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St. John's Bible in Traveling Exhibition
Contemporary illuminated manuscript on display with other Library treasurs
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"Cartoon America" Exhibition
Nov. 2, 2006
100 great works of cartoon and caricature from the Art Wood Collection go on display
Library Acquires Kameny Papers
Oct. 6, 2006
Historic papers of pioneering gay rights activist donated
Wilson's Chief Diplomat Subject of Talk
Oct. 31, 2006
Godfrey Hodgson on Col. Edward M. House
Library Places 10,000th Map Online
Sept. 27, 2006
1607 chart of North American coast latest in 10-year effort
"Letters About Literature" Winners
Sept. 26, 2006
More than 48,000 young readers 4-12 participated in program
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November 3, 2006
Chamber Music of Elliott Schwartz
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Coolidge Auditorium
Ground Floor Thomas Jefferson building
The Cassatt Quartet, featuring violinist Peter Sheppard-Skaerved and pianist Aaron Shorr, perform the chamber music of Elliott Schwartz. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster (two per person) for a minimal service fee. Although the supply of tickets may be exhausted, interested patrons are encouraged to try for standby seats at the will-call desk in the Jefferson Building by 6:30 p.m.
Pre-concert Talk
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM Whittall Pavilion
Ground Floor Thomas Jefferson building
Stephen Soderberg of the Library's Music Division presents "A Conversation with Elliott Schwartz." No tickets are required.
Kluge Center Event
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM West Dining Room
6th Floor James Madison building
Catherine Parisian discusses "The First White House Library: From its Founding to its Reconstruction" in a program cosponsored by the Washington Area Group for Print Culture Studies.
National Film Registry
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Pickford Theater
3rd Floor James Madison building
"Get Yourself a College Girl" (Four Leaf Productions/MGM, 1964) and "Go Go Amigo" (Warner Bros., 1965).
Arthur Pryor
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Pickford Theater
3rd Floor James Madison building
Historian and trombonist David Sager presents "Remembering Arthur Pryor - The Versatile and Dynamic Conductor, Composer, Trombonist and Recording Pioneer" in a program sponsored by the Library's Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division and the Association for Recorded Sound Collections Washington Metropolitan Area Chapter.