Library of Congress: talks and concerts

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Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
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Library of Congress Pan African Cuisine: Healing Secrets of the Continent 2014 · Talk Tambra Raye Stevenson shared her culinary nutritional discoveries in African heritage foods. Library of Congress NewsDiffs: Tracking Online News Over Time 2014 · Talk The Internet has ushered in a 24-hour news cycle, and newspapers often hastily publish articles. While print editions run once, several subsequent versions… Library of Congress Literary Conversation with Admiral James G. Stavridis 2014 · Talk A moderated discussion with Admiral James G. Stavridis about how literature has impacted his career and what purpose it might have for members of the military. Library of Congress Mitzi Meyerson 2014 · Talk Harpsichordist Mitzi Meyerson performed works J.S. Bach, Couperin, Purcell and Rameauin in the Library's Coolidge Auditorium. Meyerson performs on Landowska's… Library of Congress ASCAP on the Occasion of Its 100th Birthday 2014 · Talk The U.S. Copyright Office hosted a program celebrating the 100th birthday of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers that included musical… Library of Congress World Christianity, Immigration & the U.S.: The Non-Western Church Comes to America 2014 · Talk Four religion scholars discuss the interconnectivity of the current state of world Christianity, immigration to the U.S. from the Global South, and the impact… Library of Congress Documenting the Freedom Struggle in Southwest Georgia 2014 · Talk Glen Pearcy and David Cline discuss Pearcy's documentary work with the Southwest Georgia Project, which documented local people at work and in their homes… Library of Congress Retrospective & Prospective: Sudan & South Sudan 2014 · Talk Richard Lobban discussed the long history and vast geography of Sudan. He presented a comprehensive view of many significant events and personages in Sudanese… Library of Congress City Space as a Vicious Circle: Visual Design in Béla Tarr's "Man from London" 2014 · Talk Hungarian film production designer László Rajk spoke about how he created the set design of "Man from London," the ideas and symbolism behind it, and how it… Library of Congress Observance of the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Voter Rights Act 2014 · Talk A special program commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, specifically the Voter Rights Act of 1965 with Rep. Terri Sewell. Library of Congress Traditional Turkish & Bulgarian Instrumental & Vocal Music 2014 · Talk Turkish and Bulgarian vocalists and instrumentalists Tzvety Weiner, Valeri Georgiev & Varol Saatcioglu share their traditional music. Library of Congress Cancer, Magnets & Heat 2014 · Talk Nanotechnology is a frontier in science, engineering, and manufacturing that offers new potential for medical diagnosis and therapy. Our understanding of… Library of Congress Conversation with the Elias String Quartet 2014 · Talk Donald Grant, violin, and Martin Saving, viola, of the Elias Quartet, discuss their work and the music of Haydn, Kurtag, and Beethoven. Library of Congress Orphan Works 1: The Need for Legislation in Light of Recent Legal & Technological Developments 2014 · Talk The U.S. Copyright Office is reviewing the problem of orphan works under U.S. copyright law in continuation of its previous work on the subject and to advise… Library of Congress Orphan Works 2: Defining a Good-Faith "Reasonably Diligent Search" Standard 2014 · Talk In its 2006 Report, the Copyright Office recommended that Congress amend the Copyright Act to limit the remedies available against good faith users of orphan… Library of Congress Orphan Works 3: The Role of Private & Public Registries 2014 · Talk One question regarding orphan works is the role public and private registries might play in any orphan works solution. The most obvious of these registries,… Library of Congress Orphan Works 4: Types of Works Subject to Any Orphan Works Legislation 2014 · Talk As described in the Office's previous Notice and many of the responding comments, orphan works remain a pervasive issue in copyright law. While the issue cuts… Library of Congress Orphan Works 5: The Types of Users & Uses Subject to Any Orphan Works Legislation 2014 · Talk The Copyright Office's previous orphan works review did not differentiate between commercial and noncommercial uses and users of orphan works. Since then,… Library of Congress Orphan Works 6: Remedies & Procedures Regarding Orphan Works 2014 · Talk The Copyright Office's 2006 Report did not suggest creation of an exception to copyright for use of orphan works, but instead recommended that Congress limit… Library of Congress Orphan Works 7: Mass Digitization, Generally 2014 · Talk Although mass digitization was ongoing in 2008, the practice has since become much more prevalent. Thus, it is important to understand how mass digitization… Library of Congress Orphan Works 8: Extended Collective Licensing & Mass Digitization 2014 · Talk Several foreign countries have laws that address mass digitization in different ways. Speakers discussed the option of extended collective licensing for… Library of Congress Orphan Works 9: Structure & Mechanics of Possible Extended Collective U.S. Licensing System 2014 · Talk Panelists discussed specific details of an appropriate extended collective licensing system in the United States for mass digitization purposes. While some… Library of Congress Orphan Works 10: Audience Participation 2014 · Talk Audience members were invited to give their final comments regarding the two-day Orphan Works roundtables. Karyn Temple Claggett, Catherine Rowland, Lisa… Library of Congress Remembering Argos: Life & Loss in the Funeral Odes of Franz Liszt 2014 · Talk Franz Liszt (1811-1886) composed a set of three "Funeral Odes" between 1860 and 1866 as memorial works for members of his family. Existing in a number of… Library of Congress Discussion on James Madison 2014 · Talk Pulitzer-prize winning historian Jack N. Rakove discusses Madison, his work, and his influence in an interview with Manuscript Division Chief Jim Hutson. Library of Congress Golden Moments in Sports 2014 · Talk Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Ron Barr has interviewed some of the most legendary sports figures in the history of athletic competition, including John… Library of Congress The Long Black Freedom Struggle: African American Soldiers in WWI & Korea 2014 · Talk Adriane Lentz-Smith of Duke University and David Cline of Virginia Tech discuss the forgotten history of African-American participation in WWI and Korea,… Library of Congress 333 Saints: A Life of Scholarship in Timbuktu 2014 · Talk In 2007, supported by a Fulbright Grant, Alexandra Huddleston spent a year in Timbuktu photographing the legacy of traditional Islamic scholarship.… Library of Congress Literary Birthday Celebration: Philip Roth 2014 · Talk Authors Sam Lipsyte and Howard Norman celebrate the birthday of American novelist Philip Roth by reading selections from his work and discussing his influence… Library of Congress Author Tope Folarin 2014 · Talk Tope Folarin read selections from his short story "Miracle" and was interviewed by the Library's Angel Batiste on the body of his work and on African… Library of Congress Kwuon, Smirnoff, Robinson, Babayan Concert 2014 · Talk Violinist Joan Kwuon leads a quartet of distinguished world-class players from the faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music. The program featured Mozart's… Library of Congress The Sultan's Kitchen: A History of Turkish Cuisine 2014 · Talk Sheilah Kaufman shares her great passion for richly flavored, no-fuss food in this presentation on the history of Turkish cooking. Library of Congress 2014 Witter Bynner Fellowship Reading 2014 · Talk Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey introduces 2014 Witter Bynner fellows Fanonne Jeffers and the late Jake Adam York. Jeffers read her poetry, and Trethewey read… Library of Congress A Thousand Years of the Persian Book 2014 · Talk This lecture launched the "A Thousand Years of the Persian Book" exhibition at the Library of Congress. The rich literary tradition of the Persian language… Library of Congress Realpolitik & American Exceptionalism 2014 · Talk Robert Kagan and John Bew discuss how America positions itself in the world in the 21st-century. Library of Congress Open Mic: A Conversation with David Bromberg 2014 · Talk David Bromberg's genre-defying performance style and eclectic repertoire make him a great example of an outstanding artist who draws upon both tradition and… Library of Congress Terrorism in Cyberspace: The Next Generation 2014 · Talk Analyst and renowned terrorism expert Gabriel Weimann discussed his new book "Terrorism in Cyberspace: The Next Generation." Weimann has been in the forefront… Library of Congress The Origins & Collapse of the Preclassic Maya in the Mirador Basin, Guatemala: Cultural & Natural Dynamics in the Cradle of the Maya Civilization 2014 · Talk According to Richard Hansen, the concentration of large cities in the Mirador Basin in the Middle and Late Preclassic periods (circa 1000 B.C. to A.D. 150)… Library of Congress From the Wonders of Creation to the Holy Land: The Maps of the African & Middle Eastern Division 2014 · Talk Chet Van Duzer's analysis of four maps in the African and Middle Eastern Division at the Library of Congress included: the world map in a seventeenth-century… Library of Congress Mahan Esfahani, Harpsichord Concert 2014 · Talk Leading international harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani played works by Kuhnau, J.S. Bach, W.F. Bach and C.P.E. Bach in commemoration of C.P.E. Bach's 300th… Library of Congress Editing & Performing the Music of C.P.E. Bach 2014 · Talk Paul Corneilson and Mark Knoll of the Packard Humanities Institute discuss the music of C.P.E. Bach, in commemoration of the composer's 300th birthday. Library of Congress Akademie für alte Musik Berlin 2014 · Talk Marking the 300th birthday of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, one of Europe's most impressive period orchestras brings alive his sometimes quirky, harmonically… Library of Congress Birmingham Contemporary Music Group Discussion 2014 · Talk Stephen and Jackie Newbould of Birmingham Contemporary Music Group join the Library's Nicholas Brown to discuss the work of the ensemble, Oliver Knussen and… Library of Congress Birmingham Contemporary Music Group 2014 · Talk Emerging from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in 1987 under the leadership of founding patron Sir Simon Rattle, the Birmingham Contemporary Music… Library of Congress Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt's Treasured Books 2014 · Talk Author Karen Leggett Abouraya shares her book. "Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt's Treasured Books," with elementary students from the District of… Library of Congress Real Realpolitik: A History 2014 · Talk John Bew argues that real realpolitik is ripe for excavation and rediscovery as it undergoes a renaissance in the English-speaking world. Bew argues that the… Library of Congress Conversation with Pierre Jalbert & Jörg Widmann, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center 2014 · Talk A conversation with composers Pierre Jalbert and Jörg Widmann, plus two performers with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Library of Congress Latino Poetry: Pivotal Voices, Era of Transition 2014 · Talk Poet and critic Rigoberto Gonzalez delivers a lecture on Latino poetry and some of its most influential poets.