pack a picnic, find a bench, and enjoy the sunshine, and let the whimsical words of william shakespeare and floats you and your loved one away. this is one of the most popular wedding locations and is available for reservations. take a bus and have no parking worries. shakespeares' garden is ada accessible. located at the bottom of this hill, it is a secret garden with an infinite in captivating appeal. carefully tucked away, it makes the top of our list for most intimate pyknic setting. avoid all taurus cars and hassles by taking a cable car. or the 30, 45, or 91 bus. the garden was designed by thomas church in 1957. grow old with me, the best is yet to be is inscribed on a sundial. it is anchored by twin white gazebos and flowers that bloom year-round. this is the place to tell someone special or the place to declare the commitment you two share. weddings and the event reservations are available for this adorable hidden gem. we know there are many other romantic parks in san francisco. we hope you have enjoyed this torre of lookouts, picnics, and strolls that are available every day.

discarding contains plants referred to by william shakespeare's plays and poems. welcome to the shakespeare garden here in the famous golden gate park. located near the museum and the california academy of sciences, the garden was designed by the california spring blossom and wildfilower association.

pack a picnic, find a bench, enjoy the sunshine and let the whimsical words of william shakespeare float you and your loved one away. this is one of the most popular wedding locations and is available for reservations. shakespeares garden is 8ada accessible. this park is located at the bottom of a hill. it is a secret garden with an infinite and captivating appeal. carefully tucked away, one block from the bottom of lombard street, it makes the top of our list for the most intimate picnic settings. avoid all tourist cars and parking hassles by hopping on the cable car. or the 30, 45, 41, or 91 bus. this garden was designed by a the landscape architect thomas church in 19 to -- 1957. grow old with me, the best is yet to be is inscribed at this gem of a park. a lush oasis anchored by gazebosanchoreddekcs, -- gazebos, anchored by decks. this is the place to tell your family the love you share. reservations are available for this hidden gem. i am jamie hopper. until next time, don't forget to get out and play. for more information about reserving one of these romantic locations, or any other

at the site many believe was the inspirational setting for william shakespeare's "othelo." we have this report. >> reporter: it was built by retreating crusaders after muslim armies retook jerusalem. it came under venetian rules. it was an event that shakespeare knew of, and set in the city by the sea, in cypress. the modern sushish invasion in 1974, and the division of cypress brought isolation and slow decline. now, greek and turkish cypriots started restoration. in early 2015, it will re open to tourists. the joint committee is a rare annal. established by a political leadership. it was quickly and enthusiastisticly supported by the u.n. and european union. it's a rare story everyone is keen to promote. >> these are not just monuments of turkish cypriots, for greek cypriots or venetians. they are monuments of humanity. >> there are 17 projects funded by $7 million project. this work is about defying 40 years of division and mistrust to save common heritage for both sides. >> occasionally we do argue, but not across ethnic lines, or community lines, but we argue about whi

it's all happening in the site many believe was the inspirational setting for william shakespeare's tragedy othello. >> it came under ve national league rule then in 1571, the turks took it. othello is set many believe in this place. the division of cypress brought isolation and slow decline. the once mighty walls of the tower crumbled. now the joint technical committee have started restoration. it will reopen to tourists. >> joint technical committees are a rare animal, established by the political leaderships of both sides of the side. as a result, it was support the by the u.n. and european union. it's one of those rare good news stories that everyone's keen to promote. >> you have to respect those who build these monuments, these are the monuments of humanity. >> the committee is funded by the u.n., but need more. this work is defying forth years of division and mistrust to save common heritage for both sides. >> occasionally, we do argue, but not across ethnic lines or community lines, but we argue about which is the best way of conserving a building. >> the work is slow and painstakin

>> as william shakespeare would say, "aye." [ light laughter ] >> seth: great.at have appeared in "the new yorker" our theatre troupe in residence the "late night" players have prepared a performance piece entitled "live new yorker cartoons part 2: too hot to handle too drol to hold." so without further ado, the "late night" players. [ cheers and applause ] >> don't you think it's time we talked about operation doug? [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: that piece was originally drawn by christopher weyant. david, what did you think about the performance? >> it was very good, the actors really brought about the essence of the piece. >> seth: which is? >> you see seth, as a commander of the armed forces, general doug oversees numerous military operations. the therapist speaking in parlance to the general will understand wants doug to focus on his own personal operation. operation doug, if you will. >> i will. [ laughter ] we all will. >> seth: this next cartoon was originally drawn by harry bliss. >> he finally called. and it did kill him. [ laughter and applause ] >

. >> then let's start with someone who did publish some books, william shakespeare.irst folio, which is in the exhibition. 1623. >> the first major publication .f shakespeare's plays a few little ones came out a few years before and small sort of pamphlets, small book sized. this is the first major publication of any plays in the -- it sort ofge really creates plays as a part of the literary canon. two of his former colleagues at the globe playhouse, after shakespeare's death taken upon themselves to preserve his plays and worked on publishing them and had to work to get the scripts of his plays that were known, some of the published editions that had already been produced, and bringing actors together to recite from memory the plays they did not have scripts for two then reconstitute things which, like romeo and juliet, would have been lost had it not been for the first folio. plays like that that we think are so iconic we shakespeare we only know because of the first folio. >> not unlike the bible. >> no. >> jane austen. is purely a point of personal privilege beca

. >> jon: let's sort with someone who did public books, william shakespeare. the first follow which is in the exhibition 1623. >> the first major publication of shakespeare's plays, a few little ones came out a few years before in small sort of pamphlet, small book size. this was the first major publication of any plays in the english language in a large, basically encyclopedia, large dictionary format. this is a major reference tome and it really creates plays as a part of the literary cannon. >> jon: who was the publisher. two of his former colleagues at the playhouse, after shaings spear's death, took it upon themselves to preserve his plays and worked at publishing them and, so, had to get the scripts of his plays that were known, some of the published editions already produced, and some of the actors together to recite from memory the plays they didn't have scripts for to then reconstitute things, which like prom owe and juliet -- romeo and juliet would have been lost had it not been for the first folio. we only know those because of the first folio. >> j

shaw william shakes pehich wil shakespeare's word with this. ♪ nothing like the sun far more red thanyour white ♪ month such rosie in the cheeks ♪ ♪ more delight >> that was afer form answer in jamaica. devon has taken his sweet swan of avon hip hop fusion to workshops and classrooms from coast to coast as well as sha. s next week he will be performing at the world renowned festival at lake ontario, canada. i'm thrilled to have here with me the man bringing the bar to hip hop and the hip hob generation to the bar, sonnet man, devon glover. it is great to have you. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> how did the sonnet man start? you went to ithica college and majored in math. >> math, yes. >> how did this start? >> well, my passion is music and education. after studying shakespeare in my later years the beauty of his language and the fact that -- you know, students around the world cannot avoid shakespeare. i thought this would be an innovative way to introduce shakespeare in a more catchy way than giving them a book and a large play of shakespeare. start small and add some liv

william shakespeare, walter scott were approved. mark twain was not.do you have any idea why he didn't want people to read mark twain? >> guest: i don't. c-span: in this letter, he writes to his daughter, helen, who is 17. and it says -- i jumped to the second paragraph -- "in the first place, my dear child, you must not allow yourself to be worried about this trait of your character which renders you indifferent to most persons, as though it were a fault or a sin for which you are originally responsible." do you have any idea what that's all about? >> guest: well, she was having trouble attaching to people. and he -- it was a sentiment that he had felt in himself, that he often felt detached from other people. and it's a case of, "do as i say, not as i do." he's telling her she can do better than he has and that she really -- that indifference is something that she should shy away from as much as possible. she needs to feel and she needs to be attached. and sometimes people find -- they act like that detachment is a strength. and he's telling her, no,