SonnetFest returns as a traveling birthday-week partnership with the St. Joseph County Public Library and the Hesburgh Library.
Sunday, April 17 – Tuesday, April 26
Library locations all over Saint Joseph County
Have you always wanted to hear Shakespeare’s sonnets performed? Have you ever wanted to read some aloud yourself? This is your chance to shine. Join us all week to hear, and perchance to read, all 154 of the sonnets divided amongst SJCPL’s ten locations. We encourage the public to participate along with our guest readers. Contact Aaron Nichols at 574-631-3777 or aanichols@nd.edu to learn more.
Sunday, April 17 | 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Main Library Café
304 S Main Street | South Bend, IN 46601
(Along with scenes presented by Robinson Shakespeare Company)
Monday, April 18 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lakeville Branch
120 N Michigan | Lakeville, IN 46536
Monday, April 18 | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
River Park Branch
2022 Mishawaka Avenue | South Bend, IN 46615
Monday, April 18 | 5:15 – 6:00 p.m.
North Liberty Branch
105 E Market St. | North Liberty, IN 46554
Tuesday, April 19 | 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Western Branch
611 Lombardy Dr. | South Bend, IN 46619
Tuesday, April 19 | 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Tutt Branch
2223 Miami | South Bend, IN 46613
Wednesday, April 20 | 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Centre Township Branch
1150 E Kern Road | South Bend, IN 46614
Thursday, April 21 | 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Francis Branch
52655 N Ironwood Road | South Bend, IN 46635
Thursday, April 21 | 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
LaSalle Branch
3232 W Ardmore Trail | South Bend, IN 46628
Friday, April 22 | 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
German Township Branch
52807 Lynnewood Avenue | South Bend, IN 46628
Saturday, April 23 | 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Main Library Café
304 S Main Street | South Bend, IN 46601
Along with scenes presented by South Bend Civic Theatre Young People’s Company and a birthday celebration for the bard himself, William Shakespeare. Light Refreshments.
Tuesday, April 26 | 16:16 (4:16pm) – 6:30 p.m.
Hesbergh Library, Center for Digital Scholarship
University of Notre Dame
“Around the Globe with Shakespeare”
Enjoy highlights of Sonnet Fest 2016, exchange Shakespearean insults, check out interactive displays, contribute to the WeAreShakespeare digital film festival, and watch a 3-D printed model of the Globe Theatre grow before your eyes.
All events are FREE and open to the public.
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