Library of Congress: talks and concerts

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Library of Congress Colson Whitehead: 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk Colson Whitehead appears at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Library of Congress David Maraniss: 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk Pulitzer prize-winner David Maraniss appears at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Library of Congress Jacqueline Woodson: 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk Jacqueline Woodson appears at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Library of Congress Gerardine Brooks: 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk Gerardine Brooks appears at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Library of Congress Jeff Kinney: 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk "Wimpy Kid" author Jeff Kinney appears on the Family Storytelling Stage at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Library of Congress James H. Billington: 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk James H. Billington appears on the Family Storytelling Stage at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Library of Congress Amy Krouse Rosenthal: 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk Amy Krouse Rosenthal appears on the Family Storytelling Stage at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Library of Congress Rachel Renee Russell: 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk Rachel Renee Russell appears on the Family Storytelling Stage at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Library of Congress Choo Choo Soul with Genevieve: 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk Choo Choo Soul with Genevieve performs on the Family Storytelling Stage at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Library of Congress Justin Roberts & the Not Ready for Naptime Players (Sat): 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk Justin Roberts & the Not Ready for Naptime Players appear on the Family Storytelling Stage at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival (Saturday). Library of Congress Okee Dokee Brothers (Sat): 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk The Okee Dokee Brothers perform on the Family Storytelling Stage at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival (Saturday). Library of Congress Hip Hop Harry: 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk Hip Hop Harry performs on the Family Storytelling Stage at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Library of Congress The Write View: What Book Shaped You? (Part 1) 2012 · Talk Authors from the 2012 National Book Festival share their personal stories on the books that shaped their lives. Speakers include Kathleen Ernst, Jeff Kinney,… Library of Congress The Write View: What Book Shaped You? (Part 2) 2012 · Talk Authors from the 2012 National Book Festival share their personal stories on the books that shaped their lives. Speakers include James Dashner, Philip Levine,… Library of Congress Mapmaker to the Tsars: The Lithographic Studio of A. Il'in, St. Petersburg 2012 · Talk Library of Congress Junior Fellows made surprising discoveries in the summer of 2012 while looking for books from the Yudin Collection, the largest private… Library of Congress Lessons Learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake & New Tactics for the STI Ecosystem 2013 · Talk In this lecture, Tateo Arimoto discusses the new science technology and innovation policy of the Japanese government. Library of Congress The New Generation of Modern Arab Women 2013 · Talk Judith Hornok describes a new image of the Arab world, the modern generation of Arab women. Library of Congress Tajik Manuscripts & Their Conservation in Tajikistan 2013 · Talk A lecture on the Tajik manuscripts and their conservation in Tajikistan followed a presentation of the book "The Tajik Golden Heritage" to the Library of… Library of Congress House Science & National Labs Caucus: Neil deGrasse Tyson 2013 · Talk Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson kicked off the House Science & National Labs Caucus with a lecture at the Library of Congress. Library of Congress The Afterlives of Specimens: Science & Mourning in Whitman's America 2013 · Talk Lindsay Tuggle examines the Civil War narratives of Walt Whitman and Union surgeon John H. Brinton as alternative histories of war casualties: military and… Library of Congress Bobbitt Prize Reading: Gerald Stern 2013 · Talk Gerald Stern, winner of the 12th Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, reads selections from his "Early Collected Poems: 1965-1992." Library of Congress Bibliographic Framework Initiative Update Forum 2013 · Talk The Library of Congress sponsored an update forum on the Bibliographic Framework Transition Initiative in Seattle, Wash., during the midwinter meeting of the… Library of Congress The Will to Adorn: Reflections on African American Identity and the Aesthetics of Dress 2013 · Talk Diana N'Diaye shares stories, observations, and insights from "The Will to Adorn," a community-centered research and public presentation project, which… Library of Congress Poet Laureate Civil War Reading 2013 · Talk Natasha Trethewey reads historically focused poems in celebration of "The Civil War in America" exhibition at the Library of Congress. Library of Congress This Is the Day: The March on Washington 2013 · Talk The works of photographer Leonard Freed, specifically the photo essay "This Is the Day" about the 1963 March on Washington, is the subject of a lecture and… Library of Congress The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War 2013 · Talk Daniel Stashower discussed and signed his book, "The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War," a riveting historical narrative… Library of Congress Jonathan Going South: The Yankee & the Making of American National Character 2013 · Talk Stefanie Schaefer traces the origins and functions of the Yankee in 19th century U.S. literary and popular culture. Schaefer traces the Yankee's most commonly… Library of Congress Books That Shaped the World 2013 · Talk In keeping with the theme of this year's National Book Festival theme, Library of Congress staff share their thoughts and opinions on books that shaped the… Library of Congress Music in the Lincoln White House 2013 · Talk Music scholars and Library curators discuss music in the Lincoln White House. Presented in cooperation with the White House Historical Association. Library of Congress Music in the Lincoln White House: US Marine Band 2013 · Talk "The President's Own" United States Marine Band performs a special program in commemoration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial. "Music in the Lincoln White… Library of Congress The Lost Tycoon: Rediscovering George Kleine, Reframing Early American Cinema 2013 · Talk Kluge Fellow Joel Frykholm examines early Hollywood through the life of one of its first captains, George Kleine--why he drifted into historiographical… Library of Congress UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Republic of Mali 2013 · Talk Janet Goldner, scholar and sculptor speaks on the UNESCO World Heritage sites within the Republic of Mali. Library of Congress The Southern Journey of Alan Lomax: Words, Photographs, and Music 2013 · Talk Tom Piazza discussed his new book, "The Southern Journey of Alan Lomax: Words, Photographs, and Music." Library of Congress By Endurance We Conquer: Ernest Shackleton and Lessons of Leadership for the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Centenary Expedition 2014 2013 · Talk A team of adventurers who hope to traverse the Antarctic continent along the same route planned by Sir Ernest Shackleton in 1914 discuss the ill-fated early… Library of Congress NGOs & Importing Democracy 2013 · Talk Author Julie Fisher discusses her book, "Importing Democracy: The Role of NGOs in South Africa, Tajikistan, and Argentina." Library of Congress Literary Birthday Celebration: Edna St. Vincent Millay 2013 · Talk Poets Alicia Ostriker and Claudia Emerson celebrate the birthday of American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay by reading selections from her work and discussing… Library of Congress Women in Lebanon: Living Together and Facing Modernity 2013 · Talk Marie-Claude Thomas of the United States Naval Academy discusses "Women in Lebanon: Living Together and Facing Modernity." Library of Congress Sapphires in Song: Zemer Chai Jewish Choir 2013 · Talk The Zemer Chai Jewish Choir performed in conjunction with the Library exhibition "Words Like Sapphires." Library of Congress Death & the Civil War: Drew Gilpin Faust & Ric Burns 2013 · Talk In conjunction with the landmark exhibit The Civil War in America, the Library presented Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust in conversation with… Library of Congress Growth & Transformation Plan of Ethiopia 2013 · Talk Girma Birru discusses the prospects and challenges of the Ethiopian 2011-2015 Growth and Transformation Plan. Library of Congress The Evolving Moral Landscape: Perspectives on the Environment, Literary, Historical and Interplanetary 2013 · Talk Three scholars from three different disciplines discuss human perspectives on the environment and the moral implications of those views. Library of Congress Artist Encounters: Paul Lewis, Pianist 2013 · Talk Renowned pianist Paul Lewis speaks with David Plylar about selected manuscripts of music by Beethoven, Schubert and Liszt, including transcriptions by Liszt. Library of Congress Printing in Color: Lessons in Technique 2013 · Talk A demonstration of the progress of color printing from 1457 until 1800, using examples from the Library's Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection and recent… Library of Congress The Loss and Rebirth of the Library of Alexandria 2013 · Talk Renowned thinker, writer and speaker Ismail Serageldin discusses the restoration of the Library of Alexandria. Library of Congress The Knowledge Revolution and the Future of Libraries 2013 · Talk Ismail Serageldin speaks on the transformation of knowledge and how it will impact the future of libraries. Library of Congress The Library of Congress Illustrated Timeline of the Civil War 2013 · Talk Margaret (Peggy) Wagner discusses "The Library of Congress Illustrated Timeline of the Civil War" in commemoration the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Library of Congress Lady at the O.K. Corral: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp 2013 · Talk Ann Kirschner discussed her new book, "Lady at the O.K. Corral: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp." Library of Congress Making Show Boat: Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II & the Power of Performers 2013 · Talk Part of the American Musicological Society-Library of Congress lecture series, musicologist Todd Decker discusses his research into the creation of the hit…