1. GAZETTEVolume 26, No. 30 • August 7, 2015 • A weekly publication for Library staff
Inside
Down, But Not Out in Ethiopia
A new film presented at the Library
documents the struggles of a young
Ethiopian girl growing up in poverty and
afflicted with a rare illness.
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Disabilities and Cultural Heritage
An event at the Library explores the
connections between disabilities and
Hispanic cultural heritage.
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A New Season of Music
A complete list of performances in the
just-announced concert season for
2015-16.
Pages 4-5
‘Do Your Part’ for Veterans
The Veterans History Project launches
a campaign to record the stories of
World War II veterans in and around the
nation’s capital.
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On Tap
Lectures, films, concerts, classes and
other events at the Library of Congress
in the coming week.
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Musical director Louis Horst (left), Martha Graham and composer Aaron Copland at the
1944 premiere of “Appalachian Spring” in the Coolidge Auditorium.
New Concert Season Celebrates
90 Years of Performances
By Mark Hartsell
“C
oncerts from the Library of Con-
gress” this season celebrates
its 90th year with more than
90 concerts, films, lectures, workshops
and a special anniversary blast from
ballet’s past: a re-creation, by the Martha
Graham Dance Company, of its historic
premiere of “Appalachian Spring” seven
decades ago in the Coolidge Auditorium.
“We are very excited about our spec-
tacular season coming up, celebrating
the Library’s 90 years as a distinguished
concert presenter on the world stage,”
Music Division senior producer Anne
Mclean said. “Nine is the number: nine
decades, nine world premieres of Library
commissions – including new works for
jazz and dance – and an exhilarating
total of 90-plus events to look forward
to. The caliber and range of the Library’s
concert series is attracting an enthusias-
tic, diverse and growing audience, both
onsite and online.”
The new season, announced this
week, gets started Oct. 10 with a per-
formance by new-music ensemble
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the Afro-Cuban jazz of The Pedrito Mar-
tinez Group.
In between, the Library celebrates
composer Marvin Hamlisch (Oct. 19),
explores French musical culture (Nov.
10–17), hosts three jazz residencies, pres-
ents one of opera’s most prominent stars
performing Pärt, Purcell and Simon and
Garfunkel (Nov. 17) and examines the
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‘Zemene’
Aug. 12, noon
Pickford Theater, Madison Building
Trials, Tribulations of an Ethiopian Child
The Hebraic Section of the Library’s
African and Middle Eastern Divi-
sion, the Daniel A.P. Murray African
American Culture Association and the
Hebrew language table next week will
present a film screening of “Zemene”
and a talk by filmmaker Melissa Dono-
van.
“Zemene” documents the struggles
of a young Ethiopian girl growing up
in poverty and afflicted with a rare,
potentially life-threatening illness. Her
life is changed by a chance encounter
with Dr. Rick Hodes, an internist spe-
cializing in spinal conditions, who is
in Ethiopia working for the American
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
A native of Boston, Donovan started
her career as a camera assistant to
many well-known filmmakers, includ-
ing Robert Richardson and Carolyn
Chen. She has worked in the commer-
cial, independent and documentary
world as a cinematographer for more
than 15 years.
“Zemene” has earned Donovan
awards for best cinematography, best
editing and best documentary at the
2014 Boston Film Festival; best of the
festival at the 2014 Chagrin Documen-
tary Film Festival and the 2014 St. Louis
International Film Festival; best feature
documentary at the San Luis Obispo
International Film Festival; and the
Audience Award for best emerging
filmmaker at the Los Angeles Jewish
Film Festival.
The event is free and open to the
public.
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Ricardo Lopez (left) speaks as Oscar Ruiz listens on July 28 in the Mumford Room.
Event Explores Connections Between Culture, Disabilities
By Mark Hartsell
For all newcomers, moving to the
United States requires learning about and
adapting to a new culture. For some, the
transition requires something more: a dif-
ferent way of thinking about how persons
with disabilities are viewed and treated.
“I have interacted with deaf people
from other Latino countries, and they
don’t talk about their rights or anything
like that,” Ricardo Lopez, who is deaf, said
at the Library of Congress last week. “This
is all brand new for them when they come
here. It’s a new way of thinking about it.”
Lopez joined three other panelists in
the Mumford Room on July 28 for “His-
panics with Functional Diversity,” an
exploration of the connections between
disabilities and cultural heritage.
The event, staged in recognition of the
25th anniversary of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), was presented by
the Hispanic Cultural Society in associa-
tion with the Library of Congress Orga-
nization of Employees with Disabilities,
the Office of Opportunity, Inclusiveness
and Compliance, the Hispanic Division
and the Librarian of Congress’s Hispanic
Initiative.
The program featured four panelists:
Lopez, a librarian at Gallaudet Univer-
sity; Juan Manuel Guillermety, a patent
examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trade-
mark Office; Maria Proschan, a vision-
rehabilitation teacher at the Maryland
Department of Rehabilitation Services;
and Oscar Ruiz, a U.S. Department of
Transportation program assistant.
Karen Nieves-Lugo of George Wash-
ington University moderated the discus-
sion.
Dealing with disability-related issues,
panelists said, can be more difficult for
those who migrate to the United States
from jurisdictions with different laws
and attitudes regarding persons with
disabilities.
In some countries, a person with a
disability may be viewed as cause for
shame – “bueno para nada,” or good for
nothing, as one audience member said.
Lopez, for example, said the word ‘deaf’
often is considered negative in his native
Puerto Rico.
Proschan, who is blind, had similar
experiences as a young person in Colom-
bia and Venezuela.
“In the time I was growing up, we were
viewed as people who are vulnerable,
sometimes helpless and of question-
able potential,” said Proschan, who later
moved to the U.S. to study and live.
Once in a country such as the United
States, with different attitudes and more
legal protections, newcomers might not
understand the rights to which they are
entitled.
“Activities like this will expose people
to the culture and it will do some educat-
ing that people with disabilities are not
to be set aside,” Lopez said. “I’ve seen
this time and again, so we need these
kind of educational programs. The way
we address this, the way we resolve it, is
to educate people.”
The combination of disability and
migrant status can leave Hispanics par-
ticularly vulnerable economically, said
Ruiz, a Puerto Rico native who has cere-
bral palsy.
In the Hispanic population, he said,
large numbers of persons are unemployed
or underemployed – a situation that’s still
worse for Hispanics with disabilities.
The unemployment rate of persons
with a disability was 12.5 percent in 2014,
Ruiz said, while the rate for those without
a disability was 5.9 percent. Workers
with a disability are more likely to be
employed part-time than those without.
“When talking about disabilities, one
of the first things to talk about is that dis-
abilities create poverty, poverty creates
disability,” Ruiz said, noting that those
persons also might have less access to
health care.
Still, the panelists said, through their
own efforts and the accommodations
mandated by the ADA, anything is pos-
sible.
“No one is going to choose for me
what I am going to study, where I am
going to do it,” Proschan said. “It is going
to be me who’s going to have that deci-
sion in my hands. That was powerful,
extremely powerful.” u
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Season of Celebration
All concerts staged in the Coolidge Auditorium
at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Preconcert
presentations begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Whittall
Pavilion. Information about tickets and programs
is available at www.loc.gov/concerts/.
Oct. 10
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This quartet of two pianists and two percussion-
ists explores the repertoire of 20th-century com-
poser Luciano Berio, as well as works by Murail,
Mochizuki, Mincek and Franszon.
Preconcert Lecture: Concerts from the Library
of Congress at 90.
Oct. 16
ATOS Trio
The German trio performs a new Library commis-
sion by composer Michael Hersch as well as works
by Bloch, Kirchner and Beethoven.
Preconcert Conversation: Michael Hersch and
Kay Redfield Jamison of the Johns Hopkins Uni-
versity School of Medicine.
Oct. 17
Nicholas Phan and Myra Huang
Tenor Nicholas Phan and pianist Myra Huang pair
major cycles by Schumann and Britten with songs
by American composers Ned Rorem and Paul
Bowles. (2 p.m.)
Oct. 19
The Music of Marvin Hamlisch
Broadway stars Lindsay Mendez and Capathia
Jenkins join musical director Ted Sperling in a
celebration of composer Marvin Hamlisch.
Oct. 23
Pavel Haas Quartet
The Czech ensemble pairs a work by Martinu
with a double dose of Dvorák.
Preconcert Lecture: Michael Beckerman of New
York University.
Oct. 24
WindSync
This woodwind quintet offers the premiere of a new
work by Paul Lansky alongside pieces by Mozart,
Barber, Reicha, Maslanka and Adam Schoenberg.
Preconcert Conversation: Paul Lansky and
the artists.
Oct. 30
Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble
Pioneering composer-performer Meredith Monk
and her vocal ensemble illustrate her range as a
composer for the annual Founder’s Day concert.
Preconcert Panel Discussion: “Women in the
Music World,” featuring Jane Chu of the National
Endowment for theArts and Margaret Lioi of Cham-
ber Music America.
Nightcap Conversation: Meredith Monk (after
performance).
Oct. 31
Pomerium
This 15-voice ensemble performs a program
of works by Desprez, Ockeghem, Lassus and
Gabrieli. (2 p.m.)
Preconcert Lecture: Filmmaker Marjorie Short
joins Robin Rausch and Caitlin Miller of the Music
Division to present “Coolidge Uncut: Curators Talk
Coolidge.”
Nov. 4
Bach Collegium Japan
Bach guru Masaaki Suzuki brings his acclaimed
Bach Collegium Japan to the Library for a program
of works by J.S. Bach, Vivaldi and Handel.
Preconcert Lecture: Michael Turpin of the Music
Division presents “An Archive of Legendary Per-
formances: Recording the Library’s Concerts.”
Nightcap Conversation: Masaaki Suzuki (after
performance).
Nov. 7
Michelangelo String Quartet
The quartet offers a program centered on Shosta-
kovich’s dramatic Third Quartet, plus works by
Haydn and Beethoven. (2 p.m.)
Nov. 13
Ensemble Intercontemporain
This ensemble dedicated to new music and 20th-
century repertoire performs masterworks byVarèse,
Berg and Ligeti as well as two Library commissions.
(7:30 p.m.)
Preconcert Conversation: Hervé Boutry and
Matthias Pintscher (6 p.m., Whittall Pavilion).
Nov. 17
Anne Sofie von Otter, Jonathan Cohen and
Thomas Dunford
The mezzo-soprano, lutenist and multi-instru-
mentalist perform works by Dowland, Lambert,
Monteverdi,Pärt,Purcell and Simon and Garfunkel.
Preconcert Lecture: James Wintle of the Music
Division presents “Strike the viol, touch the lute:
early Baroque song at the Library of Congress”
Nightcap conversation: the artists (after per-
formance).
Nov. 19
Apollo’s Fire
Soprano Amanda Forsythe joins the ensemble for
a showcase of the operatic and instrumental music
of Handel and Vivaldi.
Dec. 11
Eric Ruske, Jennifer Frautschi and Gloria
Chien
Horn player Eric Ruske, violinist Jennifer Frautschi
and pianist Gloria Chien showcase works by Hin-
demith, Ligeti, Persichetti and Brahms.
Preconcert Lecture: Nicholas A. Brown of the
Music Division presents “Contemporary Music
for Horn.”
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Dec. 18
Stradivari Anniversary Concert:
Borromeo String Quartet
The American quartet presents all six Bartók quar-
tets,performed on the Library’s Strads.(7:30 p.m.)
Preconcert Lecture: Nicholas Kitchen of the
Borromeo String Quartet presents “Bartók: Paths
Not Taken” (6 p.m.).
Jan. 16
Alban Gerhardt and Anne-Marie McDermott
Two acclaimed musicians join forces in a perfor-
mance of works for cello and piano by Barber,
Bernstein, Britten,Gershwin and Piazzolla.(2 p.m.)
Nightcap conversation: the artists (after per-
formance).
Jan. 20
Musicians from Marlboro
This program spotlighting New York Philharmonic
principal clarinetist Anthony McGill showcases
works by Brahms, Beethoven and Penderecki.
Preconcert Conversation: Michael Wilpers of
the Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler galleries.
Feb. 20
Handel and Haydn Society
Boston’s famed “H+H” presents works by Bach,
Chapple, Kent and Frank as well as excerpts from
Handel’s “Messiah.”
Preconcert Conversation: Gabriela Lena Frank.
Feb. 27
Juilliard String Quartet
The JSQ performs pieces by Schubert, Carter and
Beethoven. (2 p.m.)
Preconcert Conversation: the artists (12:30
p.m.).
March 9
Andreas Staier
The harpsichordist and pianist offers a program
of music from 17th-century France and Germany
– d’Anglebert, Clérambault, L. Couperin, Fischer,
Froberger and Muffat.
Preconcert Conversation: Andreas Staier.
March 11
Talea Ensemble
The ensemble performs a cutting-edge program
that includes two U.S. premieres, one world pre-
miere and three recent Library commissions.
Preconcert Conversation: Brian Ferneyhough.
April 1 (8 p.m.)
April 2 (2 p.m., 8 p.m.)
Martha Graham Dance Company
The company re-creates three of the five landmark
Graham ballets commissioned by the Library’s
Coolidge foundation: “Appalachian Spring,”
“Cave of the Heart” and “Dark Meadow” and pre-
mieres a new work choreographed by Pontus
Lidberg.
Preconcert Conversation: Janet Eilber and
choreographer Pontus Lidberg (Apr. 1, 6:30 p.m.).
April 15
Maria Schneider Orchestra
The Grammy-winning composer and bandleader
conducts her 17-member orchestra in a new Library
of Congress commission.
Preconcert Conversation: Maria Schneider.
April 21
Abdullah Ibrahim Mukashi Trio
Jazz pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim cel-
ebrates his Library residency with a program
featuring his music for piano,cello and woodwinds.
Preconcert Lecture: Dan Morgenstern presents
“Freedom Now! Jazz and the Civil Rights Move-
ment.”
April 29
Del Sol String Quartet
The quartet opens two evenings of performances
using instruments from the Library’s collection with
performances of works by Seeger and Rzewski.
(9 p.m.)
April 30
Frederic Rzewski, Jennifer Koh, Benjamin
Hochman and the Del Sol String Quartet
An all-star group of musicians performs chamber
music by a trio of American composers: Rzewski,
Antheil and Johnston.
Preconcert Conversation: Frederic Rzewski.
May 3
Yefim Bronfman
The powerhouse pianist performs Prokofiev’s“War”
sonatas, composed during World War II.
Preconcert Lecture: David Plylar of the Music
Division presents “Prokofiev, the Sonata and the
Fingers of Independence.”
May 6
Musicians from Marlboro
Saariaho’s haunting “Terra Memoria” is featured
in the season’s second Musicians from Marlboro
concert. A late Haydn quartet and the Schumann
D-minor piano trio frame the performance.
Preconcert Presentation: Audience members
hear and rate historical recordings made at the
Library.
May 14
The Pedrito Martinez Group
A consummate master of Afro-Cuban folkloric
music,Pedrito Martinez offers a performance that’s
equally at home in jazz,pop and folk styles.(9 p.m.)
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impact of technology on music via the
demonstration of a 3-D printer-created
guitar (Feb. 4), among many other events.
The season centerpiece, though, is a
series of events with the Martha Graham
Dance Company.
In 1944, the company starred in a
milestone of American – and Library
of Congress – music history: the world
premiere, in the Coolidge Auditorium, of
Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring.”
The ballet not only debuted at the
Library but also was created by Martha
Graham as a commission with funds
from the Library’s Coolidge Foundation.
On April 1 and 2, the Graham com-
pany will re-create the original perfor-
mance, using the same choreography and,
as at the premiere, a 13-piece chamber
orchestra.
The Graham festival also will feature
performances of other Library dance
commissions: Samuel Barber’s “Cave
of the Heart,” Carlos Chávez’s “Dark
Meadow” and a new choreography work
by Pontus Lidberg set to music by Irving
Fine. In addition, the festival includes
film screenings, lectures and a panel
discussion.
The new season also continues the
Library’s storied history as a commis-
sioner of new works (now totaling nearly
600) with the premieres of nine new
pieces, by Michael Hersch, Paul Lansky,
Hannah Lash, Matthias Pintscher, Gabri-
ela Lena Frank, Brian Ferneyhough, Maria
Schneider and Frederic Rzewski, in addi-
tion to the new dance work performed
by the Graham company.
“This season features nine new Library
commissions by a broad range of compo-
sitional voices,” music specialist David H.
Plylar said. “Taking into account the large
number of previously commissioned
works that will be performed alongside
these new pieces – by some of the best
musicians the contemporary-music world
has to offer – the Library’s historic and
continuing advocacy of new music will
be evident all year.”
Also new this season: the ticket dis-
tributor.
Tickets for events will be distributed
through Eventbrite, which will eliminate
Music in 35MM
All films begin at 7 p.m. in the Pickford Theater, except when noted. The films are free, but tickets
are required.
processing and service charges. Tickets
may be accessed via loc.gov/concerts or
the free Eventbrite mobile app for iOS or
Android devices (www.Eventbrite.com).
Starting Sept. 2, patrons can order
tickets for any events or films sched-
uled between September and December.
Beginning Jan. 6, patrons may order tick-
ets for events or films between January
and May.
Among the season’s other highlights:
• Three jazz residencies, featuring
bandleader and composer Maria Schnei-
der, South African pianist and composer
Abdullah Ibrahim and critic Dan Mor-
genstern.
• A November miniseries of concerts,
lectures and films exploring the impact
of French musical culture on the United
States.
• A pair of film series highlighting
music movies from 1966 and sci-fi films
with great soundtracks.
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Erick Hawkins onstage in the first production of “Appalachian Spring” in 1944.
• The continuation of the #DECLAS-
SIFIED series, in which Music Division
staff explore new acquisitions for theat-
rical collections, the 1944 premiere of
“Appalachian Spring” at the Library and
the 1815 portrait painting of Beethoven
in Library collections.
• More than a dozen lectures, book
talks and discussions exploring, among
other topics, artists’ rights in the digital
marketplace, the “hidden history” of love
songs, Louis Armstrong and Sam Phillips,
“the man who invented rock ‘n’ roll.”
• High Noon curator lectures, in which
Music Division staff on Tuesdays offer
informal presentations about Library
collections, including legends of Latin
jazz, boy bands in the Library, Wagner
and Irish musical theater. u
More information about programs
and tickets is available at the Concert
Information Line (7-5502) and www.loc.
gov/concerts/.
“Time Capsule: 1966,” with Pat Padua
Jan. 8: “The Big T.N.T. Show”
Jan. 15: “Blues for Lovers”
Jan. 22: “Chappaqua”
Jan. 29: “Thunderbirds Are Go”
“Music for Martians,”
with Solomon HaileSelassie
Feb. 5: “Predator”
Feb. 13: “Alien” (double bill, noon)
Feb. 13: “Total Recall” (double bill, noon)
Feb. 19: “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country”
Feb. 26: “Sunshine”
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Let’s Dance
VHP Launches
Campaign for
D.C.-Area Vets
In recognition of the 70th anniver-
sary of VJ-Day, the Library of Congress,
through its Veterans History Project
(VHP), is launching a major campaign
to preserve the stories of World War II vet-
erans residing in and around the nation’s
capital.
VHP is offering Washington-area vol-
unteers a unique opportunity to interview
their close veteran relatives or friends at
the Library for inclusion in the project.
The project will soon reach 100,000 indi-
vidual collections of stories, photographs,
diaries and letters of the men and women
who served their country during wartime.
VHP this year celebrates its 15th anni-
versary. The Washington-area campaign
is made possible through the generosity
of the Buffy and William Cafritz Family
Foundation in honor of longtime Wash-
ington, D.C., resident and World War II
veteran William Cafritz.
The campaign kicks off Aug. 7 with
the first of six special training sessions –
all free and open to the public – where
interviewers, ages 15 and older, can learn
the how-tos of conducting oral history
interviews for inclusion in the collection.
Each two-hour training session will be
held in the Jefferson Building as follows:
Aug. 7, noon, Room 119; Aug. 7, 5:30 p.m.,
Room 119; Aug. 8, 10:30 a.m., Room 119;
Sept. 25, noon, Whittall Pavilion; Sept. 25,
5:30 p.m., Whittall Pavilion; and Sept. 26,
10:30 a.m., Whittall Pavilion.
The campaign continues with the
unique opportunity for volunteers to bring
World War II veterans to the Library and
conduct interviews by appointment Aug.
10 through Sept. 2.
A public-awareness campaign, “Do
Your Part,” will support these special
sessions.
To schedule an interview, email
vohp@loc.gov or call 7-4916. Letters,
photographs and/or official military docu-
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Dudziak Named Kluge Chair in Law
Librarian of Congress James H. Bil-
lington last week announced the appoint-
ment of Mary L. Dudziak, a prominent
U.S. legal historian, as the next Kluge
Chair in American Law and Governance
at the Library’s John W. Kluge Center.
Her appointment began Aug. 1. She will
spend five months in residence.
Dudziak is the Asa Griggs Candler pro-
fessor of law and director of the Project
on War and Security in Law, Culture and
Society at Emory University. An expert
in constitutional law, legal history, dip-
lomatic history and civil-rights history,
Dudziak will use the Library’s collections
and resources to research and write her
forthcoming book, “Going to War: An
American History.”
“The book is an effort to get to the
roots of an important problem: the rela-
tive absence of political engagement
with presidential war power in an era of
ongoing war,” Dudziak said. “American
military engagement has been persistent
through the 21st century, but as time goes
on Congress has appeared reluctant to
formally authorize war and the American
public has been somewhat disengaged
from the conflicts. This has left the presi-
dent without meaningful political limits
on the power to go to war.”
Dudziak will use items in the Library
collections to further her research. In
particular, she will examine congres-
sional papers held by the Manuscript
Division. Toward the end of her tenure,
Dudziak will deliver a public lecture on
her research.
Her books include “War-Time: An
Idea, Its History, Its Consequences,”
“Exporting American Dreams: Thurgood
Marshall’s African Journey,” “Cold War
Civil Rights: Race and the Image of Ameri-
can Democracy” and edited collections.
Dudziak received her Ph.D. from Yale
University, her J.D. from Yale Law School
and her A.B. in sociology from University
of California, Berkeley. u
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Couples dance in the Coolidge Auditorium on July 29 during a performance
by Creole United as part of the American Folklife Center’s Homegrown
concert series.

8. T H E L I B R A R Y O F C O N G R E S S G A Z E T T E AUGUST 7, 20158
C A L E N D A R
Request ADA accommodations for events five business days in advance at 7-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.
See www.loc.gov/loc/events for the Library’s online calendar.
Aerobics Class: Strength
training and floor exercise.
Noon, LC Wellness Center, LA
B-36. Contact 7-8637.
Film: “Captain Lightfoot”
(Universal, 1955). 7:30 p.m.,
Packard Campus Theater,
Culpeper, Va. Contact 7-9994.
Performance: The
Washington Old-Time Radio
Club presents “An Evening of
Old-Time Radio.” 7:30 p.m.,
Packard Campus Theater,
Culpeper, Va. Contact 7-9994.
Demonstration: IT Security
gives a presentation on
Invincea Freespace Security,
which will be rolled out to
user workstations in the
near future. 10 a.m.–1 p.m.,
Automation Orientation
Center, LM G-45. Contact
7-5515.
Yoga/Pilates: Start at your
own level. 1 p.m., LM SB-02.
Contact 7-3013.
Lecture: Dalia Kirschbaum,
a research physical scientist
with Hydrological Science at
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight
Center, presents “Finding the
Slippery Slope: Detecting
Landslides from Space.”
11:30 a.m., West Dining
Room, LM 621. Contact
7-1192.
Lecture: Award-winning
author and playwright Silas
House discusses his work
and recent New York Times
article on gay rights in the
American South. Noon, LM
139. Contact 7-8437.
Seminar: The Employee
Assistance Program presents
“Mindfulness: Being Present
in Your Work and Life.” Noon,
Mary Pickford Theater, LM
301. Contact 7-6389.
Aerobics Class: High-Low.
Noon, LC Wellness Center, LA
B-36. Contact 7-8637.
A U G U S T
F R I D AY7
A U G U S T
S AT U R D AY8
A U G U S T
M O N D AY10
A U G U S T
T U E S D AY11
Bloomsday Camerata:
Reading aloud Poe’s tales.
Noon, LM 227. Contact
7-6971.
Meeting: The Forum for
the Study of Comparative
Religion discusses theodicy.
Noon, LM 501. Contact
7-5686.
Meditation: Open to all.
12:15 p.m., LA G-06 and LM
507. Contact knyi@loc.gov
and esim@loc.gov.
Film Screening: Filmmaker
Melissa Donovan presents
and discusses her
documentary “Zemene,”
chronicling the story of
a young Ethiopian girl
and Dr. Rick Hodes, an
American doctor helping
Ethiopian children with spinal
deformities. Noon, Mary
Pickford Theater, LM 301.
Contact 7-9897.
Forum: Bible study. Open
to all. 12:05 p.m., LM 542.
Contact jber@loc.gov.
Aerobics Class: Strength
training and floor exercise.
12:30 p.m., LC Wellness
Center, LA B-36. Contact
7-8637.
Yoga/Pilates: Start at your
own level. 1 p.m., LM SB-02.
Contact 7-3013.
Exhibition Opening:
“Chamber Music: The Life
and Legacy of Elizabeth
Sprague Coolidge”
commemorates the 150th
anniversary of the birth of
a great patron of chamber
music and Library of
Congress benefactor. 8:30
a.m.–4:30 p.m., Performing
Arts Reading Room. Contact
7-4604.
Aerobics Class: High-Low.
Noon, LC Wellness Center,
LA B-36. Contact 7-8637.
Yoga: Noon, LM SB-02.
Contact 7-5984.
Meditation: Open to all.
12:15 p.m., LA G-06. Contact
knyi@loc.gov.
A U G U S T
W E D N E S D AY12
A U G U S T
T H U R S D AY13
Demonstration: IT Security
gives a presentation on
Invincea Freespace Security,
which will be rolled out to
user workstations in the
near future. 12:30–3:30
p.m., Automation Orientation
Center, LM G-45. Contact
7-5515.
Film: “Khartoum” (United
Artists, 1966). 7:30 p.m.,
Packard Campus Theater,
Culpeper, Va. Contact 7-9994.
Aerobics Class: Strength
training and floor exercise.
Noon, LC Wellness Center, LA
B-36. Contact 7-8637.
Film: “The Vikings” (United
Artists, 1958). 7:30 p.m.,
Packard Campus Theater,
Culpeper, Va. Contact 7-9994.
A U G U S T
F R I D AY14
From the Garden to Our Plates
The Library of Congress Professional Association and
the Health Services Office on Aug. 20 will present a
special “Living Well: Mind, Body and Spirit” program
marking the inaugural Family Health and Wellness Day.
The program is “Environmental Wellness: From Our
Garden to Our Plate to Our Bodies.” The event takes
place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Montpelier Room of
the Madison Building.
For more information, contact Juanita Lyle at jlyl@loc.
gov or visit http://staff.loc.gov/sites/oso/family-health-
wellness-day/.
Mental Health First Aid
What is mental health? How can I help? One in five
Americans has a mental illness, and many do not seek
help. Mental health first-aid training is coming to the
Library for the first time.
Classes will be held Aug. 18 (8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Dining
Room A) and Sept. 15 (8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., LM 139).
Sign up in the Online Learning Center by searching
“Mental Health First Aid.” For more information, contact
Paul Martin at 7-8035 or pmar@loc.gov.