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Film, VideoLaw Day 2023 - Civility and Collaboration: U.S. and International Perspectives Watch a conversation about how selected jurisdictions have worked to increase bipartisanship, knowledge of civics, and civic engagement.- Contributor: Gerstman, Sharon Stern - Enix-Ross, Deborah - Levush, Ruth - Cantekin, Kayahan - Allard, Nicholas
- Date: 2023-06-03
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Film, VideoJamal Aliyev, Cello and Fazill Say, Piano Following a memorable 2017 solo debut at the BBC Proms, Jamal Aliyev's musicality and sumptuous tone have made him one of the most sought-after cellists of his generation. The 2022-2023 season brought him to the U.S. for the first time, for performances with a good friend and mentor, the distinguished pianist and composer Fazil Say. This video contains excerpts from their performance at the...- Contributor: Plyar, David
- Date: 2023-06-01
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Film, VideoCelebrating Hazel Scott: Pianist, Singer, Actress and Activist This special evening saluted a pathbreaking Black artist whose legacy continues to resonate today. Brilliant and glamorous, fluent in seven languages, Hazel Scott was a prodigiously talented jazz and classical pianist, a true media star who enjoyed fame on the concert stage, in film and in television in the 1940s and ���50s. Defying segregation and breaking racial barriers as a performer, she would become...- Date: 2023-06-01
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Film, VideoScholarly Colloquium: Telling the From Jikji to Gutenberg Story Scientists and scholars discuss the latest research regarding early metal type printing as was used for the Gutenberg Bible and the Korean Jikji, in anticipation of a planned publication on a comparison between these two works with essays from all meeting participants.- Contributor: Silverman, Randy - Seung-Cheol, Lee - Banda, Fackson - Nadal, Jacob
- Date: 2023-05-22
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Film, VideoConversation with Rachel Podger Violinist Rachel Podger speaks with Carol Lynn Ward Bamford of the Music Division about her performance as part of the Concerts from the Library of Congress series. Topics include her program, repertoire, discography and instruments, among others.- Contributor: Ward Bamford, Carol Lynn - Podger, Rachel
- Date: 2023-05-22
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Film, Video2023 Library Alumni Spring Reunion The Library of Congress Alumni Spring Reunion welcomes Library retirees, former staff, interns and scholars back to the Library to maintain strong and lasting relationships for the mutual benefit of the alumni and the Library. The cultivation event will include a program with remarks from Mark Sweeney, tours of current exhibitions, and a reception.- Date: 2023-05-22
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Film, VideoFlutronix: Concert Flutronix presents a mesmerizing vision of the flute reimagined, featuring selections from this high-octane duo's unique electro-acoustic repertoire. World-changing composers and performers, Allison Loggins-Hull and Nathalie Joachim meld classical music, hiphop, electronic programming and soulful vocals in a creative partnership paving the way from their classical roots to the future of music. In their mini-residency at the Library, Flutronix explored the 1,600+ flutes in...- Contributor: Loggins-Hull, Allison - Joachim, Nathalie
- Date: 2023-05-21
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Film, VideoAmerican Feast: A Culinary Celebration In March, the Library American Feast: Cookbooks and Cocktails from the Library of Congress. Part of the new Collection Close-Up series, the book showcases some of the 40,000 books related to cookery in the nation's library. From the earliest founding-era American household manuals to twenty-first century themed cookbooks and everything in between, this book traces the lip-smacking evolution of American food and drink. In...- Contributor: Harbster, J.J. - Pastan, Peter - Reyburn, Susan - Nathan, Joan - Klitzman, Zac
- Date: 2023-05-18
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Film, VideoSaving Freud with Andrew Nagorski Historians Meg McAleer and Josh Levy discuss the founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud's narrow escape from Nazi-controlled Vienna with Andrew Nagorski, author of the new book "Saving Freud: The Rescuers Who Brought Him to Freedom."- Contributor: McAleer, Meg - Nagorski, Andrew - Levy, Josh
- Date: 2023-05-11
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Film, VideoFederal Public Service Recognition Week: Monica Mohindra For Public Service Recognition 2023 at the Library of Congress, Monica Mohindra, the Director of the Veterans History Project (VHP), talks about her personal connection and dedication to honoring veterans and their stories, as well as work that has led to effective legislative change to better support veterans.- Contributor: Mohindra, Monica
- Date: 2023-05-10
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Film, VideoFederal Public Service Recognition Week: Jason Yasner For Public Service Recognition 2023 at the Library of Congress, Jason Yasner, Deputy Director of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), shares his work and vision for making reading resources equitable for all people with low vision, blindness or a physical reading disability.- Contributor: Yasner, Jason
- Date: 2023-05-10
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Film, VideoFederal Public Service Recognition Week: Jacob Nadal In honoring staff at the Library for 2023 Public Service Recognition Week, Jacob Nadal, director of the Library's Preservation Directorate, speaks about the highlights of providing rare and valuable collections to the public, as well as the importance of preserving the items for future generations.- Contributor: Nadal, Jacob
- Date: 2023-05-10
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Film, VideoRain and Snow in Your Backyard and Around the Globe The Science, Technology and Business Division welcomes NASA Goddard Scientist, Dr. George J. Huffman, to the Library's Pickford Theater to discuss NASA's use of satellite and surface data to understand the processes that create precipitation and how the results can be applied to analyze floods, droughts, and global weather and climate patterns; manage freshwater supplies; provide microinsurance against weather disasters in developing countries; and...- Contributor: Harbster, Jennifer - Huffman, George J.
- Date: 2023-05-09
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Film, VideoLibrarian of Congress Celebrates Federal Public Service Recognition Week The Librarian of Congress Dr. Hayden serves as honorary co-chair for Public Service Recognition Week and is partnering with the President to amplify the commitment to public service through the White House social media channels. You can see the dedicated work and commitment of several Library expert staff members in this year's Public Service Recognition Week video series.- Contributor: Hayden, Carla
- Date: 2023-05-08
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Film, VideoLong-term Stewardship of Nuclear Materials and Contaminated Sites Kluge Staff Fellow James Werner will present findings from his research on the United States' stewardship of long-term nuclear and other hazardous materials sites. The focus of his research has been on the technical and institutional methods used and proposed by U.S. and other government agencies, as well as how private organizations seek to ensure long-term stewardship of nuclear materials and sites contaminated with...- Contributor: D. Werner, James - Butterfield, Kevin
- Date: 2023-05-03
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Film, VideoAmerican Impact on the Culture of the Republic of Vietnam Watch a special event with modern Vietnam experts, Tuan Hoang and Wynn Gadkar-Wilcox. They seek to flesh out Vietnamese experiences of decolonization and the Cold War, including their exposure to American culture before and during direct intervention of the U.S. in the Vietnam War.- Contributor: Gadkar-Wilcox, Wynn - Wolfson-Ford, Ryan - Hoang, Tuan
- Date: 2023-05-02
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Film, VideoAizuri Quartet Concert Winners of the coveted Cleveland Quartet Award, the Aizuri Quartet performed a bold program featuring a soulful, beautiful and surprising collection of songs from diverse time periods, traditions and styles, written and arranged for string quartet. Commissions range from new arrangements of vocal pieces by Hildegarde von Bingen and Carlo Gesualdo to Shawn Jaeger's we were happy were we, premiered this season. The quartet...- Contributor: Frucht, Emma - Saegusa, Miho - Kozasa, Ayane - Vita, Susan H. - Ouzounian, Karen
- Date: 2023-05-01
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Film, VideoFlutronix: Flute Vault Visit Nathalie Joachim and Allison Loggins-Hull of Flutronix on a visit to the flute vault, which houses the enormous Dayton C. Miller collection of flutes. Watch them as they explore the collection with instrument curator Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford. You'll see the piccolo that first played the solo in Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever, a plexiglass flute, walking stick flutes, and more!- Contributor: Loggins-Hull, Allison - Joachim, Nathalie - Ward-Bamford, Carol Lynn
- Date: 2023-05-01
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Film, VideoBreaking Mental Health Stigmas The recent pandemic has caused changes in all of our professional and personal lives. As we start to return to in person work and events the adjustment can be difficult. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the Library provides tools for employees and the public to use on their mental health journeys.- Contributor: Moore, Kerry - Swain, Jasmyn
- Date: 2023-04-28
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Film, VideoRadio Preservation Task Force - National Recording Preservation Board An event featuring The Kitchen Sisters, longtime radio producers and audio artists Davia Nelson & Nikki Silva. Their work includes stories for NPR, KQED, AIR and independent podcasts including Hidden Kitchens, Lost & Found Sound, and The Keepers. Their many awards and recognitions for their work at NPR and in podcasting include the duPont-Columbia Award and two Peabody Awards. The Kitchen Sisters archive has...- Contributor: Nelson, Davia - Fenn, John - Copeland, Stacey - Silva, Nikki - Hayden, Carla
- Date: 2023-04-28
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Film, VideoSounds of the Globe, an interview with Jim Metzner Experience the world in sound as Jad Abumrad, creator of "Radio Lab," interviews audio producer Jim Metzner. For decades, Metzner has documented the world through sound and hosted the series "Pulse of the Planet."- Contributor: Abumrad, Jad - Barton, Matthew - Metzner, Jim
- Date: 2023-04-27
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Film, Video"The Music of Healing" The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress challenged musical artists to interpret material from its unparalleled archive of ethnographic recordings of traditional folk music. Artists were asked to put their own spin on these archival treasures, and to perform them at a special showcase during the Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas City, Missouri in 2022. This video features Clare Sands, a...- Contributor: Sands, Clare
- Date: 2023-04-21
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Film, Video"Devil Got My Woman" The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress challenged musical artists to interpret material from its unparalleled archive of ethnographic recordings of traditional folk music. Artists were asked to put their own spin on these archival treasures, and to perform them at a special showcase during the Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas City, Missouri in 2022. This video features singer and guitarist...- Contributor: Wininger, Elly
- Date: 2023-04-21
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Film, Video"Nottamun Town" The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress challenged musical artists to interpret material from its unparalleled archive of ethnographic recordings of traditional folk music. Artists were asked to put their own spin on these archival treasures, and to perform them at a special showcase during the Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas City, Missouri in 2022. This video features Portland, Oregon folk...- Contributor: George, Ian - Aubert, Dan
- Date: 2023-04-21
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Film, VideoCountry Blues / "Low Down Dirty Dog Blues" The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress challenged musical artists to interpret material from its unparalleled archive of ethnographic recordings of traditional folk music. Artists were asked to put their own spin on these archival treasures, and to perform them at a special showcase during the Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas City, Missouri in 2022. The showcase was recorded for this...- Contributor: Lamont "Jack Dappa Blues" Pearley
- Date: 2023-04-21