Celebrate William Shakespeare's 460th birthday at the Ashland Library! This free, all-ages event will include crafts, live Renaissance music from Musica Matrix, a talk on Designing Shakespeare from OSF staff, a Shakespeare Open Mic, mask making and improv for kids, a prize drawing, and of course, cake!

Schedule of events:
12pm-12:45pm: Renaissance Music Concert with Musica Matrix
1pm-2pm: Designing Shakespeare Lecture with OSF Costume Designer Melissa Torchia
1pm-3pm: Mask Making for Kids
2:30pm-3:30pm: Spontaneous Shakespeare, Improv for ages 9-14 with Ashland Children's Theatre*
2:30pm-3:30pm: Shakespeare Open Mic: Share Your Favorite Speech!
3:30pm-4pm: Cupcakes and Prize Drawing
All day: Shakespeare-themed crafting for all ages.

*Register at https://jcls.libcal.com/event/12348932 for Spontaneous Shakespeare