WASHINGTON, July 31, 2014 — The American Bar Association is joining with the Library of Congress to debut a special traveling exhibit to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta, Aug. 8 at the ABA’s Annual Meeting Expo in Boston.
The ABA Standing Committee on the Law Library of Congress will unveil “Magna Carta: Enduring Legacy 1215-2015.” Curated by the Law Library of Congress, the exhibit will feature 16 banners, 13 of which reflect spectacular images of Magna Carta and precious manuscripts, books and other documents from the Library of Congress’s rare book collections. The exhibit also incorporates a video, produced by the Library of Congress, showing the Law Librarian and the exhibit curator handling the materials and explaining their significance.
The exhibit was developed both to raise awareness about Magna Carta’s enduring influence and to complement an upcoming Library of Congress exhibition, “Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor,” (Nov. 6, 2014 through Jan. 19, 2015), that will display the Lincoln Cathedral’s 1215 manuscript of Magna Carta.
The principles found in Magna Carta played a fundamental role in establishing the supremacy of the law in our constitutional, democratic society, including concepts embraced by the Founding Fathers in the Bill of Rights. The importance of Magna Carta to American laws and freedoms will be highlighted at the Annual Meeting as Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts Jr. speaks to the ABA House of Delegates on the subject Aug. 11 at 11 a.m. The exhibit will give people a better understanding of Magna Carta and its relevance to the modern-day rule of law.
The exhibit will be available for viewing Friday, Aug. 8, 5-7 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 9, 9, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 10, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. In addition to the exhibit, visitors will be able to:
- Meet David Mao, Law Librarian of Congress.
- Attend a “pop up” speech by the Rare Books Curator, Nathan Dorn, on Saturday, Aug.9, 9:30- 10 a.m. and 3-3:30 p.m.
- Discuss the exhibit and the Law Library’s collections with the Law Librarian and Rare Book Curator.
After Boston, the exhibit will travel to public buildings such as courthouses, law schools, universities and public libraries around the United States. From June 11 to 14, 2015, the exhibit will be displayed in London, England in conjunction with the ABA’s London sessions and rededication of the ABA’s Magna Carta memorial at Runnymede.
The current schedule for the exhibit includes stops in:
- Indianapolis at the Indiana Statehouse, Sept. 29-Oct. 10, hosted by the Indiana State Bar.
- Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan Law School, Oct. 1-21, hosted by the Michigan Law School
- Houston, at the ABA Midyear Meeting, Feb. 6-8, 2015
- Atlanta, at the Georgia Bar Center, Spring 2015, hosted by the State Bar of Georgia
- Salt Lake City, April 3-20, 2015, hosted by the Utah State Bar
- Washington, D.C, at the ABA Section of International Law Spring Meeting, April 29-May 2, 2015, hosted by the ABA Section of International Law
- Philadelphia, at the ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Meeting, April 29-May 3, 2015, hosted by theABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice
- London, England, at the ABA London Sessions, June 11-14, 2015
- Chicago, at the ABA Annual Meeting, July 31 - Aug. 2, 2015, hosted by the ABA Standing Committee on the Law Library of Congress
- Brooklyn, N.Y., at the Brooklyn Law School, Sept. 14-28, 2015, hosted by the Brooklyn Law School
- San Diego, at the ABA Midyear Meeting, Feb. 5-7, 2016
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在柏克萊(Berkley)音樂學院專修爵士薩克斯風演奏的劉培義，日前在洛士百利（Roxbury）社區學院以“十五年”為題，舉辦爵士專輯發佈音樂會，向大波士頓揮手告別。
劉培義是在十三歲上初中時，經由學校的管樂隊，開始學古典薩克斯風演奏，十六歲進藝校，2004年考入中央音樂學院，之後在北京很多俱樂部參加爵士樂演奏，2010年才來到波士頓，進柏克萊音樂學院進修。2013年3月時，他把“茉莉花”一曲改編成爵士樂版，在校內表演中心演出，贏得許多讚賞聲。
在“十五年”音樂會中，劉培義演奏“新不了情”，紐約好友Bob
Aquino為他量身編撰的“十二月”，他藉曲抒情的“You don’t know what love is”，有如他和著名天才鼓手John Davis對話的“我只在乎你”，美國著名爵士曲目“Yardbird
Suite“，他自己編撰，演繹他學吹薩克斯風掙扎經歷，重新認識人生的”十五年“，以及”明日片刻（Monment’s
of tomorrow）“等曲目。
為了豐富音樂會的演出，劉培義還特地邀以吹奏嗩吶出名的郭雅志，曾擔任“小時代Ｉ”電影主題曲主唱的吳卓源（Julia Wu）做表演嘉賓，和他合作唱奏”彩雲追月“一曲。
在演奏會中途，劉培義感慨表示，這“十五年”音樂會，既誌記自己在學習演奏薩克斯風，籌組樂隊，製作專輯，拍攝記錄片的一路走來經歷，
也是為了向身體狀況已大不如前的父親，做個交代。
王藐若（左），Joe Simmons（右）都稱讚劉培義（中）的薩克斯風吹得好。會後買專輯，索簽名。（菊子攝）
