Events at the Library of Congress
Saturday December 3, 2022
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Event | lectures and symposiaPreconcert Talk with Thomas Dunford
Saturday
December 3, 2022
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EST
Add to calendar Whittall Pavilion (LJ-G45E) Join us for a preconcert talk with Thomas Dunford, a passionate advocate for the sound of the solo lute, and his powerful but intimate program features music by composers from England to Italy, across the span of centuries, in a survey of remarkable lute literature. -
Event | lectures and symposiaAn Evening with Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Ressa
Saturday
December 3, 2022
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST
Add to calendar Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A) Renowned international journalist Maria Ressa, the recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, will talk about her new book, “How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future,” with the Library’s chief communications officer, Roswell Encina.
Monday December 5, 2022
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Event | lectures and symposia
Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life with author Elizabeth D. Leonard
Monday
December 5, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
Add to calendar Online Only Join us for a conversation with author Elizabeth D. Leonard about her recent biography of the controversial Civil War general and politician Benjamin F. Butler, Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life (UNC Press, 2022).This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Tuesday December 6, 2022
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Event | lectures and symposia
Forecasting Cancer Diagnostics and Treatment for the Future
Tuesday
December 6, 2022
10:30 am - 12:00 pm EST
Add to calendar Online Only This year’s Cancer Moonshot webinar brings together White House representatives and leading scientists to discuss advancements in cancer prevention, detection and treatment.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Thursday December 8, 2022
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Event | lectures and symposiaLive! at the Library: Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry with Rita Dove and Heid E. Erdrich
Thursday
December 8, 2022
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST
Add to calendar LJ-119 This event celebrates the biennial Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, given in 2022 to former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove for Lifetime Achievement and to Heid E. Erdrich for her poetry collection “Little Big Bully." Both winners will read from their work.
Saturday December 17, 2022
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Event | lectures and symposia
Preconcert Talk with the Aizuri Quartet
Saturday
December 17, 2022
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST
Add to calendar Whittall Pavilion (LJ-G45E) Join us for a preconcert talk with the members of the Aizuri Quartet. The quartet draws its name from aizuri-e, a style of predominantly blue Japanese wood-block printing notable for its vibrancy and striking detail.