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March 2013
| Exhibition
Nobility and Newcomers in Renaissance Ireland
January 19–May 19, 2013
10am–5pm Monday–Saturday
12pm–5pm Sunday
Folger Great Hall
Curators: Thomas Herron and Brendan Kane
Often portrayed only as a country in conflict during the 16th and 17th centuries, Ireland was also a place of intermingling culture and adaptability. Nobility and Newcomers explores both the conflict and the opportunities and challenges open to both Irish and English nobility, and reveals Ireland as a land of ideas and art.
Please note: Sundays, open NOON - 5pm
Tickets:
FREE
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Henry V
January 22–March 10, 2013
Preview Dates: January 22–27, 2013
Regular Performance and Matinee Dates: January 28–March 10, 2013
Folger Elizabethan Theatre
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Robert Richmond
Imagine the thrilling grasp for power by a young king whose ambition reaches beyond the English court to the fields of France.
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Patrick Tuite: The Irish Imagined in Henry V and other Early Modern Plays
March 1, 2013 6pm
Folger Elizabethan Theatre
Patrick Tuite of Catholic University discusses the role of the Irish people in Henry V and other Early Modern Plays.
Tickets:
Free
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John Killen, The Breifne O'Reillys: An Ulster Clan in Medieval Ireland
March 4, 2013 7:30pm
Folger Elizabethan Theatre
John Killen, Librarian at Belfast’s Linen Hall Library, speaks on "The Breifne O’Reillys: An Ulster Clan in Medieval Ireland."
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Free
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| Special Event
Gallery Talk
Nobility and Newcomers in Renaissance Ireland
March 7, 2013 6:30pm
Folger Board Room
Join curators Brendan Kane and Thomas Herron for a talk and after-hours tour of the exhibition.
Members Only: Join Now
Tickets:
Members by invitation
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| Lectures
Early Music Seminar: DUBLIN
March 13, 2013 6pm
Folger Board Room
Led by Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein, these lively and insightful seminars give music lovers a detailed look at the composers and their world. A light fare reception is also included.
Tickets:
$15
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| Music
DUBLIN: Celtic and Art Music
March 15, 2013 8pm
March 16, 2013 5pm
March 16, 2013 8pm
March 17, 2013 2pm
March 17, 2013 5pm
Pre-concert discussion Friday at 7pm
Folger Elizabethan Theatre
Sample the rich array of music from Ireland and its Celtic neighbor Scotland, including pieces for bagpipe, harp, and fiddle, as well as the English court music of the time, including compositions by William Lawes, blind harpist Turlough O’Carolan, and others. With harpist Siobhan Armstrong, soprano Molly Quinn, and period strings.
Tickets:
$37
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| Family Program
Shake Up Your Saturdays! Nobility and Newcomers in Renaissance Ireland
March 16, 2013 10am–11am
Folger Great Hall
These family workshops provide a morning of history, activity, performance, and fun! Explore how 16th century Irish and English culture intermingled and influenced each other, and how we still see this exchange of ideas today.
Reserve your spot
(required)
Ages: 6 — 12
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Free
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| Education Program
2013 Secondary Schools Shakespeare Festival
March 18–26, 2013 9am–4pm
Folger Elizabethan Theatre
Watch as Shakespeare's words come to life through performances from local secondary school students! Each performance lasts about 25 minutes, and ranges from high drama to zany comedy as they perform for their peers. Visitor seating available in the Balcony.
Learn more about Student Festivals
Tickets:
Free
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| PEN/Faulkner
Living History: Geraldine Brooks, Julie Otsuka, & Dolen Perkins–Valdez
March 28, 2013 7:30pm
Folger Elizabethan Theatre
Reclaiming female voices from the threat of historical silence.
Australian-born Geraldine Brooks, author and journalist, has most recently published Caleb’s Crossing, a novel based on the true story of the first Native American to graduate from Harvard College in 1665 told in the voice of his beautiful young Puritan friend.
Julie Otsuka’s recent novel, The Buddha in the Attic, the journey of a group of young women brought to San Francisco from Japan as picture-brides, is the winner of the 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
Dolen Perkins-Valdez’ debut novel, and New York Times bestseller Wench, is the fascinating story of the friendship of four 19th-century Southern American women at a resort where white slaveholders bring their enslaved mistresses.
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$15
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| Poetry
Forrest Gander on Angels, Demons, and Savages: Pollock, Ossorio, and Dubuffet
March 28, 2013 6:30pm
The Phillips Collection
Pulitzer Prize finalist Forrest Gander reads at the Phillips Collection in response to Angels, Demons, and Savages: Pollock, Ossorio, and Dubuffet—an exhibition exploring the artistic dialogue between the painter Jackson Pollock, artist and patron Alfonso Ossorio, and painter and sculptor Jean Dubuffet.
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$15
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Member Appreciation Weekend
March 29–30, 2013
Folger Shakespeare Library
Explore every aspect of this lively library in this annual members-only open house.
Members Only: Join Now
Tickets:
Members by invitation
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