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Library of Congress Contemporary African Immigrants in the United States 2016 · Talk An afternoon conference on the role of contemporary African immigrants in the United States. Library of Congress Men in the Arena 2016 · Talk Filmmaker J.R. Biersmith discussed his documentary film "Men in the Arena," about two Somali national soccer team friends chasing their dreams against… Library of Congress Conversation with the Cecilia String Quartet & Kati Agócs in Conversation 2016 · Talk Members of the Cecilia String Quartet discuss their experience preparing a concert using the Library's historic Stradivari instruments and their collaboration… Library of Congress Phil Sanders on Robert Blackburn's Printing Workshop: Overview 2016 · Talk A stellar array of artist prints opens the door to understanding the creative choices made while producing fine art etchings, lithographs and woodcuts from… Library of Congress Phil Sanders on Robert Blackburn's Printing Workshop: Part 1. 2016 · Talk In part one of three filmed segments, artist and master printer Phil Sanders discusses the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop where Sanders served as… Library of Congress Phil Sanders on Robert Blackburn's Printing Workshop: Part 2. 2016 · Talk In Part two of three filmed segments, artist Phil Sanders discusses selected collaborative prints he worked on during his tenure as director and master… Library of Congress Kristian Bezuidenhout Concert 2016 · Talk Kristian Bezuidenhout performed a fascinating program of works by Beethoven and Haydn on the fortepiano. Alongside the famous "Pathétique" are lesser-known… Library of Congress Phil Sanders on Robert Blackburn's Printing Workshop: Part 3. 2016 · Talk In the final part of three filmed segments, artist Phil Sanders continues his discussion of selected collaborative prints he worked on during his tenure as… Library of Congress Nightcap Conversation with Gerhardt & McDermott 2016 · Talk Cellist Alban Gerhardt and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott discuss their chamber music collaborations with Nicholas Brown following a performance in the Coolidge… Library of Congress Mapping the West with Lewis & Clark 2016 · Talk Authors of s new book discuss the critical role that maps developed during the 1804-1806 expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark played in President… Library of Congress Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera on the Hispanic Law Collection 2016 · Talk Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera continues his voyage through the Library's collections as part of his La Casa de Colores project. In a visit to the Law… Library of Congress Interview with Michael Wilpers & Musicians from Marlboro 2016 · Talk A discussion about the Marlboro Music Festival, Musicians from Marlboro, and the longtime relationship between the Freer Gallery and the Library of Congress,… Library of Congress Musicians from Marlboro Concert January 2016 2016 · Talk Two "Musicians from Marlboro" concerts during the 2015-2016 season make a bow to the Library's historic relationship with the Marlboro Festival and its… Library of Congress Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera Discusses Sylvester & Orphanos Publishers Archives 2016 · Talk Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera continues his Library-wide tour as part of the La Casa de Colores, El Jardin project with Library curator Mark Manivong, who… Library of Congress Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera on Don Quixote 2016 · Talk Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera continues his voyage through the Library's collections as part of his La Casa de Colores project. In a visit to the Hispanic… Library of Congress Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera on Rare Cuban Treasures 2016 · Talk Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera continues his voyage through the Library's collections as part of his La Casa de Colores project. In a visit to the Hispanic… Library of Congress Rare Books Go Electronic 2016 · Talk Children from the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center preschool were introduced to a new way to experience classic stories through an electronic application… Library of Congress The Playford Assembly: 100 Years of Country Dance & Song 2016 · Talk Dance historian Graham Christian discussed his new book, "The Playford Assembly," a major new collection of historic English dances published by the Country… Library of Congress Rosa Parks Collection: Telling Her Story at the Library of Congress 2016 · Talk Highlights of the collection of Rosa Parks, a seminal figure of the Civil Rights Movement, on loan to the Library from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation for 10… Library of Congress Word Warrior: Richard Durham, Radio & Freedom 2016 · Talk Award-winning radio producer Sonja D. Williams illuminates Durham's extraordinary career in her book "Word Warrior", which draws on archives and… Library of Congress Technofiles: The Printed Instrument 2016 · Talk A group of music and technology experts present the latest developments in 3D concepts and processes and the startling paths they open to create the means of… Library of Congress From Inspiration to Illumination: The Saint John's Bible 2016 · Talk Tim Ternes discussed the processes, tools, methods and materials behind the making of the Saint John's Bible. Library of Congress Literary Birthday Celebration: Elizabeth Bishop 2016 · Talk Poets Jennifer Atkinson and Vijay Seshadri celebrated the birthday of poet Elizabeth Bishop by reading selections from her work and discussing her influence… Library of Congress Love Songs: The Hidden History 2016 · Talk Ted Gioia discussed the history of love songs in the human experience, ranging from ancient civilizations to current popular culture. Library of Congress Chilean Poet Raúl Zurita 2016 · Talk Poet Raúl Zurita and his translator, Anna Deeny Morales gave a bilingual reading of Zurita's work, followed by a moderated discussion. Library of Congress Edward Gorey: Selections from Recent Acquisitions 2016 · Talk Glen Emil discussed his donation of items to the Edward Gorey Collection at the Library of Congress. Library of Congress Suenos de la Razon: 1799 y 1800 de Jorge Aguilar Mora 2016 · Talk Jorge Aquilar Mora presented his latest book, "Suenos de la Razon: 1799 y 1800." In addition, professors Ryan Long, Laura Demaria and Hernán Sánchez Martínez… Library of Congress Afghan Media Resource Center Gift to the Library of Congress 2016 · Talk The Afghan Media Resource Center has given the Library of Congress 48 hard drives worth of audio, video and photographic footage, content and culturally… Library of Congress Daisy Turner's Kin: An African-American Family Saga 2016 · Talk Daisy Turner (1883-1988), born in Grafton, Vermont and the daughter of freed African American slaves, grew up listening to her father, Alec, tell stories of… Library of Congress 2015 Library of Congress Literacy Awards Celebration 2016 · Talk Winners of the 2015 Library of Congress Literary Awards were welcomed and honored at an event held at the Library. Library of Congress Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. Supreme Court & the Politics of Slavery 2016 · Talk In his "House Divided" speech, Abraham Lincoln accused Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan and Senator Stephen Douglas of… Library of Congress Finding Charity's Folk: Public Memory & the Construction of an Enslaved Biography 2016 · Talk Jessica Millward discussed her book, "Finding Charity's Folk: Enslaved and Free Black Women in Maryland," where she places enslaved women in Maryland at the… Library of Congress Handel & Haydn Society: Pre-Concert Conversation 2016 · Talk Conductor Harry Christophers and composer Gabriela Lena Frank discuss the bicentennial of the Handel and Haydn Society, as well as Frank's Library of Congress… Library of Congress Romantic Riches in the Heineman Foundation Collection 2016 · Talk David Plylar discusses items in the Library's Heineman Foundation Collection. He focuses on items produced in the 19th century, including manuscripts by… Library of Congress Breaking Ground: My Life in Medicine 2016 · Talk The remarkable life of Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, who spent his childhood in Jim Crow southern Georgia in the 1930s, became a physician, went on to found the… Library of Congress Mr. Lemoncello Visits the Young Readers Center 2016 · Talk Chris Grabenstein discussed his career, how he became an educator and writer, and the genesis of the character Mr. Lemoncello. Chris read from his book, "Mr.… Library of Congress Conversation with the Juilliard String Quartet 2016 · Talk Members of the Juilliard Quartet discuss their program at the Library (including works by Carter, Schubert and Beethoven), their work over the years with the… Library of Congress Juilliard String Quartet 2016 · Talk Featured on the concert program were Schubert's "Quartettsatz" in C minor, D. 703, Elliott Carter's String Quartet no. 1, Beethoven's String Quartet in F… Library of Congress Rep. Candice Miller & Rep. Janice Hahn 2016 · Talk US Representative Candice Miller (R-Mich.) and US Representative Janice Hahn (D-Calif.) participate in a moderated discussion. Library of Congress The Life of a Poet: Dunya Mikhail 2016 · Talk Poet, translator and journalist Dunya Mikhail will discuss her work with Ron Charles of the Washington Post. Library of Congress The Hebrew Superhero 2016 · Talk Filmmaker Asaf Galay discussed his film, "The Hebrew Superhero," which traces the evolution of Israeli comics from the cultural fringe to a mainstream… Library of Congress Disciples: The World War II Missions of the CIA Directors Who Fought for Wild Bill Donovan 2016 · Talk Four of the most controversial directors of the Central Intelligence Agency -- Allen Dulles, Richard Helms, William Colby and Willian Casey -- are the subject… Library of Congress Muslimism in Turkey & Beyond: Religion in the Modern World 2016 · Talk Neslihan Cevik discussed Muslimism in Turkey and its relation to religion in the modern world with a special focus on women. Library of Congress Celebrating "One Life: Dolores Huerta" 2016 · Talk To celebrate the landmark exhibition "One Life: Dolores Huerta," Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera and poets Arlene Biala and Diana García will read work in… Library of Congress Andreas Staier 2016 · Talk Harpsichordist Andreas Staier performed a program focused on Aristotle's notion of the "melancholic" temperament. On the program were Johann Jacob Froberger's… Library of Congress Witter Bynner Fellowship Reading: Allison Hedge Coke 2016 · Talk Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera introduced the 2016 Witter Bynner Fellow, Allison Hedge Coke, who read selections of her work. Library of Congress The Anchiskhati Ensemble with Ethnomusicologist John Graham 2016 · Talk The Anchiskhati Ensemble of Tbilisi, Georgia, present a program of Easter and Lenten music from the Orthodox paschal cycle in Georgia, introduced by Dr. John… Library of Congress Brian Ferneyhough & James Baker Interview 2016 · Talk An interview with composer Brian Ferneyhough and conductor James Baker about the composer's Library of Congress commission, "Contraccolpi," which was…