Library of Congress sent this bulletin at 04/06/2023 02:50 PM EDT
Events at the Library of Congress
Live! At the Library
Thursday, April 6, 5-8 p.m. ET
The Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building and all exhibitions will be open for extended hours on Thursdays. Visitors are invited to enjoy happy hour drinks and food available for purchase in the Great Hall and the Jefferson Building’s beautiful architecture while immersing themselves in the Library’s exhibits, collections and programs.
The Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building and all exhibitions will be open for extended hours on Thursdays. Visitors are invited to enjoy happy hour drinks and food available for purchase in the Great Hall and the Jefferson Building’s beautiful architecture while immersing themselves in the Library’s exhibits, collections and programs.
Spælimenninir’s music is as familiar as an old time barn dance and as exotic as the landscape of the Faroe Islands, the band's home in the North Atlantic. It’s music of the Nordic countries drawing on traditions centuries old and compositions new as today. The current line-up includes one native Faroese, three Danes, and two Americans, who sing and play many instruments, including fiddle, recorder, piano, guitar, mandolin, and acoustic bass.
Friday, April 14, 8-10 p.m. ET | Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
The Library of Congress joins forces with DC JazzFest to celebrate the 100th birth year and the legacy and contributions of the virtuoso bassist, bandleader and prolific composer Charles Mingus. On an evening filled with musical magic, the Mingus Dynasty Quintet and pianist Helen Sung will pay tribute to the icon, one of the most significant jazz composers of the twentieth century.
Join the John W. Kluge Center and the Senate GLASS Caucus for a discussion with author and graphic artist Maia Kobabe and Megan Halsband of the Library of Congress Serial and Government Publications division.
Join us for a special film screening of "Simon and Laura" (1955). A witty satire of the booming medium of television with Kay Kendall and Peter Finch as a pair of squabbling stage actors on the cusp of divorce who are hired to feature in a TV soap opera about a happily married couple.
Join us for an array of iconic films screenings at the Packard Campus Theater. Programs are free and open to the public. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Seating at the screenings is on a first-come, first-served basis unless otherwise noted.
This virtual orientation will provide an introduction to the map collections of the Library of Congress, with a special focus on resources for genealogists like land ownership atlases and fire insurance maps.
IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to enter the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building and experience the exhibition, each visitor must apply for and receive one of a limited number of free timed entry passes. For information on reserving tickets, visit loc.gov/visit, where visitors can review “Know Before You Go” guidelines and reserve their free passes.
