Moby Dick Marathon: Sign up to be a reader at this beloved event

NEW BEDFORD — Calling all Melvin fans, the New Bedford Whaling Museum has announced the dates for the beloved Moby Dick Marathon. Taking place in 2024 from January 5 through 7 the event will be filled with Melville-inspired activities, opportunities to chat with the scholars from the Melville Society Cultural Project, a live performance of Chapter 40 by Culture Park, and much more.

What is the Moby Dick Marathon?

This a unique 25-hour read-a-thon of Herman Melville’s literary masterpiece, Moby Dick. The New Bedford Whaling Museum partners with the Melville Society Cultural Project for the annual event to celebrate Melville’s 1841 departure from the Port of New Bedford and Fairhaven aboard the whaleship Acushnet.

Sign up to be a reader during the Moby Dick Marathon

Have you ever wanted to be a part of the marathon? Here's your chance. The New Bedford Whaling Museum is looking for first-time readers and previous readers to sign up for this unique experience.

Sign-up opens on Oct. 6 and closes on Nov. 1 at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSda_2jnyJG1ThBJFnCXY9B900V5LczCowLfGNYEM4Pss57oYQ/viewform. Readers will be chosen randomly, and those selected or waitlisted will be notified by email on Nov. 10, 2023.

The New Bedford Whaling Museum is located at 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford. For more information visit https://www.whalingmuseum.org.

This article originally appeared on Standard-Times: Be a reader for the Moby Dick Marathon slated for January