Past events

Shakespeare's Family Values

When:
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 7:00pm
Where:
Changing Hands Bookstore 6428 S McClintock Dr. Tempe, AZ Free and open to the public

Ian Frederick Moulton from Arizona State University presents how Shakespeare represented family dynamics in his plays. Watch his presentation on YouTube.

Submit Your Love Stories

When:
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 5:00pm to Monday, February 8, 2016 - 5:00pm

Shakespeare has inspired countless lovers over time. To celebrate Valentine's Day and his writings on love, UANews invites you to submit your love stories. Read the story.

Shakespeare's Contemporaries and Elizabethan Culture

When:
Monday, February 8, 2016 - 9:00am to Friday, July 29, 2016 - 6:00pm
Where:
Special Collections, 1510 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ

The perfect companion to the First Folio! installation at the Arizona State Museum, this exhibit provides cultural context from the times in which Shakespeare wrote.

Shakespeare's Women

When:
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 -
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Where:
Special Collections at the University of Arizona Libraries 1510 E. University Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85721 520-621-6423

Attend this lecture to learn about women's roles in Shakespeare's time, and how the playwright both generates and subverts his culture’s assumptions about gender. Watch this presentation on You Tube or view the photo gallery.

She Surprised Shakespeare! - Murder Mystery Event

When:
Friday, February 12, 2016 - 5:00pm
Where:
Mesa Public Library, Red Mountain Branch  

Dost thou know who-dun-it? View the photo gallery.

First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare

When:
Monday, February 15, 2016 - 10:00am to Tuesday, March 15, 2016 - 5:00pm
Where:
Arizona State Museum, 1013 E. University Boulevard, Tucson, AZ

See one of the world's most influential books firsthand! This free, multi-panel exhibition explores Shakespeare’s impact, then and now, and is accompanied by digital content and interactive activities.

Shakespeare First! From Page to Stage

When:
Saturday, February 20, 2016 -
8:30am to 1:00pm
Where:
University of Arizona Main Library, Room A313 1510 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85721    

This free workshop is for middle and high school teachers of English and drama. Registration required. View photos from the University of Arizona and the streaming workshop.

A Saturday With Shakespeare

When:
Saturday, February 20, 2016 -
1:00pm to 4:00pm
Where:
Tents will be set up on the lawn in front of the Arizona State Museum, 1013 E. University Blvd (immediately inside the Main Gate). 

Paper! Performances! Practice! Photos! Free fun for the whole family. View the University Libraries and UANews photo galleries.

Free Screening of "Shakespeare in Love"

When:
Sunday, February 21, 2016 -
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Where:
CESL, Room 103

Take your sweetheart to a late Valentine's Day screening of "Shakespeare in Love."

The Comedy of Errors & The Tempest by William Shakespeare

When:
Sunday, February 28, 2016 - 1:30pm to Sunday, April 3, 2016 - 1:30pm
Where:
Tornabene Theatre on the NW side of campus, on the SE corner of Speedway/Park. 

The Comedy of Errors and The Tempest are amongst Shakespeare's greatest and most beloved works.

The Texts of Hamlet: The Good, the Bad, and the Folio

When:
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 -
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Where:
Special Collections at the University of Arizona Libraries 1510 E. University Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85721 520-621-6423

University of Arizona and Arizona State University English professors discuss the First Quarto, the Second Quarto and the First Folio publications of Hamlet. Watch the presentation here.

English Speaking Union Shakespeare Competition Finals

When:
Saturday, March 5, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Where:
1025 N. Olive Rd. Tucson, AZ 85721-0003

See the region's finest high school performers of Shakespeare compete to go to New York!

Music inspired by Shakespeare: Prokofiev, Gounod, Rossini, Verdi

When:
Saturday, March 5, 2016 - 7:30pm
Where:
Crowder Hall Fred Fox School of Music 1017 N. Olive Rd. Tucson, AZ 85721-0004

15 Second Shakespeare!

When:
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 4:00pm
Where:
Mesa Public Library, Red Mountain Branch - in the Studio in Thinkspot!  

Shakespeare's World

When:
Saturday, March 12, 2016 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Where:
Special Collections at the University of Arizona Libraries 1510 E. University Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85721 520-621-6423

A Tucson Festival of Books panel discussion on the world that Shakespeare knew.

Pursuing Shakespeare: A Man with a Dream

When:
Saturday, March 12, 2016 -
11:30am to 12:30pm
Where:
Education Room 351 1430 E 2 St Tucson, AZ 85721

At the Tucson Festival of Books, author Glenda Armand and illustrator Floyd Cooper talk about a book which tells the story of an African American actor in the 19th century.

Shakespeare Mysteries

When:
Saturday, March 12, 2016 -
2:30pm to 3:30pm
Where:
Tent on the Mall, near Bear Down Gymnasium

As part of the Tucson Festival of Books, authors Jennifer Lee Carrell, Carol Goodman, and Charlie Lovett discuss the mysteries behind the great playwright.

Shakespeare’s First Folio

When:
Sunday, March 13, 2016 -
11:30am to 12:30pm
Where:
Koffler 218 1340 E University Blvd Tucson, AZ 85721

At the Tucson Festival of Books, Andrea Mays and Eric Rasmussen discuss the obsessions roused by one of the most valuable books in the world.

The Science of Shakespeare: A New Look at the Playwright's Universe

When:
Sunday, March 13, 2016 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Where:
Science City Main Stage on the Mall, near Stevie Eller Dance Theatre

Dan Falk and Chris Impey discuss the birth of modern science in Shakespeare's lifetime.

Annual Library Luncheon

When:
Monday, March 14, 2016 -
11:30am to 2:00pm
Where:
Arizona Inn 2200 E Elm St Tucson, AZ 85719 (800) 933-1093

Join us as author Andrea Mays shares stories of Henry Folger’s passionate pursuit to acquire original printings of Shakespeare’s First Folio.

Early Books Lecture Series: What Did Playwrights Do When the Shakespearean Theaters Closed?

When:
Thursday, April 14, 2016 -
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Where:
Special Collections at the University of Arizona Libraries 1510 E. University Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85721

Professor Frederick Kiefer talks about what theater professionals did after the Puritans shut down all the theaters in England.

Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare

When:
Thursday, April 14, 2016 - 7:30pm to Sunday, April 24, 2016 - 2:00pm
Where:
Pima Community College Center for the Arts Black Box Theatre, West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road.

Early Books Lecture Series: The Witches in Macbeth

When:
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 -
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Where:
Special Collections at the University of Arizona Libraries 1510 E. University Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85721 520-621-6423

Professor Tom Willard discusses Shakespeare's inspiration for the witches from Macbeth.

The Wonder of Will Live

When:
Saturday, April 23, 2016 - 9:00am
Where:
This is a virtual event - but you can plan a viewing brunch at your home!

A star-studded event streamed live from the Folger Shakespeare Library.