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, March 2, 2013
Lecture — The Virtuoso Schubert
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Lawrence Kramer, Distinguished Professor of English and Music at Fordham University, presents "The Virtuoso Schubert."
Location: Whittall Pavilion, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5502
Concert — Paul Lewis
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Pianist Paul Lewis presents a program of Schubert. Tickets are required.
Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5502
All Public Events for March 2013
Books and Beyond
Civil War Timeline
March 12, 2013, Noon - 1 p.m.
Margaret (Peggy) Wagner discusses "The Library of Congress Illustrated Timeline of the Civil War."
Location: Montpelier Room, Sixth floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-1519
Washington Reporters, 1978-2012
March 20, 2013, Noon - 1 p.m.
Stephen Hess discusses his new book "Whatever Happened to the Washington Reporters, 1978-2012."
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-1519
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
March 27, 2013, Noon - 1 p.m.
James Srodes discusses and signs his new book, "On Dupont Circle: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the Progressives Who Shaped Our World."
Location: Mumford, Sixth floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-1519
Concert
Paul Lewis
March 2, 2013, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Pianist Paul Lewis presents a program of Schubert. Tickets are required.
Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5502
Country Music Songwriters
March 20, 2013, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Singer-songwriter Bob DiPiero leads an evening of music from members of the Country Music Association. Tickets are required.
Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5502
Event
Learning Japanese Culture
March 23, 2013, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Children and adults are introduced to Japanese culture through origami, theater presentations, a kimono demonstration and other activities.
Location: Young Readers Center, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-9203
Lecture
Museum of Egypt
March 1, 2013, Noon - 1 p.m.
Chief curator Mohammed Gamal presents "The Grand Museum, Egypt."
Location: African/Middle Eastern Reading Room, Second floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-7311
The Virtuoso Schubert
March 2, 2013, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Lawrence Kramer, Distinguished Professor of English and Music at Fordham University, presents "The Virtuoso Schubert."
Location: Whittall Pavilion, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5502
1493 and Columbus
March 7, 2013, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Charles C. Mann discusses and signs his new book "1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created."
Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5221
Augusta Browne
March 12, 2013, Noon - 1 p.m.
Music Division scholar Bonny Miller discusses "Augusta Browne: A 19th-Century Life in American Music."
Location: Whittall Pavilion, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5502
"Lady at the OK Corral"
March 18, 2013, Noon - 1 p.m.
Ann Kirschner speaks on her new book "Lady at the OK Corral."
Location: African/Middle Eastern Reading Room, Second floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-3779
Making "Show Boat"
March 19, 2013, Noon - 1 p.m.
Todd Decker of Washington University in St. Louis presents "Making 'Show Boat': Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II and the Power of Performers."
Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5502
Cochlear
March 20, 2013, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Michael Chorost speaks about his experience with the Cochlear Implant in "How To Put Your Brain on the Internet."
Location: Mumford, Sixth floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-7450
Benjamin Botkin Lecture
March 27, 2013, Noon - 1 p.m.
Stephen Wade speaks on his book "The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience."
Location: Pickford Theater, Third floor, James Madison Building
Contact: (202) 707-1743
Performance
African American Spirituals of the Civil
March 30, 2013, 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
James Weldon Norris, coordinator of the music history program and studies at Howard University, conducts a workshop featuring the Baltimore City College High School Choir on African-American spirituals of the Civil War at 10:30 a.m. Following at 1p.m. is a panel discussion on "The Legacy of Civil War Spirituals" with Steven Cornelius of Boston University and Samuel Perryman of the Library's Music Division. A concert featuring the Baltimore City College High School Choir and the Howard University Chorale concludes the day. Tickets are required for the concert.
Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-5502
Gallery Talk
Civil War Sketch Artists
March 6, 2013, Noon - 1 p.m.
Sara Duke, Prints and Photographs Division, introduces various Civil War sketch artists.
Location: Southwest Gallery, Second floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-9203
Vicksburg Daily Citizen
March 13, 2013, Noon - 1 p.m.
Georgia Higley of the Serial and Government Publications Division examines the Vicksburg Daily Citizen and the role of newspapers during the war "The Civil War in America" exhibition.
Location: Southwest Gallery, Second floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-9203
Clara Barton
March 20, 2013, Noon - 1 p.m.
Janice Ruth of the Manuscript Division details Clara Barton's work during the Civil War in "The Civil War in America" exhibition.
Location: Southwest Gallery, Second floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-9203
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
March 27, 2013, Noon - 1 p.m.
Curator Michelle Krowl of the Manuscript Division discusses Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in "The Civil War in America" exhibition.
Location: Southwest Gallery, Second floor, Thomas Jefferson Building
Contact: (202) 707-9203