Big Class will host a special reading and panel to reflect on the History Between These Folds at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, at G.W. Carver High School. The young authors of History Between These Folds will join acclaimed writer Kiese Laymon for a special reading and panel discussion, reflecting on the project and the … History Between These Folds: A Reading and Conversation
The Paper Monuments Team invites you to a draw-in and write-in from 2 – 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 2, at the New Orleans Public Library (219 Loyola Avenue). We’re seeking your artistic ideas in response to the question, “What is an appropriate monument to the city of New Orleans today?” We’ll be collecting Paper … Paper Monuments’ History Unbound at New Orleans Public Library
We’re big fans of Big Class here at ROOM 220. We’ve shared water coolers, office chairs, and gallery space with the Big Class team, and we’re more than excited about their latest fundraising effort, The Great Ghost Story Auction. A number of our generation’s greatest novelists, biographers, and podcasters have agreed to tell a ghost … Just in Time for Halloween, George Saunders Reads You a Ghost Story
Big Class and DJ Soul Sister host the annual event, A Dark and Stormy Night, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 5, at Felicity Church (1220 Felicity Street). Sip spirits during a cocktail contest featuring eight critically-acclaimed mixologists, enjoy small bites from top culinary local talent, shop a pop-up Haunting Supply Company, and bid on … A Dark and Stormy Night 2017
Big Class will host a publication party for History Between These Folds, a collection of personal narratives written by 11th-graders at George Washington Carver High School, at 10:30am on Tuesday, May 23, at Cafe Istanbul NOLA (2372 St. Claude Avenue). From the Carver Editorial Board: “Through this journey we learned we all have different voices, but … Publication Party: History Between These Folds
Big Class will host its annual A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 20, at Felicity Church (1220 Felicity Street). This one-of-a-kind literary Halloween party will center around a ghost story cocktail contest and feature ghoulish goods from the New Orleans Haunting Supply Co., a spooky auction, phantasmal food, and much more. A Dark … Big Class presents A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT
On view: March 12 – April 3, 2016 Opening Reception: Saturday March 12, 6-10pm Student Readings & Reception: Thursday March 17, 6-7pm Daily hours: Tuesday- Friday 11-4 by appt, Saturday and Sunday 12-5 Admission cost: none Exhibition Description: Since 2013, Antenna has helped to foster the growth of Big Class, an organization dedicated to cultivating … Mardi Gras After the Apocalypse: Antenna + Big Class
Big Class, Press Street’s after-school writing and publishing project for the children, will celebrate the launch of its newest publication, And Nothing Else Bad Happened: New Fairy Tales, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Press Street HQ (3718 St. Claude Ave.). And Nothing Else Bad Happened is a collaborative anthology of imaginative … Big Class book launch Thursday: And Nothing Else Bad Happened
One year ago this month, Press Street moved into its new two-story headquarters on St. Claude Avenue. The move proved to be a watershed moment for the organization. The increased space, better layout, and overall fancier facility allowed us to expand and improve our programming across the board—in literary events, visual art, film, and arts … Help Us Build The Reading Room 220
The eminent after-school education initiative Big Class–which, since earlier this year, has become an official part of Press Street and operates out of our headquarters–will offer two events this month to sign up students for workshops and activities and to present publications of student writing and art. If you’re not familiar with Big Class, check … Two Big Class-tastic events Oct. 10 and 23 at the Press Street HQ
