Events at the Library of Congress - - myLOC.gov (Library of Congress)

This Week: Sunday, March 14, 2010 - Saturday, March 20, 2010

For information on future events view the full LOC calendar of events

Monday, March 15, 2010

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM — Curtis 20/21 Ensemble
Coolidge Auditorium, Ground floor, Jefferson Building, The Curtis 20/21 Ensemble celebrates the centennial of Samuel Barber's birth with a performance of several of his works, including "Hermit Songs," a Library of Congress commission. Contact:(202) 707-5502

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM — Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area, Ground floor, Jefferson Building, Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg: Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact:(202) 707-8000

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM — Island in the Storm
Mumford, Sixth floor, Madison Building, Abby Sallenger discusses and signs his new book "Island in the Storm: A Rising Sea, a Vanishing Coast, and a Nineteenth-Century Disaster that Warns of a Warmer World." Contact:(202) 707-5221

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM — Mars Update
Pickford Theater, Third floor, Madison Building, NASA scientist James Garvin will discuss observations made on Mars. Contact:(202) 707-1212

Thursday, March 18, 2010

6:45 PM - 8:00 PM — Poetry Reading
Mumford, Sixth floor, Madison Building, Albert Goldbarth and Eleanor Wilner read selections of their work. Contact:(202) 707-5394

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM — "The Body Snatcher"
Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus building, Double Feature: "The Body Snatcher" (RKO, 1945) and "The Black Cat" (Universal, 1934). Reservations required. Contact:(202) 707-9994

Friday, March 19, 2010

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM — "The Set-Up"
Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus building, "The Set-Up" (RKO, 1949). Reservations required. Contact:(202) 707-9994

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM — Women's History Month
Montpelier Room, Sixth floor, Madison Building, Broadcast journalist and television personality Hoda Kotb deliver's the keynote address for the Library's month-long celebration of Women's History Month. Contact:(202) 707-1979

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM — Topics in Preservation
West Dining Room, Sixth floor, Madison Building, Paul Messier presents a talk on the development and research applications for a reference collection of 20th century photographic paper. Contact:(202) 707-5213

Saturday, March 20, 2010

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM — "Kiss Me Kate"
Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA, Packard Campus building, "Kiss Me Kate" (MGM, 1953). Reservations required. Contact:(202) 707-9994