Day of events planned to celebrate Shakespeare

In honor of Shakespeare's Birthday, the Shakespeare Miami group is hosting two events in the Grove on Saturday, April 28. The first is the Birthday Party at The Barnacle from noon to 3 pm.

The Barnacle will be full with Renaissance fun and games including a Sonnet Walk, Fairy Glen, Arts and Crafts, face painting, games of skill, sword fighting and a children's tea party.

Entrance is free. No ticket is necessary, please consider donating $2 to The Barnacle. The Children's Tea and Cake is free, Adult Tea and Cake is $2.

The second part is a Staged Reading of Twelfth Night at the stage door of the Coconut Grove Playhouse! Actors from theater companies from across South Florida are involved. The performance starts at 7:30 pm.

 Set in the 1920s, this concert production of Twelfth Night features glittering costumes, live music and dance. Colleen Stoval is directing.

Bring lawn chairs and blankets and pack a picnic. This evening at the Coconut Grove Playhouse is long overdue!

The Barnacle is at 3485 Main Highway and The Coconut Grove Playhouse is across the street.