Shakespeare's Birthday

Event Date: 
Sunday, April 19, 2015 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Free Event
Arts & Culture
Cost:
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Birthday cake! This is also the one day of the year when the historic Reading Rooms are open to the public!!
Happy Birthday, Will!
 
Join the Folger for this beloved annual tradition, as we celebrate the birthday of the Bard with a day full of festivities.
 
From Shakespeare performances to stage combat demonstrations to Elizabethan crafts, there's something for everyone—including birthday cake! This is also the one day of the year when the historic Reading Rooms are open to the public.

http://www.folger.edu/shakespeares-birthday
 
Here’s a taste of what to expect:
  • Tour the Folger reading rooms—not usually open to the public—and see their paintings and stained glass windows
  • Five-minute versions of Shakespeare’s plays from the Nickel Shakespeare girls
  • A mobile unit from the DC Public Library, where students can get a library card and hear stories about Shakespeare and his time.
  • Musical performances by WETA Classical Players
  • Swordfighting demonstrations by Casey Kaleba, the fight choreographer for an array of Folger Theatre productions.
  • A scavenger hunt of the current exhibition, Ships, Clocks & Stars: The Quest for Longitude
  • Shakespeare’s Lounge, a space to hear engaging talks about rare book conservation, the upcoming 2016 celebration of The Wonder of Will, and the science of navigation (with a guest speaker from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum)
  • An opportunity to speak Shakespeare in the Folger Theatre
  • Performances from local students
  • And...birthday cake!
These food trucks will be stationed in Puck’s Circle: DC Slices, DC Empanadas, Pleasant Pops, and Captain Cookie & the Milkman.
 
We’ll see you there!