Events at the Library of Congress
Thursday March 23, 2023
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Event | lectures and symposiaMade at the Library: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right
Thursday
March 23, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT Online Only Join the Library’s Manuscript Division for a conversation with George Washington University political scientist Matthew Dallek, about his new book, "Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right "(Basic Books, 2023). This even will also discuss the Manuscript Division collections, and the arc of American politics since 1950. Dallek will speak with Manuscript Division historian Ryan Reft and senior archives specialist Connie...This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External. -
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Live! at the Library: Joining Together in Tocqueville's America
Thursday
March 23, 2023
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar LJ 119 Kevin Butterfield will discuss his book, "The Making of Tocqueville's America: Law and Association in the Early United States." This event will support the new Library of Congress "Join In: Voluntary Associations in America" exhibition.
Friday March 31, 2023
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Event | lectures and symposiaDigital Dharma: Recovering Wisdom
Friday
March 31, 2023
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar LJ 119 Jann Ronis, Executive Director, Buddhist Digital Resouce Center, presents a book talk on "Digital Dharma: Recovering Wisdom", which documents the work of the late E. Gene Smith, former Library of Congress Field Director, to rescue, preserve, digitize and make available to scholars worldwide the vast Tibetan Buddhist canon.This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
Friday May 5, 2023
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New Musical Discoveries from the Era of Madame de Pompadour (1745-1764)
Friday
May 5, 2023
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar LJ 119 The Library hosts a symposium in collaboration with Opera Lafayette presenting distinguished French and American scholars involved with the rediscovery, completion and premieres of two significant 18th-century opéra-ballets: Jean-Philippe Rameau’s "Io" and Pierre de la Garde’s "Léandre et Héro."
Wednesday May 24, 2023
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Event | lectures and symposiaHow Do You Measure a Year? Jonathan Larson and the Creation of the Musical Rent, 1995–1996
Wednesday
May 24, 2023
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Montpelier Room (LM-619) In a lecture co-presented with the American Musicological Society, Alex Bádue discusses his research on Jonathan Larson’s "Rent," based on lyric sketches, letters and scripts held in the Library’s Larson collection.
Saturday June 10, 2023
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Event | lectures and symposiaStrayhorn Symposium: Known and Unknown
Saturday
June 10, 2023
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Kluge Center (LJ-119) Join us to hear experts on Strayhorn and his legacy celebrate this important figure and his collection at the Library of Congress with a lecture and panel discussion.. Keynote Lecture: David Hajdu, author of Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn 4pm, Whittall Pavilion Panel Discussion: Strayhorn: Known and Unknown 5pm, Whittall Pavilion Presented through the generous support of the Revada Foundation of the...