David Adler Music and Arts Center Celebrates Shakespeare with Energetic Concert
The David Adler Music and Arts Center celebrates the First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare, a national traveling exhibition organized by the Folger Shakespeare Library and hosted by the Lake County Discovery Museum with a genre-bending concert, "Shakespeare Meets Song" by Libertyville native Ellen Williams, and Jen Vanselow.
"Shakespeare Meets Song," on February 27th at 7pm is an energetic celebration of songs inspired by the Bard. Performers Ellen Williams and Jen Vanselow studied music together at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois.
"I've always loved the Adler Center, it has a very special place in my heart. And to combine this beautiful place with the wondrous works of Shakespeare, that's exciting," says Ellen Williams.
Vanselow and Williams will perform five sets of music including works by Ralph Vaughn Williams, Gerald Finzi, The Barenaked Ladies, and Rufus Wainwright. Tickets are available at www.adlercenter.org. Early booking is recommended, as space is limited.
"It is so important to keep Shakespeare alive and I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to share in the celebration of the First Folio exhibit at the beautiful David Adler Music and Arts Center," adds Jen Vanselow.
Follow Lake County's celebration of First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare on social media through the Adler Center's facebook and twitter accounts and share your own experience of the First Folio with Illinois Libraries hashtag #DiscoverWill.
About First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare
First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare, on tour from the Folger Shakespeare Library, is a national traveling exhibition organized by the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, to commemorate the 400th anniversary in 2016 of Shakespeare's death. It is produced in association with the American Library Association and the Cincinnati Museum Center. First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare, on tour from the Folger Shakespeare Library, has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor, and by the support of Google.org, Vinton and Sigrid Cerf, and other generous donors.
About the David Adler Music and Arts Center
The David Adler Music and Arts Center is located in the historic home of architect David Adler and is dedicated to making music and the arts an integral part of everyday life. Its year-round activities are designed to foster engagement and achievement in the arts for the people of Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. The David Adler Music and Arts Center is located at 1700 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Libertyville.