Sword-fighting workshops for kids! Selfies with Shakespeare! The First Folio continues on its tour of the United States during this special 400th anniversary year for Shakespeare. Here’s a quick cheat sheet of all the places where you can find our traveling exhibition, First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, this month:
- San Diego Public Library with The Old Globe, San Diego, CA (through July 7)
- Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO (through June 28)
- University of Central Arkansas with the Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, Conway, AR (through July 12)
- New-York Historical Society, New York, NY (through July 17)
- Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, OH (through July 30)
Enjoy these social media highlights!
Kansas City, MO
Look who stopped by our Family Fun Day: William Shakespeare himself! pic.twitter.com/NmE0b5SlIZ
— KCMO Public Library (@KCLibrary) June 12, 2016
Don't worry, KC. These guys will take care of us during a zombie attack! #ShakespeareFamilyDay #FirstFolio pic.twitter.com/g2B0CRHsAV
— KCMO Public Library (@KCLibrary) June 12, 2016
Conway, AR
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGXeqb3xSVS/?taken-by=arkshakes
New York, NY
36 plays. 900+ pages. 1 engraved portrait. #FirstFolio is here! Thx, @FolgerLibrary #SHX400 https://t.co/hnmSgaNoO7 pic.twitter.com/NQfLHo9jts
— New-York Historical Society (@NYHistory) June 7, 2016
See a 400-yr-old first folio IRL (!) at Living History: #FirstFolio Live on Sat 6/11 https://t.co/rpJhsqFtBH pic.twitter.com/3eAgFFuZkA
— New-York Historical Society (@NYHistory) June 9, 2016
San Diego, CA
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGdPZISF8AQ/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGnMIiGIVMD/
Find out where the First Folio tour will be in July, and share the excitement on social media with #SHX400 and #FirstFolio.
Celebrate 400 years of Shakespeare! Share your Shakespeare story by recording a short video and posting to social media using #MySHX400.
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