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Musically Speaking – The Gospel According to Al Green

Please join us for “Musically Speaking” with DJ Soul Sister – A weekly series of music-themed movies and documentaries, curated and hosted by DJ Soul Sister, and co-presented by Charitable Film Network, Press Street, New Orleans African American Museum, Whole Foods Market, and WWOZ. FREE Admission and Refreshments! Cash bar. For more information, contact mail@charitablefilmnetwork.org. … Musically Speaking – The Gospel According to Al Green

Musically Speaking – Ladies & Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains

Please join us for “Musically Speaking” – A weekly series of music-themed movies and documentaries on selected Sundays, curated and hosted by DJ Soul Sister, and co-presented by Charitable Film Network, Press Street, and WWOZ. Please Note NEW TIME AND LOCATION for November: 6:00 p.m. Sundays at Mimi’s in the Marigny (upstairs) – 2601 Royal … Musically Speaking – Ladies & Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains

A dizzying array of extraordinary events

By Nathan C. Martin A recurring theme among conversations I have with my friends is that New Orleans largely lacks—and this phrase has almost become a joke among certain folks I know—an “elevated level of discourse.” One friend went as far as to move back to Mexico City after trying to relocate to New Orleans, … A dizzying array of extraordinary events

How I Gonna Bare My Neck Outside in the Sweat-Scared Morning: Fiction by Delaney Nolan

Guernica magazine’s new issue on erotic fiction, guest-edited by Roxanne Gay, features a story by sometimes New Orleans resident Delaney Nolan, who is currently in Istanbul but will be headed to Iceland shortly. Nolan’s forthcoming chapbook, Louisiana Maps, is the winner of the 2012 Ropewalk Press Fiction Editor’s Chapbook Prize. How I Gonna Bare My … How I Gonna Bare My Neck Outside in the Sweat-Scared Morning: Fiction by Delaney Nolan

N.O. Book Fair moves to the C.B.D., remains D.I.Y.

By Ari Braverman More than 70 vendors will congregate at the eleventh-annual New Orleans Book Fair this Saturday, Nov. 17, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 725 Magazine St. (at Girod). Some will be hawking ’zines and self-published manuscripts. Some will be promoting more traditionally produced books, and others will be displaying screen-printed t-shirts, … N.O. Book Fair moves to the C.B.D., remains D.I.Y.

Room 220 Presents: A Happy Hour Salon with Photographer Barbara Nitke

Room 220 is excited to present an evening with photographer Barbara Nitke, who will be on hand at the Press Street Headquarters (3718 St. Claude Ave.) during a happy hour salon from 6 – 9 p.m. on Friday, November 30, in conjunction with PhotoNOLA. Nitke will give a presentation of her new monograph, American Ecstasy, at … Room 220 Presents: A Happy Hour Salon with Photographer Barbara Nitke

Monday, Nov. 12: Yuri Herrera at the Black Widow Salon

Mexican novelist Yuri Herrera, who is currently a Mellon Fellow in the Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane University, will discuss his work as part of the Black Widow Salon series from 7 – 9 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 12, at Crescent City Books (230 Chartres St.). Herrera is widely considered one of the … Monday, Nov. 12: Yuri Herrera at the Black Widow Salon

Walker Percy roundup: Revisiting the 1962 NBA scandal, weathering Sandy with The Last Gentleman, and the second Percy conference at Loyola

Some of the web’s more prominent book publications have had Walker Percy on the mind lately. First, at Slate, Benjamin Hedin takes a look at the 1962 National Book Award committee’s decision to give Percy’s The Moviegoer top prize, cementing the New Orleanian’s status as a major figure in late 20th-century fiction. But as Hedin notes, a convergence of … Walker Percy roundup: Revisiting the 1962 NBA scandal, weathering Sandy with The Last Gentleman, and the second Percy conference at Loyola