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The LEH publishes an authoritative history of 200+ years of Louisiana art to celebrate the state’s bicentennial

The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) has thrown down the gauntlet, and that gauntlet is A Unique Slant of Light: The Bicentennial History of Art in Louisiana, a 450-page full-color hardback $120 compendium of the history of Louisiana art slammed smack down in the middle of your coffee table (if you can afford it; … The LEH publishes an authoritative history of 200+ years of Louisiana art to celebrate the state’s bicentennial

Fever Ribbons

Carolyn Hembree will read live as part of the launch for her new book, Skinny, at 7 p.m. on September 13 at Lipstick & Lingerie Boutique in Arabi (7011 St. Claude Ave., entrance on Friscoville Avenue). By Taylor Murrow I associate Carolyn Hembree with the words “fever ribbons.” It’s a phrase I remember from seeing … Fever Ribbons

The Gambit’s “Book Issue” is a Joke

By Nathan C. Martin It’s hard to tell at first which is more depressing—the Gambit’s current “Book Issue” in and of itself, which consists of one profile, two reviews, and a bunch of listings, or what its (very) meager effort and accomplishments say about the larger public conversation about books and writing in what is … The Gambit’s “Book Issue” is a Joke

Slam New Orleans Takes the National Title

Teams of performance poets from around the country converged on Charlotte, North Carolina, last month for the 23rd annual National Poetry Slam, and local team Slam New Orleans took away the top prize. Seventy-two teams competed in head-to-head bouts during the five-day event that drew more than 1,000 poets and spectators. Kataalyst Alcindor, who leads … Slam New Orleans Takes the National Title

The 2012 Culture Collision!

Join Press Street’s Antenna Gallery at The Fourth Annual Culture Collision– A City-Wide Celebration to Kick-Off the Cultural Season in New Orleans! 5:30 – 8:00PM: Network with over 50 Performing and Visual Arts organizations – including Antenna, ROOM 220 and NOLA MIX Youth DJ Program! All participating organizations will be prepared to sell you tickets … The 2012 Culture Collision!

Not even a hurricane can stop the reading

ROOM 220 presents: THE BOOK LAUNCH for Carolyn Hembree’s SKINNY

Room 220 is pleased to present the book launch for Carolyn Hembree’s Skinny, a collection of her poetry published by Kore Press. The event will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, at Lipstick & Lingerie Boutique in Arabi (7011 St. Claude Ave., just past Jackson Barracks; entrance on Friscoville Avenue). Copies of … ROOM 220 presents: THE BOOK LAUNCH for Carolyn Hembree’s SKINNY

New Orleans in Passing: DON DELILLO

Room 220‘s unfortunately infrequent series of excerpts from literary works whose subjects pass through New Orleans continues with an excerpt of an interview and a passage from a novel by American literary giant Don DeLillo. Previous “New Orleans in Passing” entries featured excerpts from Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy and Naked Lunch by William S. … New Orleans in Passing: DON DELILLO

Honor the stories: An interview with Daniel Wolff

By Jenga Mwendo Writer Daniel Wolff came to New Orleans five months after Hurricane Katrina with filmmaker Jonathan Demme, not knowing what they’d find. They were told the story was over, that all the “good shots” had already been taken. But it seemed to them that there was a great, ongoing fight for survival that … Honor the stories: An interview with Daniel Wolff

BIG CLASS: Adorable Kids Making Adorable Books

Over at Room 220, we sometimes neglect the kids. It’s true. It’s not a point of policy, it’s just that we’re so tall, and they’re so short, and we often overlook them. One exception is a project we love called BIG CLASS, a children’s workshop and publishing venture headed by Doug Keller that has put … BIG CLASS: Adorable Kids Making Adorable Books