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“A drum. A drum. Macbeth doth come!” to present Tulsa City-County Library’s fifth annual Renaissance Faire.

Practice your English accent and wear your favorite flowing bodice to this free, family event Oct. 3, 1-4 p.m. at the Martin Regional Library, 2601 S. Garnett Road. Celebrate all things William Shakespeare with crafts, games, music, art, entertainment and excitement for the entire family. This program is funded and sponsored by Project Teen: The Peggy V. Helmerich Special Project Fund, with special assistance from the Tulsa Library Trust and Tulsa World.

Follow characters like Shakespeare, Puck and Queen Elizabeth in search of elusive clues. The quest involves helping “Will” find the things he needs to inspire his work – a sword, a harp, some books, and a quill and parchment. Members of the School of Stage Combat will portray Shakespeare’s characters as well as provide demonstrations of swordplay. Children and teens who complete the quest receive a “bag of precious jewels” as their reward.

Participating groups include Anderson Pipe Band; The Beadles; Boy Scouts of America; Byron T. Bear; C.J. Ceramics; Dolling Dames; Embroiderers’ Guild of Oklahoma; English Speaking Union; Garage Door Marionettes; Gypsy Fire Belly Dancing; Annette Hixenbaugh, genealogist; Andrew Horski Amber and Christmas Ornaments; Lilik and Co.; Meister’s Realm; Pete the Shriner; The School of Stage Combat; The Society for Creative Anachronism; Tulsa City-County Library Reading Roadshow; Tulsa Calligraphy Guild; Tulsa Handspinners; Tulsa Handweavers; Tulsa Recorder Consort and Tulsa Woodcarvers.

“The Renaissance Faire is a chance to do something different at the library, to see a glimpse of history up close. You literally can step into a time long past and have a conversation with literary characters,” said Karl Siewert, Renaissance Faire committee chair. “This year we have a Shakespeare theme, so we are excited about bringing in Shakespeare’s characters and having a good time with them.”

Tulsa City-County Library has an extensive Shakespeare collection. Titles range from “The Young Persons Guide to Shakespeare” to “Shakespeare After Shakespeare: An Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture.”

For more information on library programming, call the AskUs Hotline, 596-7977, or visit the library’s Web site, www.tuslalibrary.org.

Music always has been an integral part of film, even before “talkies” when musicians provided live accompaniment. Together they created a cohesive mix by combining the sights with sound to enhance the emotional power.

Experience this mix as Music Sandwiched In presents “Music From the Screen and Stage,” 12:10-12:50 p.m., Wednesdays, Sept. 2, 9, 16 and 23, in Central Library’s Aaronson Auditorium, Fourth Street and Denver Avenue.

The series begins Wednesday with Elizabeth Curtis and Lisa Stefanic, accompanied by Jeanette Maxfield, teaming up to sing familiar songs from the stage and screen. Hear Porter, Gershwin, Sondheim and Schwartz with a fresh twist.

Sept. 9 features pianist “Ragtime Bill” Rowland, as he accompanies the humorous silent films “One Week” (1922), starring Buster Keaton and Sybil Seely, and “Wrong Again” (1929), starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

Joseph Kestner, chair of film studies at the University of Tulsa, surveys the history and significance of music and film Sept. 16. Kestner’s presentation will include clips of famous scores from classic films such as “42nd Street,” “High Noon” and “Lawrence of Arabia.”

The series concludes Sept. 23 with Olivia Duhon, a University of Tulsa jazz studies graduate, singing a variety of classic songs from the silver screen. The Sonny Gray Trio will accompany her. Band members include Sonny Gray on piano, Vernon Howard on bass and George Toumayan on drums.

The series is sponsored by the Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries and Central Library’s Media Center. Sandwiches and coffee are available for purchase.

For more information on Music Sandwiched In, call 596-7933 or visit the library’s Web site, www.tulsalibrary.org.