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October 2009
| Lectures
Pre–Performance Exhibition Tours
October 3, 2009 7pm–7:30pm
October 4, 2009 1pm–1:30pm
Folger Great Hall
Free, docent-led tours of the Folger's current exhibition. These short tours last approximately 30 minutes and include exhibition highlights. Meet at the First Folio in the Great Hall.
Learn More about the Current Exhibition
Tickets:
Free
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| Exhibition
Imagining China: The View from Europe, 1550–1700
September 18, 2009–January 9, 2010 10am–5pm
Monday–Saturday
Folger Great Hall
Curators: Timothy Billings, with Jim Kuhn
Alexander Huang, video curator
Early modern Europeans imagined China as a land of wonder, of riches, and of enormous opportunity. Rare books and maps from the Folger collection, along with items from the Library of Congress and the Walters Arts Museum, capture England's dawning cultural awareness and admiration of things Chinese.
Tickets:
FREE
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| Lectures
Elizabethan Garden Tour
October 17, 2009 10am
October 17, 2009 11am
Folger Elizabethan Garden
Garden tours are offered at 10am and 11am on the third Saturday of each month, April through October.
The Elizabethan Garden is open year-round, Monday through Saturday, 10am to 5pm, and before most Folger performances.
Explore our garden, inspired by herbal references in Shakespeare's plays and also incorporating plants popular in his time, including lavender, creeping thyme, and English ivy; a knot garden; and Shakespearean statues by American sculptor Greg Wyatt. Folger docents offer insights into plantings, Elizabethan customs, and more.
Tickets:
Free
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| Special Event
Gallery Talk
Imagining China: The View From Europe, 1550–1700
October 1, 2009 6:30pm–8pm
Folger Board Room
Join us for a members-only Gallery Talk with Timothy Billings, curator of Imagining China: The View From Europe, 1550-1700, followed by an after-hours viewing of the exhibition.
Members Only: Join Now
Tickets:
Members by invitation
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| Music
A Harmony of Friends: Music of Italy and China
October 2, 2009 8pm
October 3, 2009 5pm
October 3, 2009 8pm
October 4, 2009 2pm
Pre-concert discussion Friday at 7pm
Folger Elizabethan Theatre
The Folger Consort and guest artists perform Italian and Chinese music circa 1610, including song and brilliant instrumental music by Francesca Caccini (the first woman to compose an opera), Sigismundo d’India, Biagio Marini, and others, along with music from China performed by a guest virtuoso pipa (Chinese lute) player.
Tickets:
$35
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| Poetry
O.B. Hardison, Jr. Poetry Prize: Juliana Spahr
October 9, 2009 7:30pm
Folger Elizabethan Theatre
Spahr, an associate professor of English at Mills College, reads from her work and is awarded the Hardison Poetry Prize for her body of work and her teaching.
Tickets:
$12
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| Theater
Much Ado About Nothing
October 21–November 29, 2009
Preview Dates: October 21–27, 2009
Regular Performance and Matinee Dates: October 28–November 29, 2009
Folger Elizabethan Theatre
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Timothy Douglas
Reluctant lovers Beatrice and Benedick conceal their attraction behind a merry war of wit in Shakespeare’s romantic, clever comedy. The play’s musical language resonates with Caribbean rhythm in this colorful production set in the heart of Washington, DC.
Tickets:
Preview Performance (Tues–Thurs) 7:30 PM:
$30-$40
Preview Performance (Fri–Sat) 8PM:
$30-$40
Preview Performance (Sun) 7PM:
$30-$40
Preview Matinee (Sat–Sun) 2PM:
$30-$40
Regular Performance (Tues–Thurs) 7:30 PM:
$39-$47
Regular Performance (Fri–Sat) 8PM:
$47-$60
Regular Performance (Sun) 7PM:
$39-$47
Regular Matinee (Sat–Sun) 2PM:
$43-$53
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| PEN/Faulkner
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie & Fae Myenne Ng
October 26, 2009 7:30pm
Folger Elizabethan Theatre
Nigerian author Adichie wrote Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun, a New York Times Notable Book. Chinese-American author Ng’s first novel, Bone, was a 1994 PEN/Faulkner Award finalist. The authors read from their latest works.
Tickets:
$15
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| Special Event
Opening Night
Much Ado About Nothing
October 29, 2009 7:30pm
Folger Elizabethan Theatre
Enjoy the opening night performance of Folger Theatre's production of Much Ado About Nothing followed by a reception with the cast and company.
Members Only: Join Now
Tickets:
Members by invitation
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