Library of Congress: talks and concerts

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Library of Congress A Modern Queen in a Traditional Role 2005 · Talk H.R.H. Queen of Buganda Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda presented "A Modern Queen in a Traditional Role" in a program sponsored by the African Section of the… Library of Congress Margaret MacArthur 2005 · Talk Margaret MacArthur performs ballads and songs from Vermont, another in the Homegrown 2005 Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. Library of Congress D.W. Groethe 2005 · Talk D.W. Groethe performs cowboy songs and poetry from Montana, another in the Homegrown 2005 Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. Library of Congress Negrura Peruana 2005 · Talk Negrura Peruana perform Afro-Peruvian music and dance from Connecticut, another in the Homegrown 2005 Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. Library of Congress Strides in Neuroimaging Pose New Ethical Dilemmas 2005 · Talk In May 2005, the Library of Congress, the Dana Foundation, Columbia University, and the National Institute of Mental Health gathered leaders in neuroscience… Library of Congress Uses and Abuses of the Visible Brain 2005 · Talk In May 2005, the Library of Congress, the Dana Foundation, Columbia University, and the National Institute of Mental Health gathered leaders in neuroscience… Library of Congress Deep Brain Stimulation and Other Brain Technologies 2005 · Talk In May 2005, the Library of Congress, the Dana Foundation, Columbia University, and the National Institute of Mental Health gathered leaders in neuroscience… Library of Congress Hard Science - Hard Choices: Science, Ethics and the Law 2005 · Talk In May 2005, the Library of Congress, the Dana Foundation, Columbia University and the National Institute of Mental Health gathered leaders in neuroscience… Library of Congress The Ethics of Mind-Bending Drugs 2005 · Talk In May 2005, the Library of Congress, the Dana Foundation, Columbia University, and the National Institute of Mental Health gathered leaders in neuroscience… Library of Congress Drugs for the Mind and How to Use Them 2005 · Talk In May 2005, the Library of Congress, the Dana Foundation, Columbia University, and the National Institute of Mental Health gathered leaders in neuroscience… Library of Congress War's End: Eyewitness to History, Part 2. 2005 · Talk The second panel of this event, which commemorated the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, focused on an historical perspective of the events… Library of Congress Carter Family Tribute 2005 · Talk In honor of Janette Carter's achievement as a performer and an organizer, the American Folklife Center present a Carter Family Tribute Concert, featuring… Library of Congress A Conversation with Stetson Kennedy 2005 · Talk Pioneering folklorist, social activist and writer Stetson Kennedy, of Jacksonville, Fla., discussed his long and wide-ranging career and explored the theme of… Library of Congress Collecting and Performing Traditional Song in the Republic of Georgia 2005 · Talk Ethno-musicologist, scholar and performer Malkhaz Erkvanidze talked about collecting traditional sacred and secular music in the Republic of Georgia as part… Library of Congress Research on Magnetic Media Deterioration Before and After 1995 2005 · Talk Since John van Bogart's seminal work "Magnetic Tape Storage and Handling" published by the Commission on Preservation and Access (now CLIR) in 1995, a variety… Library of Congress A Literary Evening with John Prine and Ted Kooser 2005 · Talk The program was a lively discussion between the songwriter and the poet as they compared and contrasted the emotional appeal of the lyrics of popular songs… Library of Congress Bringing in the May 2005 · Talk Jennifer Cutting describes and displays some of the folk traditions surrounding May Day (May 1) in Britain and the United States. Library of Congress The History of Household Technology 2005 · Talk The head of the Library's Science Reference Division describes the evolution in the technology of washing machines, irons and stoves and its effect on the… Library of Congress Bernardine Evaristo 2005 · Talk Bernardine Evaristo, highly acclaimed British author, discussed her work on Thursday, February 17, 2005. The event was sponsored by the Library's John W.… Library of Congress Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States 2005 · Talk Editor and translator Lori Marie Carlson discussed her new book, "Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States," in honor of… Library of Congress Dineh Tah Navajo Dancers 2005 · Talk The Dineh Tah Navajo Dancers perform as part of the Homegrown 2005 Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the Smithsonian Institution's… Library of Congress Mexicans and Americans: Cracking the Cultural Code 2005 · Talk International business executive and cultural analyst Ned Crouch discusses how Mexicans and Americans live and work together, and how this will be the big… Library of Congress The Need for Global Democratic Governance: The Perspective from Latin America 2005 · Talk Fernando Henrique Cardoso, a sociologist, politician and president of Brazil from 1994 to 2002, delivered the fourth annual Kissinger Lecture on Foreign… Library of Congress How Quantum Computing Will Change the Way We Collect, Store and Distribute Information 2005 · Talk Juan Pablo Paz is a quantum physist now working at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Library of Congress First Words in Print 2005 · Talk As part of "Reading Africa," sponsored by the Center for the Book and the African Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division in the Library of… Library of Congress A Conversation with Betty Friedan 2005 · Talk The Library of Congress Women's History Month Planning Committee presented a Conversation with Betty Friedan. Library of Congress It's One O'Clock and Here is Mary Margaret McBride: A Radio Biography 2005 · Talk Historian Susan Ware discussed her new book, It's One O'clock and Here is Mary Margaret McBride: A Radio Biography (New York University Press, 2004), at the… Library of Congress The Maltese Falcon at 75 2005 · Talk To mark the 75th anniversary of the publication of Dashiell Hammett's "The Maltese Falcon," literary scholar and Hammett specialist Richard Layman presented… Library of Congress Images of America: Mount Vernon 2005 · Talk Author Patrick L. O'Neill, historian and archaeologist, discussed his book, "Images of America: Mount Vernon." In his lecture, he discussed how he researched… Library of Congress Daniel Mark Epstein on Walt Whitman's "The Death of Lincoln" 2005 · Talk The Library of Congress presented an evening concert and a dramatic reading of Walt Whitman's historic lecture on the "Death of Lincoln." Daniel Mark Epstein,… Library of Congress Walt Whitman's Elegy for Lincoln 2005 · Talk A reading of Whitman's great "Lilacs" elegy was the first event in the Library's 2005 celebrations marking the sesquicentennary of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of… Library of Congress Twelfth Annual Vardanants Day Armenian Lecture 2005 · Talk Edward Alexander, retired Foreign Service officer and author, delivered the Twelfth Annual Vardanants Day Armenian Lecture, "Diplomacy and the Armenian… Library of Congress Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Laws That Changed America 2005 · Talk Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nick Kotz discussed his new book, "Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Laws That Changed… Library of Congress Poet Jorie Graham reads at the Library's Celebration of National Poetry Month 2005 · Talk Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jorie Graham read from her new book, "Overlord: Poems" (Ecco Press, 2005). Graham's appearance is part of the Academy of American… Library of Congress Sacred Truth and Secular Agency: Shari'ah Norms and Political Enforcement 2005 · Talk Lamin Sanneh, holder of the Chair of Countries and Cultures of the South at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress and D. Willis James Professor… Library of Congress The Cherry Blossom Festival: Sakura Celebration 2005 · Talk Ann McClellan discussed her new book, "The Cherry Blossom Festival: Sakura Celebration," at the Library of Congress at on Wednesday, March 30, 2005. The… Library of Congress The Bible in American Public Life, 1860-2005 2005 · Talk In his talk, "Dilemmas at the Center, Insights from the Margins," Noll, holder of the Cary and Ann Maguire Chair in Ethics and American History at the… Library of Congress A Thousand Years Over a Hot Stove: A History of American Women Told Through Food, Recipes and Remembrances 2005 · Talk Laura Schenone, author of "A Thousand Years Over a Hot Stove: A History of American Women Told Through Food, Recipes and Remembrances," gave a lecture… Library of Congress Gen. Wesley Clark and Sadako Ogata : Refugee Crises of the 1990s 2005 · Talk Gen. Wesley Clark, Sadako Ogata and Dana Priest, who covers the intelligence community for The Washington Post, discussed the refugee crises of the 1990s on… Library of Congress Vaclav Havel: The Emperor Has No Clothes 2005 · Talk Vaclav Havel, playwright and one of Europe's leading political, moral and intellectual leaders, delivered a major lecture on human rights, "The Emperor has No… Library of Congress Chakavak Ensemble Performs Persian Classical Music 2005 · Talk The Chakavak Ensemble showcased examples of Persian classical music at the Library of Congress's Coolidge Auditorium. Under the direction of Dr. Nader Majd,… Library of Congress A Matter of Law: A Memoir of Struggle in the Cause of Equal Rights 2005 · Talk Judge Robert L. Carter, an intellectual architect for the civil rights movement and the man who argued the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case before the… Library of Congress Alan Cutler: The Seashell on the Mountaintop 2005 · Talk Alan Cutler, a geologist and writer affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution, spoke about his recent book, "The Seashell on the Mountaintop: A Story of… Library of Congress The Future of Cataloging and Librarianship 2005 · Talk The Asian Division and The Chinese American Librarians Association, Greater Mid-Atlantic Chapter, presented a lecture given by Associate Librarian for Library… Library of Congress Salt in Your Sock and Other Tried-and-True Home Remedies 2005 · Talk Dr. Lillian Beard, a practicing pediatrician in Silver Spring, Md., discussed her book "Salt in Your Sock and Other Tried-and-True Home Remedies." The event… Library of Congress The Transmission of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) and Influenza: Lessons from the Past and How We Should Be Preparing for the Future 2005 · Talk Dr. Marc Lipsitch, Ph.D, an Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Harvard School of Public Health, presented a lecture… Library of Congress Barbecue: A History of the World's Oldest Culinary Art 2005 · Talk Barbecue expert Steven Raichlen gave a lecture on "Barbecue: A History of the World's Oldest Culinary Art." The event was presented by the Science, Technology… Library of Congress When Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder and the New Madrid Earthquakes 2005 · Talk Between December 16, 1811, and late April 1812, a catastrophic series of earthquakes shook the Mississippi Valley. Towns were destroyed, an 18-mile-long lake…