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Today I noticed that the Folger's Shakespeare Library softcovers look suspiciously like cans of LaCroix. Here is a 🧵of pairings, starting with A Midsummer Night's Dream and a lovely can of fizzy lemon water.

toriflee's tweet image. Today I noticed that the Folger's Shakespeare Library softcovers look suspiciously like cans of LaCroix. Here is a 🧵of pairings, starting with A Midsummer Night's Dream and a lovely can of fizzy lemon water.
toriflee's tweet image. Today I noticed that the Folger's Shakespeare Library softcovers look suspiciously like cans of LaCroix. Here is a 🧵of pairings, starting with A Midsummer Night's Dream and a lovely can of fizzy lemon water.

Folger Shakespeare Library reposted

Do you have an inspired name for the new Folger café | ⁦@FolgerLibrary⁩ — make your suggestion today (Feb 12)! ⬇️ select suggestions will be voted on starting Feb 16 ☕️ folger.edu/blogs/folger-s…


Scholar Marjorie Garber joins us on our podcast to discuss how Virginia Woolf and the modernist writers of London’s Bloomsbury Group made Shakespeare their own. bit.ly/3QbtCtw


Before turkeys were imported to Europe from the Americas, the peacock was the bird of choice for big banquets. bit.ly/47vd5Y9


"The Winter's Tale" is onstage now at Folger Theatre. Take our new quiz to see how well you know this late romance's plot and characters. bit.ly/47agpbB


A turducken may seem like a modern American culinary innovation, but people were combining poultry to create similar dishes centuries ago. Try out our recipe for mini turducken pies, adapted from a 17th-century recipe in the Folger's collection. bit.ly/3FZaJoP


Our new Shakespeare Exhibition Hall will feature a recreation of the printing press that printed the First Folio, built for the Folger by historian Alan May. Take a closer look at bit.ly/46f4B6o.


The First Folio—the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays—hit bookstores 400 years ago this November. What's it been up to since then? We ask @UniofOxford's Emma Smith (@oldfortunatus). bit.ly/47ejw24


Folger Director Michael Witmore tells us why "The Winter's Tale" is his favorite play. Folger Theatre's new production of "The Winter's Tale" is onstage now! Book your tickets today at bit.ly/3rxCO37. #FolgerWintersTale bit.ly/3QPPRql


Time is running out on our "Winter's Tale" flash sale! Use promo code WINTERFLASH for 25% off in sections A-C for all performances, plus no fees. Offer valid through today, November 14. Book your tickets at bit.ly/3rxCO37.


Happy opening to the amazing team behind Folger Theatre's "The Winter's Tale!" Join us for our return to our historic theater on Capitol Hill. Book your tickets today at bit.ly/3rxCO37. #FolgerWintersTale

FolgerLibrary's tweet image. Happy opening to the amazing team behind Folger Theatre's "The Winter's Tale!" 

Join us for our return to our historic theater on Capitol Hill. Book your tickets today at bit.ly/3rxCO37. #FolgerWintersTale

It's not too early to think about Thanksgiving. Here's a stuffing recipe adapted from a 17th-century manuscript in our collection to get you started. bit.ly/3sj7q8X


We're hoooooome! Celebrate returning to our historic theater with 25% off tickets to "The Winter's Tale." Use promo code WINTERFLASH for 25% off in sections A-C for all performances, plus no fees. Valid through Nov. 14. Book tickets at bit.ly/3rxCO37. #FolgerWintersTale


The First Folio hit bookstores 400 years ago this month. But what *is* a First Folio anyway? Find out: bit.ly/3Gy8Tfr. #Folio400


On this date in 1623, the First Folio’s publishers registered it in the Stationers’ Register, giving them the exclusive right to print the book. It would hit bookstores soon after. Check it out in our digital exhibition, Shakespeare Documented. #Folio400 bit.ly/471YJ1z


Happy 400th to the First Folio! Celebrate with our new First Folio Digital Reader. Flip through one of our First Folios, zoom in to read more closely, and use the table of contents to jump directly to your favorite play. #Folio400 bit.ly/474B0hl


A major moment in "The Winter's Tale" happens on the seacoast of Bohemia. The only problem? Bohemia doesn't have a seacoast. bit.ly/3QLQFMX


NBC Washington's @dmoodytv dropped by for a sneak peek at the Folger's new spaces and Folger Theatre's "The Winter's Tale." bit.ly/45YvR9l


.@AustinTichenor writes about Christopher Moore's trio of comic novels, which follow the Fool from "King Lear" as he interacts with characters from Shakespeare's other plays. bit.ly/3s4QDGA


Playwright Amanda L. Andrei writes about winning a complete set of The Folger Shakespeare editions as a high school student and how Shakespeare's plays have inspired her since then. bit.ly/3QCJdDN


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