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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.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Gallery Talk — Lincoln's Inaugural Addresses
Great Hall South Gallery,
First floor Thomas Jefferson building.
John Sellers, curator of the "With Malice Toward None" exhibition, discusses "Abraham Lincoln's Inaugural Addresses." Contact: (202) 707-9203
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All Public Events for February 2009
Concert
Cypress String Quartet
February 6, 2009, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
The Cypress String Quartet presents the world premiere of a Library commission by Kevin Puts, written in "response" to Mendelssohn's first string quartet and Beethoven's last. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Gyorgy Kurtag
February 7, 2009, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Pianists Gyorgy and Marta Kurtag present a new work commissioned by the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation that pays tribute to Bela Bartok. Tickets are required. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Mira Trio
February 10, 2009, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
The Mira Trio performs the rarely heard piano trio by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, along with her brother's second piano trio, op. 66. Tickets are required. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Atrium Quartet
February 13, 2009, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
The Atrium Quartet performs works by Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Borodin. Tickets are required. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Trio con Brio Copenhagen
February 18, 2009, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
The Trio con Brio Copenhagen with violist James Dunham performs Beethoven's "Archduke" Trio along with Mendelssohn's Piano Quartet in B minor, op. 3. Tickets are required. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Curtis Tour
February 26, 2009, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Chamber players from the Curtis Institute perform Igor Stravinsky's "L'histoire du soldat" ("A Soldier's Tale"). No tickets required. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh
February 27, 2009, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh performs Psalm 55, Sechs Spruche, op. 79, in addition to works by Haydn and Handel. Tickets required. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Exhibition
Lincoln Exhibition Opens
February 12, 2009, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Jefferson Building Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
"With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition" charts Lincoln's growth from prairie lawyer to preeminent statesman and runs through May 9, 2009. Contact: (202) 707-4604
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Lecture
Kevin Puts
February 6, 2009, 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Whittall Pavilion Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Kevin Puts discusses his new work being performed by the Cypress String Quartet in a pre-concert lecture. No tickets required. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Mendelssohn Collections
February 10, 2009, 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Whittall Pavilion Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Susan Clermont of the Music Division talks about the Mendelssohn collections in the Library of Congress in a lecture preceding the Mira Trio concert. No tickets are required. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Trio con Brio Cpenhagen
February 18, 2009, 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Whittall Pavilion Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
R. Larry Todd, Mendelssohn scholar from Duke University, discusses the life and work of the composer. No tickets are required. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Larry Todd
February 19, 2009, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Whittall Pavilion Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
R. Larry Todd, author of "Mendelssohn: A Life in Music" (2003), presents a talk titled "Reflections on the Mendelssohn Bicentenary." No tickets are required. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Symposium
Depression and Creativity
February 3, 2009, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Whittall Pavilion Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Noted scholars gather to discuss the effects of depression on creativity. Contact: (202) 707-8432
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Gallery Talk
Map of the Colonies
February 4, 2009, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Southwest Gallery Second floor Thomas Jefferson building
John Hebert of the Geography and Maps Division speaks on "John Mitchell's Map of the Colonies" in the "Creating the United States" exhibition. Contact: (202) 707-9203
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La Florida
February 11, 2009, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Northwest Gallery Second floor Thomas Jefferson building
Barbara Tenenbaum, curator of the "Exploring the Early Americas" exhibition, discusses "La Florida." Contact: (202) 707-9203
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Lincoln's Family
February 18, 2009, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Great Hall South Gallery First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Barbara Bair of the Manuscript Division presents a talk on "Lincoln's Family: His Wife Mary and Their Sons" in the "With Malice Toward None" exhibition. Contact: (202) 707-9203
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Lincoln's Inaugural Addresses
February 25, 2009, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Great Hall South Gallery First floor Thomas Jefferson building
John Sellers, curator of the "With Malice Toward None" exhibition, discusses "Abraham Lincoln's Inaugural Addresses." Contact: (202) 707-9203
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