{"id":2041,"date":"2016-04-26T16:52:38","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T20:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayliang.us\/?p=2041"},"modified":"2016-04-26T16:52:38","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T20:52:38","slug":"folger-shakespeare-gala-april-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayliang.us\/?p=2041","title":{"rendered":"Folger Shakespeare gala April 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Folger Shakespeare Library has the world\u2019s largest collection of First Folios, the first publication of Shakespeare\u2019s plays.\u00a0 (They are stored in a huge vault, which is way cool to visit.)\u00a0 It is an organization that provides scholarly resources for academic research, concerts and plays, and education curricula for K-12 teachers.\u00a0 One of its missions\u2014and the one that resonates most with us\u2014is to make Shakespeare relevant to the 21st century.
\nThe First Folios are currently on tour as we celebrate the Wonder of Will, otherwise known as the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare\u2019s life.
\nI\u2019m on the Board of Governors for the Folger, and the annual black-tie gala was held on April 18.\u00a0 We raised over $400,000 for the Folger and its programs.\u00a0 The kids came along and invited some of their friends as well.
\nI\u2019m including some photos, including a fabulous shot by the Folger photographer of the Reading Room, which looks like it walked straight out of the 17th century (but with plumbing!)<\/p>\n

\"Jim
Jim with actor Wendell Pierce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"with
with Denise Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"the
the gang of 11th graders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"the
the gang of 8th graders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"the
the Folger reading room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You can find out more about the Folger at www.folger.edu, and you can find out where you can go see a First Folio on tour at http:\/\/www.folger.edu\/first-folio-tour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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