Opening reception, Tuesday, July 26, 1-5 p.m. Alaska State Museum.<\/p>\n
Exhibit hours: Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Admission is free for exhibit and all related events.<\/p>\n
Last day: Wednesday, Aug. 24. Exhibit will close at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n
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Lectures<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWho Wrote the First Folio?\u201d<\/strong> Friday, July 29, 5:30-6:30 p.m., SLAM. Shakespeare scholar Jim Hale will talk about John Heminge and Henry Condell, friends and fellow actors of William Shakespeare, and their quest to honor his legacy by compiling his complete works in the First Folio. No tickets required.<\/p>\n \u201cAlaska in the Time of Shakespeare,<\/strong>\u201d Wednesday, Aug. 10, noon-1 p.m., SLAM. Dr. Rick Knecht will share some of the artifacts that he and his team have found at the archaeological site in Nunalleq, which dates back to Shakespeare\u2019s time around 1600, via the Online With Libraries videoconferencing network.<\/p>\n \u201cShakespeare Explained: Hamlet,\u201d<\/strong> Friday, Aug. 12, 5:30-6:30 p.m., SLAM. Shakespeare Professor Nina Chordas will provide background and context about \u201cHamlet,\u201d the evening\u2019s reading by Theatre in the Rough. Learn more about these famous plays and better understand the performance.<\/p>\n \u201cShakespeare Explained: Romeo & Juliet,\u201d<\/strong> Friday, Aug. 19, 5:30-6:30 p.m., SLAM. Shakespeare Professor Nina Chordas will provide background and context about \u201cRomeo & Juliet,\u201d the evening\u2019s reading by Theatre in the Rough. Learn more about these famous plays and better understand the performance.<\/p>\n \u201cStaging from the First Folio: Creating Characters and Directing,\u201d<\/strong> Thursday, Aug. 18, 5:30-7 p.m., Valley Library. International theatre director, Graham Watts, will talk about his book \u201cShakespeare\u2019s Authentic Performance Texts: The Case for Staging from the First Folio\u201d and specifically about creating a role from the Folio texts and the director\u2019s approach to working with the text. He\u2019ll also speak to the history and legacy of the First Folio to the work being done today in theatre around the world. Sponsored by Friends of the Juneau Public Libraries, Juneau Public Libraries and Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Children\u2019s activities<\/p>\n Shakespeare Game Day<\/strong>, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, July 30, valley library. Come play Shakespeare themed games in honor of the First Folio being in Juneau. There will also be the usual games provided by Platypus gaming.<\/p>\n Shakespeare\u2019s characters, sets and stories<\/strong>, Saturday, Aug. 6, 10 a.m.-noon, SLAM. Kids ages 6-12 are invited to participate in an imaginative exploration of Shakespeare\u2019s work by creating their own characters, sets, and stories with guest artist Averyl Veliz. Registration is required. Call the Alaska State Library at (907)465-2920, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m.<\/p>\n Shakespeare\u2019s characters, sets and stories,<\/strong> Saturday, Aug. 6, 1-3 p.m., SLAM. Kids ages 6-12 are invited to participate in an imaginative exploration of Shakespeare\u2019s work by creating their own characters, sets, and stories with guest artist Averyl Veliz. Registration is required. Call the Alaska State Library at (907)465-2920, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m.<\/p>\n Have Fun with Hamlet<\/strong>, Saturday, Aug. 13, 10-11 a.m., SLAM. Kids ages 6-8 will explore Shakespeare\u2019s words through their voices, movement and imaginations. Led by theater educator Donnie Gott, company member of Theatre in the Rough. Registration is required. Call the Alaska State Library at (907)465-2920, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m.<\/p>\n Words, Words, Words!<\/strong>, Saturday, Aug. 13, 1-2 p.m., SLAM. Kids ages 9-12 will explore Shakespeare\u2019s words through their voices, movement and imaginations. Led by theater educator Donnie Gott, company member of Theatre in the Rough. Registration is required. Call the Alaska State Library at (907)465-2920, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m.<\/p>\n Shakespearean costumes and crafts<\/strong>, Saturday, Aug. 20, 10 a.m.- noon, SLAM. Kids ages 6-12 can learn about Shakespeare\u2019s life and times through costume and craft activities related to the First Folio exhibit, led by guest artist Valerie Snyder of the Brown Boots Costume Company. Registration is required. Call the Alaska State Library at (907)465-2920, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m.<\/p>\n Shakespearean costumes and crafts<\/strong>, Saturday, Aug. 20, 1- 3 p.m., SLAM. Kids ages 6-12 can learn about Shakespeare\u2019s life and times through costume and craft activities related to the First Folio exhibit, led by guest artist Valerie Snyder of the Brown Boots Costume Company. Registration is required. Call the Alaska State Library at (907)465-2920, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n First Folio Readings<\/p>\n By Theatre in the Rough<\/p>\n \u201cMuch Ado About Nothing,<\/strong>\u201d Monday, July 25, 7-10 p.m., JACC.<\/p>\n \u201cLove\u2019s Labor\u2019s Lost,\u201d<\/strong> Tuesday, July 26, 7-10 p.m., Egan Library.<\/p>\n \u201cCymbeline,\u201d<\/strong> Wednesday, July 27, 7-10 p.m., Rockwell.<\/p>\n \u201cTwelfth Night,\u201d<\/strong> Thursday, July 28, 6:30-10 p.m., Valley Library.<\/p>\n \u201cKing Lear,\u201d<\/strong> Friday, July 29, 7-10 p.m., SLAM.<\/p>\n \u201cHenry Vlll,\u201d<\/strong> Saturday, July 30, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., McPhetres Hall at Holy Trinity Church.<\/p>\n \u201cOthello,\u201d<\/strong> Saturday, July 30, 1-4 p.m., McPhetres Hall.<\/p>\n \u201cTroilus and Cressida,\u201d<\/strong> Saturday, July 30, 4-7 p.m., McPhetres Hall.<\/p>\n \u201cTaming of the Shrew,\u201d<\/strong> Saturday, July 30, 7-10 p.m. McPhetres Hall.<\/p>\n \u201cCoriolanus,\u201d<\/strong> Monday, Aug. 1, 7-10 p.m., JACC.<\/p>\n \u201cKing John,\u201d<\/strong> Tuesday, Aug. 2, 7-10 p.m., Egan Library.<\/p>\n \u201cJulius Caesar,\u201d<\/strong> Wednesday, Aug. 3, 7-10 p.m., Rockwell.<\/p>\n \u201cTwo Gentlemen of Verona,\u201d<\/strong> Thursday, Aug. 4, 7-10 p.m., Valley Library.<\/p>\n \u201cMacbeth,\u201d <\/strong>Friday, Aug. 5, 7-10 p.m., SLAM.<\/p>\n \u201cRichard II,\u201d<\/strong> Saturday, Aug. 6, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., McPhetres Hall.<\/p>\n \u201cHenry IV, part 1,\u201d<\/strong> Saturday, Aug. 6, 1-4 p.m., McPhetres Hall.<\/p>\n \u201cHenry IV, part 2,\u201d <\/strong>Saturday, Aug. 6, 4-7 p.m., McPhetres Hall.<\/p>\n \u201cHenry V,\u201d <\/strong>Saturday, Aug. 6, 7-10 p.m., McPhetres Hall.<\/p>\n \u201cAll\u2019s Well that Ends Well,<\/strong>\u201d Monday, Aug. 8, 7-10 p.m., JACC.<\/p>\n \u201cAnthony and Cleopatra,\u201d<\/strong> Tuesday, Aug. 9, 7-10 p.m., Egan Library.<\/p>\n \u201cMeasure for Measure,<\/strong>\u201d Wednesday, Aug. 10, 7-10 p.m., Rockwell.<\/p>\n \u201cA Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream,\u201d<\/strong> Thursday, Aug. 11, 7-10 p.m., Valley Library.<\/p>\n \u201cHamlet,\u201d<\/strong> Friday, Aug. 12, 7-10 p.m., SLAM.<\/p>\n \u201cHenry VI, part 1,\u201d<\/strong> Saturday, Aug. 13, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., McPhetres Hall.<\/p>\n \u201cHenry VI, part 2,\u201d<\/strong> Saturday, Aug. 13, 1-4 p.m., McPhetres Hall.<\/p>\n \u201cHenry VI, part 3,\u201d<\/strong> Saturday, Aug. 13, 4-7 p.m., McPhetres Hall.<\/p>\n \u201cRichard III,\u201d<\/strong> Saturday, Aug. 13, 7-10 p.m., McPhetres Hall.<\/p>\n \u201cAs You Like It,\u201d<\/strong> Monday, Aug. 15, 7-10 p.m., JACC.<\/p>\n \u201cMerry Wives of Windsor,\u201d<\/strong> Tuesday, Aug. 16, 7-10 p.m., Egan Library.<\/p>\n \u201cTitus Andronicus,\u201d <\/strong>Wednesday, Aug. 17, 7-10 p.m., Rockwell.<\/p>\n \u201cMerchant of Venice,\u201d <\/strong>Thursday, Aug. 18, 7-10 p.m., Valley Library.<\/p>\n \u201cRomeo & Juliet,\u201d<\/strong> Friday, Aug. 19, 7-10 p.m., SLAM.<\/p>\n \u201cTimon of Athens,\u201d<\/strong> Saturday, Aug. 20, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., McPhetres Hall.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Winter\u2019s Tale,\u201d<\/strong> Saturday, Aug. 20, 1-4 p.m., McPhetres Hall.<\/p>\n \u201cComedy of Errors,\u201d<\/strong> Saturday, Aug. 20, 4-7 p.m., McPhetres Hall.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Tempest,\u201d <\/strong>Saturday, Aug. 20, 7-10 p.m., McPhetres Hall.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Other activities<\/p>\n First Folio First Friday<\/strong>, Friday, Aug. 5, 4-7 p.m., SLAM. Enjoy \u201cguerilla Shakespeare\u201d \u2014 pop-up performances of Shakespeare\u2019s greatest hit scenes by Theatre in the Rough. Refreshments provided by the Friends of the State Library, Archives, and Museum.<\/p>\n Educators\u2019 Workshop<\/strong>, Monday, Aug. 15, noon-3:30 p.m., SLAM. Teachers from the Juneau School District will participate in a special workshop about using Shakespeare in the classroom and take a tour of the new SLAM facility. This workshop is limited to teachers with the inservice program. Contact Claire Imamura at claire.imamura@alaska.gov or (907) 465-2458 for more information.<\/p>\n Bard-a-thon<\/strong>, Friday, Aug. 19, 1-5 p.m., Saturday, Aug, 20, noon-5 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 21, noon-5 p.m., Downtown Library. Cast yourself as a character in one of Shakespeare\u2019s plays. Read with professional actors from the Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre and find direction from internationally known director Graham Watts, author of \u201cShakespeare\u2019s Authentic Texts: Staging from the First Folio.\u201d A play or selected scenes will be read. Contact Beth Weigel at 586-0434 for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Opening reception, Tuesday, July 26, 1-5 p.m. Alaska State Museum. Exhibit hours: Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Admission is free for exhibit and all related events. Last day: Wednesday, Aug. 24. Exhibit will close at 5 p.m. Lectures \u201cWho Wrote the First Folio?\u201d Friday, July 29, 5:30-6:30 p.m., SLAM. 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