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Library of Congress Poet 2 Poet: María Montealegre Reads Salomón de la Selva 2017 · Talk In this bilingual presentation, Nicaraguan poet and critic María Augusta Montealegre read selections from the work of Salomón de la Selva (1893-1959), one of… Library of Congress Venus: the Forgotten, Mysterious Planet 2017 · Talk Lori Glaze sheds some light on the forgotten, mysterious planet of Venus in a tour of what we know about Venus, what mysteries we need to solve and what… Library of Congress Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I. 2017 · Talk This webinar, first in a series on five on World War I, examines the making of the Library's WWI exhibition and explores the upheaval of world war as… Library of Congress Centuries of Cellulose: Lessons Learned from the Molecular Analysis of Cellulose in Aged Paper Collections 2017 · Talk Andrew Davis discussed the work of 20th-centry paper chemist William J. Barrow, whoundertook an ambitious study of 1,000 books printed from the 16th through… Library of Congress Kluge Café Series 2017 · Talk In the first of a new series of short talks in a café setting, four scholars in the Library's John W. Kluge Center discuss their research. Library of Congress National Student Poetry Program 2017 · Talk Five teenagers chosen from among thousands of award-winning poets receive the country's highest honor for youth poets presenting original work from the… Library of Congress Echoes of Anatolia: An Armenian-American Novelist Discovers his Literary DNA at Mid-Life 2017 · Talk Best-selling Armenian-American author Chris Bohjalian discusses the influence of ethnic identity on literary creativity in the 21st Vardanants Day Armenian… Library of Congress Peggy Seeger: A Life of Music, Love, and Politics 2017 · Talk Drawing from her recently published biography of Peggy Seeger's life and contributions as a performer, song writer and activist, author Jean Freedman… Library of Congress The Life & Antecedents of a Peripatetic Persian: Culture and Society in the Last Years of the Qajar Dynasty 2017 · Talk Fereydoun Ala discusses culture and society in the last years of Persia's Qajar dynasty (1785 to 1925). Library of Congress Cassini's Grand Finale 2017 · Talk Conor Nixon will cover the greatest highlights from the NASA Cassini mission from its earliest phases to the latest and most exciting results from the "Grand… Library of Congress Scrapbook Shakespeare 2017 · Talk Paul Salzman talks about his Scrapbook Shakespeare, a preparation of a 19th century Shakespeare edition at the Library of Congress. Library of Congress The Framers' Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution 2017 · Talk In commemoration of Constitution Day, constitutional law and history professor Michael J. Klarman of Harvard Law School discussed his book, a comprehensive… Library of Congress Interview with Richard Egarr 2017 · Talk Harpsichordist Richard Egarr discusses Baroque harpsichord repertoire and performance, as well as his work as a conductor, with the Library's Anne McLean.… Library of Congress Richard Egarr Concert 2017 · Talk Richard Egarr performs a harpsichord recital featuring works by 17th century masters. The program includes Sweelinch's Toccata and Fantasia chromatica, SwWV… Library of Congress Conversation with Pacifica Quartet 2017 · Talk Anne McLean interviews composer and clarinetist Jörg Widmann and Sibbi Bernhardsson of the Pacifica Quartet. Library of Congress Pacifica Quartet & Jörg Widmann 2017 · Talk The exuberant Pacifica Quartet joins forces with German composer and clarinetist Jörg Widmann for a program featuring Haydn's Quartet in G major, op. 76, no.… Library of Congress Icons of the Coptic Church 2017 · Talk Evelyn Rophael gives a presentation about the 2,000 year history of Christian icons of Egypt, including her own experience as a Coptic iconographer. Library of Congress Musicians from Marlboro Concert January 2017 2017 · Talk Members of Musicians from Marlboro perform Haydn's Quartet in D major, op. 76, no. 5, HIII:79; Selections from Beethoven's "Irische Lieder, WoO 152" ("Irish… Library of Congress Musicians from Marlboro Conversation 2017 · Talk Members of Musicians from Marlboro discuss their collaboration, the Marlboro Music Festival and vocal-chamber music repertoire. This interview was conducted… Library of Congress Understanding Confucianism as a Religious Tradition: Salient Features & Significance 2017 · Talk Peng Guoxiang discussed Confucianism as a religious and philosophical tradition. Library of Congress Rhythmic Imagination in African Music 2017 · Talk Renowned musicologist Kofi Agawu lectures on his most recent book, "The African Imagination in Music," with a focus on the chapter about rhythm. Library of Congress Saturday Young Readers Center Grand Opening 2017 · Talk View the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for Saturday hours at the Young Readers Center with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and members of the Young… Library of Congress Conversation with Jordi Savall 2017 · Talk Renowned early music conductor and musician Jordi Savall speaks with Anne McLean about his special program with Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya… Library of Congress Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith Inaugural Reading 2017 · Talk Tracy K. Smith gave her inaugural reading as the 22nd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. She was joined by National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, who… Library of Congress Hold this Space: Infinitely Possible Books 2017 · Talk Book artist Casey Gardner discussed several of her most recent works from Set in Motion Press. Library of Congress The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund: Comics & the Power of Intellectual Freedom 2017 · Talk Charles Brownstein shared the history of comic book censorship from the medium's origins to the present day. He discussed the censorship trend that began in… Library of Congress Stetson Kennedy: Applied Folklore & Cultural Advocacy 2017 · Talk Reading from her recently published biography, author Peggy A. Bulger discussed Stetson Kennedy (1916-2011), who led a remarkable life as a political… Library of Congress Touch Tours for the Blind 2017 · Talk Among the many ways the Library of Congress makes its treasures accessible onsite are some new special Touch Tours for the blind and visually handicapped. Library of Congress Accessibility at the Library of Congress 2017 · Talk For those in need of accessibility services, the Library of Congress provides access to its collections and events in the form of interpretive services,… Library of Congress Folklife Archives Challenge Concert 2017 2017 · Talk A variety of Washington D.C.-area folk musicions perform material taken from the Lomax Collection and other collections of the American Folklife Center. Library of Congress Conversation: Folklife Archives Challenge 2017 2017 · Talk Folklorist Jennifer Cutting interviews several artists who performed in the "Archives Challenge" series, where an array of different folk musicians are asked… Library of Congress Life of Laura Clifford Dreyfus-Barney 2017 · Talk Mona Khademi offered a glimpse into the life of Laura Clifford Dreyfus-Barney and her connections with Iran and Iranians. Library of Congress Origins of the Military-Industrial Complex 2017 · Talk Daniel Else explored the results of his year-long inquiry into the organizational underpinnings of that military technological revolution of the 1940s and… Library of Congress 2017 Américas Award Ceremony 2017 · Talk Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport, author and illustrator of "Ada's Violin" and Alexandra Diaz, author of "The Only Road" receive the 2017 Américas Award,… Library of Congress Transatlantic Call: People to People 2017 · Talk CBS and the BBC launched "Transatlantic Call: People to People" during World War II as an exchange series of 13 radio programs designed to bring the two… Library of Congress András Visky's Barrack Dramaturgy 2017 · Talk Playwright and essayist András Visky discusses his work and his concept of theater, as described in a recent book, "András Visky's Barrack Dramaturgy." Library of Congress Latin Pop: A Cultural Fusion 2017 · Talk Singer-songwriter Chris Urquiaga in concert with iconic Latin pop songs in Spanish and Portuguese and in various genres, including bossa nova and salsa. Library of Congress Over Here, Over There: Immigrant Veterans of WWI (webinar) 2017 · Talk This webinar, the second in a series of five on World War I, explores the intersection of immigration and World War I military service through materials… Library of Congress Oral History: The Fairfield Four 2017 · Talk John Fenn interviews current members of The Fairfield Four, an African-American gospel quartet that has existed for more than 95 years, following a concert at… Library of Congress An Evening with David Ossman and Phil Proctor of the Firesign Theater 2017 · Talk Phil Proctor and David Ossman, two of the four members of the comedy troupe Firesign Theatre, took to the stage in the Coolidge Auditorium to perform and… Library of Congress Reel Folk: Interview with Bernard MacMahon & Allison McGourty 2017 · Talk As a part of its "Reel Folk" event examining cultural explorations on film, Stephen Winick and Mary Sue Twohy interviewed Bernard MacMahon and Allison… Library of Congress A Conversation with Rick Riordan 2017 · Talk Bestselling author Rick Riordan kicks off his 2017 book tour for the final book release in his Norse Mythology series titled "The Ship of the Dead, Book… Library of Congress The Media, Myth & Fake News: From Watergate to Today 2017 · Talk American University professor W. Joseph Campbell discusses the rise of "fake news" and the prevalence of media myths in this talk drawn from a new, expanded… Library of Congress Tribute to Chilean Poet Gonzalo Rojas 2017 · Talk A tribute to the life and work of Chilean poet Gonzalo Rojas: "A Hundred Years of a Lightning Bolt." Un tributo a la vida y obra del poeta Chileno Gonzalo… Library of Congress Strange Bird: The Albatross Press & the Third Reich 2017 · Talk Michele K. Troy discusses the Albatross Press. A precursor to Penguin, Albatross was literally a strange bird when it emerged in 1932: a complete cultural… Library of Congress Portraying Benito Juárez in Film 2017 · Talk Following the screening of a new docudrama, "Benito Juárez, La Derrota de un Imperio," producer Michela Giorelli of Discovery Communications discussed the… Library of Congress Francisco de Miranda & the United States 2017 · Talk Art historian Claudia Isabel Navas discusses Hispanic revolutionary Francisco de Mirand and his involvement in the United States Battle of Pensacola of 1782. Library of Congress When in the Arab World 2017 · Talk Rana F. Nejem discusses her book, "When in the Arab World: An Insider's Guide to Living & Working with Arab Culture."