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The Gaming Table


Jan 24–Mar 4, 2012
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Shakespeare's Sisters: Voices of English and European Women Writers, 1500–1700
Feb 3–May 20, 2012
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Benjamin Percy & Dagoberto Gilb
Feb 6, 2012
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Yusef Komunyakaa
Feb 9, 2012
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Quick list of what's on by date:
Theater January 24–March 4, 2012

The Gaming Table

  

The thrills of the gaming table stylishly play out against the eccentricities of English manners in this hit comedy of the 18th-century London stage.

Exhibition February 3–May 20, 2012

Shakespeare's Sisters: Voices of English and European Women Writers, 1500–1700  

Virginia Woolf famously evoked Shakespeare’s sister in A Room of One’s Own as she tried to imagine the difficulties women writers faced during the early modern period. In fact, Woolf was not aware of how many women actually were writing during that time, because many of their works were never published, and those that were, lay in relative critical neglect. This exhibition explores those women who were, in fact, writing during Shakespeare's time. It reimagines the “conversations” of these early women writers: with each other as members of families or groups; with the Bible; with spiritual and secular ideas; and with male writers of the time.

Special Sunday viewing hours from noon to 5pm.


Lectures February 5, 2012

Women On Stage: A Conversation about Susanna Centlivre  

In conjunction with Folger Theatre’s production of Susanna Centlivre’s The Gaming Table, director Eleanor Holdridge and Georgianna Ziegler, the Folger’s Head of Reference, discuss the 18th-century playwright’s theatrical legacy.

PEN/Faulkner February 6, 2012

Benjamin Percy & Dagoberto Gilb  

Percy’s works have been published by GQ, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications. Gilb’s novel The Magic of Blood received the PEN/Hemingway Award.

Lectures February 8, 2012

Pre–Show Discussion: The Gaming Table  

Mike Witmore, Director of the Folger, shares his perspective on Susanna Centlivre's The Gaming Table in a pre-performance discussion.

Poetry February 9, 2012

Yusef Komunyakaa  

Co-sponsored with The Phillips Collection

 

Yusef Komunyakaa is the author of 13 poetry collections, including Neon Vernacular: New and Selected Poems, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. Komunyakaa will read his poems in response to images from The Phillips Collection exhibition Snapshot.



Poetry February 16, 2012

Shakespeare's Sisters: Women Writers Bridge Five Centuries  

Rita Dove, Linda Gregerson, Elizabeth Nunez, Jacqueline Osherow,  Linda Pastan, and Jane Smiley read their Folger-commissioned poems and essays from the forthcoming Shakespeare’s Sisters chapbook, published in conjunction with the Folger exhibition of the same name. .

Special Event February 22, 2012

Gallery Talk
Shakespeare's Sisters:
Voices of English and European Women Writers, 1500–1700
  

Join curator Georgianna Ziegler for a talk and after-hours tour of Shakespeare's Sisters: Voices of English and European Women, 1500-1700.

Lectures February 24, 2012

Arthur Phillips: The Tragedy of Arthur  

Arthur Phillips discusses The Tragedy of Arthur, his novel about a newly discovered—and fictional—play by Shakespeare.

PEN/Faulkner March 2, 2012

Tilar Mazzeo & Stacy Schiff  

Mazzeo is a New York Times best-selling author of books on the history of luxury. Schiff is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov).

Poetry March 5, 2012

Eavan Boland  

Eavan Boland has published ten volumes of poetry, and is the recipient of the Lannan Award for Poetry and an American Ireland Fund Literary Award. She is currently the Bella Mabury and Eloise Mbury Knapp Professor in Humanities at Stanford University where she directs the creative writing program.

Special Event March 8, 2012

Acquisitions Night 2012  

Browse and perhaps adopt recent additions to the Folger collection during our annual benefit for the acquisitions endowment. More than 70 rare books, manuscripts, and works of art will be on display with Folger curators and librarians on hand to answer questions. Buffet dinner served in Great Hall.

Lectures March 14, 2012

Early Music Seminar: The Songbird  

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-reception is also included.

Music March 16, 2012

The Songbird  

As part of Folger's celebration of 1,000 years of women writers, Folger Consort features Francesca Caccini's powerfully dramatic songs and the dazzling string and keyboard music of the early Baroque. 

Music March 17, 2012

The Songbird  

As part of Folger's celebration of 1,000 years of women writers, Folger Consort features Francesca Caccini's powerfully dramatic songs and the dazzling string and keyboard music of the early Baroque. 

Music March 18, 2012

The Songbird  

As part of Folger's celebration of 1,000 years of women writers, Folger Consort features Francesca Caccini's powerfully dramatic songs and the dazzling string and keyboard music of the early Baroque. 

Special Event March 30–31, 2012

Member Appreciation Weekend  

Explore every aspect of this lively library in this annual members-only open house.

Lectures April 11, 2012

Early Music Seminar: City of Ladies  

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-reception is also included.

Music April 13, 2012

City of Ladies  

Influential writer Christine de Pizan lived at court in 15th-century France and wrote City of Ladies during this time, in which one of her ballades, Dueil angoisseus, was set to music by Giles Binchois. The concert will also feature haunting works by Guillaume Du Fay and others, performed by vocalists, fiddles, harps, lutes, and winds. With countertenor Drew Minter and multi-instrumentalist Tom Zejac.

Family Program April 14, 2012

Shake Up Your Saturdays: Shakespeare in Action  

Jump into the active world of Shakespeare’s plays using performance-based techniques that introduce the language to children in grades 1-5. Learn stage combat from Master Swordsman Brad Waller and perform a scene from Macbeth!

Music April 14, 2012

City of Ladies  

Influential writer Christine de Pizan lived at court in 15th-century France and wrote City of Ladies during this time, in which one of her ballades, Dueil angoisseus, was set to music by Giles Binchois. The concert will also feature haunting works by Guillaume Du Fay and others, performed by vocalists, fiddles, harps, lutes, and winds. With countertenor Drew Minter and multi-instrumentalist Tom Zejac.

Music April 15, 2012

City of Ladies  

Influential writer Christine de Pizan lived at court in 15th-century France and wrote City of Ladies during this time, in which one of her ballades, Dueil angoisseus, was set to music by Giles Binchois. The concert will also feature haunting works by Guillaume Du Fay and others, performed by vocalists, fiddles, harps, lutes, and winds. With countertenor Drew Minter and multi-instrumentalist Tom Zejac.

Shakespeare's Birthday April 16, 2012

Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture 2012: Dr. Sarah Beckwith  

Dr. Sarah Beckwith, a Professor of English and Professor and Chair of Theater Studies at Duke University, delivers the 2012 Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture, entitled "What Mamillius Knew: Ceremonies of Initiation in The Winter's Tale."

Special Event April 18, 2012

2012 Folger Gala  

The Folger Shakespeare Library's annual gala is its most important fundraiser of the year. Proceeds from the event will support the outstanding cultural and educational programming the Folger offers to the greater Washington area and beyond.

PEN/Faulkner April 20, 2012

Gary Shteyngart & Adam Ross  

Shteyngart, author of The Russian Debutante’s Handbook and Super Sad True Love Story, and Ross, whose debut novel Mr. Peanut received numerous accolades, read from their works.

Shakespeare's Birthday April 22, 2012

Shakespeare's Birthday Open House  

Celebrate Shakespeare's birthday with jugglers and jesters, music and theater performances, birthday cake, and a tour of the Folger’s reading rooms!

Poetry April 30, 2012

Nothing Personal: The Dark Room Reunion Reading Tour  

Founded in Boston in 1987 by Thomas Sayers Ellis and Sharan Strange, The Dark Room Collective began as an informal community of African American poets. The esteemed collective reunites for readings in 2012.

Theater May 1–June 10, 2012

The Taming of the Shrew  

The battle of the sexes wages on as the arrogant Petruchio and the headstrong Kate face off in Shakespeare’s comedic examination of the institution of marriage and the journey toward love.

Exhibition Ongoing, Monday–Saturday

The Shakespeare Gallery  

Explore the Folger through our visitor film, digitally leaf through a First Folio with our touchscreen kiosk, and explore our collection through special exhibitions that connect with current programs.



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