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The Library of Congress offers these events to the public at its Washington, D.C. location free of charge, except where otherwise noted. Schedules are subject to change. Check back to this site for the latest information.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Event — Poetry Across the Atlantic
Coolidge Auditorium,
Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
British Poet Laureate Andrew Motion joins U.S. Poet Laureate Donald Hall in reading selections of their work in a program cosponsored by the Library's Poetry and Literature Center and the Poetry Foundation. Contact: (202) 707-1308
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Symposium — AIDS Awareness
Kluge Center Meeting Room,
First floor Thomas Jefferson building
In observance of World AIDS Vaccine Day (May 18, 2007) and Hepatitis B Awareness week (May 7-11, 2007), the John W. Kluge Center in partnership with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative and the Hepatitis B Foundation of America present a symposium titled "Eradicating HIV and Hepatitis B." Participants are Raymond Dwek, Kluge Chair of Technology and Society from the University of Oxford; Seth Berkley and Wayne Koff, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative; Timothy Block, Alison Evans and Molly Conti, The Hepatitis B Foundation; Baruch Blumberg, Fox Chase Cancer Center; Dennis Burton, Scripps Research Institute; Mary Kuhns, Abbott Laboratories; Gary Nabel, National Institutes of Health; David Thomas, Johns Hopkins University; and Bruce Walker, Harvard Medical School. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required. Contact: (202) 707-3302
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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Film — Screening Shakespeare
Pickford Theater,
Third floor James Madison building
"Paradise in Heaven" (Jubilee Pictures, 1940). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Film — Rouben Mamoulian
Pickford Theater,
Third floor James Madison building
The American premiere of the documentary film "Rouben Mamoulian, the Golden Age of Broadway and Hollywood" (2007) is followed by a discussion with the film's director Patrick Cazals. The program is being sponsored by the Library's Manuscript and Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound divisions. Contact: (202) 707-1090
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All Public Events for May 2007
Books and Beyond
Ralph Ellison
May 3, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
Arnold Rampersad discusses his book "Ralph Ellison: A Biography" in a program co-sponsored by the Center for the Book and the Manuscript Division. Contact: (202) 707-1958
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Concert
American Chamber Players
May 4, 2007, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
The American Chamber Players perform the rarely heard Septet in E-flat, op. 20, by Beethoven along with Ellen Taaffe Zwillich's "Romance for Violin and Piano," a McKim Fund commission. Tickets are required for this event; they are distributed by Ticketmaster at (301) 808-6900 or (410) 752-1200 and are limited to two per call. Each ticket carries a service charge of $2.75, with additional charges for phone orders and handling. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster.com. Although the supply of tickets may be exhausted, there are often empty seats at concert time. Interested patrons are encouraged to try for standby seats at the will-call desk in the Jefferson Building by 6:30 p.m. on concert evenings. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Rediscover Northern Ireland
May 9, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Folksinger Rosie Stewart entertains audiences as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland program co-sponsored by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure/Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the American Folklife Center and the Music Division. Contact: (202) 707-5510
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Opus 21
May 11, 2007, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Opus 21, with Motown pianist Joe Hunter, performs a multi-genre program of contemporary works influenced by the Motown sound of 1960s Detroit. The concert is followed by a discussion with the members of the ensemble. Tickets are required for this event; they are distributed by Ticketmaster at (301) 808-6900 or (410) 752-1200 and are limited to two per call. Each ticket carries a service charge of $2.75, with additional charges for phone orders and handling. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster.com. Although the supply of tickets may be exhausted, there are often empty seats at concert time. Interested patrons are encouraged to try for standby seats at the will-call desk in the Jefferson Building by 6:30 p.m. on concert evenings. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Rediscover Northern Ireland at the Library of Congress
May 16, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Members of the Francis McPeake family and former pupils from their music conservatory in Belfast perform as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland program co-sponsored by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure/Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the American Folklife Center and the Music Division. No tickets are required. Contact: (202) 707-5510
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Borromeo String Quartet
May 18, 2007, 6:15 PM - 10:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
The Borromeo String Quartet, with pianist Wu Han, performs works by Stravinksy, Bartok and Shostakovich, while playing two Guarneri del Gesu violins heard for the first time together, at 8 p.m. Preceding the concert at 6:15 p.m., Nicholas Kitchen and Wu Han present a demonstration of the two Guarneri violins made from the same wood: the Library's "Kriesler" and the "Baron Vitta-Goldberg."
The supply of tickets has been exhausted for this event. Interested patrons are encouraged to try for standby seats at the will-call desk in the Jefferson Building by 6:30 p.m. on concert evenings. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Rediscover Northern Ireland
May 23, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Singer Daithi Sprule and highland bagpiper Robert Watt give a concert as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland program co-sponsored by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure/Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the American Folklife Center and the Music Division. No tickets are required. Contact: (202) 707-5510
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Event
Book Launch
May 9, 2007, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Madison Hall First floor James Madison building
Two new books in the W.W. Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks in Architecture, Design, and Engineering series - "Bridges" by Richard L. Cleary and "Lighthouses" by Sara E. Wermiel - make their debut during a gala reception and illustrated program sponsored by the Library in cooperation with the Latrobe Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians and the National Capital Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Contact: (202) 707-5093
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Poetry Across the Atlantic
May 10, 2007, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
British Poet Laureate Andrew Motion joins U.S. Poet Laureate Donald Hall in reading selections of their work in a program cosponsored by the Library's Poetry and Literature Center and the Poetry Foundation. Contact: (202) 707-1308
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Poetry at Noon
May 15, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
Today's noontime program features poetry readings on "Innocence and Experience" with Joy Gonsalves, Mary Elizabeth Murphy and Jean Nordhaus in a program sponsored by the Poetry and Literature Center. Contact: (202) 707-1308
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River of Words
May 15, 2007, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Kluge Center Meeting Room First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Former Poet Laureate Robert Hass hosts the River of Words Awards ceremony for winners of the 2006-2007 environmental poetry and art contest for young people in a program sponsored by the Center for the Book. Contact: (202) 707-5221
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Poetry Reading
May 17, 2007, 6:45 PM - 8:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Robert Bly and Coleman Barks read selections of their works in a program sponsored by the Library's Poetry and Literature Center. Contact: (202) 707-1308
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Poetry Reading
May 24, 2007, 6:45 PM - 8:00 PM
Montpelier Room Sixth floor James Madison building
Philip Levine and Dolores Kendrick read selections of their work in a program sponsored by the Library's Poetry and Literature Center. Contact: (202) 707-1308
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Film
Screening Shakespeare
May 1, 2007, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" (Warner Bros., 1935). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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Screening Shakespeare
May 4, 2007, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
"Romeo and Juliet" (MGM, 1936). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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Screening Shakespeare
May 7, 2007, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
"Tower of London" (Universal, 1939). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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Rouben Mamoulian
May 10, 2007, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
The American premiere of the documentary film "Rouben Mamoulian, the Golden Age of Broadway and Hollywood" (2007) is followed by a discussion with the film's director Patrick Cazals. The program is being sponsored by the Library's Manuscript and Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound divisions. Contact: (202) 707-1090
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Screening Shakespeare
May 10, 2007, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
"Paradise in Heaven" (Jubilee Pictures, 1940). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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Rouben Mamoulian and Serguei Paradjanov
May 11, 2007, 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
Screenings of the films "Rouben Mamoulian, the Golden Age of Broadway and Hollywood" (2007) and the American premiere of "Serguei Paradjanov, The Rebel" (2004) will be followed by a discussion with the films director Patrick Cazals. The program is being sponsored by the Library's Manuscript and Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound divisions. Contact: (202) 707-1090
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Screening Shakespeare
May 11, 2007, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
"Henry V" (Two Cities Films, U.K., 1944). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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Screening Shakespeare
May 15, 2007, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
"Strange Illusion" (PRC, 1945). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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Screening Shakespeare
May 17, 2007, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
"The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" (NBC, 4/3/1949). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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Screening Shakespeare
May 18, 2007, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
"Hallmark Hall of Fame: Hamlet" (NBC, 4/26/1953). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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Screening Shakespeare
May 22, 2007, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
"Julius Caesar" (MGM, 1953). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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Screening Shakespeare
May 24, 2007, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
"Kiss Me Kate" (MGM, 1953). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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Screening Shakespeare
May 25, 2007, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
"Omnibus: II, Vol. 3, King Lear" (TV-Radio Workshop of the Ford Foundations/CBS, 10/18/1953), "Omnibus: I, Vol. 10" [Segment: "Henry V, Act 5, Scene 2"] (TV-Radio Workshop of the Ford Foundation/CBS, 1/11/1953) and "Omnibus: II, Vol. 2" [Segment: "King Lear Rehearsal Sequence"] (TV-Radio Workshop of the Ford Foundation/CBS, 10/11/1953). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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Screening Shakespeare
May 29, 2007, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
"Kraft Television Theatre: Macbeth" (NBC, 5/10/1950) and "Kraft Television Theatre: Romeo and Juliet" (NBC, 6/9/1954). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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Screening Shakespeare
May 31, 2007, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
"Romeo and Juliet" (Universalcine-Verona Productions, Italy/U.K., 1954). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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Holiday
Memorial Day
May 28, 2007, 8:30 AM - 5:30 AM
All buildings All buildings building
All Library buildings are closed in observance of the federal Memorial Day holiday. Contact: (202) 707-8000
Lecture
Rediscover Northern Ireland
May 2, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Mumford Sixth floor James Madison building
John Moulden, a singer-actor from Ulster, presents a talk as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland program co-sponsored by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure/Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the American Folklife Center and the Music Division. No tickets are required. Contact: (202) 707-5510
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Preconcert Talk
May 4, 2007, 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Whittall Pavilion Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Miles Hoffman, founder and artistic director of the American Chamber Players, discusses "Catching a Fly Ball, or & What Goes On in a Performer's Mind During a Performance" in a program preceding the American Chamber Players concert. No tickets are required. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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What If ... Science Fiction and Fantasy Forum
May 7, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
LM 139 First floor James Madison building
Author Barbara Hambly presents a talk on "Research and Worldbuilding: History and Fantasy" in a program co-sponsored by the Humanities and Social Sciences Division and LCPA What If ... Science Fiction and Fantasy Forum. Contact: (202) 707-8540
Pablo Neruda and Mikis Theodorakis
May 8, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
LJ 240 Conference Room Second floor Thomas Jefferson building
Alison Miller, doctoral student at Middlebury College in Vermont, gives an illustrated presentation on her research titled "The Chilean Poet Pablo Neruda and the Greek Composer Mikis Theodorakis" in a program sponsored by the Hispanic Division. Contact: (202) 707-5897
Jewish American Heritage Month
May 8, 2007, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Kluge Center Meeting Room First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Zachary M. Baker, Reinhard Family Curator of Judaica and Hebraica Collections at Stanford University Libraries, discusses "A Bibliographer Encounters the Muses: Reflections on the Yiddish Theater and Its Legacy" in the eighth annual Myron M. Weinstein Memorial Lecture on the Hebraic Book sponsored by the African and Middle Eastern Division. Contact: (202) 707-3779
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May 14, 2007, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
West Dining Room Sixth floor James Madison building
Anchorwoman Eun Yang of NBC-TV Channel 4 gives a lecture as part of the Library's celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Contact: (202) 707-2101
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Swann Fellows Lecture
May 15, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
West Dining Room Sixth floor James Madison building
Swann Foundation Fellow Sharrona Pearl presents a lecture titled "Black and White: Drawing the Irish-American Immigrant in Shades of Grey" in a program sponsored by the Prints and Photographs Division and Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon. Contact: (202) 707-9115
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Noraida Abdullah Karim
May 15, 2007, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Mumford Sixth floor James Madison building
The Library's Asian Division in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines and Community and Family Services International present an evening with Noraida Abdullah Karim, 2007 Voice of Courage Award winner presented by the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children. Contact: (202) 707-5673
Composing the Holocaust
May 17, 2007, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Whittall Pavilion Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Israeli composer Ella Milch-Sheriff presents a lecture and audio-visual presentation titled "And the Rat Laughed: Composing the Holocaust?" in a program co-sponsored by the Library's Music Division and Hebrew Language Table and the Embassy of Israel. Contact: (202) 707-9897
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What If ... Science Fiction and Fantasy Forum
May 17, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
LM G45 Automation Orientation Center Ground floor James Madison building
Authors William B. Scott and William J. Birnes present a talk on "Space Wars: The First Six Hours of World War III" in a program co-sponsored by the Science, Technology and Business Division and the LCPA What If ... Science Fiction and Fantasy Forum. Contact: (202) 707-8540
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Vaclav Havel Book Talk
May 17, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Kluge Center Meeting Room First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Paul Wilson discusses his English translation of Vaclav Havel's recently published book "To the Castle and Back" in a program co-sponsored by the Library's John W. Kluge Center and the Embassy of the Czech Republic. Contact: (202) 707-2692
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Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
May 22, 2007, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Mumford Sixth floor James Madison building
Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) delivers the keynote address for the Library's celebration of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in a program sponsored by the Office of Workforce Diversity. Contact: (202) 707-2101
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Jewish American Heritage Month
May 22, 2007, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
African/Middle Eastern Reading Room Second floor Thomas Jefferson building
Alan Kraut, professor at American University, presents a lecture titled "Jewish Bodies: Immigrant Encounters with American Medicine in the 19th and 20th Centuries" as part of the Library's celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month. Contact: (202) 707-3779
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Organic Farming
May 23, 2007, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Dining Room A Sixth floor James Madison building
Jim Crawford, a Pennsylvania farmer, and Sam Fromartz, author of "Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew," present a talk on organic farming and foods in a program sponsored by the Science, Technology and Business Division. Contact: (202) 707-5664
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May 23, 2007, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
West Dining Room Sixth floor James Madison building
Harold Hongju Koh, dean and Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School, presents a lecture as part of the Library's celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Contact: (202) 707-2101
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Kluge Scholar Seminar
May 30, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Kluge Center Meeting Room First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Kluge Fellow James Sanders presents a talk on "The Vanguard of the Atlantic World: Contesting Modernity in 19th Century Latin America." Contact: (202) 707-2692
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Meeting
Women's History Discussion Group
May 31, 2007, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
LJ G07 Conference Room Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Bring your lunch and join Library of Congress staff and patrons in discussing research being done in the field of women's history. Contact: (202) 707-2273
Panel Discussion
Law Day
May 1, 2007, 4:45 PM - 7:15 PM
Madison Hall First floor James Madison building
The Law Library of Congress and the American Bar Association Division for Public Education will commemorate Law Day with a panel discussion on "Perspectives on Childhood and the Law." The program is free and open to the public, but registration is required at www.abanet.org/publiced/jaworski.html. Contact: (202) 707-9838
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Asian Event
May 15, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
National Digital Library First floor James Madison building
The Library of Congress Asian American Association presents a presentation and panel discussion on "The Yasukuni Shrine: Japan's Imperial Shrine for the War Dead." Speakers are Sayuri Umeda of the Law Library and Mark Manyin and Larry Niksch of the Congressional Research Service. Contact: (202) 707-0075
Performance
Rediscover Northern Ireland
May 29, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Mumford Sixth floor James Madison building
Flautist Gary Hastings and singer Brian Mullen present a music demonstration as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland program co-sponsored by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure/Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the American Folklife Center and the Music Division.
Contact: (202) 707-5510
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May 31, 2007, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Mumford Sixth floor James Madison building
Master Jhoon Rhee gives a lecture-demonstration on martial arts followed by performances of Philippine and Burmese dances as part of the Library's celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Contact: (202) 707-2101
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Reception
Asian Division Friends Society Membership Program
May 5, 2007, 12:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Asian Reading Room First floor Thomas Jefferson building
The Asian Division hosts the fourth annual membership program and reception for the Asian Division Friends Society. Scheduled are a tour of the Jefferson Building, violin recital by Stephen Shey and Asian food samplings.
Corky Lee gives a slide-show presentation titled "Not on the Menu: Images from Asian Pacific America." Also, Krystyn Moon, 2005 Kluge Fellow, presents a talk on "Asian American Vaudevillians: Unveiling an Untold Chapter in American Entertainment History."
This event is free and open to the public. Contact: (202) 707-5673
Symposium
AIDS Awareness
May 10, 2007, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Kluge Center Meeting Room First floor Thomas Jefferson building
In observance of World AIDS Vaccine Day (May 18, 2007) and Hepatitis B Awareness week (May 7-11, 2007), the John W. Kluge Center in partnership with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative and the Hepatitis B Foundation of America present a symposium titled "Eradicating HIV and Hepatitis B." Participants are Raymond Dwek, Kluge Chair of Technology and Society from the University of Oxford; Seth Berkley and Wayne Koff, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative; Timothy Block, Alison Evans and Molly Conti, The Hepatitis B Foundation; Baruch Blumberg, Fox Chase Cancer Center; Dennis Burton, Scripps Research Institute; Mary Kuhns, Abbott Laboratories; Gary Nabel, National Institutes of Health; David Thomas, Johns Hopkins University; and Bruce Walker, Harvard Medical School. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required. Contact: (202) 707-3302
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Rediscover Northern Ireland at the Library of Congress
May 16, 2007, 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Mumford Sixth floor James Madison building
"All Through the North, As I Walked Forth ...," a symposium on Northern Irish place names and geography, features Kay Muhr, senior research fellow with the Northern Ireland Place-Name Project in Irish and Celtic Studies at Queen's University in Belfast, and Henry Glassie, professor of folklore at Indiana University. The event is being presented as part of the Rediscover Northern Ireland program co-sponsored by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure/Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the American Folklife Center and the Music Division. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register, visit www.loc.gov/folklife/northern-ireland/nIreland_registration.php Contact: (202) 707-5510
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Commercializing University Research
May 24, 2007, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Kluge Center Meeting Room First floor Thomas Jefferson building
The Library's John W. Kluge Center and Science, Technology and Business Division sponsor a half-day symposium titled "Commercializing University Research - Threats and Opportunities - The Oxford University Model."
Speakers are Tim Cook and Tom Hockaday of Oxford University. Contact: (202) 707-2692
Gallery Talk
Stained Glass
May 2, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Southwest Gallery Second floor Thomas Jefferson building
Elizabeth Terry of the Prints and Photographs Division presents a talk on "J. & R. Lamb Studios: 150 Revolutionary, Evolutionary Years of American Stained Glass" in the "American Treasures" exhibition. Contact: (202) 707-2364
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Pop-up Books
May 9, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Southwest Gallery Second floor Thomas Jefferson building
Jacqueline Coleburn of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division presents a talk on "Pop-up Books in the Collections of the Library of Congress" in the "American Treasures" exhibition. Contact: (202) 707-2364
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John Smith and Jamestown
May 16, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Southwest Gallery Second floor Thomas Jefferson building
Edward Redmond of the Geography and Maps Division presents a talk on "Cartographic Connections: John Smith's 1624 Map of Virginia, the 1607 Settlement of Jamestown and the Virginia Company" in the "American Treasures" exhibition. Contact: (202) 707-2364
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Shakespeare Walking Tour
May 17, 2007, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Southwest Gallery Second floor Thomas Jefferson building
As part of the "Shakespeare in Washington" celebration, John Cole of the Center for the Book and Martha Hopkins of the Interpretive Programs Office leads a special William Shakespeare-themed walking tour of the Thomas Jefferson Building, beginning in the "American Treasures" exhibition. Contact: (202) 707-2364
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The 1920s
May 23, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Southwest Gallery Second floor Thomas Jefferson building
Beverly Brannan of the Prints and Photographs Division discusses "The 1920s - Some American Expatriates in Paris" in the "American Treasures" exhibition. Contact: (202) 707-2364
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"On the Cutting Edge"
May 30, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Northwest Gallery Second floor Thomas Jefferson building
Katherine Blood of the Prints and Photographs Division leads a tour through the "On the Cutting Edge: Contemporary Japanese Prints from the 50th College Women's Association of Japan Print Show" exhibition. Contact: (202) 707-2364
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Workshop
Library Research Orientation
May 7, 2007, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
LJ G07 Conference Room Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Obtain a reader identification card in LM 140 prior to attending. Register by phone at 7-3370, online or at the Computer Catalog Center, first floor of Jefferson Building. Another workshop will also be held from 6:30 - 8 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Humanities and Social Sciences Division. Contact: (202) 707-2138
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Library Research Orientation
May 21, 2007, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
LJ G07 Conference Room Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Obtain a reader identification card in LM 140 prior to attending. Register by phone at 7-3370, online or at the Computer Catalog Center, first floor of Jefferson Building. This event is sponsored by the Humanities and Social Sciences Division. Contact: (202) 707-2138
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