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LIU Post will host a 400th-year global celebration of Shakespeare, honoring the vibrancy of this dramatist and poet. From exhibits to programs, movies, and performances, see what LIU has in store in March and April to create a better understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare’s work. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Exhibit
March 3 - March 31, 2016
Hutchins Gallery, Lower Level, LIU Post
Dan Christoffel Original Artworks
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
James Bednarz, Ph.D., Shakespeare scholar
Musical Performances: Victoria Schwartzman, piano, and the LIU Chamber Singers
Mark Shapiro, D.M.A., director
Exhibit Opening/Meet the Artist
Thursday, March 3, 2016 • 2-4 p.m.
Dan Christoffel, artist
Hutchins Gallery
Musical Performance: Harris Becker, lute
Art Show
March 23 - April 18, 2016
Reception: Friday, April 1, 2016 • 6-8 p.m.
“A Rose by Any Other Name,” A Juried Art Show
Thursday, April 14, 2016 • 7- 8:30 p.m.
Curated talk by Barbara Applegate (juror), director,
Steinberg Museum of Art, LIU Post
Venue: Main Street Gallery, Huntington Arts Council,
Huntington, NY
Lectures/Movies/Discussions
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 • 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Hillwood Cinema, LIU Post
Shakespeare as Popular Entertainer: Elizabethan Stage Practices and the First Folio as Performance Text
Professor Rick DesRochers. Ph.D.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 • 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Steinberg Museum of Art, LIU Post
Interpreting Shakespeare in the Visual Arts, Barbara Applegate
Thursday, March 31, 2016 • 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Hillwood Cinema, LIU Post
Shakespeare and Political Philosophy
Shawn Welnak, Ph.D. and John Lutz, Ph.D.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 • 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Hillwood Commons Lecture Hall, LIU Post
Shakespeare in Broadway Musicals
Talk by Marc Courtade, executive director, Huntington Arts Council
Musical Performance • 1:30-1:45 p.m.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 • 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Hillwood Commons Lecture Hall, LIU Post
Shakespeare and Globalization: Legacies and Linkages in History
Shahid Siddiqi, Ph.D.
Musical Performance • 1:30-1:45 p.m.
Friday, April 15, 2016 • Noon
The Port Washington Public Library
“I will not charm my tongue”: The Perils of Speaking Out in Othello and The Winter’s Tale
Talk by Maureen McFeeley, adjunct professor, Hofstra University, English Department
Monday, April 18, 2016 • 2-3:15 p.m.
Great Neck Library at Station Branch, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level)
Gardens at Great Neck Shopping Center, Great Neck, NY
Shakespeare in Films
Presented by Marc Courtade, executive director, Huntington Arts Council
Performances
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 • 12:30-1:50 p.m.
Steinberg Museum of Art, LIU Post
Student Sonnet Competition by Honors College and The Poetry Center
Thursday, March 17, Friday, March 18, 2016 • 10-11:30 a.m.
Hillwood Commons Recital Hall, LIU Post
Performance of Macbeth, Shakespeare and Company
Tickets $10
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 • 8:15-11 p.m.
Great Hall, Winnick House, LIU Post
The Food of Love: Shakespeare in Music
Musical Concert
Closing
Thursday, April 21, 2016 • 12:30-4:00 p.m.
Great Hall, Winnick House, LIU Post
Shakespeare Birthday and 400th Year Commemoration of Shakespeare’s Death
