Hello friends-
I hope everyone is doing well in these crazy times. I wanted to let everyone know about a new program Shakespeare at Winedale is rolling out as part of the anniversary celebrations - "A Hundred Merry Tales (or More) of Winedale"
We just announced this on our Facebook page, but I thought I'd share the info below, since I'm hoping y'all might be interested in participating.
Let me know what questions you have!
All the best, Liz
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“...that I had my good wit out of the 'Hundred Merry Tales’ — well this was Signior Benedick that said so.” Beatrice, Much Ado About Nothing, 2.1
In his annual Camp Shakespeare email this spring, Doc wrote: "This might be a good time to take turns telling stories to one another as we travel together during this suffering, following the ten in the Decameron during the plague of 1348. Or share with one another ‘journey' stories of our own. Shakespeare’s imagination was alive during the plague years. We need to keep that spirit going and ours!”
In that spirit, we are launching “A Hundred Merry Tales (or More) of Winedale.” We are inviting anyone who has a personal connection to Winedale — as a player, student, patron, local resident, employee, you name it — to contribute a short video of you telling a story of a favorite Winedale “journey” or moment. It could be about Winedale the place, or your times at Winedale as a student, really any story that has Winedale as its center or setting, since the journey out to Winedale is the beginning of a lifelong love for all of us.
The invitation to tell stories has been a key theme to the reunion season this year, and we’d love to build an online “virtual Barn” where we can gather to share and hear stories of playing, working, and experiencing rich moments of life at Winedale. This is also a way of gathering stories to permanently archive them.
The stories can be filmed in any way you feel would best help tell the story. We are suggesting a five-minute limit. They could be a short as 30 seconds! The stories will be posted online for everyone to enjoy.
Interested? Email Liz at lfisher@austin.utexas.edu for instructions on how to upload your video today!
https://servicemedia.net/webxr/7IE7xA82 here's a virtual Winedale scene! I can make one of these for each year; it's built on a 3D Wordpress-like platform I developed, easy to add and manage content.
Best regards and love to all!
Jim ('86, '87)
On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 1:50 PM Liz Fisher liz.fisher@gmail.com wrote:
Hello friends-
I hope everyone is doing well in these crazy times. I wanted to let everyone know about a new program Shakespeare at Winedale is rolling out as part of the anniversary celebrations - "A Hundred Merry Tales (or More) of Winedale"
We just announced this on our Facebook page, but I thought I'd share the info below, since I'm hoping y'all might be interested in participating.
Let me know what questions you have!
All the best, Liz
“...that I had my good wit out of the 'Hundred Merry Tales’ — well this was Signior Benedick that said so.” Beatrice, Much Ado About Nothing, 2.1
In his annual Camp Shakespeare email this spring, Doc wrote: "This might be a good time to take turns telling stories to one another as we travel together during this suffering, following the ten in the Decameron during the plague of 1348. Or share with one another ‘journey' stories of our own. Shakespeare’s imagination was alive during the plague years. We need to keep that spirit going and ours!”
In that spirit, we are launching “A Hundred Merry Tales (or More) of Winedale.” We are inviting anyone who has a personal connection to Winedale — as a player, student, patron, local resident, employee, you name it — to contribute a short video of you telling a story of a favorite Winedale “journey” or moment. It could be about Winedale the place, or your times at Winedale as a student, really any story that has Winedale as its center or setting, since the journey out to Winedale is the beginning of a lifelong love for all of us.
The invitation to tell stories has been a key theme to the reunion season this year, and we’d love to build an online “virtual Barn” where we can gather to share and hear stories of playing, working, and experiencing rich moments of life at Winedale. This is also a way of gathering stories to permanently archive them.
The stories can be filmed in any way you feel would best help tell the story. We are suggesting a five-minute limit. They could be a short as 30 seconds! The stories will be posted online for everyone to enjoy.
Interested? Email Liz at lfisher@austin.utexas.edu for instructions on how to upload your video today!
-- Be vigitant, I beseech you!
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Liz, thank you for this delightful invitation. I will sharpen my story-telling skills and send you something.
Mary
On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 2:50 PM Liz Fisher liz.fisher@gmail.com wrote:
Hello friends-
I hope everyone is doing well in these crazy times. I wanted to let everyone know about a new program Shakespeare at Winedale is rolling out as part of the anniversary celebrations - "A Hundred Merry Tales (or More) of Winedale"
We just announced this on our Facebook page, but I thought I'd share the info below, since I'm hoping y'all might be interested in participating.
Let me know what questions you have!
All the best, Liz
“...that I had my good wit out of the 'Hundred Merry Tales’ — well this was Signior Benedick that said so.” Beatrice, Much Ado About Nothing, 2.1
In his annual Camp Shakespeare email this spring, Doc wrote: "This might be a good time to take turns telling stories to one another as we travel together during this suffering, following the ten in the Decameron during the plague of 1348. Or share with one another ‘journey' stories of our own. Shakespeare’s imagination was alive during the plague years. We need to keep that spirit going and ours!”
In that spirit, we are launching “A Hundred Merry Tales (or More) of Winedale.” We are inviting anyone who has a personal connection to Winedale — as a player, student, patron, local resident, employee, you name it — to contribute a short video of you telling a story of a favorite Winedale “journey” or moment. It could be about Winedale the place, or your times at Winedale as a student, really any story that has Winedale as its center or setting, since the journey out to Winedale is the beginning of a lifelong love for all of us.
The invitation to tell stories has been a key theme to the reunion season this year, and we’d love to build an online “virtual Barn” where we can gather to share and hear stories of playing, working, and experiencing rich moments of life at Winedale. This is also a way of gathering stories to permanently archive them.
The stories can be filmed in any way you feel would best help tell the story. We are suggesting a five-minute limit. They could be a short as 30 seconds! The stories will be posted online for everyone to enjoy.
Interested? Email Liz at lfisher@austin.utexas.edu for instructions on how to upload your video today!
-- Be vigitant, I beseech you!
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Hi, Everyone,
I’m addressing the group of us at the Zoom happy hour inspired by James Shapiro’s new book, Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future, but I couldn’t single our small group out, so I hope no one minds getting this email.
What can I/we do? was a question several people at the happy hour asked themselves aloud. The question reminded me of a moment in a PBS News Hour Special "Race Matters: America in Crisis,” aired in early June, that knocked me out.
Moderator Judy Woodruff, toward the end of her interview with Black filmmaker Ava DuVernay, asked what DuVernay would say to white people about what they could do. DuVernay's answer gave me, and I hope all viewers of the program, just what I hadn’t quite figured out I had been profoundly longing to hear:
"I have a lot of white people calling and texting me, great friends of mine, people that I love dearly, asking me, what do I do? And my answer is, Educate yourself.
There have been white allies throughout the history of America who have gotten together and come up with muscular strategies for change. And many of them have worked. I feel like this “What do I do? What do I do?” …. really is asking for Black labor— in this moment—to help you think through what to do. Trust me: there’s something to do, right where you are.” The whole segment, which includes an introduction to the program and another impressive interviewee, Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, is about 14 minutes long and is, to my mind, a must- watch. Here’s the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwJAHghmU6s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwJAHghmU6s
Thank you for letting me drop by your Sunday afternoon!
Alice
Alice,
Thank you for sharing that. I just finished watching the linked video segment, and it is indeed worth watching. One “it’s a small world” fact that I can add: Darren Walker, the President of the Ford Foundation, is a graduate of UT-Austin, and I recall him being a very impressive and charismatic individual on campus in the 1980s. He was wise then, and he remains wise today.
Best, Bob
From: Winedale-l winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org On Behalf Of Alice Gordon Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2020 2:11 PM To: Shakespeare List Serv shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com Cc: winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Winedale-l] An answer to one question that came up at the end of the happy hour on Friday
**EXTERNAL Email** Hi, Everyone,
I’m addressing the group of us at the Zoom happy hour inspired by James Shapiro’s new book, Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future, but I couldn’t single our small group out, so I hope no one minds getting this email.
What can I/we do? was a question several people at the happy hour asked themselves aloud. The question reminded me of a moment in a PBS News Hour Special "Race Matters: America in Crisis,” aired in early June, that knocked me out.
Moderator Judy Woodruff, toward the end of her interview with Black filmmaker Ava DuVernay, asked what DuVernay would say to white people about what they could do. DuVernay's answer gave me, and I hope all viewers of the program, just what I hadn’t quite figured out I had been profoundly longing to hear:
"I have a lot of white people calling and texting me, great friends of mine, people that I love dearly, asking me, what do I do? And my answer is, Educate yourself.
There have been white allies throughout the history of America who have gotten together and come up with muscular strategies for change. And many of them have worked. I feel like this “What do I do? What do I do?” …. really is asking for Black labor— in this moment—to help you think through what to do. Trust me: there’s something to do, right where you are.” The whole segment, which includes an introduction to the program and another impressive interviewee, Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, is about 14 minutes long and is, to my mind, a must- watch. Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwJAHghmU6shttps://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3DEwJAHghmU6s&d=DwMFaQ&c=YOHA32qHoO0MIaoXxJhqDw&r=-zR8jEhKT1trAJZ9s6RMlJheaf15yhPUkE_szn0MYYI&m=uw1Wa-8Y0jDFwbZX-sK1Sia4JdWIvCnLWpra_--xzDA&s=0Khn0lIQzZfxyw7CH-_ebZSN7VFXJHWpzPHR80rpwc8&e=
Thank you for letting me drop by your Sunday afternoon!
Alice The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message.
Thanks, Alice. While not all of us on the mail list are able to participate in all that is available to the group, we are reading the posts and observing (unbeknownst to you!). Your comments and the link provided lead the way for us to find our place in this rapidly changing environment. There is much work to do, as my daughter says (often).
Heather Dolstra
for those who are interested, this website sends free books about being an anti-racist. it is also run by my daughter Bekah and some of her friends. Bruce
https://www.antiracistbookexchange.com/
On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 2:10 PM 'Alice Gordon' via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote:
Hi, Everyone,
I’m addressing the group of us at the Zoom happy hour inspired by James Shapiro’s new book, *Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future, *but I couldn’t single our small group out, so I hope no one minds getting this email.
What can I/we do? was a question several people at the happy hour asked themselves aloud. The question reminded me of a moment in a PBS News Hour Special "Race Matters: America in Crisis,” aired in early June, that knocked me out.
Moderator Judy Woodruff, toward the end of her interview with Black filmmaker Ava DuVernay, asked what DuVernay would say to white people about what they could do. DuVernay's answer gave me, and I hope all viewers of the program, just what I hadn’t quite figured out I had been profoundly longing to hear:
*"I have a lot of white people calling and texting me, great friends of mine, people that I love dearly, asking me, what do I do? And my answer is, Educate yourself.*
*There have been white allies throughout the history of America who have gotten together and come up with muscular strategies for change. And many of them have worked. I feel like this “What do I do? What do I do?” …. really is asking for Black labor— in this moment—to help you think through what to do. **Trust me: there’s something to do, right where you are.”*
The whole segment, which includes an introduction to the program and another impressive interviewee, Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, is about 14 minutes long and is, to my mind, a must- watch. Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwJAHghmU6s
Thank you for letting me drop by your Sunday afternoon!
Alice
-- Be vigitant, I beseech you!
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Thanks for this, Bruce. Go, Bekah!!
On Jun 21, 2020, at 5:58 PM, bruce meyer <littlemeyer6@gmail.com mailto:littlemeyer6@gmail.com> wrote:
for those who are interested, this website sends free books about being an anti-racist. it is also run by my daughter Bekah and some of her friends. Bruce
https://www.antiracistbookexchange.com/ https://www.antiracistbookexchange.com/
On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 2:10 PM 'Alice Gordon' via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com> wrote: Hi, Everyone,
I’m addressing the group of us at the Zoom happy hour inspired by James Shapiro’s new book, Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future, but I couldn’t single our small group out, so I hope no one minds getting this email.
What can I/we do? was a question several people at the happy hour asked themselves aloud. The question reminded me of a moment in a PBS News Hour Special "Race Matters: America in Crisis,” aired in early June, that knocked me out.
Moderator Judy Woodruff, toward the end of her interview with Black filmmaker Ava DuVernay, asked what DuVernay would say to white people about what they could do. DuVernay's answer gave me, and I hope all viewers of the program, just what I hadn’t quite figured out I had been profoundly longing to hear:
"I have a lot of white people calling and texting me, great friends of mine, people that I love dearly, asking me, what do I do? And my answer is, Educate yourself.
There have been white allies throughout the history of America who have gotten together and come up with muscular strategies for change. And many of them have worked. I feel like this “What do I do? What do I do?” …. really is asking for Black labor— in this moment—to help you think through what to do. Trust me: there’s something to do, right where you are.” The whole segment, which includes an introduction to the program and another impressive interviewee, Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, is about 14 minutes long and is, to my mind, a must- watch. Here’s the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwJAHghmU6s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwJAHghmU6s
Thank you for letting me drop by your Sunday afternoon!
Alice
-- Be vigitant, I beseech you!
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Hi, Everyone,
Thank you, Alice, for starting this discussion and your pointing us toward educating ourselves. Thank you, James, for the Shapiro discussion. Thank you, Doc, for articulating at the end of the meeting the need to be active. TO DO SOMETHING.
I will read the other replies ASAP. I wanted to suggest, following up on Alice, the book THIS AMERICA by Jill Lepore. It is a short, dense history and civics lesson about the two ideas of who we are as a nation: all equality under the law and white superiority.
And, here’s what I wore today as I walked around my neighborhood:
Love, Mary
On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 7:01 PM 'Alice Gordon' via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote:
Thanks for this, Bruce. Go, Bekah!!
On Jun 21, 2020, at 5:58 PM, bruce meyer littlemeyer6@gmail.com wrote:
for those who are interested, this website sends free books about being an anti-racist. it is also run by my daughter Bekah and some of her friends. Bruce
https://www.antiracistbookexchange.com/
On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 2:10 PM 'Alice Gordon' via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote:
Hi, Everyone,
I’m addressing the group of us at the Zoom happy hour inspired by James Shapiro’s new book, *Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future, *but I couldn’t single our small group out, so I hope no one minds getting this email.
What can I/we do? was a question several people at the happy hour asked themselves aloud. The question reminded me of a moment in a PBS News Hour Special "Race Matters: America in Crisis,” aired in early June, that knocked me out.
Moderator Judy Woodruff, toward the end of her interview with Black filmmaker Ava DuVernay, asked what DuVernay would say to white people about what they could do. DuVernay's answer gave me, and I hope all viewers of the program, just what I hadn’t quite figured out I had been profoundly longing to hear:
*"I have a lot of white people calling and texting me, great friends of mine, people that I love dearly, asking me, what do I do? And my answer is, Educate yourself.*
*There have been white allies throughout the history of America who have gotten together and come up with muscular strategies for change. And many of them have worked. I feel like this “What do I do? What do I do?” …. really is asking for Black labor— in this moment—to help you think through what to do. **Trust me: there’s something to do, right where you are.”*
The whole segment, which includes an introduction to the program and another impressive interviewee, Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, is about 14 minutes long and is, to my mind, a must- watch. Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwJAHghmU6s
Thank you for letting me drop by your Sunday afternoon!
Alice
-- Be vigitant, I beseech you!
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