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(December 14) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EMILY! Every December the Folger Shakespeare Library celebrates a special lady, Emily Dickinson, on her birthday. The annual poetry reading and discussion begins tonight at 7:30 at the Folger's home on Capitol Hill. And what's a birthday without cake? Dickinson's own special recipe for rum and fruit-filled "black cake" will be served in the Great Hall after the reading.
(Through December 20) CELTIC CELLULOID Celtic cinema comes to the fore with Solas Nua's Capital Irish Film Festival running through December 20th on screens around D.C. Forty-five films presented over 10 days showcase more filmmaking from the Emerald Isle than any other festival in the US.
(December 20) SCREWTAPE LETTERS Arrive early for a free forum on C.S. Lewis' Screwtape Letters at Washington National Cathedral this Sunday morning at 10, in conjunction with the show's run at the Lansburgh Theatre through January 3rd. Actor Max McLean, reprising a role he has performed around the country, discusses this story about a demon named Screwtape who's advising his nephew on securing the damnation of a British man's soul. Complimentary parking is offered in the underground parking garage, accessed from Wisconsin Avenue.
'That's That': A Memoir Of Loving And Leaving Northern Ireland
Colin Broderick's new memoir, That's That, chronicles his childhood in Northern Ireland during the modern-day "Troubles." Broderick says growing up in what was essentially a war zone seemed normal to him at the time.'Picture Cook': Drawings Are The Key Ingredients In These Recipes
Designer Katie Shelly's upcoming cookbook offers 50 illustrated recipe "blueprints" for basic meals — from simple snacks to more hefty dishes like eggplant Parmesan. She hopes they'll inspire any level of cook to improvise in the kitchen.Nonconservative Groups Say IRS Scrutinized Them, Too
The IRS has admitted it flagged tax-exemption requests from groups with "tea party" or "patriot" in their names starting in 2010. But some liberal groups and journalism organizations say their applications also faced long delays during the same period.Book News: Amazon May Be Called Before Parliament Over Taxes
Also: AARP and The Nation join a growing list of ebook publishers; Hilary Mantel on Jane Austen; Anne Applebaum on Sheryl Sandberg.Leave a Comment
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