February News from the Library of Congress

News from the Library of Congress Artists to Celebrate Joni Mitchell, Garth Fagan Dance Company,  Lilly Endowment, and More. Artists to Celebrate Joni Mitchell Receiving Library of Congress Gershwin Prize Musical artists will join the national library and American leaders to honor music legend Joni Mitchell in the nation's capital on Wednesday, March 1, as she is awarded the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during an all-star tribute concert. The lineup will include performances by James Taylor, Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox, Herbie Hancock, Cyndi Lauper, Marcus Mumford, Graham Nash, Diana Krall, Angelique Kidjo and Ledisi. The concert is by invitation only, but PBS will broadcast the concert later this month. Learn more. Library of Congress Releases Newly Digitized Colonial-era African Postcards The Library has announced the initial release of over 1,300 newly digitized postcards from the Africana Historic Postcard Collection, which depicts life under French, Italian, German, Belgian and British colonial rule in sub-Saharan Africa from the 1890s until the end of the 1930s. Learn more. Library Receives $2.5 million from Lilly Endowment The Library has received a $2.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative. The grant will support the launch of Library programs to enhance public understanding of religious cultures in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia over a five-year period. Learn more. Library Acquires Archives of Garth Fagan Dance Company The Library has acquired the papers of choreographer Garth Fagan and Garth Fagan Dance, the company founded by Fagan in 1970. Garth Fagan Dance is distinguished by the artistic imagination and polyrhythmic movement of Jamaican-born Fagan, layered with the discipline and strength of ballet training. The company has performed in more than 660 cities in 24 countries on six continents. Learn more. Updated Federal Library Directory Increases Accessibility to U.S. Agency Libraries The "Federal Library Directory," now in an updated second edition, profiles federal libraries and information centers in the United States and abroad. Presented with an interactive map, the directory displays geographic and collections data from nearly 1,400 federal libraries. Learn more. Home  |  About  |  Contact Subscriber Preferences & Unsubscribe | Subscriber Help   This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Library of Congress · 101 Independence Ave, SE · Washington, DC 20540 · 202-707-5000