Events Mon May 05 2008
Event Spotlight: "Did a Woman Write Shakespeare?"
We've all the theories that it was Bacon or Marlowe that penned the great works we attribute to William Shakespeare, but what if it was really a woman? On Wednesday, Robin P. Williams will be at the Newberry Library to discuss her book, Sweet Swan of Avon, that addresses that very question. Through eight years of research, the book speculates on the possibility that it was Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, that wrote the sonnets and plays, thus developing the English language and publishing the first play in English written by a woman. Admission to the lecture is $9 and can be had by calling 312-255-3556. Doors open at 5:30pm and the lecture starts at 6:15pm at 60 W. Walton.
- Veronica Bond
This summer we are reading the classic children's story about the little girl from Kansas who travels to the land of Oz by cyclone, makes some unusual new friends, and seeks out the great wizard to help her get back home. If you've only ever seen the movie, you need to read this book. 
