Whee!

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Folger Shakespeare Library is going fully digital

From Folger's newsletter:
Looking at the rare documents, books, and other artifacts housed at the Folger Shakespeare Library will soon no longer require being physically onsite as more of the collection increasingly moves online, the BBC explains in a video story. More than 65,000 images already belong to the digital collection. And, thanks to a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Folger Early Modern Manuscripts Online (EMMO) project will further expand access, offering transcriptions and digital images of more than 11,000 manuscripts in a free, searchable database. Next up, a series of interactive Shakespeare apps!

They're also giving out Halloween candy tomorrow night with special prizes to kids dressed as Shakespeare characters. I assume there will be more mini-Pucks than tiny-Hamlets.

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[tediousandbrief.livejournal.com]

Hurray!

I really wish I had checked out the library the last time I was in DC. Is it worth a tour? I'll be in the area possibly this coming summer.

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

It is. The exhibits are small, but well curated. It's free, too. I've seen some very good performances there, but I admit, I tend to prefer Shakespeare Theatre's performances in general.

If you do come to DC, maybe we can meet for lunch.

[tediousandbrief.livejournal.com]

This reminds me that I still need to do an updated "about me" section for LJ since I gained a bunch of new people!

I have a convention in late July or very Early August in National Harbor, Maryland. We were told that it's near by DC, though the way to get to the metro from there sounds a bit confusing.

That would be awesome if we could meet up! I seem to have a bunch of friends in the DC area who have offered to meet next time I get to the city. I may try stay a few extra days to see friends after the convention.

Do they have performances in late July/August? I know the Chicago Shakespeare Theater usually doesn't at that time of the year.

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

They have had performances, usually from travelling companies, but you're right, it's not their peak time.

There's a water taxi/shuttle service that goes from National Harbor to Southwest Waterfront (my neighborhood), Alexandria, and/or Georgetown. I don't know how frequently it runs or what it costs, but we have time to find out. I live within a mile of the Mall, so I can easily meet at any museum, too.