Novelist and Princeton creative writing professor Chang-rae Lee will give a reading a book signing at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Woldenberg Art Center on Tulane University’s campus. This event is free and open to the public. Lee is the author of four novels: Native Speaker, which won the PEN/Hemingway Award, portrays a … Celebrated Korean-American novelist Chang-rae Lee at Tulane Nov. 14
Join artist Willie Birch, the Hot 8 Brass Band, and author Matt Sakakeeny to celebrate the launch of Roll With It: Brass Bands in the Streets of New Orleans, starting at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, at Sweet Lorraine’s (1931 St. Claude Ave.). Roll With It is a firsthand account, chronicled by Sakakeeny, of … Roll With It: Brass Band Book Launch this Friday at Sweet Lorraine’s
Eminent jazz journalist and critic Stanley Crouch will present his new biography of Charlie “Bird” Parker, Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker, at 6 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 8, at the Community Book Center (2523 Bayou Road). Crouch’s new biography—the first half of what will become a two-part project—has been roundly … Stanley Crouch on Charlie Parker this Friday at the Community Book Center
The trailer for HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN (screenplay by Chuck Hustmyer) New Orelans literary website Fleur de Lit will launch an ongoing reading series, Reading Between the Wines, at 6 p.m. this Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the Pearl Wine Co. (3700 Orleans Ave.). This first installment will feature readings by George Bishop, who recently … Gritty dudes launch new wine bar reading series
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
By Zach Savich Last fall, local poet and Tulane University instructor Andy Stallings launched the Poetry Exchange Project (PXP), an innovative program that connects Tulane students to readers and writers from across the country. This year’s PXP culminates with a conference at Tulane University on November 8-9. The 2013 PXP Symposium will feature readings from … Andy Stallings Launches Second PXP Poetry Symposium at Tulane, Nov. 8-9
Poet Mary Jo Bang will present a reading at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, in the Freeman Auditorium of the Woldenburg Art Center on Tulane University’s campus. The event is free and open to the public. Bang is the author of numerous collections of poetry, including Elegy (2007), which won both the National … Mary Jo Bang at Tulane Oct. 21
Join Room 220 as we host the venerable Oxford American for a Happy Hour Salon featuring local contributors to the current issue. The salon will take place from 7 – 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Saturn Bar (3067 St. Claude Ave.) and will feature readings and live music. Copies of the new … ROOM 220 PRESENTS: A Happy Hour Salon with the OXFORD AMERICAN
The Walker Percy Center for Writing and Publishing at Loyola University New Orleans will host its second bi-annual Percy-themed conference this weekend: “Still Lost in the Cosmos: Walker Percy and the 21st Century.” The conference takes place Friday and Saturday, with a keynote speech by author Paul Elie on Friday evening and a performance based … Still Lost in the Cosmos: Loyola’s Walker Percy Center hosts its second bi-annual conference this weekend
Author and Baton Rouge native Tim Parrish will present his new memoir, Fear and What Follows: The Violent Education of a Christian Racist, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, at Octavia Books (513 Octavia St.). Fear and What Follows is the story of Parrish’s working class, Southern Baptist upbringing that transformed into a nightmarish … The Violent Education of a Christian Racist
What should Antenna carry forward? What can evolve? What does our creative ecology need from Antenna now & what pathways can we build together to get there?
This October, Antenna invites artists, writers, culture bearers, cultural workers, neighbors, partners, and audiences to join a series of Critical Response Process (CRP) sessions around our emerging Values + Pathways Framework.