Cuban-American medical doctor and acclaimed author and poet Rafael Campo will present a convocation address at Carleton College on Friday, October 17 at 10:50 a.m. in the Skinner Memorial Chapel. Campo is a hybrid of physician and poet who refers to himself as a healer, and is interested in the ways in which voice and narrative can explicate the experience of human suffering. He believes that poetry has the power to heal, and urges physicians to adopt a practice of integrative medicine recognizing that the mind and soul play as important a part as those of the body. Campo’s address is free and open to the public.

New York’s acclaimed Aquila Theatre Company will perform Homer’s epic Greek drama The Iliad on Friday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall at Carleton College. Described by The New York Times as “a performance of staggering power,” the Aquila Theatre Company’s production of The Iliad creates a “stunning, stirring, and memorable” theatrical experience. The 90-minute action-packed performance is free and open to the public.

Carleton will host a special series of events October 8 through November 11 in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of Armistice Day, the symbolic end of World War I on November 11,1918. The anniversary commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning—the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month."

Entitled “The Winter of the World: Remembering the Great War,” the event will include a film series; weekly public lectures; a special performance of Igor Stavinsky’s “A Soldier’s Tale,”an exhibition of postcards, photographs, artifacts, books, and sheet music from the era; and a convocation with a performance of American popular songs from World War I. Together, these exhibits and events are intended to underscore why World War I has come to be known as the Great War. All events will take place on the Carleton campus and are free and open to the public.