Secret deals. Threats of mass destruction. Shifting loyalties.What a difference 800 years makes.He may be king, but unlike his older brother Richard the Lionheart, John has no stirring nickname, and everyone from the Pope to his own court seem to think his crown is up for grabs. Taking his audience back to the time of the Magna Carta, Shakespeare slyly commented on the politics of his own day. Now director Aaron Posner brings us this toxic brew of ambition and…

Secret deals. Threats of mass destruction. Shifting loyalties.What a difference 800 years makes.He may be king, but unlike his older brother Richard the Lionheart, John has no stirring nickname, and everyone from the Pope to his own court seem to think his crown is up for grabs. Taking his audience back to the time of the Magna Carta, Shakespeare slyly commented on the politics of his own day. Now director Aaron Posner brings us this toxic brew of ambition and…

The Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize is awarded annually for a collection by a poet who has published no more than one previous book of verse. Prize judge Sir Andrew Motion is the author of several poetry collections, including Coming in to Land: Selected Poems 1975-2015, The Customs House, and Public Property. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1984 and knighted in 1999, Motion has served as Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom.Christopher Cessac is the winner…

The Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute is an annual tradition at the Folger. This year’s reading and conversation engages with Dickinson scholar Martha Nell Smith and artist/poet Jen Bervin, creator of The Gorgeous Nothings: Emily Dickinson's Envelope Poems—the first full-color facsimile edition of Dickinson’s manuscripts, which reproduces her experimental late work composed on scraps of envelopes. The reading is followed by a wine reception and book signing. Dickinson’s famous Black Cake recipe will be served, provided by The Suga Chef.

Celebrate the holidays with a repast of English music ranging from the earliest carols to later arrangements of favorites like Greensleeves. The Folger’s 1619 manuscript A Christmas Messe—recounting a tussle between King Beef and King Brawn—offers lively accompaniment to a main course of beloved Yuletide music. A wonderful Christmas feast indeed! With strings, harp, organist Webb Wiggins, and an ensemble of voices. “The best Christmas concert in Washington” – DCist

Celebrate the holidays with a repast of English music ranging from the earliest carols to later arrangements of favorites like Greensleeves. The Folger’s 1619 manuscript A Christmas Messe—recounting a tussle between King Beef and King Brawn—offers lively accompaniment to a main course of beloved Yuletide music. A wonderful Christmas feast indeed! With strings, harp, organist Webb Wiggins, and an ensemble of voices. “The best Christmas concert in Washington” – DCist

Celebrate the holidays with a repast of English music ranging from the earliest carols to later arrangements of favorites like Greensleeves. The Folger’s 1619 manuscript A Christmas Messe—recounting a tussle between King Beef and King Brawn—offers lively accompaniment to a main course of beloved Yuletide music. A wonderful Christmas feast indeed! With strings, harp, organist Webb Wiggins, and an ensemble of voices. “The best Christmas concert in Washington” – DCist

Celebrate the holidays with a repast of English music ranging from the earliest carols to later arrangements of favorites like Greensleeves. The Folger’s 1619 manuscript A Christmas Messe—recounting a tussle between King Beef and King Brawn—offers lively accompaniment to a main course of beloved Yuletide music. A wonderful Christmas feast indeed! With strings, harp, organist Webb Wiggins, and an ensemble of voices. “The best Christmas concert in Washington” – DCist

Celebrate the holidays with a repast of English music ranging from the earliest carols to later arrangements of favorites like Greensleeves. The Folger’s 1619 manuscript A Christmas Messe—recounting a tussle between King Beef and King Brawn—offers lively accompaniment to a main course of beloved Yuletide music. A wonderful Christmas feast indeed! With strings, harp, organist Webb Wiggins, and an ensemble of voices. “The best Christmas concert in Washington” – DCist

Celebrate the holidays with a repast of English music ranging from the earliest carols to later arrangements of favorites like Greensleeves. The Folger’s 1619 manuscript A Christmas Messe—recounting a tussle between King Beef and King Brawn—offers lively accompaniment to a main course of beloved Yuletide music. A wonderful Christmas feast indeed! With strings, harp, organist Webb Wiggins, and an ensemble of voices. “The best Christmas concert in Washington” – DCist

Celebrate the holidays with a repast of English music ranging from the earliest carols to later arrangements of favorites like Greensleeves. The Folger’s 1619 manuscript A Christmas Messe—recounting a tussle between King Beef and King Brawn—offers lively accompaniment to a main course of beloved Yuletide music. A wonderful Christmas feast indeed! With strings, harp, organist Webb Wiggins, and an ensemble of voices. “The best Christmas concert in Washington” – DCist

Celebrate the holidays with a repast of English music ranging from the earliest carols to later arrangements of favorites like Greensleeves. The Folger’s 1619 manuscript A Christmas Messe—recounting a tussle between King Beef and King Brawn—offers lively accompaniment to a main course of beloved Yuletide music. A wonderful Christmas feast indeed! With strings, harp, organist Webb Wiggins, and an ensemble of voices. “The best Christmas concert in Washington” – DCist

Celebrate the holidays with a repast of English music ranging from the earliest carols to later arrangements of favorites like Greensleeves. The Folger’s 1619 manuscript A Christmas Messe—recounting a tussle between King Beef and King Brawn—offers lively accompaniment to a main course of beloved Yuletide music. A wonderful Christmas feast indeed! With strings, harp, organist Webb Wiggins, and an ensemble of voices. “The best Christmas concert in Washington” – DCist

Celebrate the holidays with a repast of English music ranging from the earliest carols to later arrangements of favorites like Greensleeves. The Folger’s 1619 manuscript A Christmas Messe—recounting a tussle between King Beef and King Brawn—offers lively accompaniment to a main course of beloved Yuletide music. A wonderful Christmas feast indeed! With strings, harp, organist Webb Wiggins, and an ensemble of voices. “The best Christmas concert in Washington” – DCist

Celebrate the holidays with a repast of English music ranging from the earliest carols to later arrangements of favorites like Greensleeves. The Folger’s 1619 manuscript A Christmas Messe—recounting a tussle between King Beef and King Brawn—offers lively accompaniment to a main course of beloved Yuletide music. A wonderful Christmas feast indeed! With strings, harp, organist Webb Wiggins, and an ensemble of voices. “The best Christmas concert in Washington” – DCist

Celebrate the holidays with a repast of English music ranging from the earliest carols to later arrangements of favorites like Greensleeves. The Folger’s 1619 manuscript A Christmas Messe—recounting a tussle between King Beef and King Brawn—offers lively accompaniment to a main course of beloved Yuletide music. A wonderful Christmas feast indeed! With strings, harp, organist Webb Wiggins, and an ensemble of voices. “The best Christmas concert in Washington” – DCist