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Georgian Concert at Library of Congress, March 10

News Release — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 13:40:11 +0000

The Anchiskhati Ensemble “The Orthodox Paschal Cycle: Georgian Liturgical Polyphony, Folksongs and Instrumentals,” Concert with lecture/demonstration MARCH 10, 2016, Noon, No Tickets RequiredWhittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress “The Orthodox Paschal Cycle: Georgian Liturgical Polyphony, Folksongs and Instrumentals,” Concert…

Kluge Center Celebrates ScholarFest

News Release — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 06:56:41 +0000

Event to Feature 32 “Lightning Conversations” – 70 top scholars, Three Past Kluge Prize Winners to Take Stage Seventy top scholars in foreign policy, history, ethics, religion and other fields within the humanities and social sciences will convene on Capitol…

Lubana Al Quntar & Kenan Adnawi: Traditional Music and Song from Syria

News Release — Sat, 21 Mar 2015 09:27:46 +0000

MARCH 25, 2015 at Noon, No Tickets Required Whittall Pavilion For more information about Homegrown Concerts and other AFC events, call the Folklife Research Center at (202) 707-5510, or email folklife@loc.gov. This concert is co-sponsored by the African and Middle…

Literary Critic Richard Zenith to Give Lecture on Fernando Pessoa

News Release — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 12:08:39 +0000

Noted literary critic and translator of Portuguese literature Richard Zenith presents a lecture titled “Fernando Pessoa: An Englishly Portuguese, Endlessly Multiple Poet” at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, in the Library’s Whittall Pavilion. The pavilion is located on the…

Library to Host Events in Celebration of National Cherry Blossom Festival

News Release — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 20:27:03 +0000

The Library of Congress will again participate in Washington’s annual celebration of its gift of cherry trees from Japan with two events during the 2015 National Cherry Blossom Festival. A lecture by National Mall and Memorial Parks Superintendent Robert A.…