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Not for five minutes will I be distracted from the wonder:
THE MOVIEGOER turns 50

The 50th birthday of American classic Catch-22 has been widely noted recently across outlets that publish literary journalism. But today, The Millions features an excellent essay on the book that beat Heller’s masterpiece for the 1962 National Book Award: The Moviegoer, by New Orleans’ favorite literary existential Catholic hero, Walker Percy. I don’t remember how … Not for five minutes will I be distracted from the wonder: <br>THE MOVIEGOER turns 50

Ready or Not, Heal They Come!

I hear lots of grumbling around the Bywater and Marigny about the new St.  Claude Healing Center that’s been installed at the corner of St. Claude and St. Roch Streets. Some call it a nefarious agent of gentrification; others say the gentrification has been going on for decades—the table has been set, and the Healing … Ready or Not, Heal They Come!

COMIX READING NIGHT 2

Join us for the second Comix Reading Night to see cartoonists and comic book artists read their work aloud while video is projected on the big screen!  Featuring Caesar Meadows, John Slade, Kelly Stiles w/ April Gilmore, and Otto Splotch.  FREE Admission!  Please note that some of the material contains adult content.

The Green Screen – DEFEND THE GULF

Please join THE GREEN SCREEN for a selection of short environmental films co-presented by the Gulf Restoration Network.  Admission is FREE and open to the public.  Doors open at 6:30pm, film starts at 7:00pm.  Complementary Sailor Jerry “Stormy” Cocktails and food from Elizabeth’s Restaurant! FEATURED FILMS: Gulf Tides 11: Deepwater Deliberations by Gulf Restoration Network, … The Green Screen – DEFEND THE GULF

Drunken Spelling Bee

Please join Press Street in supporting T-Lot’s fundraiser for their upcoming show “Range” which opens this October and will be on view until January 2012. Funds raised will help the group cover the costs of printing, installation staples, such as extension cords, lights, projector, etc… Special thanks to The Lost Love Lounge for providing the … Drunken Spelling Bee

BIG CLASS BOOK ONE – THE ANIMALS

As a person sometimes jockeying for arts funding in New Orleans, I find myself occasionally embittered by the sheer number and variety of new arts projects and organizations popping up around town that are explicitly “for the children”—drawing classes for the children, theater for the children, digital claymation for the children, kinetic movement postmodern diaper … BIG CLASS BOOK ONE – THE ANIMALS