The fifth Annual Shakespeare Day Birthday Celebration will be Thursday, April 21 in the George T. Madison Hall Courtyard, also known as the Shakespeare Garden. This year’s theme is “Shakespeare’s Spring” and, as with every year, will include a reading of all 154 of Shakespeare’s sonnets, as well as mini-lectures, a sword-fighting demonstration, a puppet show, Renaissance music and much more. For more information about the event, contact Dr. Donald Kaczvinsky, director of the School of Literature and Languages, at dkaczv@latech.edu, or Dr. Dorothy Robbins, associate professor of English, at 318-257-5488. The day’s festivities are free and open to the public. A schedule of events is listed below. 8:30 a.m.       Greetings 9 a.m.             John Dowland’s Lute Songs 9:30 a.m.       Scene from Macbeth 10 a.m.          The Battling Bard 10:30  a.m.   Shakespeare, “¿Por Qué? “ 11 a.m.          Bard in Space 11:30 a.m.    Shakespeare, “Bon Ami!” Noon             Renaissance Music 12:30 p.m.   “As You Like It” Puppet Show 1 p.m.           “Venus and Adonis”: Spring of Love 1:30 p.m.      Shakespeare’s Strong Women 2 p.m.            Shakespeare in Season 2:30 p.m.      Farewells