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EventLive! at the Library: "You Are Here" Launch and Mary Oliver Event with Ada Limón The kickoff event for the U.S. Poet Laureate’s signature project, including the publication of the new anthology “You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World,” and the kickoff of the Library’s annual Mary Oliver Memorial Event. Featuring Ada Limón with poets Molly McCully Brown, Jake Skeets, Analicia Sotelo and Paul Tran, who are supported by the Library’s new Mary Oliver Memorial Fund, a gift...
- Date: 2024-04-04
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EventLive! at the Library: First Ladies: Historical Fiction About Pioneering Black Women
Event has been updated In honor of Women's History Month, three novelists with new historical fiction about pioneering Black women reveal their characters' stories and how they came to write about them. Join us in conversation with Victoria Christopher Murray ("The First Ladies," written with Marie Benedict), Joshunda Sanders ("Women of the Post") and Ruth P. Watson ("A Right Worthy Woman")! Moderated by Monica Valentine.- Date: 2024-03-14
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Event"Manhunt": From Page to Screen Join us for an early screening of the first episode of “Manhunt,” Apple’s upcoming seven-part true crime limited series. The screening will feature a panel discussion with the series' stars and executive producers in the Coolidge Auditorium on March 13 at 7 p.m.
- Date: 2024-03-13
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EventAuthor Event with Chelsea Clinton, Rita Williams-Garcia and Meg Medina As part of this month’s Family Day, celebrate Women’s History Month with Chelsea Clinton, bestselling author of the “She Persisted” picture book series; Rita Williams-Garcia, celebrated author of novels for young adults and middle grade readers, including the “She Persisted: Florence Griffith Joyner” chapter book; and Meg Medina, current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. Book signing to follow. All ages are welcome.
- Date: 2024-03-09
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Film, VideoConversation with Le Consort Members of Le Consort speak with Anne McLean about their program presented at the Library of Congress. Topics include the ensemble's projects and thoughts about the unique program that they offered, in addition to considerations of style, instruments and broadening the Baroque repertoire performed in concert.
- Contributor: Salzenstein, Hannah - Taylor, Justin - Lodge, Augusta McKay - Le Consort - McLean, Anne - De Bardonnèche, Sophie
- Date: 2024-02-29
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Film, VideoSaving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action Former Kluge Scholar Dana Fisher discussed her new book, "Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action." In it, she argues there is a realistic path forward for climate action, but only through mass mobilization that responds to the growing severity and frequency of disastrous events. Fisher was joined by Guardian reporter Dharna Noor to assess the current state of affairs and discuss why...
- Contributor: Fisher, Dana - Noor, Dharna
- Date: 2024-02-28
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Film, VideoKerri Greenidge on the Grimkes Family Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden talks with historian Kerri Greenidge about her new book, "The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family." The Grimke sisters -- Sarah and Angelina -- are revered figures in American history, famous for rejecting their privileged lives on a plantation in South Carolina to become firebrand activists in the North. Their antislavery pamphlets, among the most influential...
- Contributor: Greenidge, Kerri - Hayden, Carla
- Date: 2024-02-22
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EventLive! at the Library: An Evening with Kerri Greenidge The Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, will be in conversation with Kerri Greenidge, leading historian about her new book: “The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family.”
- Date: 2024-02-22
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Film, VideoBlack Film Archive: Tenderness in Black Film Maya Cade is the creator and curator of Black Film Archive, a living register of Black films from 1915 to 1979, and explored the place of tenderness in American Black film during her two-year residency at the Library. This is the official closing hybrid event of Connecting Communities Digital Initiative's inaugural scholar-in-residence.
- Contributor: Cade, Maya - Hayden, Carla
- Date: 2024-02-21
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Film, VideoThe Azevedo Collection: Musical and Cultural Exchange Between Brazil and the U.S. Luiz Heitor Corrêa de Azevedo was a Brazilian musicologist/ethnomusicologist/folklorist who collaborated with U.S. scholars, producing field recordings of Brazilian folk music as part of the Good Neighbor Policy -- and an attempt to establish a cultural exchange between the Americas. During the 1940s, Azevedo also served as music specialist at UNESCO. In this lecture, Miranda Bartira Tagliari Sousa illuminated elements of the Azevedo collection,...
- Contributor: Sousa, Miranda Bartira Tagliari
- Date: 2024-02-20
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Film, VideoRev. Robert B. Jones Sr. Concert Rev. Robert B. Jones Sr. is an inspirational musician and storyteller celebrating the history, humor and power of American roots music. His deep love for traditional African American and American music is shared in live performances that interweave timeless stories with original and traditional songs. For more than 30 years, Jones has entertained and educated audiences of all ages in schools, colleges, libraries, union...
- Contributor: Jones Sr., Rev. Robert B.
- Date: 2024-02-15
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Film, VideoConversation with Rev. Robert B. Jones Sr. Rev. Robert B. Jones Sr. speaks with Stephen Winick of the American Folklife Center. Jones is an inspirational musician and storyteller celebrating the history, humor and power of American roots music. His deep love for traditional African American and American music is shared in live performances that interweave timeless stories with original and traditional songs. For more than 30 years, Jones has entertained and...
- Contributor: Jones Sr., Rev. Robert B. - Winick, Stephen
- Date: 2024-02-15
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Film, VideoMajor Jackson with Ron Charles Major Jackson, the prizewinning author of "Razzle Dazzle: New & Selected Poems" and host of "The Slowdown," talks with Washington Post book critic Ron Charles about his work.
- Contributor: Jackson, Major - Charles, Ron
- Date: 2024-02-15
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EventLive! at the Library: Major Jackson with Ron Charles Major Jackson, the prizewinning author of "Razzle Dazzle: New & Selected Poems" and host of "The Slowdown," will talk with Washington Post Book Critic Ron Charles about his work.
- Date: 2024-02-15
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Film, VideoCharting New Discoveries of the Manuscript Map of the Dagua River Region The Manuscript Map of the Dagua River Region, created in 1764, depicts a remote gold mining frontier in today's Colombia. Art historian Juliet Wiersema and preservation scientist Meghan Hill shared results from their collaborative analysis which unearthed stories about African resilience, adaptation, entrepreneurship and survival within the Spanish empire. An examination of this map further draws back the curtain on how this large watercolor...
- Contributor: Wiersema, Juliet - Hill, Meghan
- Date: 2024-02-13
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Film, VideoCollections from the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion The Veterans History Project has a vast collection from the historic 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. In this conversation, Candace Milburn talks with archivist Nate Cross about the importance of the 6888th Battalion and the hardships its members had to deal with during their service.
- Contributor: Milburn, Candace - Cross, Nate
- Date: 2024-02-12
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Film, VideoRhapsody in Blue at 100: Ryan Raul Bañagale Scholar Ryan Raul Bañagale offered a lecture on the occasion of the 100th birthday of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," celebrated at the Library with a performance of the work by Simone Dinnerstein and the United States Air Force Band. Bañagale, an expert on Rhapsody in Blue who prepared the critical edition of the work's original version, spoke about the origins of the iconic...
- Contributor: Bañagal, Ryan Raul
- Date: 2024-02-12
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Film, VideoRhapsody in Blue at 100 George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" turned 100 on Feb. 12, 2024. First performed in New York, it has become a motif of the nation's creative spirit. The Library of Congress, home to George and Ira Gershwin's papers, presents this short tribute video from performers around the country, from dancers and pianists, from a high school orchestra and a pro football player, from New York...
- Date: 2024-02-12
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Film, VideoA Valentine's Date with Rebecca Ross Do you love a good epistolary novel, an enemies-to-lovers story, or a realistic portrayal of journalists who report from the war front? young-adult author Rebecca Ross ("Divine Rivals," "Ruthless Vows") came to the Library for a night of love letters and beautiful storytelling.
- Contributor: Ross, Rebecca
- Date: 2024-02-08
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Film, Video2024 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan The Law Library of Congress and the Supreme Court Fellows Program presents a conversation with Associate Justice Elena Kagan.
- Contributor: Dow, Robert M. - Sutton, Jeffrey S. - Kagan, Elena
- Date: 2024-02-08
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EventLive! at the Library: A Valentine's Date with Rebecca Ross Do you love a good epistolary novel, an enemies-to-lovers story, or a realistic portrayal of journalists who report from the war front? Join us for a night of love letters and beautiful storytelling with YA sensation Rebecca Ross, author of “Divine Rivals” and sequel “Ruthless Vows.” Come for the author talk and book signing, stay for the treats, cocktails and make-your-own Valentine’s Day cards.
- Date: 2024-02-08
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Film, VideoPuzzle Pieces of Longevity Science Longevity has turned into a buzzword of late. There are many very wealthy people who tout their ability to defy age by following rigid health regimes that are out of reach for the average person, but longevity can also be accessible to everyone. The goal of this event is to bring specialists from the fields engaging with longevity science to speak on how cognitive...
- Contributor: Fenn, John - Magsamen, Susan - Ireland, Lisa - Kay, Jon - O'Brien, Kelly
- Date: 2024-02-07
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Film, VideoRemarks on 'Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes' Filmmakers Sam Pollard and Ben Shapiro discuss their award-winning documentary "Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes," part of PBS' American Masters series and a finalist for the 2023 Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film. The documentary examines the life and legacy of the legendary musician, educator and civil rights advocate Max Roach (1924-2007), whose papers are in the Library's collections.
- Contributor: Pollard, Samuel D. - Logan, Dan - Shapiro, Ben
- Date: 2024-02-07
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Film, VideoConversation with Seth Parker Woods Cellist Seth Parker Woods speaks with the Library's Anne McLean about his concert at the Library. The program spans three centuries of music, from Bach to pieces recently composed for Woods. Other topics include Woods' projects like "Difficult Grace" and his use of the Library's "Castelbarco" Stradivari cello. The program included a range of voices across many cultures, tied together with Bach sarabandes.
- Contributor: Woods, Seth Parker - McLean, Anne
- Date: 2024-02-01
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Film, VideoDisney Storytellers Fund at Howard University Showcase Howard University students in the first cohort of the Disney Storytellers Fund at Howard University present and discuss their film and creative projects. Hosted by Phylicia Rashad, dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, Gracie Lawson Borders, dean of the Cathy Hughes School of Communications, and Denise Saunders Thompson, assistant dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts. Co-presented...
- Date: 2024-01-31