Please join us for NOLA Japanese Cinema Series – A new monthly film series co-presented by the Japan Society of New Orleans, Cafe Istanbul, Press Street and Charitable Film Network. Organized by Michelle Hansen, Lancelot Jean Mallia, Delia Tomino Nakayama and Jerald White. For more information contact mail@charitablefilmnetwork.org. Admission Free – Cash Bar. SCHEDULE: October … NOLA Japanese Cinema Series – SWING GIRLS
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
Room 220 is pleased to present the first installation of this fall’s LIVE PROSE reading series with T. Geronimo Johnson, Khaled al-Berry, and Lucy Fricke at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27 at Melvin’s (2112 St. Claude Ave.). T. Geronimo Johnson is a New Orleans native and author of the novel Hold It ‘Til It Hurts, … ROOM 220 PRESENTS: T. Geronimo Johnson, Khaled al-Berry, and Lucy Fricke reading LIVE PROSE AT MELVIN’S
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
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
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
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!
Please join us for MUSICALLY SPEAKING – A new series of music-themed movies and documentaries on Mondays, curated and hosted by DJ Soul Sister. WTF: An Okaymentary by Tim Atkins, Leslye James, Dominic Del Bene, and Chris & Lamont Peoples This film tells the story of how one online community – the users of okayplayer.com … Musically Speaking – WTF: An Okaymentary
Please join us for MUSICALLY SPEAKING – A new series of music-themed movies and documentaries on Mondays, curated and hosted by DJ Soul Sister. Wattstax by Mel Stuart Wattstax, also known as “Black Woodstock,” is Mel Stuart’s documentary of the epochal 1972 concert hosted by Stax Records at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which drew … Musically Speaking – Wattstax
Please join us for MUSICALLY SPEAKING – A new series of music-themed movies and documentaries on Mondays, curated and hosted by DJ Soul Sister. Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense by Lars Larson, Michael Rivoira & Pete J. Vogt This movie has been hailed as “the most significant jazz documentary in recent decades,” … Musically Speaking – Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense
