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August
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(202) 707-6400 - Concerts
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The Library of Congress offers these events to the public at its Washington, D.C. location free of charge, except where otherwise noted. Schedules are subject to change. Check back to this site for the latest information.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM Event — Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
Jefferson Building,
Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building.
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Saturday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30 and 2:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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All Public Events for August 2008
Concert
Gary Haleamau
August 20, 2008, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Gary Haleamau and his band perform Hawaiian slack key guitar from Nevada as part of the Homegrown Concert Series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. Contact: (202) 707-5510
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Event
Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 1, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 2, 2008, 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Saturday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30 and 2:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 4, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 5, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 6, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 7, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 8, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 9, 2008, 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Saturday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30 and 2:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 11, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 12, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 13, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 14, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Legal Research Orientation
August 14, 2008, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
LM 654A Training Room Sixth floor James Madison building
The Law Library of Congress is hosting a Legal Research Orientation class. Registration is required: call (202) 707-9801, in person in the Law Library Reading Room or online. Contact: (202) 707-5080
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 15, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 16, 2008, 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Saturday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30 and 2:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 18, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 19, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 20, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 21, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 22, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 23, 2008, 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Saturday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30 and 2:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 25, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 26, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 27, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 28, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 29, 2008, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
August 30, 2008, 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Saturday at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30 and 2:30. Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Film
"Shanks"
August 1, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
An Evening with Marcel Marceau: "Shanks" (William Castle Productions/Paramount, 1974) and "Fable" (Mobil Oil Corp. International Division/Columbia, 1968). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"Big Wednesday"
August 5, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
Summer Surfing Series: "Big Wednesday" (A-Team/Warner Bros., 1978). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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Surprise Screening!
August 7, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
What will it be? You'll find out when the credits roll, and it will certainly be something never before shown at the Pickford Theater. Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"Kill!"
August 8, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
"Kill!" (Procinex - Este Films - ICAR - Dieter Geissler Film Produktion, France/Spain/Italy/West Germany, 1972). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"Riding Giants"
August 12, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
Summer Surfing Series: "Riding Giants" (Forever Films - StudioCanal - Setsuna - Agi Orsi Productions/Sony Pictures Classics, U.S./France, 2004). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"Safe in Hell" and "Red Dust"
August 14, 2008, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
Pre-Code Double Bill: "Safe in Hell" (First National, 1931), "Red Dust" (MGM, 1932) and "A Great Bunch of You" (Harman-Ising Productions/Vitaphone, 1932). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"Farewell to Manzanar"
August 15, 2008, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
Asian Reflections Series: "Kraft Television Theater: The Sea is Boiling Hot" (NBC, 5/12/1958) and "Farewell to Manzanar" (Korty Films/NBC, 3/11/1976). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"Hollywood Shuffle"
August 19, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
Keenan Ivory Wayans Series: "Hollywood Shuffle" (Samuel Goldwyn, 1987) and "In Living Color: No. 225, Best of Show No. 1" (20th Century-Fox Television, 4/14/1991). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"I'm Gonna Git You Sucka"
August 21, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
Keenan Ivory Wayans Series: "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" (Ivory Way/UA, 1988). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"A Dandy in Aspic"
August 22, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
"A Dandy in Aspic" (Columbia, U.K., 1968), "48 Hours to Live" [trailer] (1959) and "The Journey" [trailer] (1959). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"Ladybird Ladybird"
August 26, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
Two More By Loach Film Series: "Ladybird Ladybird" (Parallax Pictures, U.K., 1994). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"Sweet Sixteen"
August 28, 2008, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
Two More By Loach Film Series: "Sweet Sixteen" (Sixteen Films, U.K., 2002). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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"Rock Around the Clock"
August 29, 2008, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Pickford Theater 3rd floor James Madison building
Early Days of British Rock and Roll Series: "Rock Around the Clock" (Clover Productions/Columbia, 1956) and "That'll Be the Day" (Goodtimes Enterprises/Anglo-EMI, U.K., 1973). Contact: (202) 707-5677
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Lecture
Do All Indians Live in Tipis?
August 5, 2008, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
West Dining Room C 6th floor James Madison building
Edwin Schupman, National Museum of the American Indian, presents a talk titled "'Do All Indians Live in Tipis?' and Other Compelling Questions for Education." Contact: (202) 707-1743
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Tibetan Buddhism
August 12, 2008, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Whittall Pavilion Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Frances Garrett, David B. Larson Fellow in Health and Spirituality at the John W. Kluge Center, presents a talk titled "Death, Rebirth and Being Human in Tibetan Buddhism." Contact: (202) 707-2692
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Excavations in Afghanistan
August 19, 2008, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
African/Middle Eastern Reading Room Second floor Thomas Jefferson building
Fred Hiebert, National Geographic Archaeology Fellow, presents a talk on "Excavations in Afghanistan and Central Asia." Contact: (202) 707-4518
Second Sino-Japanese War
August 26, 2008, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Asian Reading Room First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Lily Chang, 2008 Florence Tan Moeson Fellow, discusses "Wartime Children: Fear and Morality in the Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945." Contact: (202) 707-5673
Gargi Vacaknavi
August 28, 2008, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Asian Reading Room First floor Thomas Jefferson building
David Buchta, Florence Tan Moeson Fellow, presents a lecture titled "Portraying an Upanisadic Female Sage at the Cusp of Colonialism: Baladeva Upadhyaya on Gargi Vacaknavi." Contact: (202) 707-3732