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Dec 1, 2008 10:00 am (Monday)
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daily until April 17, 2009)
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Mark Twain at Play Exhibit - Artifacts | December 1, 2008 - April 17, 2009 every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday with exceptions | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Bancroft Library, B...
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Event details: Mark Twain at Play
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Mark Twain at Play Exhibit - Artifacts | December 1, 2008 - April 17, 2009 every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday with exceptions | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Bancroft Library, Bancroft Gallery
Location: Map Sponsors: Library, The, Colleen and Robert Haas
How did Mark Twain spend his time when the &147;bread-and-butter element&148; was put aside and he was free to relax and amuse himself His leisure pursuits, from amateur theatricals to yachting&151;and how his &147;play&148; influenced his &147;work&148;&151;are the subject of &147;Mark Twain at Play,&148; an exhibition that brings together manuscripts and documents, notebooks, albums, vintage photographs, and other rare artifacts from the Mark Twain Papers archive of The Bancroft Library.
The exhibition, which will be the first in the spacious new Bancroft Gallery, was curated by the editors of the Mark Twain Project and has been generously supported by a gift from Colleen and Robert Haas.
From February 6 to April 17, Gallery Talks (30 minutes) will be given each Friday at noon by Mark Twain Project staff.
This exhibition will also be open on Cal Day, Saturday April 18.
Event Contact: 510-642-6480
(No event on these dates: March 27, 2009)
Location: Map Sponsors: Library, The, Colleen and Robert Haas
How did Mark Twain spend his time when the &147;bread-and-butter element&148; was put aside and he was free to relax and amuse himself His leisure pursuits, from amateur theatricals to yachting&151;and how his &147;play&148; influenced his &147;work&148;&151;are the subject of &147;Mark Twain at Play,&148; an exhibition that brings together manuscripts and documents, notebooks, albums, vintage photographs, and other rare artifacts from the Mark Twain Papers archive of The Bancroft Library.
The exhibition, which will be the first in the spacious new Bancroft Gallery, was curated by the editors of the Mark Twain Project and has been generously supported by a gift from Colleen and Robert Haas.
From February 6 to April 17, Gallery Talks (30 minutes) will be given each Friday at noon by Mark Twain Project staff.
This exhibition will also be open on Cal Day, Saturday April 18.
Event Contact: 510-642-6480
(No event on these dates: March 27, 2009)
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