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What's Happening at the American Folklife Center
Throughout the year, the Center sponsors workshops, lectures, exhibits, concerts, and conferences (on its own and in cooperation
with other Library of Congress offices and outside agencies) in
order to educate the American people about the importance of their
own cultural traditions and the traditions of others. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise
noted.
Request ADA accommodations five days in advance at 202-707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov
Performances - 2009 Homegrown Concerts
Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building
Wednesday, November 18, noon to 1:00 pm:
Barbara Lynn and friends, Texas Rhythm and Blues.
Thursday, December 3, noon to 1:00 pm:
The Berntsons, Traditional Norwegian-American dance music from Virginia.
Select this link for the complete Homegrown 2009 season.
Online Archive of Homegrown Concerts (2005-2009) - View event flyer essays and webcasts (as available).
2009 Benjamin
A. Botkin Folklife Lecture Series
Tuesday, December 1, noon to 1:00 pm (Whittall Pavilion, Thomas Jefferson Building)
“If It Wasn't for the Irish and the Jews": Irish and Jewish Influences on the Music of Vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley, presented by Mick Moloney, Global Distinguished Professor of Music, New York University
Past 2009 Botkin Lectures: View information about this season's past lectures with event flyer essays and webcasts as they become available.
Online Archive of Botkin Lectures (2004 - 2009) - View event flyer essays and webcasts (as available).
Symposia
Past symposia pages recently updated with access to webcasts and photographs of the event:
Announcements
- Archie Green Fellowships. Application Deadline November 30, 2009: To honor the memory of Archie Green (1917-2009), the pioneering folklorist who championed the establishment of the American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress and was a scholar and advocate for the documentation and analysis of the culture and traditions that arise from and are passed on by American workers, a fellowship program has been established at the American Folklife Center. The Archie Green Fellowships will support new documentation and research into the culture and traditions of American workers and will create significant digital archival materials (audio recordings, photographs, motion pictures, field notes) that will be preserved in the Folklife Center's archive and made available to researchers and the public.
- Odetta! An Interview for the American Folklife Center: An interview with the late Odetta made in November, 2003 has been located, made into a webcast, and put online (select the link to view the webcast). Odetta was awarded the Living Legend Award by the Library of Congress and interviewed by Dr. Peggy Bulger.
Running time, 35 minutes.
- American Folklife Center: An Illustrated Guide is now available online.
- StoryCorps Launches Initiative to Collect Stories from Latinos Across the Country — American Folklife Center to Receive Collection (select link to go to the full press release).
The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress will be the repository for personal interviews with Latino Americans from across the United States as StoryCorps launches its “Historias” mobile booth.
- A new online collection is available: The Center For Applied Linguistics Collection of documentation of North American speech, including oral histories and other narratives.
- Research Awards
The Research Awards page contains application procedures and other information on AFC's awards programs.
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