January 2016 – Writing and Book Events at Eugene Public Library
All events free. More information: 541-682-5450 or www.eugene-or.gov/library.
Celebrating Shakespeare’s First Folio
Saturday, January 16, 3:00 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive. Free.
Saturday, January 16, 3:00 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive. Free.
First Folio
Join Lara Bovilsky for an introduction to the exhibit “First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare” at the University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.
Bovilsky will give an insider’s guide to this month’s events and discuss the history of remembering Shakespeare. Her talk will explore the radically changing assessments of Shakespeare’s gifts and contributions to the world, from his friends’ conflicting descriptions to modern perspectives. An Associate Professor of English at the University of Oregon, Bovilsky led the successful application process to bring this historic display to Eugene.
The First Folio was published in 1623, just seven years after the writer’s death, with the title “Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies.” It is the only source of 18 of his 38 plays including “The Tempest,” “Macbeth,” “Twelfth Night,” and “As You Like It.”
In 2016, the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, original First Folios will tour for display in every state in the nation plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. The University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Eugene was chosen as the single Oregon site. Between January 6 and February 7, visitors to the museum will be able to see the exhibit with free admission, as well as participate in related events on campus and in the community.
The national tour “First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare” is a traveling exhibition from the Folger Shakespeare Library, in partnership with the Cincinnati Museum Center and the American Library Association. For a calendar of all events in connection with the exhibit, visit jsma.uoregon.edu/Shakespeare.
Windfall Reading: Molly Gloss and John Witte
Tuesday, January 19, 5:30 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive. Free.
This month’s readers are novelist Molly Gloss and poet John Witte.
Molly Gloss is a fourth-generation Oregonian and the author of five novels: “The Jump-Off Creek,” “The Dazzle of Day,” “Wild Life,” “The Hearts of Horses,” and “Falling From Horses.” Her work has received honors including an Oregon Book Award, Pacific Northwest Booksellers Awards, PEN West Fiction Prize, James Tiptree Jr. Award, and Whiting Writers Award. Her writing is centered on the landscape, literature, mythology, and life of the American West.John Witte’s poems have appeared widely, including in The New Yorker, Paris Review, Kenyon Review, and American Poetry Review, as well as in The Norton Introduction to Literature. The author of “Loving the Days,” “The Hurtling,” “Second Nature,” and “Disquiet,” he teaches literature at the University of Oregon and served as editor of Northwest Review for 30 years.
The Windfall Reading Series is sponsored by Eugene Public Library, Lane Literary Guild, Friends of Eugene Public Library, and Eugene Public Library Foundation. Refreshments served at intermission.
Tween Scene
Thursday, January 28, 4:00-5:00 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive. Free.
This month’s book is “One Came Home” by Amy Timberlake. In this novel set in rural Wisconsin in the 1870s, 13-year-old Georgie runs away to find her missing sister – who everyone else believes is dead. For grades 4 – 6. Pre-register and pick up the book at the Children’s Center starting January 2.
Teen Book Group
Thursday, January 28, 4:00-5:00 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive. Free.
This month’s book is “Winger” by Andrew Smith. This hilarious and heartbreaking novel tells the tale of Ryan Dean: two years younger than his classmates, he’s smart, athletic, obsessed with a crush — and one of the biggest troublemakers at boarding school. For ages 13 – 17. Visit the Downtown Teen desk starting January 2 to pre-register and pick up your copy.
Singing Shakespeare
Thursday, January 28, 6:00 p.m., Downtown Eugene Public Library, 10th & Olive. Free.
Shakespeare’s words have been set to music for hundreds of years by composers from Byrd to Bernstein. University of Oregon School of Music vocalists directed of Laura Wayte will share a variety of examples in concert at Eugene Public Library. This event is hosted in connection with the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art’s exhibition of “First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare.”
The book known as the First Folio was published in 1623, just seven years after the writer’s death, and is the only source of 18 of his 38 plays including “The Tempest,” “Macbeth,” “Twelfth Night,” and “As You Like It.” In 2016, the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, original First Folios will tour for display in every state in the nation plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.
The University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Eugene was chosen as the single Oregon site. Between January 6 and February 7, visitors to the museum will be able to see the exhibit with free admission, as well as participate in related events on campus and in the community.
The national tour “First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare” is a traveling exhibition from the Folger Shakespeare Library, in partnership with the Cincinnati Museum Center and the American Library Association. For a calendar of all events in connection with the exhibit, visit jsma.uoregon.edu/Shakespeare.
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