{"id":4768,"date":"2016-09-15T21:58:55","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T21:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/?p=4768"},"modified":"2025-02-17T21:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T21:08:18","slug":"sunday-shakespeare-family-festival-book-arts-crafts-fencing-and-celebrating-shakespeare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/2016\/09\/15\/sunday-shakespeare-family-festival-book-arts-crafts-fencing-and-celebrating-shakespeare\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday! Shakespeare Family Festival &#8211; Book Arts, Crafts, Fencing, and Celebrating Shakespeare"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Shakespearean.actor.in.fencing.stance.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4770 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/09\/Shakespearean.actor_.in_.fencing.stance-293x300.jpg\" alt=\"shakespearean actor in fencing stance\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/09\/Shakespearean.actor_.in_.fencing.stance-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/09\/Shakespearean.actor_.in_.fencing.stance-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/09\/Shakespearean.actor_.in_.fencing.stance.jpg 357w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a>SHAKESPEAREAN FAMILY FESTIVAL<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"event-descriptor\">Hands-on demonstrations of book arts, acting, fencing<\/li>\n<li class=\"event-display-date\">18 September 1:00 \u2013 4:00 pm<\/li>\n<li class=\"event-location\">Main Library, North Plaza<\/li>\n<li class=\"event-extra-info event-extra-info-1\">Rain location: Just inside the Main Library\u2019s north entrance<\/li>\n<li class=\"event-extra-info event-extra-info-2\">Free of charge, open to the public<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"event-description\">All are welcome to attend this event filled with activities for all ages.\u00a0Come celebrate the art of book making and other Shakespearean delights, featuring a lively cast of actors, artists, scholars, book makers, and fencers. Roll up your sleeves for book art fun with paper making, book binding, and more.In Shakespeare\u2019s time, all books were made by hand. \u00a0But that didn\u2019t mean book craftspeople were slow. \u00a0A team of 3 papermakers could make 2000 or more sheets in a day! \u00a0Individuals and families are encouraged to come join us, have a chance to try various aspects of bookmaking, and take home a piece of paper, a printed sheet or a bound small book that you make yourself!<em>Papermaking\u2014<\/em>Form\u00a0your own sheet of paper from wet pulp, press it, and take it with you to dry at home. Handouts will be provided for more information about papermaking history and how to make it at home.<\/p>\n<p><em>Printing\u2014<\/em>Print a small keepsake on a hand press similar to the presses that were used in Shakespeare\u2019s time. \u00a0The printed impression will be a piece of Shakespeare\u2019s writing, with a bit of background on the Bard.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bookbinding\u2014<\/em>Bind a simple pamphlet structure, using xerox copied Shakespeare text, and a handmade paper cover. Requires basic sewing with a (dull!) darning needle.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors are welcome to take part in one, two, or all three activities!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4769\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/09\/amk-26.jpg\" alt=\"Hands Making Paper\" width=\"600\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/09\/amk-26.jpg 860w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/09\/amk-26-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SHAKESPEAREAN FAMILY FESTIVAL Hands-on demonstrations of book arts, acting, fencing 18 September 1:00 \u2013 4:00 pm Main Library, North Plaza Rain location: Just inside the Main Library\u2019s north entrance Free of charge, open to the public All are welcome to attend this event filled with activities for all ages.\u00a0Come celebrate the art of book making<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/2016\/09\/15\/sunday-shakespeare-family-festival-book-arts-crafts-fencing-and-celebrating-shakespeare\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Sunday! 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