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Oberons got the right (double) stuff!

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Sharon Hunter, Rosey Hunter, (unseen) Pam Verilone, Richard Joyrich, and Robin Browne confer at
March 12, 2016 Oberon meeting at Bloomfield Twp. library -- discussion fortified by Oreo Double-stuff!
Present but not pictured: Linda Theil and Rey Perez.

by Linda Theil

 Fortified with Oreo Double-stuff cookies, Oberons met March 15, 2016 to discuss upcoming events.

 Oberons plan to attend Shapiro lecture in Stratford, Ontario
June 18, 2016
Several members have purchased tickets and plan to attend James Shapiro's lecture on "The Scottish Play" at 10:30 a.m. June 18, 2016 in the Studio Theatre, Stratford Ontario. The lecture is part of the Stratford Festival Forum series of lectures. Tickets are $20 Canadian.
Oberons host "Reasonable Doubt about Shakespeare" at UM-Flint
April 24, 2016
Oberons discussed plans to will host an event -- "Reasonable Doubt about Shakespeare" -- a discussion of the Shakespeare authorship question, and the Shakespeare Authorship Coalition's "Declaration of Reasonable Doubt" at:

2 p.m., Sunday, April 24, 2016 
Happenings Room
University Center Building, main floor
University of Michigan - Flint,
303 E. Kearsley St., Flint MI.

Park at Mill Street ramp or lot, open to public on weekends. A campus map and directions are available on the University of Michigan - Flint website.

Oberons examine 2015 yearbook

 We viewed a hard copy of the Oberon Shakespeare Study Group Yearbook 2015 , available free in ebook format from Blurb. Print-on-demand hard copies may be ordered from Blurb. A PDF version is also available for $4.99.



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