# Event Details - **Event Name**: ENLIGHTENMENT: Discussing "The Odyssey" -- From Ancient Text to IMAX Epic - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: A Saturday morning discussion of the classics as we compare & contrast Homer's written words and Christopher Nolan's film adaptation.About this EventHi, this is Vanessa, your ENLIGHTENMENT salon host.How does a 2,700-year-old oral epic translate into a modern IMAX spectacle?Join me for a Saturday morning discussion of the classics and the silver screen as we compare and contrast Homer's written words and Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of The Odyssey.I’ve invited Steven Karnes, a professor of ancient Greece and mythology in Sacramento State’s Humanities department, to talk with how actors Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Zendaya and Holland hold up against the mythological figures they portray.I’ve just seen the movie so here are some discussion topics I came up with:How Nolan did in translating a 24-book oral poem into a three-hour film.How to compare Homer’s cunning characters with Nolan’s modern political critiqueHow the film’s setting in real-world environments and on the IMAX screen alter how we read the original poemBring your own commentary and questions — nothing is too dumb or too small to ask . Tickets are $5. There will be light refreshments, but please feel free to BYO. ***For more information about ENLIGHTENMENT and about California Groundbreakers, go to californiagroundbreakers.org https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/d61509e0-a591-11f1-8990-5d04d231a2dd-rimg-w740-h740-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sacramento/enlightenment-discussing-the-odyssey-from-ancient-text-to-imax-epic/100001999312757277 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Entertainment, Art, Theatre - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 7.18, max: 7.18, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Sacramento - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Enlightenment Salon - **lat**: 38.5663276 - **long**: -121.4992383 - **full address**: Enlightenment Salon, 2221 10th Street, Sacramento, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: ENLIGHTENMENT: Discussing "The Odyssey" -- From Ancient Text to IMAX Epic - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/a5017ac8c865943a0db60b6fc2505a88e9012101ec863cf2de46d252097648e7-rimg-w640-h426-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1788218185 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is ENLIGHTENMENT: Discussing "The Odyssey" -- From Ancient Text to IMAX Epic being held? - **A:** ENLIGHTENMENT: Discussing "The Odyssey" -- From Ancient Text to IMAX Epic takes place on Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 12:00 pm at Enlightenment Salon, 2221 10th Street, Sacramento, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing ENLIGHTENMENT: Discussing "The Odyssey" -- From Ancient Text to IMAX Epic? - **A:** ENLIGHTENMENT: Discussing "The Odyssey" -- From Ancient Text to IMAX Epic is organized by California Groundbreakers. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "ENLIGHTENMENT: Discussing "The Odyssey" -- From Ancient Text to IMAX Epic", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/a5017ac8c865943a0db60b6fc2505a88e9012101ec863cf2de46d252097648e7-rimg-w640-h426-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1788218185", "startDate": "2026-09-12T11:00:00-07:00", "endDate": "2026-09-12T12:00:00-07:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/sacramento/enlightenment-discussing-the-odyssey-from-ancient-text-to-imax-epic/100001999312757277", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Enlightenment Salon", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "2221 10th Street", "postalCode": "95818", "addressLocality": "Sacramento", "addressRegion": "CA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "38.5663276", "longitude": "-121.4992383" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "A Saturday morning discussion of the classics as we compare & contrast Homer's written words and Christopher Nolan's film adaptation.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-31", "availabilityEnds": "2026-09-12T12:00:00-07:00", "validFrom": "2026-08-31", "lowPrice": "7.18", "highPrice": "7.18", "price": "7.18", "url": "https://allevents.in/sacramento/enlightenment-discussing-the-odyssey-from-ancient-text-to-imax-epic/100001999312757277" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-31", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-31", "url": "https://allevents.in/sacramento/enlightenment-discussing-the-odyssey-from-ancient-text-to-imax-epic/100001999312757277", "price": "7.18", "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "California Groundbreakers", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/california-groundbreakers/22545966", "description": "We're a civic-engagement, community-focused organization putting together panels, interviews, discussions and events focused on cool people doing groundbreaking things and possibly causing earth-shattering change in California and beyond.These are not your typical seminars held in Sheraton Ballroom C. 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