Those who had originally planned on attending the Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature featuring musician and songwriter Paul Simon from Sunday through Tuesday will now have to re-register and get new tickets at a later date.
According to a Feb. 8 University-wide email announcing the change, Simon's representatives informed the University Friday that he had the flu. The Ellmann Lectures have been postponed to a later date, to be announced.
For the Emory community, the series was highly anticipated. Tickets – limited to two per person, per event – went on sale on Dec. 3 and sold out in record time.
Due to "scheduling uncertainties at this time," existing tickets "will not be honored for the new dates," according to the email. Updates will remain available on the event website, emory.edu/ellmann.
Simon had originally planned to give four public events, including lectures, conversations and a performance. Among these were a public conversation with former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins and a musical performance with guitarist Mark Stewart.
The annual Ellmann Lectures began in 1988 in honor of Richard Ellmann, who served as the University's first Robert W. Woodruff Professor during the 1980s.
–By Jordan Friedman
