Events at the Library of Congress

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    Event | film and video screenings

    Summer Movies on the Lawn: "Love and Basketball" (2000)
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    Thursday
    August 15, 2024
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT     Southeast Lawn     Join us for a special screening of the film, “"Love and Basketball" (2000) starring Sanaa Lathan.
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    Summer Movies on the Lawn: "Rocky" (1976)

    Thursday
    August 1, 2024
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT     Southeast Lawn     Join us for a special screening of the film, “Rocky" (1976) starring Sylvester Stallone.
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    Summer Movies on the Lawn: "An American in Paris" (1951)

    Thursday
    July 18, 2024
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT     Southeast Lawn     Come to the Jefferson’s Southeast lawn for a screening of the iconic film, "An American in Paris" (1951) as we pay tribute to the kickoff of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. This romantic comedy musical and dance film follows an American World War II veteran in Paris as he chases his dreams amidst love and relationships, all set to a renowned Gershwin score.
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    Summer Movies on the Lawn: "The Wizard of Oz" (1939)

    Thursday
    July 11, 2024
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT     Southeast Lawn     Join us for a screening of “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), starring Judy Garland, in celebration of its 85th anniversary. It has become one of America's greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytales.
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    Live! at the Library: "Jaws" (1975)

    Thursday
    August 10, 2023
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT     Southeast Lawn     “You’re gonna need a bigger boat!” Join us for a screening of “Jaws” (1975), the classic Steven Spielberg film based on the novel by Peter Benchley. Run time 2 hours, 10 minutes. Before the film, enjoy a pre-recorded performance from Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Aymé Nuviola at 7 p.m.
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    Live! at the Library: "Mary Poppins" (1964)

    Thursday
    August 3, 2023
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT     Southeast Lawn     Join us for a “practically perfect in every way” screening of “Mary Poppins” (1964), starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Run time 2 hours, 20 minutes. Before the film, enjoy DJ music and a bachata dance class with Julissa Cruz & DJ Hercules at 6:30 p.m.
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    Live! at the Library: "Shrek" (2001)

    Thursday
    July 20, 2023
    8:30 pm - 10:00 pm EDT     Southeast Lawn     Join us for an evening of ogres and fairytales, as we screen “Shrek” (2001), featuring the voices of Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and Mike Myers. Run time 1 hours, 29 minutes. Before the film, enjoy a live performance from musical group Nein Daiko at 7 p.m.
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    Live! at the Library: Live Performance by Nen Daiko

    Thursday
    July 20, 2023
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT     Southeast Lawn     Join us on the Southeast lawn at the Thomas Jefferson Building for a performance of Nen Daiko. This agile and dynamic percussion ensemble showcases the Japanese tradition of taiko drumming combined with choreography, martial arts, and vocal expressions.
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    Live! at the Library: "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (1971)

    Thursday
    July 13, 2023
    8:30 pm - 10:00 pm EDT     Southeast Lawn     Join us for a “scrumdiddlyumptious” evening, as we screen “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (1971), starring Gene Wilder and Peter Ostrum. Run time 1 hours, 38 minutes. Before the film, enjoy a pre-recorded performance from the Mingus Dynasty Quintet at 7 p.m.
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    Live! at the Library: Wall-E (2008)
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    Thursday
    August 11, 2022
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT     Southeast Pavilion     Join us on the lawn of the Thomas Jefferson Building for a screening of "Wall-E" (2008), part of our fifth annual “Summer Movies on the Lawn” outdoor film festival.
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    Live! at the Library: Rocky (1976)

    Thursday
    July 21, 2022
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT     Southeast Pavilion     Join us on the lawn of the Thomas Jefferson Building for a screening of the classic movie, "Rocky" (1976), part of our fifth annual “Summer Movies on the Lawn” outdoor film festival.
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    Live! at the Library: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)

    Thursday
    July 14, 2022
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT     Southeast Pavilion     Join us on the lawn of the Thomas Jefferson Building for a screening of the classic movie, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (1971), part of our fifth annual “Summer Movies on the Lawn” outdoor film festival.
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    Live! at the Library: Top Gun (1986)

    Thursday
    July 7, 2022
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT     Southeast Pavilion     Join us on the lawn of the Thomas Jefferson Building for a screening of the aviation classic, "Top Gun" (1986), part of our fifth annual “Summer Movies on the Lawn” outdoor film festival.
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    "Jurassic Park"

    Thursday
    August 22, 2019
    8:30 pm - 11:30 pm EDT     North Lawn of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building     The concept of people somehow existing in the age of dinosaurs (or dinosaurs somehow existing in the age of people) has been explored in film and on television numerous times. No treatment, however, has ever been done with more skill, flair or popcorn-chomping excitement than this 1993 blockbuster.
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    "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial"

    Thursday
    August 8, 2019
    8:30 pm - 11:30 pm EDT     North Lawn of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building     Written by Melissa Mathison and directed by Steven Spielberg, this film chronicles the relationship between a young boy (Henry Thomas) and a benevolent alien who is stranded on Earth and trying to find his way back to his home planet.
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    "Jaws"

    Thursday
    August 1, 2019
    8:30 pm - 11:30 pm EDT     North Lawn of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building     This now-classic thriller opens on a hot summer weekend in a small coastal New England resort community whose safety and financial livelihood are threatened by an apparent shark attack.
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    "A League of Their Own"

    Thursday
    July 25, 2019
    8:30 pm - 11:30 pm EDT     North Lawn of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building     Director Penny Marshall used the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1943-1954) as a backdrop for this heartfelt comedy-drama.
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    "Beauty and the Beast"

    Thursday
    July 18, 2019
    8:30 pm - 11:30 pm EDT     North Lawn of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building     Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" is an animated, musical retelling of the fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince du Beaumont.
  • Event | concerts and performances

    Brent Birckhead Quartet
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    Thursday
    July 11, 2019
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT     Coolidge Auditorium (LJ-G45A)     Saxophonist Brent Birckhead was named best blues, pop, rock soloist and outstanding instrumental jazz soloist by Downbeat magazine as part of the annual Student Music Awards. He is also a faculty member at Morgan State University.
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    Summer Concerts on the Lawn

    Thursday
    August 23, 2018
    6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT     North Lawn of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building     The Library of Congress and Washington Performing Arts’ Mars Urban Arts Initiative will co-host the first “Summer Concerts on the Lawn”outdoor musical performance series.
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    "Back to the Future" (Universal Pictures, 1985) 116 min.
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    Thursday
    August 23, 2018
    8:30 pm - 10:00 pm EDT     North Lawn of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building     Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
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    Summer Concerts on the Lawn
    Event has been updated

    Thursday
    August 16, 2018
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT     North Lawn of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building     The Library of Congress and Washington Performing Arts’ Mars Urban Arts Initiative will co-host the first “Summer Concerts on the Lawn”outdoor musical performance series.
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    "The Wizard of Oz" (MGM, 1939) 102 min.

    Thursday
    August 16, 2018
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT     North Lawn of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building     Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home in Kansas and help her friends as well.
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    Summer Concerts on the Lawn

    Thursday
    August 9, 2018
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT     North Lawn of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building     The Library of Congress and Washington Performing Arts’ Mars Urban Arts Initiative will co-host the first “Summer Concerts on the Lawn”outdoor musical performance series.
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    "Superman" (Warner Bros, 1978) 143 min.

    Thursday
    August 9, 2018
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT     North Lawn of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building     An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.