WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news release:
Music takes center stage at the Library of Congress this November as part of its Live! At the Library series on Thursday evenings. Colombian jazz harpist Edmar Castaneda opens the month Nov. 5, and sister duo Sistastrings closes it Nov. 19, playing the Library's Stradivari instruments in a program featuring the world premiere of Larissa Maestro's McKim Fund commission. In between, the Library celebrates GIS Day on Nov. 12 with hands-on activities and a talk by Yale University ecologist Walter Jetz. Visitors can also explore exhibitions including "The Declaration's Promise" and "Alive in Many Hands: The American Folklife Center at 50."
During Live! At the Lib...