Thursday, Nov. 13, in Hedges Conference Room, The Commons, at Cornell College.
Admission is free.
In a costume similar to what Sappho would have worn 2,600 years ago, Saffire sings love songs, shows slides and offers commentary. Sappho sang her poems accompanied by the lyre. Because Sappho's music did not survive the ages, Saffire writes her own melodies for accompaniment on the tamboura, a guitar-like instrument, or a guitar tuned as a tamboura. It's not uncommon for other women writers after her to refer to her as a foremother figure. Saffire has performed and lectured for more than 20 years at colleges, festivals and conventions around the country.