By Taylor Murrow 2-Cent’s website describes the organization as a “PBS documentary, an SNL skit, and an In Living Color spoof all rolled into one.” And as awesome as that sounds, they’re really much more. They’re a group of young men and women who came together and decided that the current literacy situation among youth … 2-Cent’s LISTEN! Literacy and Arts Festival, May 21 at Noon
By Nathan C. Martin Fifty years later, we’re still trying to piece together the phenomenon of the 60s—what elements were involved in that volatile time? And what can we learn from its triumphs and failures? The further we move from that point in history, the better our understanding of the context in which it occurred … Historical Nuts and Bolts: An Interview with Karen Tei Yamashita
I wrote a piece for Pelican Bomb about Loujon Press in terms of its aesthetic achievements (and failures) as a fine-press/artistic publisher. Here’s an excerpt: The short-lived but mighty Loujon Press has become a legend among New Orleans literary circles. Admired for its publication of prominent writers at the tail end of the Beat Generation … The Artistry of Loujon Press: Part 1
Please join us for “ONE FAMILY AT A TIME” A new play by the Golden Heart Players – The Oldest Theatre Troupe in New Orleans One Family at a Time explores issues that may keep New Orleanians from returning home. Episodes cover crime, education, and healthcare. The play not only looks at the problems, it … Golden Heart Players
Portrait by Lisa Asagi R. Zamora Linmark’s new novel, Leche, follows a Filipino-American named Vince as he returns to Manila for the first time after living in Honolulu for 13 years. The satirical tale touches on issues from dictatorship to borderlands identity, pop culture to queer culture. In the excerpt below, Vince has just arrived … Excerpt: LECHE by R. Zamora Linmark
Local poet David Rowe is raising money to fund an upcoming tour to promote his new collection, Unsolicited Poems, along with the new letterpress literary magazine Dorado, both published by Verna Press. Check out the project’s Kickstarter page and kick in a few bucks, or you might see David down on Frenchmen with a typewriter … The Unsolicited Poetry Tour
Michael Kimball will embark upon a reading tour of the Southern United States toward the end of this month and has just added a stop in New Orleans, at the Antenna Gallery, on June 9. Kimball is the author of three devastating books, the most recent of which, Us, came out in the U.S. this … This Just In: Michael Kimball and Blake Butler at Antenna, June 9
HISTORY OF THE FUTURE -SALON / HAPPY HOUR Please join us for a Salon & Happy Hour with Michael Berman, Julián Cardona, Nancy Sutor and Charles Bowden. This event is in conjunction with the exhibition History of the Future, featuring the photographs of Michael Berman and Julián Cardona, the Newcomb Art Gallery at Tulane University … Happy Hour Salon : History of the Future
From The Letters of Gertrude Stein and Carl Van Vechten, 1913-1946. “Baby Woojums” is Stein, “Papa Woojums” is Van Vechten, who was a writer, photographer, and Stein’s literary executor. To Carl Van Vechten Postmark: 21 February 1935 The Roosevelt Hotel New Orleans, Louisiana My dearest papa Woojums Here we are still in New Orleans, … New Orleans in Passing: The Letters of Gertrude Stein
My Mom Says My Work Has Really Improved is a group exhibition, curated by Natalie McLaurin, that explores the connection between artworks made at different times in an artist’s life. By using childhood work shown next to recent works of art, this exhibition shows how some themes, forms, and content stay with the artist over … My Mom Says My Work has Really Improved
