. 1.7-2.8; Tac.18-19) compare with the documentary practices of Eusebius or the Christian apologists, for example? But the HA's content and data also repay investigation in light of our growing information about the later Roman Empire. Has new research vindicated the HA's portrayal of the Roman economy, or its topographical information about imperial building projects in and out of Rome? How does the HA present Roman bureaucracy? Questions suitable for this panel, which aims to treat the HA both as literature and as a historical source, are not limited to those above.

Abstracts of no more than 650 words for a paper suitable for a 15-20 minute presentation should be sent as an email attachment (PDF) to: thehistoriaaugusta@gmail.com. Please follow the formatting guidelines for individual abstracts that appear on the APA website.

All abstracts will be judged anonymously. Please do not identify yourself in any way in the abstract itself. All proposals must be received by March 1, 2013. Please note that abstracts accepted will then be submitted to the APA Program Committee for acceptance into the APA program. You may address any questions to the panel organizers at tboat@duke.edu or kathryn.langenfeld@duke.edu.

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Observers regularly comment upon the importance of color as an element in Aeschylus's Oresteia. The crimson carpet that Agamemnon treads prefigures the bloody net in which he and Cassandra will lie; this bloody net will later entangle the corpses of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus before crimson robes adorn the transformed Eumenides at the end of the trilogy.

As the example from the Oresteia shows, an author can use color symbolically. When the ancient playwright mentions specific color in a text, modern designers have a direction for their work. Without specific comments in the play, however, designers must make choices about color. Confronted with objects as omnipresent in ancient theater as masks, one wonders whether they should be painted the color of human flesh and if so, what shade, and to what effect? What results when directors such as Tyrone Guthrie in Oedipus Rex or Peter Hall in Oresteia use non-realistically-colored masks?

Color, however, is not restricted to stage properties, costumes, or set design. Ancient drama - tragedy and comedy - calls for the representation of non-Greek and non-Roman characters (barbarians) and non-human characters (Cyclopes, satyrs, frogs, birds, etc.) on stage. How can color, how has color been used to depict the Other on stage? Moreover, in contemporary color-blind casting, what effect is sought and what effect is achieved when non-white actors are cast as Electra or Helen or Lysistrata? Since theater is a composite art that brings together many disciplines, it is also useful to consider the ways in which musicians think of color as an element in sound. Other manifestations of the concept of color may also be fruitful.

In other words, this panel invites papers on the topic of color, in every sense, in the performance of ancient drama. Papers should address the element of color in productions of ancient Greek and Roman tragedy, satyr play, or comedy in any era from antiquity to the present day. Papers might investigate specific historical productions of a single play, or deal with an aspect of color in multiple works by a director or "school" of directors. Creative proposals for new productions (i.e., productions that have not yet been staged) or previews of productions in rehearsal that study color as a major design element in any ancient drama will also be considered, as long as the paper focuses on the role of color in performance.

Please submit abstracts by email attachment to Amy R. Cohen (acohen@randolphcollege.edu) by March 1, 2013. Abstracts should be no more than one page in length and must not include the author's name. In accordance with APA regulations, all abstracts will be reviewed anonymously. Please follow the APA guidelines for formatting abstracts, available online at http://apaclassics.org/index.php/annual_meeting/instructions_for_authors_of_abstracts.   

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens seeks an established scholar with extensive experience in Greece to be the next Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Classical Studies. The Mellon Professor organizes and conducts the academic program of the School in collaboration with the Director and the Assistant Director and must be able to provide a graduate-level introduction to the sites, monuments, museums and topography of Greece as well as advise students of the School in their research. In addition, as one of the officers of the School, the Mellon Professor participates in the operations of the School.   

The appointment is for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2014. Salary commensurate with rank and experience. Benefits include pension contribution, health insurance, travel budget, and housing on campus. The incumbent has not applied. The deadline for application is March 15, 2013. Send a letter of application detailing qualifications for the position as well as experience in Greece, research and pedagogical agendas, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference to Professor Barbara Barletta, Chair, Committee on Personnel, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 6 - 8 Charlton Street, Princeton, NJ 08540-5232.  Send to application@ascsa.org.  

ASCSA is an EO/AA employer.  The American School of Classical Studies at Athens does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, sex, sexual orientation, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, or disability when considering admission to any form of membership or application for employment.

Ms. Mary Darlington

Executive Associate

American School of Classical Studies at Athens

6-8 Charlton Street

Princeton, NJ 08540

med@ascsa.org 

609-683-0800 Ext 11

FAX 609-924-0578

• We will visit sites linked to major and minor gods and mythological characters, discussing both the physical remains at the sites and the literary texts that inform our understanding of their associated myths and rituals. Participants will begin the journey in the city of Antalya on the southern Turkish coast, with visits to nearby Perge and the Antalya Museum. After excursions to Olympos, the mysterious flames of the Chimera and the sanctuary of Leto near Xanthos, the group will then continue on to Fethiye to enjoy a day touring the Lycian coast by boat. Turning inland, we will then visit Hierapolis, Aphrodisias and, Nysa. The tour will then head southwards to ancient Halicarnassus and embark on a ferry trip to Knidos. We will then spend several days visiting major sites along the western coast of Turkey, including Didyma, Priene, Ephesus, Claros, Pergamum, Assos, Tenedos, and Alexander Troas. After a day exploring ancient Troy and discussing the events of the Homeric conflict, the group will cross the Hellespont via ferry and proceed to Istanbul. The trip will end with a day in modern Istanbul, where we will tour the major ancient monuments, visit the famous Archaeology Museum, and get a taste of modern Turkish life.  Price: $2,575: Single supplement: $425  

• This workshop for high school Latin teachers will combine classroom sessions in successful pedagogical practices with thematically relevant site visits that illuminate the lives and works of Caesar and Vergil. Morning study sessions will provide ideas and skills to enrich both beginning and advanced courses, with a focus on the readings and abilities required by the revised Advanced Placement syllabus. Afternoon site and museum visits will contextualize the writings of these authors elucidating the common themes of Caesar's commentarii and Vergil's Aeneid. Through thoughtfully constructed lectures and on-site readings from ancient writers, teachers will acquire interpretive insights and instructional strategies for teaching these essential authors. Sites include: Rome (Forum, Palatine, Campus Martius), Temple of Apollo and Atrium of the Sibyl at Cumae, Lake Avernus, Tomb of Vergil, Sperlonga, Pompeii, Lavinium, Herculaneum and Vesuvius.  Price: $2,595    

From Neapolis to Apragapolis: The Greco-Roman Bay of Naples: July 15-27 

Directors: James Andrews and Randall Colaizzi

• The Bay of Naples was always one of the most important centers of Classical culture, and the culminating destination of the European Grand Tour. It was the foothold of the Greeks in their colonization of Magna Graecia; the scene of decisive moments in the Punic, Social, and Slave Wars of the Roman Republic; and the graveyard of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and the hundreds of villas buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Celebrated here were the fishponds of Lucullus, the aqueduct of Augustus, the real extravagances of Nero, and the fictional eccentricities of Petronius. Greeks, Etruscans, Samnites, Lucanians, and Romans lived here; Augustus, Tiberius, and Pliny the Elder died here. We will visit the archaeological sites and the several museums which preserve the artifacts. Sites include Sperlonga, Terracina, Cumae, Lake Avernus, Solfatara, Pompeii, Naples, Paestum, Pozzuoli, Beneventum, Saepinum, Herculaneum, Oplontis (Torre Annunziata), Capri, Baiae, Bacoli, Misenum. from two millennia of Greco-Roman culture. Price: $2,595 

Vergil the Poet and Medieval Wizard: Literary Magic: July 29-August 10

Directors: Chris Ann Matteo and Ray Clark

• We shall walk in the footsteps of Trojan Aeneas upon the acropolis of Cumae, in the Sibyl's cave, and at Lake Avernus, where he descended alive into the Land of the Dead. Vergil's immortalization of this landscape in the Aeneid resulted in many medieval legends attributing to him the magical power of transforming the landscape. Thus all the hot springs in the area were thought by medievalists to have been of his creation. With this and the Aeneid in mind we shall explore with on-site lectures the marvels of Cumae and other early Greek settlements set within the Flaming (Phlegraean) Fields and its environs, and explore places familiar to Vergil.  Price: $2,595    

For more information go to http://www.vergil.clarku.edu/. 

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The Mediterranean Society has organized a tour of Sardinia in 2013 (May 13-26). Sardinia is a remarkably complex and ancient island, influenced by many invading cultures but remaining fiercely independent. The island is renowned for the scenic beauty of its coasts and mountains and its rich history, hospitable people, and delicious cuisine. The participants will visit Nuraghic, Phoenician, Carthaginian, and Roman archaeological sites on the island and explore the historic centers of its cities. Highlights of the trip include the Monte d'Accoddi Neolithic complex; the Nuraghic sites of Su Nuraxi, Santu Antine, and Losa; the Phoenician-Roman towns of Nora and Tharros; the Roman Temple of Antas; the National Archaeological Museum in Cagliari and the Sanna National Museum at Sassari; and the cities of Cagliari, Oristano, Alghero, and Sassari. The participants will spend four nights in Cagliari, three nights in Oristano, four nights in Alghero, and one night in Rome.

For a copy of the trip brochure, please contact Nancy Saylor at  nssaylor@verizon.net. The Society also posts the trip brochure on its website (www.mediterranean-society.org).

We invite you to our Summer Latin Course. The classes provide for a total immersion in the Latin language. They are divided into two fundamental courses and a third course which is for teachers and which is contingent on enrollment:

1. Latin I (from the first week to the fourth; 15 ECTS): dedicated to those who have no or hardly any previous knowledge of the Latin language. Students will learn morphology, syntax, and vocabulary (1,800 of the most frequent words), and will begin reading genuine Latin texts (the Gospels, Catullus, Martial, Phaedrus, Caesar).  Duration: 156 hours.

2. Latin II (from the fifth week to the eighth; 15 ECTS): dedicated to those who have attended the first course, Latin I, or who already possess an active knowledge of the fundamental notions of Latin grammar and syntax, and who know at least the 1,600 words indicated in the lexicon of Besançon. The students will be taught to read Latin authors fluently in the original texts (Cicero, Sallustius, Livy, Horace, Seneca, Petronius, Pliny the Younger, Eutropius, Ambrogius, St. Augustine, Erasmus, and many others). Duration: 156 hours.

3. Latin III (312 hours: 156 hours during the first 4 weeks + 156 during the last 4 weeks. We will launch this course only if we reach a minimum of 20 registrations): This module is designed specifically for Latin teachers who wish to improve their didactic skills by applying a wide range of strategies in class. This strategies, developed by experts of the didactic of modern languages, facilitate the use of the inductive method in the teaching of Latin. With this approach, teachers are able to explain to young students the works of ancient, medieval and modern Latin writers. With a full immersion in the language, daily practice and Latin conversation, lessons, and other activities, even teachers with no previous experience in the active use of Latin will be able, within two months, to fluently speak, write and teach Latin. As we read the chapters of Latin authors, we will also explore the methods of language teaching used by both Renaissance and modern masters.

 For further information please visit our website: http://vivariumnovum.net/en/ad-extra/summer-latin-school.

Mr. Stokes earned a B.A. in History (1958) and an M.A. in Classics (1960) at the University of Washington in Seattle, studying under such professors as Solomon Katz, John B. McDiarmid, Thomas G. Rosenmeyer, Robert Lenardon, Paul Pascal, and Viktor Pöschl, to name a few. He then went on to receive a Ph.D. in Classics at Yale University in 1965, where he studied Sophocles with Bernard Knox, Greek History with C. Bradford Welles, Archaeology with Ann Perkins, and Linguistics with Ralph Ward. His dissertation, Studies in Homeric Formulas, was directed by Christopher Dawson and its principal reader was Adam Parry. He taught at the University of Washington, the Universities of Pittsburg and Colorado, Tufts University, and Brock University. While at Pitt his colleagues included Sir Ronald Syme, who was a visiting Andrew W. Mellon Professor.  

During the 1970s and '80s he taught jazz appreciation courses at the Smithsonian, YWCA, Mt. Vernon College, the National Parks Service, a University of Virginia branch in Arlington, and George Washington University. He served as the Washington Post's jazz critic for a decade, was editor of JazzTimes and Jazz Notes and book review editor of Jazz Line, wrote scripts for NPR's Jazz Live!, contributed articles to Down Beat, Mississippi Rag, Ms., Civilization, Washington City Paper, Forecast, Washington Review, and other publications. He has compiled three collections of jazz and blues musician profiles for Oxford University Press and published a work entitled Swing Era New York: The Jazz Photographs of Charles Peterson with Temple University Press in 1994. He is currently writing a memoir, compiling materials from his archives for A W. Royal Stokes Jazz, Blues & Beyond Reader, and seeking publishers for a trilogy of novels and a second volume of the photographs of Charles Peterson. He will be 83 in June but has no thoughts of retiring.  

W. Royal Stokes at his Politics & Prose April 2, 2005 Washington, D.C. book signing for Growing Up With Jazz:  Twenty-Four Musicians Talk About Their Lives and Careers (Oxford University Press). Photo by Erica Hartmann Stokes