Historic Happenings Blog

Saturday, June 13 – Somerset County Caesar, Cincinnatus, and Gloriana: Shakespeare's  Julius Caesar at 10:30 a.m.      Classical Greece and Rome were part of the popular culture of Revolutionary America just as they were in Elizabethan England when Shakespeare wrote  Julius Caesar . We’ll consider the resonance of this play in the Elizabethan era as Shakespeare’s contemporaries considered the loss of a long-reigning monarch and again in the Revolutionary War as General Washington eschewed a potential military dictatorship in favor of civilian rule by Congress.  This program begins a series of play discussions in conjunction with author Ian Doescher's Shakespeare 2020 Project. Free admission. Register at 908-725-1015 or  wallacedutch@dep.nj.gov . Wallace House State Historic Site, 71 Somerset Street, Somerville.

Saturday, March 14 – Somerset County Rescheduled to Saturday, June 13 Caesar, Cincinnatus, and Gloriana: Shakespeare's  Julius Caesar at 10:30 a.m.      Classical Greece and Rome were part of the popular culture of Revolutionary America just as they were in Elizabethan England when Shakespeare wrote  Julius Caesar . We’ll consider the resonance of this play in the Elizabethan era as Shakespeare’s contemporaries considered the loss of a long-reigning monarch and again in the Revolutionary War as General Washington eschewed a potential military dictatorship in favor of civilian rule by Congress.  This program begins a series of play discussions in conjunction with author Ian Doescher's Shakespeare 2020 Project. Free admission. Register at 908-725-1015 or  wallacedutch@dep.nj.gov . Wallace House State Historic Site, 71 Somerset Street, Somerville.