Oberons picnic August 1, 2015 in Howell, MI

Oberon members Sharon Hunter, Susan Nenadic, Matthew Wyneken, Rosey Hunter, Pam Varilone,

and Caitlyn Wyneken at Oberon picnic, August 1, 2015 in Howell, Michigan.

Present, but not in photo: Richard Joyrich and Linda Theil.

Oberons picniced at the home of Linda Theil in Howell, Michigan on Saturday August 1, 2015. Those who attended were:Oberon members Sharon Hunter, Susan Nenadic, Matthew Wyneken, Rosey Hunter, Pam Varilone, Richard Joyrich and Matt's daughter, Caitlyn Wyneken.

Besides enjoying the beautiful weather and fine fellowship, we talked about these topics:

The Oberon 2014 yearbook. Here is the link to preview and hardcopy order form at http://www.blurb.com/books/6280458-oberon-shakespeare-study-group-yearbook-2014 and the Oberon weblog article telling how to get a free ebook of the 2015 Oberon yearbook at http://oberonshakespearestudygroup.blogspot.com/2015/06/oberon-2014-yearbook-now-available-free.html

The Waterworks theater company's Shakespeare-in-the-park production of All's Well That Ends Well that runs through August 9 at the Starr Jaycee Park in Royal Oak, Michigan.

The Royal Shakepeare Company's HD broadcasts sponsored by the University Musical Society to be shown at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Michigan: Othello at 7 p.m. October 18, 2015 and Henry V at 7 p.m. Dec. 13, 2015. In addition, the National Theatre's production of Hamlet will be shown at the Michigan Theater at 7 p.m. November 15, 2015.

We also announced the remainder of our 2015 meeting schedule:
Our next Oberon meeting will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 12, 2015 at the Bloomfield Twp. Library at 1099 Lone Pine Rd., Bloomfield Twp., MI. Subsequent meetings will be held at the same time and place on on the first Saturday of the month: October 3, 2015 and Nov. 5, 2015. Our traditional holiday gathering will be held in December at Rosey Hunter's home.

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