{ "name": "William Shakespeare's 462nd Birthday", "description": "Nothing says Shakespeare's Sonnets like lots of melting snow. On Thursday, \nApril 23rd, we will celebrate William Shakespeare's Birthday by reading all \n154 of his Sonnets aloud for the 38th consecutive year. And you are invited \nto play your part!\n\nTo help us keep this great Anselmian tradition thriving, see the faces of \nyour aging professors, eat cake, and breathe the sweet sonnet-filled air of \nthe Hilltop once again, click on the link below and sign up to read one of \nWilliam Shakespeare's 154 Sonnets.\n\nWhen you click on the link, you will be asked to claim a sonnet or designate \nyour availability that day. Once you have signed up, you will receive, before \nApril 23rd, a sonnet schedule that will let you know which sonnet(s) you have \nbeen assigned, and a beautiful official 2026 Sonnet Reader Button. As usual, \nwe welcome sonnet recitations in any language, dialects, or accents. We also \ninvite musical recitations, or any other creative ways you find to lift your \nthree quatrains and a couplet off the page. Oh, and if you want to use this \noccasion to make up a story about your time at Saint Anselm, well, why not?\n\nSign up to read a sonnet [1]\n\n\n[1] https:\/\/www.anselm.edu\/academics\/departments-programs\/english\/annual-shakespeares-birthday-celebration\/shakespeare-sonnet-registration\n", "startDate": "2026-04-23", "startTime": "10:00", "endDate": "2026-04-23", "endTime": "16:00", "label": "Add to Calendar", "options": [ "Apple", "Google", "iCal", "Microsoft365", "MicrosoftTeams", "Outlook.com", "Yahoo" ], "timeZone": "America\/New_York", "trigger": "click", "listStyle": "modal", "iCalFileName": "anselm-event-28500", "location": "Gregory J. Grappone Humanities Institute" }