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San Diego's Top Weekend Events: First Folio Edition

By Maureen Cavanaugh / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host,  Nina Garin / Arts Calendar Editor and Producer
Published June 3, 2016 at 8:12 AM PDT
This story was published more than 8 years ago.
The First Folio, the book that collected all of Shakespeare's plays, will be on display at the San Diego Public Library.
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The First Folio, the book that collected all of Shakespeare's plays, will be on display at the San Diego Public Library.
San Diego’s Top Weekend Events: First Folio Edition
San Diego's Top Weekend Events: First Folio Edition GUEST:Nina Garin, editor/producer, KPBS/Arts Calendar

Shakespeare's First Folio, the 1623 published collection of his plays, is in San Diego this month.

It's part of a national tour to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death and offers a rare glimpse of the Folio.

Co-hosted by The Old Globe and the San Diego Public Library, "First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare," will be on display at the Central Library from Saturday, June 4 to Thursday, July 7.

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The exhibit, which is located in the library's 9th floor art gallery, also showcases props, costumes and photos from The Old Globe’s 80-year archive.

Along with the First Folio, there will be a month of readings, lectures, plays and parties in honor of The Bard.

Some highlights include:

Shakespeare in America - First Folio Opening Event

Beloved actors from the Globe's history, along with other celebrities and dignitaries, will read selections from Shakespeare.

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Details: 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 4 at The Old Globe. The free event is sold out, but a stand-by line will begin to form an hour before the doors open.

A Midsummer Night's Circus

A family-friendly circus show inspired by "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The performance mixes traditional circus acts with a Greek chorus and choral singing.

Details: 3 p.m. on Friday, June 3; 3 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 4. City Heights Library Performance Annex, 3795 Fairmount Ave., City Heights. Free; more information.

Thinking Shakespeare Live! Folio Edition

It's OK if you have trouble understanding Shakespeare. That's why The Old Globe returns with its "Thinking Shakespeare Live!" presentation with Globe Artistic Director Barry Edelstein.

In these 90-minute lectures, Edelstein -- assisted by professional classical actors -- talks about a performer’s approach to Shakespearean language so audiences can easily understand the poetry of The Bard.

Details: 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 11 and 25. The Old Globe and San Diego Central Public Library. Free, but RSVPs are required.

Find San Diego's best arts events on the KPBS/Arts events calendar.
KPBS/Arts Events Calendar
Find San Diego's best arts events on the KPBS/Arts events calendar.

Old Globe Festival Season

Summer at The Old Globe means Shakespeare at the outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre and this year it's "Macbeth" and "Love's Labor's Lost."

Details: June 19 through Sept. 18. Old Globe Theatre, Balboa Park. Find showtimes and ticket prices.

Hear more about these events, plus many more, during Friday's KPBS Midday Edition.

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Maureen Cavanaugh
Maureen Cavanaugh has been a familiar voice for KPBS listeners for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of capacities including announcer, host, and producer. As host of KPBS Midday Edition, Maureen has interviewed a wide range of notables, such as comedienne Sandra Bernhardt, actor John Lequizamo, author Chuck Palahniuk, composer Marvin Hamlisch, artist Robert Irwin, and designer Zandra Rhodes. But of all the interviews Maureen has conducted, her most special was with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Before joining KPBS in 1997, she worked as a news anchor for KSDO and KOGO News Radio in San Diego. While working for commercial radio stations in San Diego and in Salt Lake City, Utah, Maureen reported on both hard news and lifestyle features. Maureen has received three "Golden Mike" awards from the Radio and TV News Association of Southern California for economic reporting and breaking news. She has also received a "Best of Show" and “Best Radio Newscast” awards from the San Diego Press Club and the "Flo" Award from Public Radio Program Directors Association for Best Public Radio Announcer in a large market. Maureen is a native of Queens, New York, but after more than 20 years in San Diego she feels she qualifies as a real Southern Californian.
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Nina Garin
Nina Garin previously produced and edited the KPBS/Arts calendar. She also wrotes the weekly KPBS/Arts Newsletter and produced arts segments for Midday Edition. Before joining KPBS, Nina worked for nearly 20 years as an arts and entertainment reporter at The San Diego Union-Tribune. Along with covering the local arts community, she created the "Top Weekend Events" online calendar, profiled influential San Diegans for the "One-on-One" series, and reported live from Comic-Con, New York Fashion Week, and the Academy Awards. Nina is a native San Diegan, raised in Chula Vista and Tijuana, who was exposed to local arts at an early age. As a child, she tagged along to her mother's photography classes, taught by the late Michael Schnorr. She went to elementary school blocks away from Balboa Park and visited all the museums at least twice. While earning her English degree at San Diego State University, she participated in poetry readings and covered local music for The Daily Aztec. Nina has two daughters who study ballet, piano, and musical theater. She spends her free time pinning hair buns and perfecting stage makeup. Her husband, Matthew, is also a writer.
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