Please join Press Street for a Gallery Opening & Reception for “MIXED MESSAGES.2 – Multiracial Identity Past and Present.” Featured Artists: Katrina Andry, Yvette Boteler, Keith Duncan, Horton Humble, E. Paul Julien, Elizabeth Kleinveld, Soraya Jean-Louis McElroy, Susan O’Connor, Aubrey Roemer, Paige Valente, and Christopher Porche West. Curated by Jerald L. White and Beryl Johns. Admission … Mixed Messages.2
By Cate Czarnecki Like most things in New Orleans, the men and women of the MelaNated Writers collective aren’t simply just writers—among them you will find musicians, students, journalists, lawyers, professors, activists, and citizens who live and work in a city where some were born but ultimately all have chosen to call home. As one … Preview: The MelaNated Writers summer reading series
Here at Room 220, we’re still stuck in a state of awe over Ben Sandmel’s fantastic biography of Ernie K-Doe, published recently by the Historic New Orleans Collection. We’ve recently posted a whole slew of archival photos of the book along with Wesley Stokes’ review of it. Is that Quintron in the pool, and Miss … K-Doe Photos from the K-Doe Bio
For “Notes On The Application of Magick To Visual Art,” ELIJAH BURGHER will discuss the history of magick as its related to the arts citing examples such as Brion Gysin and William Burroughs’ use of cut-ups to discover occult meaning. FREE Admission. This lecture is hosted by the Contemporary Arts Center in conjunction with Press … ELIJAH BURGHER – Notes On The Application of Magick To Visual Art
The fantastic 2-Cent collective presents its second-annual Listen! Literacy and Arts Festival this Saturday, May 19, at noon on the block of Bayou Road that fronts the Community Book Center (2523 Bayou Road). Scholastic will give away thousands of free new books for kids and a stage of live music and other performances, food and … Listen! Literacy and Arts Festival this Saturday, May 19
Please join us for the Second Annual NEW ORLEANS LOVING FESTIVAL – JUNE 7th to 12th, 2012. The New Orleans Loving Festival is a Multiracial Community Celebration and Film Festival that challenges racial discrimination through outreach and education. The New Orleans Loving Festival is an initiative of Charitable Film Network and Press Street. Festival programs are … The Second Annual New Orleans Loving Festival
Please join the New Orleans Loving Festival for a special film screening: WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE? by Catherine Gund & Tanya Selvaratnam What’s On Your Plate? is a witty and provocative documentary about kids and food politics. The film follows two eleven-year old multiracial city kids as they explore their place in the food chain. … New Orleans Loving Festival – What’s on Your Plate?
NOTE: SAM MCPHEETERS HAS CANCELED HIS TOUR. READ THE INTERVIEW ANYWAY. By Clark Allen Sam McPheeters is best known as the frontman for 90s hardcore bands Born Against and Men’s Recovery Project, and more recently Wrangler Brutes. He has put out a number of cult-classic zines, and in the past few years he has gained … Pure rage on the page: An interview with Sam McPheeters
Please join the New Orleans Loving Festival for a Film Screening & Discussion. YELLING TO THE SKY by Victoria Mahoney (2011) 17-year-old Sweetness O’Hara (Zoe Kravitz) has arrived at the first of several life changing forks in the road. Being the daughter of mixed race parents in a less than tolerant community, she lives with … New Orleans Loving Festival – Yelling To The Sky
Please join the New Orleans Loving Festival for a Film Screening & Discussion! HOW THE WORLD GOT MIXED UP by David Okuefuna (2011) This film will re-access the meaning of the great historic force that first brought the races together – imperialism. The film examines the complex history of interracial relationships and chronicles the shifts … New Orleans Loving Festival – How The Word Got Mixed Up
