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San Diego Decameron Project

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Date:
February 26, 2021
Time:
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

The San Diego Decameron Project is inspired by Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron, written shortly after the Black Death hit Florence, Italy in 1348. In the book, ten young Florentines, seven women and three men, retreat into quarantine for two weeks in a hillside villa and pass the time by telling stories, one each per day, except for one day a week for chores and one for religious observance, resulting in 100 stories. During the COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020, new Decameron projects have emerged. All the stories submitted to the San Diego Decameron Project, including those that did not
make it into the top 100, will be archived in the digital collections of both the San Diego Public Library and the La Jolla Historical Society for posterity, thus becoming a permanent part of the collective memory of this period of San Diego history. Join Write Out Loud , San Diego Public Library , La Jolla Historical Society and San Diego Writers, Ink. for the celebration and launch of the San Diego Decameron Project! Out of the 100 stories 10 have been selected to be performed live by professional actors, offering a glimpse into the scope, depth, and variety of the collection.

Friday, February 26, 2021
7:00 p.m. PST
FREE