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The Library of Congress MUCH is revealed, including the existence of Winston Churchill's evil twin, Princeton.
Source: www.read.gov
Everyone obeyed as much as possible. Joe held the birthday card with their parents’ urgent cry for help. Nancy held the bull-whip in readiness. The baby held the last note in the “Star Wars” theme song. Einstein held his breath.
The Library of Congress The St. Lawrence String Quartet performs works by Haydn, John Adams (a Washington premiere) and Ezequiel Vinao (a world premiere). Tickets required through Ticketmaster.
Concerts from the Library of Congress
Time:8:00PM Friday, December 4th
Location:Coolidge Auditorium
The Library of Congress Dr. Gottfried Schlaug of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School discusses emerging research that has shown that long-term music making and continuous practice of learned skills can be a strong stimulator for neuroplastic changes in the developing as well as adult brain and has positive effects on motion, emotion and cognition.
Part of the Music and the Brain Series
Time:6:15PM Friday, December 4th
Location:Whittall Pavilion
Atif Abbas
Sharing [first] research paper of a political party of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
{Insaf Research Wing (IRW)}
click below:
http://www.insaf.pk/Chapters/IRW/tabid/2
Nguyen
Interesting library related article: http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/
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“It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946).
n angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed. Selected for the National Film Registry in 1990.
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Films from the Collections of the Library of Congress
Time:7:30PM Saturday, December 19th
Location:Packard Campus Theater
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“The Man Who Came to Dinner” (1942).
When acerbic theater critic Sheridan Whiteside slips on the front steps of a provincial Ohio businessman's home at Christmastime and ends up in a wheelchair, he and his entourage take over the house indefinitely.
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Films from the Collections of the Library of Congress
Time:7:30PM Friday, December 18th
Location:Packard Campus Theater
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“We’re No Angels” (1955).
After escaping Devil's Island, three offbeat prisoners help a goodhearted family outwit a scheming relative.
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Films from the Collections of the Library of Congress
Time:7:30PM Thursday, December 17th
Location:Packard Campus Theater
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“The Big Parade” (1925).
The son of a rich businessman joins the army when the U.S. enters WWI. He is sent to France, where he becomes friends with working-class soldiers and falls in love with a Frenchwoman, but has to leave her to move to the frontline. Selected for the National Film Registry in 1992. Silent film wi...th live musical accompaniment by Andrew Simpson.
Reservations are required by calling (202) 707-9994.
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The son of a rich businessman joins the army when the U.S. enters WWI. He is sent to France, where he becomes friends with working-class soldiers and falls in love with a Frenchwoman, but has to leave her to move to the frontline. Selected for the National Film Registry in 1992. Silent film wi...th live musical accompaniment by Andrew Simpson.
Reservations are required by calling (202) 707-9994.
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Films from the Collections of the Library of Congress
Time:7:30PM Saturday, December 12th
Location:Packard Campus Theater
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“Fanny and Alexander” (1982).
A widowed actress and her children suffer hardships when she mistakenly marries a conservative church leader. In Swedish with English subtitles.
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Films from the Collections of the Library of Congress
Time:7:30PM Friday, December 11th
Location:Packard Campus Theater
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“Joy of Living” (1938).
A Broadway musical star burdened with a houseful of leeching relatives falls for an eccentric charmer who teaches her to have fun.
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Films from the Collections of the Library of Congress
Time:7:30PM Thursday, December 10th
Location:Packard Campus Theater
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A Walt Disney Film Shorts Festival.
A program of classic Disney cartoons and live action short subjects, including some holiday favorites, with Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Donald Duck, Goofy and many more.
Reservations are required by calling (202) 707-9994.
Films from the Collections of the Library of Congress
Time:2:00PM Saturday, December 5th
Location:Packard Campus Theater
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“The Prisoner of Zenda” (1937).
An Englishman on holiday in Ruritania must impersonate the king when the rightful monarch, a distant cousin, is drugged and kidnapped. Selected for the National Film Registry in 1991.
Reservations are required by calling (202) 707-9994.
Films from the Collections of the Library of Congress
Time:7:30PM Friday, December 4th
Location:Packard Campus Theater
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“Manhattan” (1979). A television comedy writer in New York falls for his best friend's girl. Rated R, no one under 17 admitted without parent or adult guardian. Selected for the National Film Registry in 2001.
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Films from the Collections of the Library of Congress
Time:7:30PM Thursday, December 3rd
Location:Packard Campus Theater
The Library of Congress Mohsine El Ahmadi, Fulbright/Visiting Scholar at Georgetown University, presents “Competing Spheres: Religion, Society and State in Morocco.”
Sponsored by the Library's African and Middle Eastern Division
Time:12:00PM Tuesday, December 15th
Location:African and Middle Eastern Division Reading Room
