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Hunter invitation to June 16, 2010 Oberon meeting

Dear Oberon,

We need your help at Wednesday’s June 16, 2010 Oberon meeting at 7 p.m. at the Farmington Library, (Twelve Mile Rd. between Farmington Rd. and Orchard Lake Rd.) to critique the presentations we will be making at the Michigan Shakespeare Festival in July.

You have heard of Cliff’s Notes? Come to the meeting to hear Oxford notes, brief and interesting stuff you may or may not have thought of when you have seen or read Romeo and Juliet or Comedy of  Errors.

Come see Tom and Tom (Townsend and Hunter) presenting their Romeo and Julietdiscussion scheduled for July 24 just before the play itself is performed at the Festival. See Richard Joyrich’s presentation of the Comedy of Errors discussion scheduled just before the play on July 31. Then give thumbs up or thumbs down so we can get it right before our Festival dates in July.

We will also hear Richard’s continued report about notable papers from the April conference at Concordia College in Portland. Plus George and Sharon Hunter will tell us about the Shakespeare seminar they attended recently in Chicago. It promises to be another packed, fun-filled program. We are looking forward to seeing you there.

Tom Hunter, Oberon Chair

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