Lincoln and Shakespeare

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Cottage Conversation with
Michael Anderegg and Michele Osherow

"I think that nothing equals Macbeth. It is wonderful."
- Abraham Lincoln, August 17, 1863

Join us Thursday, November 19 for our Cottage Conversation with Michael Anderegg and Michele Osherow. Together they will discuss Abraham Lincoln's fascination with William Shakespeare and what that reveals about the 16th president.

Dr. Anderegg, author of the new book Lincoln and Shakespeare, is professor emeritus of English at the University of North Dakota.

Dr. Osherow is associate professor of English and Director of the Judaic Studies Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She is also dramaturg for the Folger Shakespeare Library's production of Aaron Posner's Merchant of Venice.

Reception: 6:00 pm, Robert H. Smith Visitor Education Center
Lecture: 6:30 pm, President Lincoln's Cottage
Admission: $10 for the lecture and $10 for the reception. Free for Cottage members at the $250 level or above.

To purchase tickets and RSVP, email Michelle Martz at MMartz@savingplaces.org or call (202) 688-3735.

Cottage Conversations offers relaxing evenings to socialize and learn something new about our 16th president from authors, collectors, and artists. The program begins with a cocktail reception, is followed by the lecture, and concludes with a book signing.