Events at the Library of Congress

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    Hispanic American Business Icons

    Tuesday
    October 15, 2024
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT     Online Only     Explore sources that document the extraordinary lives of icon Desi Arnaz, the multifaceted Cuban-born entertainer; Federico José Ronstadt, the illustrious Tucson tycoon; Don Prudencio and Carolina Uanue, who created Goya foods; and Don Vicente Martinez Ybor, the cigar industrialist and founder of Ybor City.
    This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com External.
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    Candido Portinari's Murals

    Thursday
    October 10, 2024
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT     LJ 119     Join the Hispanic Reading Room and the Embassy of Brazil for a talk by João Candido Portinari, son of Brazilian painter Candido Portinari, on the murals his father painted in the Library of Congress. Considered one of Brazil’s most important artists, Portinari’s work has touched American audiences in both Washington, D.C. and the United Nations building in New York City for over 80 years.
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    Live! At The Library

    Thursday
    October 10, 2024
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT     Great Hall     The Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building and all exhibitions will be open for extended hours on Thursdays. Visitors are invited to enjoy happy hour drinks and food available for purchase in the Great Hall and the Jefferson Building’s beautiful architecture while immersing themselves in the Library’s exhibits, collections and programs.
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    Live! At The Library: Latino Poets Spotlight

    Thursday
    September 19, 2024
    6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT     Hispanic Reading Room     A reading and conversation with Latino poets in the Library's "Collecting Memories" exhibit and the PALABRA Audio Archive. Featuring former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera and award-winning poets Ruth Behar and Maria Kelson. Moderated by poet Dan Vera. In partnership with Letras Latinas, the literary initiative at the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Book signing to follow.
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    Conversation with 2024 NEA Heritage Fellows: Chicano Muralist Fabian Debora and Rockabilly and Country Musician Rosie Flores

    Thursday
    September 19, 2024
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT     Whittall Pavilion (LJ-G45E)     Join us as two NEA 2024 Heritage Fellows, Chicano Muralist Fabian Debora and Rockabilly and Country Musician Rosie Flores, speak with Allina Migoni of the American Folklife Center staff about their lives, work and experiences as artists. They will also talk about their experiences as artist of Hispanic heritage.
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    Live! At The Library: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

    Thursday
    September 19, 2024
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT     Great Hall     The Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building and all exhibitions will be open for extended hours on Thursdays. Visitors are invited to enjoy happy hour drinks and food available for purchase in the Great Hall and the Jefferson Building’s beautiful architecture while immersing themselves in the Library’s exhibits, collections and programs.
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    Family Day: Hispanic Heritage Month

    Saturday
    September 14, 2024
    10:30 am - 3:30 pm EDT     Great Hall     Make your own book inspired by Latin American cartoneras and meet staff from the Library’s Hispanic Division. Each Family Day includes a creative activity, connections to Library of Congress collections, a chance to talk to staff experts, and a guide to using Library resources at home.
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    Live! at the Library: Hispanic Reading Room Open House

    Thursday
    October 5, 2023
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT     Hispanic Reading Room     Join us for the grand opening of the Latinex Alcove in the Hispanic Reading Room. The Alcove contains a carefully selected collection of books, periodicals, posters and other reference materials that tell the stories of Latinidad in the United States.
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    Alejandro Brittes Quartet, Masters of Chamamé

    Thursday
    September 21, 2023
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT     Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)     Join the Library as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a series of exciting programs and activities, beginning with a celebration of music from Brazil and Argentina. Alejandro Brittes Quartet innovatively explores the traditional, cross-border chamamé musical genre, a confluence of indigenous Guaraní and Iberian Baroque influences, slow-cooked over centuries.
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    Nani Noam Vazana: Ladino Singer, Musician, Composer

    Thursday
    September 14, 2023
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT     LJ 119     Noam “Nani” Vazana is one of the only artists in the world that write & compose new songs in the endangered Ladino language, the language of the Sephardic Jews living mostly in Israel, the Balkans, North Africa, Greece, and Turkey. In her new album "Ke Haber" (What’s New) she captures the spirit of the ancient, matriarchal language and culture and propels it into the…
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    Live! at the Library: U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón Opening Reading

    Thursday
    September 29, 2022
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT     Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)     Award-winning poet Ada Limón will give her inaugural reading as the 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress, with an introduction by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. The historic reading marks the beginning of Limón's laureateship, and it traditionally launches the Library’s literary season.
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    Homegrown: Vigüela

    Wednesday
    September 14, 2022
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT     Online Only     Join us for a Homegrown at Home concert featuring Vigüela. Vigüela is a traditional folk quintet with a commitment to the rural musical traditions of central Spain.
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    Celebration of Children's and YA Latin American and Latinx Literature

    Monday
    October 11, 2021
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT     Online Only     Join the Hispanic Reading Room at the Library of Congress and Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) in a virtual celebration of children’s and YA Latin American and Latinx literature.
    More information at zoomgov.com External.
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    Mendez, Hernandez and Beyond: A Conversation on Latinx Civil Rights

    Thursday
    October 15, 2020
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT     Online Only     In honor of Hispanic Heritage month, a panel of experts and public figures discuss civil rights cases -- such as Mendez v. Westminister and Hernandez v. Texas -- that address the rights of individuals in the Latina(o) community. Participants include Philippa Strum, Ignacio Garcia, Rachel Moran and Elizabeth Gonzalez Cardenas.
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    2020 Américas Award Ceremony

    Monday
    October 12, 2020
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT     Online Only     In celebration of Hispanic Heritage month please join the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) and the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress through a virtual, pre-recorded ceremony honoring the winners of the 2020 Américas Award. The Américas Award celebrates Latin American, Hispanic-American, and LatinX creators and their work in youth and children’s literature.
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    Herencia: Spanish Legal Document Transcribe-a-Thon

    Wednesday
    October 7, 2020
    12:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT     Online Only     To celebrate the launch of phase two of the Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents campaign and Hispanic Heritage Month, the Library of Congress will host a virtual transcribe-a-thon. Free tickets are available via Eventbrite.
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    Homegrown: Changüí Majadero

    Wednesday
    September 30, 2020
    12:00 pm - 12:30 pm EDT     Online Only     Founded by tres guitarist and vocalist Gabriel García, Changüí Majadero was the result of García’s pivotal pilgrimage to the Guantanamo region of Cuba, where he learned the changüí from the living masters of the style and was inspired to spread the spirit of Cuban folkloric music mixed with a dash of East Los Angeles grit. Changüí is the predecessor of son cubano and salsa,…
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    Marta Pérez-García: Artist Talk and Workshop

    Thursday
    October 10, 2019
    6:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT     Hispanic Reading Room     In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month join us for an artist talk and workshop with Puerto Rican artist Marta Pérez García where we will showcase holdings from the Library of Congress' collection. The event will conclude with a collective mural making activity with the artist.
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    Latinx Culture Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

    Saturday
    October 5, 2019
    10:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT     Hispanic Reading Room     Join us in the Hispanic Reading Room at the Library of Congress on October 5 from 10:00AM-1:00PM to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. During this event, we will improve and create Wikipedia articles related to Latinx Heritage, including Women Voting Rights, Latinx Authors, and Latinx history, among many other topics.
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    Homie House Press: a Collection Display and Workshop

    Thursday
    October 3, 2019
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT     Hispanic Reading Room     Join us for a dialogue from Homie House Press newest publication, First Fronteras. After the talk we will be creating a collective work about where we carry stories in our body. What stories live within you and where do they take up space? First Fronteras is a delicately sensitive and tender project that looks at the ways we handle the barriers we come up…
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    Americas Award Ceremony and Workshop

    Friday
    September 27, 2019
    5:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT     Hispanic Reading Room     Following the annual awards ceremony celebrating Américas Award nominees, author/artist Duncan Tonatiuh, the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP), the Learning and Innovation Office, and the Hispanic Division at the Library of Congress offer a hands-on workshop inspired by Tonatiuh’s award winning codex: Undocumented: A Worker's Fight.
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    Author Reading with Francie Latour

    Friday
    September 27, 2019
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT     Hispanic Reading Room     Francie Latour – Américas Award Honoree reads from Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings. This book is about a young American girl who visits family in Haiti and finds herself through her Haitian auntie’s paintbrush. The Américas Award encourages and commends authors, illustrators and publishers who produce quality and classroom-ready children’s and young adult books portraying Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States.
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    Reading & Conversation with Cristina Rivera Garza

    Tuesday
    October 16, 2018
    4:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT     Whittall Pavilion (LJ-G45E)     Mexican novelist, Rivera Garza, will read from her work and participate in a moderated discussion with translators Suzanne Jill Levine and Aviva Kana.
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    Hispanic Heritage Month Art Showcase

    Thursday
    October 11, 2018
    1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT     Whittall Pavilion (LJ-G45E)     The Library of Congress' Hispanic and Prints & Photographs Divisions will showcase a display of recent acquisitions of photography and prints by Latin American and U.S. Latino artists for our collections.
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    Making Chocolate: Harper McCaw and Brazilian Cacao Farmers

    Wednesday
    October 10, 2018
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT     West Dining Room (LM-621)     D.C.-based chocolate makers Harper Macaw will present on the company’s history, the state of cacao production in Brazil, and the history of chocolate and cacao in Brazil and/or Latin America.