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Please note: Unless specifically stated, all exhibits and programs are free and open to the public. They have been made possible in part by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities, the Dorothy Dayton Sorzano Theatre Library Foundation, and the McGrath Fund and also through the generous contributions of our sponsors and partners.
Musical performances for Shakespeare Forever curated by Dr. Mark Shapiro, Associate Professor of Music, LIU Post. Artists and repertoire are subject to change.
Shakespeare Exhibits
B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, LIU Post
Exhibit: March 3- March-31 2016
Hutchins Gallery, Lower Level of Library, LIU Post
Dan Christoffel - Original Artworks.
Visual Art Inspired by Shakespeare
Facsimile of First Folio and Books related to Shakespeare,
Special Collections of LIU Post Library
Informational text on the First Folio from the Shakespeare Folger Library
Opening
Thursday, March 3, 2016, 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m., Hillwood Commons Lecture Hall, LIU Post
Keynote Lecture: Shakespeare, The First Folio and the Birth of Modern Literature
Dr. James Bednarz, Shakespeare Scholar
SHAKESPEARE AND MUSIC
Curated by LIU Post Associate Professor of Music Mark Shapiro
Romeo and Juliet Suite by Sergei Prokofiev (excerpts)
Victoria Schwartzman, piano
Shakespeare Suite by Nancy Wertsch
LIU Post Chamber Singers, Dr. Mark Shapiro, Director
Thursday, March 3, 2016, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Hutchins Gallery, LIU Post Exhibit Opening and Meet the Artist, Dan Christoffel.
Elizabethan music on texts by Shakespeare
Harris Becker, lute
Works by Dowland, Johnson, Morley and others on texts from Twelfth Night, The Tempest, and more
Light Refreshments
Art Show : March 23 - April 18, 2016
Huntington Arts Council, 213 Main Street, Huntington NY
A Rose by Any Other Name, a Juried Art Show
Reception: Friday, April 1, 2016, 6-8 p.m.
Curated talk by Barbara Applegate (juror), Director, Steinberg Museum of Art, LIU Post
Thursday, April 14, 2016, 7 p.m., Huntington Arts Council
Lecture made possible in part by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities. Refreshments: courtesy of Office of Academic Affairs, LIU Post
Closing
Thursday, April 21, 2016, 12- 4 p.m. Great Hall, Winnick House, LIU Post
Shakespeare Birthday and 400th year Commemoration of Shakespeare's Death
Student/Faculty Performances: Drama/Music/Poetry. TBA Participation from community. Light Refreshments: courtesy of Academic Affairs, LIU Post